Xiao Yi Xian's Unspeakable Secret

On a rugged mountain road, a youth strolled along leisurely. He wore a handsome mask and carried a white-clad girl on his back. It was Liu Yun, who had just left the Monster Mountain Range.

In the end, he still had not waited for Xiao Yi Xian to wake up. With no other choice, he had to carry her as he traveled.

What he did not know was that Xiao Yi Xian had actually awakened several days ago. However, when she woke and found Liu Yun carrying her on his back, she had indulged in the moment and did not move.

A day later, Liu Yun entered Qingshan Town, and Xiao Yi Xian stirred at that moment.

Liu Yun was overjoyed and hurriedly set the girl down, carefully asking about her condition.

"Xiao Yi Xian, you're finally awake. How do you feel? Is there anywhere you feel uncomfortable?"

"Young Master Liu Yun, I feel very well now. Thank you for taking care of me these past few days!" Xiao Yi Xian said with a smile.

"It's nothing. You saved my life too, so we're even. Just call me Liu Yun. 'Young Master Liu Yun' sounds a little strange." Liu Yun smiled as he reached out and rubbed Xiao Yi Xian's head.

"Mm!" Xiao Yi Xian responded in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum, her pretty face flushing red.

"Let's go. We'll take a look at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion where you work!" Liu Yun took the lead and headed toward the street.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at his back, her face brimming with a happy smile. Seeing that Liu Yun had already gone far ahead, she hurried after him.

The two chatted and laughed as they turned down several streets. The noise gradually faded away, and after passing through a quiet path, a rather elegant little estate came into view.

At the entrance of the estate, several fully armed guards stood watch, straight as human-shaped stakes.

Liu Yun slowed slightly and let Xiao Yi Xian go first.

Xiao Yi Xian walked forward with familiarity, smiling and nodding to the guards on both sides before leading Liu Yun into the estate.

The guards on either side did not stop them. They merely looked somewhat surprised as they glanced a few times at Liu Yun behind Xiao Yi Xian, then returned their attention to their posts.

"Liu Yun, I'll take you to my room. It's quieter there!" Xiao Yi Xian said.

"Your room?" Liu Yun asked in surprise.

When Xiao Yi Xian heard his question, her pretty face immediately turned red. Afraid that Liu Yun would misunderstand, she hurriedly explained, "My daily life consists of going between the pharmacy, the Monster Mountain Range, and my room. So, I only have one room in the estate."

Liu Yun nodded after hearing this. Xiao Yi Xian was merely a physician employed by the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. Although she had treated many mercenaries and earned quite a reputation, it did not change her status as an employee. She was not qualified to occupy the living room.

As the two chatted and laughed, a middle-aged man approached them with a guard following behind him. Before he even came close, his face had already creased into a crescent-shaped smile as he greeted Xiao Yi Xian from afar.

"Xiao Yi Xian, you're back! I heard Mu Li and the people from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group returned several days ago, so I've been worried about you!" the middle-aged man said with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

Xiao Yi Xian naturally had no trouble responding to such pleasantries.

"Greetings, Mr. Yao. There was a small mishap while gathering herbs in the mountains, which is why I returned a little late," Xiao Yi Xian said.

Liu Yun stood to the side, watching the two exchange pleasantries, and found it boring.

"By the way, this is...?" Mr. Yao turned his gaze toward Liu Yun and asked in confusion.

"This is my friend, Young Master Liu Yun," Xiao Yi Xian explained.

"I heard from the mercenary group that you encountered a Third-tier Magical Beast, a Sabertooth Tiger, during this trip. Forgive my curiosity, but how did you escape?" Mr. Yao asked, his smile still broad.

Xiao Yi Xian was about to answer, but Liu Yun had already lost his patience. This Mr. Yao was obviously a smiling tiger, probing for information behind that pleasant facade.

"We killed the Sabertooth Tiger and came back. Go cool off somewhere else and stop getting in my way," Liu Yun said expressionlessly.

Mr. Yao's smiling face instantly fell, and Liu Yun's abrupt words left him speechless.

This man had actually been able to kill a Third-tier Magical Beast. Fear rose in Mr. Yao's heart. Though he doubted the claim, the fact that the other party had escaped from the jaws of a Third-tier Magical Beast was enough to prove his capability.

A Third-tier Magical Beast was equivalent to a human Da Dou Shi. In other words, this man was very likely a Da Dou Shi!

In Green Mountain Town, a Dou Master could influence the overall situation. A Da Dou Shi was someone he absolutely could not afford to provoke.

Under Mr. Yao's shocked gaze, Xiao Yi Xian called to Liu Yun and led him toward her residence.

"Liu Yun, the owner of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion isn't a generous man. He might already hold a grudge against you!" Xiao Yi Xian warned.

"It's fine. He's just a clown. In this world, strength is what ultimately matters," Liu Yun said dismissively.

Still, Xiao Yi Xian's words reminded him. He remembered that in the original story, this Mr. Yao had imprisoned Xiao Yi Xian. Later, he would have to give the man a warning and make sure he learned his lesson.

Before they knew it, they had arrived at her room.

This was near the edge of the estate, where the environment was quiet and pleasant. A small house stood alone in the middle, with a lake behind it. From Liu Yun's modern perspective, it was a rather nice place.

Xiao Yi Xian took out a key and opened the door to the small house, then invited Liu Yun inside.

Unlike an ordinary girl's bedroom, the moment Liu Yun stepped inside, he smelled a faint medicinal fragrance. Looking again, he saw that the table was covered with bottles and jars, almost all of them filled with medicine.

The entire room was spotlessly clean and tastefully arranged, with every item placed in an aesthetically pleasing manner.

"Liu Yun, hold out your hand!" Xiao Yi Xian took a small jade bottle from her robes and said softly.

Without any hesitation, Liu Yun held out his hand before Xiao Yi Xian.

"The fragrance in this room is a slow-acting poison. It isn't good for anyone who inhales it. This is an antidote I specially prepared. It can make you immune to these poisons."

As she explained, Xiao Yi Xian poured a drop of pale red liquid from the jade bottle and gently rubbed it onto Liu Yun's palm.

"Your room really is dangerous!" Liu Yun said with a helpless shake of his head.

In truth, he was not afraid of these poisons at all. His physique was special—the rare Heavenly Tyrant Body. Tyrant Blood itself possessed powerful poison resistance. Even a fully developed Calamity Poison Body could not frighten him, much less these minor poisons.

Still, Liu Yun let Xiao Yi Xian apply it for him. After all, he could not hurt the little girl's feelings too much.

"Xiao Yi Xian, come with me to Wutan City!" Liu Yun suddenly said.

The moment Liu Yun spoke those words, the harmonious atmosphere abruptly fell silent.

Xiao Yi Xian felt a mixture of emotions and did not know whether she should be happy or sad. She understood her own physique better than anyone else: she had been born with a poison body!

When she was little, her poison body had suddenly lost control and killed her mother and the people in her village. Now that she had finally met someone she liked, she was even more unwilling to harm him because of it.

"I'm sorry, Liu Yun. I can't go with you," Xiao Yi Xian said.

Liu Yun froze. For a moment, he thought he had heard wrong, and he hurriedly checked the Personal Panel. According to the system's assessment of their relationship, Xiao Yi Xian was still Secretly in Love with him.

Even as he breathed a sigh of relief, Liu Yun became even more confused.

"Why?" Liu Yun asked in bewilderment.

"I'm sorry, Liu Yun!" Xiao Yi Xian repeated sadly. Yet inwardly, she secretly made up her mind. Once I solve the problem of my poison body, I'll go find you immediately.

Liu Yun could see Xiao Yi Xian's difficulty and her dejected mood. Though he was still deeply puzzled, he did not press her further. He merely silently opened his arms and wrapped them around her slender willow waist.

Xiao Yi Xian did not resist. Her hands climbed onto Liu Yun's back as she held him tightly.

"It's fine if you don't go to Wutan City. Green Mountain Town isn't far from there anyway. I'll come visit you often," Liu Yun said softly.

"Mm!" Xiao Yi Xian answered quietly.

The two of them both breathed a sigh of relief. Xiao Yi Xian simply did not want to hurt Liu Yun, while Liu Yun was relieved that he had escaped a disastrous love triangle.