In the end, the young man was also generous enough not to charge Li Ping'an for the raw materials.
Li Ping'an, in turn, left behind the two pills he had refined.
"Take care, sir."
The young man was all smiles. Just moments ago, he had been worried that Li Ping'an would actually refine two pills. Now, he truly breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Once the two had gone far away, the young man put away the two pills and could not help smiling.
Not only had he avoided a loss, he had even made a profit.
After they left the pavilion, Wen Yulou could no longer contain his curiosity and asked eagerly.
"Mr. Li, were you holding back just now?"
Li Ping'an smiled. "Nothing gets past you, Mr. Wen."
"Oh? Why did you do that?"
"A nobleman does not take what another treasures."
"..." Wen Yulou fell silent for a moment, then laughed heartily. "I am ashamed, truly ashamed."
Wen Yulou invited Li Ping'an to stay aboard the Flying Boat for a few more days, but Li Ping'an declined, saying he had something to attend to. After bidding Wen Yulou farewell, he and Old Ox left the Flying Boat with the two bags of spirit rice they had bought and returned to their little boat drifting on the sea.
"On we go~"
"Moo!"
The young man yawned in boredom, gazing at the white clouds drifting outside.
People came and went aboard the Flying Boat, and there was never a shortage of business.
Yet his cauldron furnace shop was particularly quiet.
No sales for three years, then one sale fed him for three years.
The young man had long since grown used to it. Very little ever left a deep impression on him.
Blue Robes Man he had met