"Th-this is allowed?" Xiao Hua watched the two of them, utterly familiar with the routine of handing over spirit stones with one hand and taking pills with the other. Something about it still felt awkward to him.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao, it's your turn! Take a look and see which pills suit you." After putting away her pills, Xue Xue asked with a smile.
"This humble Daoist's cultivation is shallow. I'm afraid the Qi Nurturing Pill and Marrow Cleansing Pill are of no use to me. I wonder how much the Qingyi Pill and Jinglian Pill cost?" Xiao Hua did not even glance at the Qi Nurturing Pills. He merely picked up the bottle of Qingyi Pills and poured one out. The moment he saw it, he froze slightly. This Qingyi Pill was exactly the same as the Qingyi Pills he had taken long ago—whether in shape, size, or the richness of its medicinal fragrance.
Could it be... Xiao Hua's heart stirred, as though he had thought of something.
"What? Could it be that Fellow Daoist Xiao finds the quality of this Qingyi Pill poor?" Seeing Xiao Hua's expression, Shopkeeper Liu frowned slightly. "The Qi Nurturing Pills and Marrow Cleansing Pills of our sect... as Fellow Daoist Xue said, their quality is indeed somewhat lacking due to the insufficient age of the main medicinal herbs. But the Qingyi Pills are different. The age of their main ingredient is just right!"
Xiao Hua came back to himself and shook his head. "Not at all. This humble Daoist was merely thinking that such fine pills must cost several middle-grade spirit stones each. I'm afraid I won't be able to buy many."
"Hahaha!" Shopkeeper Liu said nothing, but Xue Xue burst out laughing first. Pointing at Xiao Hua, she said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao... you