"Alright. Sect Master Su should know the rules for asking an Alchemist to refine pills."
Li Xingluo closed the prescription and answered Su Mei crisply.
Seeing how certain Li Xingluo sounded, and that he showed no sign of nervousness whatsoever, Su Mei nodded inwardly.
"Of course. We provide the medicinal ingredients ourselves. They have long been prepared, and we were only waiting for..."
"Alright, Sect Master Su. This is my first time refining the pill listed in this prescription, so I cannot guarantee success on the first try. Therefore, I hope you can prepare two additional sets of ingredients."
Li Xingluo was also leaving himself some room to maneuver. He would try refining it first; if he succeeded on the first attempt, he could refine the remaining ingredients into pills and sell them for a good price.
"Of course."
"Alright. I need a room where I will not be disturbed during my pill refinement."
Li Xingluo glanced at Xiao Yi Xian beside him, and Su Mei immediately understood what he meant.
"Of course. As for your friend, I will see that she is properly entertained and never slighted."
Li Xingluo now believed that some people were simply born with exceptionally perceptive minds, able to keenly notice even the slightest movement from others.
When dealing with such people, one could not reveal every card in one's hand, or one would be left at a disadvantage.
Li Xingluo merely smiled silently. Su Mei led him to a secret chamber, and only after confirming that the medicinal ingredients were correct did she leave.
As his peripheral vision swept over Su Mei's departing figure, the chamber door slowly closed. Li Xingluo picked up the ingredients on the pill-refining platform and examined them carefully.
Li Xingluo slowly took out the cauldron required for pill refinement,