"Keep running like that, and you'll run yourself to death."
Seeing 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 others for help.
"Help me find a top-tier ice-attribute Soul Beast in the future, or find me an ice-attribute Soul Master."
"Hm? Forget it, I..."
Before Huo Yuhao could refuse, Tian Meng in his mind began shouting, "Yuhao, agree to him!"
"But..."
"Don't worry, I'm here. In the future, I'll find him a top-tier ice-attribute Soul Master!"
"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 answer.
"Alright."
"Seven in each bottle. Take them after you finish training."
He left behind another three bottles, four times seven making twenty-eight.
Looking at the twenty-eight Snow Spirit Pills in his hands, Huo Yuhao felt deeply grateful as well.
He had to reach Rank 20 quickly and attach the top-tier ice Martial Soul Brother Sky Dream had mentioned!
"Ying, ying, ying!"
Snow Spirit Pills were originally Xue Ying's snacks. With three bottles given away at once, even Xue Ying began protesting.
"Alright, alright. I'll go buy medicinal ingredients in the next few days."
Jiang Bai immediately coaxed her. He could sell some medicine and refine more over the next few days. They were all basic medicinal ingredients anyway, and the academy should have them for sale.
Shrek had deep collaborations with various empires and sects, and the largest investor among them was the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
A Nine Treasure Pavilion had even been established within Shrek Academy.
"Student, here are the medicinal ingredients and sugar you requested."
A Nine Treasure Pavilion employee took out bundles of medicinal ingredients and handed them to Jiang Bai.
"Thank you."
He paid the Gold Soul Coins and accepted the ingredients.
It had to be said that these medicinal ingredients really were of excellent quality.
"Jiang Bai, what a coincidence. I didn't expect to see you here."
A surprised voice sounded beside him.
"Ning Tian? Are you heading home?"
Ning Tian: "???"
Home? Did this guy think every Nine Treasure Pavilion belonged to her family? Though that was more or less true.
As the young sect mistress of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, every business under the sect belonged to her. Put that way, it wasn't wrong.
"No, why do you know that I'm from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Jiang Bai?"
Ning Tian noticed something off in Jiang Bai's words. She had never displayed her Martial Soul before.
"I saw you just now. They lowered their posture considerably when they saw you."
Jiang Bai pointed at the Nine Treasure Pavilion employees behind her.
"Hm?"
Hearing that, Ning Tian understood. Although she had told them before, those people had remained extremely respectful afterward.
"Jiang Bai, you're really observant."
Ning Tian did not say much more on the subject 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 were not many Soul Masters who could refine medicine.
"No. I'm taking these ingredients back to make tea for Xue Ying."
"Make tea?"
Ning Tian looked over the ingredients. She recognized quite a few of them. Many were cold-natured medicinal herbs, along with a pile of sugar.
"I see."
Ning Tian nodded, then said with a smile, "If you want to buy any pills, you can come find me. I have quite a few pills here that I can't use myself. If I sell them to you cheaply, I can make a little pocket money."
"Alright."
Heh, Jiang Bai was certain Ning Tian had said that to who knew how many people.
Player.
"Young Sect Mistress, why are you paying so much attention to him?"
Wu Feng stepped out from behind her and asked as she watched Jiang Bai's departing back.
"His Martial Soul is very special. It would be good if he could join the sect," Ning Tian replied.
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 might be born?
With the medicinal ingredients in hand, Jiang Bai rented a room outside the academy. Since he was making medicine, it was more comfortable to be alone.
Jiang Bai began measuring the ingredients, drying them, crushing them, and packing them.
Xue Ying refined Snow Spirit Pills to one side while Jiang Bai ground the medicinal residue nearby.
He steeped the medicinal residue, froze it with ice Soul Power, poured it into a cup, conjured a straw, and took a sip.
Pearl milk tea!
"Ying, ying, ying~"
"You have a sip too."
Night fell.
As he left the room, Jiang Bai remembered that Yuhao was supposed to sell grilled fish today. He had to go support him.
And see whether anyone wanted to bully Yuhao, while he was at it.
He soon reached the eastern gate of Shrek City and quickly caught a familiar scent.
Following the aroma, Jiang Bai soon found Yuhao grilling fish, along with Xiao Xiao eating grilled fish nearby.
"Jiang Bai? Come have some grilled fish!"
Xiao Xiao spotted Jiang Bai first and immediately called him over.
Xiao Xiao had originally come out to buy some things. She had not expected to run into Yuhao, nor had she expected his grilled fish to taste so good.
"Two fish."
"Alright."
Huo Yuhao soon finished grilling two fish. Jiang Bai sat down nearby and took out Xue Ying as well. The moment Xue Ying smelled the grilled fish, she immediately grabbed one and began eating.
"Ying, ying, ying~"
"What kind of Soul Beast is that? So cute!"
"This fish smells so good too. I want one as well."
Xue Ying was silently drawing customers with her looks. Jiang Bai took a sip of milk tea and a bite of grilled fish, thoroughly enjoying himself.
"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 take one."
Xiao Xiao did not 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.
At that moment, Jiang Bai was holding a Soul Beast handbook and reading it with great interest.
"What are you reading that for?"
Xiao Xiao asked. Most Soul Masters nowadays specialized in combat, and hardly anyone read books.
"My Martial Soul is special, so I need to carefully consider my future Soul Rings."
Jiang Bai answered. Future Soul Rings were another matter; he mainly wanted to learn about Soul Beasts. As for Soul Rings, he could condense them himself, so there was no need to kill Soul Beasts.
"I see."
Hearing Jiang Bai's explanation, Xiao Xiao looked at Xue Ying. Indeed, a Martial Soul like a Detached Martial Soul truly required careful consideration when choosing soul skills.
Nearby, Huo Yuhao's grilled fish business grew increasingly popular.
"Junior, how much are your grilled fish?"
A breathtakingly beautiful girl appeared before Jiang Bai.
However, she had come at a bad time. The grilled fish had already sold out, and the remaining fish had been reserved by Tang Ya.
"Kid, you dare refuse to sell?"
An angry voice rang out from the side, and a hand reached for the hand Huo Yuhao was using to hold the grilled fish.
But before he could grab Yuhao, another hand seized him.
"That's too much."
Huo Yuhao looked at the black academy uniform in front of him and Jiang Bai, who was gripping the other man's hand.
"Hm?"
The man in black frowned and was about to make a move when an extreme sense of danger shot up his spine.
He immediately leapt backward.
How was this possible? A guy not even at three rings? How could he be so dangerous?
"Kid!"
"Senior, I don't think you want to test the power of a Class 5 Soul Tool, do you?"
A Class 5 close-combat Soul Tool appeared in Jiang Bai's hand: a long blade called Cold Edge.
"Xu Sanshi?! You dare bully one of my people?"
Tang Ya strode quickly over to stand before Huo Yuhao, glaring fiercely at Xu Sanshi.
"Tang Ya?"
The man named Xu Sanshi looked around. He was not afraid of Tang Ya, but the other one was definitely 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 had not expected the Tang Sect to still be able to recruit disciples.
"So what if he's your junior disciple? Refusing to give Nannan face is refusing to give me face!"
Xu Sanshi said viciously, then looked flatteringly toward the side. Not far away, Jiang Nannan's delicate brows furrowed. She left with an unhappy expression, leaving Xu Sanshi alone behind.
"Hey, Nannan!"
As Xu Sanshi tried to leave, Bei Bei stepped forward and blocked him.
"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 did not back down. It was not as though they had never fought before. It was still uncertain who would win!
Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao, Jiang Bai, and Xiao Xiao went to 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 as 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 bounced over and hooked her arm through Bei Bei's, looking extremely intimate.
She was truly happy now. That Wang Dong had joined the Tang Sect as well. She had originally wanted Xiao Xiao to join too, but Xiao Xiao had refused, saying she needed to think about it.
Bei Bei handed the Profound Water Pill to Huo Yuhao and reminded him to take it early. Then he 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 dormitories, Wang Dong followed behind Huo Yuhao. She was not familiar with Jiang Bai or Xiao Xiao.
"Let me see."
Huo Yuhao extended his hand and passed over the porcelain bottle from earlier.
"Be careful when you take it tonight. The smell is a little 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 intensely upon hearing the pill's name, especially when she heard that Huo Yuhao would use it later.
"No, Huo Yuhao! If you dare take that in the dormitory, I'll fight you to the death!"
For 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 meridians and marrow, flushing out impurities from the body. Once those impurities come out, they smell terrible. Really terrible," Jiang Bai explained.
"Oh, oh."
Only then did Xiao Xiao understand. So that was it.
To avoid smelling anything strange that night, Jiang Bai could only make Huo Yuhao suffer the inconvenience of taking it outside.
"You were so cool just now, Jiang Bai!"
Xiao Xiao said, her eyes sparkling.
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