Ying Huaixu was genuinely excited.
With side quests and daily quests still available, it meant he could continuously grow stronger.
Especially the daily quests, which were extremely important for players.
After all, they were one of the main ways to gain a large amount of experience.
Although this experience might be insignificant later on, it was undoubtedly the best benefit in the early stages.
However, what puzzled Ying Huaixu the most was this Doctor Li.
When he played the game before, Doctor Li was selling pills.
Back then, people joked about it, questioning which mortal doctor would sell pills. Doctor Li must be someone powerful.
Because later, in other cities, you could still see Doctor Li.
Even dressed in various outfits.
Ying Huaixu hadn't expected that now Doctor Li could sell pills, and he had a part in it!
What a strange sense of involvement.
Moreover, Doctor Li's reward was quite extravagant.
Ten Bone-Strengthening Pills!
These were something you could only get after joining a sect, and they were used for training in the first realm.
Wow, giving them now?
No, that's not the point.
The point is, how could Doctor Li refine Bone-Strengthening Pills?
"Do you know what kind of pill this is?"
Doctor Li looked at Ying Huaixu, who was staring blankly at the pills, and couldn't help but ask.
Ying Huaixu glanced up at Doctor Li, then asked seriously, "Did you really refine these yourself just now?"
Doctor Li nodded.
But seeing Ying Huaixu's expression, he felt a bit uneasy.
To Doctor Li, Ying Huaixu was kind-hearted.
But aside from kindness, Ying Huaixu was also a highly skilled, ruthless person who wouldn't hesitate to kill, shrouded in a layer of mystery.
In Doctor Li's eyes, Ying Huaixu was a well-informed, mysterious figure.
For instance, without Ying Huaixu, he might never have found the Blazing Light Grass.
Ying Huaixu asked, "Can I see the pill formula?"
Doctor Li naturally agreed and handed over the formula.
As Ying Huaixu received the formula, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
[Ding, Bone-Strengthening Pill Formula discovered, would you like to learn it?]
Ying Huaixu was stunned.
"Wow, is this possible?"
After thinking for a moment, Ying Huaixu silently said, "Learn!"
In an instant, the knowledge within the formula surged into Ying Huaixu's mind.
Ying Huaixu looked down and saw that the formula in his hand hadn't disappeared.
This made his eyes light up.
"This feature still works, nice!"
Though excited inside, Ying Huaixu maintained a serious demeanor and said, "You shouldn't refine this in the future. Even if you do, don't let anyone know, or it could bring disaster upon you!"
This wasn't just talk. After all, this wasn't a game. A mortal possessing pills needed by cultivators was truly courting death.
Hearing this, Doctor Li didn't doubt it at all.
"I understand, and thank you!"
Doctor Li also looked serious.
He decided that even if he refined it in the future, he would never reveal it, except to Ying Huaixu.
Ying Huaixu suddenly became curious about something.
In the early stages, players opened up Ping'an Town, even helping to resist the wolf pack and capture wanted criminals.
During this early stage, they all bought Healing Pills and Rejuvenation Pills from Doctor Li.
Doctor Li was the first pill vendor in the Harmony Immortal Cultivation Chronicles.
You could even see his shadow at the entrance of late-game dungeons.
Now that he had over four hundred taels, Ying Huaixu really wanted to stock up on some pills.
So, Ying Huaixu asked, "Do you have any other pills?"
Doctor Li shook his head.
"No, I don't!"
Ying Huaixu was dumbfounded.
"Really none?"
Doctor Li looked honest: "Would I lie to you?"
Ying Huaixu was stunned.
How could there be none?
Ying Huaixu took out a red pill and a blue pill.
"These kinds of pills, you really don't have?"
Doctor Li examined them closely.
"I didn't have them before, but I think I might be able to make them in the future!"
Ying Huaixu: "???"
Doctor Li was a bit excited.
"Could you let me study these two pills? I feel like I can refine them!"
Ying Huaixu was stunned.
So... Doctor Li became a pill vendor because of him?
Ying Huaixu's expression was quite complex.
He even felt a strange sense of disconnection.
In the end, Ying Huaixu nodded.
"Alright, study them!"
Ying Huaixu handed the two types of pills to Doctor Li.
Doctor Li eagerly accepted them.
But Doctor Li still asked.
"These pills can be sold freely, right?"
Ying Huaixu nodded.
"Of course!"
After hearing this, Doctor Li hurried off to his house to study.
With nothing else to do, Ying Huaixu continued to wander around Ping'an Town.
When he played the game before, he was always busy gathering materials and leading dungeon raids, never really appreciating this world.
Now that he was here, he had to satisfy his curiosity.
It had to be said.
The real Ping'an Town was far more lively than the game version.
What surprised or delighted Ying Huaixu even more was that although this was an ancient setting, the food wasn't as bad as he imagined. Since this was a cultivation world, the ingredients carried a bit of spiritual energy.
The food made from them was much tastier than he could have imagined.
Ying Huaixu, like a starving ghost, wandered and ate his way through the town.
He didn't even spare the candied hawthorns.
The townspeople of Ping'an Town grew more fond of Ying Huaixu.
After all, how many people who love food could be bad?
And seeing how much Ying Huaixu enjoyed the food, the vendors were even happier.
It wasn't until evening~
Ying Huaixu returned to Ye Ningshuang's house with a large pile of things.
Ye Ningshuang hadn't returned yet.
Ying Huaixu's previously happy mood vanished.
Being alone in a foreign world, with no one to rely on, brought an indescribable loneliness and unease.
Ying Huaixu sat alone in the main hall, lost in thought.
He didn't know how long had passed.
Finally, Ye Ningshuang returned.
Seeing so many things on the stone table, Ye Ningshuang was startled.
"Oh my, why did you buy so much? Are we not going to live anymore?"
Though she said this, Ye Ningshuang was curious to see what Ying Huaixu had bought.
When she saw a lot of meat and spices, Ye Ningshuang thought it was extravagant.
However, when she went to sell herbs to Doctor Li earlier, he mentioned something.
"Ningshuang, young friend Ying probably came from a wealthy family and is a martial artist. He has high standards for food. I saw him buy a lot of meat earlier. Don't ask anything, just cook for him!"
Recalling Doctor Li's advice, Ye Ningshuang could only sigh.
Then she continued to search.
She even found rice.
Ye Ningshuang blushed a little.
Because her family was indeed poor, she hadn't expected the young master to think of this.
At the same time, Ye Ningshuang felt she had received a favor, and she finally understood why so many people liked serving those young masters.
Who wouldn't envy such a life?