Unrivaled Miracle Doctor: The God-Defying Demonic Consort novel Chapter 834

Chapter 834: Chapter 269: Forced Landing in the Nine Springs Cave! (Third Update)

The dean of the Alchemy Institute was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. "He was bluffing you. That old fox—does he really think I’ve achieved nothing all these years?" As he spoke, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes, and he sneered. "Most of those Pill Masters who had ambitions toward the Heaven-Burning Furnace were killed by me. As for the rest, they’re all now under my wing in the Alchemy Institute."

Mu Qingge paused, the corner of her mouth twitching despite herself.

It seemed that once she returned to Linchuan, she would have to find that old codger Baili and have a proper heart-to-heart with him.

"Looks like he tricked you into coming," the dean of the Alchemy Institute said with a smile.

Mu Qingge’s expression had already said it all, so his tone naturally carried certainty.

Mu Qingge didn’t want to say much about Baili Teng right now. What she cared about were those ambitious people the dean had mentioned. Only, his look of wanting to speak but holding back made her very displeased.

Who could be someone even he had to avoid mentioning?

"Old Ancestor!" Suddenly, the dean stood up, looking in surprise toward the door.

Mu Qingge followed his gaze and saw a small figure walking in against the light.

When she stepped out of the halo of light and came closer, her appearance as a young girl was revealed.

"Lian Qiao." Mu Qingge murmured the name aloud.

She could never bring herself to call this non-human in a little girl’s body "Old Ancestor," so she addressed her by name. She was very surprised—she hadn’t expected Lian Qiao to come.

Clearly, she was not the only one surprised.

"Finished talking?" Lian Qiao’s little face was taut, and there was a touch of premature oldness in her eyes. With her hands clasped behind her back, she naturally walked over and sat in the dean’s seat.

The dean, meanwhile, respectfully stepped to the side and said humbly, "Yes."

Watching this scene, Mu Qingge recalled what the dean had said earlier and couldn’t help wondering what relationship his master had with Lian Qiao.

Why was Lian Qiao so reluctant to part?

Lovers? Uh... Lian Qiao’s childlike appearance made Mu Qingge really not want to think in that direction. But Lian Qiao wasn’t human, so she naturally couldn’t be the dean’s master’s daughter—unless his master also wasn’t human.

Since a father–daughter relationship was ruled out, the only thing left was the most unlikely possibility.

Otherwise, how else could she explain what Lian Qiao had done all these years?

"All right, since everything’s been made clear, I’ll say something too," Lian Qiao suddenly said.

Who would have thought that her words would make the dean of the Alchemy Institute’s expression drastically change.

Lian Qiao looked at Mu Qingge and spoke to her in a commanding tone: "Take me away."

Hm?

Mu Qingge suspected there was something wrong with her hearing. She stared at Lian Qiao in surprise, then glanced at the dean, who was fretting at the side. "What did you say?"

"I said, I want you to take me away," Lian Qiao repeated.

This time, Mu Qingge heard clearly.

The dean immediately stepped in front of Lian Qiao and dropped to his knees, disregarding his status as he tried to stop her. "Old Ancestor, you mustn’t!"

Lian Qiao, however, said coolly, "Why not? The Heaven-Burning Furnace has already returned. I can hide inside it; no one will find me."

The dean grew frantic at that and said to Lian Qiao, "No. The Heaven-Burning Furnace has already been exposed. It may very well have been marked by them. If you go along, wouldn’t you basically be delivering yourself to their door?"

"If that’s the case, then I all the more must go with her. The Heaven-Burning Furnace belongs to him—how could it fall into the hands of those dogs?" Lian Qiao said stubbornly.

"But..." the dean said anxiously.

Lian Qiao cut him off and said to him, "Only I can undo the Heaven-Burning Furnace’s seal and unleash its greatest power. If I follow her, I can also protect her."

"No!" the dean rejected outright. He said to Lian Qiao, "Old Ancestor, you know this in your heart. To undo the Heaven-Burning Furnace’s seal will consume a vast amount of your strength, and its seal is not something that can be undone in a short time. If you truly run into those people, there won’t be enough time."

"I’ll hide inside the Heaven-Burning Furnace. With her putting it away, they won’t find us," Lian Qiao said again after a brief silence.

But the dean still shook his head. "Even so, you still can’t take that risk, or I’ll have no way to answer to Master."

Lian Qiao clenched her teeth, her expression turning twisted as she shouted at the dean, "The Heaven-Burning Furnace has returned. Only by following it do I have any chance of finding his whereabouts."

"Old Ancestor!" the dean’s voice rose as well.

His sudden shout made Lian Qiao quiet down.

Mu Qingge sat off to the side, not in a position to butt in. As for Lian Qiao wanting to leave with her, she was of course inclined to refuse, but she simply hadn’t had the chance to open her mouth.

Now, if the dean could talk her out of it, that would be best.

The dean said, his expression complicated, "The Heaven-Burning Furnace has already recognized a new master. That means the thread of connection between it and Master has already been severed. Old Ancestor, you know this perfectly well in your heart, so why deceive yourself? If you stay, I can protect you properly!"

Lian Qiao tilted her head back to look at the sky and suddenly murmured, "Back then, he set up this array in order to protect me. In the end, he left, but trapped me inside it. This isn’t a place that protects me—it’s a place that imprisons me."

Array!

"This Alchemy Institute is actually an array!" Mu Qingge’s eyes narrowed slightly, shock surging within.

"Deceive the heavens and cross the sea, conceal all aura." Lian Qiao spoke these eight words, making Mu Qingge even more aware of the function of this array—or rather, of the Alchemy Institute.

The dean stared at Lian Qiao in fright, stunned that she had revealed such a secret right in front of Mu Qingge.

But since it had already been said, what could he do?

"Fine, if you want to lock me up, then lock me up. But from now on I can’t be bothered to see you, and you’re not to come disturb me either." After speaking, Lian Qiao stood up and walked out.

Her suddenly becoming so easy to talk to left the dean astonished.

But in his heart, all that mattered was that Lian Qiao had given up on the idea of leaving.

As for Mu Qingge, when she heard that Lian Qiao had changed her mind, she also let out a breath.

Suddenly, Lian Qiao stopped in front of her and tilted her head slightly. "You promised that when you left, you’d keep me company for a bit. Now, come with me."

Mu Qingge raised a brow. There were still things she hadn’t asked the dean clearly about, so she naturally didn’t want to leave just yet. But judging by the dean’s expression at the moment, he seemed unwilling to continue talking, while Lian Qiao was waiting at the side. If she refused, would she end up provoking this little she-devil into changing her mind and insisting on leaving with her?

Thinking it over, Mu Qingge decided to placate Lian Qiao first.

She stood up and followed Lian Qiao back to that resplendent residence of hers. There was no one else inside; once the two of them went in, the doors automatically closed.

Lian Qiao turned to look at Mu Qingge and made a request of her: "Take out the Heaven-Burning Furnace. I want to see it."

Mu Qingge was taken aback. She hadn’t expected Lian Qiao to make such a request.

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