A battle seemed ready to erupt at any moment. Just then, Stelle spoke slowly:
"But ultimately, I'm an outsider to the Xianzhou. Bringing you to justice isn't something I have to do. It's my choice. I've already worn myself out today, and I don't want to run any more errands. I hope you'll stop here and leave as soon as possible. Don't let me run into you again."
Even Stelle couldn't explain why her heart had softened. Perhaps Dan Shu's story had reminded her of Chu Mu.
Dan Shu seemed stunned, as though she couldn't believe Stelle was letting her go just like that.
She said wistfully:
"Nameless, you truly are a good person. It's a shame you aren't willing to accept someone like me as a friend."
As she spoke, she took a wooden medicine box from inside her clothes and said gently:
"This is the thank-you gift I prepared for you earlier. It seems you won't accept it now."
Stelle looked at the medicine box in Dan Shu's hand and asked:
"What's inside?"
"This is a Cloud-Feasting Dew-Receiving Pill, a pill I developed based on the medicinal principles of Dragon Coiling and Serpent Leaping," Dan Shu explained to Stelle. "For short-life species, it can extend their lifespan and strengthen their body. I'm sure it would help you on your Trailblaze Journey."
Dragon Coiling and Serpent Leaping was precisely the Great Medicine formula Chu Mu had given Stelle earlier. It used one horrifying ingredient: the bone marrow of the Vidyadhara.
Hearing this, Stelle asked with some suspicion:
"There aren't any harmful ingredients in it, are there?"
"This medicine contains no Vidyadhara marrow. All its ingredients are natural," Dan Shu explained slowly, as though she understood Stelle's concerns.
Stelle fell silent at that.
Then Dan Shu said slowly:
"I'll leave