Xiao Chen saw that Li Jinchán still had not given an answer.
Anxiety gnawed at his heart.
As he saw it,
since he was a Pill King,
Li Jinchán ought to value him immensely.
Before he entered the Pill Pool,
the man should give him anything he asked for!
Yet now,
Li Jinchán was actually hesitating!
"Senior, let us part ways here. I won't trouble you to treat my injury!" Xiao Chen decided to fan the flames further. His face filled with grief and indignation as he bowed deeply to Li Jinchán, then turned to leave.
As he spoke,
he changed his form of address for Li Jinchán
from Master
back to Senior.
"My dear disciple, you..." Li Jinchán was dumbfounded. Was Xiao Chen trying to sever their master-disciple relationship?
Was this "catalyst" really so hotheaded?
He had never said he would refuse.
He had merely hesitated for a moment.
And that alone had sent Xiao Chen into a towering rage?
Enough to make him sweep his sleeves and leave?
"Senior, sincerity matters more to me than anything. You say we share a bond and that you wish to spare no effort in nurturing me, yet you cannot bear to part with a few spiritual herbs. Clearly, your sincerity falls short. I think we should forget this whole business of becoming master and disciple!" Xiao Chen looked deeply hurt, as though he had been deceived and betrayed.
"Well... all right. They're only a few spiritual herbs. Wait here a moment, and I'll fetch them for you!" Seeing how resolute Xiao Chen was, Li Jinchán gritted his teeth and could only agree through his tears.
In all honesty,
at that moment,
Li Jinchán's heart was bleeding.
Once he handed the spiritual herbs to Xiao Chen,
when he refined the pill later,