It was still half a quarter-hour before Hai Hour.
In a two-story building diagonally across from the City Lord's Mansion in Blackwater City, a slender figure stood by a window, staring toward the mansion with cold eyes.
She was Liu Qingyi.
After more than a decade of waiting, the day of revenge had finally arrived. She was very excited.
At the same time, the hatred buried deepest in her heart was no longer suppressed and erupted in full.
Had Chen Shi'an not repeatedly instructed her to wait until he arrived before acting, Liu Qingyi would probably have already charged into the City Lord's Mansion.
Suddenly, a dark shadow streaked through the night and shot through the second-floor window.
Liu Qingyi hurriedly turned around and saw Chen Shi'an already standing beside her.
"Master, have you finished?" Liu Qingyi exclaimed in delighted surprise.
Chen Shi'an nodded and handed over all the pills he had obtained from Fang Bingtian.
Liu Qingyi quickly inspected them and asked in surprise, "Where did you get so many pills?"
Chen Shi'an said slowly, "I just slaughtered Fang Bingtian and looted them from him."
"You killed Fang Bingtian in that little time?" Liu Qingyi exclaimed in shock.
Chen Shi'an curled his lip. "Stop making such a fuss. Things like this will be commonplace from now on.
"Keep the Marrow-Washing Pills as rewards for the Three-Killing Battalion.
"Give half the Origin-Strength Pills to the Three-Killing Battalion and keep the other half for yourself.
"But remember, you mustn't rely too heavily on pills.
"Pills are external aids, after all. If you want greater accomplishments in the Martial Dao in the future, you still have to rely on your own efforts.
"Also, even the highest-quality pills will leave behind some pill poison, more or less, damaging your body."
Liu Qingyi put