Hong Mingyue struck fast and hard, the middle-aged man seed unresponsive, standing there without dodging.
Yet, just when she thought she would succeed in one blow, the middle-aged man suddenly moved. He rely raised his palm, casually blocking Hong Mingyue’s attack.
On his hand, there was a cold aura, penetrating the bone, making Hong Mingyue shiver. The next mont, Hong Mingyue was forced back several steps, until she hit the cold wall behind her.
Hong Mingyue broke out in a cold sweat, the man appeared as a middle-aged scholar, unexpectedly possessing such astonishing strength.
"Is this Hong Mingyue? Don’t misunderstand, you and I are friends, not foes. I am Long Sixuan." The middle-aged man saw Hong Mingyue showing no response and spoke again. "I have had business dealings with your father before; you may call Uncle Long."
Only then did Hong Mingyue realize that the person in front of her, Long Sixuan, was indeed the acting family head of the Long Family of Cang Country.
Last ti, when Hong Fang plotted rebellion, the weapons for the soldiers of Hong Residence were secretly custom-made by Long Sixuan.
However, after the downfall of Hong Residence, many families who were close to Hong Residence earlier wanted to distance themselves, Long Sixuan’s sudden gesture of goodwill made Hong Mingyue vigilant.
However, Hong Mingyue was no longer the proud noble lady; she glanced at Housekeeper Qin standing behind Long Sixuan and thought of the second place in the current Sifang Ranking, which was Long Sixuan, vaguely guessing sothing.
She smiled gently.
"Uncle Long, earlier I was impetuous, what did Uncle an by ’friends, not foes’?"
"I heard, young lady, you hold deep grudges, your enemy should be the one called Hei Yue, and coincidentally, my enemies are also Hei Yue and the Long Baobao with her. Since we have common enemies, why not collaborate? Of course, once we cooperate, we are in the sa boat, everything Long saw earlier will not be told to anyone." Long Sixuan, too, was an old and cunning person.
Ever since he was squeezed off the first place of the Sifang Ranking by Ye Lingyue and Long Baobao, he harbored resentnt, planning to wait for an opportunity to retaliate.
Unfortunately, his channels for collecting information were very limited, as for Ye Lingyue, he had no way to start.
Finally, he managed to find out Hei Yue’s true identity and discovered that Hong Mingyue held deep grudges against Ye Lingyue.
He secretly observed Hong Mingyue for a while through Housekeeper Qin, discovering her malicious mindset, and secretly cultivating Evil Skills, making her quite the match for Long Sixuan who possessed the Evil Cauldron Spirit.
That’s why he ca personally.
"How does Uncle Long want to cooperate?" Hong Mingyue probed.
She originally thought, with her current strength, she could finish Ye Lingyue herself.
But the death of An Qiniang made Hong Mingyue realize, she couldn’t kill Ye Lingyue alone.
She needed companions, and Long Sixuan, who also ca to participate in the final selection of the World’s First Refining, was undoubtedly a great helper.
After all, Long Sixuan had Housekeeper Qin’s assistance.
"It’s simple, you help deal with Ye Lingyue, I will handle Long Baobao. Once it’s done, we owe each other nothing." Long Sixuan was originally determined to win the World’s First Refining this ti.
But he unexpectedly learned from Housekeeper Qin that Hei Yue and Hei Xiaoling were unexpectedly selected because the Sifang City Lord personally nad them.
It’s said the contest item refined by the one called Hei Yue even received high praise from the Sifang City Lord.
This made Long Sixuan feel a sense of crisis, implying simply defeating a Long Baobao wasn’t enough in this final selection; he must also guard against Ye Lingyue’s sudden rise.
In front of everyone, it wasn’t appropriate for him to deal with two people simultaneously.
Therefore, he thought of enlisting Hong Mingyue’s help.
"I indeed have a way to help kill Ye Lingyue, but it still requires Qin’s help." Hong Mingyue pondered.
After the three discussed, Hong Mingyue shared her plan with Housekeeper Qin, whose expression subtly changed.
Secretly, he mused.
Truly, the most poisonous is a woman’s heart; who would have thought Hong Mingyue was so wicked? If this matter succeeds, it’s not just Ye Lingyue who’d be implicated, many innocents will be too.
But having benefited so much from Long Sixuan, he couldn’t back out now, reluctantly agreeing to Hong Mingyue.
Until Hong Mingyue and Housekeeper Qin left one after the other.
"Lord Cauldron Spirit, is that little girl from Hong Residence truly fine?" Long Sixuan tucked away his false smile.
"That little girl is far shrewder than you. She is cultivating the long-lost Cultivation Technique of the Ancient Union Sect; if I’m not mistaken, she recently absorbed the cultivation of an alchemist of the Fang Venerate level. This can be seen in her ability to craft Elixir Puppets."
The Evil Cauldron Spirit laughed sinisterly.
Long Sixuan was startled.
Fang Venerate level? Looking across the mainland, there were very few with such cultivation, yet Hong Mingyue dared to absorb even the cultivation of such a figure.
"The person must have been severely injured to fall into that little girl’s ploy. What a pity, it’s a girl; otherwise, based on character and thods alone, the one called Hong Mingyue is more suited to be my host." The Evil Cauldron Spirit lanted.
The Evil Cauldron Spirit was heavy with yin energy, needing a man to conceal its yin aura.
Long Sixuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He understood the temperant of the Evil Cauldron Spirit well; if he lost his value, the Evil Cauldron Spirit would surely discard him.
Before dealing with Long Baobao, he must still rely on the Evil Cauldron Spirit.
"Rember, follow my instructions, then you’ll achieve your desire of winning the World’s First Refining. The Family Head of the Long Family and the Sifang City Lord’s Closed-door Disciple will be yours to claim." The Evil Cauldron Spirit said and then vanished.
Only then did Long Sixuan adjust his attire and calmly proceed towards the location of the final selection.
By midday, all contestants brought their respective assistants and entered the City Lord’s Mansion.
Upon entering the City Lord’s Mansion, the Dong Envoy asked everyone to leave all their personal items, including their Qiankun Bags.
Ye Lingyue found this strange, but due to regulations, had no choice but to hand over her Qiankun Bag.
Ye Lingyue noticed amongst all the contestants, only Long Sixuan ca alone.
To the surprise of all contestants, they didn’t directly start the competition and begin artifact refining, but were first led before a door.
"Everyone, the door before you leads to the Treasure Vault of the City Lord’s Mansion. Inside lies various spiritual artifacts and materials refined by the City Lord over the years. Before the final selection begins, all the materials you need can only be sourced from here. Each of you has six hours to gather the materials."
The Dong Envoy barely finished speaking when the heavy vault door in front opened.
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