Zhou Hao looked at Ye Xiao puzzled as he walked out of the villa. He hesitated for a moment, but eventually followed Ye Xiao, heading directly to Ling Shuya's villa!

Upon reaching Ye Xiao's room, Ye Xiao took out a paper package from the bedside table. When Ye Xiao spread out the paper and revealed what was inside, Zhou Hao was completely stunned!

Yesterday morning, Zhou Hao had received a Heart Cleansing Pill from Ye Xiao. He was already quite shocked then, but now, in front of Zhou Hao, there were five or six Heart Cleansing Pills and by their brightness, they seemed to be even superior to the one he received before!

"Brother Xiao, you..." Zhou Hao looked up at Ye Xiao in astonishment, obviously shocked at how Ye Xiao could have so many Heart Cleansing Pills.

Ye Xiao said with a smile, "You find it surprising that an alchemist has a few pills?"

Zhou Hao said, "But these are Heart Cleansing Pills!"

"Nonsense, of course, they are Heart Cleansing Pills. If not, how could they be from my hand?" Ye Xiao chuckled softly.

Ye Xiao then took out a Heart Cleansing Pill and handed it to Zhou Hao, saying, "Go ahead, eat this Heart Cleansing Pill."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zhou Hao was surprised and hesitated for a moment. "Brother Xiao, for me, really?"

Hearing Zhou Hao's words, Ye Xiao immediately scolded with a laugh, "Are you going to drag your feet or back down? If you don't want it, I might just throw it away!"

Throw the Heart Cleansing Pill away? Such words probably could only come from Ye Xiao!

Zhou Hao immediately grabbed the Heart Cleansing Pill, chuckling, and said to Ye Xiao, "Brother Xiao, I'll eat it now!"

Saying so, Zhou Hao immediately tossed the Heart Cleansing Pill into his mouth and swallowed it!

Shocked, Ye Xiao exclaimed, "Damn, how could you just eat it like that?"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zhou Hao looked puzzled, saying, "What's wrong?"

Ye Xiao said, "It looks like you're prepared for me to be your protector. Alright, I'll stay here and keep an eye out for the next two hours!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zhou Hao chuckled and said, "With Brother Xiao as the protector, I feel at ease!"

Ye Xiao immediately walked outside, leaving the Heart Cleansing Pill casually on the table. Looking at the Heart Cleansing Pill on the table, Zhou Hao felt pained; this was a rare medicinal pill, highly coveted in the Martial Artist trading stations, yet here with Brother Xiao, it was just carelessly tossed on the table, not treasured at all, but rather treated like trash!

However, with the Heart Cleansing Pill already in his body, Zhou Hao didn't have much time to think. He quickly sat down cross-legged on the floor, closing his eyes immediately. Once the Heart Cleansing Pill entered his stomach, it quickly dissolved and began to travel from his stomach to his various channels!

Meanwhile, Ye Xiao was quite at ease. After arriving in the living room, he just sat down on the sofa. Initially, he wanted to watch a movie, but then thought better of it. A movie would definitely make noise, and since Zhou Hao was currently concentrating on absorbing the Heart Cleansing Pill, if Ye Xiao made the slightest noise, it could cause Zhou Hao to stray into monstrous territory or not absorb enough dosage, wasting the pill!

What to do for these two hours then? Suddenly, he remembered the Bitter Life Fruit and Snake Desire Grass stored in the small herbal bag. Ye Xiao immediately picked up the bag and went directly to the dining table. Since no one was coming back now, he boldly threw the Bitter Life Fruits and Snake Desire Grass onto the table!

The Bitter Life Fruit looked very much like a peach, each as big as a fist with a hard outer shell. If you were to smash it with a regular hammer, the hammer would likely break instead of cracking open the fruit, unless one used profound Inner Power True Qi!

With profound Inner Power True Qi at his disposal, Ye Xiao immediately picked up a Bitter Life Fruit and started trying to pry it open with both hands filled with Nine Yang True Qi. However, despite several attempts, the Bitter Life Fruit showed no signs of opening or any activity!

Eh? What's going on? Suddenly, Ye Xiao thought of the Fire Dragon Claw, and he chuckled, then once again charged up the Nine Yang True Qi.

When both Fire Dragon Claws exerted full force, a dull 'crack' was heard, and the Bitter Life Fruit finally split open. However, the moment it cracked, a dark green liquid flowed out at an incredibly fast pace. Before Ye Xiao could react, it had already flowed onto the table, and then like a green liquid worm, it quickly moved across the tabletop and down to the floor, where it disappeared into any crack it found!

Ye Xiao stood there, utterly shocked!

What... what does this mean?

Ye Xiao was stunned at this moment. How could the Bitter Life Fruit contain a liquid, and how could the liquid seem to have a life of its own, burrowing into the ground?

No matter how tightly sealed the floor was, it couldn't prevent the liquid from seeping into the earth, and the dark green liquid from the Bitter Life Fruit had just penetrated right into the ground!

Ye Xiao crouched down on the floor, looking at where the Bitter Life Fruit liquid had flowed. The spot was spotlessly clean, with not even a trace left behind. What was going on?

This quickly made Ye Xiao think of the Ginsengfruit from Journey to the West's Wuzhuang Temple!

As the saying goes, it merges with the earth!

Could it be that the Bitter Life Fruit also had such properties? And as Bitter Life Fruit is a main ingredient in Source Life Liquid… Just by the name, Source Life Liquid meant a liquid medicine. Could it be that the liquid from just now was the precursor to Source Life Liquid?

Suddenly, Ye Xiao thought of something. Damn, wasn't the Bitter Life Fruit like 1.8 million Northern Federation Coins each? Looking at the cracked shell in his hand, clearly, those 1.8 million Northern Federation Coins had evaporated!

Originally, Ye Xiao had wanted to open the Bitter Life Fruit to see what was inside, but now he had seen clearly. However, he also realized that to extract the juice from the Bitter Life Fruit, thorough preparation was necessary. It seemed as if the juice had a life of its own, and absolutely should not be underestimated!

Ye Xiao quickly tossed the empty shell aside and then threw all the Bitter Life Fruits into a plastic bag before turning his attention to the Snake Desire Grass.

The Snake Desire Grass really looked like snakes, and even more so, like patterned snakes!

Holding a bunch of Snake Desire Grass, Ye Xiao immediately felt waves of heat emanating from them, and this heat even gave him a kind of burning sensation, and even unbidden risqué thoughts started creeping into his mind!

Although Ye Xiao's self-discipline wasn't great, since there were no beauties around, he could still hold off and immediately put down the Snake Desire Grass!

Looking at the Bitter Life Fruit and Snake Desire Grass on the table, Ye Xiao gave a wry smile. These two herbs really seemed to have some mischievous properties.

Then, Ye Xiao quickly threw both the Bitter Life Fruit and Snake Desire Grass into a cloth bag and tied the opening with a tight knot.

Carrying the cloth bag, which weighed just over a pound and held the Bitter Life Fruit and Snake Desire Grass, Ye Xiao had a rueful look. "Such a small amount of stuff, and it's actually worth twenty million Northern Federation Coins? Are these things really that expensive? Oh no, damn it, I just wasted one of the Bitter Life Fruits. Now I don't even have twenty million Northern Federation Coins left!"

Originally, Ye Xiao had intended to pick out the unnecessary parts from these two types of herbs, which would make his alchemy later much easier. However, he hadn't expected to end up wasting one!

At that moment, the uninterested Ye Xiao returned to the couch, idly turned on the TV, and came across a photo shoot of Ling Shuya. He then began to appreciate it with an artistic eye.

Two hours actually passed very quickly. Ye Xiao didn't know how long he had been watching when suddenly he heard a satisfied moan coming from his room. He immediately turned off the TV.

Then, Zhou Hao walked out of the room with a beaming smile.

Ye Xiao looked at Zhou Hao and asked, "How was it?"

"My meridians can simply be described as perfect now!" Zhou Hao exclaimed joyfully.

Ye Xiao was about to say something when suddenly, his phone rang. Picking it up, he saw it was a call from Lan Lan.

Seeing Lan Lan's call, Ye Xiao immediately had an idea of what it might be about, but he still answered the call quickly.

"Ye Xiao, aren't you at school?" Lan Lan asked right after the call connected.

Ye Xiao replied, "No, but I'll be back soon."

Lan Lan asked, "Are you still going to the race today?"

"Of course," Ye Xiao said with a smile. "Isn't it at eight tonight?"

"Zhao Xin called me, she said it has been changed to four this afternoon, and there's less than an hour left!" Lan Lan said.

Ye Xiao, slightly annoyed, said, "Who changed the time? Doesn't Weihang Club have any rules? How can the time be changed over and over again?"

Lan Lan gave a bitter smile and said, "I asked Zhao Xin the same question. She said it was the idea of that mysterious person because he has to return to Nanxing City tonight."

"Alright, I really want to see who this mysterious person is, acting all high and mighty," Ye Xiao said. "I'll be back soon."

Then, Lan Lan hung up the phone.

Zhou Hao looked at Ye Xiao, puzzled, and asked, "Brother Xiao, what happened?"

Ye Xiao replied, "Nothing much. Oh, there are five Heart Cleansing Pills left, you should take two!"

"For Yuyan? One should be enough," Zhou Hao said.

Ye Xiao said, "No, you're not giving Yuyan's Heart Cleansing Pill anymore. I want you to take two to sell for money."

"Selling the Heart Cleansing Pills?" Zhou Hao said, sounding somewhat reluctant.

"Of course," Ye Xiao said. "I need a lot of money right now. Oh, and the money you get, use it to buy the same Bitter Life Fruits and Snake Desire Grass, and also purchase twenty million Northern Federation Coins worth of millennium Wild Ginseng, millennium Wild Cordyceps, and millennium Wild Polygonum multiflorum."

Since the Bitter Life Fruit and Snake Desire Grass were so expensive, Ye Xiao figured he needed to find a way to make money. Selling a large batch of Heart Cleansing Pills was clearly the quickest and most profitable way to do so. Moreover, this would also help Ye Xiao become more proficient in his alchemy skills. Why not do it?

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