"Nothing's going on. I just finished eating and came over for a look around."
"Besides, I'm waiting for my classmates Xiao Xiao and Xiao Wu to come back to the academy, so I have to keep them company later. Is that so wrong?"
"And they're both girls. It wouldn't be good if they ran into any danger at night."
After Wang Dong finished speaking, she suddenly felt that her excuse actually made a fair bit of sense.
Huo Yuhao studied Wang Dong, not believing her explanation for a second.
However, judging by the brief flush on her face, he figured Tang San had probably started working his boundless divine power again.
In a situation like this, the more he kept his distance, the better. He didn't want to get involved with Tang San.
Fortunately, another voice called out just then.
"Huo Yuhao."
Hearing the voice, Huo Yuhao immediately turned to look to his front left.
In an instant, he saw Mu Jin walking toward them, one step at a time.
Huo Yuhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Wang Dong and said, "Wang Dong, go amuse yourself for a while. You can find Xiao Wu and the others too. Excuse me."
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao didn't wait for Wang Dong to answer before leaving.
Watching Huo Yuhao act like that, Wang Dong got the strange feeling that he was deliberately avoiding her for some reason.
It left Wang Dong puzzled.
At the same time, a voice seemed to rise in her mind, giving her an inexplicable urge to follow Huo Yuhao...
But Wang Dong quickly shook her head, casting the strange thought aside, and headed straight toward Xiao Wu and the others...
Elsewhere.
Before long, Huo Yuhao led Mu Jin away from the crowd to a relatively quiet spot nearby.
Looking at Mu Jin, Huo Yuhao smiled and asked, "Teacher Mu, what brings you over?"
Mu Jin gave a light cough. "Nothing important. I finished eating and had nothing to do, so I came for a look around. Then I found out it was pretty lively here."
Mu Jin spoke vaguely, skirting the point.
She had come here for a reason.
At noon, she'd gone to use the restroom and spotted Ning Tian from her class inside.
At the time, Ning Tian was fiddling with a "Xiaomi Super Absorbent," seemingly trying to stick something to herself.
Mu Jin had been very curious.
Noticing Mu Jin's gaze, Ning Tian thought for a moment, then explained that a female classmate had given her the "Xiaomi Super Absorbent."
Mu Jin had merely nodded.
After touching one of them, she'd found that the texture really was quite nice. Then she remembered that she was nearing that time of the month herself, so she decided to find out more.
But she hadn't expected to see Huo Yuhao selling pills here.
Of course, Huo Yuhao had no idea that Mu Jin had come here because she'd heard a rumor and wanted to buy sanitary pads.
When Huo Yuhao heard Mu Jin ask about the pills, he smiled and replied, "That's right. I'm selling some pills to make a little money."
Then Huo Yuhao thought of something and continued, "Oh, and these pills were developed by my sect. Teacher Mu, would you be interested in joining us?"
Hearing this, Mu Jin narrowed her beautiful eyes. "Huo Yuhao, you're getting a little greedy."
"I only just agreed to teach at your academy today, and now, by this evening, you're inviting me to join your sect."
Huo Yuhao gave an awkward laugh. "It just happened to work out that way."
Mu Jin gave Huo Yuhao a long look. "I don't think it just happened to work out. I think you planned this in advance."
After saying this, Mu Jin considered it for a moment, then shook her head as if it didn't matter after all.
What could Huo Yuhao possibly be plotting against her?
He was just a little kid, barely old enough to have grown any hair.
Then Mu Jin suddenly realized she was overthinking things.
Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate for long.
He took out two bottles of pills from his reserves, handed them to Mu Jin, and said,
"Teacher Mu, this one is a Hui Chun Pill. It restores Soul Power. The other one is a Xuli Pill, which increases strength. Neither has any side effects."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's explanation, Mu Jin took one and examined it.
Before long, she swallowed a Hui Chun Pill. A moment later, her eyes lit up slightly. "Good stuff, Huo Yuhao. This really is good stuff."
Huo Yuhao replied, "It is. And the price is pretty cheap—just 800 gold coins per pill."
Hearing the price of 800 gold coins, Mu Jin was surprised again. After a moment, she nodded and remarked,
"True. Your pills can restore Soul Power quickly. They don't restore much, but in an emergency, you could swallow eight or ten of them."
"At the very least, they'd give some low-ranked Soul Masters the ability to fight under extreme circumstances. They're excellent. Pills at this price are also incredibly cost-effective."
Mu Jin spoke with a fair and measured tone.
Huo Yuhao naturally nodded in agreement.
Just then, Mu Jin continued, "Since the pills are all pretty good, give me a bottle of each."
Huo Yuhao was a little puzzled. "Teacher Mu, I think you only need pills that heal injuries. You don't need the others. Your Soul Power is so strong."
Mu Jin waved her hand. "I don't need them, but the students at my academy do."
"The freshman assessment is in three months, so I should buy some pills in advance. Besides, I have a feeling your pills are going to sell very well. They might even be in short supply."
"When that happens, I don't want to find myself unable to buy any, and I don't want that stinking woman Zhou Yi to get them for cheap."
Huo Yuhao hadn't expected Mu Jin to still be thinking about Zhou Yi.
The power of love really was extraordinary.
Still, Huo Yuhao said nothing. He had some stock left, so he gave Mu Jin a bottle of each kind of pill.
Mu Jin didn't hold back. She generously handed Huo Yuhao 10,000 gold coins.
Of course, she'd given him too much—quite a bit too much.
But Mu Jin said she would be buying more again in a while, so he could just keep the remaining money for then.
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate and nodded.
Mu Jin continued, "All right, go look after your pills. I'll wander around a bit more, then leave."
Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate. He walked into the crowd.
After Huo Yuhao left, Mu Jin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and headed straight toward the shop across from the one selling "Xiaomi Super Absorbent."
In any case, she felt that buying a "Xiaomi Super Absorbent" in front of Huo Yuhao—even sticking it to herself—would be rather awkward and embarrassing.
By then, Huo Yuhao had returned to his pill stall.
People had already started buying pills. Bai Feng had sold five or six hundred bottles, and the stock had dropped by nearly eighty percent.
Huo Yuhao let out a deep breath, thinking that he'd have to make some more by hand later.
But just then, another voice called out.
"Brother Yuhao, you're selling pills? Is this shop yours?"
The speaker was Beibei.
Beibei walked up to Huo Yuhao, still wearing his spring-breeze smile.
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