As this concerned something like the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart, Su Ziji did not explain it to Wild Daoist. The list he gave Wild Daoist contained only extremely common materials. Though the varieties seemed numerous, none were difficult to find.
"Several of them are indeed common ingredients for pills."
"I'll mix in things for concealing one's aura and muddling it."
Everything Su Ziji needed was hidden within this list. Even if it fell into Huo Wuyong's hands, he would probably only assume Su Ziji intended to try his hand at refining ordinary pills.
Su Ziji returned to the residence and sat alone in the Book of Documents room. Listening to the winter wind howl as it passed beneath the eaves, he leaned against the chair and stared blankly into space.
"As for the Lesser Restoration Elixir, I'm very interested in it, but one of its main ingredients is a Monster Core."
"A Monster Core is nothing more than a Monster's heart, isn't it?"
"So they not only eat people, but have always eaten Monsters as well. That is why hunting Monsters became the Daoist Sect's principal duty—mostly for economic gain."
"My lord, something has happened at the Southern Border!" Having just seen Wild Daoist off, Jian Qu hurried into the Book of Documents room.
At the news that something had happened at the Southern Border, Su Ziji's heart stirred.
Jian Qu continued, "Ning Kingdom has invaded. They have successively plundered three counties, throwing the border commanderies into alarm. The matter has been reported to the court."
"People from Ning Kingdom?" Su Ziji recalled the memorials he had seen earlier. They had claimed bandits were harassing the border, but now it had become clear that it was Ning Kingdom.
The nature of the matter had changed completely.
When Su Ziji had gone