Chapter: 5352

Hong Changqing looked down in shame and said, "Leaf Master's words are very true. I've been sitting in a well and gazing at the sky, unaware that there is a broader world outside. I beg Leaf Master for an explanation..."

Leaf Chen nodded slightly, saying, "Don't worry about it. You may be old, but your recognition of mistakes is still quite good."

Hong Changqing's face turned red with embarrassment as he only managed to stammer out, "The saints say that knowing one's mistake and correcting it will bring great benefits. I am shallow in my learning and unaware of the vastness of heaven and earth. If I don't correct my attitude now, how can I justify Leaf Master's mercy...?"

Leaf Chen laughed and said, "You shouldn't be trying to manipulate me here. I haven't said that I'll show you mercy."

"Ah, ah, ah..." Hong Changqing nodded like a masher, speaking with utmost respect, "I have an eye but lack insight, having provoked Leaf Master's ire from the start. Leaf Master may punish me regardless of my actions, and I dare not harbor any dissatisfaction..."

Leaf Chen smiled slightly and said, "Alright then. Let's see if your words are backed up by action. What elixir do you plan to use as a bet? Show it to me."

Hong Changqing was taken aback and hesitated, his heart struggling with the decision.

Leaf Chen saw him hesitate and snickered, saying, "What's wrong? Can't you decide now that it's this late?"

Hong Changqing jumped in surprise!

At this moment, he finally realized a reality, that was, his life was in danger, and what was the point of guarding that alchemy furnace?

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and took out the cloth pouch from his body, reverently holding it up to Leaf Chen's face with both hands, saying humbly: "Master Leaf, this is a furnace passed down for nearly a thousand years in my sect. I wish to offer it to Master Leaf as atonement!"

Leaf Chen didn't take the cloth pouch but instead looked at him with interest and asked: "Do you really want to give it to me?"

Hong Changqing gritted his teeth and said respectfully: "Yes, I truly want to give it to Master Leaf!"

Leaf Chen laughed and asked him: "Is that true?"

Hong Changqing nodded: "It's true!"

Leaf Chen asked again: "You won't regret it?"

Hong Changqing's heart was filled with pain as if blood were flowing like a spring, but he still nodded heavily: "No...I won't regret it!"

Leaf Chen smiled satisfactorily: "Since you're so certain, I'll make an exception and accept it!"

Leaf Chen said solemnly when it was hard to recover: "Hong Changqing felt his blood about to dry up."

This elixir, transmitted by Too True Ancient Master, has been used by countless Too True Ancient Masters for hundreds or even thousands of years. It's absolutely a treasure of Too True Ancient Order.

Seeing the treasured elixir passed down through thousands of years being taken away by Leaf Chen, Hong Changqing felt that he would have no face to meet his ancestors after death.

However, there was nothing he could do about it now. This thing had already fallen into Leaf Chen's hands. He couldn't fight it, speak out against it, or scold it. The whole person was completely crushed before Leaf Chen.

So, Hong Changqing thought that if he could keep his life tonight at the Salvation Hall, that would be considered a blessing from his ancestors, even if the elixir emitted smoke above the tomb. He wouldn't have the mind to retrieve it.

Therefore, all he could do was make a helpless smile and say respectfully: "Leaf Master, you may accept this. From now on, this elixir is yours..."

Leaf Chen nodded slightly, one hand holding open his cloth pouch, revealing the ancient bronze tripod inside, while looking at Hong Changqing with an eye and saying: "You yourself agreed to it. I'm not deceiving you, am I?" JrNovels.com