The Human Emperor (1-200)

C114: Six-fingered Zhang!

Back then, that alchemist brought up many interesting affairs in his trade. The reason why Wang Chong paid particular attention to this ‘Six-fingered Zhang’ was because of the matter that he was about to do several years later.

As life in the royal palace was boring, and forging pills only contributed to one’s boredom, Six-fingered Zhang’s gambling addiction worsened after he became an alchemist. In just the short span of a few years, he had already owed an astronomical debt to the loan sharks.

In order to repay the debt, Six-fingered Zhang actually lowered his standards and introduced a wealthy merchant into the secret alchemist organization.

Smuggling pills from the royal palace and kings’ residences was a huge secret, and no outsiders should find out about it. Unfortunately for Six-fingered Zhang, this wealthy merchant wasn’t a person with tight lips.

Eventually, due to this wealthy merchant, the smuggling conducted by the secret organization was exposed, and Six-fingered Zhang died as a result.

Wang Chong felt pity for Six-fingered Zhang in the sense that his destiny was already fixed. That was, if Wang Chong didn’t intervene.

“However, it’s a pity that there’s still a few years before that matter. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have to go through so much trouble to enter the secret alchemist organization.”

Looking through the windows of the carriage, Wang Chong thought as he looked at the leisurely strolling Six-fingered Zhang.

The secret alchemist organization was extremely wary of outsiders, and the immense difficulty of joining the organization was a renowned fact among insiders. If it was a few years later, all Wang Chong needed was to fork out a huge sum in that wealthy merchant’s place to join the organization and obtain a steady source of pills.

But at this moment, nothing had happened yet so Six-fingered Zhang wouldn’t be as easy as he was in his previous life. He might not necessarily give this opportunity to Wang Chong.

But Wang Chong had no other choice.

Without a doubt, of all alchemists, Six-fingered Zhang was the easiest target, as well as the one he was the most likely to succeed with. If Wang Chong wanted to reach Tiger Bone within the shortest period of time, this was his only way.

The earlier he got himself into the secret alchemist organization, the sooner he would get himself a steady supply of pills. Even if not for the ‘Ire of the Barbaric God’, he had to get into this secret alchemist organization.

Entering a few years earlier meant benefiting for an additional few more years!

“This will determine whether I’ll able to get into the secret alchemist organization or not.”

Wang Chong thought. He opened the carriage door and walked out. In a moment, Wang Chong caught up with Six-fingered Zhang.

“Master, nice to meet you!”

Walking up to Six-fingered Zhang, Wang Chong smiled and bowed politely.

Weng!

Six-fingered Zhang slackened aura abruptly vanished upon hearing the word ‘master’, as though a cat who had its fur ruffled. In a split moment, his face darkened.

“Who are you and what do you want?”

Suddenly, Six-fingered Zhang seemed to have become an entirely different person. Narrowing his eyes, his body tightened as though a bow pulled to the brim, prepared to strike out at any moment. His eyes were filled with deep wariness and hostility, and it seemed as though he would attack Wang Chong the moment he spoke a single wrong word.