The Crazy Son-In-Law

“What do you think, Mr. Zhou?”

After saying that, Teng Xian didn’t bother asking for Xiao Shun’s opinion at all. He directly turned to Zhou Tianheng and asked.

“Young man, are you willing to worship me as your teacher?” Zhou Tianheng smiled slightly and looked at Xiao Shun to ask.

As a titan in the pellets world, as long as he was willing, countless people would be eager to worship under him. Even learning a little would be enough for them to live comfortably for life. He was confident that Xiao Shun would certainly not refuse either.

The scene being broadcast on the venue’s big screen immediately caused a stir.

“I didn’t hear wrong, did Mr. Zhou voluntarily want to accept that kid as a disciple? The sun must be rising from the west. Mr. Zhou hasn’t taken a disciple for twenty years already.”

“That kid must be silly with joy. Why is he still dazing off? If it were me, I would immediately kneel down and kowtow. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rise up! Being able to worship under Mr. Zhou, wouldn’t he be guaranteed future success and fame?”

“That’s right! I’m so envious. This kid must have stepped in dog shit and got lucky. I don’t think my pellets are any worse than his. How come Mr. Zhou didn’t choose me?”

Those useless young alchemists who were berated by Zhou Tianheng earlier were even more envious. They dreamed of worshipping under Zhou Tianheng but never got the chance. And now they witnessed with their own eyes Zhou Tianheng voluntarily asking someone if they were willing to join him as a disciple. The disparity was just too great.

Standing above on the viewing platform, Hai Tang and Yang Zino were also surprised. They didn’t expect this development either.

If Xiao Shun agreed to become Zhou Tianheng’s disciple, and Zhou Tianheng was a trump card of the Middleland Old School Society with a status even higher than Miss Hai Tang, wouldn’t Xiao Shun be returning to the Old School Society? How would they explain it to Gu Baiyi’s side?

My god, what a mess, Hai Tang suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Yang Zino was also panicking. She didn’t have much foundation in the Old School Society. She had relied entirely on climbing to her current position step by step herself.

If Xiao Shun rejoined the Old School Society under Zhou Tianheng’s wing, with Zhou Tianheng’s powerful backing, things wouldn’t bode well for her, Yang Zino.

“Could his purpose in participating in today’s auction be this?” Yang Zino was puzzled and secretly pondered.

The Wen siblings and Wu Jian were also a bit dumbfounded, as were Yi Rui and Huo Pengju.NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.

They weren’t so much shocked as completely unexpected. Zhou Tianheng’s great name was known far and wide in the cultivation world. In the entire cultivation world, his status was even higher than the four branch heads of the Old School Society. For such a figure to voluntarily offer to accept Xiao Shun as a disciple was very complicated for them.

“Young man, why are you still dazing? Mr. Zhou has said so much, can’t you understand what he means? Hurry and kowtow.”

Teng Xian kindly reminded Xiao Shun.

“I don’t want to.”

Looking at Zhou Tianheng, Xiao Shun’s tone was firm.

The four casual words Xiao Shun uttered calmly were like a sudden clap of thunder, exploding through the entire venue.

Buzz!

The entire venue erupted into an uproar.

“Is this guy crazy? Or is there something wrong with my ears? He actually rejected Mr. Zhou?”

“Ungrateful! So many people desperately want to worship under Mr. Zhou. He just rejected it like that. There must be something wrong with his brain, right?”

“This idiot clearly doesn’t know gratitude. Such a good thing falls into his lap yet he doesn’t appreciate it. Rejecting Mr. Zhou so bluntly in front of so many people, how embarrassing for Mr. Zhou. Reckless youth.”

“This fool, is he still drunk? Does he know what he just said?” On the stands, Wen Yan said with astonishment along with Wu Jian and the others.

“Just an impulsive youth. He probably doesn’t know the great benefits he’s giving up today by rejecting Mr. Zhou.” Wu Jian said coldly.

Xiao Shun’s “I don’t want to” was truly infuriating.

The spectators whispered amongst themselves. Some couldn’t help but yell loudly. But all expressed incomprehension at his rejection of Zhou Tianheng.

Zhou Tianheng’s group was also shocked.

Especially Zhou Tianheng himself. He never expected someone to reject him to his face. His expression was extremely ugly.

“Young man, you are too ungrateful. Mr. Zhou is willing to accept you as a disciple for your own good fortune. Arrogant youth should still have limits. Going overboard is ignorance.”

Teng Xian’s old face sank like it could wring out water. He scolded aloud.

“If you can’t even appraise high-grade energy pellets, what qualifications do you have to ask me to worship under you?” Xiao Shun resonated loudly.

At these words, the venue erupted into chaos again.

Zhou Tianheng’s trio were authorities in the pellets field. To be directly questioned like this, how could they take it?

Pellet refinement was meticulous, the slightest mistake leading to huge deviations. The proportions of ingredients, temperature, timing – the slightest mishandling of any aspect would greatly reduce efficacy, even potentially causing accidents like explosions.

Pellets refined from the same materials could be graded as inferior, low, high, supreme based on quality, color, efficacy.

The few energy pellets the Old School Society exhibited were at most low grade, while Xiao Shun had shown them high grade, almost supreme pellets.

Zhou Tianheng’s group wasn’t blind. They deliberately acted that way. So Xiao Shun didn’t hesitate to point it out bluntly.

“Insolence! The three of us have been established in the pellets field for at least decades. What kinds of pellets can we not distinguish? You wet-behind-the-ears brat, how dare you spout nonsense?”

The other senior alchemist beside Zhou Tianheng, a 60-something year old man named She Ni, finally couldn’t stand it and scolded loudly.

“Is that so?” Xiao Shun faintly smiled, taking out another glass bottle containing six or seven emerald green pellets and handing it over.

“Then can the three sirs help appraise these pellets?”

Although angry, being rejected so bluntly in front of so many people made Teng Xian feel it’d be petty to continue, so he angrily accepted the pellets from Xiao Shun.

Opening the rubber cap, a faint herbal scent immediately wafted out, instantly making people feel refreshed and clear-headed, with tranquil comfort in their hearts.

Zhou Tianheng had been seething with rage at Xiao Shun’s rejection, but in an instant calmed down completely. His bright old eyes lit up.

He looked at the pellets in Teng Xian’s hands with suddenly knitted brows, unbelieving. “This… this is energy pellets?”

Hearing this, astonishment covered the other two’s faces.

“Correct. It seems Mr. Zhou does have some insight.” Xiao Shun said.

The stronger a pellet’s efficacy, the more precious and rare the materials, and the higher the refining technique required. With Zhou Tianheng’s group’s skill level, even if given energy pellets ingredients and formula, they still might not be able to refine it.

Not to mention the energy pellets materials were the rarely seen Spirit Stone powder Xiao Shun used. And the valuable formula.

Just in refining technique, Xiao Shun was above Zhou Tianheng and the others.