Xiao Yu froze, then glanced at Su Mei.
Good heavens, you actually found such a precious medicinal ingredient. What heaven-blessed luck.
Seeing Xiao Yu stare at her after examining the ingredient, Su Mei raised her slender brows slightly.
Could this medicinal ingredient be unsuitable?
That shouldn't be. Although I'm no Alchemist and don't know much about this ingredient or its uses, the mysterious energy within it is terrifying. It should be an exceptionally precious medicinal herb.
If this herb can't move Court Master Xiao, I'll have to grit my teeth and bring out some others to make up the difference.
"Court Master Xiao, is this medicinal ingredient unsuitable?" Su Mei asked in confusion.
Xiao Yu pondered for a moment before saying, "It's a little short, but just barely enough for me to take the job."
This time, Su Mei froze. She had thought it would not do, but seeing Xiao Yu's somewhat dissatisfied expression, she smiled inwardly.
It seems Court Master Xiao is quite a decent man. Even though he isn't satisfied with the payment, he still agreed to refine the Emperor's Extreme Pill for me.
In that case, she really could not be stingy. Although she knew little about medicinal ingredients, trying to offset two complete sets of ingredients for the Emperor's Extreme Pill with a single herb was indeed a little inadequate.
Su Mei promptly brought out several more precious medicinal ingredients of impressive grades.
Xiao Yu looked them over. None were ingredients he needed, but with the two-extremes coiling dragon branch, he had still gained something.
Thus, Xiao Yu accepted the job.
After telling Su Mei when to collect the pills, Xiao Yu excused himself on the grounds that he had something to attend to, sending her away despite her desire to keep chatting.
"Brother Yu,