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"Honored retainer, you are incredible!"
"With you among our ranks, the Tao family will surely flourish!"
"Did you see Huang Hezi's face just now? It was as if his whole world crumbled! Damn, that was so satisfying!"
"He brought it on himself. We all showed him respect for his years of service, and yet he betrayed Senior Sister Tao Wan at the last minute. Now that he has underperformed, life at the Shangguan family will not be easy for him."
"Master Dan Chenzi, this way please!"
Once again, Luo Chen was the first to refine the Spirit Feed Pellet and the first to complete the round. As he descended from the high platform, he was greeted by an unprecedented wave of admiration and reverence.
If the first round had brought surprise, then the second round earned him fervent adoration from the Tao family. Luo Chen accepted it all with calm composure. He walked forward steadily until he stood beside Tao Wan.
"You've worked hard," Tao Wan said. Her tone was noticeably gentler than before as her gaze rested on him.
Luo Chen smiled and shook his head. "It was nothing more than a trifling effort."
A trifling effort? Tao Wan glanced at the stage, where many alchemists were still struggling at their cauldrons. For a long moment, she said nothing. Then her voice softened further. "Now that you've secured first place in two rounds, regardless of the next result, I already have a chance to move up from fourth place. For the third round, perhaps you could tone it down a little."
Her words carried no doubt, only conviction. The alchemy Luo Chen had displayed over the past two rounds had utterly convinced her.
Yet Luo Chen blinked, momentarily unsure what she meant....
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