The next day.
At dawn, Hanyu left the inn. He already had three pills in his pocket, and the more pills he had, the more he worried about running out of time. So early that morning, he headed out to bring warmth to the people of Mo Yun City.
The Far-Sight Pill was the easiest to give away. He could find a blind person or an elderly man and do a good deed.
The Dragon-Overturning Phoenix-Shifting Pill was harder to judge. Its effects were practically worse than killing someone.
Then there was the new thing the bottle had spat out last night...
Love-Pledge Pill: After taking this pill, the person who swallowed it will fall in love for no reason with the first person they see. Please carefully confirm that both parties are of the appropriate sex before taking it. Side effect: The two people will always remain within ten meters of each other.
Every time Hanyu looked at it, his face darkened. The bottle was playing its dangerous little tricks again.
The pill looked ordinary enough, but it would be extremely difficult to give to someone. Once swallowed, it took effect the moment they looked at someone, and there was no way to outrun it.
How about blindfolding the other person and feeding it to them?
The side effect was dangerous, too. He couldn't imagine that the ten-meter limit was just an empty threat. There might be all sorts of outrageous ways to keep the two of them within ten meters of each other.
"Give it to your enemy."
The Little Glazed Artifact Spirit gleefully chimed in.
Hanyu's expression changed. He imagined two people who had been fighting to the death one moment suddenly becoming lovey-dovey the next—and of the same sex, no less, with a side effect that