<h4>Chapter 1135: Chapter 1132: When Enemies Meet</h4>


    After waiting for nearly a quarter of an hour in the pill room, Lin Xi appeared before Xu Wendong, dressed in a sky-blue long dress, walking gracefully.


    "The ingredients for refining the Pojing Pill have been prepared for Young Master Xu. You don’t mind if I watch from the side, do you?" Lin Xi had a faint smile on her face.


    "No problem." Xu Wendong replied with a rxed tone.


    However.


    For some reason, an ominous feeling rose within him.


    Although Lin Xi wore a charming smile.


    He felt as if there was a deeper meaning behind it.


    It made his hair stand on end.


    Still.


    The arrow released cannot be taken back; all he can do is refine the Pojing Pill.


    Everything else he could only wait and see.


    Lin Xi waved her right hand, and a wooden box appeared out of thin air, filled with the ingredients for refining the Pojing Pill.


    Xu Wendong sat cross-legged, then summoned the magic artifact pill furnace he had bought earlier in Heishui City.


    Since the pill room had an Earthfire Array, there was no need to arrange it separately; activating the formation would unleash a fierce earthfire.


    The next period saw Xu Wendong fully engrossed in alchemy.


    He spent two shichen sessfully refining a Pojing Pill with five patterns.


    Though it had only five patterns, it still proved his own strength.


    "Your ability in alchemy is indeed beyond doubt." Lin Xi had a faint smile on her face.


    "However, are you hiding your true ability?"


    "If I’m not mistaken, you should have refined a superior Pojing Pill with nine patterns." As she said this, her smile revealed a hint of yfulness.


    Xu Wendong’s heart skipped a beat, evidently not expecting Lin Xi to know he had once refined a superior purity Pojing Pill.


    At this moment.


    It seemed he realized why Lin Xi could gather the ingredients for the Pojing Pill in such a short time.


    Without a doubt.


    Zhao Changtian must have entered Carefree City and pledged allegiance to Lin Xi.


    And he had also seen him.


    Lin Xi was upfront: "Tell me, what is your purpose in approaching me?"


    "I advise you to be honest, otherwise, even if you have the abilities of a fifth-level alchemist, I will kill you."


    Xu Wendong took a deep breath and replied calmly, "The Hall Master may not know, after I made a striking impression at the Monarch’s birthday banquet, he assigned me a task."


    "He appointed me as the County Magistrate of Carefree City."


    Lin Xi was taken aback, with a face full of suspicion, she asked, "Since you earned the Monarch’s favor, why would he send you here to die?"


    Clearly.


    Lin Xi did not believe Xu Wendong’s words.


    Moreover, she hadn’t heard any news of the Imperial Court sending another official to oversee the affairs of Carefree City.


    Xu Wendong opened his right hand, and the token awarded by the Monarch of ckwater appeared in his palm.


    He looked helplessly at the token in his hand: "I also don’t know why the Monarch would send me to die, but other thaning to Carefree City to take office, I have no other choice."


    "Because defying the decree means certain death."


    "On the other hand,ing to Carefree City, though risky, will not result in immediate execution."


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    "So I n to take a gamble and arrived here ahead of time to make preparations."


    Lin Xi: "So, are you trying to form a strong ally to help you take control of Carefree City?"


    "Yes!" Xu Wendong said: "When I first entered Carefree City, I heard in the market that the head of the Red Flower Society was injured in soul during cultivation, so I had the idea to find you."


    "I didn’t expect Zhao Changtian to be here too."


    "But that’s not important."


    "I believe you, Senior, know who between him and me has greater significance."


    Lin Xi shrugged her fragrant shoulders: "I really dislike dealing with smart people, especially someone like you. It makes me feel like I’m bargaining with a tiger."


    She knew.


    Only one between Xu Wendong and the Zhao Family could remain.


    And as Xu Wendong had stated earlier, she knew which of the two had greater significance.


    Lin Xi: "The Zhao Family was very sincere. When they pledged allegiance to me, each of them gave me a drop of soul blood, entrusting their lives to me."


    "I also once swore to protect the Zhao Family’s safety for eternity."


    "But..."


    "If I could control Carefree City alongside you, that would be an even more interesting prospect."


    Lin Xi fell into hesitation.


    Although the Zhao Family’s allegiance had brought her many benefits, they were far from matching the advantage of cooperating with Xu Wendong to control Carefree City.


    Lin Xi suddenly said: "Is there a possibility that you could reconcile with the Zhao Family?"


    Xu Wendong: "I don’t have any deep-seated enmity with the Zhao Family, but... they’re unlikely to want to reconcile with me!"


    The Zhao Family went from a ckwater Kingdom prominent family to refugees, all because of him; they left their home and brought their entire family into exile in Carefree City.


    How could they possibly want to reconcile with him?


    Pausing for a moment, Xu Wendong continued: "The only people aware of my early infiltration into Carefree City are you, Senior Lin, and the Zhao Family."


    "If by any chance, the Zhao Family inadvertently leaks the secret, it would be nearly devastating for me and the Red Flower Society."


    Lin Xi’s heart trembled fiercely.


    Although she and Xu Wendong had not established any cooperative rtionship yet, if other forces in the city learned that Xu Wendong had approached her.


    The consequences would be unimaginable.


    Even though the Red Flower Society had considerable influence in Carefree City, it could not withstand thebined forces of the other factions.


    "I need to carefully consider this matter." Lin Xi did not give Xu Wendong a direct answer, and she got up to leave.


    As she stood, a Soul Jade Butterfly fell from her and hit the ground.


    Yet, she acted as though she felt nothing.


    After Lin Xi left, Xu Wendong immediately stepped forward, grasping the jade butterfly in his hand.


    When he infused his soul force into the jade butterfly, he clearly sensed the soul blood of Zhao Changtian and all the Zhao Family members.


    Their soul blood was sealed within the jade butterfly.


    It was evident.


    This jade butterfly was something Lin Xi "identally" dropped, allowing Xu Wendong to control the lives of all the Zhao Family members by gaining possession of their soul blood.


    Thus, preventing Lin Xi from being caught in the middle.


    Thinking of this, a subtle, intriguing smile appeared on his face, and he got up and left the pill room.


    At the same time.


    He also sensed that the Zhao Family was living there, just a wall away from the room where he previously stayed.


    After feeling the presence of the Zhao Family, he walked leisurely, hands behind his back, to the courtyard where the Zhao Family lived.


    At this moment, Zhao Changtian and others were specting whether Lin Xi would eliminate Xu Wendong.


    When they saw Xu Wendong appear, the eyes of the Zhao Family revealed chilling killing intent.


    They had been exiled to this ce, all thanks to Xu Wendong’s "assistance".


    To say that enemies meet with exceptionally intense emotions is no exaggeration.


    Zhao Changtian burst out with terrifying killing intent: "Xu Wendong, you dare to appear before me? Do you really think I don’t dare to kill you?"