After Shi Hao left, Shi Yongheng waved his hand, and four ancient pills appeared. They were the Heaven-defying Ancient Pills he had refined after hunting down a host of kings long ago.
"What are these?"
"I refined them. I made thirteen at the time, though I announced that I'd made eight. I used six to revive six kings and gave one to Pan Wang as thanks for protecting the members of the Heavenly Court.
"I gave another to the Butcher for guarding me while I refined the pills.
"That left me with five. These four are for you, in case you ever need them. Consider them my betrothal gift, too."
The Willow Deity was astonished. "These are the Heaven-defying Ancient Pills that didn't even exist in the Di Luo Era?
"I never imagined you'd have the opportunity to refine such pills."
Shi Yongheng sighed helplessly. "Those pills ruined my reputation."
"How?"
"To gather the vast energy I needed, I went on a killing spree across the Boundary Sea.
"If I encountered a Dark Immortal King, I killed him on the spot. As for the other kings, anyone who'd crossed me was out of luck.
"All told, I killed more than forty Immortal Kings.
"So back then, the kings of the Boundary Sea called me the Hunter.
"Once word got out that I was refining pills, they started calling me the Alchemist, too.
"That put me in the same company as the Butcher, the Fake Medicine Seller, and the Chicken Farmer."
The Willow Deity looked surprised, then laughed. "The Hunter? The Alchemist? A name might be wrong, but a nickname never is. They suit you perfectly!
"Four are too many, though. I'll take one."
Shi Yongheng handed her all four pills. "Keep them. You need them more.
"One is enough for