“Being able to refine two uncommon quality pills in a single batch... Senior Martial Sister Leng truly lives up to your name of being blessed with both looks and skills, the complete package that is the pride of our Black Tortoise Sect!”


    “Each of these pills have such extraordinary curvature, not lacking one bit as compared to the beautiful sun that illuminates the entire Purple Plum Mountain. I’m sure these are considered top tier even among uncommon Winterwarmth Pills!”


    “All right, enough with the praises,” Leng Huiqi shot a playful glare towards Zhao Yunxiao. “Don’t think I don’t know what you are thinking. Don’t worry, I will be giving you all the inferior quality pills as always. In fact, since I’m in a good mood today, I will even add a common quallity pill on top of those!”


    “Long live Senior Martial Sister Leng! Your generosity knows no bounds!” the overjoyed Zhao Yunxiao bowed towards Leng Huiqi in worship.


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    The alchemy process was arduous, and the mess left behind as a result of that was rather significant as well.


    In order to prevent any impurities from being left behind, Zhao Yunxiao had to thoroughly scrub and wash the inside of the cauldron. Apart from that, he had to clean up the rest of the mess that had resulted from the preparation of ingredients.


    Just like how he would prefer to see the cauldron room in a neat and tidy state whenever he took over, he would always make it a point to leave it in a clean state after his shifts.


    More than an hour had passed by the time he was done, but Zhao Yunxiao did not feel the least bit tired.


    Even as he worked, the only thing that filled Zhao Yunxiao’s mind was the common quality Winterwarmth Pill that was now in his possession.


    His work there was done before he knew it, and Zhao Yunxiao left the cauldron room with light steps.


    “Disciple Zhao Yunxiao reporting to Senior Wu. There are no more appointments for the third cauldron room, requesting to knock off.”


    “Mm, go ahead,” Wu Chifeng answered nonchalantly without even looking up from the papers that filled his desk.


    Taking a quick glance at cauldron rooms four and five, Zhao Yunxiao could see that Su Jiemin had already left, but the door to Bo Fei’s cauldron room five was still tightly closed.


    Su Jiemin got lucky once again – at least in terms of time spent on work.


    But today, Zhao Yunxiao was confident that he had to be the luckiest of the three!


    This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    Now that he was done at the Alchemy Chamber, Zhao Yunxiao headed back to the Outer Disciples’ Quarters where the residence of all outer disciples was located, including that of his own.


    Zhao Yunxiao felt like the world had become a better place as he relished in the warm embrace of the afternoon sun.


    He stopped in the middle of the road, closing his eyes to take a deep breath.


    Even the coldness of the winter breeze felt especially refreshing as it rustled his long black hair and thick robes.


    In his head, Zhao Yunxiao was already thinking about when he should take this common quality Winterwarmth Pill, imagining the wondrous effects of its efficacy.


    “What the hell are you doing?”


    A familiarly rude voice snapped him straight back to reality.


    “Are your eyes for show? Can’t you see that I’m enjoying the nice weather?” Zhao Yunxiao turned around to find Gu Qiansi looking at him with raised eyebrows.


    “We meet again, knowledgeable Senior Martial Brother Zhao!” Lu Zhiying waved happily from beside Gu Qiansi.


    “...Knowledgeable?” Zhao Yunxiao asked.


    “That’s right! We are just about to look for you, knowledgeable Senior Martial Brother Zhao!” Lu Zhiying continued to smile.


    “Yes, knowledgeable Senior Martial Brother Zhao, your cute Junior Martial Sister Lu here has some questions for you,” Gu Qiansi added.


    Zhao Yunxiao rolled his eyes at Gu Qiansi’s words.


    “Can’t you just answer her yourself?” Zhao Yunxiao looked towards Gu Qiansi.


    “We just came back from the Outer Disciples Hall, and Junior Martial Sister Lu wanted to learn more about the different jobs available, so I told her that you are the best person to ask,” Gu Qiansi shrugged. “Aren’t I nice? I’ve been telling her about your vast knowledge, so please live up to those expectations.”


    “Is it all right for Senior Martial Brother Zhao to tell me more about the different jobs?” Lu Zhiying asked with a smile.


    Zhao Yunxiao glanced at those clear eyes hanging on that pretty face, then let out a helpless sigh.


    “It’s not that I want to brag, but if I claim to be second in terms of knowledge about the jobs in the sect, no other disciples would dare to claim first place,” Zhao Yunxiao flicked back his long fringe as he spoke.


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    Zhao Yunxiao shook his head disapprovingly. “When it comes to sect jobs, you should not be asking another person to choose it for you. Instead, you should always pick the one that interests you the most, only then will you be able to do it well and not end u- Ouch! What are you doing, Gu Qiansi?”


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    “Or perhaps this shows that I’m not picky at all about food,” Zhao Yunxiao shrugged.


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