After returning to Nanyan City, Jiang Yan didn't waste any time. He drove straight to Silver Willow Pill House and dragged Miao Xiao Hong out, pulling him away from his alchemy while he was completely engrossed in it:
"Take a look. Do we have all the medicinal ingredients on this list? Do we have enough of each?
"If we do, get them ready for me!"
After a pause, he continued:
"Mark down the ones we don't have, too.
"I'll find another way to get them!"
Miao Xiao Hong stared at him blankly, then finally came to his senses:
"Ahhh! This is terrible! My pills are all ruined—they're going to be another batch of failed pills! This is all your fault!"
Jiang Yan felt a little sorry for him.
Because Jiang Yan had interrupted him, the pills Miao Xiao Hong had just finished refining had definitely been ruined by the change in heat. The whole batch was useless.
Jiang Yan was quick on the uptake and caught what he said. With a grin, he replied:
"Isn't that a good thing?"
"Maybe, by some twist of fate, you'll end up with a brand-new pill. Test it later and see what it does, then sell it."
Damn it! Miao Xiao Hong cursed inwardly:
"Am I only fit to make all kinds of poison pills and failed pills? Can't I make proper pills for once?"
His dream was still to become a proper pill master, not to spend his days making all these weird and wonderful poison pills. Unfortunately, he really had no talent for anything else.
He couldn't be bothered to deal with Jiang Yan. Taking the letter with one hand, he flicked it open and gave it a quick once-over:
"Whoa, what kind of big deal have you landed?
"There aren't that