The Poison Dragon Pill Scripture is fake.

But it's not entirely false either.

The extra ingredients in the prescription hide a secret.

The names and quantities of the herbs, when combined, are the key to unlocking this secret.

Forty pill prescriptions, in total, record forty words.

Connecting them reveals…

[Fog Day, north of Gupiao Island, head east at Wu hour, and stop at Shen hour.]

[Before sunset, head west for two hours. Wait until the night is deep, clouds part, fog clears, Longmu Island will be in sight!]

Based on the order of the forty prescriptions in the entire Pill Scripture, Su Mo and Little Situ deciphered these words.

The two exchanged a glance.

"Longmu Island?"

"What kind of place is that?"

Su Mo pondered slightly:

"Do you still remember that Sea Map you have?"

"Of course, I remember."

Little Situ nodded and then recalled: "Right, before we set out, Brother Su, you said that the place recorded on that Sea Map is near Gupiao Island. What else was there—some Star Beach?"

"It's Shattered Star Bay."

Su Mo chuckled:

"The senior from Xuanhu Pavilion said your fortune might be here.

"Currently, the location recorded in this fake Poison Dragon Pill Scripture is also near Gupiao Island. Do you think there might be some connection between them?"

"It's possible…"

Little Situ frowned, looking at the passage that Su Mo had selected, but couldn't help saying:

"However, the records here are somewhat strange.

"The sea should be visible all around, and even if there was an Array on the sea, it's hard to take effect.

"If this island exists, we should be able to see it at a glance.

"How can it appear when there is fog and disappear without it?"

This statement makes sense.

Hearing this, Su Mo also found it hard to explain, so he could only sigh:

"Things on the sea are always mysterious with too many unknowns.

"It may be that this island is actually on the back of a deep-sea giant beast. Whenever it's foggy, this beast surfaces and swallows the fog?

"Thus revealing the island?"

"…Brother Su, what you're talking about is mythology, right?"

Little Situ pursed her lips, feeling like Su Mo was fooling her like a child.

Su Mo laughed: "Alright, whatever it truly is, we'll know when we get there. You don't need to think too much, we'll see soon enough…"

"Okay."

Little Situ nodded: "I'll go rest first."

"Go on."

Su Mo agreed, then called in the four girls, East, South, West, and North, who were waiting outside the door, to carry Little Situ away.

When Little Situ looked back, she saw Su Mo still deep in thought with the paper in his hand.

She couldn't help but feel moved. But back in her room, looking at the spread-out and half-processed herbs on the desk, she bashfully buried her head in her chest.

"Too embarrassed to face anyone…"

Little Situ's face turned red, mistakenly believing Su Mo had some hidden ailment—a false assumption about his masculinity.

But after checking his pulse today, she realized it was all her own imagination.

The unfinished medicine seemed unnecessary now.

Yet, she felt reluctant to throw them away.

The four girls, East, South, West, and North, looked at her expression and exchanged puzzled glances, one asked:

"Miss, what's wrong?"

"I've caused a huge misunderstanding…"

Little Situ raised her eyes to the four, pitifully explaining what she had observed today.

The girls nearly burst out laughing.

"Don't laugh, I can't face anyone anymore…"

Little Situ sighed: "Assumptions really can't be relied on. Brother Su's martial arts are impressive and he's full of vitality, how could I have such unrealistic doubts?"

Dongqing couldn't help laughing, saying:

"So, miss, what should be done now?

"Since Su, the Chief, is in perfect health, even if we finish making the medicine, there's no use for it."

"But throwing it away isn't really an option either, since many of the herbs are quite valuable…"

The girls exchanged looks, and finally, Little Situ patted her own cheeks and said:

"Never mind, just because it's not needed now doesn't mean it won't be needed later.

"Even if it's never needed…

"Fine, fine, forget about it!"

Little Situ waved a hand: "Help me, I'm going to continue making the medicine for him."

The four girls exchanged amused glances and saw that their lady was feeling stuck between choices, somewhat giving up.

It wasn't a big deal, really; Su Mo remained unaware of the misunderstanding, so they let Little Situ do as she wished.

Little Situ sat at the table and busied herself.

Mixing herbs, rolling pills.

She initially intended to add it secretly into Su Mo's meals, making him consume it unknowingly.

Then she would keep her skill and virtue hidden.

Now…she resigned to rolling them into pills.

During the process, she picked up a small porcelain bottle, hesitating for a while about what to write, finally deciding to label it as [There is no illness that the Great Precious Elixir cannot treat].

Su Mo wasn't ill, naturally not needing treatment, but the elixir was valuable.

Such a name seemed appropriate.

It couldn't possibly be labeled as an "extremely potent fortification" now, could it?

...

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Little Situ did as she pleased in her room, without interference.

The following days also returned to tranquility.

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