My Silly, Sweet Wife

Sect Leader Ye pulled Ye Guichen to sit at the upper seat, unusually enthusiastic.

Ye Guichen felt awkward but was too embarrassed to pull his hand away from Sect Leader Ye’s grasp.

It wouldn’t be good if others misunderstood him as Sect Leader Ye’s illegitimate child.

”Ahem, Sect Leader Ye, I should sit down there.” Ye Guichen found an excuse and moved to the lower seat. As he was about to sit, a young disciple said, ”Sorry, this seat is taken.”

Ye Guichen looked up at the other person.

The person appeared to be in their thirties, with a mocking smile, seemingly provoking Ye Guichen.

Ye Guichen frowned.

I haven’t offended anyone, have I?

But from the looks of it, why does it feel like many people are not happy with me?

Ye Guichen’s senses were sharp. When everyone entered, he could almost sense the subtle changes in their expressions.

Some had unchanged expressions, neither happy nor sad, seemingly indifferent to his arrival.

But most had a mocking grin, as if ready to embarrass him.

Looking again at Sect Leader Ye sitting above, Ye Guichen felt increasingly that this Sect Leader’s authority seemed too weak.

”Elder Sha is here!”

”Elder Sha, we’ve been waiting for you!”

”Come, come, sit here!”

Suddenly, someone cupped their hands towards the doorway.

Then everyone stood up, cupping their hands in greeting to Sha Yuanshan, their enthusiasm surpassing even that for the Sect Leader.

Indeed, no one paid attention to Mo Changsheng.

Ye Guichen watched this scene playfully, his heart becoming clearer than ever.

It seems, whether Mo Changsheng or Sect Leader Ye, although their positions in the sect aren’t low, they’re the type with power but no real influence.

Mo Changsheng hurriedly brought him here, likely hoping he’d help change his current predicament.

Ye Guichen didn’t mind helping Mo Changsheng with this, after all, it was mutually beneficial.

As a disciple of the Penglai Pill Sect, if he could use this identity to enter the hidden sect, it would be much easier to deal with the Seven Kings.

”Everyone, please sit!” Sha Yuanshan was exceptionally polite, quickly setting his eyes on Ye Guichen, surprisingly asking, ”Wow, whose disciple is this? So young, never seen him before, have I?”

For Penglai Pill Sect’s young and outstanding disciples, how could Sha Yuanshan not know?

He deliberately said this, naturally aiming to embarrass Ye Guichen.

Mo Changsheng quickly explained, ”This is Master Ye, the alchemy expert I’ve invited!”

”What? An alchemy expert? So young?” Sha Yuanshan was surprised beyond measure, ”Brother Mo, are you kidding me?”

”Exactly, Elder Mo, we cannot joke about this. The upcoming competition among the four major pill sects is crucial. We can’t rely on someone only reputed in name!”

”Elder Mo, was the four-grade pill you brought back last time made by this young man? Could it be that he picked it up accidentally and is pretending to be a master?”

”That’s quite possible. What if this is a trick from another sect? We’d lose more than just a four-grade pill then.”

”Sect Leader, this matter needs careful consideration, we shouldn’t make rash decisions!”

The hall was abuzz with voices, almost no one believing Ye Guichen was an alchemy master.

Mo Changsheng’s words were naturally drowned out in the discussions.

Sect Leader Ye personally witnessed Ye Guichen’s skills. Seeing Sha Yuanshan and the sect members causing such a ruckus, disregarding him, his face turned red with anger, and he stood up abruptly, shouting, ”Enough!”

Sect Leader Ye usually stayed in the pill room, seldom emerging, and was extremely gentle by nature, rarely losing his temper.

This shout took everyone by surprise.

Sect Leader Ye said, ”Whether Mr. Ye has ability, I will determine. I can prove he can refine four-grade pills! What, you don’t believe it? There’s still a few days before the pill sect competition, why don’t you compete against Mr. Ye beforehand?”

”Sect Leader, everyone is just being considerate, why get angry?” Sha Yuanshan stood up, smiling like a mediator, ”It’s not about doubting; it’s just that Master Ye is too young. At this age, he’s merely a young disciple within the sect. We can’t gamble the future of the entire Penglai Pill Sect based solely on Brother Mo’s words that he is a master, can we?”

”Exactly, Elder Sha is right!”

”Elder Mo has been away for so many years, who knows if he’s still committed to our sect?”

”What if he returned to cause damage, what would we do then?”

”Sect Leader, this matter needs thorough investigation!”

Sha Yuanshan’s words seemed like a trigger, quickly eliciting responses from others.

”Don’t slander me! I sincerely care for our sect!” Mo Changsheng was anxious, scratching his head in worry.

Sect Leader Ye’s lips trembled, ”Enough, you doubt Mr. Ye, fine, I’ll show you, what is this?”

While saying this, Sect Leader Ye took out a tray.

The tray held five Nourishing God Pills previously refined by Ye Guichen.

”Mo Changsheng, distribute them, let everyone see what grade these pills are,” Sect Leader Ye instructed.

Mo Changsheng quickly brought the pills down for Sha Yuanshan and others to appraise.

After all, everyone belonged to the pill sect. Although rarely seeing pills above three-grade, they could easily discern a pill’s quality on sight.

The higher the grade, the easier it is to distinguish.

It’s like comparing branded clothes to street stall goods; even those unversed can easily identify which is better.

When Sha Yuanshan received the Nourishing God Pills, he already knew the grade wasn’t low.

He sniffed them, identified carefully, his pupils subtly shrinking, swiftly assessing the other four pills, his expression turning peculiar.

”These five pills, they’re all four-grade?”

Wow!

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall was taken aback.

Five four-grade pills all at once, isn’t this too unbelievable?

”Elder Sha, did you see it correctly?”

”Yes, the entire pill sect has fewer than five four-grade pills, how could there suddenly be five identical ones? Impossible!”

”Sect Leader, where did these pills come from?”

Many turned their attention to Sect Leader Ye.

Seeing the crowd’s reaction, Sect Leader Ye seemed satisfied, spoke earnestly, ”I know, over the years you’ve often criticized me, I’ve always aimed to promote to four-grade alchemist. But my master told me, my aptitude is dull, even if I become a four-grade alchemist, I’d merely stop at four-grade, unable to advance further.”

”But this doesn’t mean I won’t consider our sect’s welfare. This time, knowing Mr. Ye is an alchemy master, I didn’t hesitate to humble myself to ask Mo Changsheng to invite him. I was initially worried Mr. Ye wouldn’t come, but to my surprise, Mr. Ye agreed loyally.”

”More than that, he proved his prowess before me, all to alleviate my doubts.”

”Yet what about you? Mr. Ye showed such loyalty, yet you continually doubted and challenged. Haha, take a closer look, these five four-grade pills, were refined by Mr. Ye in front of me just two hours ago, how about it, do you still doubt?”