"Run like that, and it'll kill you."
Looking at Huo Yuhao collapsed on the ground, Jiang Bai tossed him a bottle of pills.
"Thanks, no, no need."
Having taken Snow Spirit Pills before, Huo Yuhao naturally knew what was inside.
"Your soul skill is pretty good. Promise me one thing, and I can provide you with some pills."
"What is it?"
Huo Yuhao asked. Jiang Bai rarely asked anyone for help.
"In the future, help me find a top-tier ice-attribute soul beast, or find an ice-attribute soul master."
"Huh? Forget it, I..."
Before Huo Yuhao could refuse, Tian Meng began shouting in his mind, "Yuhao, agree to him!"
"But..."
"Don't worry. With me around, I'll find him a top-tier ice-attribute soul master in the future!"
"Really?"
Huo Yuhao was a little doubtful. Wasn't Brother Sky Dream a soul beast? How could he know people? He was afraid Tian Meng had taken a liking to the Snow Spirit Pills and wanted to trick Jiang Bai.
"Don't worry. You don't trust me? Once I attach your second Martial Soul, you'll become a top-tier ice-attribute soul master."
"Alright."
Outside, Huo Yuhao, who had originally intended to refuse, immediately changed his mind.
"Alright."
"Seven in each bottle. Eat them after you finish training."
He left behind another three bottles. Four times seven made twenty-eight.
Looking at the twenty-eight Snow Spirit Pills in his hand, Huo Yuhao felt deeply grateful.
He had to reach Rank 20 soon and attach the top-tier ice Martial Soul Brother Sky Dream had mentioned!
"Ying, ying, ying!"
The Snow Spirit Pills had originally been Xue Ying's snacks. With three bottles given away at once, even Xue Ying began to protest.
"Alright, alright. I'll go buy medicinal ingredients in the next few days."
Jiang Bai immediately soothed it. He could sell some medicine and refine more over the next few days. They were all basic ingredients, so the academy should sell them.
Shrek had deep partnerships with other empires and sects, and the largest investor among them was the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
A Nine Treasure Pavilion had been established within Shrek Academy.
"Student, here are the medicinal ingredients and sugar you requested."
A staff member from the Nine Treasure Pavilion handed Jiang Bai stacks of medicinal ingredients.
"Thank you."
He paid in Gold Soul Coins and accepted the ingredients.
He had to admit, these ingredients were truly high quality.
"Jiang Bai, what a coincidence. I didn't expect to see you here."
A surprised voice came from beside him.
"Ning Tian? Are you going home?"
Ning Tian: "???"
Going home? Did this guy think every Nine Treasure Pavilion was her home? Though that was more or less true?
As the young sect mistress of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, all the businesses under the sect belonged to her. So it wasn't entirely wrong to put it that way.
"No, wait. Why do you know I'm from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Jiang Bai?"
Ning Tian noticed something off in Jiang Bai's words. She had never revealed her Martial Soul.
"I saw you earlier. Their attitudes became very deferential when they saw you."
Jiang Bai pointed at the Nine Treasure Pavilion staff behind her.
"Hm?"
Hearing that, Ning Tian understood. Although she had told them before, those people had still been extremely respectful afterward.
"Jiang Bai, you're really observant."
Ning Tian didn't say anything further on the matter and looked at the medicinal ingredients in Jiang Bai's hands.
"Jiang Bai, do you know how to refine medicine?"
Ning Tian asked in surprise. There weren't many soul masters who knew how to refine medicine.
"No. I'm taking these ingredients back to brew tea for Xue Ying."
"Brew tea?"
Ning Tian looked over the ingredients. She recognized quite a few of them. Many were cold-natured herbs, along with a pile of sugar.
"I see."
Ning Tian nodded, then said with a smile, "If you ever want to buy any pills, you can come to me. I have quite a few, and I can't use them all myself. If I sell them to you cheaply, I can still earn a little pocket money."
"Alright."
Heh. Jiang Bai was sure Ning Tian had said those words to countless people.
Player.
"Young Mistress, why are you paying so much attention to him?"
Wu Feng stepped forward from behind her, looking at Jiang Bai's departing back as she asked.
"His Martial Soul is very special. It wouldn't be bad if he could join the sect," Ning Tian answered.
Jiang Bai's Martial Soul was very special. If he could pair with a direct descendant of the sect, who knew what kind of Martial Soul they might produce?
Carrying the medicinal ingredients, Jiang Bai rented a room outside the academy. Since he needed to make medicine, it was more comfortable to be alone.
Jiang Bai began measuring the ingredients, drying them, grinding them into residue, and packing them up.
Xue Ying refined Snow Spirit Pills nearby while Jiang Bai processed the medicinal dregs.
He steeped the dregs, froze them with ice Soul Power, poured the mixture into a cup, conjured a straw, and took a sip.
Pearl milk tea!
"Ying, ying, ying~"
"You can have a sip too."
Night fell.
As he left the room, Jiang Bai remembered that Yuhao was selling grilled fish today. He had to go show his support.
And see whether anyone wanted to bully Yuhao, while he was at it.
He soon arrived at the eastern gate of Shrek City and quickly caught a familiar scent.
Following the fragrance, Jiang Bai quickly found Yuhao grilling fish and also saw Xiao Xiao nearby, eating grilled fish.
"Jiang Bai? Come eat grilled fish!"
Xiao Xiao spotted Jiang Bai first and immediately called him over.
Xiao Xiao had originally come out to buy some things, but she hadn't expected to see Yuhao, much less that his grilled fish would be so delicious.
"Two fish."
"Alright."
Huo Yuhao soon finished grilling two fish. Jiang Bai sat nearby and brought out Xue Ying as well. The moment Xue Ying smelled the grilled fish, it immediately grabbed one and began eating.
"Ying, ying, ying~"
"What kind of soul beast is that? It's so cute!"
"That fish smells amazing too. I want one as well."
Xue Ying silently attracted customers with its looks. Jiang Bai took a sip of milk tea and a bite of grilled fish, enjoying himself immensely.
"Jiang Bai, what are you holding? Where did you buy it?"
"Pearl milk tea. Want a cup? I'll give you one for five copper soul coins."
"I'll have one."
Xiao Xiao didn't stand on ceremony. She had smelled it earlier, and this pearl milk tea had to be delicious.
"Here."
A cup of pearl milk tea appeared in his hand. He handed it to Xiao Xiao, along with a complimentary straw.
"Woohoo! It's delicious!"
After tasting the milk tea, Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up as she looked at Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai was holding a soul beast handbook and reading it with great interest.
"What are you reading that for?"
Xiao Xiao asked. Soul masters these days generally focused on combat, and hardly anyone read books.
"My Martial Soul is special, so I need to carefully consider my future Soul Rings."
Jiang Bai answered. His future Soul Rings were another matter. He mainly wanted to learn about soul beasts. He could condense Soul Rings himself, so there was no need to kill soul beasts for them.
"I see."
Hearing Jiang Bai's explanation, Xiao Xiao looked at Xue Ying. Indeed, a Martial Soul like a Detached Martial Soul really required careful consideration when choosing soul skills.
Nearby, Huo Yuhao's grilled fish business grew more and more popular.
"Junior, how much is your grilled fish?"
A stunningly beautiful girl appeared before Jiang Bai.
But she had come too late. The grilled fish had already sold out, leaving only the portion Tang Ya had reserved.
"Kid, you dare refuse to sell it?"
An angry voice rang out from beside them as a hand reached for the hand Huo Yuhao was holding the grilled fish with.
Before he could grab Yuhao, however, another hand seized his.
"That's too much."
Huo Yuhao looked at the black academy uniform before him and at Jiang Bai, who was gripping the other person's hand.
"Hm?"
The man in black frowned and was about to make a move when an extremely dangerous feeling surged up his spine.
He immediately dodged backward.
How was that possible? This guy didn't even have three Soul Rings. How could he feel so dangerous?
"Kid!"
"Senior, I doubt you want to test the power of a Level 5 Soul Tool, do you?"
A Level 5 close-combat Soul Tool appeared in Jiang Bai's hand: a long blade named Cold Edge.
"Xu Sanshi?! You dare bully one of my people?"
Tang Ya strode up to Huo Yuhao, glaring fiercely at Xu Sanshi.
"Tang Ya?"
The man named Xu Sanshi looked around. He wasn't afraid of Tang Ya, but the other one had to be nearby.
"Sanshi, you bullied my junior disciple. I can't let this go."
"Your junior disciple?"
Xu Sanshi looked at Huo Yuhao behind Tang Ya. He hadn't expected the Tang Sect to still be able to recruit disciples.
"So what if he's your junior disciple? If he doesn't show Nannan respect, he's disrespecting me!"
Xu Sanshi said viciously, then looked flatteringly to the side. Not far away, Jiang Nannan frowned slightly and walked off unhappily, leaving Xu Sanshi alone.
"Hey, Nannan!"
Seeing Xu Sanshi trying to leave, Bei Bei stepped forward and blocked his path.
"Settle our matter first. Don't tell me you're scared?"
"Hah? I'm scared of you?! To the Soul Fighting Arena!"
Seeing Bei Bei press him so aggressively, Xu Sanshi didn't back down. It wasn't as though the two of them had never fought before. It was still unclear who would win or lose!
Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao, Jiang Bai, and Xiao Xiao arrived at the spectator stands, where they unexpectedly ran into Wang Dong.
Huo Yuhao exchanged a few words with Wang Dong, then inexplicably turned his face away.
Just like in the original plot, Xu Sanshi lost and even had to compensate them with a Profound Water Pill.
"Hehe, my Bei Bei is still the best."
Tang Ya skipped over and wrapped herself around Bei Bei's arm, looking extremely intimate with him.
She was truly happy now. That Wang Dong had just joined the Tang Sect too. She had originally wanted Xiao Xiao to join as well, but Xiao Xiao refused and said she needed to think about it.
Bei Bei handed the Profound Water Pill to Huo Yuhao, reminding him to take it early, then pulled the blushing Tang Ya away.
After all, he needed Tang Ya to pay him the reward for defeating Xu Sanshi.
On the way back to the dormitory, the four of them walked together. Wang Dong followed behind Huo Yuhao, as he wasn't familiar with Jiang Bai or Xiao Xiao.
"Let me see."
Huo Yuhao held out the porcelain bottle he had just received.
"Be careful when you take it tonight. The smell is pretty strong."
"What?"
Huo Yuhao froze. What smell was strong?
"The Profound Water Pill."
Jiang Bai said it casually. Huo Yuhao was baffled, but Wang Dong immediately reacted when he heard the name of the pill, especially upon hearing that Huo Yuhao intended to use it that very night.
"No way, Huo Yuhao! If you dare eat that in the dorm, I'll fight you to the death!"
For the sake of the dormitory's safety, Wang Dong forcibly dragged Huo Yuhao away.
"Why?"
Xiao Xiao also looked curiously at the two of them ahead.
"The Profound Water Pill cleanses the tendons and marrow, expels filth and impurities. Once the impurities in your body come out, they'll smell awful. Really awful," Jiang Bai explained.
"Oh, oh."
Only then did Xiao Xiao understand.
To avoid smelling anything strange at night, Jiang Bai could only inconvenience Huo Yuhao and make him take it outside.
"Jiang Bai, you looked so cool just now!"
Xiao Xiao said, her eyes sparkling.
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