As word continued to spread about the Green Spirit Pharmacy, business picked up even more. That was especially true after Chen Fanzhuo from the Epactic Soil Sect purchased that lot of antidote pills. Those pills resolved the crisis in his sect, and as a result, every member felt deep reverence for Xu Qing.12

Thanks to the threat of that sect, a host of smaller organizations all decided not to cause problems for the Green Spirit Pharmacy. Medicinal pill sales were going great, to the point where Ling’er was selling well over a hundred white boluses per day. Thankfully, Xu Qing had built up quite a stockpile of them, although he would occasionally concoct more to keep supplies up. In terms of ingredients, he had a lot stockpiled, but he would also buy certain ingredients when he could.0

What was more, Chen Fanzhuo was always very respectful when he came to visit, and would bring along some medicinal plants as a gift. If Xu Qing wasn’t around when he came, he would simply hand over the plants, clasp hands to Ling’er, then leave.4

When someone acted as politely as that, it was hard to feel ill will toward them. Chen Fanzhuo had...0