The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 793: "What’s Wrong with Me Guiding You on the Side?"

Chapter 793: "What’s Wrong with Me Guiding You on the Side?"

But Shi Miaomiao didn’t dare to ask Nanli publicly.

"I’ll go ahead and refine it now!" Her mind was working quickly, and she said, "You give me a hand."

Naturally, she was addressing Nanli.

Shi Qian furrowed his brows and immediately stopped her. "Miaomiao, you actually want an outsider to help? That will leak the pill formula. Let me do it."

He didn’t genuinely want to help Shi Miaomiao; he just wanted to see if she could really refine the Heaven and Earth Spirit Communication Pill.

If she could really do it, he would know the formula, wouldn’t he?

Shi Miaomiao coldly replied, "No need, Second Uncle. This lady is a hidden master. I’ve invited her several times, and she only agreed to come out and help me. Without her guidance, I wouldn’t have been able to study the formula for the Heaven and Earth Spirit Communication Pill."

Then she told everyone to wait here.

When Shi Qian heard her say this, he couldn’t refute her, so he snorted, "Then I’ll just wait here."

Before leaving, Nanli made sure Shi Miaomiao took the broken pills with her.

This made Shi Qian even more excited.

Shi Miaomiao couldn’t do it after all!

Trying to catch up at the last moment?

Hoping to figure out the pill formula in such a short time?

He was going to wait right here!

Once Shi Miaomiao failed, the position of Family Head would be his.

Shi Miaomiao took Nanli to the medicine storage.

The Shi Family’s medicine storage was vast beyond description.

Countless cabinets holding medicinal herbs reached all the way to the ceiling and still stretched out of sight.

These were just the common herbs.

The rarer and more valuable herbs were stored in a separate treasure vault.

The treasure vault also held a great deal of stock.

This huge medicine storage was the lifeblood of the Shi Family. It was protected not only by arrays but also by many guards.

Even inside, an elderly man sat in the center.

After entering, Shi Miaomiao led Nanli to the elderly man to bow and greet him. "Grandfather Sheng, I’ve brought a friend today."

Elder Sheng was so old that his eyes could barely open.

But he had profound spiritual power, and his spiritual sense was even more powerful.

He "saw" Nanli but couldn’t immediately figure out her true identity. He only noticed she had used a Face-Changing Talisman.

He stared at Nanli for a long while.

The atmosphere became eerie.

Even the Shi Family people managing the storage were puzzled, holding their breath.

Could this woman be suspicious?

Elder Sheng had never experienced anything like this.

Everyone thought Elder Sheng was about to act, but unexpectedly, he suddenly spoke, "Go ahead."

After speaking, he lowered his head again and went back to dozing.

Shi Miaomiao breathed a sigh of relief and led Nanli into the treasure vault.

She explained, "Since I became aware, Elder Sheng has been guarding here. Anyone who wants to take herbs from the storage has to get his permission."

If he refused, the person would be kicked out.

Of course, Shi Family members generally had no problem.

Since Nanli was an outsider, Shi Miaomiao had been nervous earlier, fearing he might turn her away.

But unexpectedly, Nanli had passed the test!

However, Shi Miaomiao no longer cared about anything else.

There were also people managing the treasure vault. One of them asked, "Miss, what kind of herbs would you like to take?"

Many of the herbs were now extinct, but thanks to the foresight of the Shi Family ancestors, they had accumulated a great stock of medicinal herbs early on. This was also why the Shi Family had flourished to this day.

However, herbs that had become extinct were now becoming rarer and rarer. Thus, using such herbs was highly restricted.

For Shi Family members with lower cultivation or talent, they wouldn’t be allowed to use them.

If they did, it had to be recorded and approved by the Family Head every few days, strictly controlled.

Some even rarer herbs, with only a few plants left, were locked away, with the key held by the Family Head.

Pills were the same.

The Five Elements Nascent Soul Pill only had two left. To take them was not easy.

Shi Miaomiao didn’t know what kind of herbs to take, so she looked at Nanli.

But Nanli was studying the broken pills.

"Wait a moment."

"..." Shi Miaomiao had a bad feeling.

It was over, it was really over for her this time.

She quickly went over to help study them.

After a while, Nanli finally asked, "It’s been a while. Did you figure it out?"

Shi Miaomiao froze. "Aren’t you the one guiding me? Why do I have to figure it out myself?"

The person managing the herbs raised his eyebrows.

Nanli raised an eyebrow in return and said, "I just want to see what kind of talent you have."

Shi Miaomiao had always been the pride of the Shi Family, never submitting to anyone. She immediately felt that Nanli’s skills weren’t much and that she was just spouting nonsense.

But she also wanted to show off in front of Nanli, so she personally went to take the herbs.

She wasn’t very confident, but in this situation, she couldn’t take the time to study everything carefully.

Nanli glanced at the herbs Shi Miaomiao took, slightly nodded, and gave her an approving look. "Not bad. You’re almost there."

"Really? You really know the pill formula?" Shi Miaomiao was surprised. "I was able to figure out some of the herbs needed before, but now after the pills were broken, I can see even more."

"Not bad. You can’t know what herbs are used to refine a pill unless you break it and taste it."

Saying this, Nanli took some of the herb powder and tasted it. Then she instructed the person to take the remaining herbs.

Shi Miaomiao froze and stared at a Luminous Grass. "I tasted it too, but I couldn’t detect the flavor of Luminous Grass."

She expressed doubt.

Nanli replied, "Because it was put into the cauldron early on, the flavor dissipated. But to open up someone’s Eight Extraordinary Meridians, this grass is indispensable."

Shi Miaomiao snapped out of her daze and slapped her forehead, feeling regretful. "Ah, I can’t believe I didn’t think of that! How could I not have thought of it!"

Indeed, she still had a long way to go to catch up with a genius alchemist!

Or maybe, she wasn’t even close to being a genius at all!

To refine pills, you have to go to the alchemy room, close the door, and activate the array. No one can enter, to avoid disturbing the alchemist’s work.

You also can’t let others spy on the process and learn the skills casually.

After the earlier herb collection incident, Shi Miaomiao had been somewhat discouraged.

She didn’t immediately take out her alchemy cauldron.

Nanli frowned. "What’s wrong? Why aren’t you hurrying?"

"No," Shi Miaomiao shook her head lightly. "I don’t know how to refine it. I... I can’t refine the Heaven and Earth Spirit Communication Pill."

"This pill isn’t hard to refine. I’m right here to guide you. What’s the problem?"

"It’s just not possible!" Shi Miaomiao became agitated. "Actually, over the years, I’ve tried many times, but every time I failed. I... I haven’t tried to refine the Heaven and Earth Spirit Communication Pill in nearly a hundred years. Now, every time I try to refine it, my hands just start shaking."

Nanli understood. It turned out that although Shi Miaomiao considered herself a genius, she had been unable to re-study the pill formula and had developed a psychological block.

"Refining pills is about believing in yourself. Just because you couldn’t refine it before doesn’t mean you can’t do it now," Nanli said. "If you don’t take this step today, how can you expect to lead the Shi Family?"

"Either you..."

Shi Miaomiao hesitated.