Who knew whether there was some lovesick fool in this sect?
Lin Changheng understood this all too well.
The world was one enormous slapdash troupe to begin with. You could not guarantee that everyone had a brain.
What was the point of senseless romantic rivalry? It was best avoided wherever possible.
At that moment, Lin Changheng offered his gift basket at just the right time. "This is to celebrate your Foundation Establishment, Li'er."
"Thank you, Brother Lin."
Mo Zhaoli accepted it with a smile, then brought out a rather substantial wooden box, a foot square, holding it atop her delicate hands.
Lin Changheng's gaze shifted. "Zhaoli, this is-"
His own gift basket was small, but this wooden box was several times larger.
He had come to give a gift. How had it turned into him receiving one?
Mo Zhaoli pursed her lips in a smile. "Brother Lin, this is naturally Li'er's return gift."
Seeing his hesitation, she feigned puzzlement. "Didn't you ask me to collect demon beast essence blood last time, Brother Lin? What, do you no longer need it?"
"Hmm?"
Hearing this and seeing the teasing glint in Mo Zhaoli's eyes, Lin Changheng smiled and accepted the wooden box. "Of course I do. Then I shall obey rather than stand on ceremony."
"I truly need this, and will continue needing it for a long time. If you come across any more in the future, please keep an eye out and collect it for me, Li'er. As for spirit stones, as a superior-grade Pill Master who can refine premium pills, I do have a modest amount saved."
"Of course Li'er understands."
Mo Zhaoli's eyes curved slightly as she nodded with a gentle smile.
Inwardly, however, she was surprised. Brother Lin had risen like a sudden new force in the pill