Pill refinement requires one to pay close attention to many aspects. If it wasn’t for Zixie who had stood beside her and guided her through the process, she wouldn’t have been able to master it so quickly. Though pill formulas have become virtually extinct for the past few thousand years, it wasn’t due to a lack of the formulas themselves. After all, a great pill master can always invent new pill formulas!

　　“My Lady, what if those forces weren’t able to decipher the formula and were to capture you instead?” Shopkeeper Zhao voiced his concerns with worry in his eyes.

　　Gu Ruoyun smiled without a care in the world, “That would probably be five or six years down the road. It’s enough time for me to conquer the mainland within this time frame! After that, who would have the ability to capture me? Furthermore, with Gu Xianglin’s IQ, he would naturally assume that these pills had been refined by Wei Yiyi while I only supplied the formula. To him, this would be the reason why she had been willing to put down her pride and follow me as my apprentice. Those forces wouldn’t dare to touch Wei Yiyi so I’ll have enough time to prepare.”

　　Truth be told, Gu Ruoyun did not think highly of the Gentle Breeze Faction at all.

　　However, there were many other strong forces on the mainland such as the Weapon Refining Sect, the Medicine Order as well as the powerful Spirit Sect…

　　She will need to be even more cautious!

　　Since Gu Xianglin was willing to take the risk for her, there had been no reason to reject his kindness.

　　Shopkeeper Zhao grinned, “My Lady, you’ve certainly had everything well thought out. Gu Xianglin was a fool to snatch the pill formulas in front of so many witnesses. He’ll regret this soon enough.”

　　“If it weren’t for it being a public place, I would never have handed the pill formulas over to him.” Gu Ruoyun smirked, “However, Gu Xianglin was right about one thing. I would never regret giving him the pill formulas, though I can’t help but wonder if he would be the regretful one… Now that all those forces know about how Gu Xianglin had grabbed the pill formulas, none of them would come to cause trouble with the Hundred Herb Hall for many years to come.”

　　Shopkeeper Zhao couldn’t help but sympathize with Gu Xianglin who had marked himself out for death. It wouldn’t be long before the peaceful days of Gu family and Gentle Breeze faction would be over…

　　…

　　Ever since those people had left the Hundred Herb Hall, news about the Longevity Pills began to spread. Many who didn’t manage to obtain a place on the buyer’s list were upset. An addition of ten years to one’s lifespan wasn’t something one could buy even with ten million gold coins.

　　So, places on the buyer’s list were being traded at an exorbitant price. Of course, there weren’t many who were willing to sell their hard-earned places on the list. Only one or two who had needed the money urgently were queued up bright and early at the Hundred Herb Hall because of those limited spots.

　　It was such a shame as no matter how early they had arrived, the queue was already fairly long. Many of them had even rushed over from far away just to be able to get a spot to buy those pills…

　　At this moment, Gu Xianglin was holding tightly onto a token in the study. He spoke with such excitement, “Adoptive father, I have some good news for you. That good-for-nothing from our household had actually obtained two pill formulas from goodness knows where. I managed to coerce her into handing them over to me. I would like to present them to you as a sign of filial respect.”

　　If there was someone there in the room with him, they would be shocked by the scene as there was no one else but Gu Xianglin in the study. Who was he talking to then?

　　There was a long silence until an energetic yet firm voice spoke from within the token, “Is that true?”

　　“It’s as true as it can be!” Gu Xianglin suppressed a quiver from within his being, “I saw with my very own eyes as an old man, who was at the end his road, took the pill. The court physician had diagnosed him with a month left to live yet he became invigorated and full of life. Now, he will live for another ten years!”