Zi Yan was no longer the little girl she had been back then.
She had already grown up.
If there had been no reason, she would never have touched Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills.
By now, she knew her limits.
Moreover, Zi Yan's true form was a Dragon-Phoenix. Her advancement required an immense amount of energy.
If it was for the sake of breaking through, then her and Little Star's actions were understandable.
Hearing Lu Yunxiao's question, Zi Yan froze for a moment before nodding.
"I've already reached the Five-Star Dou Sheng Peak. I'm just a little short of breaking through to Six-Star Dou Sheng."
"So I need some energy."
Zi Yan bit her red lips with her pearly teeth and murmured softly.
"I understand."
Lu Yunxiao smiled, rubbing Zi Yan's little head with his right hand as he wrapped an arm around her delicate slender waist.
"If you need pills in the future, come to me. Don't come to the Pill Hall anymore."
"The pills Yao Chen and the others refine are too low-grade and won't be of much use to you."
"If you consume too many, not only will you fail to break through, but it will also affect the Pill Hall's operations."
"Come to me instead. Whatever pills you want, I can give them to you."
Lu Yunxiao spoke gently.
Yao Chen: "..."
Old Man Shennong: "..."
Why did those words sound so unpleasant?
So they were too useless, and the pills they refined were too low-grade?
The two exchanged glances, each seeing the grievance in the other's eyes.
"I thought about coming to you too, but weren't you in seclusion?"
Zi Yan lowered her head and muttered.
"That... is true."
Lu Yunxiao paused, then smiled faintly.
"How about this? In the future, I'll leave some regular supplies of