The golden-haired beast, who had been beaten, looked pitifully at Chu Liang, hoping he could stand up for it.

Chu Liang blinked his eyes.

Di Nvfeng was always grumpy when she woke up, he dared not provoke her.

But considering that it was him who had asked the golden-haired beast to perform, if he hid behind now, it would be too irresponsible… How could he make the big-headed beast work for him in the future?

So he stepped forward and cleared his throat, “Master, it’s not early now, it’s just time for lunch.”

He subtly reminded her that it was broad daylight, and if someone was disturbed by the noise of the golden-haired beast, it might not be the beast’s fault.

Di Nvfeng rubbed her sleepy eyes and muttered, “What do you know? I was working hard for our Silver Sword Peak all night and only went to bed at dawn.”

“Oh?” Chu Liang was surprised, “Didn’t Master get drunk last night?”

“Of course not!” Di Nvfeng said, “There’s a new event added to the Shu Mountain Summit this year, and I’m preparing for it!”

“What event?” Chu Liang asked.

This was probably what the peak master had mentioned a few days ago, but the news hadn’t reached the ordinary disciples yet. And if the peak master could participate, it was probably some kind of entertainment event, not a serious competition.

Sure enough, Di Nvfeng raised her head and announced loudly, “The God of Wine Competition!”

Well.

Perfect match.

Chu Liang looked at Di Nvfeng’s wicked smile, as if she had finally met her lifelong ambition, and couldn’t help but wonder, why would the Shu Mountain Summit include such an event?

Even a Mahjong competition could be explained as a brain-training event.

But anyway, this was good news. On Shu Mountain, if Di Nvfeng was ranked second in terms of being a drunkard, probably no one dared to rank first. Even if it was an entertainment event, the reward wouldn’t be small.

He even suspected that this event was added because his master had been trying hard to send fruits to the higher-ups of Shu Mountain.

But preparing for the God of Wine Competition…

Wasn’t that still drinking?

The golden-haired beast, not knowing whether it could understand human language, pouted its big face, its face full of anger but dare not speak out.

……

At lunchtime, the members of the Mountain God Sacrifice team gathered together.

A few simple dishes were placed on the table. Since Chu Liang was treating, the dishes were mainly delicious and affordable home-cooked dishes.

He asked Lin Bei, “Has the news about selling the answer to the third clue been spread?”

Lin Bei said, “The news has been released, saying that I made a decision against the team leader’s will to sell the answer to the last third clue.”

Shang Ziliang was a little worried, “Big brother, is this really okay? If we sell the third clue, won’t we lose all our advantages…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll go get the White Jade Cup in a while.” Chu Liang said.

“Ah? Are we finally going to get it?” The follower was also excited, “We haven’t heard of anyone else receiving the prize, if we get it, we’ll be the first!”

Chu Liang didn’t tell them the details, so they didn’t understand the situation of Chu Liang’s struggle with the higher-ups of Shu Mountain, and thought that Chu Liang still had unsolved problems.

But what they said was also right.

The Mountain God Sacrifice competition only awards the top three teams, and all three teams will receive rewards, just of different sizes. Their best hope before teaming up with Chu Liang was to get third place, who would have thought they could get first place?

Chu Liang nodded slightly.

Given Sister Jiang’s pride, even if he didn’t want that green pill, she probably wouldn’t go to claim the prize first.

This was also the reason why Chu Liang was preparing to act quickly. Other people should be solving the puzzle one after another. If he didn’t go to claim the prize leisurely, others might not wait for him.

And if he didn’t go to claim the prize, Sister Jiang wouldn’t go before him, which would also affect her ranking.

“But how are we going to sell this third clue?” Lin Bei asked again, “Although many people are interested, once the number of buyers increases, the people behind may not buy it. After all, only the top three are taken, and it’s meaningless to buy later.”

Chu Liang smiled slightly, “Auction.”

“Wow——” The team members exclaimed.

No one had thought of this.

Three clues, three different ways of selling, all were the most suitable, allowing Chu Liang to make a fortune. If anyone else had the same three clues to sell, they wouldn’t have such a good effect.

Chu Liang waved his hand and laughed, “Don’t be surprised, let’s eat first… Huh?”

As he was speaking, he looked down and suddenly found that the table was empty.

“I remember I ordered food, didn’t I?”

……

Not long after, Chu Liang came to Biluo Peak again.

The ancient trees of Biluo were still towering into the clouds.

Landing on the branch he had visited before, he said loudly, “Uncle Yan, I’m here to disturb you again.”

A flash of white light appeared in front of him, and in an instant, a figure appeared. It was Yan Daoren, the master of Biluo Peak, dressed in a robe of green and white, with a cold and aloof demeanor.

His usually indifferent eyes swept over Chu Liang, “You’re here again, have you got the top-grade green pill?”

“Yes.” Chu Liang smiled, took out a small pill box, and handed it up in the air.

Yan Daoren took the pill box, glanced at it, and said, “Then I’ll call a disciple from the Dan Ding Hall to verify the pill.”

Even if she could identify the grade of the green pill, this kind of thing had to be verified by a disciple of the Dan Ding Hall to be valid, which was a necessary process for the Mountain God Sacrifice.

After saying that, she raised her hand and shot out a white light. The light disappeared in a flash, and instantly flew to the Dan Ding Hall on Tongtian Peak, turning into two lines of white characters in the air.

“A disciple of Silver Sword Peak has obtained a top-grade green pill, someone come to verify.”

The people of the Dan Ding Hall received the message and came quickly. The person who came was not someone else, but Liu Qin, the seventh disciple of the Dan Ding elder, whom Chu Liang had met before.

He was wearing a large white robe, rushing over in a hurry, his face not looking good.

Previously, in the matter of preventing Chu Liang from getting the first place, their Dan Ding Hall had put in the most effort. During the time when Chu Liang had no news, they were the most anxious, wishing that other teams would come to this stage as soon as possible. So when Jiang Yuebai came to ask for the top-grade green pill, they almost gave it to her for free and even delivered it to her door, just wanting someone else to get the first place as soon as possible.Who would have thought that the first one to verify the pill would be Chu Liang?

Although it was normal for a direct disciple to be invited to verify the pill for such a significant event as the Mountain God Sacrifice, it was Chu Liang, who had a grudge against them, that showed up. This clearly reflected the attitude of the Pill Cauldron Hall.

They were definitely not planning to give him any chance to muddle through.

“Brother Liu.” Chu Liang greeted with a smile.

Liu Qin looked at him, curled his lips, and did not respond.

Chu Liang had taken advantage of the situation last time, so he could act as if nothing had happened. But Liu Qin, who had been beaten and suffered a loss, still held some grudges.

“This is the top-grade Green Pill he submitted. Take a look.” The Daoist Yan handed over the pill that Chu Liang had submitted.

“Yes.” Liu Qin respectfully took the pill box from Daoist Yan’s hand.

Turning around, a faint sneer appeared on his face. It seemed that he didn’t believe that Chu Liang could get a top-grade Green Pill, and he was thinking about how to expose his trickery.

However, his expression quickly turned into anger. He stared at the pill with wide eyes, as if he wanted to scrutinize every speck of dust on it.

After a while, his eyes were full of surprise.

Liu Qin looked up at Chu Liang, as if he had thought of something, and shouted, “This must be the pill of Sister Jiang Yuebai!”

“What?” Daoist Yan asked lightly when he heard his beloved disciple’s name.

Liu Qin said, “Recently, only one top-grade Green Pill was distributed by our Pill Cauldron Hall, and it was given to Sister Jiang Yuebai. It’s not hard to guess where his pill came from!”

Daoist Yan looked at Chu Liang and asked, “Did Yuebai give you this pill?”

“No.” Chu Liang shook his head immediately.

“Of course she didn’t give it to you. Sister Jiang would never give you the first place for nothing.” Liu Qin said, “You must have obtained it by dishonorable means, either by stealing or robbing!”

Daoist Yan remained calm, just looking at Chu Liang. Although the competition for the Mountain God Sacrifice did not prohibit stealing or robbing, if Chu Liang had stolen the pill from her beloved disciple, she would naturally not be too happy.

Chu Liang looked at Liu Qin with a strange gaze and asked, “How many top-grade Green Pills did your Pill Cauldron Hall give to Sister Jiang?”

“Of course, only one.” Liu Qin answered, “You took it, so Sister Jiang doesn’t have it anymore!”

In front of Daoist Yan, he tried to direct the contradiction towards Chu Liang.

But Chu Liang didn’t argue.

He just lightly flipped his hand, took out another glossy top-grade Green Pill, and asked, “If you want me to return the top-grade Green Pill to Sister Jiang, then please tell me, Brother Liu, which one of these two was given to her by you?”

“Huh?”

Seeing the second top-grade Green Pill, both Liu Qin and Daoist Yan were somewhat surprised.

The Pill Cauldron Hall had confirmed that there were no Green Pills circulating outside, so it was already difficult to get one. Where did he get the second one?

What’s more, Chu Liang flipped his hand again and took out another top-grade Green Pill, “Is this the one you gave?”

“Or this one?”

“Or this one?”

Like a magician, every time he flipped his hand, there was one more top-grade Green Pill in his palm. In no time, he had held five or six pills.

During these days, Chu Liang had been studying the art of pill refining and had already refined several Green Pills that barely reached the top-grade level. Although the effects could reach the top-grade, there were still some flaws on the pills. In order not to give others a chance to criticize, he refined them over and over again, finally producing several perfect Green Pills.

Now all the top-grade Green Pills he had refined were here.

In front of Liu Qin’s increasingly astonished expression, Chu Liang finally held up a jade gourd and simply threw the whole gourd over.

“Brother Liu, please carefully look inside and see which one is the one you gave to Sister Jiang?”

(End of the chapter)