Chapter 18: Red Phosphorus Elixir, Part 1

As he spoke, Henque Xi lowered her head, overwhelmed with a sense of grievance, and began to sob with choking sobs. Clutching her already dirty sleeve, she repeatedly wiped at her eyes.

Since childhood, no woman had ever shouted or cried so righteously in front of Leng Feng! Seeing Henque Xi like this, Leng Feng was completely flustered.

Yet he failed to notice that the sleeve she was wiping tears with was dry, not a single tear to be found.

“Stop crying, I was wrong, isn’t that enough?” Leng Feng was at a loss, but still furrowed his brow and tried to reason with Henque Xi, though his tone remained cold. “You said you had a problem, so why don’t you ask? If you don’t hurry, it’ll be completely dark soon!”

Seeing his persuasion had no effect, Leng Feng mimicked a method his master once used, shifting the topic. Raising his head, he gazed at the sunset sinking into the forest and glanced at Henque Xi, speaking calmly.

Henque Xi truly had a problem. Hearing this, she immediately stopped her fake crying, lifted her head, and coquettishly said, “Hehe, don’t blame me. Your angry shout really did scare me. But I wasn’t truly crying!”

Watching her, Leng Feng was both amused and exasperated. He gave her a sidelong glance, shook his head helplessly, and didn’t want to say more. He gestured for her to continue voicing her doubts.

“I just want to ask, do you know the Red Phosphorus Pill? What might such a pill be worth?” she inquired, though her mind was already calculating.

To be honest, Henque Xi had never once heard of the Red Phosphorus Pill since arriving in this world! Whenever people spoke of repairing damaged meridians or dantian, it was always about the Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk or the Heaven-Restoring Pill.

Yet those two were rare treasures, almost impossible to come by. The universal system had them too, but their prices alone were enough to scare Henque Xi away.

If the Red Phosphorus Pill could be used, why had she never heard anyone mention it? Also, what was its price?

Upon hearing Henque Xi’s question, Leng Feng’s eyes widened in astonishment. He stared at her, startled, and asked, “You have the Red Phosphorus Pill?”

Startled, Henque Xi jumped back. Yet even Leng Feng’s eternally cold face shifted. It seemed the Red Phosphorus Pill was either extremely valuable or involved in something serious. Henque Xi knew well that wealth must not be flaunted.

She shook her head vigorously and shouted, “What are you joking about? If I had the Red Phosphorus Pill, why would I be asking you? I just... heard people mention that the Red Phosphorus Pill might heal injured meridians and dantian!”

“Since such a thing can cure the injuries I have, of course I need to find out if it really works. Also, how much does it cost? So I can prepare the money to buy it!”

At the end, Henque Xi couldn’t help but reveal a guilty smile.

Leng Feng hummed and took a serious look at her guilty expression, still harboring some suspicion. But since she was unwilling to say more, he let it be.

Recalling what he knew about the Red Phosphorus Pill, he gathered his thoughts and began to speak to Henque Xi slowly...