Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The flying magical beast strained onward through the sky, while the surrounding clouds swept past behind it.
Xiao Yun sensed what was happening outside but did not immediately step out. Instead, he calmly extended his soul power, keeping watch over the situation at all times.
In the neighboring room, Little Doctor Fairy heard a knock. She walked to the door and pulled it open. Upon seeing the figure outside, her expression immediately turned blank as she grabbed a handful of powder from her waist, holding it ready to strike.
Three figures stood outside the door. The man in the middle was somewhat disheveled. His gaze roamed brazenly over Little Doctor Fairy as she emerged, and a barely noticeable emotion flashed through his eyes.
Little Doctor Fairy gave the three of them a cursory glance. Each wore a badge on his chest: one Nine-Star Dou Master and two Three-Star Dou Practitioners.
"Fair lady, I am Li Sheng." Li Sheng glanced into the room behind Little Doctor Fairy. When he failed to spot Xiao Yun, whom he had seen earlier, a trace of regret flashed through his heart.
So this beauty and that man from before were not husband and wife. Ah, what a pity.
The two men beside Li Sheng stared at Little Doctor Fairy's waist, greed surfacing in their eyes. "Big Brother, that waist... tsk, tsk."
Li Sheng coughed twice and reprimanded his two underlings before turning to Little Doctor Fairy with a friendly smile. "Forgive them, beauty. These are my two younger brothers. They may look fierce, but we're good people."
Little Doctor Fairy cast the three of them an indifferent glance and said nothing. She merely tightened her grip on the medicinal powder.
She had concocted this powder in the Magical Beast Mountain Range according to the records in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. If one was caught unaware, even a Great Dou Master would have difficulty avoiding it.
"Haha, beauty, you spent the night alone. Did you perhaps feel lonely and empty?" Li Sheng asked with a grin, paying no attention to Little Doctor Fairy's attitude.
"That's right, beauty. We brothers are all alone too. If you need us, we can reluctantly keep you company tonight." One man's Adam's apple bobbed violently as his eyes remained fixed on Little Doctor Fairy's waist.
The other two burst into laughter, paying no heed to Little Doctor Fairy's icy glare.
There had been no movement from Xiao Yun's room next door, making Little Doctor Fairy curse him several times inwardly.
"I just sneezed. You were cursing me, weren't you, Little Doctor Fairy?" Xiao Yun's voice suddenly entered Little Doctor Fairy's ears.
"Xiao Yun!" Little Doctor Fairy cried out inwardly in surprise.
"I'm here." Xiao Yun's voice rang out again, and a sense of security rose in Little Doctor Fairy's heart.
Still, she was quite angry that Xiao Yun had not come out to help her. "You're here, yet you still won't come out? These three are harassing me."
"These three are sallow and skinny, their steps unsteady, and their blood and qi are depleted. They're clearly weak. They'd be lucky to display seventy or eighty percent of their strength."
Xiao Yun's voice sounded calmly in Little Doctor Fairy's ears. "With those underhanded tricks of yours, you can definitely handle them easily. This is a good chance for you to practice, so I won't interfere."
The corner of Little Doctor Fairy's mouth twitched imperceptibly. What if something goes wrong? What am I supposed to do then?
Xiao Yun's voice sounded again. "Relax. Aren't I still here? I can kill them with a flick of my hand. Go ahead and act without worry."
Even though she could not see Xiao Yun's expression, Little Doctor Fairy could sense the way he utterly disregarded the three men.
Perfect. Since breaking through to the Dou Master realm, she had yet to fight. She also wanted to know just how strong she had become.
Still, one of the three was a Nine-Star Dou Master. Little Doctor Fairy asked worriedly, "Then keep an eye on things. Don't let them bully me."
"Don't worry. With me here, no one can bully you."
Xiao Yun's voice entered Little Doctor Fairy's ears. His tone remained calm, yet the faint worry hanging over her heart dissipated.
"You'd best not harass me any further." Little Doctor Fairy looked at the three men before her, whose intentions were plainly malicious, and spoke coldly.
"Haha, beauty, you misunderstand. We have no such intentions. We merely saw that you were traveling alone, and the journey is long. We feared you might be lonely, so we three brothers were quite concerned. That is why we came to check on you," Li Sheng said with a broad smile. Though his smile appeared gentle, he could not hide the greed and viciousness in his eyes.
"Besides, if a beauty like you were to accidentally fall from this flying magical beast..." Li Sheng wore a threatening smile as he looked Little Doctor Fairy up and down.
The three of them were fugitives who had committed all sorts of crimes. After staying somewhere for a while, they would find an opportunity to leave aboard a flying magical beast.
They had done this sort of thing many times already and were thoroughly experienced.
"Beauty, we brothers merely want to examine your body. We won't do anything else. If you cooperate, we guarantee you'll be fine," one of the men beside Li Sheng said.
It was early morning, and dawn had only just broken. The other passengers on the flying magical beast were still asleep. The three men knew this was the perfect opportunity. If they delayed any longer, meddlesome people might appear.
Thus, they dared not stall any further. Li Ru, the Three-Star Dou Practitioner, stepped forward directly. Dou qi circulated through his palm as he reached out to grab Little Doctor Fairy.
"Get lost!"
Seeing the man's brazen move, Little Doctor Fairy's face turned cold with disgust. Before Li Ru could react, she flung out the medicinal powder in her hand.
Li Ru knew Little Doctor Fairy would not submit obediently, but he had not expected her to use poison!
Unprepared, Li Ru directly inhaled the poison powder Little Doctor Fairy had thrown. Once he realized that he had breathed poison into his body, he hurriedly staggered back several steps.
"Aah!"
But it was too late. Li Ru suddenly clutched his head and howled in agony. The other two glanced at him and discovered in horror that terrifying bloody fluid was streaming from his eyes!
"Big Brother, save me!"
After howling in pain several times, Li Ru collapsed to the ground. His breathing became erratic, alternately rapid and slow. He was clearly badly poisoned. If he was not cured soon, he would likely lose his life!
"Poison! This little bitch is a poison master!" Seeing Li Ru's miserable state, Li Sheng's face changed. He turned to the other man and shouted, "Li An, move! Find an antidote for your second brother first!"
Hearing Li Sheng's words, Li An nodded. He stomped forward and threw a punch.
"Little beauty, as a poison master, you dare show yourself in the Jia Ma Empire? If we three capture you today, even if we do a few things to you, no one will dare say anything."
Bang! With a muffled impact, Li An staggered back. Only after retreating six or seven steps did he steady himself. Little Doctor Fairy's strength far exceeded their expectations!
They had thought they could take her down easily, only to suffer a huge loss instead.
"Big Brother, my hand!"
Just as Li An was about to attack again, he felt a burst of pain from his hand. Looking down, he saw that something unknown had gotten onto it. Starting from that spot, his entire arm rapidly turned black!
"Poison! It's poison!" Li An immediately cried out in panic.
That was the terror of a poison master. You never knew how they might poison you. One moment of carelessness, and you would be caught.
Xiao Yun's voice entered Little Doctor Fairy's ears as he evaluated, "That palm strike of yours is already comparable to an ordinary Three-Star Dou Practitioner's."
"If you paired it with a high-grade Black Tier Dou Skill, you should be able to fight a Five-Star Dou Master. Add in your skill with poison, and if a Five-Star Dou Master lets down his guard, he could die by your hand as well."
Xiao Yun's few words gave Little Doctor Fairy a clear understanding of her own strength. Joy rose in her heart. I'm actually this strong!
"You cultivate a Heaven Tier Advanced cultivation method. Having this level of strength is perfectly normal," Xiao Yun said.