Baili Hongzhuang walked briskly to the side of Muling Bing and Lan Yunxiao, her elegant and graceful demeanor adorned with a gentle smile akin to a lotus flower.
"I've seen them. The Second Elder has taken them to their lodging, so I came back," she said.
"What do you think?" Lan Yunxiao scrutinized Baili Hongzhuang. When he first laid eyes on her, he distinctly noticed a hint of displeasure in her expression.
Baili Hongzhuang shrugged. "Not very good."
"Why is that?" Mu Lingbing raised an eyebrow. She didn't have much knowledge about the Alchemist Grand Competition, but she had a feeling that it wasn't a good thing.
"The attitude of alchemists, Mother should understand," Baili Hongzhuang replied with a smile.
As Baili Hongzhuang's words fell, Lan Yunxiao and Mu Lingbing immediately understood.
Regardless of the origin of alchemists, their attitudes were consistently arrogant.
"I see," Mu Lingbing chuckled. "Alchemists rarely have a good attitude, always full of themselves, unless they encounter someone stronger."
Baili Hongzhuang's smile deepened. In fact, it wasn't just alchemists; this pattern existed throughout the entire Shengxuan Continent.
Anyone with strength inevitably carried some arrogance within them, only revealing a humble demeanor when facing someone even more powerful.
"Mom, Dad, have you seen Grandfather and Beichen?" Baili Hongzhuang glanced around but didn't spot Emperor Beichen and Situ Yan's figures.
"Your grandfather called Beichen away just now; they should be discussing matters inside the house," Mu Lingbing explained.
"Mom, then I'll go and take a look too."
Baili Hongzhuang smiled faintly and headed towards the house. She had a few things she wanted to discuss.
Watching Baili Hongzhuang's departing figure, Mu Lingbing and Lan Yunxiao exchanged a glance, sensing that things were not as simple as they seemed.
"Is something wrong?" Mu Lingbing felt a sense of worry in her heart.
"It's probably about the Alchemist Grand Competition. Don't worry," Lan Yunxiao patted Mu Lingbing's shoulder. Lately, Mu Lingbing had been worrying about many things.
Since Situ Yan and the others didn't inform them about this matter, they naturally didn't want them to be concerned.
...
When Baili Hongzhuang entered the house, Situ Yan and Emperor Beichen were discussing the assessment for the competition.
Seeing Baili Hongzhuang's arrival, the two didn't find it strange and invited her to join them.
"Hongzhuang, are you here to talk about the Alchemist Grand Competition?" Emperor Beichen's face immediately revealed a gentle smile upon seeing Baili Hongzhuang.
Baili Hongzhuang nodded slightly. "I just saw the alchemists from the Medicine Sect, but their attitude wasn't very good."
"No surprise there. Our Tian Gang Sect and the Medicine Sect have almost reached a breaking point this time," Emperor Beichen chuckled.
Upon hearing this, Baili Hongzhuang was momentarily surprised and looked at Emperor Beichen with confusion. "What does that mean?"
"Master is already very dissatisfied with the actions of the Medicine Sect's Sect Master this time. Coupled with the delay caused by this incident in finding Master's wife, you can imagine how the communication between Master and the Medicine Sect's Sect Master went. The Sect Master of the Medicine Sect is someone who refuses to admit their wrongdoings, so the conflict has escalated," Emperor Beichen explained.
As Emperor Beichen's words fell, Baili Hongzhuang finally understood. "So that's what happened."
They both knew how much Grandfather cared about Grandmother. Now that the Medicine Sect's Sect Master had affected Grandfather's affairs, it was natural for Grandfather to be angry.