"Hehe, Lin Lang would never expect me to hide here!"
In a small room.
Xu Xingyao crouched inside a large wardrobe.
After closing the wardrobe door, it was pitch black all around!
She hoped Lin Lang would come looking for her.
But she didn't want to be found too easily...
After waiting for a long time.
Lin Lang still hadn't come to find her.
She waited and waited! Feeling drowsy.
She fell asleep...
...
In the gaming room.
Lin Lang had already figured out the Superpower Elixir—
"This is the extract of the Physical Enhancement Fruit."
"It can be used to refine Physique Pills."
"This saves me a lot of effort."
All he needed to do was pour the Physical Enhancement Elixir into the alchemy furnace.
Just like last time when he refined the Mind Power Pills! Boil the liquid until it dries into powder! Then continue refining with fire!
Once the powder melts and condenses! The pill will be formed!
Moreover!
Last time, Lin Lang refined Mind Power Pills.
He used low-grade Psychokinesis Fruits as the raw material! Yet he managed to refine high-grade Mind Power Pills! This time, the Superpower Elixir was already high-grade! After Lin Lang's concentration and refinement.
The quality should be even higher! Beyond high-grade.
What's beyond high-grade? Supreme-grade?
Lin Lang couldn't wait to try it out.
So.
He walked straight out of the villa.
Harnessing Spiritual energy.
He flew towards Happiness Residential Complex!
In the large three-story villa, only Xu Xingyao remained, sleeping and waking in the wardrobe: "Hmm... Where has Lin Lang gone to find me?"
...
Lin Lang returned to Happiness Residential Complex.
He saw his massive alchemy furnace still standing there quietly!
Zhang Dabing had even covered it with a waterproof cloth!
To prevent dust from settling on it.
...
Lin Lang flew up, removed the cloth from the furnace.
He glanced inside.
Indeed, it was spotless! No need to clean it again! "What a thoughtful little Dabing!"
Lin Lang was pleased.
He decided to give Zhang Dabing a raise!
Then.
He took out the Superpower Elixir from his space—still keeping a hundred bottles as backup!
The rest.
He manipulated with Spiritual energy!
Poured them all into the furnace!
Nearly 5000 bottles of Superpower Elixir!
Yet it only filled half the furnace!
...
Lin Lang sent a message to Zhang Dabing:
["Come to work, meet me at the alchemy furnace."]
Not long after.
Zhang Dabing hurried over with some workers.
He asked:
"Are we refining pills again?"
Lin Lang said: "Start the fire!"
"Light it up!"
Zhang Dabing instructed the workers—
They threw some flammable materials under the furnace, then poured gasoline over it.
Lit it with a lighter!
After many days!
The long-silent alchemy furnace in the complex was burning once again!
Last time! Lin Lang successfully refined an Immortal Pill! That incredibly mysterious scene!
Still vivid in the minds of the complex residents!
Now, seeing Lin Lang start the furnace again, they rushed to their balconies to watch: "Last time, we missed a crucial step!"
"Exactly! How did such a large pot of liquid turn into a tiny pill?"
"Hmm! Let's see if Lin Lang's alchemy skills have improved!"
Some were less enthusiastic:
"Tch! What's it to you if he refines pills? Even if he succeeds, he won't give you any!"
...
Under the furnace! Crimson flames burned, licking the bottom!
Lin Lang drew a wisp of Purple Qi from the Superpower Core and flicked it into the furnace fire.
The flames intensified! In an instant!
The crimson flames turned purple!
The fire raged!
Releasing an extremely high temperature!
This time! The workers tending the fire had already gained experience and had long since taken cover far away! Purple fire was different from red fire.
That large pot of broth soon began to bubble! Then Lin Lang withdrew the Purple Qi.
He ordered the workers to reduce the fire.
They removed much of the fuel.
Leaving only a small flame.
...
Thus began the long and tedious process of "simmering the broth"! The residents upstairs.
Who had just confidently declared they would uncover Lin Lang's alchemy secrets!
But after only watching for a short while!
They felt waves of drowsiness coming over them.
Yawning incessantly, they said, "Watching someone simmer broth is so boring!"
"Might as well go back and watch videos!"
"Actually, that person is right, if he succeeds in alchemy, he won't share it with us, so why bother?"
But there were also the stubborn ones.
Who brought a small stool to sit on the balcony:
"I'll watch videos while keeping an eye on you! See if you're scared!"
...
Such a large pot of broth!
To simmer it dry.
Would take at least a day!
But Lin Lang was in no hurry.
He simply sat down to meditate.
...
Not long after.
His phone rang.
He took it out to look—
It was a message from Xu Xingyao: [Can't find me, can you? Hahaha! Do you admit defeat?]
Lin Lang calmly replied:
[I don't admit defeat]
Xu Xingyao: [That's what you said! Then keep looking! You definitely won't find me!]
...
Exiting WeChat.
Lin Lang continued to meditate.
In reality, he was using his spiritual sense.
Which could penetrate the steel barrier, allowing him to constantly observe the situation inside the pot! Knowing how much the broth had been reduced.
...
Time passed minute by minute.
In the meantime.
Xu Xingyao sent several more messages.
The girl was still being cocky: [I'll give you one more chance, do you admit defeat? If you do, I'll come out... but I can still have fun with you!]
Not a single word or content was missed in the 69 book bar!
[Opportunity knocks! Just admit defeat and it's yours!]
...
[I don't admit defeat.]
Lin Lang replied with a message and then ignored her.
...
The next day!
The broth in the pot was finally simmered dry! Turning into black powder! Lin Lang then infused it with Purple Qi! Raising the fire to its maximum!
High-temperature refining!
...
Not long after! Lin Lang's elixir was complete! A dazzling light shot straight into the sky!
Within it.
Floated a single, dark green elixir!
...
On the balcony of Unit 2102, Building C.
Gu Fei and the others had been closely watching Lin Lang's actions.
Seeing this!
They exclaimed excitedly:
"He succeeded!"
"Lin Lang has succeeded in alchemy again!"
Among them! The young woman Tang Lingyu was particularly restless, even bragging: "Oh my!"
"Lin Lang said last time he would make an elixir for me!"
"I didn't expect it to succeed so quickly..."
...
Disgusted by her affected manner! Gu Fei poured cold water on her: "How do you know this elixir is for you? What if it's for Su Ran?"
Tang Lingyu just glanced at her lightly, then provocatively said:
"What? Are you afraid I'll break through to B-rank and steal your spotlight?"
Gu Fei sneered:
"You? Even if you break through to B-rank, it's useless!"
"Why is it useless?"
"It just is!"
...
But! Just as the two were bickering.
Lin Lang flew up!
And grabbed the elixir! The light dissipated with it.
...
Lin Lang gazed at the elixir.
The aura it released was something Lin Lang had never encountered before—so dense and powerful! If one were to use the Eye of Fortune to inspect it, they would discover that this pill was blessed with great fortune, proving it to be a rare treasure indeed! Its quality was undoubtedly above superior grade!...
"Hehe! My pill has arrived!"
On the balcony, Tang Lingyu looked at Lin Lang's figure with anticipation.
Unexpectedly, after taking the pill, Lin Lang didn't return to room 2102. Instead, he leaped into the air and flew out of the neighborhood again!...
"Huh?"
Tang Lingyu's smile instantly faded. Gu Fei, standing nearby, gloated, "I told you, this pill might not be for you!"
Tang Lingyu's expression faltered for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure, still haughty as she said, "I don't know what you're so happy about! This pill wasn't given to me, but it wasn't given to Su Ran either! That means, besides us, there's another destination for this pill!"
Hearing this, the expressions of Gu Fei and Lü Suran changed. Did Lin Lang have another woman outside? Good heavens! The competition was growing fiercer by the day!...
Meanwhile, in the living room of 2102, the only woman who remained uninvolved, Leng Wei, sat on the sofa. Beside her was the pitiful little girl—Lu Xiaoxing!
"What else would you like to eat?" Leng Wei asked.
She had given Lu Xiaoxing plenty of food, but the little girl had only eaten a piece of bread and refused to eat more. With a panicked look, she said, "No, Xiaoxing is already full... But, sister, what work do you want Xiaoxing to do?"
She was uneasy—after all, the reward for cleaning the large room in 2202 was just a single marinated egg! Yet this sister had given her so much food at once! What exactly did she want her to do? Could it be... that this sister was planning to sell her?...
"Just help me clean the bedroom," Leng Wei said after a moment of thought.
"Okay!" Lu Xiaoxing breathed a sigh of relief—thank goodness, it was just cleaning the bedroom! But since the sister had given her so much delicious food, she had to make sure the bedroom was spotless! She quickly got to work—sweeping, mopping, folding the blankets, tidying the desk... In no time, Leng Wei and Tang Lingyu's bedroom looked brand new!...
Seeing this, Leng Wei was very satisfied! Gu Fei and Lü Suran also came over to praise her, "Little sister, you're amazing!
You cleaned so well! Why don't you come back tomorrow and help us clean too?"
But the mature Tang Lingyu, with a kind expression, said, "You're such a good gi
rl! Would you like to be my daughter?"
"Huh?" Lu Xiaoxing was both confused and panicked—oh no, was she really going to be sold?
"Hmph!" Gu Fei sneered. "Just because Lin Lang didn't give you the pill, you're going to give him a shock? So when he comes back, he'll find out he's suddenly become a father for no reason?"
(End of Chapter)