Lu Yao held the medicinal pill in the palm of her hand, its lustrous sheen shifting and changing like a vibrant, beating heart. It emitted a strange, piercing glow that made everyone's eyes smart slightly, causing Lu Yao to squint.
The gazes of the surrounding crowd burned like physical flames, fixed intently on the pill as curiosity and anticipation intertwined in their eyes, as if they wanted to pierce through its mysteries at once.
A peculiar fragrance permeated the air, drifting subtly into the nose with an itching sensation, as though a kitten's claws were lightly scratching at the bottom of one's heart, though it was impossible to tell whether it was the scent of medicine or something else entirely.
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