"Fine. This is where we part." The smile on the purple-headscarfed man's face stiffened somewhat, but he tactfully departed with the pair of twin siblings.
"Those three didn't seem weak either. Why didn't Brother Yu keep them? If they could scout the way for us, we'd have an easier time too," Huo Ying asked as he withdrew his magic artifact.
"The heart is separated from the belly—who knows what others are thinking? Besides, if we merely needed a few people to scout the way, which of us couldn't pull one or two from our Lineage? Why bother with people of unknown origins? And Brother Lu's patience isn't particularly good. With so many of us, the number of Soul-Calming Pills we'll need later is impossible to predict. We may not even have enough for ourselves, so where would we find the leisure to aid others? Those people's auras looked restless; they've clearly already been affected somewhat. If they go mad, we'll have to spend more effort dealing with them." Yu Dongbao gave Lu Xiaotian a faintly smiling glance.
"That's true. Then let's go." Huo Ying nodded in agreement with Yu Dongbao.
"The Three-Leaf Soul-Calming Grass is only two hours' journey from here. Let's keep our movements as quiet as possible. Other cultivators have entered this place as well. If they learn that we have spare Soul-Calming Pills, some reckless intruders may well jump over the wall in desperation," Mu Zixin said coldly.
Huo Ying, meanwhile, cast Lu Xiaotian an ill-intentioned glance.
Lu Xiaotian understood. He had clashed with Huo Ying several times along the way; once he failed to refine the pills, his fate would speak for itself. Yet Lu Xiaotian sneered inwardly. If he truly wanted to leave, even if they joined forces, what could they do to him?
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