After examining the Great Heaven Returning Pill, Old Zhang went completely blank.
He stared at Lu Chengwen, his eyes full of confusion and disbelief.
"How... how do you have... something so otherworldly?"
Lu Chengwen snatched the Great Heaven Returning Pill back. "Is it real or not!?"
"It... it is..."
"Louder! Tell everyone, Alchemist Zhang! Is this pill a Great Heaven Returning Pill or not?"
"It... it is."
Lu Chengwen looked at everyone. "Did you hear that? Do I need to repeat it?"
Lu Chengwen grabbed the still-stunned Old Zhang. "Anyone who didn't hear can ask him later. He examined it!"
Lu Chengwen snapped, "Same rules as before! Whoever clears the first round gets the Heavenly Gate Pill and the Zhang family's special hospitality privileges!"
"A test of your intelligence! What's one plus one!?"
Lu Chengwen angrily swept his gaze across the crowd. "Can anyone answer that!? Nobody?"
Nine-Hole Blade immediately raised his hand and shouted, "Who the fuck doesn't know that? The answer is—mmph..."
The person beside him covered his mouth. "Brother Nine-Hole, it's a trick!"
"What trick?"
"One plus one! The answer definitely isn't ordinary! Otherwise, wouldn't this Heavenly Gate Pill be way too easy to get?"
Nine-Hole Blade nodded. "Makes sense."
At that moment, Heart-Piercing Sword said, "The answer can't be two, can it?"
Lu Chengwen looked at him. "Am I asking you, or are you asking me? What is it, then!? Is anyone brave enough to tell me out loud!?"
Heart-Piercing Sword snapped, "Two! So what!?"
Lu Chengwen roared, "Very—good! Correct answer! Fucking correct! The Heavenly Gate Pill is yours!"
Lu Chengwen casually tossed it over.
The entire hall went crazy!
Things had happened far too quickly!
Lu Chengwen hadn't hesitated at all. He had simply thrown out a Heavenly Gate Pill. Heart-Piercing Sword had thought Lu