Astonishing Progress!

In the shadow of a city gate not far from Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan asked in surprise, "Teacher, what's wrong?"

Medicine Elder frowned and said strangely, "The moment we arrived, the Bone Chilling Flame suddenly stirred out of control."

"An abnormal movement from a Heavenly Flame?"

Xiao Yan asked in surprise.

Medicine Elder took the opportunity to explain, "Generally speaking, there is more than one of each Heavenly Flame in this world. When Heavenly Flames draw too close, they attract one another and compete to determine which is superior."

"So there's a Heavenly Flame nearby?" Xiao Yu pressed.

"I'm afraid not." Medicine Elder shook his head.

"We've been in Green Mountain Town for half a month. If there were a Heavenly Flame nearby, we wouldn't only be sensing it now. Besides, the conditions here aren't suitable for a Heavenly Flame to be born."

"Most likely, some powerful expert carrying a Heavenly Flame happened to pass by."

Hearing Medicine Elder's words, Xiao Yu drooped his head. "Fine. I thought we'd run into a Heavenly Flame so soon."

Medicine Elder smiled. "Every Heavenly Flame is a divine treasure of heaven and earth. How could one be so easy to find? The Tagore Desert we're heading to should have one. That's information I obtained years ago."

Hearing Medicine Elder's words, Xiao Yan perked up again.

"You're right, Teacher. And even if we encountered a Heavenly Flame now, we wouldn't be completely confident of subduing it."

"Let's go. Our top priority is to head to the Magic Beast Mountain Range, inquire about your senior brother's whereabouts, and let you cultivate in the mountains for a while."

Xiao Yu waited in place for a long time, but he never sensed another abnormal reaction from the Heavenly Flame.

He frowned in thought.

"What exactly is going on?"

Unable to figure it out, he stopped dwelling on it. His Bone Chilling Flame had been refined by the system in the first place, so it was normal for it to have some flaws.

Still wearing the Shadowless Mask and concealing his aura, Xiao Yu quietly entered Green Mountain Town.

Recalling the location of Thousand Medicine Hall, Xiao Yu cautiously made his way over.

Along the way, however, he discovered that Thousand Medicine Hall was surrounded by numerous spies, both openly and in secret.

With the Shadowless Mask concealing his aura, coupled with his own strength as a two-star Dou Master, he finally entered Thousand Medicine Hall without incident.

Having entered Thousand Medicine Hall safely, Xiao Yu looked at a heavily guarded courtyard and immediately knew where Little Medical Fairy was.

At a time like this, the only place in Thousand Medicine Hall guarded so tightly had to be where Little Medical Fairy was staying.

Xiao Yu hid in the shadows and surveyed the layout around the courtyard.

It was a simple quadrangle courtyard, now surrounded by concealed sentries. However, most of the guards looked relaxed, as though they did not take this task seriously at all.

That was understandable. Little Medical Fairy was a living person inside the room; it was impossible for her to escape unnoticed. Their vigilance slipping was only natural.

And that gave Xiao Yu the perfect opportunity to sneak in.

Xiao Yu quietly climbed onto a nearby roof, hung upside down beneath the protruding eaves, and easily slipped into Little Medical Fairy's courtyard under cover of night.

Seeing the lit window of Little Medical Fairy's room, Xiao Yu flipped over and silently slipped inside.

The moment he entered the room, Xiao Yu noticed misty vapor filling the air. A faint, enticing fragrance also wafted through the room.

Just as Xiao Yu was wondering about it, he suddenly heard the sound of water from behind the screen.

Only then did Xiao Yu understand that Little Medical Fairy was bathing.

What timing...

If Little Medical Fairy discovers me... With that thought, Xiao Yu wanted to retreat the way he had come and leave quietly, but he suddenly noticed the circulation of Dou Qi within his body slow for an instant.

At that moment, the Bone Chilling Flame surged out from within him, and the abnormality in his meridians instantly vanished.

A trace of curiosity appeared in Xiao Yu's eyes. He had only just entered the room, yet he had already been poisoned!

If he had not possessed a Heavenly Flame, it seemed that even a Dou Master entering Little Medical Fairy's room would be caught off guard.

It seemed Little Medical Fairy had made astonishing progress with the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture!

Whoosh!

While Xiao Yu was lost in thought—

A strip of white silk suddenly shot out from behind the screen.

Watching the white silk stab straight at his face, Xiao Yu slightly tilted aside and dodged the attack.

Just as he was about to speak, he caught another strange fragrance from the white silk.

He hurriedly covered his mouth and nose, circulated his Heavenly Flame to rapidly burn it away within his body, and only then cautiously said, "Little Medical Fairy, it's me!"

Hearing Xiao Yu's cry.

The attack from the other side stopped as well.

A cute little head peeked out from behind the screen. Who else could it be but Little Medical Fairy?

Perhaps because she had just bathed, Little Medical Fairy's cheeks were flushed red.

Her long black hair hung down behind her tilted head, still dripping with bathwater.

Xiao Yu could not help staring blankly.

After peeking out and confirming that it truly was Xiao Yu, Little Medical Fairy visibly sighed in relief.

Anyone would be nervous if they discovered a thief had entered their home halfway through a bath.

Especially since Little Medical Fairy's relationship with Thousand Medicine Hall was somewhat delicate at the moment.

"Sit there and don't move. Wait for me."

With the danger gone, Little Medical Fairy glared at Xiao Yu, then ducked back behind the screen, leaving behind only that coquettish remark.

Xiao Yu awkwardly scratched his nose and found a nearby chair to sit down in.

Behind the screen, Little Medical Fairy's face was full of embarrassment.

After all, she was completely naked at the moment.

Only a screen separated her from Xiao Yu.

After returning behind the screen, Little Medical Fairy realized something embarrassing: her clothes had flown to Xiao Yu's side along with the white silk she had sent out.

Since she kept her poisons close to her body, when she discovered someone had intruded halfway through her bath, she had no time to take out her poison bottles and feared alerting the intruder.

So she could only scatter the poisons into her clothes, using that method to poison him by surprise.

Poison? Oh no!

Little Medical Fairy suddenly remembered that the poisons she had used were all lethal.

Thinking that she might have poisoned Xiao Yu to death with her own hands, Little Medical Fairy's eyes gradually moistened. She immediately ran toward Xiao Yu.

Meanwhile, as Xiao Yu sat in the chair, he lowered his head and saw the white silk that had flown out earlier. Mixed within it were unmistakably a girl's intimate garments.

It would not look right to leave them on the ground. Xiao Yu glanced toward the screen.

Little Medical Fairy had only just ducked back behind it. She probably would not come out so quickly. He could simply pick them up and place them on the table for her.

So Xiao Yu reached out and picked up Little Medical Fairy's clothes.

Yet the moment he held them in his hand, he saw Little Medical Fairy run out with a worried expression, looking as though the word "wronged" had been written all over her face.

Xiao Yu thought something had happened behind the screen. His gaze sharpened, and he hurriedly caught the approaching Little Medical Fairy, shielding her behind him.

Little Medical Fairy, who had run over, saw the clothes in Xiao Yu's hand and hurriedly reached out for them, wanting to find the antidote to the poison she had made.

She wanted to help Xiao Yu relieve the poison's effects.

But she had not expected Xiao Yu to pull her behind him the instant he saw her.

Seeing the vigilance in Xiao Yu's eyes, she finally understood that he thought there was danger and wanted to protect her.

Warmth filled her heart, and Little Medical Fairy said softly, "No... no one. I poisoned this room. I'm looking for an antidote pill for you."