'To advance any further, I'd probably need a stronger medicine to replenish my qi and blood. Something like a Qi Blood Pill.'
'But the cost of those was far beyond that of Body Tempering Powder. There was no way I could give them to Li Lu.'
Li Lu, however, took the trade in stride. To him, getting twenty-five portions of Body Tempering Powder for something he'd just picked up was already a huge windfall. He said without a moment's hesitation:
"Don't worry about it. Getting this much Body Tempering Powder in return is already a win for me. Besides, your master needs to keep a certain profit margin on his end. It's fine."
As for that ten-thousand-plus taels of silver…
Li Lu turned to Cheng Zongyang and asked tentatively, "Those Medicinal Materials you brought back last time—how many portions of Medicated Bath Powder can you make from them?"
