Meng Wen took the pill bottle Meng Huai tossed him and swallowed a pill without checking it.
In fact, if there was a problem, he wouldn't have been able to detect it. As a refiner, he wouldn't be able to notice if anyone tampered with the pills. He only knew how to consume them.
However, Meng Wen ate the pill so readily out of trust in Meng Huai.
Meanwhile, Meng Wu, seeing Meng Wen so unguardedly swallow the pill, became anxious. He desperately wanted to retrieve the pill: "Why did you eat it! You must guard against others. Haven't you learned this simple lesson after all these years?"
How many times had they been deceived over the years? Meng Wen was still so foolish! Meng Wu was distressed.
But Meng Wen said, "This is the Sect Master! Didn't you recognize him?"
Meng Huai heard Meng Wen's words and did not deny it, smiling at the two of them. Meng Wu was stunned when he heard this.
What? What did Meng Wen just say? The person who saved them was the Sect Master? Meng Wu thought, still observing Meng Huai. From his appearance, he couldn't tell that this person was the Sect Master, nor could he tell anything else about him being the Sect Master.
Meng Wu had just thought Meng Wen was foolish, but now he was the foolish one!
Seeing Meng Wu's dazed state, Meng Wen took out another pill and stuffed it into his mouth.
The detoxification pill also had some effect, so after swallowing it, Meng Wu felt his body change. His cultivation, which had been weakened by the poison, was slowly recovering, but only to a very small extent.
Meng Huai also said, "This secret realm has restrictions, so we can't let your cultivation recover too quickly."
Since their cultivation was only damaged, they could directly return to their original level once it recovered. Therefore, they wouldn't need to undergo tribulations like the Golden Core lightning tribulation again. However, recovering cultivation in this secret realm would incur the attack of the restrictions, possibly leading to death. So Meng Huai was not in a hurry for them to fully recover; easing their injuries was sufficient.
Most of the pill Meng Wu had in his mouth had been absorbed, but there was still a lingering taste of the pill. He savored the taste and began to suspect Meng Huai's identity.
"Are you really the Sect Master?"
Meng Huai did not expect Meng Wu, who seemed rough and less intelligent but possessed great martial prowess, to doubt his identity. So Meng Huai asked, "Why do you think that?"
Meng Wu felt embarrassed to say that he could distinguish the subtle difference in taste between pills refined by the Sect Master and those refined by others. How to explain it? The pills refined by the Sect Master had a slightly sweet taste...
Meng Wu's appearance did not match his fondness for sweet-tasting pills, so he had never mentioned this to anyone.
Therefore, when Meng Wu tasted a pill personally refined by Meng Huai again, he recognized it.
After the Sect Master's death, his spatial ring had vanished. The pills they had were long gone over the years. Of course, the pill he just ate could have been one that was preserved. But Meng Wen also had his own judgment, and considering this, Meng Wu began to suspect.
Meng Wu did not explain his reason readily, and Meng Huai did not press further. Instead, he ruffled their hair and said, "You've suffered a lot these years! Now, will you leave with me?"
Meng Wen and Meng Wu were brought out by Meng Huai. They were Meng Huai's attendants, disciples, and could even be considered younger brothers. So Meng Huai planned to take them back with her to the Imperial Capital Star.
Rather than living a life of hiding, being constantly pursued, wronged, and framed on the Wuchis Continent, it was better to leave with her.
However, Meng Huai knew they had their reservations. After all, they couldn't truly trust that she was their Sect Master based on a few words. Therefore, Meng Huai shared many details to prove her identity and took out many items from her spatial ring as proof.
These two were already suspicious of Meng Huai's identity. When Meng Huai could recount their childhood experiences and produce many of the Sect Master's belongings, they were convinced of her identity and were certainly going to leave with her.
After all, they were Meng Huai's attendants. What else could they do if they didn't follow Meng Huai?
"We are all from Garbage Planet 915. You two are orphans. We relied on each other on the garbage planet. Do you understand? Don't say the wrong thing later!"
Meng Huai planned to take Meng Wen and Meng Wu to meet up with Zheng Yiran and the others, so she was coordinating their story beforehand to avoid any mistakes.
Although Zheng Yiran and the others would likely not believe it, they wouldn't ask too many questions either. They knew their limits. However, the identities of Meng Wen and Meng Wu had to be established from this moment on.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
"We understand, Sect Master!"
Meng Huai heard this and exclaimed in exasperation, "Don't call me Sect Master! Call me Meng Huai."