Chapter 382

Everyone was stunned for a few seconds, then they let out a low laugh.

To be honest, in that moment they really believed Ye Qingran's words!

After all, Yunxi's demeanor and her performance just now were truly stunning!

But upon second thought, what kind of place is the Yaowang Valley?

That is the most mysterious force in the Central Region!

In many people's minds, it is not even inferior to the Summit of Contending for Deer in Xi Ji!

Especially the Valley Master of the Yaowang Valley, the renowned Ghost Doctor of the continent, who could easily match the Emperor Sovereign of the Summit of Contending for Deer!

Ye Qingran said she had stayed in the Yaowang Valley?

What a huge joke!

Is the Yaowang Valley a place you can just waltz into?

"Pfft~"

Lin Xueyan couldn't hold back and burst out laughing. It's not that she has a low sense of humor; it's that Ye Qingran's words are simply too ridiculous!

Lin Xueyan, whose talent is outstanding, wouldn't even dare say she could be noticed by the Yaowang Valley to study alchemy there.

Ye Qingran, what does she have to rely on?

Just because she knows a little bit of medical skill?

It's utterly laughable.

Seeing everyone looking at her, Lin Xueyan composed herself and asked, "Ye Qingran, you said you stayed in the Yaowang Valley?"

"Not bad."

Lin Xueyan's sarcastic smile deepened: "You say you stayed there—could it be that you were just a maid in the Yaowang Valley?"

That remark drew a lot of laughter.

Honestly, Lin Xueyan isn't without reason—if Ye Qingran really got into the Yaowang Valley by sheer luck, she'd at most be a maid.

"Xueyan, you've got that wrong!" the Thirteenth Princess said with a mocking smile, "Everyone knows the Yaowang Valley's people are dragons and phoenixes among men; it's said even their maids are one-in-a-million talents, all skilled in alchemy. Saying that is really... giving Ye Qingran too much credit!"

Dongfang Ling'er's tone was sarcastic, but what she said wasn't wrong.

The Yaowang Valley has always been mysterious; those it deems worthy are outstanding—even if just to work as a sweeping maid, one needs extraordinary talent.

"I didn't think it through!" Lin Xueyan said, laughing and shaking her head.

Since Ye Qingran, you don't even have the qualifications to be a maid in the Yaowang Valley, how did you get in?

"Who can't boast?" Mu Qingrou said with a cold smile.

These people are doing everything they can to make Ye Qingran lose face.

But Ye Qingran, on the contrary, remained calm and composed, even saying unhurriedly, "I'll lay my cards on the table—I'm actually the Valley Master of the Yaowang Valley."

As soon as she said that, everyone fell into a brief stupor, then burst into laughter a few seconds later.

"Ye Qingran is really humorous!"

"Haha, for a moment I almost believed her!"

"Her bluffing skills are top-notch!"

Everyone looked at Ye Qingran with interest, all thinking she was joking.

After all, the Valley Master of the Yaowang Valley is such a mysterious figure—how could it possibly be Ye Qingran?

Moreover, it's said the Valley Master of the Yaowang Valley is an old man.

When did it become Ye Qingran, this young woman?

Everyone laughed, except one person, whose eyes held a wisdom that saw through everything.

That person is the old Prince of the Ling Manor, Ling Zhengrong.

He is the only outsider present who knows the identities of Ye Qingran and her companions.

He lightly shook his head, feeling somewhat ironic.

People always end up believing things they deep down don't want to believe.

Ye Qingran clearly told the truth, yet no one believed her.

But that's understandable.

Actually, when he first saw Ye Qingran, he was shocked for a long time.

"You're the Valley Master of the Yaowang Valley? Ye Qingran, I think you've gone mad!" the Thirteenth Princess laughed loudly.

Lin Xueyan wore a full smile, her gaze at Ye Qingran full of contempt.

If Ye Qingran were the Valley Master of the Yaowang Valley, then Lin Xueyan would be the sect master of the Purple Snow Pill Sect!

"What's going on? Why is everyone laughing so happily?"

An old man's voice came from outside the hall.

Everyone turned toward the sound and saw the newcomer wearing the signature blue robe of an elder of the Divine Medicine Sect.

"Ninth Elder?"

Upon hearing that the visitor was the Ninth Elder of the Divine Medicine Sect, the Donglin Emperor smiled and said, "Ninth Elder honoring us with your presence at today's palace banquet is a blessing for our Donglin."

The Ninth Elder returned the salute, saying, "I have been delayed by some matters and arrived late; I hope the Donglin Emperor will forgive me."

"It's fine, please take a seat, Ninth Elder."

After the Ninth Elder took his seat, his gaze swept over the crowd, lingered on Ye Qingran for a moment, then moved away.

"I didn't expect to see the Ninth Elder of the Divine Medicine Sect here in Xiliang City—what a fortunate meeting."

The three national lords, upon hearing the visitor was the Ninth Elder of the Divine Medicine Sect, each had their eyes flicker.

You know, the Divine Medicine Sect is the top alchemy sect in the Central Region besides the Yaowang Valley! Even an elder of the Divine Medicine Sect deserves these three national lords to yield three points of respect!

"Three national lords, please don't stand on ceremony."

Donglin Emperor asked again, "Ninth Elder has been slow to return; why not let me send someone to properly entertain you for a visit?"

Ninth Elder waved his hand, "To be frank, I should have returned to Divine Medicine Sect long ago, but the Sect Master ordered me to stay in Xiliang City a while longer, to properly consult that Guest Minister Elder of our Divine Medicine Sect."

When those words were spoken, everyone's expression changed.

Ninth Elder, what does that mean?

Is the Guest Minister Elder of Divine Medicine Sect in Xiliang City?

Donglin Emperor had asked casually, never expecting to hear such a huge secret!

For a moment, he was a bit stunned.

"Ninth Elder means that the Guest Minister Elder of Divine Medicine Sect is in my Xiliang City?"

Not only is she in your Xiliang City, she is originally from Xiliang City! It's just that you, Emperor, fail to recognize a gem!

Ninth Elder did not look at Ye Qingran, twirled his graying beard, and smiled mysteriously, "Indeed."

Everyone erupted.

It should be known that, as the Central Region's top sect, Divine Medicine Sect is famed not for its nine Elders nor its Sect Master, but for that Divine Dragon—seen head but not tail—Guest Minister Elder.

One could say that Divine Medicine Sect's rise to the present owes an indispensable contribution to that Guest Minister Elder.

Who could have thought that the Guest Minister Elder of Divine Medicine Sect is also in Xiliang City?

The three National Lords were downright jealous to the point of madness.

When did Xiliang City become a feng shui treasure?

Again it's Lin Xueyan of the Hunt's Summit, and again it's the Guest Minister Elder of Divine Medicine Sect.

How come the capital of their nation doesn't share such a good fate?

Indeed, city after city, it's the Emperor who gets furious!

"Then, may I ask Ninth Elder, where is the Guest Minister Elder of Divine Medicine Sect now?"

Donglin Emperor asked the question that everyone had been wanting to ask.

As for that Guest Minister Elder of Divine Medicine Sect, the world has always regarded them with curiosity.