Sui Wanhe felt something was off, said "Oh," and left, squatting outside to wait.

After a blissfully happy male cultivator walked out of the bookstore, she grabbed him and coerced him into revealing the truth. He reluctantly handed over several jade tubes, begging her not to say they were from him.

His reaction piqued Sui Wanhe's curiosity, so she didn't take them for free. She left a small pile of spirit stones and took the jade tubes back to examine.

The contents left her feeling both embarrassed and amazed, with a hint of excitement, as if a new world had opened up to her.