Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

Only those fools who are willing to accept death in order to strengthen their beliefs can do such a thing.

There was a hint of tenderness in Jia Xingtian's eyes, and he looked towards the podium in the conference hall.

That’s right, just like Xiao Yan, in terms of stupidity, Yao Ye and Xiao Yan are almost cut from the same mold.

Thinking of this, Jia Xingtian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

What a pity. What a pity.

If Xiao Yan had not been engaged to the Nalan family, Jia Xingtian would have done everything he could to bring Xiao Yan and Yao Ye together. In his opinion, these two young people were a perfect match.

Since there is no hope, I'd better not think too much about it to avoid regrets.

Jia Xingtian shrugged lightly and threw the thought out of his mind.

Little did he know that his other great-granddaughter was already planning in her heart how to make the relationship between her sister and Xiao Yan closer.

Chapter 249: Snake People Rebellion

After the first round of competition, Ya Fei immediately announced the start of the second round, the topic of which was to refine the third-grade elixir Fengxing Dan.

Furthermore, in order to maintain the [special treatment] given to Xiao Yan and his two companions standing on the podium as mentioned in the previous round of competition, the other alchemists have a total of three portions of medicinal materials, which means they have three chances, while Xiao Yan and his two companions only have two.

But in reality, everyone only had two chances. That was to say, in order to prove that Xiao Yan and the other two on the platform did have limitations, the alchemists below the platform were given one more chance.

Of course, as for the extra medicinal materials, they were sponsored by the Mittel family. Mittel Tengshan had no objection to this and agreed immediately.

Although they are known as the three major families in the Holy City of Gama together with the Nalan Family and the Mu Family, Mitel Tengshan knows very well that the Nalan Family and the Mu Family are families dependent on the royal family, and ultimately they are not comparable to the Mitel Family, which debuted halfway through.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get close to the royal family. Mitteltenshan will certainly not let it go. As long as it is within the acceptable range, Mitteltenshan will try his best to meet all the requirements of the royal family.

What's more, they are just the medicinal materials for Fengxing Pills. Giving a few dozen more is just a drop in the bucket for the Mittel family. They can definitely afford it.

"The second round of competition officially begins!"

After Ya Fei's announcement, the second round of the Alchemist Conference began in full swing.

At this time, a soldier came to the audience seats of Nalan's house, knelt on one knee and spoke to Nalan Jie in a serious voice.

"Marshal Nalan, Mr. Jia wants you to come over."

"Hmm?" Nalan Jie frowned slightly, then nodded and looked at Nalan Yanran, "Yanran, I'll be away for a while. Take good care of Xiao Yan's friends."

"Okay, go ahead, Grandpa."

Nalan Yanran smiled and waved, and then Nalan Jie followed the soldiers out of the audience seats. After several twists and turns, they arrived at the audience seats where Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong were.

"Mr. Jia, what is the matter that you want to see me about?"

Nalan Jie respectfully bowed to Jia Xingtian and asked. Jia Xingtian slightly side-glanced and spoke softly.

"Marshal Nalan, I want to see the list of retired disciples of the Yunlan Sect under the Nalan family. Ask your butler to bring it to me."

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Jia Xingtian's words made Nalan Jie suddenly stunned. Jia Xingtian knew that there was a problem with his housekeeper, and he even sent someone to keep an eye on him secretly. Why did Jia Xingtian suddenly make this request?

The thought only flashed through his mind, and Nalan Jie responded respectfully.

"Yes, sir. I'll send someone to call the butler right away."

Since Jia Xingtian made such a request even though he knew that there was something wrong with the housekeeper of the Nalan family, he must have his reasons. All he had to do was obey.

Then Nalan Jie sent someone to summon the butler. During this time, Nalan Jie and Jia Xingtian watched the game in the venue silently. Hai Bodong seemed to have no sense of existence at all. His small body curled up on the sofa and slept soundly. His adorable appearance made everyone who saw him feel overwhelmed with maternal love, and they would hold him in their arms and caress him gently.

Of course, the premise is that you don’t know that Hai Bodong is an old man in his sixties or seventies.

Hearing the faint snoring coming from behind them, Jia Xingtian and Nalan Jie couldn't help but look back frequently, and Jia Xingtian's eyes revealed deep speechlessness.

This guy has a toddler-like body, but why does he act like a child? If you tell others this, who would believe that this is the Ice Emperor?

As time slowly passed, with Yafei's announcement, the second round of competition also came to an end.

Of the forty-seven alchemists remaining in the first round, thirty-six were eliminated in the second round, leaving only eleven people, including Xiao Yan and the other two on the stage.

This was also to highlight the special rules for Xiao Yan and the other two. They gave the alchemists in the audience an extra set of materials. If they followed the normal two sets of materials, the remaining eleven people would have to eliminate half of them.

After a short break, Ya Fei announced the start of the third round. At the same time, the butler who received the order came to the audience stand where Jia Xingtian was and saluted respectfully to Nalan Jie.

"master."

"Yes." Nalan Jie nodded slightly and said softly, "Take out the lists I asked you to collect earlier and show them to Master Jia."

"Yes."

The butler responded softly, came to Jia Xingtian, took out a piece of paper from his arms, lowered his head and handed it to Jia Xingtian respectfully.

"Master Jia, this is the list of all the retired disciples of the Yunlan Sect under the name of the Nalan family. Please take a look."

"Thanks a lot."

Jia Xingtian reached out to take the list, unfolded it and read it silently from top to bottom, his brows gradually furrowed.

Sure enough, just as Nalan Jie said, there was something wrong with this housekeeper.

The list seemed to include information on dozens of retired disciples of the Yunlan Sect, but there were almost no retired disciples who were actually involved in the crimes of the Yunlan Sect.

The few names that appeared were those whose crimes had already been confirmed by the royal family and whose crimes had been exposed by the Yunlan Sect. Writing down these names was not only to confuse the audience, but also meant that the Yunlan Sect had abandoned these people.

"Soldier." Jia Xingtian calmly called out, sidelong glanced at him, and handed the list in his hand to the soldier who stepped forward. "According to the royal family's criminal records of Yunlan Sect, match them one by one with the list above. Once you find a corresponding person, immediately send someone to monitor him. If the other party notices something wrong, arrest him immediately."

"As ordered!"

The soldier responded sternly, took the list and turned to leave. Jia Xingtian looked at the butler with a hint of apology in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, old butler. Please take a moment to check carefully to see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net. If there are any, please report the list to me as soon as possible."

"Yes, I will obey your command."

The butler agreed and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He turned around and was about to leave when a soldier rushed in in panic.

"Jia Lao! Jia Lao! There is urgent news!!!"

"Um?!"

Jia Xingtian's brows suddenly became serious, Nalan Jie was also startled, and the butler who was about to leave also stopped silently, turned his back and listened to the soldier's next report.

"The soldiers stationed in the Tagor Desert risked their lives to deliver intelligence that an unknown strong man suddenly appeared in the snake tribe and assisted the snake tribe in a rebellion! The leaders of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, Xiao Jing and Xiao Li, have also been controlled!"

"What did you say?!!"

Nalan Jie's heart suddenly tightened. Wasn't the matter of the snake people resolved? ! Why did a rebellion suddenly break out again? ! !

Jia Xingtian's face was extremely dark at this time. After a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and asked in a deep voice.

"Where are Princess Yaoye and General Muchen?"

Hearing Jia Xingtian's deep voice, the soldier, feeling tremendous pressure, couldn't help but sweat on his forehead, but still reported to Jia Xingtian truthfully.

"Princess Yaoye was held hostage by the Snake People, and General Mu Chen unfortunately died in battle! The unknown strong man led the Snake People, taking Princess Yaoye as a hostage, and passed through the garrisons of various regions of the Gama Empire unimpeded, heading towards the Holy City of Gama!"

The soldier's words caused the air pressure in the audience to suddenly drop to the ground. Jia Xingtian clenched his fists tightly, his shoulders trembled slightly, and his eyes flashed red!

Nalan Jie's mind was in a mess at this time and he didn't react for a long time.

His Highness Yao Ye was held hostage, General Mu Chen died in battle, and even that unknown strong man led the snake people to rush towards the imperial capital? !

What exactly is going on?!!

Nalan Jie's thoughts were in a mess. He didn't understand why the snake people rebelled, nor did he know who the unknown strong man was and why he did such a thing.

But there is one thing that Nalan Jie is very clear about.

Now, there is no time for him to think carefully!

Nalan Jie immediately turned around, clasped his fists and shouted at Jia Xingtian.

"Master Jia! I will lead the troops now to rescue His Highness Yaoye and suppress the rebellion of the snake people!!!"

However, Jia Xingtian did not respond to Nalan Jie's request immediately. After a long time, he spoke again and asked the soldier.

"Based on the speed of the snake people, how long will it take to reach the Holy City of Gama?"

The soldiers responded immediately.

"Go back to Jialao. It should take about five days. We will be able to reach the Holy City of Gama on the morning of the fourth day!"

“Four days.”

Jia Xingtian frowned tightly, and after thinking for a long time, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

"That's enough." Jia Xingtian looked at Nalan Jie and said in a serious voice, "Marshal Nalan, start preparing tomorrow and propose to Yunlan Sect that Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan have a three-year trial match. It must start on the third day at the latest!"

"this?!!"

Upon hearing Jia Xingtian's order, Nalan Jie's pupils suddenly contracted.

Jia Xingtian wanted to use the three-year agreement between Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan to confront Yunlan Sect. Nalan Jie knew about this, and it was for this purpose that he asked Xiao Yan to participate in the Alchemist Conference to gain fame.

But now that the unknown strong man has led the snake people to march towards the imperial capital, shouldn’t they deal with the snake people first? And Princess Yaoye is still in their hands!

"Master Jia! I think that now that the snake people are about to rebel, the Yunlan Sect's affairs should be postponed! And Your Highness Yaoye..."

"We can't care about Ye'er's affairs!" Jia Xingtian interrupted him with a dark face, "After the Mo family incident, Yunlan Sect already knew that we were planning to break up with them. If Yunlan Sect cooperates from behind when we are dealing with the rebellion of the Snake People, that would be the worst case scenario!"

"So we must eliminate the Yunlan Sect before the snake people rebel!"

Jia Xingtian's words made Nalan Jie stand there in a daze. It was a long time before he spoke slowly.

"But His Highness Yaoye."

"Ye'er is the next heir to the royal family. Standing in this position, she is definitely aware of being abandoned." Jia Xingtian clenched his fists, his face looked so painful, but he still gritted his teeth, "If Ye'er and I were in the same position, she would definitely do the same"

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Nalan Jie finally had nothing to say.

Jia Xingtian turned his head to look at the soldier and gave a stern order.

"The news of the Snake People's rebellion and Princess Yaoye's capture must not be spread outside! Violators will be executed!"

"Follow me!!!"

After the soldier responded, Jia Xingtian suddenly looked at the butler who had not left. His eyes narrowed slightly, and his aura pressed down on the butler. His red pupils revealed an undisguised threat.

"Butler, I know you have served the Nalan family for many years, and you know what you should know."

Seeing Jia Xingtian's eyes flashing red, the butler's body trembled at first, then his face calmed down, and he bowed slightly to Jia Xingtian to assure him.

"Please rest assured, I didn't hear anything."

".Very good." Jia Xingtian nodded solemnly, then waved his hand lightly, "Everyone go down."

After receiving the order, the butler and the soldiers were about to leave when Jia Xingtian suddenly stopped the soldiers.

"Go, call Mu Zhan, the son of the Mu family."

"As ordered."

The soldier responded and left with the butler.

At this time, Mu Zhan was leading the soldiers to carry out security work for the Alchemist Conference. From time to time, he would cast his gaze towards Ya Fei on the podium, his eyes full of desire, and he had even begun indescribable fantasies in his heart.

Just wait, Yafei, sooner or later you will be my woman!

Just as Mu Zhan saw a soldier coming towards him, he spoke in the face of his puzzled gaze.

"Jia Lao summoned me."

Add old?

Mu Zhan raised his eyebrows and looked at Jia Lao in the audience.

Why does Mr. Jia want to see me now?

Although he was confused, Mu Zhan nodded and went to the audience seats for Jia Xingtian after giving instructions for security.

After a while, Mu Zhan came to Jia Xingtian's position and greeted him respectfully with a fist salute.

"Jia Lao."

Looking at the young man in front of him with a face full of respect, Jia Xingtian looked hesitant. He hesitated for a while before speaking.

"Mu Zhan, from today on, you will lead all the soldiers of the Mu family. Start preparing tomorrow and be ready to be deployed at any time."

"This"