Keeping Both Bowls of Water Level
"Little Zou, two more pills!"
"They're gone, all gone. There really aren't any left!"
"Damn it, how did such a huge pile of herbs only make this few pills?"
"There are eighty-one steps to turn herbs into pills, concentrating all the ingredients down to their essence. If you think that's too little, find me a clay pot and I'll brew you some medicine. Then you can drink as much as you like!"
"Forget it. I'll go find more herbs!"
Three streaks of colored light, red, yellow, and blue, floated past, and Kong Ning vanished from where the group stood.
The Golden Toad Dharma King looked as though his liver ached.
He knew the locations of many of the great medicinal herbs the Ten Yin Holy Son enjoyed, while Kong Ning had the ability to gather them quickly without alerting their guardians. She was even bolder in her methods, sweeping the area almost as clean as if she were scraping the earth bare.
That left the Golden Toad Dharma King no chance of sharing in the lingering blessings of the Ten Yin Holy Son's good fortune in the future.
But compared with having Kong Ning break open his body and take his Demon Core to heal her injuries, the Golden Toad Dharma King found the present situation acceptable.
With Kong Ning so badly injured, it was hard to say she was in her right mind; she was mostly acting on bodily instinct. The Golden Toad Dharma King was immensely relieved to have ultimately escaped with his life.
"Old Zou, you're really capable!"
Remembering how Zou Bugui had not only healed his injuries but also saved his life from Kong Ning's mouth, the Golden Toad Dharma King praised him repeatedly.
Compared with Jin Chang, Zou Bugui was far more useful.
If Jin