C75 Digging Your Own Grave!

It was settled: Zhan Tianming and Lu Mingyan would have an alchemy competition.

The venue was the hall.

Lin Zongzheng Shangjun, Feng Wushuang, Feng Lejiang (the crybaby), the other princes, and a few servants—they were the spectators.

Lu Mingyan and Zhan Tianming stood facing each other.

Both the parties were staring at each other.

Suddenly, a look of ridicule flashed past Lu Mingyan's eyes, and he muttered: "Hmph! The first time Brother Lejiang saw you, you were wearing leather clothing that only commoners wear. From that, I can easily say that you were brought here by Princess Wushuang to anger Princess Wanyou. Am I right?"

With that, Lu Mingyan revealed the truth.

However, despite being a bit surprised, Zhan Tianming's face still remained indifferent.

The corners of his mouth curled up lightly.

"Is that so?"

Seeing Zhan Tianming's appearance, Lu Mingyan was taken back.

However, just like Zhan Tianming, he, too, wasn't all that surprised.

Before long, the disdainful look returned on his face.

His current appearance was completely different from his performance at the dining table—he seemed like an utterly different person.

Zhan Tianming had seen people like him before.

They were written beneath the meaning of the word "hypocrite" as examples.

Lu Mingyan was one such hypocrite.

Toward such a person, Zhan Tianming wasn't going to go easy.

Zhan Tianming's face also revealed a hint of disdain.

'Damn you!'

'You dare to act cool in front of this daddy?'

'I won't crush you to death!'

Zhan Tianming and Lu Mingyan had not even started competing, yet they were already enveloped in an intense fighting intent.

Lu Mingyan's eyes darkened.

As a prince, he felt that completing with someone like Zhan Tianming was beneath him.

He didn't even treat Zhan Tianming as an opponent.

After all, in the entire country, only a handful could compete with him in alchemy.

And Zhan Tianming wasn't one of them.

'Who the fuck even is he?'

'A mere nobody wants to compete with me?'

'He is simply courting death!'

Abled by his own thoughts, a sneer appeared on Lu Mingyan's face. The contempt in his eyes was stronger than ever; suddenly, he muttered, "I'll crush you so thoroughly that the servant will to use brooms to clean your remains."

"Woah! Gotta see it to believe it, buddy," Zhan Tianming said softly.

Neither of them was afraid of the other.

Finally, Lu Mingyan looked at Lin Zongzheng Shangjun and cupped his fists. "Uncle, I think a simple competition will be too boring."

"How about we raise the stakes?"

Hearing this, Lin Zongzheng Shangjun slightly smiled and nodded. "Umm... Your suggestion is not bad. As an elder, I will not participate in deciding what the loser and the winner get. However, I can be your notary."

Seeing that Lin Zongzheng Shangjun had agreed, Lu Mingyan laughed in his heart.

He then chuckled and said, "How about this: since it's my first time meeting Brother Zhan, I won't ask for much. If I win, I want all the possessions that Brother Zhan is currently carrying. I wonder if Brother Zhan would dare to accept my challenge?"

Hearing that, Feng Wushuang frowned.

Others might not know what was going on with Zhan Tianming, but she knew it well.

When they first met, no matter how one looked at Zhan Tianming's clothes, it was impossible to say that he was too rich.

Now...

Lu Mingyan actually asked Zhan Tianming to gamble all his possessions.

If Zhan Tianming could not take out anything valuable, wouldn't he just be losing face?

The more she thought about it, the angrier Feng Wushuang got.

She could not help but look at Lu Mingyan with a face full of fury.

Meanwhile...

Feng Lejiang was smiling like a happy little turd.

He was also praising Lu Mingyan's ruthless move in his heart. It could easily bring down Zhan Tianming.

'Ah... Is this what venting anger feels like? This is too pleasant!'

As long as Zhan Tianming could not take out anything valuable, it would be like accepting he was a commoner.

After all, those sitting here were all well-known figures.

A tramp like him didn't have the qualifications to sit with them.

Zhan Tianming frowned slightly.

He felt a slight sense of unhappiness in his heart.

This scheme—if you could even call it that—wasn't hard to see through.

Lu Mingyan was obviously belittling him.

However, the truth was that he indeed didn't have anything of value in him.

Other than the medicinal herbs he had bought, he only had 60,000 silver left. Oh, he also had that unsold Blood Vein Armor.

This Blood Vein Armor was made from the blood armor he got from that tiger's body.

It was a top-tier Heaven Grade armor.

He didn't know how much it would be worth.

As for the Dragon Gate Flying Armour, the substitute doll, and the Divine Punisher Sword... Anything but them could be used for the bet. Let alone use them for the bet—it would be best if others didn't even know they existed. There was a reason people hid their trump cards.

Seeing Zhan Tianming hesitate, Lu Mingyan became even more pleased with himself.

"What's wrong, Brother Zhan? You didn't bring much silver with you?"

Lu Mingyan's face revealed a look of ridicule.

"It's alright. We'll just bet on whatever little you've brought."

Lu Mingyan took the opportunity to ridicule him.

The gloom in Zhan Tianming's heart peaked. He snorted and muttered, "I do have some silver; I am just wondering if should use the top-tier Heaven Grade armor for this bet. How much is that?"

"What?"

Suddenly, the entire hall became silent.

A top-tier Heaven Grade armor?!

Even in the entire country, the number of Heaven Grade armors could be counted on the fingers.

'However... Zhan Tianming actually had one?!'

Seeing their expressions, Zhan Tianming felt quite pleased in his heart.

'There is hope! There is definitely some hope!'

Moreover, he finally understood the difference in value between a Heaven Grade armor and a Yellow Grade armor.

Previously, he had sold some protective gear to a store, but even the best one amongst them was a mere Yellow Grade.

Fortunately, he did not sell the only top-tier Heaven Grade armor.

With a light smile, Zhan Tianming flipped his hand and magically took out the Blood Vein Armour.

Suddenly!

Everyone was stunned once again.

All of their eyes were fixated on Zhan Tianming.

Did he just pull out an item from empty space?!

This...

Doesn't this mean that Zhan Tianming also has a Cosmic Bag?

Amongst all the people present, only Lin Zongzheng Shangjun and Lu Mingyan possessed a Cosmic Bag.

Of these two, one was the country's king while the other was a Grade-2 Alchemist.

The other three princes and the two princesses combined didn't have a single Cosmic Bag.

However, Zhan Tianming did.

Suddenly...

Everyone started guessing Zhan Tianming's real identity.

"You... You actually have a Cosmic Bag?" Lu Mingyan could not help but ask.

"Oh, this little thing. Yes." Zhan Tianming nodded.

Finally, he said, "Other than this armor, I have 60,000 silver taels with me. I'll bet them too."

Whoosh!

Zhan Tianming waved his hand, and 68,314 silver taels rolled out from the system.

Clang, clang, clang...

Clang, clang, clang...

Soon, the silver taels piled up into a small silver mountain.

Lu Mingyan's eyelids could not help but twitch.

A top-tier Heaven Grade armor and around 70,000 silver taels—despite being a prince, he didn't have one of them.

"Eh? Prince, what happened to you?"

Zhan Tianming laughed in his heart.

"If it's not convenient for you, I will only bet as much as you can."

With that, Lu Mingyan's face turned completely red, the flames of anger scorched in his heart.

Why were these words so ear-piercing?

Weren't these words like the mocking statement he made just a few minutes ago?

'Damn it!'

In the blink of an eye, he went from disdaining others to being disdained by others.

"Humph!"

Lu Mingyan snorted; he was feeling miserable. With a flip of his hand, he took out a pill cauldron.

"I will bet this low-level Heaven Grade pill cauldron and 15,000 silver taels."