"Xi, why are you spacing out? Is there a big problem with my formula?"
"No... it's not." Xi was stunned for a moment, then answered, "You need to add 'desiccation' to the formula. That's the only way to suppress that pollen."
Xi repeated the words he had said before. Poke showed no signs of anything being amiss and, instead, excitedly praised Xi.
"Since there's no problem with the formula, I'll start concocting the medicine..."
Poke once again brought Xi to the lake. He plunged his hands into the water and began to use his healing power.
This time, Xi said nothing. He simply watched as the surrounding fragments once again swarmed toward the lake and merged into it. The chaotic medicine completely corrupted the original formula, twisting the lake water's effects in an unknowable direction.
The lake water rippled with a chaotic light before gradually calming down again. As Xi watched the identical scene play out, his confusion reached its peak.
