"Get lost. These old bones of mine have had enough, and you're still putting me through trouble." Elder Huo refused outright.
"What, don't you want to know whether those pills are genuine? I hear there are Youth-Preserving Pills, Blasting Pills, and all sorts of other rare pills. This is an opportunity you can't miss!" Elder Zhen gave Elder Huo a hard shove, pushing him out.
"You old bastard! All you ever do is favor your own disciple!" How could Elder Huo fail to understand Elder Zhen's intentions? Having him authenticate the pills was merely a pretext; protecting the faction Tang Yan had formed was the real goal.
Although he had already decided the pills could not possibly work as well as Du Shu described, Elder Huo was still somewhat curious.
"Young fellow, could you let this old man take a look at this peerless divine pill you mentioned?" A gentle voice rang out, immediately drawing everyone's attention.
Hearing that voice, Tang Yan was stunned. How had this auction managed to attract even him?
Everyone's eyes fell on the gray-robed elder. Some new students were still wondering who he was, but many older students had already cried out, "Elder Huo!"
Elder Huo?
"Who's Elder Huo?" Although most new students had heard of him, a few had not.
"You don't even know Elder Huo? He's one of the very best Alchemy Masters in the entire Azure Dragon Academy-no, in the entire Fragrance-Hearing Kingdom.
"I hear he's already at the pinnacle of the fourth tier. All he needs is the right opportunity to enter the fifth tier!" Some people began explaining to the new students.
Once the new students learned who Elder Huo was, their gazes turned respectful.
Du Shu had naturally heard of Elder Huo, but someone of Elder Huo's exalted standing