Poison Master Identity Exposed

Xiao Yi Xian's words stunned the restless crowd. Their expressions changed drastically as they all looked at their right hands.

Sure enough, the palms of their right hands had already begun to turn blue.

"Xiao Yi Xian, you actually dared to poison me?!"

Staring at his bluish palm, Mr. Yao felt dizzy and weak in the limbs. He immediately shouted.

"Damn it, there really is poison!"

"How could this happen? I haven't eaten or drunk anything. How was I poisoned?!"

"It's the air around this residence! There's poisonous powder in the air!"

"Xiao Yi Xian, how could you be so vicious?!"

The crowd angrily berated Xiao Yi Xian, while Mu Li and Mu She's expressions changed drastically as well.

Mu She's expression was grim, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "Xiao Yi Xian, do you really think I wouldn't dare touch you?!"

"Hehe, it's merely a means of self-preservation."

Xiao Yi Xian shook her head and said softly, "Mr. Yao should know the effects of the medicine I concocted. If I don't tell you the antidote formula, then at most, within a month, the poison will flare up. At best, you'll suffer mental paralysis. At worst, you'll die."

"Even a Da Dou Shi wouldn't be able to withstand the medicine's erosion. In fact, because of their powerful Dou Qi, the poison would enter their bodies even faster, corroding their bones and gnawing at their hearts."

Her gentle voice echoed through the open space. Even beneath the scorching sun, everyone felt as though they had fallen into an ice cellar.

They had never expected Xiao Yi Xian to be so ruthless. She had poisoned the area around the residence long ago, catching them completely off guard.

After struggling for a long while between life and greed, Mr. Yao finally said through gritted teeth, "Xiao Yi Xian, give me the antidote formula, and I can let you leave!"

"Mr. Yao, you must be joking. After staying at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion for so long, don't expect me to trust how faithfully you keep your promises. All of you should leave. I don't wish to take your lives either. When we are ready to depart, I will naturally give you the antidote and its formula."

Xiao Yi Xian shook her head.

"You!"

Xiao Yi Xian's composed expression made Mr. Yao's face turn livid. For a moment, he did not know what to do. Just as he was about to agree, a fierce gust of wind rose beside him.

It was Mu She!

"Hand over the antidote!"

Xiao Yi Xian's expression shifted slightly. With a wave of her delicate hand, countless specks of white powder scattered from her palm, instantly shrouding Mu She's position.

However, before the white powder could envelop Mu She, a violent gale appeared from nowhere and blew straight toward the spreading dust.

Under the gale, the powder dispersed in an instant. Mu Li suddenly appeared before Xiao Yi Xian, his large hand reaching for her throat.

Xiao Yi Xian's expression grew solemn. Purple Dou Qi emerged over her body, while several jade bottles appeared in her hand again, scattering vast amounts of poisonous powder.

"A Storage Ring? Wait, that Dou Qi..."

Mu She's gaze immediately fell upon the ring on Xiao Yi Xian's hand, greed surfacing in his eyes. Yet his expression soon changed. With a leap, he widened the distance between them again and stared fixedly at Xiao Yi Xian.

"You're a Poison Master?!"

The entire crowd erupted into an uproar at those words!

"How is that possible? Xiao Yi Xian is actually a Poison Master!"

"That can't be true, can it? How could someone as kind and compassionate as Xiao Yi Xian be one of those evil Poison Masters?"

"Kind my ass! This woman has been poisoning us all along. She'd love nothing more than to poison every last one of us to death!"

"Xiao Yi Xian is a Poison Master? Then the medicine she gave us..."

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

Nearly every mercenary in Qingshan Town had been treated by Xiao Yi Xian before.

In their hearts, Xiao Yi Xian had been beautiful and kind, like an angel who saved their lives.

But now, Xiao Yi Xian's true identity was actually that of a Poison Master. How could they possibly accept that?

Poison Masters had an awful reputation throughout the Jia Ma Empire. They were despised by everyone. These people were utterly vile, often poisoning others in secret. They were ruthless and would stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

In an instant, the way everyone looked at Xiao Yi Xian changed.

For muddy water to become clear, it needed countless rounds of purification and filtration. But for clean water to become dirty, it only took a little filth.

The happy memories of being treated by her turned into nightmares in that instant. Everyone present shuddered unconsciously, their gazes toward Xiao Yi Xian filled with fear.

Who knew whether she had carelessly used medicine while treating them, or left some special poison behind!

Or perhaps Xiao Yi Xian had been hiding in Qingshan Town all along, using the mercenaries' bodies for human experiments to test poisons?

"You Poison Master, what exactly is your purpose in hiding in Qingshan Town?!"

Mu She's eyes were icy as he shouted furiously.

At the same time, a faint cyan Dou Qi began to emerge over his body. The Dou Qi condensed, eventually forming a thin cyan Dou Qi veil around him.

A Dou Qi veil—the mark of a Da Dou Shi!

This energy veil could not only enhance its owner's defense, speed, and attacks, but also allow them to absorb energy from the world more effectively to replenish their internal expenditure.

Poison Masters were evil. Everyone had the right to kill them.

Even though Xiao Yi Xian might not even qualify as a Dou Zhe, Mu She clearly had no intention of holding back.

Poison Masters were different from ordinary people. No one could predict just how underhanded their methods were. If he was not careful, he might truly end up suffering a reversal.

Mu She's palm moved slightly as he fiercely struck the hilt of the steel saber in his hand. The saber immediately shot toward Xiao Yi Xian's neck.

At the same time, he reached out and pulled a long spear from the hands of a mercenary beside him. With a low shout, he lightly tapped the ground with his toes. Dou Qi surged wildly within him, and his body flashed toward Xiao Yi Xian like a fallen leaf in a gale.

Phoenix Soaring Steps!

Gale Stab!

Within only a few breaths, Mu She had arrived before Xiao Yi Xian. The spear in his hand spun sharply, and with a low cry, its tip was instantly wrapped in a faint cyan spiral of wind. As the wind spiral swept past, the air around it seemed to be torn apart.

Fast, precise, and ruthless!

The Wolf Head Mercenary Group truly deserved to be called a mercenary group that had survived for years in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, and Mu She truly deserved to be its leader.

Once he had made up his mind, nearly every move Mu She used was lethal. This saber-and-spear combination was enough to give even a Da Dou Shi of the same rank a headache, let alone someone like Xiao Yi Xian, who did not even count as a Dou Zhe.

The saber and spear tore through the air with howls, arriving in the blink of an eye. Xiao Yi Xian's face went pale with fright, and she did not even have time to make the slightest move to resist.

Bang!!

But—

The expected sight of flesh being pierced did not appear. Instead, the clash of metal rang out as a layer of crimson-gold Dou Qi shielded Xiao Yi Xian, blocking both the saber and spear.

"What?!"

"The leader's attack was actually blocked!"

"This Dou Qi is...!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lin Ran slowly walked out of the house. Looking at the pale-faced young girl, he frowned slightly.

He turned to look at Mu She and the others, his expression stern.

"You scared my person."