Chapter 1386 — Terms of Exchange
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The drawers that held something were labeled "Qi Recovery Pills," "Wound Salve," "Painkilling Liquid," and "Life-Prolonging Pills." All four were perfectly ordinary medicines. Only the Qi Recovery Pill counted as a true "pill," something that had to be refined by a person of alchemist's skill; but as for things like the Painkilling Liquid, the Wound Salve and the Life-Prolonging Pills, Wei Zhao knew their formulas and could refine them in bulk - and after his improvements, at a lower cost still.
Still, Qi Recovery Pills were of no use to Wei Zhao. He had some rough notion of what they did: they could restore a measure of one's strength in a short span of time. But they could not be taken in succession - take them too often and they accomplished nothing.
And since Wei Zhao possessed the jade pendant space, Qi Recovery Pills were of no use to him at all.
Wei Zhao swept every pill out of the drawers and shoved the whole lot into Yu Xiao Ke's arms. "All yours - take them. A clumsy girl like you, who goes off adventuring all the time and likes to pick fights with people at the drop of a hat, the more medicine you carry about, the better!"
"Huh? All of it - for me?" Yu Xiao Ke was stunned. These were all fine goods. She could scarcely believe it. Was Male Thief being far too good to her? Did he truly have feelings for her?
A clumsy girl... well, perhaps a little - at any rate, she could not be mentioned in the same breath as Male Thief. A Profound Grade expert, an existence more formidable than her own master; Yu Xiao Ke could only gaze after him, utterly beyond her reach. But - going around picking fights at the drop of a hat? That, surely, she had never done.
When had she ever gone looking to challenge anyone? Ever since entering the ancient tomb she had been perfectly well-behaved. How could she have gone picking fights?
Yu Xiao Ke grew puzzled. Come to think of it, she supposed she had challenged someone exactly once - that one time, when Wei Zhao had insulted her dignity, and only then had she stepped forward to challenge him... But how had Male Thief known of it?
Could he be Wei Zhao? The bold thought struck Yu Xiao Ke all at once, but she shook her head at it the very next instant.
How could it possibly be? Wei Zhao would never come and play at being some husband-and-wife thief duo - that was far too absurd for words. Besides, Male Thief treated her so kindly while Wei Zhao treated her so vilely; how could they be the same person? Absolutely impossible! A wicked man like Wei Zhao would be an insult to Male Thief.
Long before they entered the ancient tomb, Male Thief had been unfailingly protective of Yu Xiao Ke; inside the tomb he had shielded her at every single turn - wonderful beyond all measure. How could he be anything like that great villain Wei Zhao?
Had Wei Zhao heard Yu Xiao Ke's reasoning, it would probably have killed him with rage. One and the same man, and covering his face suddenly makes him a good person? Are you mentally unhinged?
"It's all yours. And don't come tomb-robbing again - it's far too dangerous." Wei Zhao's admonition to Yu Xiao Ke was grave and sincere. Had he not followed her this time, what awaited her would have been the ruin of her young life.
"Mm-hm!" Yu Xiao Ke nodded, committing Male Thief's words to heart. Yes - it really was far too dangerous. Just thinking back on it filled her with lingering dread. If Male Thief had not been there to protect her, she would surely have died this time.
Thinking of how Old Hei had used her as cannon fodder only deepened Yu Xiao Ke's gloom and anger. The man was unspeakably vile - worse even than Wei Zhao!
Qiu Lingshan merely pretended not to see what Wei Zhao was doing. After all, he was helping himself to things of no consequence; had they been antiques or the like, Qiu Lingshan would certainly have stepped in to stop him.