The Dead Are Sometimes More Useful Than the Living!

Myriad Medicine Hall.

As the saying went, good news never left the house, while bad news traveled a thousand miles. The matter of Xiao Yi Xian using poison to repel her enemies quickly spread throughout Qingshan Town, naturally including Myriad Medicine Hall.

Not long after Xiao Yi Xian arrived at Myriad Medicine Hall and began seeing patients at her usual post, Pavilion Master Yao came to find her with two guards.

Xiao Yi Xian frowned. What was this about?

"Xiao Yi Xian, after careful discussion and consideration by everyone at Myriad Medicine Hall..." Pavilion Master Yao said solemnly, "we hope you will take the initiative to leave. As compensation, the hall is willing to provide you with five thousand gold coins."

Xiao Yi Xian's expression changed slightly. Though she had considered leaving, she had yet to make up her mind. Being suddenly driven out left her somewhat at a loss.

"Pavilion Master Yao, I have worked at Myriad Medicine Hall for a full five years..." Xiao Yi Xian said. For some reason, her eyes reddened. She had always been alone and without support; Myriad Medicine Hall was her only home.

"What we need is a physician, not a Poison Master," Pavilion Master Yao said flatly.

Xiao Yi Xian's breathing abruptly stopped. Her heart seemed to ache for no reason. Those words were like a sharp blade, stabbing viciously into her body.

"I understand..." Xiao Yi Xian bit her lip, packed her things, left Myriad Medicine Hall, and returned to her residence.

Atop a tall building in Qingshan Town, Mu Li soon received news that Xiao Yi Xian had been driven out of Myriad Medicine Hall.

Mu Li raised his cup and drank heartily, laughing. "Uncle He, everything is ready."

"Haha, tomorrow will be the day we succeed!" Hemon said excitedly as he raised his cup and drank.

At the same time, news about Xiao Yi Xian spread through every corner of Qingshan Town. The fact that a single touch had severed the arm of a five-star Dou Zhe was simply too shocking.

Only a Dou Shi-level expert could accomplish something so terrifying, right?

Yet Xiao Yi Xian had done it with her skin. She was a Poison Woman through and through!

"That's truly terrifying..." A mercenary wiped away cold sweat, still shaken. "Just a few days ago, I even had her treat me and take my pulse."

The moment he said that, everyone immediately echoed him.

"Exactly, it's terrifying. Who would have thought that such a pretty young girl was secretly a Poison Master as vicious as a snake or scorpion?"

"I've been taking the medicine she prescribed for days..." another mercenary said, his lips trembling. "Damn it, there can't be something wrong with that medicine, can there?"

"Who knows? Only the Poison Master herself would know something like that." A mercenary chuckled maliciously. "Maybe you can find an alchemist or a stronger Poison Master to take a look for you?"

At that, the man's face immediately turned green. How could he possibly find an alchemist? As for a stronger Poison Master... wasn't that just courting death?

"We can't let Xiao Yi Xian stay in Qingshan Town any longer. It's too dangerous!"

"That's right! Xiao Yi Xian can't remain in Qingshan Town. She's a Poison Master who kills without blinking. No one knows who will die next!"

"The people of Myriad Medicine Hall have already driven her out. With Pavilion Master Yao's many years of experience as a physician, that indirectly confirms our suspicions."

"So what do we do now?"

"Of course, we find someone taller. If the sky falls, they should be the ones holding it up!"

"Right, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and Blood Battle Mercenary Group should decide what to do about this!"

"Right, let's go find them!"

"Then what are you standing around for? Why not—"

Bang!

A bottle smashed violently against the ground with a deafening crash, startling everyone. Shards of glass sprayed out and struck the faces of several nearby people.

"You bastards!" The Bearded Man flew into a rage, his thick beard bristling. "Search your consciences! Xiao Yi Xian is such a kind person. Would she harm anyone?"

"For all these years, she's been healing the sick and saving the wounded. Is this how you repay her?"

But this time, no one paid him any heed.

"She's a Poison Master. That alone is enough. I would never accept treatment from a Poison Master, nor would I feel grateful toward one."

"That's right, and she's no ordinary Poison Master." One mercenary nodded repeatedly. "She can release poison without even needing a medium. Her body itself is poison. Touch her once, and you'll be poisoned."

"Even her Dou Qi is full of poison!"

"Poison Masters deserve to die. A Poison Master like her deserves to die even more!"

In the corner, a figure shrouded in a black robe trembled slightly. Her jade-white hands clenched into fists so tightly that her knuckles turned pale.

Beneath her hood, Xiao Yi Xian bit down hard on her red lips, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

Grievance, disappointment, sorrow, pain, regret.

Xiao Yi Xian took a deep breath. It was time for her to leave Qingshan Town.

"No matter what you say, I will always believe Xiao Yi Xian is kind!" the Bearded Man declared firmly, his words ringing out. "Tomorrow, I'll still go to her to have my medicine changed. I'll prove that she's a good person!"

A glimmer of light appeared in Xiao Yi Xian's dim, ashen eyes. Those words brought a ray of hope into her despairing world.

Not everyone in this world hated her or saw her as an enemy!

Amid everyone's laughter, Xiao Yi Xian silently left. She postponed her original plan to leave that day until tomorrow. Since that was the case, she would carefully treat her final patient.

Inside a house on the outskirts of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's territory, the Bearded Man knelt with his head lowered. "Young Leader, I've said everything you told me to say."

"Very good!" Mu Li patted the Bearded Man's shoulder in satisfaction and laughed. "Let Xiao Yi Xian have her last peaceful night's sleep. Tomorrow will be her death anniversary... and you'll be free."

"...Yes." The Bearded Man knelt before Mu Li, not daring to offer the slightest objection. His wife and children were all in someone else's hands.

The next day.

Inside the room, Xiao Yi Xian, who sat cross-legged, slowly opened her eyes. The purplish-gray Dou Qi around her gradually subsided.

She looked around. Everything that needed packing had already been sorted and placed inside her Ring. Once she treated her final patient today, she would leave Qingshan Town.

"There's no longer any room for me here..." A self-mocking smile appeared on Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face. Poison Masters truly were a profession despised by everyone.

Outside the house.

A large group of mercenaries stared wide-eyed as the Bearded Man arrived at Xiao Yi Xian's door. Xiao Yi Xian brought out her medicine case and changed the Bearded Man's medicine in full view of everyone.

She then locked the door, returned the house key to the landlord, and slung a small bag over her back as she prepared to leave. In her hand, she crushed the jade slip Lu Bu had given her.

Whether he was still in the Magical Beast Mountain Range or not, she wanted to see him.

"You bunch of bastards, you actually doubted Xiao Yi Xian?" Behind her, the Bearded Man burst into laughter and thumped his chest. "Look! I told you Xiao Yi Xian wasn't that kind of person, but you wouldn't believe me."

"Every last one of you owes Xiao Yi Xian an apology!"

Not far away, Mu Li and Hemon exchanged a glance.

"About time?" Hemon asked.

"Of course..." Mu Li chuckled, tossing a small Wax Ball in his hand. It was white, yet within that white Wax Ball... there seemed to be a faint purplish-gray gleam.

The dead... were often more useful than the living at certain times!

"Uncle He, are the men ready?" Mu Li asked.

"Of course. They've been ready for a long time." Hemon clenched his fist, eagerly watching Xiao Yi Xian walk away below.

The large group of mercenaries below changed expressions. The Bearded Man's scolding had left them unable to raise their heads. Although Xiao Yi Xian was a Poison Master, no one had ever died at her hands...

"Hahahaha, you lost..."

Xiao Yi Xian walked on silently. No matter what, she had not betrayed her identity as a physician.

Thud!

At that moment, the sound of a body falling and striking the ground rang out. The previously noisy voices behind her instantly fell silent.

Xiao Yi Xian abruptly turned around and saw the Bearded Man lying on the ground. His weathered, dark face had turned purplish-gray, his brows tightly furrowed in agony.

Then, with a muffled groan, blood poured from his seven orifices. He died with his eyes still open.

Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face instantly turned deathly pale. I killed someone?

From atop the building, Mu Li watched Xiao Yi Xian's helpless expression, the corner of his mouth curling upward. As expected, the dead were sometimes more useful than the living!