Chapter 502 “Five Very Different Reincarnation Pill (1)”
Two hour remains of the civil selection contest.
“Mistress, something isn’t right about these charcoals.” Sounding faintly unwell in her voice, the one calling out was Little Crow who’s charged with overseeing the flames.
The girl had just added a couple of pieces to the dying flame. Yet, instead of coming back to life, the fire grew dimmer as a result of her actions. Then with a touch, that’s when she realizes the bottom of the coals were slightly damp and wet!
“What are we going to do, should I go and ask the other teams to borrow theirs instead?” Remorseful and guilty, she dejectedly asks.
Oh what have I done…. Mistress already told me to check the charcoals beforehand, but I ended up messing that up by only looking through the top two layers and forgetting the bottom one.
The sudden change in the girl’s expression wouldn’t go unnoticed by the interested parties of course. First to see the abnormality was Feng Shen, causing the boy to furrow his brow. Then afterwards it was Xia Hou Qi of Da Xia who cared greatly for his crush as well.
It’s been some time since the prince started learning under the dwarf. No matter how inept he was over concocting Dan pills, he still had a good understanding of how the process should go. Right now, the fragrance that once filled the hall has dissipated from Ling Yue’s cauldron, signaling something has gone awry.
“The fire’s about to go! The fire under that cauldron is about to go out!” A bystander calls out upon notice.
There’s only two hours before the end of the contest, a crucial time for any contestant. To have the flames die out now could only mean one thing, and everyone knows it.
In an instant, whispers and gossiping voices could be heard across the field regarding the situation, this also included Elder Wei Bo from his judges’ panel.
This Ye Ling Yue has a lot of talent and potential in alchemy, but her luck is too unfortunate.
“Mistress?” Tears were ready to leak out of Little Crow’s eye.
“Ho~ What are you crying for you silly. If it was Little Squeak here instead, he would be turning around to spit at those responsible. Come, do your boss here a favor and lend me your flames.” Rubbing the little girl’s hair to help elevate the mood, Ling Yue then readily tosses one of the coal pieces into the cindering pile of used wood.
After her initial stupor at the act, the little ‘phoenix’ then realizes what her mistress meant and why she would be chosen over Lan Caier for the occasion.
Swoosh~
The little girl huffs heavily, blowing a gush of hot air in the general direction of the cauldron and causing a giant plume of searing heat to ignite from underneath the container. Not only was the burn hotter than anything until now, in a matter of seconds, a real phoenix made up of fire actually materialized into existence. Then following a beautiful rainbow glow and a jittery bird call from this mysterious creature, the flaming existence promptly made a swooping loop into the air before diving right into Ling Yue’s cauldron where she’s currently working on the pill.
In a matter of seconds, the field was once again hit with an overwhelming level of fragrance, sending the audience into an uproar with their grandiose move.
Though no one present could tell why a ‘fire phoenix’ would just suddenly appear from the fire, but it didn’t hurt the girls and brought them to everyone’s attention.
Before long, the burn on the last incense stick had come to an end as well, thus drawing the curtain to this three-day long contest.
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Thank you for the chapter!!!
3 days so slow
Thank you!