Can I Follow You, Then?

Mr. Yao knew that the force behind Ning Luo was beyond his ability to provoke, so he became fawning and no longer dared to set his sights on Ning Luo.

"Oh? How did Mr. Yao know that I was attacked? And this is Mr. Yao's territory—who would be bold enough to attack Mr. Yao's guest?" Ning Luo asked calmly. "Could it be that Mr. Yao personally planned this assassination?"

At that moment, Mr. Yao was shocked! This young man was not very old, yet his thoughts were so meticulous. And at such a young age, he already possessed such formidable strength. He was certainly no ordinary person. What sort of mediocre force could possibly raise a child like this?

It seemed that his attempt to assassinate Ning Luo had caused a huge disaster.

"How could that be? Little brother, you are a guest of our Myriad Medicine Pavilion, and even Xiao Yi Xian's lifesaver. How could we repay kindness with enmity and assassinate our benefactor?" Mr. Yao hurriedly said.

"Still, with skills like yours, little brother, I wonder who you might be?" Mr. Yao quickly asked.

Hearing this, Ning Luo knew that Mr. Yao had clearly backed down. It seemed Mr. Yao feared the force behind him. Of course—given what he had displayed at such a young age, how could Mr. Yao not be wary?

But this was a good thing for Ning Luo. He could not see through Mr. Yao's cultivation, which meant Mr. Yao's realm was higher than his own. If they fought head-on, blood would surely be spilled. So Ning Luo decided to borrow the Misty Cloud Sect's reputation.

"Heh. Mr. Yao, you have sharp eyes. Have you ever heard of Yunlan Peak?"

Mr. Yao froze on the spot, as though he had been turned to stone, unable to believe it.

Yunlan Peak was the Misty Cloud Sect. The Misty Cloud Sect was not far from Qingshan Town, so how could he possibly not know its illustrious reputation?

The Misty Cloud Sect had a Sect Leader who was a Dou Emperor, and it was said that they even had a Dou Zong expert. Even the Jia Ma Empire was somewhat wary of such a colossal force. How could they dare provoke it?

Ning Luo was actually from the Misty Cloud Sect? But at such a young age, he had already broken through to the level of a Dou Zhe. Within the Jia Ma Empire, aside from the Misty Cloud Sect, what other Sect could achieve such a thing? "You're actually a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect?" Mr. Yao asked in utter astonishment.

He immediately put on a fawning smile. "Little Brother Ning Luo, I was negligent earlier and allowed those villains to take advantage of the situation. My deepest apologies, my deepest apologies!"

"Rest assured, you may stay at my Myriad Medicine Pavilion. I will never allow anyone to harm even a single hair on your head!" Mr. Yao continued.

Ning Luo smiled without warmth. Wasn't Mr. Yao himself the one trying to harm him? However, this was not yet the time to tear off all pretenses. First, he did not know Mr. Yao's strength. Second, there were many of Mr. Yao's subordinates here. If they truly started fighting, Ning Luo feared he would gain little advantage.

"Then many thanks, Mr. Yao." Ning Luo revealed a meaningful smile.

Mr. Yao hurriedly said, "Men, drag these corpses away! Make sure to investigate thoroughly and find out exactly who these people were!"

Ning Luo laughed as he watched Mr. Yao play the thief crying thief.

Sigh, that was life. When you had neither money nor power, no one cared about you. But when you had money and influence, you were the boss! Looking at Mr. Yao's obsequious expression, Ning Luo could not help but sigh.

"The life of someone with power is just so plain and unpretentious—and dull!"

After learning that Ning Luo was a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect, Mr. Yao immediately abandoned his plan of slaughtering the fat sheep.

Ning Luo was a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect. Even the Jia Ma Empire greatly feared the sect, so how could Mr. Yao possibly afford to provoke it?

If he killed Ning Luo, then with the Misty Cloud Sect's influence, the truth would sooner or later be uncovered.

When that time came, he likely would not meet a good end either.

The only thing he could do now was curry favor with Ning Luo and hope Ning Luo would let a major matter become minor, and a minor matter disappear.

"Then this old man will not disturb Little Brother Ning's rest any longer," Mr. Yao immediately said.

As he spoke, Mr. Yao glanced at Xiao Yi Xian, seemingly unintentionally, before adding, "Xiao Yi Xian, attend to Ning Luo properly while he rests."

Mr. Yao walked out and left the room.

At this moment, Xiao Yi Xian was utterly shocked.

She looked at Ning Luo and said, "Ning Luo, it seems you were right. Mr. Yao was the one who poisoned me. But why would Mr. Yao do such a thing?"

Ning Luo smiled. "This poison is called Plague Poison. It is contagious, and its symptoms resemble those of an epidemic. The only difference is that this poison has only one antidote—Qingfeng Powder."

Ning Luo possessed an Alchemy Secret Codex, which recorded medical knowledge and a vast collection of all kinds of medicinal pills. Moreover, this knowledge had been automatically implanted into Ning Luo's memories by the system.

In other words, from the moment Ning Luo signed in for the Alchemy Secret Codex, he had become a powerful physician and Alchemist.

"Qingfeng Powder?" Xiao Yi Xian was also greatly surprised.

Qingfeng Powder was an inexpensive medicine and extremely simple to refine. Any physician could make it.

However, this medicine was generally used to cure certain miasma poisons. She had never expected it to be able to cure Plague Poison.

"Mr. Yao has only one purpose in doing this: endless profits. Think about it. If he infected the entire town with poison, then raised the price of this cheap Qingfeng Powder and sold it to the townspeople, how much money could he make?" Ning Luo continued.

At this point, Xiao Yi Xian completely understood.

So all of this had been Mr. Yao's scheme. But how had Ning Luo known?

And Ning Luo had casually given her a medicinal pill. Could he be an Alchemist? Xiao Yi Xian looked in astonishment at the child who was about her age. She had lost her parents when she was young and had matured early, but before Ning Luo, she could hardly be considered mature.

It seemed as though Ning Luo possessed the mind of an adult. He appeared exceedingly mature.

At that moment, moonlight streamed down.

Ning Luo smiled and looked at Xiao Yi Xian. "Mr. Yao told you to attend to me properly, so let us sleep."

Xiao Yi Xian's face instantly flushed scarlet. She stared at Ning Luo in shock and asked, "S-Sleep?"

Ning Luo merely smiled without speaking.

At that moment, Xiao Yi Xian's face turned bright red. Then, closing her eyes, she walked over to Ning Luo and stretched out her hands, as though she intended to undress him.

Just then, Ning Luo caught Xiao Yi Xian's hand with one hand.

Xiao Yi Xian was instantly startled.

Her face reddened even further.

Ning Luo looked at Xiao Yi Xian calmly. "Heh, I was teasing you. I don't want you to attend to me in bed. But Mr. Yao isn't a good person, so don't follow him anymore."

Xiao Yi Xian slowly raised her head and looked into Ning Luo's gentle eyes, warmth filling her heart.

She nodded at Ning Luo, then gathered her courage and looked at him. "Then... can I follow you?"