Only after Tinglan told him did Chongyangzi learn that Li Yan, who had vanished for many years, had returned to the Pojun Sect. He was delighted.
He also recalled seeing some pills on the pill rack in the resting chamber after emerging from seclusion. There had been several excellent ones among them.
He knew that quite a few people had come to visit him after he was injured. Early on, while still nursing his wounds, he had met some of them himself.
Later, after Tinglan arrived and Chongyangzi confirmed the situation concerning Ting Xingzhi, he went into complete seclusion.
Since Tinglan remained there afterward, she explained the situation to any subsequent visitors, just as she had when Li Yan came.
Quite a few people left jade slips and other things before departing, asking Tinglan to pass them on to Chongyangzi. Li Yan, however, had left no jade slip...
Once Chongyangzi learned that Li Yan had visited too, he asked a few more questions about him. Hearing that all was well, he put the matter aside.
Some time later, during a break from cultivation, Chongyangzi noticed the pills on the rack again. Two bottles had no jade slips accompanying them.
Those who had come to visit but failed to meet him generally included a jade slip when leaving gifts.
After all, they could hardly leave gifts without letting the recipient know who had sent them. There was nothing objectionable about that.
Chongyangzi therefore knew that those two bottles must have come from Li Yan. In fact, he had examined all the pills before. Both bottles contained sixth-grade pills, which were already quite good.
They were also reasonably suited to his injuries at the time. In truth, Li Yan had chosen them based on his own guesses, since he had been unable