Ming Zhi Tian thought his friendly smile would earn him respect, but the opposite was true. To Yin Qian Zhen, Ming Zhi Tian's smile was extremely unsettling!
Yin Qian Zhen hugged herself and said, "What are you doing? Are you interested in me?! You can't!"
"What?" Ming Zhi Tian was clearly confused.
Yin Qian Zhen began to feel a little angry and embarrassed. "I've seen shameless people, but never one as shamelessly thick-skinned as you, having designs on me! I am a woman you can never have!"
"Ha... hah?" Ming Zhi Tian now realized that this woman seemed to have a bit of a princess complex?
After Yin Fu finished washing up and changed his clothes, he came to find Ming Zhi Tian. Seeing Yin Qian Zhen throwing a tantrum, he quickly intervened. "Zhen Zhen, what are you doing? Why are you taking out so many elixirs? Is Brother Zhi Tian sick?"
Ming Zhi Tian explained, "I'm not sick, it's her..."
Yin Qian Zhen interrupted, "Brother, you're here at the right time. This person can't stay, quickly get someone to kick him out. He actually has designs on me!"
"What?" Yin Fu blinked and looked at Ming Zhi Tian.
Ming Zhi Tian quickly explained, "No, no, no, don't listen to her nonsense. Nothing of the sort. I don't know what's gotten into her."
Yin Fu knew this well, as Yin Qian Zhen had a history of being unfriendly and not particularly fond of outsiders.
He then smiled and said, "Alright Zhen Zhen, put away the elixirs and come with me to see Father."
"He's not allowed to go," Yin Qian Zhen angrily pointed at Ming Zhi Tian.
Ming Zhi Tian shrugged. Yin Fu's face turned cold. "Zhen Zhen! Don't be ridiculous."
Yin Qian Zhen immediately pouted. "Brother... you're being mean to me!"
Yin Fu reached out and patted her little head, comforting her. "Alright, Brother Zhi Tian is not someone they can compare to. Trust me, let's go."
"I want to walk ahead," Yin Qian Zhen pulled Yin Fu along, leaving Ming Zhi Tian behind.
Yin Fu shook his head helplessly. "Brother Zhi Tian, my younger sister's personality is just like this, please don't mind."
Ming Zhi Tian smiled back without saying anything and followed.
They arrived at the main hall. The lights were dazzling. A middle-aged man in a flowing robe was seated at the head, studying a series of elixir recipes displayed in the air, carefully pondering them.
"Your son pays his respects to Father," Yin Fu performed a proper bow.
Yin Qian Zhen followed, "Your daughter pays her respects to Father."
Yin He Qian Li put away the elixir recipes before him and then said, "Rise. Fu'er, I heard you encountered the Ming Tian Sect today. Are you injured?"
Yin Fu patted his chest and shook his head. "Thank you for your concern, Father. Everything is well. Your son had a good harvest today. Not only did I gather many Starfire herbs, but I also bid for a thousand-year Nine Star Grass at the auction."
"Oh?" Yin He Qian Li's eyes lit up. "Bring it here quickly."
Yin Fu summoned a vibrant green, star-speckled sea grass from his storage bag. It was crystal clear, exuding an indescribable fragrance.
Yin He Qian Li took the floating thousand-year Nine Star Grass and then confirmed, "Good, good, good... Excellent. This is indeed the thousand-year Nine Star Grass. To refine the Hundred-Grade Elixir Nine Star Power Pill, this Heavenly-grade medicinal herb is precisely what is needed. It seems a buyer has been found."
He then analyzed, "The thousand-year Nine Star Grass is located at the extreme cold and bitter sea, hidden at the bottom of a ten-thousand-zhang abyss, five li to the north-east, thirty zhang south. It sprouts in five hundred years, takes form in another five hundred, and a thousand-year one is rarely found. It is a matter of chance."
Yin Fu nodded. "Father is correct. We spent a considerable fortune to acquire the thousand-year Nine Star Grass. This time, after refining the Nine Star Power Pill, we must find a buyer who can afford the price."