By the time Han Yu saw Bai Bufen again, it was already the morning of the second day.

"Brother Han!"

As soon as Han Yu opened the door, he was greeted warmly by Bai Bufen, who hadn't returned the entire night.

This guy spent the whole night consuming a pill, and now he seemed full of energy.

Han Yu couldn't help but wonder if the Seven-Seven Four-Turn Pill had some hidden efficacy.

Bai Bufen's pale face broke into a warm smile; after a night of busy work, he had already made careful arrangements outside the city.

In the coming days, he just needed to find a suitable pretext to lure Han Yu out, making it impossible for him to escape.

Gazing at Bai Bufen, Han Yu's eyes suddenly brightened; this was a timely arrival as he had just the right pill and no one to give it to.

"Come in, Brother Bai."

Bai Bufen was still pondering how to coax Han Yu out of the city when Han Yu had already pulled him inside.

Once inside, Han Yu reached into his robe and pulled out a pill.

Awakening Ear Pill: After consumption, the user can hear all sounds within a hundred miles, every detail audible. Side effect: Unable to control the effect at will; within ten meters, unable to hear any sound.

First, there's the Extreme Vision Pill, blurring distinction within ten meters, and now the Awakening Ear Pill makes you deaf within ten meters. If it had come earlier, it could have been used on those Poisonous Bats.

But surely this Brother Bai would be very interested.

Sure enough, when Han Yu took out the pill, Bai Bufen's eyes lit up once more; yesterday's pill had already filled him with confidence. Seeing Han Yu produce another pill now made him quite envious.

This guy really is hooked on pills; he has so many of them.

But sooner or later, they'll all be mine.

"Brother Bai, would you be interested? This pill, once taken, allows you to hear every sound within a hundred miles..."

Han Yu hadn't finished when Bai Bufen interrupted him.

"Hold on!"

Bai Bufen's heart pounded wildly; he couldn't let Han Yu continue speaking. Just as Han Yu was halfway through his sentence, Bai Bufen almost couldn't help but want to snatch the pill right there.

This pill was truly terrifying.

Being able to hear all sounds within a hundred miles means that, with this pill, nothing happening within that range could evade one's ears.

In other words, whoever takes this won't allow anyone within a hundred miles to have secrets.

One could hear everything from state secrets to trivial domestic conversations.

Bai Bufen truly couldn't resist looking at Han Yu like a fool.

Is this fool not aware of what this pill represents? Naturally, it's something to take himself. Doesn't he understand the significance of this pill?

"Brother Han, if I may ask, are you aware of the effects of this pill?"

He couldn't help but ask.

Han Yu was nearly amused; would he not know the effects of his own pills?

Isn't the side effect of being uncontrollable scary enough?

All the sounds from a hundred miles pouring into your ears, and you can't stop hearing them. Compared to that, becoming deaf within ten meters doesn't seem so bad.

"This thing isn't suitable for me."

Han Yu coughed lightly and said thus.

Not suitable for you, but perfect for me. The strategic significance of this thing is too great. If he took this pill, he could sit at the Southern Border without moving and earn great merit, as he'd be aware of every disturbance around.

But there's only one issue.

No matter how good this pill is, he couldn't pull out a decent magical artifact to exchange for it.

Bai Bufen's face quickly turned conflicted, then just as quickly brightened again.

Haven't I already decided to take him down? Why exchange? It's all mine anyway.

Thinking this, Bai Bufen's face turned joyful, and he smiled at Han Yu.

"This pill is too precious, and for now, I don't really need it."

"I'll go check at the Government Office to see if Lord Sikong has returned; perhaps he might be interested in the pill."

Han Yu thought Bai Bufen was indifferent and assumed he wasn't interested, so he started considering luring Sikong Du.

Damn, I said I don't need it for now, not that I don't want it.

"How about you keep it for me? In ten days or so, I might need it."

Bai Bufen quickly grabbed him, saying with a forced smile.

He thought ten days or so should be enough time to take Han Yu down.

He thought well of it, yet Han Yu just shook his head.

"That's not possible; this pill is about to expire."

Hearing this, Bai Bufen felt a pang in his heart, almost wanting to curse.

Damn, what kind of nonsense are these pills, expiring so quickly.

The previous one was about to expire, and now this one too.

Yet their effects are so powerful.

Are they from the same batch of refining?

Han Yu was puzzled by the alternating expressions on Bai Bufen's face.

Why the hesitation when he seemed to both want and not want it?

If he wanted it, why not just ask? If he felt embarrassed, he could, like yesterday, just casually hand over some junk metal in exchange.

There's no need for such a dilemma, right?

Bai Bufen felt like he was about to cry; why bring out this pill now? Could he not wait until he captured Han Yu, then find it himself?

This pill was indeed what he craved, but it seemed Han Yu was about to give it away to that corrupt official.

And he still had no excuse to lure Han Yu out of the city.

That bastard, with so many good pills! They'll eventually all end up in my pocket.

Even if he had to sell everything, he had to find a way to exchange for the pill first; it was too useful.

"One day, Brother Han, please hold it for me for a day."

Bai Bufen threw down those words and turned to leave.

"Wait... Brother Bai, if you want it, just say! I can even give it away for free."

Han Yu shouted after him, but Bai Bufen was already gone.

"Is this guy always so decisive in his actions? If only he'd listen a bit more to what I have to say, it wouldn't be like this!"

Han Yu mumbled, this kind of person was truly rare.

He consumed a Seven-Seven Four-Turn Pill without even hearing about the side effects and just left.

Even the Awakening Ear Pill could be given for free, but at least listen to what I have to say!

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Bai Bufen naturally couldn't hear Han Yu's call from behind; he stormed away with more anger than he'd ever felt.

Usually, he'd take anything he fancied straight away, without all this pretense and deceit.

Now, he was troubled about finding something to trade for the pill; even something slightly decent would probably convince them to give it away.

Yesterday, a Jade Pillow was enough to exchange for a pill. Today, trading a few magical artifacts for a pill wouldn't be impossible, even if he had to pile them up a bit.

But the key problem was he had nothing!

He dashed out of the city again, having no choice but to borrow from others.

Thinking this, he squinted at a cultivator flying overhead.

A Seeing Me Realm cultivator, riding a Flying Sword, had just flown five miles out of the city when his vision suddenly turned gray.

He couldn't help but rub his eyes, thinking it was an illusion.

But everything still appeared gray before him. After flying on his sword for a moment, he looked down, terrified.

He had been flying in circles!

When he looked up again, a face so pale that it was bloodless suddenly appeared before him.

Before he could react, he felt weak all over and fell downward.

A moment later, Bai Bufen disdainfully tossed out a completely stripped cultivator.

"A Seeing Me Realm cultivator and not even a single magical artifact?"

At that moment, several more figures flew over his head.

A quarter of an hour later, two more bare-bodied bodies were thrown out...

"Couldn't at least a few Divine Gaze Realm cultivators come out?"

Bai Bufen looked frustrated, but even so, not a single figure flying out of Huaizhou City was spared from falling there.

Gradually, the bare-skinned cultivators were almost crowding together, yet not a trace of the desired artifacts was found.

"What kind of poor fellows dare to cultivate without bringing artifacts when going out."

Bai Bufen no longer held hope for this bunch; his scholar's robe suddenly fluttered in the wind, transforming into a white robe. He pulled up his hood to cover his face and flew into the distance...

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