Pharmacist, Gu Weixiong

When Baili Hongzhuang and the others arrived at the assessment site of the Alchemist Grand Competition, it was already crowded with people.

Upon noticing Situ Yan's appearance, all the disciples bowed in greeting.

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

The disciples of the Tiangang Sect stepped back, creating a path for Situ Yan.

Situ Yan's face showed a slight reduction in warmth and kindness, replaced by a touch of majesty and dignity as he walked slowly towards the spectator stands.

Gu Weixiong, the Sect Master of the Yaozong, was already waiting on the stands. Seeing Situ Yan arrive late, his expression naturally turned sour.

The Tiangang Sect was Situ Yan's home ground, but him arriving late at such a time clearly indicated that he was unwelcome.

However, with so many disciples present, no matter how unhappy he felt, he could only put on a happy appearance.

Situ Yan's delay was not intentional; it was because of the delay caused by Muling Bing and Lan Yunxiao's disguises.

However, Situ Yan didn't care about what Gu Weixiong thought.

"Hongzhuang, let's go first," Emperor Beichen said as he appeared among the crowd with Situ Yan. Since he had to go up to the stands, he couldn't be with Baili Hongzhuang.

Baili Hongzhuang nodded slightly, and her figure quietly disappeared into the crowd.

"Sect Master Situ, you've arrived," Gu Weixiong stood up, a smile appearing on his face.

Situ Yan also smiled, but his smile didn't reach his eyes.

"Master Gu, sorry for making you wait."

"Sect Master Situ is too polite; I arrived early," Gu Weixiong replied.

Situ Yan and Gu Weixiong exchanged pleasantries and then sat down together.

"Sect Master Situ, the Young Master of the Beichen Empire is truly a talented youth. He becomes more outstanding with each passing day," Gu Weixiong praised.

At the same time, Emperor Beichen also bowed in greeting to Gu Weixiong.

"Master Gu, you flatter me."

Gu Weixiong shook his head. "I'm speaking sincerely. I don't have the good fortune to find such an excellent successor like Sect Master Situ."

Emperor Beichen wore a humble and polite smile, not getting too happy with Gu Weixiong's praise.

In this incident, the Tiangang Sect and the Yaozong had already fallen out, so everything Gu Weixiong said was just for the sake of propriety.

Baili Hongzhuang quickly arrived at the location where the disciples of the Vermilion Bird Hall were situated. The disciples of the Tiangang Sect were always organized, and the disciples of each hall stood in different places.

Xia Zhiqing and Bai Junyu breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Baili Hongzhuang. "Hongzhuang, you finally came! We thought you weren't coming!"

Xia Zhiqing quickly walked to Baili Hongzhuang's side, her expression showing a hint of urgency.

Baili Hongzhuang smiled faintly, "I was delayed by some things this morning, so I arrived a bit late. Fortunately, I didn't miss anything."

Hearing Baili Hongzhuang's words, Xia Zhiqing's doubts deepened.

In these days, she felt that Hongzhuang had been busy with something. Even this morning, something had caused a delay, but they couldn't figure out what it could be. It was strange.

Bai Junyu knew that Xia Zhiqing couldn't hold back her words, so she was probably going to ask what Baili Hongzhuang had been busy with.

"Anyway, as long as you're not late, it's fine," Bai Junyu interjected with a smile.

With Bai Junyu's interruption, Xia Zhiqing naturally wouldn't continue questioning, pretending as if nothing had happened.

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