As she received the shopkeeper's affirmation, Little Fairy Doctor could not help but stare blankly for a moment.
It was not some extravagant praise, but merely an incredibly simple affirmation. Yet to Little Fairy Doctor, it was enough to outweigh a thousand words.
"So that's... how it was."
Though it had only been a job she had taken back then to make a living, people ultimately had things they chose and preferred. Otherwise, she would not have chosen to become a physician in the first place.
"Then I still have to thank you, shopkeeper."
"No matter, no matter. You're too polite, honored guest—chatting about the past now and then isn't so bad. After all, so many years have passed. The younger generation who never experienced these things wouldn't sit still and listen to an old man like me prattle on."
The shopkeeper smiled. As he spoke, he had already risen and turned to fetch the Blood Lotus Essence Xiao Yan needed.
"This is the Blood Lotus Essence you requested, honored guest."
"Mm—then many thanks, shopkeeper."
Xiao Yan nodded. The shopkeeper then saw the white-haired beauty in a silver-purple dress beside Xiao Yan rise to her feet and take out from her Storage Ring a silver-gray crystal the size of a fingernail, carrying a metallic sheen.
"This is—?!"
The shopkeeper froze, then was suddenly shocked. He had only heard of this thing in rumors.
He had heard that somewhere in Central State, the Flame Emperor Mystic Empress had defeated the Spirit Devouring Saint King, and the bones the Saint King became radiated across ten thousand li, transforming into the Spirit Crystal Land, the greatest treasure land on the Dou Qi Continent—could it be?!
"This item is precious. Shopkeeper, you must keep it safe. A common man is innocent, but possession of