Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

At first, what he said sounded fair, but then it turned into something subjective.

Pearl couldn't help but feel stressed. If she failed and he kicked her out because he didn't like her mentor, what would she do?

"Am I that kind of person?" The man seemed a little hesitant as he looked at her. Suddenly, he realized what she might be thinking and got angry.

Pearl smiled awkwardly, secretly thinking it was pretty clear what kind of person he was from what he had said. But seeing how angry he was, she didn't dare say it out loud. She cleared her throat and said, "No, you're not that kind of person."

After hearing this, the man snorted with satisfaction.

He then led Pearl into the huge medicinal warehouse. Pearl looked around and thought a place this big should have what she needed.

medicine for typhoid fever," the man said, checking his watch. The

knew he was not making things difficult for her, but she didn't want to waste too

giving you half an hour after taking into account the time you need to find the herbs. Ten minutes? Are you trying to be

to her. Pearl didn't expect someone who had traveled across the ocean to use that

really isn't necessary. Half an hour is too long," Pearl

have ten minutes then. I'll check it after that." He thought she was a little too arrogant, so he added, "I'm looking for the

heard that. He would always say that anything he

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The countdown began.

chair and sipped