Li Ruolan dragged Lu Zhen to her courtyard, entered the house, and pressed her down on the bed. She said angrily, "Senior Sister Lu, what's wrong with you? Why did you do this?"
"I'm not crazy. I'm very calm," Lu Zhen said.
"Calm?" Li Ruolan scoffed.
Lu Zhen said, "Don't you think Zhao Dahe is majestic? Think about how he shot Monk Zhi Shan with his blade. He's so heroic. Just thinking about it makes people admire him. He's really a hero! "
Li Ruolan shook her head. "What heroic? He was badly beaten up by Monk Zhi Shan!"
"He's able to remain calm in a desperate situation and find a chance to turn the tables. Ordinary men don't have such courage." Lu Zhen said, "He's a real hero!"
Li Ruolan sighed and looked at her helplessly. "Don't you think he's ugly?"
"Ugly?" Lu Zhen frowned. "Is appearance really that important? The only attractive thing about a man is that he doesn't have an appearance. Those who rely on their appearance are all pretty boys and useless! "
"Sigh." Li Ruolan shook her head. "Looks like you're not crazy. You've really fallen for him."
Lu Zhen exclaimed, "A hero like him deserves a beauty!"
Li Ruolan shook her head. "He has a bad temper and is arrogant. Senior Sister Lu, you're so strong-willed that you can't stand him. You'll quarrel with him all the time. Forget it."
"It's fine if he doesn't agree." Lu Zhen nodded. "It's not like I can't get married. If he doesn't like me, I won't pester him shamelessly. It's such a pity!"
Li Ruolan sighed. "You've made it so awkward for everyone."
"What's there to be awkward about?" Lu Zhen said, "You've all underestimated him just because he's ugly. You're as blind as a bat!"
"We didn't underestimate him. We know he's good," Li Ruolan said.
Lu Zhen shook her head and said nothing else.
Li Ruolan sighed. "Although he's arrogant, he doesn't brag. He should be able to refine the Detachment Pill."
Lu Zhen smiled. "I'm so lucky!"
Li Ruolan nodded.
Chu Li sat motionlessly on the cattail hassock, thinking about what had just happened.
He had never imagined that Lu Zhen would make such a bold move. She actually said that she wanted to marry him on the spot. Whether it was sincere or not, he was quite shocked.
Because of Zhao Dahe's appearance, Chu Li was treated with disdain in the Holy Church of Light. Even Li Ruolan, who was closest to him, did not fall for him because of his appearance. She only treated him as a friend.
In the entire Holy Church of Light, Lu Zhen was the only one who did not care about his own ugliness. He would be deceiving himself if he said that he was calm and unperturbed. Humans were not plants. Moreover, plants were not emotionless.
If he agreed to it, would Lu Zhen really marry him?
Thinking of this, he could not help but let his imagination run wild.
Then, he remembered his goal.
He had come to the Holy Church of Light to infiltrate, to obtain information and to find the Holy Church's weakness. He had come to deal with the Holy Church of Light, so he could not have any emotional ties with the people of the Holy Church of Light. Otherwise, he would be asking for trouble and torturing himself!
As if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, all of his thoughts dissipated.
He got up and started practicing the thirty-six energy-nurturing forms.
Time passed slowly. With the Omniscient Mirror, he could clearly see the situation inside the alchemy furnace.
"Come in, Senior Brother Zhou!" Chu Li said suddenly as he slowly practiced the thirty-six energy-nurturing forms.
Zhou Jinchun shuffled into the room, feeling awkward all over.
Chu Li did not look at him and continued practicing the thirty-six energy-nurturing forms. "Senior Brother Zhou, are you here to question me?"
"No." Zhou Jinchun shook his head.
Chu Li did not say anything and continued practicing the thirty-six energy-nurturing forms.
"Actually, you shouldn't have rejected Junior Sister Lu," Zhou Jinchun said.
Chu Li did not say anything and continued practicing.
Zhou Jinchun seemed to be immersed in his own world and sighed. "Actually, there are many people like me who like Junior Sister Lu. Everyone admires her and likes her. However, Junior Sister Lu is like a proud spirit crane. She never looks down and only stares at the sky. She doesn't see us."
Chu Li did not stop practicing.
Zhou Jinchun said, "None of us are worthy of her. We hoped that there would be a man who could move her heart and make her fall in love with him. However, we never expected that person to be you, Junior Brother Zhao!"
Chu Li continued practicing. "Because I'm ugly?"
"Yes." Zhou Jinchun hesitated for a while and slowly nodded. "But Junior Sister Lu is so noble and refined. She is different from the eyes of the world. She is not blinded by it and can see things that others cannot."
Chu Li smiled and stopped what he was doing.
Zhou Jinchun said, "Senior Sister Lu is such a proud person. Yet, you rejected her. That's not right!"
Chu Li sat on the cattail hassock again and added two more black stones under the alchemy furnace. "Senior Brother Zhou, I'm not worthy of Senior Sister Lu. That's why I rejected her!"
"You really are not worthy of Junior Sister Lu," Zhou Jinchun said.
Chu Li stared at him and said, "You've already said the opposite!"
Zhou Jinchun laughed. "Junior Sister Lu likes you. You should feel lucky. How dare you reject her! That's not right!"
"Senior Sister Lu is just being impulsive out of gratitude." Chu Li said, "If you're done talking, leave. Don't disturb me when I'm refining pills. Otherwise, don't blame me if I fail!"
"Alright, I won't disturb you!" Zhou Jinchun quickly nodded and left.
Chu Li let out a long sigh and shook his head helplessly. Lu Zhen was really charming. Zhou Jinchun was so infatuated with her, and Zhou Jinchun was not the only one.
He began to cultivate the thirty-six energy-nurturing forms again.
Before he knew it, it was night time. The small courtyard was brightly lit.
The bright light could not hide the bright red flame under the alchemy furnace. The high temperature made the small courtyard much hotter than outside. Chu Li sat near the furnace without breaking a sweat.
His expression was solemn. After a day, it was a crucial moment.
The reason why no one refined the Detachment Pill was not because of a lack of materials. The Common Knotgrass was not extinct. It was because the pill was too difficult to refine. It needed to go through several temperature changes. First, it had to be cold, then hot, then cold again.
One change was difficult enough. Pill-refining Masters were few and far between now because they were not talented enough. Almost no one could control the temperature after several changes. Normal refinement was bound to fail. Even blind guesses would not succeed.
He suddenly raised his hand into the air. All the black stones under the alchemy furnace flew out. They were all bright red and looked like they were about to melt.
The temperature of the alchemy furnace dropped. He took out a ladle of water and poured it on the alchemy furnace. "Sizzle." White steam rose and the alchemy furnace quickly cooled down.
The medicine in the alchemy furnace was undergoing a strange change. Then, he pushed his palms forward and all the red black stones flew back under the alchemy furnace to continue heating it.
After a while, Chu Li sighed in relief. He had survived this change. There were still two more changes. As long as he could survive them, he would be able to refine the pill.
"Namo Amitabha." A Buddhist chant echoed in the night sky. Monk Zhi Shan appeared on top of the wall of the small courtyard. His loose red monk robe fluttered in the night wind.
Chu Li frowned. This was the crucial moment of refining the pill. He had come at the right time!
Monk Zhi Shan looked at the alchemy furnace. "Almsgiver Zhao, are you refining the pill?"
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