Greater Restoration Pill! Twenty-Five Million Gold Soul Coins Each!

Dugu Yan pushed the door open, her movements hurried, but she froze the very next second!

Her emerald eyes darted back and forth between Li Jingzhe and Huo Wu, a mischievous smirk gradually spreading across her pretty face.

"Oh?"

She drew out the tail of her syllable: "Not bad, you!"

"How long has it even been? You've already reeled her in? Tsk tsk... what were you two chatting about? Blushing like that?"

Whoosh—

Before the words had even left her lips, Huo Wu bolted out of the Scripture Depository as if fleeing for her life. One could faintly see that flush of red spreading all the way to the young girl's neck...

Dugu Yan, the final straw that broke the camel's back, was still watching her go with a wicked grin.

Once the show was over, she turned her smirk toward Li Jingzhe, the flames of gossip burning bright: "Wow, that girl's blush says it all!"

Li Jingzhe's face darkened: "Get lost, will you? Always poking your nose where it doesn't belong. She just couldn't afford it herself—"

"Afford it?"

Dugu Yan paused... This scenario didn't seem to be going the way she had imagined.

Her gaze instinctively drifted to the copy of the Thousand Spider Poison Hand on the counter, and she let out a soft sound of surprise: "Huh? Didn't I already buy this? Why do you still have one here?"

"What else? You thought a million Gold Soul Coin meant you could buy the rights to it?" Li Jingzhe said as if it were obvious.

That's true, I suppose...

Dugu Yan nodded subconsciously. Without realizing it, she had started picking up Li Jingzhe's mannerisms.

If this were before, she would have spat in his face...

"But, coming back to the point, that girl should be from the Blazing Fire Academy, right? Does she use poison too?"

She tilted her head, lost in thought.

Li Jingzhe didn't hide a thing: "You're overthinking it. She came here to scout out information on you."

"Scout information?!"

Dugu Yan's voice rose slightly in pitch. She then looked at Li Jingzhe with a strange expression and asked: "So, you didn't say anything, did you?"

"I did!"

Li Jingzhe laughed: "She paid for it!"

Dugu Yan choked on her words: "Just because she paid, you sold me out?"

"That's right!"

"A whole thousand Gold Soul Coin! She wanted to know what you've been buying from me."

Li Jingzhe looked perfectly composed, even taking the opportunity to wave that Purple Card.

"One thousand? Gold Soul Coin?"

Dugu Yan's expression toward Li Jingzhe grew increasingly bizarre: "No... you just sold me out like that? And for only a thousand Gold Soul Coin? Didn't I just give you a million Gold Soul Coin? Are you really that strapped for cash?"

"Hey... don't make it sound like you're keeping me as a pet."

Li Jingzhe rolled his eyes: "Didn't you say you were going to find people? Where are they?"

Dugu Yan huffed, clearly still annoyed with him. After a moment, she coldly called out toward the entrance: "Come in, all of you..."

A group of men and women wearing the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team uniforms filed in at her command. There were sixteen... no, seventeen of them. Ye Lingling walked at the very back, and once everyone was inside, she thoughtfully closed the door for Li Jingzhe.

So this is the Heaven Dou Royal Academy second team?

A strange glint flashed in the depths of Li Jingzhe's eyes.

Seven people walked at the front—six men and one woman. They looked decent enough, and their manners... were passable; they must have undergone training at the Moonlight Pavilion. Their soul power fluctuations were all at level thirty-five. However, the youth in the lead had a black eye, half his face was still swollen, and he looked at Dugu Yan with nothing but trepidation. Seeing her look his way, he immediately stood at attention and bowed slightly.

"Senior Dugu."

"Mm."

Dugu Yan gave a lukewarm response.

Li Jingzhe immediately knew how the guy had gotten his injuries.

He vaguely remembered that in the original timeline, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy second team's lineup consisted of five power attack types, one control type, and one support type, with their martial souls being a lion, bear, tiger, leopard, wolf, copper ring, and zither.

These must be those seven.

As for the others behind them... they were moving in a pack, arms draped over each other's shoulders, laughing and messing around without a shred of decorum. The Heaven Dou Royal Academy second team uniforms were modeled after court attire, yet they managed to wear them with a certain roguish air. Upon entering, they looked around, neither lining up nor looking at the manuals or martial arts on the bookshelves. Instead, they began critiquing the interior decor of the Scripture Depository, complaining that this wasn't luxurious enough or that place lacked charm, bragging about how things were at their own homes—it was all that sort of chatter.

The only exception was the youth walking at the very end. He had pale gold hair, a folding fan in his hand, and a snowflake jade pendant hanging from his waist. He carried an air of nobility, like a crane among chickens. Unlike the others, he was flanked by three young attendants and walked with a slow, measured pace.

The sixteen of them had managed to form three distinct, clashing cliques.

"Well..."

Dugu Yan gestured to the group behind her, her tone laced with helplessness: "These are the members of the second team... now do you see why I asked you for a Self-Created Soul Skill that could be mastered quickly?"

She then reached out a hand toward Li Jingzhe: "I've brought the people. Where is the thing you promised?"

Li Jingzhe remained seated: "You know the rules. Payment first, goods later!"

"Hey!"

Dugu Yan leaned in, lowering her voice. "You're making me lose face like this!"

"I brought you so many customers... one million each, that's over ten million already... I'm not asking you to repay this young lady, but the least you could do is give me a smile, right?"

Li Jingzhe: "Heh..."

Dugu Yan: "..."

She really shouldn't have held any expectations for this bastard!

Just as she was about to pay, she heard Li Jingzhe say, "Fine, I'll give you some face."

He wasn't an unreasonable person; considering Dugu Yan had brought him so many customers, he could afford to grant her this much.

System, display the samples... Lesser Restoration Pill... Bosi Qu Snake Gallbladder... Greater Restoration Pill...

He certainly wouldn't allow credit.

But displaying samples was perfectly fine.

As Li Jingzhe waved his hand, a row of items appeared on the table before him...

At the forefront was a snake gallbladder with a distinct, pungent stench. To its left and right were two porcelain bottles, one large and one small, featuring coarse ceramic bodies and red silk stoppers.

"Who's first?"

Li Jingzhe looked at the dozen or so men and women opposite him and spoke indifferently.

However...

The group present exchanged glances, momentarily at a loss for how to respond.

Several female team members, upon scanning the items on the counter, couldn't help but show expressions of disgust. They waved their handkerchiefs in front of their noses and retreated repeatedly, especially from the foul-smelling snake gallbladder, which nearly made the pampered young ladies retch.

"Senior Sister Dugu... you, didn't you say you were taking us to improve our soul power? This... urgh..."

One petite female team member habitually used a cutesy, affected voice, but halfway through, she couldn't take it anymore and began to dry heave, her face twisting in discomfort.

Stupid poser...

Dugu Yan rolled her eyes inwardly.

She looked at Li Jingzhe, then glanced at the items on the table. Even though she was accustomed to all sorts of poisonous creatures and body parts in her grandfather's pharmacy, she felt a bit uneasy herself.

Still, they had reached this point, and she had no choice but to trust him. She steadied herself and asked on behalf of the others, "Since you're doing business, you could at least introduce them!"

"What a hassle..."

Li Jingzhe said irritably, but he still pointed to the pile of items in front of him, from left to right.

"Lesser Restoration Pill... a superior grade for healing, nourishing energy, and recovering soul power loss; it may also increase soul power slightly. Five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coin each."

"Bosi Qu Snake Gallbladder... incredibly profound. Consuming it refines the physique, invigorates the blood, strengthens the bones, and gradually increases strength. One pill increases soul power by 1 level. Five million Gold Soul Coin each."

"Greater Restoration Pill... a holy product for healing and health. Consuming it eradicates injuries and can increase soul power by 5 to 10 levels. Twenty-five million Gold Soul Coin each!"

Whoosh—

Before his voice had even faded, the entire room erupted in an uproar.