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"Brother Lu is leaving just like this?" Yu Zimuo asked.
"Yes, there's no time to lose. Take care of yourself," Lu Xiaotian nodded, stood up, and left.
"Brother Lu, thank you." Watching Lu Xiaotian's receding back, Yu Zimuo's eyes couldn't help turning slightly red. Ever since they met in the wilderness outside Yuanling City until now, Yu Zimuo felt most fortunate to have met such a loyal friend, one who allowed her to struggle out of the most desperate and helpless state and walk toward another patch of brightness.
Lu Xiaotian waved his hand with his back to Yu Zimuo, and by the time Yu Zimuo collected her thoughts again, Lu Xiaotian had already merged into the distant crowd and disappeared.
Bai Zhiqin? After receiving Lu Xiaotian's reminder, Yu Zimuo narrowed her eyes slightly. She also experienced plenty of scheming within the Yu household, and upon hearing Lu Xiaotian's warning, she could roughly guess what was going on without needing it spelled out too clearly. Lu Xiaotian leaving so directly meant he had inevitably already solved the trouble for her.
"I originally thought about how I should still split a low-grade spiritual pill for Bai Zhiqin, but since this Bai Zhiqin was secretly plotting such things behind the scenes, I'll give her a medium-grade one and coincidentally demand back those two parts of spiritual materials I put forth," Yu Zimuo sneered after her gaze flickered for a moment. "Given Brother Lu's character, what could you possibly accomplish even if you went knocking on his door?"
Thinking of how Lu Xiaotian had given all three refined spiritual pills to her without keeping even half a benefit, Yu Zimuo felt a surge of emotion in her heart. He departed immediately once the pill refining finished; it was clearly evident that Lu