[Grilled Fish Girl: Then maybe I won't transfer after all. If I really get expelled, that'll prove I'm not suited for the school, and I'll go somewhere else.]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: You can come to big sister's school. I'll help you enroll in Soul Tool studies. Once you can make and use them, you can just take some pills to level up and still be stronger than them!]
[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Hmph, give it up. With me helping Yu'er, she absolutely won't get expelled. If they really are that blind, we'll just go back to the Clear Sky Sect. Big Uncle and Second Uncle are both Limit Douluo; teaching us will be a piece of cake.]
The Group Chat was still going Ding Ding Ding, but Chu Mo stopped checking it.
Instead, he summoned Xiao Lu and let her pick out the medicinal ingredients she needed.
The round little Xiao Lu obediently sat in Chu Mo's arms, her eyes swiftly scanning the ingredients on the stall, but they were full of displeasure.
There were too few kinds of medicinal ingredients, and their quality was too poor. As expected, this was just a roadside stall.
"Gurgle!"
Xiao Lu bumped into Chu Mo again, telling him to go somewhere else.
Seeing the agreed-upon signal, Chu Mo naturally didn't hesitate. He turned and headed straight for the next stall.
There were countless stalls selling herbs, and even shops dedicated to selling them.
Green Water Lotus Leaf, Pond Morning Dew, Dew Honey, Initial Water Spirit Grass...
Chu Mo looked at the ingredients Xiao Lu had picked. They were more or less the same as last time—fairly common herbs. She might not even bother refining them; eating them directly might work better.
"Gurgle, gurgle."
"Huh?"
After hearing Xiao Lu's explanation, Chu Mo was dumbfounded.
Xiao Lu said that the Mystic Water Pill wasn't much different from the pills she made. It was mostly just a pile of top-quality medicinal ingredients. If he gave her the ingredients,
Xiao Lu could refine something better. As for the Black Tortoise Divine Pill he'd mentioned to her that afternoon, she reasoned that it was made by adding some healing herbs and Soul Beast blood essence to a pill.
Now she wanted him to buy the sap of a plant-type Soul Beast, especially one related to healing.
Why did it have to be a plant? Because the blood of a beast-type Soul Beast might not be suitable for ordinary people. To be cautious, she'd chosen a plant-type Soul Beast instead.
"Fine. It shouldn't be too hard to find, considering how big Shrek City is."
After discussing it, Chu Mo finally understood. He nodded and carried Xiao Lu to a fairly large medicinal herb shop to make his purchases.
"Customer, I'm afraid we don't have any plant-type Soul Beast sap related to healing here."
Hearing the shopkeeper's reply, Chu Mo sighed helplessly and left the third shop. He'd asked at the previous ones, too, and none of them had it.
Was this stuff really that rare? That couldn't be right. Plant-type Soul Beasts weren't very powerful to begin with, so they ought to be the easiest kind of Soul Beast to raise.
Finding one related to healing shouldn't be that difficult. He'd thought Xiao Lu would spend ages picking some plant's sap and end up wasting his time. He hadn't expected that searching for it would waste his time instead.
There was no help for it. Even if it took time, he couldn't just give up on buying it. He had to get it, refine the pills, and deliver them tomorrow.
Time waited for no one.
This time, he chose a fairly large pharmacy.
The argument in the Group Chat had basically died down.
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Heh heh, just you wait. I'll definitely become a level-10 Soul Engineer. Then what will a Limit Douluo amount to?]
[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Hmph, wait until you get there before you say that. Boasting now could put your back out.]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Hmph.]
[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Hmph.]
With them arguing, the others didn't dare step in to stop them. They could only watch. Now that the argument was finally over, the others dared to speak up.
Tang Ya hadn't gone out all day and was still wearing a thin, loose camisole nightdress. She really wanted to cultivate, but Chu Mo hadn't come back, and she couldn't focus on it.
She'd cultivated with Chu Mo last night, and her progress had skyrocketed. She felt she'd level up again after another two days. So cultivating alone felt a little awkward.
She glanced outside. It was already late, and he still hadn't returned.
[Ya: @Chu Mo, where are you? Why is it taking so long to get back? Did you meet some girl on the way?]
[Chu Mo: I'm buying medicinal ingredients. They're pretty rare, so I had to visit a lot of pharmacies before I found them. I just left the pharmacy, and I did run into someone—the Xiao Xiao who showed me the way that day.]
[Chu Mo: Since we happened to meet, I'm treating her to dinner before heading back.]
[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Are you really just thanking her for being so kind? I think you've got a thing for her!]
Standing in front of the pharmacy, Chu Mo saw the messages in the Group Chat and wore a helpless expression. Why was Wang Dong'er like a jealous little wife? Whenever he talked to a girl, she accused him of being interested in her.
He looked down at the little girl in front of him, Xiao Xiao. She wore green and white, with a waist so slender it could be encircled in one hand. White stockings complemented her legs, giving her a youthful look.
"Hehe, Xiao Lu~"
She was now rubbing her soft cheek against Xiao Lu's round body, looking thoroughly delighted. Now and then, she let out a tinkling laugh to show how pleased she was.
"Gurgle~"
Xiao Lu occasionally made an unhappy sound, but for the sake of fruit, she ultimately gave in to Xiao Xiao's overbearing ways!
"Hehe, Xiao Xiao, you haven't had dinner yet, right? How about I treat you? Thanks for showing me the way yesterday."
Chu Mo paid no attention to Xiao Lu's occasional glances. This was his own choice; even if he had to cry, he'd see it through!
"Sure."
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved into crescents as her little hands roamed all over Xiao Lu.
Normally, she wouldn't have accepted. Showing someone the way didn't warrant having them treat her to a meal. But now... if she had dinner with him, she'd have more time to spend with Xiao Lu.
Seeing that she agreed, Chu Mo nodded. It was evening, and many stall owners had come out to set up. Fragrant smells drifted all around them and tickled his nose.
Still, treating someone to a roadside meal didn't feel quite right. He considered his options as they walked. A big restaurant would be too formal and might make it seem like he had ulterior motives. After thinking it over, he picked a small restaurant.
"It's fine. It's just dinner; there's no need to make a fuss. If you were treating me to something expensive just because I showed you the way yesterday, I'd feel a little awkward."
Xiao Xiao understood. She wasn't rich, and she wasn't picky about food. She didn't think a small restaurant would be beneath her, so she naturally had no such concerns.
"Mm."
Since she had no objections, he stopped looking around, led her inside, and chose a private room so they wouldn't be disturbed.
Chu Mo had earned a little money selling pills, so he wasn't about to pinch pennies. Besides, he really did want to use money to upgrade the Group Chat, and he didn't have nearly enough gold coins on hand.
As they sat waiting after ordering, Chu Mo opened the Group Chat to check its experience and level. Thanks to the argument between Meng Hongchen and Wang Dong'er today, the experience bar had gone up quite a bit. He estimated it would level up tomorrow.
It seemed arguing earned plenty of experience too, not just revealing secrets. After all, this was a flame war, not spam, and the experience still counted.
But they couldn't keep arguing all the time. Their relationships would turn sour, and then no one would listen when he revealed secrets.
Apart from Tang Ya and Meng Hongchen, the others hadn't paid much attention to his last revelations about the Tang Sect. It seemed he'd have to find something more interesting.
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