Li Ye clenched his fists tightly, closed his eyes for a moment, and steadied his breathing. He knew that he had just lost."In a negotiation, the person who shows their emotions is the one who loses. And I just did exactly that," Li Ye thought to himself. He slowly opened his eyes after regaining control of his emotions and looked at the shopkeeper, who was staring back at him with a faint smile."What exactly does Senior want?" Li Ye finally asked, thinking calmly again. "Senior doesn't even know who my master is. There shouldn't be any grudge between the two of you."The young man looked seriously at the shopkeeper. "I may not be able to bring Senior to my master, but that doesn't mean I can't help you."The shopkeeper leaned forward and looked at Li Ye, who had already regained his composure. "You? Help me?""If Senior needs something from my master, I can act as a mediator between you. Look, is there anyone else in this city who can repair pills? I can't do it myself, but I succee

Li Ye placed the knife he had been holding back on the table, then invited Bai Lian to sit in the chair opposite him. "Bai Lian, I promised I would treat you, didn't I?" Li Ye asked seriously. Bai Lian nodded nervously. "Actually, I'm going to burn the scar tissue on your face to remove the dead tissue. After that, I'll use several medicinal herbs I've prepared to help new tissue and skin grow," Li Ye explained. Bai Lian's fingers tightened around each other. Her lips trembled when she heard that Li Ye was going to burn the damaged tissue on her face. "Are you afraid?" Li Ye asked when the girl fell silent. "Trust me. I'll do my best to heal you." It would have been a lie for Bai Lian to claim she wasn't afraid, but she tried to hide her feelings. Her gaze shifted from the cloth that had previously wrapped Li Ye's injured hands to the various tools neatly arranged on the table. "Li Ye has worked so hard that he even got injured. How can I refuse him?" t

Behind the shop’s worn-out counter, a man sat leisurely with his eyes closed, fanning himself.Li Ye stopped at the doorway and observed him for a moment. His fingers tightened around the small jar he was carrying before he stepped inside.A faint smile appeared on the Thousand Treasures Shopkeeper’s lips as he heard Li Ye’s approaching footsteps.“I haven’t invited you, yet here you are,” the man said without opening his eyes.Li Ye walked straight toward him and leaned against the counter separating them.“Senior came to visit me, so of course I had to come and thank you,” Li Ye said, causing the shopkeeper’s hand to pause briefly.The man opened his eyes and turned toward Li Ye, who was smiling at him. His eyebrows rose slightly, curious about Li Ye’s relaxed attitude.“My master asked me to give this to you as a gift, Senior,” Li Ye said, casually playing with the small jar in his hand.“A gift?” the shopkeeper repeated, eyeing the jar suspiciously. Li Ye gave a slight nod and hel

In a private room in the Herbal Tower, Li Ye sat in front of Bai Lian to examine her face. Over the past three weeks, he had regularly monitored the progress of her healing. He smiled faintly when he saw that her skin had returned to its smooth, healthy state.“The results are excellent. Once this thin layer disappears, no one will ever suspect that your face was injured,” Li Ye said, praising the recovery of Bai Lian’s face.The girl smiled faintly. “It’s all thanks to you,” she said happily. Li Ye fell silent as he looked at her.“What is it?” Bai Lian asked in confusion.“Actually, when I first treated you, I thought Master Bai would be furious and come looking for me. But now I understand why he remained so calm.”Li Ye looked at Bai Lian seriously. “You hid the fact that you were receiving treatment from Master Bai, didn’t you?”Bai Lian immediately flinched in shock at his words.“I-I didn’t mean any harm. I, I just...” Bai Lian stammered nervously, unsure how to explain herself