Treating to a Meal

[Grilled Fish Girl: Then I won't transfer either. If I really get expelled, it just proves I'm not a good fit, and I'll go somewhere else.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: You can come to big sister's side. Big sister will take you to study Soul Guidance Devices. Once you can manufacture and use them, eating a few pills to level up will still make you stronger than them!]

[Wang Dong'er is Not a Girl: Pfft, give it up. With my help, Yu'er will absolutely not be expelled. If they really have no eye for talent, then we'll just go back to the Clear Sky Sect. Both Big Uncle and Second Uncle are Limit Douluos; they are more than enough to teach us.]

The Chat Group was still dinging away, but Chu Mo didn't bother looking at it anymore.

Instead, he summoned Xiao Lv and let it pick out the medicinal herbs it needed.

The round, chubby Xiao Lv stayed obediently in Chu Mo's arms, its eyes quickly scanning the herbs on the stall, though its gaze was filled with dissatisfaction.

The variety of herbs was too sparse, and the quality was too poor; as expected, it was just a roadside stall.

"Gulu!"

Xiao Lv bumped into Chu Mo again, signaling him to change locations.

Seeing this agreed-upon gesture, Chu Mo didn't hesitate, turning directly to head toward the next stall.

There were countless stalls selling herbs, and there were even shops dedicated to selling them.

Green Water Lotus Leaf, Pond Morning Dew, Dew Honey, Initial Water Spirit Grass...

Chu Mo looked at the materials Xiao Lv was picking out. They were much the same as last time—common herbs that were so basic he couldn't even be bothered to refine them; eating them directly might actually be more effective.

"Gulu gulu."

"Huh?"

After hearing Xiao Lv's explanation, Chu Mo was stunned.

It said that the Mystic Water Pill was no different from the pills it could make; it was mostly just a pile of top-tier herbs. If he gave the materials to it, Xiao Lv could refine something better. As for the Black Tortoise Divine Pill he mentioned in the afternoon, it deduced that it was just the base pill with some healing herbs and Soul Beast essence blood added.

Now, it wanted him to buy the sap of a plant-type Soul Beast, specifically one related to healing.

Why did it have to be a plant? Because the blood of animal-type Soul Beasts might not be suitable for ordinary people. Considering this, it chose a plant-type Soul Beast out of caution.

"Alright, that shouldn't be too hard to find, after all, Shrek City is so big."

After the discussion, Chu Mo understood completely. He nodded and carried Xiao Lv toward a larger herb shop to make the purchase.

"Customer, we really don't have any plant-type Soul Beast sap related to healing here."

Listening to the shopkeeper's reply, Chu Mo sighed helplessly and exited the third shop. He had asked at the previous ones, and none of them had it.

Is this thing really that rare? That shouldn't be right. Plant-type Soul Beasts don't have much powerful strength to begin with; they are the easiest to farm.

Finding one related to healing among them shouldn't be that difficult. He had originally thought he would be wasting time while Xiao Lv picked out some plant sap, but he hadn't expected to waste time just trying to find it.

There was no help for it; even if it was a waste of time, he had to buy it. He had to get it, refine the pill, and deliver it tomorrow.

Time waits for no one.

This time, he chose a relatively large pharmacy.

In the Chat Group, the arguing had basically ended.

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Hmph, just you wait. This young lady will definitely become a Level 10 Soul Guidance Master. When that time comes, what's a Limit Douluo?]

[Wang Dong'er is Not a Girl: Pfft, wait until you actually reach it before saying that. It's easy to pull a muscle when you brag like that.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Hmph.]

[Wang Dong'er is Not a Girl: Pfft.]

With them arguing, the others didn't find it easy to intervene, so they could only watch. Now that it was finally over, the others dared to surface.

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 returned yet, so she couldn't focus.

She had cultivated with Chu Mo last night, and her progress had been skyrocketing; she felt like she could level up again in two days. Because of that, cultivating alone felt a bit awkward.

She glanced outside; it was already very late, and he still hadn't returned.

[Tang Ya: @Chu Mo, where are you? You've been gone for so long. Did you run into some little girl on the way?]

[Chu Mo: Buying herbs. The materials are quite rare, so I had to run to quite a few shops to find them. I just stepped out of a shop and did run into someone—Xiao Xiao, who showed me the way that day.]

[Chu Mo: I'm just going to treat her to dinner before heading back.]

[Wang Dong'er is Not a Girl: Are you returning her kindness, or do you actually have feelings for her!]

Standing in front of the pharmacy, Chu Mo looked at the Chat Group content with a helpless expression. Why was Wang Dong'er acting like a jealous little wife? Whenever he spoke to a woman, she claimed he was interested in them.

He looked down at the little loli Xiao Xiao in front of him. She was dressed in green and white, her waist was slender enough to be held in one hand, and she wore white silk stockings, looking full of youthful energy.

"Heehee, Xiao Lv~"

She was currently rubbing her soft face against the round, chubby body of Xiao Lv, looking completely satisfied, with silver bell-like laughter escaping her lips from time to time.

"Gulu~"

Xiao Lv occasionally let out a sound of dissatisfaction, but for the sake of fruit, it ultimately surrendered to her tyranny!

"Haha, Xiao Xiao, you haven't had dinner yet, right? How about I treat you to dinner? Thanks for showing me the way yesterday."

Chu Mo completely ignored the glances Xiao Lv cast his way from time to time; this was his own choice, so he had to see it through even if he ended up crying!

"Sure."

Xiao Xiao's eyes curved into crescent moons as her small hands frantically touched Xiao Lv.

Under normal circumstances, she certainly wouldn't have accepted; after all, it was just for showing the way, and there was no need to let someone else treat her. But now... if they could have dinner, she would have more time to spend with Xiao Lv.

Seeing the other party agree, Chu Mo nodded. It was evening now, and many stall owners had come out to set up shop, with waves of fragrance drifting into his nose.

However, treating her to street food felt a bit inappropriate. As they walked and looked around, he felt that a large restaurant was too formal and might make it seem like he had ulterior motives. After a brief moment of thought, he found a small restaurant.

"It's fine, it's just dinner, there's no need to be so particular. If you spent a lot of money on an expensive meal just because you showed me the way yesterday, I would actually feel a bit awkward."

Xiao Xiao was quite understanding. She wasn't someone from a wealthy or prestigious background, nor was she particular about food. She didn't think a small restaurant would lower her status, so naturally, she didn't have any such concerns.

"Mm."

Since there were no objections, he stopped looking for other places and groped his way inside with her. To avoid being disturbed, he chose a private room.

Having earned some money from selling medicinal pills, Chu Mo naturally wasn't stingy, especially since the gold coins he currently had were nowhere near enough if he really wanted to upgrade the Chat Group.

While sitting and waiting for their meal, Chu Mo opened the Chat Group to check the experience level. Because of the argument between Meng Hongchen and Wang Dong'er today, the experience bar had risen significantly, and he estimated it would level up by tomorrow.

It seemed that besides leaking information, arguments also added quite a bit of experience. After all, this was a war of words, not just spamming, so the experience was valid.

But he couldn't just let them keep arguing forever; if their relationships soured, no one would listen to his leaks anymore.

As for the Tang Sect he leaked last time, apart from Tang Ya and Meng Hongchen, the others didn't seem to care much. It looked like he needed to find more engaging topics.