Secret Gambling

In the evening, under the reflection of the beautiful sunset, the courtyard in the city lord's mansion was particularly beautiful, and what was even more beautiful was a woman in white dancing with a snow-white sword.

Du Yanyao was no longer surprised by Shen Xiang's sudden appearance. She also couldn't understand why Shen Xiang could always get close to her so easily. She hadn't seen Shen Xiang since the trade fair began, which made her somewhat worried.

"Where have you been these days?" Du Yanyao asked softly. If it were in the past, she would not ask more questions.

"To attend the trade fair. I met Yan Zilan. She has agreed to let you practice with her. When you are no longer the city lord, just go find her!" Shen Xiang smiled slightly: "This sword is easy to use, right?"

Du Yanyao was very happy when she heard this, but she, who was always cold, just smiled slightly. Even so, she looked exceptionally beautiful.

"This is a fairy sword, it must be easy to use!" Du Yanyao said, "You really have a way to make Fairy Zi Lan let me practice with her."

"By the way, Fan Yakun came to see you several times. I didn't expect that this guy could get away so quickly after causing such a big trouble in the family."

Shen Xiang was shocked, and asked hurriedly: "Where is he now? He sent me here. This guy was able to run from here to the Mortal Martial Realm. He is indeed quite capable! What mistakes did he make in the family?"

"He entered the Fan family's forbidden area and robbed several tombs. This is a capital crime. However, he can now participate in the alchemy competition safely. He must have dealt with the elders of the family." Du Yanyao said: "He is in the Fan Family Restaurant in the city. You can just go find him."

Shen Xiang hurriedly walked out of the City Lord's Mansion and ran towards the Fan Family Restaurant. In this Holy Pill Realm, apart from Du Yanyao and Du Hai, only Fan Yakun knew his background, and he knew it very clearly. Now that Fan Yakun was here, he naturally had to say hello.

The Fan Family Restaurant is very huge. Shen Xiang heard that there is a small lake in the middle of it. Outside this huge restaurant, there is a large river surrounding it. In order to enter the restaurant, one has to walk across a luxuriously decorated bridge.

After entering the restaurant, Shen Xiang directly asked the shopkeeper if he wanted to see Fan Yakun. The shopkeeper also knew that someone would come to see Fan Yakun, so he hurriedly took Shen Xiang to the top floor of the restaurant.

Shen Xiang soon saw the elegant Fan Yakun. He was wearing gorgeous clothes and looked very noble. In his hand, he was holding a golden fan inlaid with sparkling stones.

"Brother Shen, I knew that no matter where you are, you can always stir up some waves, haha..." Fan Yakun laughed loudly after seeing Shen Xiang.

"It's nothing. I will go back sooner or later anyway, so I have no worries." Shen Xiang said with a smile, walked into a luxurious living room, sat at a green jade table, and drank a very precious wine.

Fan Yakun chuckled, "You've only been here for a short time, but you've already melted the iceberg of Du Yanyao. This has made many famous family disciples admire you. In the Holy Dan Realm, even in Chaos Mountain, there are many people who want to take her down, but her grandfather is too powerful, so no one dares to force her."

Shen Xiang just smiled. He and Du Yanyao were just acting on purpose.

"I heard that Brother Fan caused a lot of trouble in your family. Now you can be here leisurely. It seems that Brother Fan is quite capable!"

When Fan Yakun mentioned this, he waved his hand and sighed, "Don't mention it. I was brought here by them to participate in the alchemy competition. I also heard about this secretly. The giants of various forces are secretly betting. Whoever gets first place will be considered the winner."

"Oh? Why didn't Yan Yao mention it to me?" Chen Xiang asked in surprise: "What if I win? How will it be calculated?"

"The Du family didn't participate because the patriarch of the Du family is in seclusion. Without this guy taking the lead, the other old guys in the Du family don't dare to place a bet easily! I also heard that after Chaos Mountain learned about this secret gambling, they sent people to stir up trouble. It's going to be a show to watch!" Fan Yakun said gloatingly: "More than a dozen old guys in my Fan family have invested a lot of money. If Brother Shen also participates, haha..."

"I'm definitely not as good as Brother Shen, so I'm here just to join in the fun. If no force wins, then even the Shengdanmen, the dealer, will win."

Shen Xiang touched his chin and said, "If Chaos Mountain or someone else wins the first place in the alchemy competition, wouldn't that let Shengdanmen take advantage?"

"Of course, but the people from Chaos Mountain have a greater chance of winning. I heard that Chaos Mountain is not just trying to ruin this alchemy competition, they also want to get the reward. As for what the reward is, it will only be announced at the beginning. In short, it must be a good thing, otherwise Chaos Mountain would not want it so much." Fan Yakun said.

Shen Xiang was also very concerned about the reward. He had already found the Demon-Suppressing Bloodline, and the next step was to make a fortune in the Holy Pill Realm.

"Brother Shen, you'd better be careful. You took away the two Chaos Fire Orders from Chaos Mountain and killed Guo Huaqing and Lin Yushi. They will definitely not let you go. Although these two people are not very welcome in Chaos Mountain, Chaos Mountain must capture you in order to maintain their dignity!"

Fan Yakun reminded him that since Brother Shen could still appear in the Holy Alchemy Realm, he knew that Brother Shen would definitely participate in the alchemy competition, because in that situation, it could inspire people's potential and it was a good opportunity to successfully refine an unfamiliar elixir in one go. As long as he succeeded once and accumulated experience, it would be very easy to refine it next time.

Shen Xiang chatted with Fan Yakun in the restaurant until night before returning to the City Lord's Mansion, preparing to face the alchemist from Chaos Mountain. He was also excited. As for the people from Chaos Mountain coming to cause trouble for him, he was not so worried because Du Hai said he would help him settle it.

When returning to the City Lord's Mansion, Shen Xiang suddenly felt a slight heat, but the people in the City Lord's Mansion looked uncomfortable and were covered in sweat. It was obvious at a glance that they were very hot.

"What's going on?" Shen Xiang stopped a maid who was running out and asked.

"The city lord is practicing fire, and his whole body is steaming. We can't stand it, so we have to stay away. It's too scary!" The maid was burning all over at this time. Shen Xiang sent her a stream of cool water-attributed true energy, which made her feel much better immediately. She hurriedly thanked Shen Xiang.

Shen Xiang had the Qiankun Fire Soul, so naturally he couldn't feel any heat. He came to Du Yanyao's house, only to see that all the plants here had dried up and were emitting smoke, and the house where Du Yanyao lived had turned to ashes.

This made Shen Xiang very worried. He was afraid that Du Yanyao would go astray when practicing fire. Now Du Yanyao was still practicing in the underground secret room. Waves of scorching air continued to rise from below, making the pond in the yard boil. Shen Xiang was frightened and hurriedly walked towards the entrance of the underground secret room.