"What on earth is this?"
Lu Yuan held his nose and asked Liu what was in the bowl, skeptically suggesting Liu coveted his title as 'Number One Under Heaven' and was plotting to poison him to usurp it.
Master Liudao Yuan rolled his eyes and said he could drink it or not, then couldn't be bothered to look at him again.
Quietly, Liu Si, who held the medicinal tonic, told Lu Yuan that the bowl contained a concoction specially prepared by Master Liudao Yuan to invigorate his blood, strengthen his marrow, and replenish his foundational vitality.
The tonic contained many priceless herbs, unobtainable with money, all of which Liu had 'procured' or 'borrowed' from others.
"Okay then."
Lu Yuan steeled himself and took a sip.
He could feel the medicinal power transforming into an almost imperceptible warm current within his body, seeping into the Blood Pill in his chest.
