Oblivious to the fact that Yang Shen was seriously considering wooing her and then marrying her, Lin Meng came back with more food than before.
This time however she didn't wait for Yang Shen to dig in and began eating by herself so that he wouldn't wolf everything down like before and leave her with nothing to eat.
Smiling a little as he saw the prestigious and honourable Elder Lin stuffing her mouth with food, Yang Shen once found the mature woman surprisingly cute.
Blushing a little as she saw the teasing smile on Yang Shen's face, Lin Meng quickly changed the subject.
"You're at the Golden Core Realm, but still an Outer Disciple. There must be some problem related to alchemy you aren't able to overcome. Tell me what it is and I'll help you."
Shaking his head, Yang Shen despite wanting to answer right away was forced to wait until he finished swallowing the food inside his mouth.
Rolling her eyes towards Yang Shen whom she found adorable while trying to desperately finish the food inside his mouth, Lin Meng didn't need to wait too long to hear a reply.
"You've misunderstood me beautiful Elder Lin. It's been less than a month since I joined the Mystic Pill Sect. I am yet to even try concocting a pill."
"Ah, I see."
Nodding her head in understanding, Lin Meng didn't comment on how he was calling her beautiful to her face.
"Since you are yet to even try concocting a pill, I recommend you try and refine the Sant Pill."
"The Sant Pill?"
"Mm. It's a Level 1 pill which focuses on blood coagulation and assists in healing all the wounds on a mortal's body. You can obtain the recipe for free in the sect's library, and the ingredients required to concoct the pill are all Low Grade and very easy to obtain for even Outer Disciples."
Nodding his head, Yang Shen who was looking for a pill recipe to attempt concoction felt relieved that he didn't need to search anymore.
"If you possess talent in alchemy, you should be capable of successfully refining the pill in less than a week after obtaining all of the ingredients."
Looking towards the smirking Yang Shen who was oozing confidence, Lin Meng said, "No matter how talented you are in cultivation, alchemy is an entirely different subject. Being too confident isn't a good thing, young man."
"You worry too much, Elder Lin. As long as I obtain the pill recipe and the ingredients, just one day is enough for me to successfully concoct a batch."
Continuing to speak without giving Elder Lin the chance to, Yang Shen said, "Since you think I'm not capable of fulfilling my claims, how about we have a bet, Elder Lin?"
"A bet?"
"Yes, a bet. If I fail to successfully refine even a single batch of Sant Pill in a single day, you don't have to give me contribution points for taking care of your herb garden."
"Oh? And what if I lose and you do manage to concoct it?"
'Marry me!'
Shirking back a little since even though Yang Shen was yet to say anything the strong desire in his eyes scared her a little, Lin Meng sighed from both relief and a little disappointment after hearing what he wanted.
"If I win, I want you to cook breakfast for me every day!"
Having hoped for him to ask something more valuable, like maybe a kiss or hug….
No! What are you thinking about!
Shaking her head to get rid of the impure thoughts inside her head, Lin Meng said, "Preparing breakfast is not equal in value to how many contribution points you'll lose if you fail to concoct the pill. How about this, I'll give you one pill recipe for each level from 2 to 5 and the ingredients needed to concoct them? You'll be able to take part in the assessment for the inner disciple if you manage to master refining the four pills."
Almost nodding his head and accepting due to how beneficial it would be to obtain them all, Yang Shen hesitated for a while and softly asked, "What about breakfast? I..."
Resisting the urge to show how happy and satisfied she felt with him still trying to barter for her cooking breakfast every day, Lin Meng threw a stern look towards him and said, "Focus on trying to win first."
…
Departing from Lin Meng's courtyard, Yang Shen didn't go to Li Na's house but rather began walking towards the library.
Since Elder Lin had told him that the recipe was available inside the library, Yang Shen planned on getting a hold of it.
At the same time, on the way towards the library, Yang Shen realized that he was too prejudiced towards the Mystic Pill Sect.
After all, just because the basic knowledge written on the books given to the Outer Disciples was not comparable to the book he obtained from the system, it didn't mean that the pill recipes could be wrong and incomparable as well…. Right?
Honestly, Yang Shen didn't know that answer. But he planned on finding out.
Having already purchased the recipe for the Level 1 Sant Pill from the Lecherous Cultivation System's Shop, Yang Shen was going to compare it with the pill recipe available inside the library and find out if both of them were the same, or if the recipe he obtained from the system was like always a level above.