Xiao Yi Xian

The Monster Beast Mountain Range was the largest mountain range in the Jia Ma Empire.

Scattered around the Monster Beast Mountain Range were towns of all sizes.

Qingshan Town was the closest town to the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

Naturally, the largest population in the town consisted of mercenaries who spent every day living on the edge of a blade.

They moved about in groups, linking arms as they boasted loudly in the streets, brazenly discussing which women were the most alluring, where the strongest liquor could be found, and which magical beasts were the fiercest.

There were quite a few shops on both sides of the street, and thanks to Qingshan Town's advantageous location, business was thriving.

Just then, a disturbance suddenly broke out on the bustling street.

"Move aside!"

"Get the hell out of my way!"

A burly mercenary was carrying a companion on his back as he sprinted down the street, roaring furiously and knocking many pedestrians aside with brute force.

A deep scar ran across the man's rugged face, and his mercenary outfit was stained with blood. Combined with his ferocious expression, he looked like a vicious ghost.

Some passersby who had been knocked aside showed displeasure, but when they turned and saw the man's savage face, they immediately realized he was not someone to be provoked and obediently made way for him.

"Damn it, rushing off to reincarnate?"

Only after the burly man had gone far away did someone curse indignantly.

"Keep your voice down. That's one of the Dragon Tiger Brothers..." a passerby beside him, who seemed to recognize the man, warned softly.

"What? Those are the Dragon Tiger Brothers?"

The passerby who had just looked annoyed paled at once, clearly wary of the Dragon Tiger Brothers.

The Dragon Tiger Brothers were a rather unusual mercenary group in Qingshan Town, because it had only two members.

Lin Long and Lin Hu.

The two were blood brothers. United as one and both possessing the strength of Five-star Dou Zhes, few people in Qingshan Town dared provoke them.

"That was Lin Hu just now, right? The one on his back was his elder brother, Lin Long?"

"His face looks purplish. He was probably poisoned by something deadly."

"Judging by how panicked Lin Hu was, the poison must be serious."

After the burly man left, several passersby recognized him and began whispering among themselves.

Yet there was no pity or sympathy on their faces.

It was not that they were cold-blooded by nature. As mercenaries, they lived with their lives hanging over the edge of a blade.

To them, such things were commonplace, nothing worth pitying or lamenting.

The scar-faced man, Lin Hu, ran all the way with the injured man on his back before finally stopping in front of a place called Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

"Xiao Yi Xian!"

"Xiao Yi Xian!"

"Please, save my elder brother!"

The moment he reached the entrance of Myriad Medicine Pavilion, Lin Hu set his brother down and immediately shouted inside.

"I'm coming!"

After the burly man had called out five or six times, a light, ethereal voice sounded from within the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

The next moment, a young woman in white slowly emerged from the back of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

The girl wore a pale white dress. Though she could not be called breathtakingly beautiful, she was still a rare beauty.

Her faintly smiling face carried a fresh, ethereal air. That distinctive temperament greatly enhanced her charm.

A green sash was tied around her slender, willow-like waist, perfectly displaying its delicate and fragile grace.

This girl in white was naturally the Xiao Yi Xian Lin Hu had been calling for.

"Xiao Yi Xian, please save my elder brother!"

"I'm begging you!"

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian emerge, Lin Hu seemed to have seized a lifeline. With a thud, he dropped to his knees before her and begged.

Before Xiao Yi Xian, he had completely lost his former fierceness. All that remained was a younger brother's concern for his elder brother.

"Get up first. I need to examine the injured person."

Xiao Yi Xian's light voice rang out, calming Lin Hu's frantic heart somewhat.

"Right, examine my brother first..."

Lin Hu immediately led Xiao Yi Xian over to his elder brother, Lin Long.

"He was... poisoned?"

Xiao Yi Xian approached Lin Long with a solemn expression. When she saw his blackened face, her own expression changed at once.

Then Xiao Yi Xian extended her jade-like hand and examined Lin Long's wound.

"He was bitten by a poisonous snake."

Xiao Yi Xian turned to look at the anxious Lin Hu, her pretty face grave. "What kind of venomous snake bit him?"

Lin Hu froze at her words. A confused look soon appeared on his rugged face. "That snake was incredibly fast. I didn't get a clear look at it. I only remember that it was black and white."

"My elder brother fainted right after he was bitten." As he spoke, a vicious look appeared on Lin Hu's face.

If anything happened to his elder brother, he would definitely slaughter that snake.

"Black and white..."

Xiao Yi Xian's brows knitted tightly. Then, as if she had thought of something, her expression changed. "This is bad. Your brother may have been poisoned by Mandala Snake Poison."

"What? Mandala Snake Poison!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yi Xian's words, Lin Hu's face changed drastically, and a trace of despair appeared in his eyes.

As an experienced mercenary, although he had never seen a Mandala Snake, he had heard of the fearsome reputation of Mandala Snake Poison.

The Mandala Snake was a second-tier magical beast. The venom in its body was incomparably toxic, and once bitten, there was almost no cure.

"I didn't expect him to be poisoned by Mandala Snake Poison!"

"Mandala Snake Poison is exceptionally deadly. This man is probably beyond saving."

The Myriad Medicine Pavilion staff nearby heard Xiao Yi Xian's words and looked at Lin Long, lying on the ground, with pity, as though they were looking at a dead man.

"Xiao Yi Xian, I'm begging you to save my elder brother!"

"You're a miracle doctor. Your medical skills are superb—you must have a way, right?"

"Xiao Yi Xian, I'm begging you!"

Suddenly, Lin Hu stared at Xiao Yi Xian and began slamming his head against the ground like a madman.

"Don't do this..."

Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xian's expression shifted slightly. A trace of reluctance flashed through her beautiful eyes as she hesitated before saying, "There is only one way to cure Mandala Snake Poison."

"What way?"

Lin Hu immediately raised his head. Ignoring the blood from his wounded forehead, he hurriedly pressed for an answer.

"Mandala Snake Gall."

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Lin Hu, her expression incomparably serious. "Only Mandala Snake Gall can cure Mandala Snake Poison."

"Mandala Snake Gall!"

Lin Hu was stunned for a moment. Then determination flashed in his eyes. "I'll get the snake gall!"

With that, he rose and was about to leave.

"You only have six hours."

Xiao Yi Xian reminded him, "Mandala Snake Poison is extremely virulent. I can only suppress it for six hours at most. You must bring back the snake gall within that time."

"Six hours..."

Lin Hu muttered to himself. He looked at his unconscious elder brother on the ground, then left at once, heading toward the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

Watching Lin Hu leave, everyone at Myriad Medicine Pavilion fell silent.

The Mandala Snake was a second-tier magical beast. With Lin Hu's strength, even if he found the Mandala Snake, he would only be throwing his life away.