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He gestured for the two women to stay a while before leaving and asked someone to serve tea.
A junior official served the tea leaves.
The Auditing Department holds a transcendent status, needing nothing from other departments, so its officials often carry an air of arrogance, paying little heed to other officials.
The two women treated Chu Zhiyuan with respect and sat down with smiles to drink tea.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and mentioned his desire to exchange for some Spirit Pills that purify and broaden or strengthen the meridians.
He asked them what options there were besides Transcendence Pills.
The two women rattled off about a dozen kinds of Spirit Pills.
These Spirit Pills were slightly inferior to the Transcendence Pills.
Additionally, these Spirit Pills had one common characteristic.
Once taking one, there was no need to take the others.
The effects were minimal.
