"How did you know the pill was ineffective on Xiao Hua? Didn't he say so himself just now? He did improve, only less than we did. Perhaps his constitution is simply different from ours!" Xiao Xianrui said.
"What difference could there be? Aren't we all made of flesh and blood?" Zhang Qingxiao said disdainfully. Still, he did not dare defy Gong Mingwei's wishes and could only abandon the idea of demanding a Qi Nurturing Pill.
"Actually, it doesn't matter, Senior Brothers. I have plenty of Qi Nurturing Pills here. After you... after you finish refining those two pills in a few days, if that isn't enough, come ask me for more. I'll be right in front of Jingxin Cave!" Xiao Hua said with utmost sincerity, dearly hoping to see his two senior brothers and senior sister smile.
"All right, it's a deal!" Xiao Xianrui said with a smile. "Once I've used up my two Qi Nurturing Pills, I'll come ask you for more!"
Gong Mingwei nodded as well. He knew clearly that refining two Qi Nurturing Pills would take six or seven days, and that was precisely the time Xiao Yuehong needed to refine another batch. By then, there would be fresh Qi Nurturing Pills again, so there would be no need for the ones in Xiao Hua's possession.
Xiao Hua nodded happily and followed them back to Guzhang Peak.
Over the next six days, just as before, Xiao Hua did not see the three of them emerge from Jingxin Cave again. Every day before taking a Qi Nurturing Pill, he went into Jingxin Cave to have a look, but Gong Mingwei and the other two remained in cultivation. He did not dare disturb them. As for Xiao Hua, his magical power increased with each passing day, and his realm