Green Mountain Town

Near the borders of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, not far from Wutan City, lies a small town called Green Mountain Town.

Most of the people here work in the mercenary trade, spending their days scouring the vast Magical Beast Mountain Range for medicinal herbs and hunting magical beasts.

This unique environment frequently attracts various individuals who come here to temper themselves.

At this very moment, a youth dressed in black, carrying a long blade on his back, has arrived at this location.

After seeing Xiao Yan and obtaining the Flame Mantra, Xiao Lei left Wutan City immediately and headed straight for this place.

Xiao Yi Xian possesses the Woe Poison Body. I wonder what kind of changes will occur after I copy it!

Xiao Lei's current Dou Qi attribute is a mixture of fire and wood. This seems to be because he copied Guni's alchemy techniques; since alchemy requires a fire attribute, the system directly altered the pure fire attribute Xiao Lei had when he first broke through to the Dou Practitioner realm.

If poison is added to my Dou Qi, then the pills I refine will become lethal toxins!

The system obviously won't let such a thing happen, but I'll have to test it myself to see what specific measures it takes.

Thinking this, Xiao Lei grew even more expectant about his trip to Green Mountain Town.

Being a newcomer, Xiao Lei simply grabbed a nearby mercenary to ask for directions.

"Where is the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion?"

"Who the hell are you to be so arrogant? Do you know who I am? You little brat..."

After Xiao Lei delivered a round of "loving" physical education...

"Big brother, big brother... here, this way, the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion is right up ahead. That Xiao Yi Xian you're asking about usually holds consultations at the clinic. Look, can I now..."

The mercenary covered his face, which had been beaten into a pig's head, and said with a fawning smile.

"Get lost!"

After letting the mercenary go, Xiao Lei walked straight toward the place where Xiao Yi Xian was holding consultations.

As he walked, Xiao Lei saw two mercenaries nearby sneakily retracting their arms into their robes, pulling out daggers, and carving shallow but visible wounds into their left hands.

Xiao Lei marveled; you guys really have your methods!

If there's no injury, then create one!

As long as your thinking isn't stagnant, there are always more solutions than problems!

Just to get treated by Xiao Yi Xian, they were willing to carve themselves up.

Compared to the simps Xiao Lei had seen in his past life, these guys were no less dedicated!

Is Xiao Yi Xian's charm really that powerful?

Xiao Lei curiously approached the two and asked.

"Brothers, what are you doing!"

The two glanced at Xiao Lei and found him unfamiliar.

"You're not a local, are you? Look! See over there? That's Xiao Yi Xian!"

The mercenary looked toward Xiao Yi Xian as he spoke, revealing an intoxicated expression.

"This is indeed my first time in Green Mountain Town. Could it be that there is some special custom here, and what does it have to do with that physician?"

Xiao Lei feigned ignorance, playing the fool.

The two mercenaries looked at Xiao Lei with speechless expressions.

What the hell kind of custom!

"See that long line at the door? If you wait in line honestly, you won't even get a turn by nightfall! But if you have an external injury like this and you're in a hurry, Xiao Yi Xian will let you cut the line, and no one else can complain!"

"Besides, for ordinary illnesses, Xiao Yi Xian at most has some physical contact with you while taking your pulse, but it's different with a wound. Stopping the bleeding, applying medicine, bandaging—which one doesn't require contact?"

The mercenary spoke with great excitement, as if he could already see Xiao Yi Xian gently bandaging his wound.

Heh! Xiao Lei was deeply shocked; the seniors really are the best! To think they could come up with such a tactic!

Unlike him, Xiao Lei—who only had the cultivation of a Dou Grandmaster, a bit of pocket money (given by Ya Fei and Xiao Yu before he left), was an alchemist, and was a handsome guy—what else did he have!

"You guys are impressive!"

Xiao Lei gave them a thumbs up. Seeing this, the two felt quite proud, their nostrils almost pointing toward the sky.

"That's right! That—is right! Heh heh, haha!"

The two mercenaries said in unison, feeling that they were truly geniuses.

A moment later, not hearing Xiao Lei speak again, the two, feeling unsatisfied, turned back, intending to boast to Xiao Lei some more.

But Xiao Lei was nowhere to be seen. Shifting their gaze, they saw that he had already headed straight toward Xiao Yi Xian, not even bothering to queue, going straight to the point.

"Quick, let's go over, otherwise the wounds will scab over by themselves!"

The wounds the two had left were not large; with the physical constitution of a Dou Practitioner, they would heal on their own even without medicine.

"Is this guy looking for death by not even queuing?"

The two mercenaries looked at Xiao Lei as if he were an idiot.

In other places, these lawless mercenaries might cut the line, but at Xiao Yi Xian's place, everyone behaved themselves.

The queue was always long every day, and it was filled with all sorts of people.

How dare you cut in line? If you cut in, doesn't that make me an idiot for standing here for half a day!

Cutting in line meant offending everyone; it was something most people wouldn't dare to do.

The best method those two mercenaries could think of was simply to make their own injuries seem more urgent.

As expected, Xiao Lei's actions quickly displeased the miserable crowd waiting in line.

"Who is this guy, acting so arrogant? Can't he see we're all queuing up? If he cuts in like this, what does that make us?"

"Hey! Kid, get back there right now, or I'll smash your head in if you take another step forward!"

Despite the talk, not a single person stepped out of line to beat Xiao Lei up. This wasn't because they knew of Xiao Lei's strength and were afraid to act.

It was because Xiao Lei was keeping some distance from the line; if they stepped out to hit him, they would lose their spots and have to queue all over again.

Moreover, when there are many people, everyone tends to hope that someone else will be the one to take action.

It's like when someone suddenly faints in front of a crowd; if there are many people, everyone will harbor the thought of letting someone else step in to help.

When alone, because there is no one else around to shift the responsibility to, most people will offer some degree of assistance.

If Xiao Lei had tried to cut into the line, he likely would have been slapped on the head by the person behind him.

Therefore, Xiao Lei didn't cut in; instead, he walked directly toward Xiao Yi Xian from the side.

Seeing this, the two mercenaries were completely dumbfounded—they hadn't realized you could play it like that.

They had expected a crowd to swarm him and give him a beating, but the exact opposite happened.

"Hmph, so what if he gets to the front? If Xiao Yi Xian tells him to go back and queue, he'll still have to go back!"

The two mercenaries could only glare at Xiao Lei with hateful eyes from the back of the line.

Seeing Xiao Lei bypass the queue and walk straight toward her, Xiao Yi Xian couldn't help but frown.

She was the one who set the rules for the queue: everyone had to wait unless their injuries were severe and required emergency treatment. Wasn't Xiao Lei slapping her in the face by doing this?

As Xiao Lei was about to reach her, Xiao Yi Xian opened her mouth to speak, but Xiao Lei suddenly slammed a jade bottle onto the table.

"I have heard that Miss Xiao Yi Xian has some interest in alchemy. I wonder if I might discuss it with you."

As he spoke, Xiao Lei opened the bottle cap with a grin, and a scent of medicinal pills wafted out.

The fragrance of low-grade pills wasn't particularly strong, but Xiao Yi Xian was in constant contact with herbs and was extremely sensitive to medicinal scents, recognizing it instantly.

"A medicinal pill! This person is an alchemist!"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Lei with pleasant surprise. Others might not care much for alchemists, but Xiao Yi Xian certainly did!

One of her dreams was to become an alchemist herself!

Taking another look, he was a handsome young man full of youthful vigor, carrying a long blade on his back like a wandering swordsman.

All in all, Xiao Yi Xian's first impression of Xiao Lei was off the charts!

And then...

"Everyone! My apologies! If your conditions aren't urgent, could you please come back this afternoon? I have some private matters to attend to, thank you!"

The two mercenaries gaped in shock: "That actually works?!"