While Alex wondered if he could, in some way, be considered an accomplice in Bai Wanzhao's death, Elder Lan seemed to have an entirely different mindset.
"You killed him?" he asked.
"What?"
Alex was pulled away from his own thought and back into reality. It took a moment for him to process what he heard, and as soon as he did, he quickly shook his head.
"No, no, I did not," he answered.
Elder Lan looked back at the recipe in his hand. "But this recipe, it…"
Alex could understand what the man was thinking.
"I got that recipe from Bai Wanzhao," Alex explained. "He was the one who gave me that recipe and asked me to make that pill. I already swore an oath that I wasn't the one who killed Bai Wanzhao."
Elder Lan paused and finally nodded. "I suppose I am overthinking," he said. "You did swear an oath. Never mind me then. Poor young Bai must have made some mix-up that led to his death. Unfortunate, but not your fault."
