"Jiang Yuan-"
Li Ping glanced at the married woman beside him, dressed like a young maiden. Seeing the faint admiration in her eyes as she looked at him, he could not help feeling a little helpless.
He had deliberately transformed his face into something utterly unremarkable. Even his complexion was sallow, making him look like a consumptive.
Yet even such an ordinary face could not conceal the astonishing charm he radiated from within?
At that moment, a voice inexplicably rang through his mind: Did you think changing your appearance would make you an ordinary man? It's no use. You're just that dazzling. Whatever face you wear, you're like a firefly in the pitch-black night. So distinct, so outstanding.
Those melancholy eyes, that wistful stubble of yours-have utterly captivated the countless maidens and married women passing by.
"Ahem-" Li Ping coughed twice and shook his head. "Madam Sun manages the Spirit-Nurturing Pavilion and comes from the Sun Family of Medicine King Valley. I ought to treat you with respect. How could I address you by your given name? Please do not bring this up again."
He was no fool. Naturally, he could sense Madam Sun's overtures.
However, he had only partnered with the Spirit-Nurturing Pavilion to gain a foothold and accept alchemy commissions through its channels. He had no desire to become entangled with her.
After all, no advantage in this world came without a reason.
If something really did happen between him and Madam Sun, he would inevitably have to make concessions in their partnership, whether in his alchemy fees or the number of pills he refined.
She might even use it as leverage to bind him to herself and the Sun Family.
With his strength, he had no fear of any tricks the Sun Family might employ. Still, he