The female lead thought she had a "proud and arrogant" character script.

Hui Yin then put all the materials into his storage bag and walked contentedly to Luo Qingcheng's side.

"Your share will be converted into spirit stones and given to you."

He took out a small bag.

Luo Qingcheng refused.

"You're the one who saved me, and I didn't do anything."

Given Gray Imprint's ability to instantly kill the Yeti, even if she didn't gouge out the Yeti's eye, it wouldn't have any effect.

Grayprint followed suit and took the small bag back.

He was dirt poor, and he knew one thing all along: he had face but no money.

But I still felt a little guilty.

Her tone softened considerably. "Now can you tell me where that calligraphy brush came from?"

Luo Qingcheng wasn't going to lie, but he also wasn't going to tell the whole truth. He said, half-truthfully, "I saw a dead man lying on the ground earlier, and I just took his storage bag."

It wasn't said who that person was.

When Huiyin asked again, she only claimed that she couldn't remember.

Hui Yin squinted, unable to discern whether Luo Qingcheng was lying or not.

Low-level storage bags indeed lack spiritual energy imprints, and mortals can open them.

Moreover, considering that she was just a mortal and certainly wouldn't be able to harm her fellow disciples, she didn't pursue the matter further.

Instead, they asked Luo Qingcheng, a mere mortal, why he would venture into this secret realm, a place where death seemed certain for any mortal.

"My partner, Red Bean, is a genius. I came here to help her find the treasure."

Gray Mark became interested.

Luo Qingcheng realized that he also used a sword. He had previously thought that he only used a sword to show off, but now it seemed that he clearly knew how to use it.

He asked expectantly, "Do you know about the Sword Inquiry Sect?"

Hui Yin was taken aback and became wary, but he smiled and said, "Which cultivator doesn't know about the First Sword Sect?"

Then, feigning nonchalance, he probed, "Why are you asking this?"

Luo Qingcheng smiled shyly, but his tone was firm: "I want to join the Sword Inquiry Sect and seek immortality!"

Wow, you have good taste!

Huiyin's smile became much more genuine, and he was about to give her a rundown of the glorious past of the Wenjian Sect—

Li Zhiming walked over and interrupted their conversation.

He said to Luo Qingcheng, "The Frost Dew Pill has been refined and is ready. There are three pills in total. I plan to give one of them to Miss Hongdou now."

Huiyin looked at Li Zhiming in surprise. Generally, alchemists not only have a high rate of wasted pills, but also need a long time to start each furnace. However, Li Zhiming has refined a batch of pills in a short time, and three of them are even successful.

He had never heard of it.

Luo Qingcheng struggled to sit up. "I'll go too."

I didn't get up.

She puffed out her cheeks, looking somewhat angry.

The system's sarcastic remark: [You're lucky you're not dead.]

That snow monster was so stupid, blinded by pain, that it failed to deliver a fatal blow to her twice in a row.

This allowed her to survive until the very end.

Luo Qingcheng scoffed: [Do you even know what "Phoenix Overlord" means? No, you don't.]

Li Zhiming, naturally, didn't understand either, and stopped her.

"I will go ahead myself; it is not advisable for you to move around at this time."

Luo Qingcheng watched Li Zhiming leave.

Because of concerns about Hongdou's condition, he did not continue to talk to Huiyin about the Sword Sect.

Fortunately, she didn't have to wait too long.

"Miss—" The familiar voice reached Luo Qingcheng's ears from afar.

As soon as she turned her head, a figure rushed into her arms like a firecracker.

"Cough, cough!" Luo Qingcheng coughed incessantly from the impact, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Hongdou then realized that something was wrong with her. She sat up and immediately saw that Luo Qingcheng was covered in blood.

She was startled.

"Miss! What happened? Who hurt you?" As she asked, her gaze swept warily over the two men beside her.

"No, I'm covered in Yeti blood."

She suffered internal injuries.

Luo Qingcheng gave the order, weak but strong.

"Red Bean, help me sit up."

"Yes." Hongdou carefully helped Luo Qingcheng up.

Seeing that she couldn't even sit up on her own, I felt so sorry for her that I burst into tears.

Li Zhiming, standing to the side, said to Hongdou, "Miss Hongdou, this young lady lured away the snow monster all by herself so that I could obtain the spiritual plant to cure your poison."

Only after learning that Luo Qingcheng was a mortal did Li Zhiming realize how risky their previous plan had been. Luo Qingcheng was practically dancing on the edge of a knife; one wrong move and he would be dead without a trace.

Upon hearing this, Hongdou realized that even she was no match for the Yeti, let alone Luo Qingcheng, who was just a mortal, and she began to sob uncontrollably.

"Waaah—Miss—"

Luo Qingcheng had a headache.

She glared at Li Zhiming, then turned to comfort Hongdou, saying she was alright.

Faced with Luo Qingcheng's blame, Li Zhiming didn't care and smiled slightly, "She has multiple fractures, her right wrist is shattered, and her internal organs are damaged. She needs to move and sit less and recuperate quietly."

Hongdou quickly laid her down despite Luo Qingcheng's objections.

After all that commotion, Luo Qingcheng was in pain all over his body, inside and out.

He gasped, unable to utter a word.

Hongdou solemnly instructed Luo Qingcheng not to move, and went to the side with Li Zhiming to discuss the precautions for her recovery.

Suddenly, only Luo Qingcheng, who was lying down, and Hui Yinsui, who was standing, were left.

Huiyin looked at Hongdou from afar and said to Luo Qingcheng, "Your partner is indeed a genius. His spiritual energy is smooth and refined, and he has already reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. He has not advanced because there is no Heavenly Dao in the small secret realm. It is estimated that he will advance to Foundation Establishment as soon as he leaves the small secret realm."

Luo Qingcheng paused.

How could someone poisoned a red bean and go directly from the fifth level of Qi Refining to the Great Perfection, and even be about to establish a foundation?

The system displayed: [The little maid was naturally gifted, and with the right timing, location, and people, she had already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. However, she lied to you and said it was only the fifth level.]

Luo Qingcheng was stunned.

Lied to me?

[Frost Dew Seeds inherently possess the effect of enhancing cultivation; wouldn't the Frost Dew Pills refined from them, once refined, lead to the Great Perfection stage?]

After hearing the system's explanation, Luo Qingcheng remained stunned for a long time.

She didn't understand why Hongdou had lied to her.

She forced a smile. "I knew it. Red Bean is really amazing."

Seeing that Luo Qingcheng's attitude was off, Huiyin assumed that she was upset because he was just a mortal and didn't pay much attention to it.

"Even so, it would be better to let her settle down for a while longer."

Huiyin Sui analyzed, "I observe that his cultivation is superficial and his foundation is not solid enough."

Hearing footsteps, Luo Qingcheng didn't turn his head. "Hongdou, you heard it too?"

Li Zhiming had finished explaining when the two of them arrived.

Huiyin knew they were coming, of course; he was saying this on purpose for Hongdou to hear.

Hongdou responded, her face full of gratitude.

Just as Huiyin was about to say "It's alright," she heard Hongdou say with great admiration, "Miss is truly amazing; she even knew I was coming."

Gray imprint follows: ...

This master and servant pair are quite unique.

Luo Qingcheng's mind was filled with questions about why Hongdou had lied to her, and he gave a listless "hmm".

Li Zhiming walked over and took out the small porcelain bottle containing the remaining two Frost Dew Pills.

He handed it to Luo Qingcheng's left and said, "This is the pill I just refined. Here you go."

Luo Qingcheng waved his left hand, "You can keep it."

"Can……"

Luo Qingcheng's tone was harsh, "Just take it!"

This startled Li Zhiming.

Realizing he had vented his anger, Luo Qingcheng apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I tricked you into coming here. You put in a lot of effort to refine the Frost Dew Pill, so you can keep these two pills as a reward."

Using someone else's refined pills as payment is quite shameless.

Gray Mark nodded silently.

This young lady and I have a good rapport with the Wenjian Sect.