Elder Qian grinned softly. His eyes narrowed, but he still looked as kindly and benevolent as ever.
To everyone else, though, that look was especially hateful.
Seeing that Li Piaoyue and the other two were about to lose their tempers, he continued before any of them could speak.
"Don't say I'm opening my mouth like a lion. With your cultivation and strength, you'll never keep this Nascent Soul Cultivator's resources safe unless another Nascent Soul Cultivator accompanies you."
"I'll take those resources and ensure you leave safely with the rest. How does that sound?"
At those words, Li Piaoyue and the other two exchanged glances, then all looked toward Su Shi'er.
None of them wanted to agree to Elder Qian's demand.
The problem was that refusing him left them no better way to save Senior Leng Yan.
Of their group, Su Shi'er was the most knowledgeable and experienced.
In the end, the decision had to be his.
"Elder Qian's request is reasonable enough."
"But what if I happen to succeed in refining a Li Yun Pill?"
Su Shi'er spoke at once, first acknowledging the demand, then turning it back on him with a question.
Elder Qian was taking advantage of their plight to wring a profit out of him.
But Su Shi'er was hardly an easy man to deal with.
"Succeed? If you succeed, you'll have used my Pill Furnace for free and saved your senior from the same sect. Is there... a problem with that?"
Elder Qian narrowed his eyes and studied Su Shi'er from head to toe.
Does this brat really think he can refine a Li Yun Pill?
Su Shi'er answered calmly, without the slightest haste.
"There is a small problem."
"You're merely lending me a Pill Furnace, Elder Qian, yet you stand to gain half of