Chapter 2015 - 2-1: Mengyu
"What do you think that is?"
"Stop calling me Miss Mengyu!"
Nangong Mengyu blushed and seemed a bit shy.
"If I don’t call you Miss Mengyu, then what should I call you? Miss Nangong?"
Ao Kangsheng had a charming face.
"No!"
Nangong Mengyu slightly furrowed her brows, looking a bit constrained, "From now on, you can directly call me Mengyu."
Saying this, Nangong Mengyu opened her eyes, staring unblinkingly at Ao Kangsheng, trying to gauge his reaction.
"Alright, from now on I’ll call you Mister Dream!"
Ao Kangsheng chuckled, appearing very natural.
Seeing Ao Cangsheng showing no different expression, Nangong’s Mengyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Nonetheless, she couldn’t help but murmur to herself: "Does he really have no feelings for me?"
"Why did you come looking for me today, didn’t you just mention earlier?"
Just as Nangong Mengyu felt trapped in a difficult position, Ao Cangsheng’s voice rang in her ears again.
Hearing this, Nangong’s Mengyu couldn’t help but leap out from thoughts.
"Of course not!"
And then she quickly laughed.
"Why did you come here?"
Ao Cangsheng tilted his head, smiling and speaking to Nangong in his dream.
"Actually..."
Nangong’s thoughtful gaze flickered slightly, somewhat unwilling to meet Ao Kangsheng’s eyes.
The truth is, she came today to talk with Ao Kangsheng.
But as a girl with thin skin, Nangong Mengyu couldn’t naturally say so.
So, in haste, she had to come up with an excuse to cover her real purpose.
"I’m here to ask you about alchemy."
After a long hesitation, Nangong Mengyu finally found a more credible reason.
"Oh, that’s it!"
Ao Kangsheng gently smiled but did not question Nangong’s words.
"Do you have time today?"
Nangong sighed in relief and asked.
"Yes! It’s rare for you to speak up, even if I don’t have time, I must find time to serve you!"
Ao Kangsheng’s tone was somewhat slick.
Yet, upon hearing this, Nangong Mengyu felt a sense of happiness and gratitude in her heart.
"Hold on, come to me!"
Nangong Mengyu pulled Ao Kangsheng’s hand and said happily.
However, such a gesture seemed unfazed to Ao Cangsheng.
"What’s wrong?"
Feeling a change on his face, Nangong Mengyu was suddenly surprised.
"Nothing! I just thought again, would you like to bring Xian’er along?"
Ao Cangsheng laughed and immediately replied.
"Then let’s bring Xian’er along!"
Nangong Rumeng said dreamily.
They nodded continuously.
Later, under the envious eyes of the crowd, Ao Cangsheng was surrounded by two great beauties and slowly walked towards Lanxin Pavilion.
In the next ten days, besides teaching Nangong the "Dream Language Alchemy," Ao Kangsheng continued to promote puppet skills and proficiency.
Ten days later, the alchemy conference finally began.
On this day, led by Nangong Shouhong, Ao Cangsheng arrived at Tianxuan Square in the center of Qianye City.
There, as one of the nine skyscrapers, the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion would host a grand alchemy conference.
At that time, all the high-level alchemists from Qianren City would come to witness the event.
Besides that, Tianxiang Pavilion, as a hegemonic force, also invited many influential people from Heavenly Sail Palace and Dragon Yin Mountain.
Golden Core Origin reached Tianxuan Square, where thousands of people gathered.
About 90% of them were monks and alchemists coming to watch.
Only a small portion of them participated in the alchemy meeting.
"Look over there, people from Golden Core Hospital have arrived!"
Seeing Nangong Shouhong, some spectators immediately widened their eyes and shouted.
As Qianren City’s largest alchemy power, Jin Tanyuan’s status naturally surpassed ordinary forces.
With that person’s exclamations, many onlookers couldn’t help but turn their gaze towards the direction where the Golden Palace was located.
"It must be Miss Mengyu, right? She’s so beautiful!"
When the audience saw Nangong’s dream-like language, some people couldn’t help but express their admiration.
"Miss Mengyu is not only skilled in alchemy, but also beautiful like a fairy. She is known as the first beauty of Qianren City!"
The audience’s eyes shone like hungry beasts spotting fresh meat, unable to resist drooling.
"Well, if I could have a long conversation with Miss Mengyu for an entire night, it would be worth it even if I died!"
"That’s what you think! You’re just like you, I’m afraid you’re not worthy of carrying Miss Mengyu’s shoes!"
Due to Nangong Mengyu’s appearance, there was a stir among the neutral crowd.
"Brother, haven’t seen you for a long time. Today, your Golden Core Hospital should be ready to unleash the lion against the rabbit, right?"
Just as Nangong Shouhong walked out of the square, a middle-aged man smiled and asked.
Nangong glanced, and immediately said to Ao Cangsheng: "This is the master of the Shen Family from Qianren City, also an alchemist."
"Although the Shen Family is not as famous as the Jin Family.
In an instant, the gaze of the opponents involuntarily shot out two dark cold lights.
However, due to the upcoming alchemy conference, Ao Cangsheng and Li Canglan did not act out of the ordinary.
After a while, the eight forces participating in the alchemy conference finally gathered at the center of the square.
At this time, a line of figures slowly appeared on the north side of Tianxuan Square.
The appearance of this line of figures made the already busy crowd boil again.
At this moment, the leaders of the eight forces all turned their gaze toward that line of figures.
But even so, even with eight forces silently waiting in front of them, the outline of this line of figures still moved slowly.
As if they did not put these eight forces in their eyes at all.
"The people of Heavenly Palace have arrived!"
Looking at the team with only eleven people, Nangong Mengyu suddenly said with ease.
After a while, that figure slowly came to the square and stood between the eight forces.
The first of the eleven was a person in his sixties or seventies.
Although of considerable age, his long hair was exceptionally black and shiny, evidently well-maintained.
Behind the old man stood four middle-aged men in their forties, who looked cold, silently watching the audience.
As for the other six people, they were all young men dressed in royal attire.
Compared to the four middle-aged elders and the first elder, these six young men were much more carefree.
When they saw the eight forces in front, almost all of them raised their noses, seemingly trying to see the people in front with their nose.
"Today’s alchemy conference, I want to thank everyone for coming. For this, on behalf of Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, I sincerely welcome you!"
The elderly man with a head full of black hair lightly swept across the eight forces and said with a smile.
"You’re too kind. It is an honor to participate in the alchemy conference of Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion. Shen Family from Qianren City, greets Eighth Elder!"
As the old man’s voice fell, the master of the Shen Family led the team and respectfully said.
"Tang Family greets Eighth Elder!"
"Clearwater Residence greets Eighth Elder!"
"Ziwei Pavilion greets Eighth Elder!"
Seeing the Shen Family captain greeting him, other forces were not willing to fall behind and approached to greet the black-haired elder.
"His name is Jing Lingxi. He is the eighth elder of the Jing Family from Ziwei Pavilion, so others call him Eighth Elder."
When the leader of the Yi clan greeted Jing Lingxi, Nangong Mengyu explained to Ao Cangsheng.
Upon hearing this, Ao Cangsheng nodded and said: "In the end, it’s truly a grand show!"
"It’s nothing. You haven’t even seen the Young Master of the Jing Family coming out; that’s a real grand show!"
After eight forces greeted Jing Lingxi one by one, Jing Lingxi stroked his long beard and said: "Everyone knows that today’s alchemy conference held at Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion is to pass on Hou Wangdan."