Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"A dead person...?"

Lu Feng was somewhat taken aback, then waved his hands repeatedly, his face full of embarrassment, "Uh, sorry! Vice President Zhang, I didn't know that Senior Shen Lingyun had already..."

"It's alright, it's all in the past."

Zhang Miaoling raised her hand to interrupt Lu Feng's explanation, crossed her arms, turned around, and walked towards the stairwell with her steps still elegant. "You can go now. I want to be alone."

"Take care, Vice President Zhang!"

Seeing this, Lu Feng didn't dare to say anything and cupped his hands in return.

"Wonderful Spirit!"

"Vice President Zhang!"

At this moment, a series of anxious footsteps came from the stairwell below, and then Mondo arrived late, looking solemn. Behind him was an old acquaintance of Lu Feng, Gu Juji, one of the stewards of the Alchemist Guild.

"Why are you here?"

When Zhang Miaoling saw Mundo rushing over with Gu Juji, she was also stunned for a moment, and then looked puzzled.

"Miaoling, you see, I'm just worried about you..."

"Although this country boy was introduced by Princess Luochuan, he is still an outsider, so I'm a little worried that something might happen to you..."

Compared to his usual dignified image in front of others, Mundo looked restrained and even somewhat incoherent, like a poor boy talking to his sweetheart for the first time, afraid of saying the wrong thing.

"Old Meng, what could possibly happen to me?"

However, in response to Mondo's concern, Zhang Miaoling merely chuckled, her tone remaining indifferent, "Although my strength and alchemy skills are far inferior to Brother Xu's, and even slightly inferior to yours, I am not a weak woman who can be bullied by anyone, am I?"

"What do you take me for? Or do you look down on me from the bottom of your heart?"

As Zhang Miaoling finished speaking, her tone suddenly became more serious, causing Mondo's expression to freeze. He immediately waved his hands, explaining, "No, no, no! Miaoling, how could I think that...!"

"You've really misunderstood me!"

Mundo looked like he had a bitter pill to swallow.

He had intended to take the opportunity to show concern for Zhang Miaoling and win her favor, but he never expected that it would backfire and backfire on him!

"Brother Gu, what a coincidence, you're here too."

Lu Feng, standing to the side, also cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards Gu Juji.

"Fellow Daoist Lu?"

At this moment, Gu Juji also noticed Lu Feng standing to the side, and his eyes lit up. "Fellow Daoist Lu, what are you doing here! Could it be that Vice President Zhang's test was for you...?!"

"Uh, I guess so...?"

"Holy crap! Are you alright? How are you feeling? Can you still walk normally?"

Seeing Lu Feng nod, Gu Juji let out another exaggerated scream, which also attracted the attention of Mondo and Zhang Miaoling.

"Uh, Vice Presidents, I'm very sorry to bother you. I'll take my leave now!"

Swallowing hard, Gu Juji bowed to the two of them again, then secretly tugged at Lu Feng's sleeve, seemingly signaling him to follow him downstairs.

"Miaoling, has this kid passed your test?"

Watching Lu Feng's departing figure, Mundo suddenly spoke.

"Um."

"So you didn't do anything to this kid, did you?"

"Of course not."

Zhang Miaoling grinned. "Old Meng, why are you being so talkative today? You seem to really want me to take action against this kid?"

"Well, I just find it strange...!"

Faced with Zhang Miaoling's question, Mondo coughed a few times and slowly said, "Given your personality and style, if those stinky men outside dared to look at you even once, they would probably have their eyes gouged out in a heartbeat. Not to mention that this country bumpkin was staring at you the whole time, and you not only didn't care, but even spoke up for him. That's really rare..."

At this point, Mondo's tone became somewhat intriguing, as if he were slightly jealous.

After all, he had been pursuing Zhang Miaoling for many years since her husband, Shen Lingyun, passed away, but she had always been indifferent to him.

Now that Lu Feng has suddenly appeared out of nowhere, Zhang Miaoling's attitude seems to have made a complete 180-degree turn. She even took him to her private residence, showing no formality whatsoever!

Therefore, just thinking about this made Mundo feel uneasy all over, as if a million ants were crawling all over him!

"Old Meng, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now. Brother Xu is still traveling and hasn't returned yet. Right now, the Alchemist Guild has quite a few miscellaneous matters to handle..."

Just as Mondo was lost in thought, he heard Zhang Miaoling's soft voice again. The next moment, she turned and left, leaving behind only a pleasant fragrance.

...

Alchemist Guild, First Floor Lobby

"Wow, this is truly a rare sight!"

"Fellow Daoist Lu, I never expected you to actually pass Vice President Zhang's test, and even escape unscathed..."

Gu Juji stared at Lu Feng with a look of surprise. His gaze was so intense, as if he were looking at a list of must-eat foods in Beijing, that it made the latter feel a little uneasy.

"Brother Gu, what does it mean to escape unscathed..."

Lu Feng was still completely bewildered. "Could it be that those who fail the test will die?"

"Death is unlikely, but losing limbs or becoming childless is quite common."

Gu Juji grinned slyly, "Otherwise, why would Vice President Zhang be so stunningly beautiful, yet so few dare to look her in the eye? After all, the consequences of that are not something an ordinary person can bear..."

After saying that, as if to make the description more vivid, Gu Juji reached out and made a squeezing motion like an egg, which made Lu Feng feel a little scared.

"So that woman wanted to make me childless! No wonder she's called the Purple-Robed Strange Doctor; her methods of punishing men are ruthless. Luckily, I held back and didn't act impulsively, or I would have been dead in no time...!"

Lu Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time made up his mind to stay away from Zhang Miaoling as much as possible in the future.

After all, there's always trouble around a widow's door, especially when the other party is a powerful and eccentric widow!

"Brother Gu, I have other matters to attend to, so please excuse me. This is just a small gift, nothing more!"

Composing himself, Lu Feng took out a storage ring from his pocket and handed it to Gu Juji before turning and leaving.

Now that he has the Immortal Stone in hand, and he has also obtained some spiritual plant seeds and Earth-rank demon cores from Song Xin'er, the senior sister of the Pill Alliance, there is naturally no need for him to stay in the Alchemist Guild any longer.

As for the storage ring that Lu Feng gave to Gu Juji, it contained 10,000 low-grade spirit stones, as a small token of his gratitude to the latter.

...

Outside the Alchemist Guild, at the entrance of a secluded alley

"Are you sure it's this kid?"

Looking at Lu Feng's hurried figure hundreds of meters away, a masked man in a black cloak said in a deep voice, while a group of masked men in black, who were also moving around mysteriously, surrounded him.

"Absolutely no mistake! Second Master Qin, I'd recognize him even if he were ashes. He's the one who rescued the Kong siblings and killed Third Master Fang and his gang!"

One of the men in black spoke, his eyes flashing with malice. His right sleeve was empty, as if he were missing a right arm, and he harbored immense hatred for Lu Feng.

"You bastard! I finally caught you...!"

With his target confirmed, Qin Ming's eyes flashed with even more killing intent. "Today, I'm determined to avenge my third brother!"

"Follow them, prepare to attack...!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ming's figure gradually distorted and blurred before disappearing into the darkness. The group of men in black also scattered and vanished without a trace.