Rewards? The grey-robed elder sneered. You had two formulas but only gave me one. Youre still thinking of getting rewards? Im already letting you leave with your lives intact out of consideration for two pill formulas! Gu Ming, is this how youve raised your son? Hes actually demanding rewards from me?

Thump!

Second Master Gu was so scared that he kneeled down. While trembling, he said: My lord, theres something wrong with my sons mind. Please dont bother with him; he didnt mean it. Were meant to serve you, my lord, so its only natural that we gave you those two formulas. We wont ask for any rewards.

Hmph! The grey-robed elder, frigid in his countenance, scoffed and said, Im going back to study these formulas. Dont call me if theres nothing to report. Also, dont forget the mission I gave you back then.

Second Master Gus body trembled. He wanted to speak up, but the elders figure slowly faded and disappeared right before his very own eyes.

From start to finish, Gu Xianglin had been staring straight at Second Master Gu. His disappointment and deep pain were self-evident.

Didnt you tell me that he would bring us endless rewards if we gave him the pill formulas? So why is it that Im left with nothing after I gave him what he wanted?

Hearing this, Second Master Gu was unhappy and said: If you hadnt tried to hide the last formula, we wouldnt have ended up with nothing! This expert is prone to a bad temper. If something displeases him, hell totally renege on his previous promise! Wasnt it you who ruined everything?

Back then, he had helped this person execute the murder of Gu Tian. However, it was because they hadnt found Gu Tians body that he had reneged on the promise back then.

Thus, if Gu Xianglin hadnt concealed the last formula, this wouldnt have happened.

It was all his fault!

Fate was surely laughing as, with impeccable timing, a grave voice sounded from the communication token in Gu Xianglins hands: Liner, I dont think its safe to leave the pill formula with you alone, so Ill send some experts to escort you back. Hello? Liner, can you hear me? Liner

The mans voice kept calling, but Gu Xianglin didnt reply. He gripped the token in his hands, a bitter smile hanging at the corner of his lips.

This time, he had really shot his own foot!

Not only had he lost two pill formulas, but now it was inevitable that he would eventually lose his foster fathers trust in him

This is all Gu Ruoyuns fault!

Thats right, it was all that womans fault!

If she hadnt given the pill formulas to him, this wouldnt have happened! So this was all her fault!

Young Master, Young Master, something bad happened!

As he strode out of the secret room, they heard an anxious voice calling. Following that, one of the disciples ran in, gasping for breath as he said: Young Master, news has spread across the entire mainland that Young Master has two pill formulas in hand. Countless experts are heading this way right now

Whoosh!

Gu Xianglins mind abruptly crashed. Cold sweat dripped down his forehead. He felt giddy and weak, almost collapsing in a mess on the floor.

Im done for. This time, Im really done for Who? Who spread the news?

Gu Ruoyun!

Suddenly, Gu Xianglin thought of that pretty face, and hatred filled him.

Who else could have spread the news so quickly aside from Hundred Herb Hall?

No wonder she had handed over the pill formulas so obediently. She had been planning to trick him all along!

Good; very well! Gu Ruoyun, you were the one who forced me into this mess! I definitely wont let you live!