Pie from the Sky

He Song's gaze swept over Zhou Ruo before him, his expression calm.

Yet beneath his words lay a hint of unquestionable resolve.

Upon hearing this,

the heat in Zhou Ruo's face gradually faded.

Earlier, when she had heard He Song say that, since the profound escape technique was already in hand, it was naturally time for him to fulfill his previous promise,

to reward her with the Foundation Establishment Pill and the other treasures he had promised.

At the time, Zhou Ruo had felt that something was slightly amiss.

After all, she had not yet had the chance to exert herself and use her various efforts to ask He Song for rewards.

The help she had provided He Song during this time had not amounted to much at all.

One had to know,

that from the time Zhou Ruo first agreed to help He Song pass along information,

until now, she had only delivered two useful pieces of news to him.

One was when the Golden Core cave dwelling had appeared.

The second was this time.

She had informed He Song that someone in North Wind Prefecture Capital was consigning a profound escape technique for auction.

Yet in Zhou Ruo's eyes, these two matters were utterly commonplace, completely insufficient to earn her any other treasures from He Song.

Much less a Foundation Establishment Pill that could help her step into the Foundation Establishment realm and become one who stood above others.

She had naturally heard of the preciousness of Foundation Establishment Pills.

And what she had done for He Song truly did not count for much.

One should not accept a reward without merit.

She understood that principle.

Therefore, when she heard He Song bring up the matter and say that he wished to fulfill his previous promise,

although her