The Emperor-grade Alchemist is Actually a Woman?!

After the members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group departed, Little Doctor Fairy handed the neatly packed bundle of medicinal herbs to him.

She instructed him in a gentle voice:

"There you go, these are your medicines. Just go back, boil them into a decoction, and take it before getting a good night's sleep."

"And don't worry, there's nothing wrong with your body, nor are there any signs of poisoning. You'll be fine as long as you go home and get some proper rest."

"However, since you've been targeted by the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, I suggest you leave Qingshan Town tonight."

Xiao Yuan took the herb bundle. As he listened to Little Doctor Fairy's rambling, he blinked his eyes and stared at the woman in white before him, as if he were observing some exotic new species.

Interesting. I'm being protected? Is this a first?

"Hey, are you even listening to me?"

Hearing Xiao Yuan's inner voice, Little Doctor Fairy frowned slightly and urged him in a low tone:

"Leave quickly. The leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group is a two-star Dou Shi, and he has countless Dou Zhe under his command. You are no match for them."

"Is... is it really that scary?"

Xiao Yuan wanted to tease this Little Doctor Fairy, who felt just like a kind neighborly sister.

He put on a perfectly acted expression of cowardice and whispered:

"But... but I have no way to leave Qingshan Town right now. I need to stay here for a while longer... What should I do?"

He acted as if he were genuinely terrified of the legendary two-star Dou Shi leader of the Wolf Head.

He was only fourteen, not yet fifteen, and given the fearsome reputation of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, no one would ever suspect he was faking it.

Even Little Doctor Fairy was convinced, and she stamped her foot in frustration.

"You..."

She had intended to scold him, but seeing his pathetic, aggrieved expression, a soft spot in her heart was touched.

The gaze she turned toward him softened, losing its urgency.

It even lost a bit of its wariness.

Looking at him, she felt as if she were seeing that little neighbor boy who used to follow her around back when her mother was raising her in the village.

It was a pity that, due to the awakening of her Woeful Poison Body, that little boy had been left behind in that desolate village forever.

At this thought, Little Doctor Fairy pursed her lips, seemingly having made a decision.

She reached out to pat his head and said gently:

"Alright then, you can stay with your big sister for the time being."

"Are you sure that's okay?"

"Mm, my name is Little Doctor Fairy. You can call me Big Sister Little Doctor Fairy. May I ask what your name is, little brother?"

"My name is Xiao Yuan. Thank you, Big Sister Little Doctor Fairy!"

Seeing Xiao Yuan's expression shift from worry to joy, Little Doctor Fairy couldn't help but smile along with him.

It was as if she had truly seen that little boy from years ago.

Although she had been shocked, curious, stunned, and even panicked when she first realized she could hear Xiao Yuan's inner thoughts—and was even more desperate to know how to cure her own body—she had only just now come to her senses.

The little brother Xiao Yuan before her was nothing more than a child, much younger than herself.

"Alright, Lifei, please take him to the backyard and tidy up a spare room."

Little Doctor Fairy said to her assistant, who was busy at the counter.

As an assistant, Lifei had naturally overheard the conversation between her and Xiao Yuan, and she had also witnessed the entire conflict with the young leader of the Wolf Head, Mu Li.

Consequently, her expression was one of hesitation and awkwardness.

"Miss, is this... really a good idea? Mr. Yao, the shopkeeper, probably won't agree to this, right?"

"I will speak with Mr. Yao. Lifei, just do as I say."

Little Doctor Fairy offered her assistant a reassuring smile.

Her relationship with the Myriad Medicine Pavilion was not merely one of employment; especially given Little Doctor Fairy's high reputation in Qingshan Town, the two were more like partners.

Therefore, as long as it didn't cross any bottom lines, everything was negotiable.

Lifei understood this well and didn't refuse further; she stepped out from behind the counter and led him toward the backyard.

Xiao Yuan, meanwhile, carefully sized up the assistant named Lifei.

She had a quiet temperament and, while not as beautiful as Little Doctor Fairy, she would certainly be considered a beauty in Qingshan Town.

I just didn't expect that an assistant who could have lived a good life following Little Doctor Fairy would end up selling her whereabouts to Mu Li.

Tsk tsk, you really can't judge a book by its cover. I truly feel it's a waste for Big Sister Little Doctor Fairy.

This inner thought happened to be overheard by Little Doctor Fairy. As she prepared to resume her consultations, her movements stiffened, and she subconsciously looked toward the figure disappearing behind the curtain.

"Lifei... would betray my whereabouts?"

Little Doctor Fairy's willow-leaf brows furrowed once more.

To be honest, she didn't quite believe Xiao Yuan's inner voice this time.

After all, Lifei had been with her for many years, and the two were as close as sisters; how could she possibly betray her?

However, having lived in Qingshan Town for so many years, she possessed her own sense of vigilance.

She secretly made a mental note of this matter.

Meanwhile, Lifei had settled Xiao Yuan into a reasonably tidy side room in the backyard.

After Lifei departed.

Xiao Yuan first used his soul power to inspect the room and the courtyard.

Finding no issues, he sat cross-legged on the bed and took out the reward he had just obtained from the system.

"Is this the so-called Emperor Grade Alchemist Insights?"

What he held was a warm, emerald-green jade pendant. A faint, flowing luminescence seemed to dance across its surface; one look was enough to tell it was no ordinary object.

Using it was quite simple.

One only needed to press it against their forehead and recite the command internally.

Yet, the moment he activated it!

The jade pendant in his hand instantly transformed into a streak of light that vanished into his brow. Xiao Yuan immediately felt a tearing, agonizing pain in his forehead.

In a trance, he seemed to see a woman in white standing atop a mountain peak.

Beneath the alchemy furnace before her, raging flames burned, while the dark clouds above were thick with thunder.

As bolt after bolt of pill lightning crashed down, the turbulence within the furnace intensified, yet the woman remained composed, using her soul power to suppress the vessel.

She was actually refining pills while enduring a lightning tribulation!

Moreover, with each tempering by the pill lightning, the quality of the pill rose, until it was completely free of impurities, perfectly round and flawless.

It was practically on par with the pills produced by the system!

But the most crucial point was that this was a female alchemist!

Thinking about it carefully, this was normal; the Dou Qi Continent was not lacking in women who possessed both talent and beauty.

For instance, Xuan Yi, one of the three great heads of the Pill Tower.

Or Han Shanshan, the teacher of Yao Chen.

Or perhaps the demonic girl of the Cao family in the Central Plains, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen, the head of the five great families of the Pill Tower.

Just then, the woman in white finished her alchemy.

The moment the lid was lifted, a human figure shot out from within.

But in the next second, the woman reached out a jade hand and grabbed at the sky; the figure instantly disintegrated, transforming into a round, scorching-hot pill that landed in her palm.

Is this woman really that terrifying?!

If he remembered correctly, the Emperor Pill in the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion, even as a nascent pill, possessed the strength of a nine-star Dou Sheng and could withstand the combined siege of people like Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan!

Wouldn't a finished product have the strength of a Dou Di?!

And this woman had just grabbed it and crushed a pill with the cultivation of a Dou Di?!

This strength likely far exceeded that of a Dou Di, right?

Could she be an Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign?

Hiss, simply terrifying!