Xiao Yi Xian Is in Trouble?

After wiping out the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, Xiao Lei remained in Green Mountain Town, living as a lone mercenary.

Sometimes, he would wander around the Demon Beast Mountain Range, or join Ten Thousand Medicines Hall's herb-gathering teams to escort Xiao Yi Xian while she collected herbs. His days were quite leisurely.

He had also directly taken over the mercenary group's headquarters and turned it into his own residence.

As for the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's various businesses, Xiao Lei sold them off in exchange for Gold Coins, medicinal herbs, and the like.

As time passed, the people of Green Mountain Town no longer mentioned the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. However, most of them continued to hold Xiao Lei in deep respect.

After gathering herbs with Xiao Yi Xian several times, Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian had become fairly good friends. He occasionally tried his luck by touching her, though he had not obtained anything too outrageous.

In the blink of an eye, more than two months had passed since Xiao Lei destroyed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

After over two months of cultivation, Xiao Lei's cultivation had advanced from Six Star Dou Shi to the realm of Eight-Star Dou Shi.

That evening, after finishing his cultivation and preparing to rest, Xiao Lei suddenly heard a clear cry from outside his room.

The sound was somewhat familiar to him. It was Blue Eagle, Xiao Yi Xian's companion and a First-Class Magical Beast.

Xiao Lei raised a brow slightly, opened the door, and walked out.

At the sight of Xiao Lei, Blue Eagle abruptly swooped down and landed beside him, letting out urgent cries as though it were trying to urge him on.

Xiao Lei's heart stirred as he asked, "Did something happen to Xiao Yi Xian?"

"Caw!" Blue Eagle cried again and actually nodded.

Over the past two months, not only had Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Lei become friends, but Blue Eagle had also grown quite familiar with Xiao Lei.

Thus, when Xiao Yi Xian was in danger, it had immediately come to find him.

"Take me to her!"

Xiao Lei did not waste any time. He leaped onto Blue Eagle's back and gave the order.

Blue Eagle flapped its wings and shot into the air, flying swiftly toward Ten Thousand Medicines Hall.

Xiao Lei frowned slightly and immediately used the ability of Sharp Ears, listening to the activity within Green Mountain Town, particularly in the direction of Ten Thousand Medicines Hall.

Ten Thousand Medicines Hall was divided into a front hall and a rear courtyard.

The front hall was naturally used for business, while the rear courtyard served as the residence for the people of Ten Thousand Medicines Hall.

The rear courtyard was an exquisitely designed estate.

Deep within the estate, in a rather secluded room, Xiao Yi Xian lay quietly on the bed with her eyes tightly shut. Her once rosy and lovely face was now tinged with an eerie Seven-Colored Poison.

Beside her bed stood Mister Yao, along with a maid and two guards.

"Go, tie Xiao Yi Xian up," Mister Yao ordered the maid.

At his words, hesitation flashed across the maid's face. In the end, she still walked to the bedside, looked at Xiao Yi Xian apologetically, then took out a bundle of rope and reached out to bind her.

"Ah!"

The moment the maid's hand touched Xiao Yi Xian's wrist, she let out a shrill scream.

A strange black mist spread from Xiao Yi Xian's wrist onto her hand, then visibly spread throughout her entire body at a speed discernible to the naked eye.

Even more terrifyingly, beginning from her fingers, the maid's flesh began to rot rapidly. At the festering areas, all the flesh had turned pitch-black!

"Mister Yao, save me!"

The maid dropped the rope in terror and backed away from Xiao Yi Xian, crying out in panic.

Mister Yao and the two guards' expressions changed drastically at the sight.

When he saw the maid approaching him, Mister Yao immediately shouted, "Get away! Don't come any closer!"

"Mister Yao, save me!"

Startled by Mister Yao's shout, the maid instinctively stopped and pleaded with him again.

Mister Yao frowned. "You've been with Xiao Yi Xian for some time. Do you know what poison this is? Only if I know the poison can I give you the appropriate antidotal herbs."

"I... I don't know... Ah!"

The maid shook her head repeatedly. The pain of her flesh rotting made her scream again.

As she screamed, she unconsciously moved a little closer toward Mister Yao.

"Stay away from me!" Seeing this, Mister Yao took another step back and shouted coldly.

He was truly frightened. That poison was too terrifying.

"Ah... It was you! You caused all this! Let's die together!" Seeing his reaction, the maid screamed and suddenly lunged at Mister Yao.

Mister Yao hurriedly retreated while drawing the long saber from a guard's waist. He slashed viciously at the maid's neck.

Splat!

The blade flashed, and the maid's head flew straight off. Her headless corpse crashed heavily onto the ground.

"Mister Yao, what do we do now?"

The two guards beside him suddenly changed expression at the sight. They took a terrified step back and carefully asked Mister Yao.

"Damn it, what exactly is going on?"

Mister Yao did not answer them. His face was extremely grim as he frowned.

The two guards exchanged a glance, but neither spoke.

If even Mister Yao did not know what was happening, how could they?

"I'd like to ask you the same thing. What exactly is going on?" Just then, a cold voice came from outside the room.

As the voice fell, a handsome young man dressed in green robes appeared in the room.

This youth was naturally Xiao Lei, who had been brought here by Blue Eagle.

Upon hearing the voice, Mister Yao and the two guards instinctively turned to look.

When they saw Xiao Lei, all their expressions changed sharply.

Mister Yao's gaze flickered as he asked in a deep voice, "Young Master Xiao Lei, why have you barged into my Ten Thousand Medicines Hall? What do you want?"

"What do I want?" Xiao Lei sneered. "I haven't even asked what you want to do yet."

As his voice fell, Xiao Lei shot forward, arriving before Mister Yao in an instant. His five fingers curled slightly as they shot toward Mister Yao's throat like lightning.

Before Mister Yao could react, Xiao Lei's hand had already clamped firmly around his neck. With a slight exertion of his arm, he lifted him up. "Speak. What happened to Xiao Yi Xian?"

"Cough, cough..." With his neck gripped by Xiao Lei, Mister Yao's face turned red. He could not help coughing as breathing became difficult.

Seeing this, the two guards immediately drew their sabers and pointed them at Xiao Lei. "Release Mister Yao!"

"You're courting death!"

Seeing the two draw their sabers at him, a cold glint flashed through Xiao Lei's eyes. He held Mister Yao in one hand while spreading his other palm slightly. In an instant, Purple Dou Qi gathered in his palm!

Thunderbolt Palm!

Xiao Lei tapped the ground with the tip of his foot and shot forward, arriving before one of the guards in an instant. He struck out with his palm.

At once, a purple palm imprint crackling with arcs of lightning slammed viciously into the guard's chest.

Bang!

A dull impact rang out. A bloody hole was blasted straight through the guard's chest, with purple lightning arcs continuously flickering around its edges!

Bang!

Before the man's corpse could hit the ground, Xiao Lei struck out with another palm, shattering the other guard's heart.

Thud!

Thud!

The two heavy impacts sounded almost simultaneously as the two guards' corpses fell onto their backs. Their eyes were wide open, still filled with intense terror!

Thud. Xiao Lei casually tossed Mister Yao before the two corpses as if throwing away trash, then said coldly, "If you don't want to end up like them, explain everything clearly. What exactly happened?"

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