Luo Qian had not taken much of the seven-colored sand. Back then, he had only one Traveling Bag, so to save space, he had shown some ingenuity and used what was at hand: a golden conch shell. He took it out and poured for quite a while before a small pile came tumbling out, roughly half a pound.
Over there, Mr. Longque was "completely absorbed" in playing with the Jadewater Qilin. The moment Luo Qian's seven-colored sand appeared, his hand froze. He had been holding an Elixir brimming with spiritual energy between two fingers, ready to feed it to the qilin. Good-natured Bi'er had already positioned herself to catch the Immortal Pill he was about to toss her. She waited and waited, but nothing entered her mouth except air. Growing displeased, Bi'er lunged forward and snatched the pill in one bite, leaving half of Mr. Longque's body covered in drool—the Jadewater Qilin was enormous. He had no attention to spare for that, though. He rushed to Luo Qian's side, scooped up the sand, and exclaimed, trembling with excitement, "It really is Rainbow Sand! There's hope for my Great Dream Divine Pill! There's hope!"
His whole body quivered, even his three wisps of beard trembling along with it. Luo Qian watched him with a smile, giving nothing away. Zhao Xihe, however, would not let it pass. He coughed and said, "Ahem. Longque, he never said he was giving it to you." Mr. Longque paused, realizing he had lost his composure. He cast one reluctant look at the little spread of seven-colored sand, smacked his lips, then looked pitifully at Zhao Xihe.
Zhao Xihe chuckled and said to Luo Qian, "Brother Luo, whatever you want, just say it. Rainbow Sand is precious beyond measure. Longque is a man of standing; he can't