A Healer, Not a Poison Master

Thus, Mo Tang ignored the clamor coming from outside the main gate and simply sat quietly in the room, watching the unconscious girl on the bed.

Who knew how long passed...

Xiao Yi Xian, who had been lying on the bed with her eyes tightly shut, finally slowly opened them.

Her delicate hand moved slightly as she glanced at the black poison in her hand. A trace of bitterness gradually appeared at the corners of her lips...

A moment later, that bitterness deepened. Xiao Yi Xian suddenly pulled the blanket over her face, and faint, broken sobs drifted from beneath it.

"I failed to control myself again... I really deserve to die."

Sitting in his chair and listening to those soft, weak sobs, Mo Tang felt rather heavy-hearted.

He slowly rose to his feet, sat down beside the bed, and gently patted Xiao Yi Xian's body beneath the blanket.

Sensing someone touch her, she abruptly threw off the blanket. Seeing the man seated beside the bed, Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes widened. She hurriedly wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes and softly asked, "When did you come back? How did you get in here?"

"I just returned today. And I came in while you were unconscious," Mo Tang replied with a gentle smile.

Xiao Yi Xian's expression changed slightly. The black poison clenched in her hand quietly slipped beneath the blanket. A moment later, as though she had suddenly recalled something, she hurriedly asked, "You didn't touch me, did you?"

Mo Tang rolled his eyes at her and teased, "Do you really think so poorly of me? No matter what, I wouldn't make a move while a girl was unconscious... I usually do things openly..."

"You... Go die, go die...!"

Xiao Yi Xian said indignantly.

However, perhaps because she had only just awakened and was still weak, even her angry words came out soft and feeble. Instead, Mo Tang found her adorably gentle.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yi Xian tried hard to calm herself. Then, with a serious expression, she asked, "Do you... know what just happened to me?"

Seeing the timid look flash through the girl's eyes, Mo Tang remained silent for a long while before finally saying, "I know!"

"How could you..." Her face was full of shock.

Mo Tang slightly raised his hand. Under Xiao Yi Xian's astonished gaze, he extended a finger and wiped the corner of her mouth.

A speck of black powder appeared on his fingertip, isolated by Dou Qi...

Seeing this, the girl's face changed.

"I... I..."

Mo Tang's broad palm brushed through her hair as he calmly said, "The Calamity Poison Body... I once happened to hear about this special constitution..."

Hearing his words, Xiao Yi Xian finally confirmed that he truly knew about her constitution. She immediately gave a desolate smile, bit her rosy lips tightly, and asked, "Then... you're afraid of me too, aren't you?"

Looking intently at Xiao Yi Xian as tears slid down her delicate cheeks, Mo Tang gently shook his head. A warm smile rested on his lips as he patted her head and softly said, "If I were afraid, would I still be sitting this close to you and talking? Wouldn't I have run off without a trace already?"

At his words, the tears in Xiao Yi Xian's bright eyes paused. She stared at Mo Tang with her mouth open. "You really aren't afraid of me? Then will you still be friends with me in the future?"

Mo Tang chuckled and winked at the girl on the bed. "I don't just want to be friends with you..."

Those somewhat suggestive words immediately overwhelmed the young girl. Her face turned so red it seemed steam might rise from it...

"Stop talking nonsense! If you keep this up, I'm going to ignore you..."

Unfortunately, such a threat carried no persuasion whatsoever. Mo Tang continued smiling at her until she shyly lowered her eyes herself.

Yet in the girl's heart, she felt sweeter than if she had drunk honey...

Just as the atmosphere in the room was becoming intimate, the sudden clamor outside startled the man and woman lost in the moment.

Frowning, Mo Tang patted the blanket covering Xiao Yi Xian and said, "Rest here for now. I'll deal with those people outside."

Xiao Yi Xian recognized the owners of those voices outside, and a trace of worry flashed across her face.

Her Calamity Poison Body had already awakened. If she remained at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, her secret being exposed was only a matter of time. Her heart was therefore filled with gloom.

Mo Tang saw her concern and reassured her, "Don't worry. Leave everything to me."

"Mm."

Listening to the man before her, most of Xiao Yi Xian's worries instantly faded away. Unknowingly, she had already developed an inexplicable sense of reliance on him, something she herself had likely yet to notice.

Mo Tang pushed open the door and saw Mr. Yao and that squad of guards, who had disregarded Li Fei's attempts to stop them and barged into the courtyard. His expression instantly darkened.

However, after seeing a grown man walk out of Xiao Yi Xian's room, Mr. Yao's expression became equally ugly.

"Mo Commander, barging into another person's inner courtyard without the owner's permission is hardly the conduct of a gentleman!"

Mo Tang did not bother responding to that at all. He directly said in a cold voice, "Didn't I say it already? Whoever dares to force their way in, I'll kill them!"

"Looks like you didn't take my words seriously..."

"You...!"

Mr. Yao was so furious that he laughed instead, saying coldly, "Mo Commander, you should make this clear. This is the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, not your Qingshan Mercenary Group! Here, it isn't your place to give orders!"

"Tch."

Mo Tang sneered.

"So what if this is the Myriad Medicine Pavilion? You really think you're someone important!"

"You should know that the reason I haven't laid a hand on the Myriad Medicine Pavilion isn't because I don't dare, but because there's no need... A tiny medicine shop like yours isn't even worth my notice.

But don't try using the same tricks you use to fool those mercenaries on me. To be honest, I don't give a damn about those little connections you have behind you!"

"You...!" Mr. Yao's face had turned ashen, yet he could do nothing to the man before him. In the end, he could only coldly say, "Fine, fine, fine. You're powerful, and we can't afford to provoke you."

"But Xiao Yi Xian is a healer hired by our Myriad Medicine Pavilion. Over the years, she has saved countless lives in Qingshan Town. If anything happens to her, not only will I be unable to answer for it, but even you will likely have trouble facing the mercenaries outside!"

Since he had brought things this far, the matter had more or less been smoothed over. Mo Tang merely needed to find a small excuse next...

"Don't worry. I only asked Xiao Yi Xian to prepare some poison for me. It was her first time handling such things, so she failed to control it properly, was exposed to the poisonous fumes, and fainted. She has recovered now."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Yao's brows immediately furrowed as he coldly said, "What? Prepare poison?"

"Mo Commander, you should understand this. Xiao Yi Xian is a healer who saves lives, not a poison master who mixes drugs and poisons people! You actually asked a healer to prepare poison for you. This is utterly outrageous!"