Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

"Let's go. The Alchemist Conference will open in an hour. We should go register and familiarize ourselves with the environment in advance. Otherwise, it will be bad if we get stage fright."

Ya Fei laughed softly. Although this was just a joke, it was not impossible.

Every year at the Alchemist Conference, there are always some alchemists who could have achieved very good results, but because of stage fright, they become so confused that they leave before they can even make it through the first round.

Although this situation is regrettable, it is also reasonable. As an alchemist, if you don't even have this psychological endurance, then no matter how talented you are, you will definitely not go far.

However, with Xiao Yan's character, this situation should not happen.

Xiao Yan only behaves very innocently towards women, but in formal occasions, Xiao Yan is always neither humble nor arrogant, and his temperament has always been far more calm than his peers.

Afterwards, Xiao Yan got on the carriage arranged by Ya Fei and headed towards the venue of the Alchemist Conference.

Naturally, Xiao Yan was sitting in the same car with Ya Fei. Smelling Ya Fei's unique body fragrance in the narrow space, Xiao Yan was tense the whole time. He didn't even dare to open his eyes, and kept his body as far away from Ya Fei as possible.

To be honest, if Xiao Yan hadn't been afraid of angering Ya Fei and hadn't known where the Alchemist Conference was held, he would have jumped out of the car.

Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yan, who was far away from her, with his eyes closed and not daring to move, and could not help but chuckle with her hands covering her mouth.

But that was all. Ya Fei did not tease Xiao Yan again. She was a woman who knew how to judge the situation according to the situation. If Xiao Yan performed poorly in the conference due to her excessive teasing, then it would be her fault.

This matter was ordered by Jia Xingtian himself, and it must not be messed up.

More than ten minutes later, the carriage, which had been shaking all the way, finally came to a stop. Xiao Yan rushed out before the carriage even stopped, breathing in the fresh air outside, feeling relieved.

It's torture. It's just torture.

To be honest, Ya Fei was too unfriendly to a teenage boy like Xiao Yan, and he would lose control of himself if he wasn't careful.

"Come, sister will take you to register."

Ya Fei walked past Xiao Yan and hooked her finger at him after getting off the carriage. She led the blushing and heart-pounding Xiao Yan to the entrance of the Alchemist Conference and registered Xiao Yan's name with the staff at the entrance.

"Brother Xiao Yan, you have been registered. The staff will take you in. I will go and do my own thing first." Ya Fei turned around and waved to Xiao Yan, then blew him a kiss, "See you later~"

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The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched as he looked at Ya Fei's departing back. His heart, which had been pounding due to Ya Fei's flying kiss, slowly calmed down, and Xiao Yan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Phew. Finally gone.

Xiao Yan pressed his head with a wry smile.

This is really, really torturous.

Then, under the guidance of the staff, Xiao Yan walked through the long and narrow black passage and slowly walked towards the light.

After walking for several minutes, Xiao Yan finally passed through the black passage. As the dazzling sunlight covered his vision, the entire scene of the venue appeared in front of Xiao Yan after a while.

Immediately, Xiao Yan felt amazed from the bottom of his heart.

What a huge venue! This must be able to accommodate 100,000 people, right?

Xiao Yan looked at the venue in front of him in astonishment. He had heard people talk about how grand the Alchemist Conference was before, but he had only heard others say it and had no actual experience of it.

It was not until this moment that Xiao Yan truly felt the grandeur of the Alchemist Conference from the bottom of his heart!

In this grand venue, there are hundreds of stone tables arranged in a circle, which should be prepared for the alchemists attending the conference.

"Contestant Xiao Yan, the competition will begin in two hours. You can move around freely during this period. Before the competition begins, please choose one of the stone tables to prepare for the competition."

"Okay, please."

Xiao Yan chuckled and waved his hand, which surprised the staff a little.

He is also an old employee. Most of the alchemists he met in previous conferences were arrogant and domineering.

After all, the profession of alchemist is already of noble status. Although there are people as polite as Xiao Yan, he is quite rare among alchemists.

Immediately, the staff member nodded slightly to Xiao Yan in response, turned around and left, while Xiao Yan strolled around the venue.

It was still early before the game started, and most of the spectators had not yet entered the stadium. There were only a few people sitting in the stands.

However, quite a few alchemists who were going to participate in the competition had already arrived, and most of the stone tables in the venue had been occupied. Every alchemist had an extremely solemn expression on his face, and they were all nervously making preparations before the competition.

Of course, this Alchemist Conference is a very important occasion for the alchemists of the Gama Empire. Not to mention the rewards for winning the championship, the reputation they gain is enough to make them the first to be scrambled for by all forces in the Gama Empire.

It can even be said that even if you don't make it to the end, as long as you perform well and are remembered, someone will spend a lot of money to recruit you.

"No wonder Grandpa Nalan said that we should try to make it to the end. If we are eliminated in the first round, no one will even know our names."

Xiao Yan felt a little cold sweat on his forehead and his heart was beating fast.

After all, it has only been less than half a year since he started to learn alchemy, and most of his time has actually been spent on cultivation. Xiao Yan really has no confidence in this aspect of alchemy.

As for Xiao Yan's idea, Yao Chen in the ring sighed lightly.

As I said, his disciple was really outstanding, even Yao Chen, who had seen the world, could not deny it.

But the key problem is that Xiao Yan is too cautious.

Generally speaking, caution is a good thing.

But being overly cautious can easily lead to a lack of self-confidence, which will cause one to be afraid to step into unknown areas and always feel that one is not good enough.

Of course, this is for ordinary people.

It is true that Xiao Yan is usually very cautious, but when something really happens, he will do his best without leaving any room for any effort.

At this time, Xiao Yan was not only not cautious, but was actually fighting with the mentality that he must succeed.

To be honest, Yao Chen has actually gotten used to Xiao Yan's contradictory personality.

He always thinks he is weaker than others, but when faced with real difficulties, he gives it his all without any hesitation. The contrast in his personality is really two extremes.

This should be the most excellent mentality, but Yao Chen still hopes that Xiao Yan can be more confident in his daily life and not think so lowly of himself.

After only half a year of exposure to alchemy, he was already able to steadily refine third-grade pills, and could even refine some fourth-grade pills. This talent was definitely outstanding even in the Dan Tower of Zhongzhou. There was no need for Xiao Yan to feel ashamed of himself.

As Yao Chen was thinking this, Xiao Yan had already walked around most of the venue. When he was about to choose a stone table for pre-match preparation, he happened to run into a few acquaintances.

"Xiao Yan! Here!!!"

Hearing the call, Xiao Yan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lin Fei, whom he had met in the alchemist gathering before, waving at him from afar. Otto was standing next to her, and Frank was also explaining something to Xue Mei.

Being greeted, Xiao Yan naturally couldn't pretend not to hear it. He raised his hand lightly and walked towards there. As soon as he walked into the place, Lin Fei took a few steps behind Xiao Yan and patted Xiao Yan's shoulder heavily.

"I heard about it! You've been saving people on the streets this week. You've become a celebrity, right?"

Xiao Yan was caught off guard by Lin Fei's slapping several times, which made him a little confused. At the same time, he thought to himself that this girl had quite strong hands. Fortunately, he had trained his physique well, otherwise his back would have been bruised by these slaps.

At this time, Frank stopped explaining to Xue Mei, turned around and came to Xiao Yan, with deep kindness in his eyes.

"Xiao Yan, you have worked really hard this week. I would like to thank you on behalf of the natives of Chisha City."

"what"

Xiao Yan scratched his face awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

Aren't there a lot of people who helped me this week? Why did so many people want to thank me specifically?

As if he could see what Xiao Yan was thinking, Frank chuckled softly and spoke slowly.

"Many people help out just because it's their duty. There aren't many people like you who do their best to help without asking for anything in return even though it's not your duty." Frank paused, then continued, "And the two girls who followed you that day also helped a lot of people this week, especially the little doctor fairy, who has been worshipped as a goddess by many people."

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Hearing this, Xiao Yan's mouth twitched.

What about this? Didn't the Little Doctor tell him about this?

"Lin Fei and I have helped a lot these days." Xue Mei came over and said to Xiao Yan with a smile: "But compared to you, we are much safer. We are just refining healing medicine in the back."

"That's also remarkable. As long as you have this kind of heart, it's worthy of praise."

Frank stroked Xue Mei's head gently and praised his disciple sincerely.

You have to know that there are so many profit-seeking scum among alchemists, as can be seen from this incident.

Obviously because of the Alchemist Conference, many alchemists who came to participate in the competition gathered in the Holy City of Gama, but there were not many who were willing to help unconditionally. Some alchemists even took the opportunity to make a fortune from the disaster, which was simply against their conscience.

In contrast, as a teacher, he felt very gratified that his disciples would help him so selflessly.

"Hehe~ I haven't slept for several days!"

Lin Fei put her hands on her hips and raised her head, looking like she was going to praise me. Otto behind her glared at her with dissatisfaction.

"How dare you say that? Even the lowest-grade first-grade healing medicine can fail frequently and burn so many medicinal materials, and you are still so proud of it?"

"I was so sleepy that I couldn't take it anymore."

After hearing her teacher's lecture, Lin Fei's voice suddenly became weaker, and she murmured with some dissatisfaction, which made Otto even more angry.

"If you're really sleepy, just go and rest! Why are you holding on there? What if you tire yourself out?"

It can be heard that although Otto was teaching a lesson, he was also genuinely worried about his disciple.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan chuckled.

Just as he had judged before, although Lin Fei's personality was carefree and she didn't mind what she said, she was indeed a kind girl, just like Xue Mei.

Immediately, Xiao Yan thought of something and looked at Frank.

"By the way, Master Frank, where has President Kuro, whom I met that day, been recently?"

Chapter 243: Marrying into the Royal Family

When Xiao Yan asked this question, there was a hint of anger in his words.

Regardless of the entanglement between Kuro and himself, as a well-known figure in Chisha City, Kuro, as the president of the Chisha City Alchemist Guild, should have taken the initiative to stand up and maintain the hearts of the native residents of Chisha City when Chisha City disappeared for no reason.

If Kuro had stepped forward, even if he just said a few words of comfort to the natives of Chisha City, the tragedy could have been reduced a lot.

However, during this week, Kuro did not show up from beginning to end.

This made Xiao Yan even more disgusted with Ku Luo.

If Xiao Yan's previous dislike for Ku Luo was simply because he hired someone to rob Xiao Yixian, then Xiao Yan's dislike for Ku Luo now was directed at his despicable human nature.

As the president of the Red Sand City Alchemist Guild, he completely disregarded his duties and hid from beginning to end. He held a high position but did not take responsibility. Xiao Yan would never have the slightest good impression of such a person.

When Frank and Otto heard Xiao Yan asking about Kuro's whereabouts, their faces changed.

Immediately, the two looked at each other, and Frank whispered to Xiao Yan.

"The day after Kuro disappeared from Red Sand City, he was found dead in the hotel where he was staying."

Although Frank and Craw had never gotten along, they were classmates under the same teacher after all. Now Craw passed away without any warning, and Frank couldn't help but feel a little sad because of their friendship.

"died?!"

Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly shrank. He thought Kuro had hidden himself on purpose, but he never expected that he would die the day after he disappeared in Chisha City!

At this time, Frank spoke again slowly.

"According to preliminary investigations, Kuro's cause of death was a broken heart, but Otto and I went to see him later and both believed that the broken heart was just the last link that crushed Kuro to death. His real cause of death was probably that he was frightened to death."

Scared to death?!

Kuro is a Dou Ling after all, and also the president of the Red Sand City Alchemist Guild. With this level and identity, what on earth could he have seen to be scared to death?

Xiao Yan's expression was uncertain, and Frank added another sentence.

"There is also a female employee in that hotel who disappeared out of thin air. We have been looking for her these days, but there is still no clue. I am afraid she is in grave danger."

After hearing what Frank said, Xiao Yan couldn't help but clench his fists and frowned.

What exactly is going on?

If it was just Kuro's death, it would be understandable. Given Kuro's status and harsh personality, it is not surprising that he made enemies with others.

But why did the female employee in the hotel disappear? Did she also make an enemy?

"Okay, don't think too much."

Just when Xiao Yan's mind was in a mess, Frank patted him on the shoulder, interrupting Xiao Yan's thoughts.

"The competition is about to begin, don't let these things disturb your mind." Frank put his hands behind his back, looked at Xiao Yan and said softly: "Anyway, this matter has come to an end, and it should be over in the future. There is no point in continuing to dwell on it. Even if there is a subsequent investigation, it has nothing to do with you. Just concentrate on the competition."

".Um."

Xiao Yan was silent for a while, and finally nodded slightly.

What Frank said was right. No matter how much he thought in his heart, this matter had nothing to do with him in the final analysis. If Xiao Yan happened to come across a clue, he would naturally be happy to help. However, he knew nothing about this matter now, so he should not get involved.

Afterwards, Xiao Yan chatted with Frank for a while. Otto, who was standing beside him, checked the time and reminded Frank.