The eight of them stared at the wooden box slowly opening in Elder Lan's hands. At once, a rich fragrance assailed their nostrils, and anticipation appeared in their eyes. Elder Lan extended two fair, delicate fingers and smilingly took out a purple Foundation Establishment Pill the size of a quail egg. She held it beneath her elegant nose and sniffed it, then looked at the crowd with a smile. "It smells wonderful."
Everyone joined in with hearty laughter.
Elder Lan returned the Foundation Establishment Pill to the box. Just as she was about to raise her eyes, she suddenly froze. Seemingly unable to believe what she saw, she looked into the box again, then swept a confirming gaze over the eight people standing opposite her.
"Fei Denan, what is going on? Why are there only seven? Where is the other one? Don't tell me you ate it?" Elder Lan held the box and questioned her husband in an unhappy tone.
In an instant, the crowd that had just been brimming with excitement fell silent. The eight disciples in particular felt their hearts clench. What did one pill missing mean? It meant someone might very well receive nothing.
When he saw Fei Denan's gaze turn toward him, Yue Qianchou's heart began pounding wildly. This is bad. Don't tell me the missing one is mine! He was not the only one nervous; the other seven female disciples were nervous as well.
"Well... well... I really did leave one person off the report to the sect." Fei Denan gave an awkward laugh and pointed at someone. "I forgot Yue Qianchou's."
"What?" Yue Qianchou cried out in stunned disbelief. It was as though five thunderbolts had struck him at once. His head buzzed, his face turned deathly pale, and he had to shake his