Mu She!
The head of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group!
One of the three great mercenary groups in Green Mountain Town!
He was a two-star Dou Master. Although he had been stuck at that level for years, he was still no one an ordinary mercenary dared provoke!
Mu She had made it clear: he was here to back the Benevolent Medicine Hall!
He walked over to the Benevolent Medicine Hall's owner and released the pressure of a Dou Master's Dou Qi.
The ordinary mercenaries around them fell silent at once, even retreating several steps without a word.
Even the mercenaries who had been shouting that they would lend a hand no longer dared speak, afraid of offending Mu She.
They were only ordinary mercenaries.
If they offended Mu She, life in Green Mountain Town would become difficult for them!
The owner of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion's face darkened at once!
The Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion had grown stronger after hiring Xiao Yi Xian, and that was why he had dared to say they would tear down the Benevolent Medicine Hall.
But if the Wolf Head Mercenary Group stood with the Benevolent Medicine Hall, the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion would have a hard time resisting them!
"Just as I said before, if a physician could be poisoned to death so easily, then her medical skills were probably nothing special!"
Mu She said with a cold laugh.
His icy gaze swept across the onlookers.
When everyone whose eyes met his quickly lowered their heads, he gave a smug snort.
Under Mu She's threatening gaze, the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion's side lost much of its momentum.
"Hmph! Don't spout such nonsense! How could anyone stay on guard against thieves day and night? People always let their guard down eventually!"
The owner of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion said, his face livid. "Xiao Yi Xian being poisoned doesn't prove anything about her medical skills!"
"Besides, the witness and physical evidence are right here. Does the Benevolent Medicine Hall really intend to twist right and wrong?!"
The owner of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion clung to the witness and physical evidence, while forcefully rebutting Mu She's words.
The owner of the Benevolent Medicine Hall let out a cold laugh, clasped his hands behind his back, and sauntered down at an unhurried pace.
He came to the witness, leaning forward to take a close look.
"Hey, you from the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion! I don't even know this guy!"
"Who knows where you found this scapegoat? You tortured him into a confession, then falsely claimed he worked for my Benevolent Medicine Hall!"
The old man slowly straightened up and said, looking completely at ease, "This so-called witness is only your word against his. Who knows if you colluded with him?"
"As for this so-called physical evidence, who can prove the poison in those pastries came from our Benevolent Medicine Hall?"
"Even if the poison really did come from our Benevolent Medicine Hall, perhaps some schemer is trying to frame us!"
When the old man said "some schemer," he deliberately glanced at the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion.
The owner of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion was so furious that his beard bristled!
At the end, the old man put on a sorrowful look and said, "Poor Xiao Yi Xian. She was poisoned to death, and now people are using her to make a fuss."
The old man's words immediately set the people around them whispering.
"Come to think of it, he's got a point. Maybe the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion staged the whole thing with that witness!"
"Bullshit! Why would the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion poison Xiao Yi Xian? She brought the Pavilion so much business!"
"Speaking of which, everyone keeps saying Xiao Yi Xian was poisoned to death. Why haven't we seen her body?"
As the crowd buzzed, Xiao Ze had already led Xiao Yi Xian away from the scene.
Both sides were sticking to their own stories, so he would just find the evidence himself!
Making a highly potent poison wasn't easy. It was bound to leave traces!
While the Benevolent Medicine Hall's attention was focused on the commotion out front, Xiao Ze led Xiao Yi Xian inside unseen to search the place.
After searching for a while, they really did find a hidden room!
The residue inside was the very poison that had made Xiao Yi Xian sick!
"Good. Now we have irrefutable evidence!"
Xiao Ze had already suspected the Benevolent Medicine Hall was behind it.
Now that he had seen the physical evidence for himself, he had little reason to hold back!
Two years later, when Xiao Yan came to Green Mountain Town, the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion was the only power to dominate the town.
It seemed that, following the original course of events, Xiao Yi Xian hadn't been poisoned to death, and the two sides had ultimately let the matter drop.
With Xiao Yi Xian's help, the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion had continued to grow, soon swallowing up or crushing the Benevolent Medicine Hall.
As for why the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was backing the Benevolent Medicine Hall?
Xiao Ze guessed the Benevolent Medicine Hall had seen its business faltering and decided to take a desperate gamble!
It had offered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group a huge sum to deal with the trouble that would follow Xiao Yi Xian's poisoning.
Perhaps it was some rare medicinal herb, or maybe a share of the profits for the next ten years.
Faced with such enormous gains, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group would surely be tempted. After all, mercenaries were driven by profit!
The booming Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion wouldn't offer the Wolf Head Mercenary Group anything close to such a massive reward!
Xiao Ze didn't want to concern himself with the schemes behind it all. He just wanted to deal with the mastermind and accomplices who had poisoned Xiao Yi Xian.
Then he would leave Green Mountain Town with her and never have anything to do with the place again!
Xiao Ze arrived at the entrance of the Benevolent Medicine Hall. The two sides were still arguing.
"Ke ke ke! No need to argue. I found the poison used to kill Xiao Yi Xian inside the Benevolent Medicine Hall!"
Xiao Ze's voice came out hoarse and sinister. He had to admit, the Soul Hall elder's laugh was truly one of a kind.
The moment Xiao Ze spoke, he silenced both sides.
The unexpected arrival of a third party drew everyone's gaze.
Two figures clad in black cloaks emerged from the crowd.
Xiao Ze threw the evidence he had gathered onto the ground.
A flash of panic crossed the Benevolent Medicine Hall owner's face. The owner of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion looked pleased; this mysterious person seemed to be on his side.
The old man tried to muddle the issue and twist the truth.
Xiao Ze spoke first.
"You don't need to keep making excuses. Xiao Yi Xian treated me once, and now that she's been poisoned to death, I want to avenge her."
As he spoke, Xiao Ze walked toward the old man.
The old man saw the mysterious figure approaching and kept backing away.
He was like a scholar facing a soldier, with no way to reason with him!
"Hmph, can't win an argument, so now you want to use force?"
The old man said, putting on a brave face. He turned and shouted to Mu She, who was standing by and watching.
"Captain Mu She! You promised you'd step in!"
"Got it. How strong could a guy who hides his face really be?"
Mu She said confidently. Dou Master's aura erupted from him as he charged forward with a vicious grin.
"You sneak who hides your face, if you want to avenge someone in your next life, you'd better know your own limits!"
The intense pressure of his Dou Qi forced the surrounding crowd to retreat again and again.
They stared at Mu She in horror.
That was the might of a Dou Master!
"Heh, I return those words to you, unchanged!"
Xiao Ze stopped and said with a chuckle.
"Arrogant!"
Mu She roared and lunged forward, reaching for Xiao Ze's cloak, intent on seeing his true face.
The onlookers saw this and held their breath.
They felt sorry for Xiao Ze. Of all people, why had he provoked a powerful Dou Master?
Xiao Ze stirred the water-attributed Dou Qi within him and mixed in a trace of poison-attributed Dou Qi. His pale blue Dou Qi instantly turned deep blue!
Xiao Ze's finger struck first.
Before everyone's eyes, it seemed to move slowly, yet it reached the space between Mu She's brows in an instant.
"Pfft!"
The scene seemed to freeze in that moment!
When Xiao Ze withdrew his finger, it was still spotless.
But a bloody hole now marked the center of Mu She's brow.
The crowd was stunned.
A two-star Dou Master had been killed with a single finger?!
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