Sun Li stood awkwardly at the entrance to the main hall, his head slightly lowered. Before him was a shattered Pill Bottle. Amidst the porcelain fragments lay a single, unremarkable pill, lustrous and dark.
Seeing this, Hua Lie frowned and asked, "Hua Du, what is going on here?"
Instantly, everyone's gaze turned toward Hua Du.
Behind Hua Lie, Hua Yuling's expression flickered when she saw Sun Li with his head lowered. Her heart tightened with worry.
When Hua Du saw his father asking, he shot Sun Li a vicious glare before saying to Hua Lie, "Peak Master, this man is Sun Li, the third disciple of the Life Peak Master. He, too, presented a birthday gift, but he lied, claiming it was a Dragon Tiger Pill to deceive us. I exposed his trick on the spot."
"Oh? A Dragon Tiger Pill?" Hua Lie glanced at Sun Li, raising an eyebrow slightly. He naturally knew Sun Li's name, having often heard Hua Du mention the matter between him and Hua Yuling.
