"The smell of pills."
No matter how slow his reactions might have been, at least at a time like this, Xiao Yan knew perfectly well what he should and should not say.
For that very reason, his answer was not slow at all. It could even be called remarkably swift.
"Oh, so it was the smell of pills—"
Yao Wan nodded slightly, though it was unclear whether she approved of Xiao Yan's answer or simply had no issue with his will to survive.
"Come on. They're from a major power like the Dan God Clan. If nothing else, they may become our competitors in the future. Shall we go say hello?"
Grasping Xiao Yan's fingertips, Yao Wan spoke as she pulled him forward.
"Competitors?"
Yao Wan's words did remind Xiao Yan of something. For people like them, who had ascended from lower planes, joining a faction truly came with no small number of issues.
In other words—
"—Who?!"
The moment she sensed someone approaching, Dan Qing's heart jolted. By the time she turned around belatedly, the two had already come within ten paces of her, yet she had not noticed them in the slightest.
"Miss Dan Qing, it has been some time."
Yao Wan smiled faintly as she looked at Dan Qing's somewhat stunned and surprised expression, taking the initiative to speak first.
"—It's you two."
Though she had traveled the Great Thousand World alone and encountered countless people, figures like Xiao Yan and Yao Wan had still left a particularly deep impression on Dan Qing.
"Miss Dan Qing, it seems you are still searching for medicine?"
"The Continent of Merchants has countless Spiritual Medicines. Since I happened to pass through here, I naturally wished to search around. It would be a good thing if I found something."
"I did