After mocking Xiao Yan, the fat alchemist still did not feel satisfied. He discreetly glanced at the expressions of his companions. When he saw that Master Bai, the leader of the group, was equally puzzled, he became even more convinced that Xiao Yan was no miraculous youth trained by the Pill Tower. It would have been one thing if he himself did not know Xiao Yan, but Master Bai did not know him either. Xiao Yan must have felt unwilling after failing to obtain the magic core earlier and had come this time intending to use some trick to take the magic core from his hands.
His expression changed as he said to Mu Que beside him, "Clan Chief Mu, you may not know this, but this kid tried to compete with me for an eighth-tier magic core before. That item holds extraordinary significance for me, and since he failed to get it, I fear he has made up his mind to swindle away the eighth-tier Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core in my possession today."
Though the fat alchemist appeared to be explaining himself to Mu Que, he did not lower his voice at all. Everyone present could hear him clearly. The Heavenly Luan Clan members' expressions turned rather unpleasant as well. Regardless of whether Xiao Yan could help today, he had been brought here by Mu Xinyuan. The fat alchemist's words were truly too cutting; he was practically slapping Mu Xinyuan across the face.
However, Huang Tu was, after all, a seventh-tier alchemist, so they still had to give him some face. Mu Zi'er stepped in to mediate. "Master Huang Tu, there must be some misunderstanding between you and young friend Xiao Yan. I can guarantee that Xiao Yan would never do something like swindling a magic