"How would I dare?" Luo Shangdu covered her mouth and smiled, a crisp, simple smile with nothing superfluous to it. She tucked the Pill Furnace Seal into her sleeve, her tone growing more serious. "I merely wished to ask whether you were heading to the Abyssal Eye, Senior."
"That's right. Since you heard what we said on Taiwei Peak and still dared to follow us, have you come to offer a core elder's recommendation? You heard us earlier, didn't you? Su Yunshang has nothing left to her name. She can't pay you anymore," I said with a chuckle.
Hearing me tease her, Su Yunshang couldn't help rolling her eyes at me.
"No, no, no. I'm not Grand Elder Heng. I won't demand an exorbitant price. All I ask is that, besides taking Senior Sister Su into the Abyssal Eye..." Luo Shangdu glanced at Su Yunshang, then turned back to me. "You take me along too, and bring me out safely afterward."
Those alluring eyes really were captivating. No wonder people said eyes like those could make even a glance at a dog look loving.
"You want to reach Void Treading too?"
"I have indeed been stuck in this realm for many years." Luo Shangdu took a jade token from her sleeve and held it out to me. "But I'm not going solely for the chance to reach Void Treading. I also want to gather some rare medicinal ingredients. As you know, Senior, I'm an alchemist. For the sake of alchemy, I truly wish I could poke into every last nook and cranny of every mountain... This is a core elder's recommendation token from Shangdu Peak. I happen to have saved one."
"You're not greedy, at least. An alchemist, are you..." I accepted the jade token and inspected it. *This girl