Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"Of course they do. You're buying herbs here to treat illnesses. If you make a mistake and someone asks for the source of the medicine, it will lead back to us. I have to make sure." The man was just following protocol.

He added, "I noticed you're from Enswood, so I believed you more, and that's why I asked you so many questions. If it had been anyone else, I would have kicked you out a long time ago."

"I'm really sorry. I can't tell you my mentor's name, but I will definitely be able to cure the ailment." Pearl realized that she might have been too intense and had made the man angry.

"If that's the case, you can't buy anything from us." The anticipation in the man's gaze disappeared. Human life was at stake, so he couldn't just take a chance.

Seeing that the man was about to turn around and leave, Pearl said, "Then can you send the person with you away? I can only tell you."

The man stopped walking. He glanced at the foreign man beside him from the corner of his eyes, and the latter understood immediately.

man was

"Okay, go ahead."

were the only people there, Pearl said, "My mentor's name

was spoken, the man's face froze. "Are

his reaction, it seemed he wasn't happy like he was going to meet a close friend, but rather disgusted

the man's face immediately darkened. "I can't sell the herbs to you then." With that,

had no choice but to grab his wrist. She was so strong that the man couldn't

need the herbs. I hope

man scoffed. "You don't even know the whole story, yet you think it's

"You decided not to sell the herbs to

man took advantage of her momentary distraction and quickly shook her hand away. "Okay, I get what you mean. Do you