The Furious Chief Steward

Fury blazed across the chief steward's face. His eyes were sharp, glinting with menace, and the air around him suddenly turned terrifying.

"Such arrogance! I valued your talent for alchemy. I offered you a lofty position and generous pay, made an exception to recruit you, and humbled myself to treat you with sincerity!"

"You're nothing but an alchemist who got lucky and refined a few superior-grade pills, yet you've grown this arrogant! You dare look down on the mighty Ten Thousand Treasures Hall and declare that it can't compare to that little Azure Elixir Hall!"

"You truly don't know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is! I'm furious! Furious!"

Anger churned in the chief steward's chest. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

He had genuinely wanted to win Lin Fan over, turn an opponent into an ally, and strengthen Ten Thousand Treasures Hall's standing.

But after Granny Qian's malicious distortions, what he heard was that Lin Fan was hostile to Ten Thousand Treasures Hall, scorned it, and looked down on it. There was no room for negotiation between Lin Fan and the Hall whatsoever!

The chief steward gave a cold snort, his voice turning icy.

"Since he refuses to appreciate my offer and is hostile to Ten Thousand Treasures Hall, we need make no further attempt to recruit him or show him any courtesy!"

"He helped Azure Elixir Hall steal our customers and eclipse us. Now he's insulted the Ten Thousand Treasures Commerce as well!"

"That boy is now Ten Thousand Treasures Hall's sworn enemy!"

Granny Qian bowed her head, a sly smile of triumph flickering through her eyes. Relief settled over her.

It worked.

Thanks to her embellished report, the chief steward now thoroughly resented Lin Fan. The rift between the