Qi Burst Pill? Body Burst Pill? Clothes Burst Pill?

Qi Burst Pill? Body Burst Pill? Clothes Burst Pill?

Qi Burst Pill: "After consumption, True Essence will continuously erupt for one hour. During this process, the medicinal power must be constantly vented, or the body will burst. Side effect: True Essence surges; clothes will not remain."

So was this a Qi Burst Pill? A Body Burst Pill? Or a Clothes Burst Pill?

The Glazed Bottle was as unreliable as ever.

It had never disappointed anyone in that regard.

It seemed there would never be a proper pill from it.

Before long, a row of Cloud Ladders was lowered from the pleasure boat. Hanyu forced a smile and climbed up.

Only after stepping onto the deck did he discover that seven or eight Strong Men had already surrounded him. All wore black hemp armor and carried swords. Their leader was a Youth in black martial attire, with thick brows and large eyes. Upon seeing Hanyu, he imperiously beckoned him over.

"Come here for inspection."

The instant he spoke, Hanyu recognized him as the man who had shouted earlier.

Several Strong Men ushered him before the Youth. The Youth looked Hanyu over and saw nothing but plain cloth garments, with no possessions on him. He immediately concluded that Hanyu truly was just a passerby.

"Search him. Let him go if there's nothing."

After a few glances, the Youth impatiently waved his hand, letting the Strong Men search Hanyu.

"Don't go feeling me up."

Hanyu reached into his robes and communicated with the Glazed Bottle, transferring the pill into his hand. Then he backed away a few steps, his face dark with anger.

The Youth spotted his little movement with sharp eyes. His gaze lit up, and he strode over, grabbing Hanyu's hand. "What are you hiding?"

Hanyu shook his head repeatedly. "I'm not hiding anything."

Naturally, no one believed him.

The Youth's grip was immensely strong. He easily pried open Hanyu's palm, pinched up the pill, squinted at it, then sniffed it. "What is this?"

The item had been delivered.

Hanyu secretly rejoiced, though his face still wore an unwilling expression.

"Give it back."

"Huh! Where did this pill come from?"

Perhaps because the sounds outside were so noisy, two women emerged from the cabin. One wore a Goose Yellow Floral Smoke Gauze Dress. She was seventeen or eighteen, with delicate, lovely features.

The other wore a Sky Water Jade Silk Embroidered Palace Dress. Whether because the clothes were fitted too tightly or because her figure was simply too good, her exquisite curves were utterly breathtaking beneath the palace dress.

She had one-third of Sister Xiaolian's figure.

The woman was exceptionally beautiful, with moth brows and powdered cheeks. Every gesture carried a mature charm.

After the Yellow-clad Woman came over and examined the pill several times, she lost interest in it. "Ah, isn't this a Qi Burst Pill? It's not worth much. Boring."

"Bai Jingliang, return it to him." The Palace Attire Woman frowned at the Youth and spoke displeasedly.

"Sis, it may not even be his!"

Bai Jingliang argued unwillingly. He certainly did not want to return the pill. It might not be worth much to that woman, but to him, it was a good thing.

"Are you refusing to listen?"

The Palace Attire Woman glared at him. Only then did Bai Jingliang reluctantly walk over to Hanyu and shove him as he spoke.

"Here, here. Go, go, go."

Hanyu was forcefully pushed down the Cloud Ladder, but the pill was never returned. Wasn't it still clutched tightly in Bai Jingliang's hand?

As though afraid Hanyu would ask for it again, Bai Jingliang gave him a threatening look before he left.

Both harbored their own schemes and said nothing. Once down the Cloud Ladder, Hanyu picked up his bamboo pole and hurriedly paddled away.

Only after Hanyu's little bamboo raft had vanished from sight did Bai Jingliang sneakily spread open his palm.

He had never tasted a pill before.

Medicine Masters were scarce, and pills had always been rare goods.

He licked the pill with the tip of his tongue. It tasted quite good, so he opened his mouth and tossed it in.

On the other side, Hanyu grinned wickedly as he poled his raft along. Halfway through, he changed direction. Even if the matter came to light, they would not be able to find him.

It was just a little unfortunate. If the medicinal effect had been weaker and it did not burst clothes, he would have liked to try it himself.

While he was still staring blankly into space, wind and thunder roared behind him, followed by a shrill whistle tearing through the air.

Hanyu turned his head and was terrified out of his wits.

The Yellow-clad Woman came riding through the air on a sword, her face cold. The moment she reached him, she grabbed Hanyu by the shoulder and flew back toward where they had come from.

The biting wind howled past his ears. The woman was incredibly fast, and in only a moment, she threw Hanyu back onto the deck.

"I misjudged you. You're a Medicine Master."

After descending from the sky, the woman spoke indignantly.

"Linglan, save him first."

The Palace Attire Woman reminded her anxiously from the side.

"Hand over the antidote."

At that, Linglan glared at him and held out her hand.

Hanyu gave a bitter smile. What kind of glutton swallowed the pill that quickly? You should at least have waited until I escaped far away before eating it! Where was he supposed to find an antidote now?

Thus, he could only helplessly tell the truth. "You said it was a Qi Burst Pill yourself. Since when did Qi Burst Pills have antidotes?"

"Bullshit! You call this a Qi Burst Pill?"

Linglan angrily pointed at the river to the north. A naked figure was running wildly across the water. Who else could it be but Bai Jingliang?

At that moment, his blood and qi were surging, a flush of red shooting straight to his forehead. His face was so red he looked as though he were about to burst. He seemed exhausted and wanted to come over.

"Don't come over!"

Linglan turned around with a red face and hurriedly stopped him.

"Sis, I'm about to collapse from exhaustion! I can't run anymore!"

Bai Jingliang could only run farther away again, shouting at the top of his lungs.

Hanyu did not want anyone to die, so he hurriedly reminded them, "He can't stop until the medicinal power of the Qi Burst Pill is exhausted, or his body will burst."

The moment he finished speaking, he was met with horrified stares. Linglan covered her little mouth and cried out, "You actually altered a Qi Burst Pill into something this vicious."

Vicious?

At first, judging from the name alone, he had not thought so. He had only assumed it was a prank. But seeing Bai Jingliang's utterly miserable state, he truly felt how tyrannical this Qi Burst Pill was.

Seeing Bai Jingliang in such misery, Hanyu deeply reflected on himself. In the future, he absolutely could not casually try pills whose effects he did not understand. When it was time to give them to someone else to eat, he should still give them to someone else.

Several Strong Men shouted from the railings, relaying Hanyu's words across.

Out on the river, whether from the medicinal effect or sheer anger, Bai Jingliang's red face was beginning to darken.

Ah! Ah! Ah!

After three howls, the figure that had been slowing down suddenly went wild again.

Hanyu was held at the railings and reluctantly watched Bai Jingliang streak across the river for an entire hour.

Splash.

The instant the medicinal power dispersed, Bai Jingliang revealed a liberated smile, peacefully closed his eyes, and sank into the river.

The Strong Men who had been waiting hurriedly jumped into the water and swam over. The two women first retreated into the cabin; after all, Bai Jingliang would have to come back aboard stark naked.

After hauling him back, several more Strong Men brought clothes. They hurriedly dressed him, then called the two women back out.

Linglan stepped forward and gripped Bai Jingliang's wrist. Only after checking his inner breath did she nod to the Palace Attire Woman.

"He's only exhausted. He's fine."

Hearing that he was fine, Hanyu hurriedly spoke. "Since he's all right, you should let me go. Besides, he snatched the pill by force."

The two women exchanged a glance. After the Palace Attire Woman nodded, Linglan finally put her hands on her hips and huffed, "You bad Medicine Master, don't make such strange things again next time. Hmph!"

With that, she grabbed Hanyu by the shoulder again and rode her sword away.

A hundred breaths later, Linglan returned. This time, she politely set the black-faced Hanyu down on the deck.

Then she awkwardly descended beside the Palace Attire Woman and muttered, "I don't know where his raft got blown off to. I couldn't find it."

The Palace Attire Woman gave an apologetic curtsy. Her graceful figure was displayed without reservation. Hanyu secretly swallowed and cursed himself for being so pathetic.

"Where does the young master wish to go? If you are in a hurry, I can have Linglan take you ashore. But it is late at night, and we cannot help you arrange another boat. We can only trouble you to accept this humble token of apology and make other arrangements tomorrow."

Her soft, sweet voice lingered by his ear, and all of Hanyu's anger vanished. Still, he was rather helpless.

"I didn't know where I was going in the first place. I was planning to drift wherever the current took me. Now my whole drifting plan has been interrupted."

Linglan's eyes suddenly lit up beside him. She said brightly with a grin, "If you don't know where to go, come to Star Sect with us! In a few days, Star Sect will hold a Disciple Recruitment Ceremony. Bad Medicine Master, you can give it a try."

"Star Sect treats Medicine Masters very well."

Hanyu's eyes also lit up, and his heart stirred.

It would not hurt to go take a look. Just hearing the name, this cultivator sect sounded like a major faction. If he could join, there would surely be no lack of people to help consume his pills.

Master will definitely praise me if I bring a Medicine Master back to the sect.

Linglan's thoughts were equally lively, and she smiled happily.