Ri Guang hooked both legs over a tree branch, his head hanging down like a bat, and muttered: "Ah! Although the Second Elder was very angry, when she hit me, she didn't make me feel pain."
He maintained that posture, thinking about what to do next. Right now, Lan Yue was in secluded cultivation, and perhaps she could not come out for a short time.
Although going to find a second woman now would make it look like he was a bastard, but… he could not not do it.
It seemed like he was safe, but his identity as a Human Pill had been exposed.
One must know that a Human Pill was a human-shaped pill that countless people coveted and wanted to obtain.
Besides that, the Human Pill Slave Brand would definitely continue to erode his body. He could not stand still.
He had to breakthrough as soon as possible, then go to the exact location that brand wanted him to go to.
Ri Guang knew very well… the one who planted the Human Pill Slave Brand on him was not an ordinary person. That was perhaps an extremely terrifying existence.
Therefore, he needed to become stronger even more.
"Ah!" Ri Guang let out a sigh and muttered: "I'm really sorry, Lan Yue, but…"
[Ding! Your cultivation partner, Lan Yue, has used two Foundation Establishment pills – low-grade. Starting Rebate:
Foundation Establishment pill – Low-grade: x 100 pills. Foundation Establishment pill – High-grade: x 1 pill.
Please make your choice.]
"Heh!?" Ri Guang jolted when he saw the notification panel suddenly appear before him: "System, you can even rebate pills that my cultivation partner uses?"
[Ding! This is a normal function of the System. Unlike Cultivation, which requires dual cultivation to 'Rebate'. Any pills or items your cultivation partner uses will grant you an 'instant Rebate'.]
[In addition, when 'Rebating', the system can fuse items and give you multiple choices.]
Ri Guang, hearing that, nodded lightly, thinking to himself: 'So that means 10 low-grade Foundation Establishment pills will produce one medium-grade Foundation Establishment pill, and 10 medium-grade Foundation Establishment pills will produce one high-grade Foundation Establishment pill.'
He did not understand much about pills. After all, all along, he rarely had contact with Cultivation and pills.
He only knew clearly that pills were divided into three types: low-grade, medium-grade, and high-grade.
Of course, the quality and price were not only different by tenfold.
A low-grade Foundation Establishment pill cost 10 low-grade spirit stones, while a medium-grade Foundation Establishment pill cost as much as 130 – 150 low-grade spirit stones.
As for a high-grade Foundation Establishment pill, Ri Guang did not know. He had also never heard of high-grade pills, and had never come into contact with or seen one.
"I choose option (2)."
[Ding! You have received 1 high-grade Foundation Establishment pill. It has been placed in your storage ring.]
Ri Guang glanced at the gray ring on his index finger and immediately probed it with his thoughts. Indeed, inside there appeared a black pill, with two rather faint white light-patterns on it.
This was the storage ring he had taken from Senior Brother Lee. Of course, he was kind enough to take away all the wealth of the Senior Brother he respected, treating it as compensation for the emotional damage he had suffered.
Damn it! Thinking of that situation back then, Ri Guang almost vomited again.
[Ding! Your cultivation partner, Lan Yue, has used 2 low-grade Qi Condensation Pills. You receive a Rebate:
low-grade Qi Condensation Pill x 100 medium-grade Qi Condensation Pill x 10 high-grade Qi Condensation Pill x 1
Please make your choice.]
"I choose option (2)."
[Ding! You have received medium-grade Qi Condensation Pill x 10. It has been placed in your storage ring.]
Ri Guang muttered: "Looks like Lan Yue is entering a critical stage for a Breakthrough."
His deduction was not wrong, because the pills she had just used were all pills commonly used to Breakthrough realms.
Ri Guang realized something at this moment and hurriedly asked: "System, if I give the pills you just rewarded me to my cultivation partner to use, then will I continue to receive Rebates?"
[Ding! You cannot use that loop.]
Ri Guang nodded. He had also thought the System would not allow that to happen. If there were such a loop, then this would be a huge bug.
He thought for a moment, then headed toward the mountain where Lan Yue lived.
…
In the bamboo forest, Lan Yue's maidservant was sitting on a stone chair in front of the room's entrance, her eyes full of worry as she looked toward the room.
"Ohayo~"
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
She jolted, turned her head, and immediately saw Ri Guang, but she did not understand the sentence he had just said. She hurriedly stood up, lowered her head, and saluted: "Young Master Ri Guang."
"Uhm!" Ri Guang nodded lightly, then asked: "Um… I forgot what your name is."
She said softly: "Young Master, you can just call me XiaoLian."
"Ah! XiaoLian, lotus?" Ri Guang said with a smile: "Lan Yue is still in secluded cultivation?"
"Yes!" XiaoLian said respectfully: "Miss is still in secluded cultivation. Judging from the current situation, it may take one month."
"Ah! That long?" Ri Guang sighed. Although he had already expected that the time would be long, when he learned that Lan Yue's secluded cultivation would last up to one month, he still felt a bit uncomfortable inside.
However, Lan Yue increasing her Cultivation, that was a good thing, not only good for her but also good for him.
Ri Guang took out a small porcelain bottle and said with a smile: "Bring this to Lan Yue, and tell her that I will wait for her."
XiaoLian accepted the porcelain bottle carefully and lowered her head: "Yes, Young Master."
"Ah! Don't call me that. Just call me by my name."
"Well…" XiaoLian stammered.
"Don't worry, I don't care about things like that." Ri Guang said with a smile: "Just call me by my name. Otherwise, I won't come here anymore."
"Ah! I… I… then… Ri… Guang…" XiaoLian stammered.
Ri Guang smiled happily, took out another porcelain bottle, handed it to XiaoLian, and said with a smile: "This is for you."
XiaoLian received the porcelain bottle and jolted, lifting her head to look at him. At this moment, he could clearly see this girl's appearance.
Slightly messy black hair, fair skin, eyes as black as two black pearls. Her cute face carried a bit of immaturity, her plump cheeks tinged pink, making Ri Guang want to pinch those cheeks a little.
"Oah! You're also very cute." Ri Guang was not stingy at all and immediately praised her.
XiaoLian jolted, immediately lowered her head, and said shyly: "I… I…"
"Alright, don't be shy. I'll come back later." After Ri Guang said that, he left. After all, Lan Yue was still in secluded cultivation, and he did not want to stay here for long.
XiaoLian watched his departing back. Her heart pounded rapidly, as if it were about to jump out of her chest.
She opened the lid of the porcelain bottle Ri Guang had given her. A medicinal fragrance drifted out and rushed into her nose.
"This is… Qi Condensation Pills… 3 low-grade Qi Condensation Pills." XiaoLian jolted, her face full of disbelief.
She knew very well just how valuable Qi Condensation Pills were. It was also not something a servant like her could touch.
And yet…
XiaoLian hugged the porcelain bottle to her chest, her gaze toward the path covered by the shade of countless bamboo trees.
As the wind blew past, the leaves rustled. That seemingly chaotic sound carried a melody that made a young maiden's heart become peaceful.
Not far away, a figure was lazily lying on a tree trunk. Seeing Ri Guang, that peerlessly beautiful face revealed a somewhat greedy smile.
"Interesting…" As she spoke, she licked her red, plump lips, and then her figure vanished.
…
Ri Guang left Lan Yue's area, thinking inside about where he should go.
"Looks like I need to go to the nearby town for a bit." Ri Guang muttered.
"Go to town for what?" A sweet voice mixed with a hint of bewitchment rang out.
Ri Guang kept walking, his gaze distant. Perhaps because he was too immersed in thought, he did not notice the voice that had just sounded, and only answered by normal reflex: "Of course to buy some cooking ingredients. I don't know what the Second Elder wants to eat, what her tastes are like. I probably have to buy many things."
"Heh?! A Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivator still needs to eat?" That voice rang out again.
Ri Guang sighed: "How would I know? She told me to cook so I… wait!"
He suddenly realized something was off, hurriedly turned around, and looked toward where the sound came from. However…
Whoosh!
A cool gust of wind brushed across his face, accompanied by an alluring fragrance like roses mixed with a bit of morning dew, washing over him.
Right in front of him, so close that he could clearly feel the warm breath from the other party's nose, was a face so beautiful it made him feel like he was about to suffocate.
"Y-you… who are you?" Ri Guang stammered. The faint rose scent at the tip of his nose made him somewhat dazed, not knowing what he should think next.
She smiled. That smile, like a blooming flower, carried a bit of moistness, as if stirring the lust of every man.
"Shhh!" She gently placed her index finger on his lips, signaling him to be quiet.
Ri Guang felt the warmth transmitted from her finger to his lips, feeling a bit flustered inside.
She tilted her head and said: "So this is a Human Pill? Really cute… exactly like the previous life."
Ri Guang: "Previous life?!"