Three Cups to Brush the Sword and Dance Beneath the Autumn Moon; One Day, I Will Ride the Wind and Break the Waves

Xiao Yi Xian nodded. With this senior here, even if every member of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group were gathered here, they would not be a match for a single one of his fingers.

Seeing the two emerge, Mu Li narrowed his eyes and revealed a strange smile.

Licking his lips, he leered at Xiao Yi Xian's still undeveloped chest and chuckled. "A wise man submits to circumstances, Xiao Yi Xian. Don't worry. As long as you make your brother here feel good, I won't take your life."

Xiao Yi Xian had the Myriad Medicine Pavilion behind her, and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group did not currently wish to offend the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. So long as Xiao Yi Xian was not killed, Mr. Yao would not say anything.

"Pah! You beast in human skin! You think you deserve to spend a night with me?"

Mu Li's brows knitted together as he said angrily, "Xiao Yi Xian, are you refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit? Then don't blame me for being rude."

"Men, seize Xiao Yi Xian. Once it's done, every one of you will get a share. As for this guy, kill him outright. He must have plenty of money on him."

Mu Li shot Lin Che a disdainful look before ordering his subordinates to attack.

Lin Che snorted disdainfully. Mere Dou Zhes dared provoke a Dou Emperor? They truly did not know the meaning of death.

As Lin Che stepped forward, surging Dou Qi spread wildly beneath his feet. Several tornadoes rose around them, and terrifying energy instantly enveloped heaven and earth.

Mu Li's pupils shrank as he shrieked, "Dou... Dou Emperor!"

"What... He's actually a Dou Emperor..."

"He really is a Dou Huang expert..."

The members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group were frightened out of their wits. They hurriedly dropped to their knees and repeatedly kowtowed. "Senior, I was wrong, I was wrong..."

Even Mu Li wet himself in terror, sprawled on the ground and continuously begged for mercy.

"Little brother... no, Senior, I truly didn't know you were a Dou Huang expert. If I had known, I never would have attacked you. Senior, please spare me. Xiao Yi Xian, save me! You're kind-hearted, don't let him kill me, please. My father is..."

With a hiss!

A flash of sword light streaked past. Blood sprayed from Mu Li as his head soared into the air, while his body collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Seeing their young leader die just like that, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's mercenaries were so terrified their legs went weak. Tears and snot ran down their faces.

"Senior, I have a newborn child above me and an eighty-year-old mother below me. They're still waiting for me."

Swish, swish, swish...

Swords rang as they left their sheaths.

The mercenaries who had just been begging for mercy did not even have time to react before they all fell into pools of blood.

Xiao Yi Xian lowered her head fearfully. This was the first time she had witnessed people being killed, especially when all of their heads had been severed.

The air was thick with the stench of blood.

Lin Che removed the wine gourd from his waist and poured clear wine over his sword, washing away the bloodstains. He said flatly, "This world has always been one where the strong prey on the weak. If I had not been here today, that man would likely have defiled you already."

Xiao Yi Xian bit her lip and nodded. "I understand, Senior."

When they returned to the mercenary camp, Lin Che killed all the remaining members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group as well. Since they had become enemies, he would not leave behind future trouble.

Otherwise, they would eventually become a nuisance.

Xiao Yi Xian knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Senior, please take me away from here."

"Although I joined the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, I know Mr. Yao's character. If he discovers that I obtained a treasure, he will likely kill me without mercy."

Lin Che looked at the kneeling Xiao Yi Xian and said indifferently, "Aren't you afraid that I'm the same as those people?"

"I am." Xiao Yi Xian frowned slightly. "But Senior should not be that kind of person. Otherwise, you would not have given me all the treasures in the cave abode. That is why this junior knows that you are not like them."

Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's explanation, Lin Che nodded with a smile. "Three cups to brush the sword and dance beneath the autumn moon; one day, I will ride the wind and break the waves."

"Since that is the case, follow me back to the Monster Mountain Range. When the time is right, you may leave on your own. Otherwise, the Poison Body of Calamity within you may force me to seek another place to settle."

"My name is Lin Che. I call myself the Drunken Sword Immortal. You may address me as Mister."

Xiao Yi Xian lowered her head deeply. "Mister, you knew all along?"

The Poison Body of Calamity was an exceptionally rare constitution. Across the entire Dou Qi Continent, only a handful of such people had ever been recorded. Moreover, they were extremely unusual. They had to consume highly poisonous substances to suppress the toxins within their bodies, and as their strength grew, such poisons became things that could only be found by chance.

Most people with the Poison Body of Calamity were corroded by the toxins within their own bodies. In the end, they suffered the agony of countless poisons devouring their hearts before dying a miserable death.

Lin Che nodded. "Before a Dou Huang expert, all concealment is futile."

"The Poison Body of Calamity is not incurable. If the opportunity arises in the future, I will find a way to suppress it for you."

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes lit up as she hurriedly asked, "Senior, can you cure my Poison Body of Calamity?"

"You will know in time."

Back at their residence.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at the vibrant Bamboo Forest before her, and an unfamiliar feeling arose in her heart.

Because of the Poison Body of Calamity, Xiao Yi Xian did not wish to come into contact with anyone. Once someone touched her body, they would be eroded by the toxins produced by the Poison Body of Calamity and ultimately die in agony.

Xiao Yi Xian had experienced that pain herself, so she did not wish to harm anyone.

Her dream was to become an outstanding alchemist. She was gentle and kind, but that did not mean she lacked vigilance toward strangers. She would gently reject any man who tried to court her.

She also carried medicinal powder capable of subduing Dou Zhes as a means of self-defense.

Because of her kind nature, the powders Xiao Yi Xian made were never lethal poisons.

Xiao Yi Xian was somewhat sensitive by nature. In truth, she did not need much. Just a little trust was enough to bring a beautiful smile to her lovely face.

Because of her dream of becoming an alchemist, Xiao Yi Xian loved medicinal ingredients. To her, obtaining a rare herb was far more thrilling and exciting than gaining hundreds of thousands in wealth.

That was also why Xiao Yi Xian treated everyone so gently.

Yet in this Dou Qi Continent, where people devoured others without even spitting out the bones, her nature could not endure forever.

Only by making herself ruthless could she survive in this world.

"What is it? Not used to it?"

At the Huai River Bamboo Pavilion, the water shimmered in rippling waves.

Lin Che casually set his weapon on the table, then turned to look at the absent-minded Xiao Yi Xian and asked softly.

"Ah..." Snapping back to her senses, Xiao Yi Xian quickly turned her head and cupped her hands politely. "This junior is seeing such beautiful scenery for the first time and lost herself in it for a moment. I hope Senior will forgive me."