Let Me Examine You...

"By the way, would you mind telling me what your plans are for the near future?"

Wu Yong followed up on the previous topic, asking Little Fairy Doctor.

"I don't have any other plans for the time being."

Little Fairy Doctor shook her head, then asked with a playful smile, "Why, are you planning to see me off?"

"I did have that thought. If you arrive at a new place, having me step in to intimidate others on your behalf could save you from a lot of unnecessary trouble later on."

Wu Yong nodded, then shifted his tone in the next second: "More importantly, you are one of the few friends I have, and I don't want to find that you've vanished once I graduate."

"Graduate? You must be a student at Canaan Academy, then?"

Little Fairy Doctor's eyes lit up as she began to guess Wu Yong's identity.

An eighteen-year-old Dou Wang expert—aside from Canaan Academy, where else could cultivate such an outstanding genius?

"Smart!"

Wu Yong gave her a thumbs-up, not sparing his praise: "And I happen to be the strongest student at Canaan Academy."

"I figured as much. After all, you're so incredible that even Canaan Academy couldn't possibly produce a second person as talented as you."

Little Fairy Doctor praised him back; since her friend was so exceptional, he was surely one of a kind.

The two just looked at each other, and the medical clinic suddenly fell silent.

"Ahem, you aren't older than me, are you? Have you considered going to Canaan Academy?"

Both of them turned their heads at the same time, but Wu Yong was the first to break the slightly awkward atmosphere.

Upon hearing this, the face that had been flushed with shyness turned deathly pale in an instant, and she reverted to a state of absolute, cold rationality.

Turning her head to look at the tall, handsome Wu Yong with his short black hair, the thoughts she had been harboring vanished without a trace.

You are a vessel for the Woeful Poison Body; you will eventually die in an incredibly hideous state. What right do you have to be friends with such a genius youth?

Your very existence is the greatest stain on his perfect life, bar none!

"Hey, are you alright? Little Fairy Doctor?"

Wu Yong reached out and waved a hand in front of her eyes. What was wrong with this girl? They were chatting perfectly fine just a moment ago.

Little Fairy Doctor, whose face had suddenly turned pale, snapped back to reality, momentarily unsure of how to face the Wu Yong before her.

"I suddenly feel a bit unwell. Let's talk again tomorrow."

Wu Yong was thoughtful. He had heard a thing or two about those "women's issues"—they weren't always fixed to a specific time of the month, nor did they reset precisely at midnight; they were more like sudden ambushes.

Presumably, Little Fairy Doctor had just been blindsided by one.

"Then hurry back to the inner room and rest. I'll help you watch the shop out here."

"..."

Hearing Wu Yong say this, Little Fairy Doctor felt even more pained.

Yet, she couldn't find a reason to drive him away, so she had no choice but to walk back to the inner room. She pondered how to part with Wu Yong gracefully, never to see him again.

However, the more she thought about separating from Wu Yong, the more turbulent the memories in her mind became.

Even though they had known each other for less than two days, he had become so unforgettable in her memories.

"So, the saying 'to feel like old friends at first sight' is actually true..."

Outside, the sound of Wu Yong intentionally lowering his voice to speak with a patient reached Little Fairy Doctor's ears, causing her even more agony.

She wanted to spend her life with this friend, but she would only bring misfortune; she would poison everyone around her.

Just like the elderly couple who had taken her in and treated her like their own granddaughter—in the end, she had accidentally poisoned them when they took the fake-death medicine she had prepared.

Besides, he was so outstanding; there were plenty of heaven-favored daughters on the Dou Qi Continent for him to choose from. There were many options far better than her.

Her own fate was to head toward death. Since that was the case, why let him see her in her hideous final moments?

For three or five days in a row, Little Fairy Doctor hid in her room, using her poor health as an excuse to avoid seeing Wu Yong.

In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

Hearing that Little Fairy Doctor was still feeling unwell, Wu Yong suddenly thought of something. How could a woman's "issue" last for an entire week without getting better?

Besides, this was the Dou Qi Continent, and Little Fairy Doctor was a Dou Zhe; her physical constitution was far beyond that of an ordinary woman.

"Come out. Let me take your pulse and see what's wrong."

"No need. I'm just feeling unwell. You should go; go attend to your own business."

"It's precisely because you're unwell that I need to check on you. If you're sick, you need medicine. Do I really need to teach you that?"

"No, I'm really fine. I'll be better after resting for a while."

"Is that so? I don't believe you."

"...?"

Little Fairy Doctor was stunned, not expecting Wu Yong to be so unreasonable.

"I'm coming in."

"Hey! Wait... I'm not wearing any clothes!"

"Then put your clothes on now, and I'll come in afterward."

"...I'm not feeling well, I don't want to put on clothes." Blushing, Little Fairy Doctor found a reason that sounded relatively reasonable.

Some people just liked to sleep without clothes.

"Then cover yourself up with the quilt."

"No! I'll put on my clothes right now, just wait!"

Within reason, Little Fairy Doctor's voice actually sounded quite full of energy?

Realizing the problem, Wu Yong also had the wind help him inspect the situation in the inner room; this girl was clearly hiding something from him.

Confirming that she had put on her clothes, Wu Yong walked straight in.

The room was very tidy and didn't look messy at all.

Wu Yong leaned against the door frame, his face cold, watching Little Fairy Doctor as she realized her lie had been seen through.

"Not feeling well?"

"I..."

"You had better be able to convince me, otherwise I'm going to have to spank your bottom."

"No!"

"Why not? You've been fooling me like I'm an idiot; is this how you treat your friends?"

"I... that's right! This is how I treat my friends. If you don't like it, then don't be friends with me anymore. Let's break off our friendship!"

Little Fairy Doctor hesitated for a moment, and then a thought rose in her heart: perhaps ending it like this wouldn't be so bad.

Two black lines hung down Wu Yong's face; this girl was really trying to fool him like he was an idiot!

Smack smack smack smack smack smack!!!!!

"Now, tell me what you've been hiding from me. Whatever the problem is, we'll face it together. If you dare say something like that to me again, I won't use Dou Qi; those thin bamboo strips would be just fine."

Little Fairy Doctor knew that what Wu Yong was talking about was what parents used to discipline children when they didn't listen.

"I'm not a child anymore!"

"Heh..." Wu Yong cast a disdainful glance at her, everything left unsaid.

Remembering what she had just said, Little Fairy Doctor's face turned bright red; what she had just said really didn't seem any different from a child.

She still wanted to find some reason to brush it off, but seeing those amber-like eyes of Wu Yong, she fell silent.

Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, Little Fairy Doctor decided to be honest with her friend.

"I have the Woeful Poison Body, the very Woeful Poison Body recorded in that Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, the Woeful Poison Body that eventually poisons even oneself to death."

Wu Yong took a look at the method for identifying the Woeful Poison Body recorded in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, then looked at Little Fairy Doctor.

Those with the Woeful Poison Body have a seven-colored thin line on their lower abdomen; when the colored line reaches the heart, that is when the Woeful Poison Body is at its strongest, and also when life ends.

"You couldn't have misread it, could you? Come, let me help you check."