Winning Over Xiao Yi Xian

Everyone with eyes could see that Gu Fengchen had come to Qingshan Town for Xiao Yi Xian. But how had Xiao Yi Xian come to know such an important figure? It made no sense.

After pondering for a moment, Gu Fengchen said, "Xiao Yi Xian is a member of my family. She simply dislikes the atmosphere there and wanted to come out on her own to gain experience. I came specifically to check on her this time."

What Gu Fengchen meant was: Xiao Yi Xian is under my protection. If you dare cause trouble for her in the future, you will be making an enemy of the family behind me.

"Understood, understood." Hearing the faintly hostile note in Gu Fengchen's voice, Mr. Yao nodded frantically and bent deeply at the waist.

Though he did not know the other party's background, he still had to show enough respect.

"Enough. I still have matters to discuss with Xiao Yi Xian."

With that, Gu Fengchen turned and left.

After Gu Fengchen had departed, Mr. Yao exchanged a glance with a trusted subordinate beside him.

After considering it for a while, the subordinate asked, "Do you really believe there is a great family behind him?"

"Better to believe it exists than believe it does not. Even if there is no great family behind him, reaching such heights at his age is already enough to prove his talent."

Mr. Yao had roamed the martial world for so long that he possessed at least some discernment.

Although he could not shake the feeling that the youth had been putting on a show, the other party's strength was undeniably real.

"By the way, Mr. Yao, did you really just give him that Ancient Technique Scroll?" The subordinate thought of another matter and asked with a frown.

"That Ancient Technique Scroll is simply not something ordinary people can cultivate. I looked through it briefly. It involves blood replacement, rebirth, and so on. I once had some of my men cultivate it, but as they practiced, they ended up practicing themselves to death."

The subordinate froze. Practiced themselves to death?

What kind of secret did this Ancient Technique Scroll contain that it could actually kill someone through cultivation?

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Yao said, "It is said that this scroll can stimulate certain organs into renewed vitality. Once mastered, it can extend one's life by several decades."

Mr. Yao recalled his own attempt to cultivate the Ancient Technique Scroll. The moment he began, he felt as though every tendon and bone in his body were being sliced by blades. Cold sweat seeped all over him, and he simply could not maintain his cultivation state.

From that moment on, he had been certain that the Ancient Technique Scroll was not something ordinary people could cultivate.

"Mr. Yao, then why did you do this?"

"I merely wanted him to try it. If he can cultivate it, that proves he truly is a genius. If he cannot, then dying is no great loss. Even if his family investigates, at most they will trace it back to the Ancient Technique Scroll. Only you and I know that we were the ones who gave it to him."

"Brilliant." The subordinate promptly played the flattering foil, raising a thumbs-up as he said ingratiatingly.

"Still, for a genius like him to come to my Myriad Medicine Pavilion solely for Xiao Yi Xian... Though his earlier explanation was absurd, we should avoid casually offending Xiao Yi Xian from now on."

"Alright, Sister Xiao Yi Xian, shouldn't we go treasure hunting now?"

Gu Fengchen was extremely eager to take a look at that Blessed Land. However, the Magic Beast Mountain Range was so vast that he definitely would not be able to find it alone, so he naturally had to bring Xiao Yi Xian with him.

Xiao Yi Xian considered it and glanced at the sky.

Dusk was already approaching.

The sunlight, gradually turning orange, painted the surrounding trees with a soft golden hue.

The maple forest growing atop the peaks of the Magic Beast Mountain Range was even more eye-catching, like blazing flames.

After thinking it over, Xiao Yi Xian said, "It is already so late today. How about tomorrow?"

Gu Fengchen shook his head. "It's fine. We'll go tonight."

Until he got his hands on the things inside that treasure, he would not feel at ease.

Going during the day would make it too easy for others to notice them. He had no desire to share the treasure with anyone else.

Ordinarily, people entered the Magic Beast Mountain Range in groups of mercenaries, since it was extremely dangerous within.

But Gu Fengchen did not have so many concerns. With the physical strength he possessed now, even if ordinary magical beasts came at him, unless they had exceptionally sharp teeth, they would not be able to tear even a piece of flesh from his body.

Xiao Yi Xian had now realized that although the youth before her was young, he was definitely an expert who had secluded himself in the wilderness. Thus, she did not ask further questions. She merely sorted and packed up the medicinal herbs, ready to enter the mountains at any time.

Then Gu Fengchen's eyes shifted, and he suddenly lowered his voice. "By the way, do you have any poison on hand that can be consumed? I want to test whether my ability can truly completely eliminate the negative effects of the Body of Calamitous Poison."

In truth, the Body of Calamitous Poison possessed extremely strong resistance to toxins, but resistance did not mean complete immunity.

If the poison was too potent, Xiao Yi Xian might fall unconscious. Moreover, anyone who touched her during that time could very likely be poisoned as well.

Therefore, if Xiao Yi Xian consumed poison and Gu Fengchen immediately used the Taotie Seal to absorb the excess Poison Dou Qi, then if Xiao Yi Xian could remain conscious and the poisonous aura did not leak out, it would prove that the Taotie Seal could help her perfectly control the Body of Calamitous Poison.

Xiao Yi Xian was exceptionally intelligent and naturally understood what Gu Fengchen meant. After thinking about it and hesitating for a moment, she nodded. "I do. Y-you, follow me."

Though he was helping treat her Body of Calamitous Poison, it was still her private room, so Xiao Yi Xian could not help feeling somewhat bashful.

Before long, Xiao Yi Xian led Gu Fengchen into a side room.

After opening the door, Gu Fengchen looked around. The room was arranged in a peaceful and elegant manner, and a faint Medicinal Aroma lingered in the air.

His gaze swept over the room. There were pink curtains and a stone table used to sort medicinal herbs, its surface covered with all manner of plants.

The moment Gu Fengchen entered and closed the door, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly asked, "Before you help treat me, there is something I want to ask clearly. Why are you helping me?"

Gu Fengchen paused, feeling that the question was perfectly reasonable.

After all, in Xiao Yi Xian's understanding, this should have been the first time she had ever met the young man before her. Yet he had not only told her about her poison body in such detail, but had also said he would help her control and master it.

She felt that his goodwill was simply too unprovoked.

Gu Fengchen did not conceal anything regarding this matter. He said, "Actually, you may still be underestimating how terrifying the Body of Calamitous Poison is. Once it begins cultivating, its side effects are terrifying, but the increase in strength is also extremely apparent. If you can successfully suppress the poison, then in the future, you will at least become a Dou Venerable. Perhaps you may even touch upon an even higher realm."

In the Original Work, Xiao Yi Xian becoming a Dou Venerable had been as easy as playing around, which was enough to demonstrate the tyranny of the Body of Calamitous Poison.

Looking into Xiao Yi Xian's bright eyes, Gu Fengchen said without hiding anything, "I do indeed have some other thoughts regarding you."

At those words, Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes trembled. Then Gu Fengchen continued, "The enemies I face in the future may be very powerful. A person's strength is sometimes limited. Though I still hope to rely on my own power, two fists cannot defeat four hands."

"So I need some companions to help me. That would make things easier as well."

"The Body of Calamitous Poison has tremendous potential. Dou Emperor and Dou Zong will not be your limits in the future. With such a promising investment before me, do you think I would let you slip away?"

Xiao Yi Xian accepted this answer, but deep down, she still wanted to hear another one. "I-is that all?"

"That's all."

Gu Fengchen looked at Xiao Yi Xian across from him. Her face was fair and flawless, as though carved from ice crystal. Her nose was delicately straight, her lips full, and whenever she blinked, her interlaced lashes were thick as brushes.

Naturally, Gu Fengchen also had some less presentable thoughts. He was a man, after all; it was only human nature.

But he certainly would not say such things aloud.