Chapter 142: Grandmaster Gongliang’s Invitation

"Not bad." The old man took out a stack of silver notes and exchanged it from the clerk for the brocade box containing the Purple Flame Pill.

Then, the old man opened the brocade box and smelled it, then observed it carefully, with a shocked expression on his face, and murmured: "It's really the Purple Flame Pill!"

"Do you know who the person who consigned the Purple Flame Pill is?" The old man thought for a while and then began to ask the clerk in front of him.

The clerk shook his head and replied: "Sir, I'm very sorry. According to the regulations of the Five Treasures Hall, the identity of the person who consigned the purple flame pill must be kept confidential, so we forgive you that we cannot tell you the identity of the person who consigned the purple flame pill."

Hearing this, the old man seemed a little disappointed, but he didn't press any further and turned around to leave.

At this moment, a figure walked in from outside.

If Su Chen were here, he would find that this figure is a person he is familiar with, Master Mo.

As soon as Master Mo saw the old third-grade alchemist, his pupils shrank sharply, he opened his mouth in disbelief, and let out a low exclamation.

The old man immediately waved his hand to stop Master Mo's exclamation, and said with a faint smile: "I heard that you were in retreat, and I didn't intend to disturb you. I didn't expect you to come anyway."

Master Mo looked very respectful in front of the old man and said, "I heard them say you were here, and I thought they were mistaken. I didn't expect it was you who came to Qinghe City!"

The old man smiled and said: "I haven't been to Qinghe City for a long time. I came here mainly because I heard that the Purple Flame Pill appeared in the auction in Qinghe City, so I came to take a look."

When the Purple Flame Pill was mentioned, Master Mo's expression also changed slightly: "I have also heard about this. Pills like the Purple Flame Pill have never appeared in Qinghe City before, and they have not even appeared in the entire Anyang County. The market has never appeared before, and this time it is a shocking first time. I just don’t know whether the Purple Flame Pill is real or fake?”

The old man said slowly: "I just took a picture and checked it. It is indeed the Purple Flame Pill."

"So it's really the Purple Flame Pill?" Master Mo was also very surprised when he heard this.

The old man said: "So you don't know who refined the purple flame pill? I thought it was the pill refined by your Qinghe City alchemist, so you should know."

Master Mo looked confused and shook his head: "I don't know. Among the alchemists in Qinghe City, there should be no one who can refine the Purple Flame Pill..."

"Wait a minute, there really is one." Master Mo's expression suddenly changed and he said as if he remembered something.

"Who is it?" the old man asked immediately, "I want to see him."

Master Mo looked serious and slowly uttered three words from his mouth: "Master Chen!"

…

On Su Chen's side, not long after returning to Nanjiang Mansion, someone sent an invitation.

I opened the invitation and saw that it was written in Master Mo's handwriting, asking Master Chen to come to the Alchemy Guild.

After Su Chen read the invitation, he found the black cloak and put it on, covering his face, and prepared to go out.

Gu Qianyin saw it from the side and felt incredible, saying, "Are you really going? But the invitation clearly stated that Master Chen was invited. Do you still plan to continue pretending to be Master Chen?"

Su Chen stopped and said, "Have you really never thought that maybe Master Chen and I are the same person?"

Gu Qianyin muttered: "How is that possible? All the skilled alchemists are old men with white beards. How could it be you? Don't be ridiculous."

Su Chen shook his head, tightly wrapped his black cloak, and walked out of Nanjiang Mansion quickly.

Gu Qianyin caught up and said, "I'll go with you."

"No, I'll go by myself this time."

Gu Qianyin said stubbornly: "I am your bodyguard. Naturally, I will follow you wherever you go."

"Then let's go."

Su Chen said, striding towards the direction of the Alchemy Guild.

Gu Qianyin followed closely. In fact, she couldn't explain why she had to follow Su Chen out this time. Could it be because she was worried that Su Chen's impersonation of Master Chen would be exposed and he would be in danger?

But why should I worry about Su Chen?

Amidst all the thoughts, Gu Qianyin followed Su Chen to the Alchemy Guild.

The two of them arrived at the Alchemy Guild. Since Master Mo greeted them in advance, the two of them had an unimpeded journey and went directly to the fifth floor.

Master Mo in the conference room on the fifth floor also showed a knowing smile when he saw Su Chen coming in black robe. He knew that Su Chen didn't want to expose his true alchemy skills in front of too many people, so he specially wrote on the invitation post to invite Master Chen to come, just to remind Su Chen to disguise himself as Master Chen.

"Master Chen, please sit down." Master Mo stood up and said with a smile.

Su Chen sat next to the long table and said in the hoarse voice of "Master Chen": "Why did Master Mo come to me?"

Master Mo pointed at the old third-grade alchemist beside him and said:

"I would like to introduce you to a person, a third-grade alchemist from Anyang City, Grandmaster Gongliang."

According to the established practice in the alchemy world, second-grade alchemists are called masters, while third-grade alchemists are called grand masters.

Most people would be extremely shocked when they hear the name of a third-grade alchemist, but Su Chen was very calm and nodded casually.

"I have met Grandmaster Gongliang."

A hint of admiration flashed across Grandmaster Gongliang's eyes. This was the first time he saw someone whose face did not change after hearing the name of a third-grade alchemist. Master Chen was indeed not a simple person.

"Four Purple Flame Pills appeared at the Wubao Hall's mobile auction today."

Grandmaster Gongliang got straight to the point and directly stated his intention, "I want to know, were you the one who refined those four purple flame pills?"

As Grandmaster Gongliang asked this question, Master Mo on the side also looked at Su Chen with questioning eyes. He also wanted to know whether the Purple Flame Pill was refined by Su Chen.

To be honest, Master Mo is just guessing about this matter. He is not 100% sure that the Purple Flame Pill must be refined by Su Chen, but among the alchemists in Qinghe City, only Su Chen may have this ability. .

"I refined it."

Su Chen didn't hide anything and nodded.

Although Master Mo was mentally prepared, he still took a slight breath. This Purple Flame Pill was indeed refined by Su Chen. This young man's alchemy attainments are really terrifying. This is not just a young man, he is clearly a profound person. The unpredictable old monster of alchemy.

Grandmaster Gongliang couldn't hide his surprise in his eyes, and couldn't help but look at Su Chen carefully again.

However, Su Chen's cloak covered his face so tightly that he couldn't see the cloak at all.

But Grandmaster Gongliang was not surprised, because Master Mo had already greeted him in advance, saying that Master Chen was low-key by nature and would not show his true colors to others easily.