"Dudu, I need to refine some simple, ordinary healing pills. Fetch me some herbs and keep an eye outside. If anyone comes, notify me," Dugu Qianye instructed.
In the blink of an eye, a day passed, and quite a number of elixirs had accumulated beside Dugu Qianye.
By evening, people had returned in an steady stream, many injured. Dugu Qianye distributed the elixirs she had refined during the day to them. Holding the elixirs in their hands, everyone once again marveled that they had followed the right leader.
After a night's rest and with the aid of the elixirs, everyone's injuries had almost healed completely. The next morning, they set out again, full of vigor, to engage the Phantom Beasts of Cangmang Mountain, returning wounded in the evening. Day after day, for a whole month, everyone's strength visibly grew.
One morning, before everyone left, Dugu Qianye gave a simple motivational speech.
