Jia Lie Bi's Scheme

Liu Xi's words made Jia Lie Bi's heart suddenly stir.

Liu Xi seemed incapable of keeping things to himself. He laid it all out, voicing the thoughts both he and Jia Lie Bi had kept buried—

"We should get his prescription..." Liu Xi deliberately paused here, then continued as though skipping over something, "If we can't get it, then just..."

As he spoke, he made a throat-slitting gesture.

Jia Lie Bi understood at once.

The two of them actually shared the same thoughts Ya Fei had once had about Xiao family's prescription.

It was only that Ya Fei, persuaded by Gu Ni, had eventually restrained her impulse.

It was not as though Jia Lie Bi did not know how formidable alchemists were. But since Liu Xi, an alchemist himself, wanted him to be utterly ruthless, and was even forcing him to a life-or-death struggle—wasn't that exactly what this was? If the Xiao family, with Chu Yang's pills, one day raised the strength of their younger generation beyond the Jia Lie family and could wipe out the Jia Lie family through force, would the Xiao family not do the same?

Only fools would refrain from doing so!

Jia Lie Bi now felt as though he had been driven into a corner.

Therefore, under Liu Xi's instigation, he might disregard everything and make a move against an alchemist!

"I understand!" Jia Lie Bi said as though making up his mind. "I'll handle the rest. Just focus on refining that Spring Powder! If you have time left over, you might as well refine some pills that can help people advance in strength!"

Jia Lie Bi's strength-advancing pills naturally referred to something like Chu Yang's Strength Advancement Pill. Unfortunately, Liu Xi did not yet possess that ability. If he did, he would have refined them long ago, continued bleeding Jia Lie Bi dry, and perhaps even entered the Miel Auction House to earn even more money!

Liu Xi rolled his eyes.

Jia Lie Bi understood that this fellow would rather spend every day in the embrace of women than lift a finger to refine pills.

Jia Lie Bi could only say through gritted teeth, "Don't worry. You won't be short of Gold Coins when the time comes."

Then he waved at the two pretty maidservants and said, "Xiao Xia, Xiao Yu, help Young Master Liu back to his room to rest."

At the servants' acknowledgment, Liu Xi finally smiled.

But after they turned away, a flash of resentment and malice appeared in Jia Lie Bi's eyes as he watched Liu Xi leave.

At that moment, Jia Lie Bi viciously said in his heart, The day I no longer have any use for you, I'll kill you with my own hands!

Ever since this fellow had come to the Jia Lie family, his ability to rake in money had become increasingly outrageous.

On the other hand, Jia Lie Bi intended to personally make a move and win Chu Yang over.

He would buy him off first. If that failed, then he would kill him. In any case, he could not allow the Xiao family to use Chu Yang to destroy his own family's younger generation.

Jia Lie Bi had already investigated this sudden wild brat, Chu Yang. He had no ties to the Xiao family and did not know them before this.

He did not know how the Xiao family had invited him over, but it was probably either money or beautiful women!

For a moment, Jia Lie Bi felt that all alchemists were more or less the same as Liu Xi.

Otherwise, he truly could not explain why Chu Yang would help a Xiao family with whom he had been complete strangers.

As for money and beautiful women, Jia Lie Bi felt that he could provide both.

For the time being, Jia Lie Bi could not enter the Xiao family, but he could arrange spies to wait for Chu Yang outside.

After all, Chu Yang could not possibly stay cooped up in the Xiao family forever.

Besides, refining Strength Advancement Pills had become second nature to him. He did not need to spend much time on it, and for the moment, he did not intend to mass-produce Strength Advancement Pills for the Xiao family either.

After completing the initial stage of cultivating the Great Dou Absorption, Chu Yang had nothing else to do.

That day, he intended to go out for a stroll and browse the market for anything worth picking up. Wutan City was close to the Monster Mountain Range, so there should be plenty of mountain herbs, magical beast cores, and similar items in the market.

Now that he possessed the Medicine Emperor's basic alchemy techniques, he needed to slowly learn how to refine more advanced pills. Refining higher-grade pills required higher-grade herbs, magical beast cores, and other rare materials from the mountains.

The Xiao family's medicinal ingredient storehouse might not have such herbs and beast cores. Although the Mier Auction House had a rich collection, its prices would certainly be outrageously higher than those in the market.

Chu Yang also did not think he was truly wealthy yet.

The moment Chu Yang left the Xiao family's gates, the Jia Lie family spy planted within the Xiao family reported it to Jia Lie Bi, who had been waiting all along.

Jia Lie Bi immediately set out in person.

From afar, he saw Keke and Yanyan following beside Chu Yang and could not help thinking, He really is a young man no different from Liu Xi! Still, although the two little beauties the Xiao family arranged for him have some looks, they are far inferior to the Xiao Xia and Xiao Yu I selected for Liu Xi.

Did this young man named Chu Yang prefer money, or beautiful women?

Jia Lie Bi hid in the shadows with his men, still weighing his options, when a graceful figure suddenly flashed near Chu Yang. A young girl came running up from behind and caught up with him.

"Young Master Chu—" the young girl called out.

Since he had long been plotting against the Xiao family, Jia Lie Bi knew every notable person in the Xiao family, whether elder or junior, like the back of his hand.

He recognized the young girl as Xiao Mei.

This little girl looked like she had reached the ninth stage of Dou Force. Jia Lie Bi thought to himself.

His old eyes had not grown dim. In fact, they were even sharper and more vicious than in his youth. It was as though he could discern Xiao Mei's cultivation level at a glance.

And he was right. During the Xiao family juniors' strength test, Xiao Mei had been at the seventh stage of Dou Force, the highest level, and had been one of the more eye-catching members of the younger generation. But a few days ago, after taking Chu Yang's Strength Advancement Pill, she had immediately advanced from the seventh stage of Dou Force to the eighth. With diligent cultivation now, it would not take long for her to reach the ninth stage.

And once the ninth stage of Dou Force was surpassed, one became a Dou Practitioner.

Therefore, Jia Lie Bi had not misjudged her.

At this moment, aside from seeing through Xiao Mei's strength, Jia Lie Bi also saw that she was clinging to Chu Yang like a piece of chewing gum.

So the Xiao family was using a honey trap as well? Jia Lie Bi analyzed inwardly. Chu Yang was, after all, a young man!

Suddenly, Jia Lie Bi decided to find a woman even more alluring than Xiao Mei to tempt Chu Yang.

That's it! That old friend said he could purchase a rare snake woman from the Tagor Desert... Jia Lie Bi's eyes suddenly lit up.

From then on, Chu Yang's every move in the market remained under Jia Lie Bi's watchful eyes.

Jia Lie Bi had been waiting for the best opportunity to approach Chu Yang.