Evolution experience doubled again! The second and third Health-Nourishing Dao Divine Abilities!

While Lu Ming cultivated, Qian Xiaofu left his courtyard and walked down the road, feeling both nervous and expectant.

She had never placed such a heavy bet on anyone as she had on Lu Ming this time.

Those few cartloads of medicinal ingredients alone were the biggest deal she had ever made in her life.

Of the four sets of ingredients for Breakthrough Pills her family had accumulated, she had given three to Lu Ming, keeping only one as a fallback. That was already an enormous risk.

If Lu Ming really could produce a Breakthrough Pill, and she helped him buy ten thousand jin of demon meat, then the Golden Tripod Bank could cling tightly to this mighty tree and enter another period of rapid growth!

"Qian Xiaofu, you've got some nerve!"

Just as she was picturing that glorious future, a crisp, cold voice suddenly rang out.

She looked up and saw Liu Qingqing and Qin Huaiyuan approaching side by side, looking rather intimate. Her expression changed slightly.

"Eldest Senior Brother, Eldest Senior Sister!"

Uneasy, Qian Xiaofu steeled herself and stepped forward to greet them.

"Qian Xiaofu, I was wondering why you hadn't come to see me all day. So you ran off to Lu Ming instead. A merchant's daughter indeed-you certainly know how to bend with the wind!"

Liu Qingqing swept her gaze over Qian Xiaofu and spoke icily.

Qian Xiaofu's heart sank, and she cursed inwardly. Weren't you the one who told me not to come looking for you again?

After giving me a vicious tongue-lashing and taking back your promise to find me a skilled apothecary, you still expected me to shamelessly crawl back, bow and scrape, and apologize?

I might be a merchant, but I'm not Liu Qingqing's maid!

Still, she only dared say those words