Chapter 417: Just a Fifth-rank Alchemist! (3rd Update)
Chapter 417 of "Chaos Heavenly Emperor Technique" begins with suspenseful moments: Upon hearing Li Rong’s words, Deng Yongshi’s face turned red with anger immediately. Now, all... Don’t miss it!
Upon hearing Li Rong’s words, Deng Yongshi’s face turned red with anger immediately. Now, all the younger members of the Deng family were watching her become the butt of the joke; she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.Ling Feng simply shrugged nonchalantly. As long as he kept the promise of not speaking out to Deng Yongshi, that was enough; spats between younger members of a family were all too common, and he felt no need to get involved.
Thus, Ling Feng acted as if he hadn’t heard anything, not even glancing in Deng Yongshi’s direction. He merely patted Deng Yongshi on the shoulder and said indifferently, "Let’s go."
Deng Yongshi looked at Ling Feng and saw that his demeanor was calm and unhurried, as if he hadn’t seen the mockery and laughter around him. She bit her lip and reflected that her own state of mind was far from Ling Feng’s.
Li Rong, seeing that Ling Feng didn’t even bother to give her a single glance, felt her pride wounded and scoffed with a fake smile, "Mr. Ling seems to be quite aloof! But I don’t really know what Mr. Ling is capable of. To be personally invited by my grandfather to teach my cousin, you must be extraordinary!"
"As a side note, my teacher is a vice president of the Alchemy Master Guild, not too impressive, just a Fifth-rank Alchemist with some minor renown in the Imperial City. I imagine Mr. Ling wouldn’t be any less capable!"
It was obvious that Li Rong intended to embarrass Deng Yongshi; not daring to trouble Deng Yongshi too much, she deliberately ridiculed Ling Feng a few times to make Deng Yongshi lose face.
In her eyes, Ling Feng was just a teenager; how capable could he be? General Deng must have invited him simply to keep Deng Yongshi company.
Ling Feng gave Deng Yongshi a glance and pursed his lips, saying lightly, "I’m flattered Miss thinks highly of me, but alas, I indeed have no special skills."
At that moment, an elderly man with white at the temples, in his sixties, emerged from the crowd. Li Rong immediately went up to him and respectfully bowed, greeting, "I pay my respects to you, Teacher!"
The elderly man nodded slightly and looked at Ling Feng, saying lightly, "Xiao Rong, has your teacher not taught you to be modest and not to bully others? This young man is likely not a teacher but simply an ordinary retainer."
Upon these words, a wave of laughter swept through the hall.
"Hahaha, he must be a retainer for sure!"
"Look at his silly appearance; he’s probably not a retainer but a servant!"
"You lot!" Deng Yongshi burst out angrily, clenching her fist and shouting at the surrounding gossiping crowd, "Don’t go too far!"
The angrier Deng Yongshi became, the happier Li Rong felt inside. She spoke with a cold sarcasm, "You’re right, Teacher. We really shouldn’t bully a little retainer. I’m so sorry, Mr. Ling—Teacher—!"
She deliberately stressed the word "Teacher" with a biting sarcasm that made her disdain crystal clear.
Other teachers of the younger Deng family members also shook their heads and spoke bluntly, "Young man, the title of ’Teacher’ is not something just anyone can hold. At your young age, what can you teach anyone?"
ic. Everyone couldn’t help but turn their heads to see a figure in a wide robe striding forward.
And beside that elderly figure was none other than another person, none other than General Deng himself!