The dean of the Alchemy Institute was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. "He was bluffing you. That old fox—does he really think I've achieved nothing all these years?" As he spoke, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes, and he sneered. "Most of those Pill Masters who had ambitions toward the Heaven-Burning Furnace were killed by me. As for the rest, they're all now under my wing in the Alchemy Institute."
Mu Qingge paused, the corner of her mouth twitching despite herself.
It seemed that once she returned to Linchuan, she would have to find that old codger Baili and have a proper heart-to-heart with him.
"Looks like he tricked you into coming," the dean of the Alchemy Institute said with a smile.
Mu Qingge's expression had already said it all, so his tone naturally carried certainty.
