Planning for the Thunder Wing

As for the mercenary corps, Mo Tang handed it directly to Zhang Fang. He himself headed to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion once more.

"Commander, your visit to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion truly brings honor to this humble establishment!"

Mr. Yao, the owner of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, personally came out to welcome him with a smile and ushered Mo Tang inside.

As the largest pharmacy in Qingshan Town, Mr. Yao was naturally adept at dealing with all kinds of people.

In less than half a day, he had already learned the entire sequence of events surrounding the three major mercenary corps. He also knew which faction had made this move...

In truth, the Myriad Medicine Pavilion had always given people a mysterious impression, and that was precisely the handiwork of the seemingly ordinary Mr. Yao before him!

The Myriad Medicine Pavilion did indeed conduct business with quite a few factions in Black Rock City, but those were merely normal commercial dealings. Mr. Yao himself had no ties to any particular faction.

The true reason Qingshan Town had come to be in its current state was that it was closest to Black Rock City and occupied an advantageous location. No faction was willing to give up this place...

After competing and compromising with one another, they had left all of Qingshan Town in a shared, ownerless state. Anyone could come here to do business, but no one could forcibly occupy it.

Such matters were not difficult to understand, nor was this the only place like it.

However, mercenaries struggling at the bottom could never learn the truth. Thus, under Mr. Yao's deliberate cultivation, many low-ranking mercenaries had developed all sorts of unrealistic speculations about the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Mr. Yao, Mo Tang directly stated his purpose.

"May I ask whether Physician Xiao Yi Xian is here? I have something I would like to ask her help with."

A strange glint flashed through Mr. Yao's eyes before he said, "Of course, of course. I'll have someone invite Xiao Yi Xian over at once."

"No need. Please attend to your affairs, Mr. Yao. I'll find her myself," Mo Tang said directly.

"This... very well. Then I'll have a servant lead you to the rear courtyard..."

Led by a maid, Mo Tang entered the estate behind the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. Along the way, he saw quite a few patrolling guards, giving him a deeper understanding of the pavilion's strength.

When he arrived outside Xiao Yi Xian's room, the little maid announced his arrival. Only after receiving the occupant's permission did Mo Tang push open the door and enter.

Looking at the tranquil yet elegant room, Mo Tang could not help but sigh inwardly. It truly was a girl's room...

Beyond the decorations and furnishings, Mo Tang could also smell a rich medicinal fragrance permeating the room.

His gaze swept about. Behind the pink curtains, Mo Tang could make out a vague, graceful silhouette. He took a few steps forward, lifted the gauze curtain, and looked inside.

At a small table, a woman in a white dress was carefully mixing medicinal powder with her head lowered. Every so often, she used a tiny crystal rod to pick up a little of the powder and gently sniff it beneath her delicate nose.

After mixing in another pinch of powder, the woman in white seemed to sense something and abruptly raised her head. When her gaze landed on that handsome face wearing a faint smile, surprise flashed through her eyes.

She lightly beckoned Mo Tang over. Once he had approached, Xiao Yi Xian set down the medicinal powder slightly and said softly, "Why does the Mo Clan's commander have time to visit me? Aren't you busy absorbing the three major mercenary corps?"

Mo Tang smiled lightly. "Since you've called me Commander, would I really need to personally handle such trivial matters? I can simply leave them to my subordinates..."

"Tsk, tsk. Did you come here just to show off?" Xiao Yi Xian blinked playfully, then fixed Mo Tang with a smile as bright as a flower.

Mo Tang unceremoniously sat across from the girl, lightly tapping the tabletop with his fingers as he smiled. "How could that be? I came to ask you for help."

"Ask me for help?" Xiao Yi Xian was slightly surprised, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion. "What do you need?"

Mo Tang said calmly, "I heard that you're exceptionally skilled at concocting poisons, Xiao Yi Xian?"

The smile on Xiao Yi Xian's face immediately froze. Her brows furrowed slightly, and her voice turned cold. "Who told you that?"

She was a physician, not a poison master.

Xiao Yi Xian had never told anyone about her making poisons.

"Don't worry. Outsiders probably don't know about it," Mo Tang said with a soft laugh.

"But you know, don't you?" Xiao Yi Xian's expression did not improve.

After all, since he could say such a thing, she did not believe Mo Tang was merely speaking carelessly without knowing the truth.

Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's words, Mo Tang blinked at the pretty girl whose face had turned slightly cold. "How could we be considered outsiders, given our relationship?"

"You... what nonsense are you saying!"

The girl, whose face had been gloomy moments ago, immediately blushed bright red from embarrassment.

She then shot a resentful glare at the shameless fellow before her and spat, "Who has a relationship with you...!"

Mo Tang immediately spread his hands, looking wronged. "I meant that we're good friends. You even know my secret. Are you planning to refuse responsibility now?"

"You...!"

Faced with this rascal, Xiao Yi Xian dearly wished she could fling the medicinal powder in her hand straight into his face.

Yet for some reason, she suddenly recalled how, back in the Magical Beast Forest, those large hands of his had wrapped around her waist. Her body immediately went weak and limp.

"What kind of poison do you want? Hurry up and say it! Once you're done, get out of here immediately..."

Seeing the angry girl, Mo Tang knew it was time to stop.

His expression then turned solemn as he said seriously, "I came today to ask whether you can concoct a poison capable of killing a Fourth-Order Magical Beast!"

"A Fourth-Order Magical Beast?!" Xiao Yi Xian covered her lips in shock and cried out.

For the people of Qingshan Town, let alone a Fourth-Order Magical Beast, even a third-order magical beast could bring them utter disaster. Thus, whether gathering herbs or doing anything else, they normally only operated around the outermost edges, where they encountered only first-order magical beasts. Even second-order magical beasts were rarely seen.

Now, Mo Tang had opened his mouth and spoken of poisoning a Fourth-Order Magical Beast. How could the young girl not be shocked?

"You... want to kill a Fourth-Order Magical Beast?"

After her shock subsided, a deep sense of worry unexpectedly arose in Xiao Yi Xian's heart.

"You're only a Da Dou Shi right now. Why would you provoke a Fourth-Order Magical Beast? You should know that such a creature is even more terrifying than many human Dou Ling!"

Seeing the worry on Xiao Yi Xian's face, warmth rose in Mo Tang's heart. Still, he explained, "It's precisely because I'm not confident I can kill a Fourth-Order Magical Beast that I came to ask for your help...

I need a Lightning Attribute flying magical beast for my cultivation. Since I can't defeat it, I can only use poison.

If you can help me concoct a poison capable of killing a Fourth-Order Magical Beast, then I'll be completely confident in dealing with it!"