As for Huang Xing himself, he was now sitting pretty as the chief steward of Earth Moist Pavilion, with a fat stream of profits flowing his way. He'd have to be out of his mind to leave that post and become a Medicine Attendant. If he had some special talent for medicine, that would be one thing, but he knew nothing about it. How could he last as a Medicine Attendant, basically a transport captain?
Besides, he thought himself worlds apart from fools like Zhong Ruyi. His sights were still set on the Great Dao. How could he degrade himself by making a mere alchemist his lifelong goal?
"Enough. You sure are lucky. There's nothing more to say. Senior Brother just hopes you'll soar to success over there, and that you won't forget the bond between us." Huang Xing quickly came around to it. He realized this might not be such a bad thing after all. Even if Xu Yi went to the Alchemy Hall at Yinghai Peak, wouldn't he still need to buy waste plants from him?
Now he no longer had to worry that Xu Yi might one day take up some other pursuit and stop wanting those waste plants. His supply channel was now as solid as could be, practically giving him a steady source of income.
Of course, Huang Xing had no idea that Xu Yi had come over and spun out that whole long story just to give himself a logically consistent reason to keep buying waste plants from him.
Otherwise, Xu Yi had already joined the Alchemy Hall at Yinghai Peak, yet still went back to Huang Xing to buy waste plants. It would have been impossible to stop Huang Xing from probing for answers and getting suspicious. Now, though, Xu Yi had told