Plain and Unremarkable Yun Shenwei

"Senior Apprentice Brother, we love you to death!"

Niu Xuante and Xin Daorong exchanged a glance and beamed, reaching out to hug Yun Shenwei.

"I don't mess around. Get lost."

Yun Shenwei knocked the two of them down with two punches, then decisively said, "Hurry up and take me to Liu Wen. I'll settle this for you."

Xin Daorong said doubtfully, "Senior Apprentice Brother, don't get worked up. Liu Wen is a very arrogant guy. If you apologize for us, there might still be room to turn this around. But if you argue with him, I'm afraid it'll only make things worse..."

Niu Xuante nodded repeatedly as well, terrified that their Senior Apprentice Brother would beat the other party to a pulp at the slightest disagreement.

"What nonsense are you spouting? If I told you to lead the way, then hurry up. I know what I'm doing. Do I need you to teach me? Since he says you burned his pill formula, then I'll compensate him with one!"

Yun Shenwei waved his hand grandly, his figure flashing as he fiercely smacked each of them on the head.

"This..."

Xin Daorong and Niu Xuante froze after hearing that. First they were stunned, then puzzled.

They had never heard that their Senior Apprentice Brother knew how to refine pills. Even if he had truly obtained a pill formula through some lucky coincidence, shouldn't he be keeping it hidden?

But on second thought, since Senior Apprentice Brother dared say such a thing, he must truly have a trump card!

The two nodded to each other in mutual understanding, weeping excitedly as they secretly swore that whenever they peeked at female disciples bathing in the future, they would definitely call Senior Apprentice Brother first thing...

The expressions on their faces changed so wildly that Yun Shenwei was utterly baffled when he saw them. If he knew what they were thinking, he would probably go over and throw a few more punches.

Xin Daorong and Niu Xuante hurriedly led Yun Shenwei along. By the time they found Liu Wen in the ordinary disciples' area, it was already too late.

"Elder, it was these two who ambushed me in secret and burned the pill formula my master gave me. Please uphold justice for me!"

Liu Wen had deliberately been waiting here for quite some time. Not only did he see Yun Shenwei's group of three, but the white-haired old man behind him, dressed in a moon-white robe with narrow eyes, saw them as well.

A crescent moon and seven golden stars were embroidered on the old man's chest, indicating his cultivation realm.

As a veteran Battle Through the Heavens fan, Yun Shenwei naturally knew that this man was Ge Ye, the Seven Star Dou Shi who had accompanied Nalan Yanran to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement in the original story.

"Yun Shenwei, you came at just the right time. I've been looking everywhere for those two bastards behind you. I never expected you, their Senior Apprentice Brother, to bring them here yourself. As expected of the finest among Yun Lan Sect's younger generation—your awareness is commendable. You'll surely accomplish great things in the future."

Ge Ye ignored Liu Wen. Instead, he stroked his goatee and spoke to Yun Shenwei with a faint smile.

"Steward Ge Ye... You've misunderstood."

Yun Shenwei scratched his head, looking rather awkward.

"Misunderstood? What have I misunderstood? You brought them here of your own accord to answer for their crimes. Clearly, you're helping this elder shoulder his burdens. If every disciple were as sensible as you, why would our Yun Lan Sect worry about not flourishing?"

Ge Ye assumed the youth was merely being humble and praised him a few more times. It was no wonder; Yun Shenwei had an enormous reputation among Yun Lan Sect's younger disciples, and all the sect elders knew of this genius.

"Niu Xuante! Xin Daorong! The two of you have caused trouble and severely disrupted the sect's order. Get over here this instant! Must this old man personally invite you over?"

Ge Ye was quite courteous toward Yun Shenwei, but he was not nearly so polite to the short, fat man and the tall, thin man behind him. He immediately roared in anger.

"Heavens! Steward Ge Ye is angry. I wonder which fool was reckless enough to provoke him."

"Senior Apprentice Brother is here too, but why are those two oddballs, Xin Daorong and Niu Xuante, behind him?"

"Do we even need to ask? It must be trouble caused by that fatso and that skinny guy. Senior Apprentice Brother is kindhearted and wants to put in a good word for them."

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you all staring at those two oddballs? If you ask me, the young man behind Elder Ge Ye is the one we should be talking about."

It happened to be the end of afternoon training, and many disciples were returning to their residences, so they all witnessed this scene.

"Senior Apprentice Brother! Senior Apprentice Brother..."

Niu Xuante and Xin Daorong were so frightened their legs went weak. They could only place their hopes on Yun Shenwei.

"Senior, Shenwei believes there is actually a better way to resolve this matter."

Yun Shenwei stepped forward and cupped his fists to Ge Ye. "I already heard the full account from my two junior brothers on the way here. They know they were wrong, and I am willing to offer a pill formula as compensation to Liu Wen."

"This old man knows you hold considerable prestige among the younger disciples, and I know you do not wish to see your junior brothers expelled from the sect. But you must understand that Liu Wen is Pill King Gu He's newly accepted disciple. The pill formulas Pill King uses are not something ordinary goods can compare to. Besides, without Alchemy Talent, where would you get a pill formula?"

Ge Ye's cheek twitched. He had wanted to rebuke him loudly, but when he saw the youth's resolute gaze and recalled the recent rumors within the sect concerning the youth and Nalan Yanran, he could only suppress his dissatisfaction and continue persuading him. "What happened today has nothing to do with you. Go back and cultivate. Do not waste your time on two scum of the sect."

"Hey! You over there, Yun Shenwei, listen up! This has absolutely nothing to do with you, so stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong. Didn't you hear the sect steward tell you to get lost? Be smart and hand them over right now! Offend a future Alchemy Grandmaster like me for the sake of two pieces of trash, and I'll make sure you can't get your hands on pills in the future. Believe it or not?"

This was Liu Wen's first time accompanying Pill King Gu He to Yun Lan Sect as a guest. Young and arrogant, he thought highly of his identity as an alchemist, so he spoke with extreme insolence.

In his eyes, alchemists were born superior to others. Did someone named Yun Shenwei even deserve to speak with him?

On the Dou Qi Continent, alchemists were an exceptionally noble profession. Calling them one in ten thousand was no exaggeration.

Liu Wen possessed Alchemy Talent found only once in ten thousand, and so did his older brother, Liu Ling. That was why they had been accepted as disciples one after another by Gu He, the Gama Empire's Number One Alchemist.

Before coming to Yun Lan Sect, ordinary people would become incredibly excited whenever they heard that he was Pill King Gu He's disciple, terrified of saying something wrong and offending him.

After arriving at Yun Lan Sect, he had secretly slipped away, intending to show off his noble status before the sect's disciples. Yet before he had even made half a round through Yun Lan Sect, he had been pranked by those two bastards, one fat and one thin.

A basin of shit had been dumped directly over him—it was simply insane. The package he carried with him had also been burned by those two bastards. Even now, whenever he recalled that scene, he wanted nothing more than to tear out their tendons and skin them alive!

That was why he had immediately sought out Yun Lan Sect's steward, Ge Ye, and waited here.

Everything had been prepared, and Elder Ge Ye had even agreed to expel the two from Yun Lan Sect. Who could have expected Yun Shenwei to show up at this very moment and interfere? How could Liu Wen possibly accept that?

Yun Shenwei smiled calmly, not angered by the other party's provocation. Instead, he displayed the bearing of Yun Lan Sect's Senior Apprentice Brother and said righteously:

"I am this generation's Senior Apprentice Brother of Yun Lan Sect, so naturally I have an obligation to handle this matter. Since you say my two junior brothers burned your pill formula, then please describe its contents so that I can compensate you accordingly!"

At those words, Ge Ye could not help frowning deeply, inwardly sighing that Yun Shenwei was making an unnecessary fuss.

Liu Wen snorted after hearing this, pointed at Yun Shenwei, and mocked, "Heh, how laughable. What compensation can someone who isn't even an alchemist possibly offer? Is there no one left among Yun Lan Sect's disciples? Someone at this level can actually be called Senior Apprentice Brother?"