"Don't stop me. She's just a ninth-layer Qi Refining trash. If I say it like this, she can't hear me."
"I've had my eye on this pill for a long time. I say we just eat it."
"Anyway, that girl's body has been getting worse and worse. Who knows when she'll die? Rather than let her have it, why not let me have it?"
The man from earlier pulled away the hand covering his mouth and spoke in a low voice.
"How can you say something like that? No matter what, she's still a member of the Yue Family."
"She's a member of the Yue Family—am I not? We're both from the Yue Family. In what way am I inferior to her?"
"Are you eating it or not? If you do, we split it evenly. If you don't, you can get lost right now."
"But to keep you from tattling, I can't guarantee you'll still be alive afterward."
At those words, the young man who had tried to stop him fell silent. He looked at the red box in his hand, and a flicker of temptation flashed through his eyes.
This pill had been refined by a third-rank Dao Pill master using all manner of precious and rare resources. The value of a single pill was simply beyond estimation.
He had wanted to eat it for a long time as well, but he had never been bold enough.
"One pill a month, one pill a month, yet her body hasn't improved in the slightest. Even if we eat it now, it won't delay anything."
"Don't you think so? At worst, we'll give her next month's pill."
Seeing that his companion was tempted, the young man spoke again.
His voice was like the whisper of a demon, causing the already tempted