After Defying the Villain’s Fate for Nine Lifetimes, the Heroines Turn Mad!

Chapter 331

Lin Feng thought Dong Yao had gone mad, and this is the evidence!

Setting aside the slander Dong Yao had directed at him, blowing up the furnace was one thing, but throwing it his way was just absurd.

What’s more important was that after tossing the soon-to-explode alchemy furnace, perhaps due to the thrill of it, Dong Yao’s previously gentle and calm demeanor changed.

His face twisted into a ferocious snarl, and his eyes filled with malice.

Though this expression lasted only for a moment, it was accurately witnessed by Lin Feng, who was closest to him.

“Madman!” Lin Feng cursed loudly.

At this moment, he was at a critical juncture in his alchemy, and if he tried to dodge or defend himself, he would surely end up with a furnace full of ruined pills!

Just as he was uncertain about what to do, a loud shout rang out, and Yu Shi transformed into a streak of light, appearing in front of Lin Feng.

“Do not panic, my disciple, your master is here!!”

Unfortunately, after being continuously beaten by a group of madmen, he was severely injured and could hardly stand, let alone smoothly wield his spiritual energy.

But even so, he used the last bit of his strength to stand in front of Lin Feng.

He shielded him with his body, taking the full brunt of the exploding alchemy cauldron!

“Boom!!” The cauldron burst, setting off massive waves and filling the sky with ash and smoke.

When the dust settled, Yu Shi was not dead, but he was covered in blood, his hair disheveled, and his body emitted a smell similar to that of something scorched.

“Cough, cough.”

Yu Shi clutched his chest, coughing non-stop, and turned back to ask Lin Feng, “Do not worry, disciple, your master will protect you.”

“…Master!!” Lin Feng cried.

This was his master.

No matter how difficult the situation, he would always stand in front of him, shielding him from all hardships!

For a moment, as Lin Feng controlled the alchemy fire, his eyes filled with deep affection as he looked at Yu Shi.

Yu Shi returned a comforting gaze.

After a moment, master and disciple exchanged a smile, each feeling an urge to embrace the other tightly.

And this scene, witnessed by everyone, shocked the crowd!

They were not only stunned by Yu Shi’s “protection” of Lin Feng but also by the public display of “affection” between the master and disciple!

It was too shameless!

“Dong Yao!!”

After regaining his senses, Elder Zheng on the high platform scolded, “Even if Lin Feng has been… excessively cruel to you, you cannot take such revenge at the Alchemy Conference!” ṘΑɴố𝐁Ëš

Feeling someone standing up for him, Lin Feng felt much better.

But what did he mean by ‘excessively cruel’?

He hadn’t done anything?

If anyone was cruel, it was Dong Yao!

Not only did he slander him, but he also tried to kill him!

“Elder, this Dong Yao has clearly gone mad. I strongly suggest that he be expelled from the conference!” Lin Feng seized the opportunity to shout.

“This…” Elder Zheng hesitated.

It was clear to any discerning person that Dong Yao had acted intentionally.

According to the rules, Dong Yao should indeed be expelled. But if he really did that, wouldn’t it seem like he, the esteemed Elder of the Imperial Pavilion, was taking Lin Feng’s side?

This would not be good for his reputation!

“Elder, the third trial is about alchemy skills. Setting everything else aside, Dong Yao’s alchemy cauldron has exploded, and he should indeed be eliminated,” Yu Shi said while enduring the pain and bowing slightly.

Elder Zheng thought it made sense and agreed to the request.

Dong Yao accepted it calmly. But instead of leaving immediately, he stood on the alchemy platform, looked up at the sky, and then… tears streamed down his face.

“I, Dong Yao, started alchemy at the age of six, became a true disciple of Lingyao Mountain at ten, and devoted my life to punishing the wicked and promoting the good while studying the Way of the Pill.”

“But the heavens are unjust!”

“Heaven favors those with destiny, regardless of right or wrong, humanity has degenerated, and good and evil are indistinguishable.”

“The Old Ancestor of Lingyao Mountain once said, cultivators should follow way of the heavens, and the Way of the Pill would be smooth. Only by following both can one achieve Major Achievement in the Way of the Pill.”

“But what is the result?”

“I have lived by this for twenty years, and in the end, I have become a puppet of the heavens, a plaything under the so-called destiny, insignificant and unworthy!”

“To be born human and to cultivate as a scholar, all beings should be equal…”

Saying this, Dong Yao looked towards Lin Feng.

He no longer suppressed the anger and malice within him and hysterically roared, “But you, Lin Feng, why are you favored by destiny, protected by the heavens?! And why, with destiny on your side, do you lord over all living beings?!”

His sharp, piercing questions, mixed with powerful spiritual energy, thundered like rolling thunder, deafening to hear.

Upon hearing this, the onlookers were as silent as the grave.

On the high platform, Elder Zheng closed his eyes while sighing repeatedly.

But Lin Feng and Yu Shi, upon hearing this, felt a surge of schadenfreude.

Dong Yao was clearly not in his right mind, his malice reaching the heavens because of madness born from his heart.

Anyone with clear eyes could see that he had indeed gone mad!

In their view, the reason they bore the stigma of a ‘man and man relationship’ was because of Dong Yao’s continuous slander.

Now that Dong Yao had shown signs of madness, couldn’t everything be cleared up?

After all, how could the words of a madman be trusted?

“How dare you, Dong Yao! Defying the heavens, framing and entrapment, what punishment do you deserve?!” Yu Shi immediately questioned loudly.

He thought that his words would garner the support of many, but little did he know…

“Shut up!”

Elder Zheng was furious, glaring angrily, “How dare those with a preference for ‘dragon-yang’ make such a racket at the conference?”

“????” Yu Shi was full of question marks.

“Elder Zheng, Dong Yao has gone mad!” Lin Feng quickly explained.

“Indeed, he has gone mad,” Elder Zheng nodded.

“Then…” Lin Feng began.

“However, it is you and your disciple who have driven him to madness!!” Elder Zheng interrupted coldly.

“Ah?” Lin Feng was dumbfounded.

Yu Shi was also dumbfounded.

Where did that come from?

They hadn’t done anything!

And strangely enough, the onlookers in the stands seemed to agree with Elder Zheng’s words!

Soon, the two of them understood the crux of the matter.

In the eyes of others, Dong Yao seemed perfectly normal at first but then suddenly went mad.

This, coupled with Dong Yao’s earlier nonsensical ranting, naturally led to one conclusion… Dong Yao’s madness was due to the ‘bullying’ by two individuals!

And in the face of such bullying, no one stood up for Dong Yao, and when Dong Yao took matters into his own hands, he was expelled from the Alchemy Conference!

This led to the collapse of Dong Yao’s Dao Heart and his complete descent into madness!

Yu Shi and Lin Feng had never anticipated this.

They hadn’t expected Dong Yao to be so cunning, even revealing his ‘madness’ with the intention of framing them.

It left them speechless and their scalps tingling with horror!

The surrounding gazes became even more piercing and disdainful, and Yu Shi and Lin Feng dared not speak further.

The two were worried that continuing to talk would provoke public anger and they would be torn to pieces.

Speaking of Dong Yao, after seeing that his words had the desired effect, he smiled subtly.

After uttering a few more nonsensical phrases, Dong Yao laughed maniacally and leaped down from the pill platform.

This allowed Lin Feng and Yu Shi to breathe a sigh of relief, thinking to themselves that the madman had finally left.

Suddenly, Dong Yao stopped in his tracks.

After looking around, he clasped his hands together and said, “One Dong Yao has left, but there will be thousands and thousands of Dong Yaos who will stand up! I believe in the righteousness within the heart, wherever there is injustice, there will be resistance!”

Hearing this, Lin Feng and Yu Shi exchanged glances, both unable to understand what he meant.

Just when they thought it was just more of Dong Yao’s madness, they shivered suddenly.

They realized that the other pill refiner masters who were refining pills were giving them a strange look…

“Ah! The pill furnace is going to explode!” The pill refiner masters shouted in unison, their expressions panicked.

The next second, all the pill refiner masters except Jiang Chen threw their about-to-explode pill furnaces at Lin Feng and Yu Shi.

There weren’t many pill refiner masters participating in the third trial, and Yu Shi thought he could handle it, but soon he realized that more and more pill furnaces were being thrown at him!

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the pill refiner masters who had been eliminated earlier were now refining pills outside the pill platform, and they too were throwing their about-to-explode pill furnaces!

Soon, the sky above the pill platform was covered with hundreds of pill furnaces about to explode!

“F*ck!!”

Seeing this, Yu Shi and Lin Feng cursed.