When Xiao Yi Xian saw the introduction to the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, her face alternated between pale and green. "You want me to awaken the Calamity Poison Body?" Her voice trembled, and her body had gone cold.
Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's pale little face, Xiao Jin was somewhat speechless. "What are you thinking? I'm only telling you that it's not because your talent is poor. Your constitution simply hasn't been awakened yet. Whether you have the Calamity Poison Body or not, I'll take care of you for the rest of my life. Don't overthink it. Even if your Calamity Poison Body has already awakened, I still have a way to help you control it." Xiao Jin held Xiao Yi Xian and whispered softly into her ear.
Only after hearing Xiao Jin's words did Xiao Yi Xian relax. She had been so afraid that he would recklessly make her awaken her constitution. Xiao Yi Xian slowly nestled back into Xiao Jin's embrace. "You still haven't answered my question. Are there other women?"
The question left Xiao Jin speechless, and he did not know how to answer. On the Dou Qi Continent, the strong reigned supreme, and it was perfectly normal for powerful men to have several wives and concubines. But who were Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian? Both were peerless beauties blessed with extraordinary talent. For an ordinary man to win the heart of even one of them would be a blessing earned over several lifetimes. Yet he had won the hearts of two such beauties, which made him feel rather pleased with himself. At the same time, he had no idea how to answer Xiao Yi Xian.
Seeing Xiao Jin hesitate, Xiao Yi Xian already knew the answer. She closed her eyes and said slowly, "What happened between us was ultimately a misunderstanding. You're so outstanding that I never expected to be your only woman for life. I only hope that no matter how many women you have in the future, there will always be a place for me in your heart. If the day comes when you truly no longer like me, tell me. I'll leave on my own."
After hearing Xiao Yi Xian's words, Xiao Jin wrapped his arms around her even more tightly, as though he wanted to knead her into his body. "Don't worry. I'll never stop liking you. You weren't just my first woman—I was your first man too. I'll never forget you." Feeling Xiao Jin's warm embrace and hearing his words, Xiao Yi Xian's lips curved into a captivating smile.
The two flirted affectionately atop Blue Eagle's back as it flew toward the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Before long, Blue Eagle arrived at the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's headquarters.
Xiao Jin took Xiao Yi Xian and leaped down, landing in front of a small building. The Wolf Head Mercenary Group members guarding the entrance had long noticed Blue Eagle overhead and informed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's first, second, and third leaders. Once they came out, they surrounded Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Jin. "Xiao Yi Xian, where is my son, Mu Li?" Mu She, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's first leader, loudly demanded.
Such a huge commotion from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group naturally drew many people from Qingshan Town. Seeing Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Jin surrounded by the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, the crowd shouted, "Come quickly! A bunch of grown men from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group are about to bully Xiao Yi Xian! Everyone, come help!" As that cry spread, the onlookers could no longer sit still. "Wolf Head Mercenary Group, you bastards dare bully Xiao Yi Xian? Do you think we don't exist?" "That's right! Xiao Yi Xian has treated the wounded and saved countless mercenary brothers in Qingshan Town. We absolutely cannot let the Wolf Head Mercenary Group scum bully our benefactor!" As soon as those words fell, the people around them all voiced their agreement. Then the crowd surged forward in outrage, charging at the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's encirclement. In an instant, the mercenaries' cordon was broken apart by the enthusiastic mercenaries. They rushed into the circle, surrounding Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Jin to protect them.
"I never expected my Xian'er to be so popular in Qingshan Town," Xiao Jin whispered into Xiao Yi Xian's ear. "Neither did I." Looking at the mercenaries protecting her, Xiao Yi Xian's heart was filled with emotion.
The sudden turn of events caught Mu She off guard. He knew Xiao Yi Xian held great prestige in Qingshan Town, but he had not expected it to be this great. Before he could react, they had already shielded Xiao Yi Xian. He knew of Mu Li's plan, and he did not believe Mu Li could have failed. After all, Xiao Yi Xian was only a 1-star Dou Practitioner. The scattered independent mercenaries in that herb-gathering party could not possibly have been a match for the thirty men Mu Li had brought. Yet now Xiao Yi Xian had returned to Qingshan Town, while Mu Li and the thirty Wolf Head Mercenary Group members had not. This left him deeply puzzled.
Just then, the owner behind Myriad Medicine Pavilion also arrived at the scene. "Mr. Yao is here! Everyone, make way for him!" The newcomer was a middle-aged man. He strode forward and asked Xiao Yi Xian with concern, "Xiao Yi Xian, are you all right? Why did only you return? Where are the other members of the herb-gathering party?" "Mr. Yao, the other members of the herb-gathering party were all killed by the Wolf Head Mercenary Group." Xiao Yi Xian laced those words with a faint trace of Dou Qi, allowing everyone nearby to hear them. "What?!" The crowd cried out, and countless gazes turned toward the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
"Bullshit! Thirty members of our Wolf Head Mercenary Group, along with my son, haven't returned yet. Who knows whether what you're saying is true?" Mu She sneered. Xiao Yi Xian's reputation in Qingshan Town was indeed high, high enough that so many mercenaries would defend her. But defending her was one thing; they would not actually go to war with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, would they? As long as he stubbornly refused to admit it, Xiao Yi Xian could do nothing to him.
Just as Mr. Yao was about to step forward and speak, Xiao Jin interrupted him. "I don't care whether you believe it or not. We came here today to wipe your Wolf Head Mercenary Group from the face of the earth." Xiao Jin took out the Earth Demon Kui to protect Xiao Yi Xian, while he himself walked toward the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
"What did you say? You want to wipe out our Wolf Head Mercenary Group?" Mu She cried out in disbelief, then burst into mocking laughter. The members behind him also laughed loudly, their faces full of ridicule. "Kid, are you still dreaming? Look at how many members our Wolf Head Mercenary Group has. Our first leader is even a Dou Master. A brat whose feathers haven't even grown in dares to spout such nonsense? You truly don't know the meaning of death!" the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's second leader mocked loudly.
The bystanders also felt that Xiao Jin was far too arrogant. Since they had seen him with Xiao Yi Xian earlier, they had protected him while protecting her. Now that he was courting death, they could not be bothered to interfere. After all, Xiao Yi Xian had not tried to stop him.
Xiao Jin ignored the Wolf Head Mercenary Group members' frenzied mockery. He spread his hand, and a ball of Heavenly Flame appeared in his palm.
"Manifesting flames! Isn't that something only experts at least at the Dou Ling level can do? Is this young man a Dou Ling?" a mercenary cried out, his voice filled with shock. The people around him came to their senses as well. In an instant, no one dared mock Xiao Jin any longer, and the entire area fell silent.
Mu She swallowed hard and asked Xiao Jin with trembling legs, "May I ask why you, sir, are targeting our Wolf Head Mercenary Group?" "There's no reason. I just don't like the look of your Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Go in peace." With that, the Heavenly Flame in his hand flickered violently.
Before the Wolf Head Mercenary Group members around him could react, they were reduced to ashes one after another. Only piles of wealth and three Storage Rings remained on the ground.
"For group attacks, Falling Heart Flame's Heartfire ability really is the strongest." Xiao Jin sighed, collected the scattered gold coins and Storage Rings into the System Space, then walked toward Xiao Yi Xian.
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