Mu Chen Arrives

Through the records in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, Xiao Yi Xian learned that her constitution was the exceedingly rare "Woeful Poison Body"!

It was a constitution cursed by the heavens. Everyone born with it was regarded as a harbinger of disaster, destined to live a lonely life.

Because as long as they lived, they would bring misfortune to others! They would not be tolerated by the world, and once discovered, they would usually be eliminated.

The poisonous mist gradually weakened, and much of the seven-colored glow in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes faded as well.

Clenching her delicate fists, Xiao Yi Xian pressed her cherry lips together. Although she was kind by nature, she understood that Mu She and the others' gruesome deaths had filled everyone with fear.

At this point, no one here would possibly allow her to continue living, including the Wanyao Pavilion where she had spent so many years.

However, Xiao Yi Xian understood that the truly difficult opponents were still these imperial troops.

As she lowered the jade hand concealing her pretty face, Xiao Yi Xian's exquisite beauty, as lovely as a lotus rising from the water, was revealed before everyone.

"This... I thought Ya Fei of the Mite'er Family and Nalan Yanran of the Nalan Clan were already beauties rarely seen in this world, but I never expected someone in this tiny Qing Mountain Town to rival them.

That slender waist, barely enough to grasp in one hand... it really is superb."

His eyes brimming with greed and desire, Mu Zhuo stared fixedly at Xiao Yi Xian before him, his attention focused on her slim waist, even more slender than that of a Snake People woman. His breathing immediately turned rapid, and drool ran from his mouth without him even noticing.

The guards assigned to Mu Zhuo all shook their heads with bitter smiles. They knew perfectly well that Mu Zhuo was the sort who could not walk when he saw a beauty. He had once made a spectacle of himself at a royal gathering hosted by Princess Yaoye, thoroughly disgracing the Mu Clan.

Though these guards also looked down on him, he was the eldest son of Muchen, head of the Mu Clan, one of the three great families of the Imperial Capital.

Since the Mu Clan controlled the Jia Ma Empire's military forces, rumors claimed that the Jia Ma Imperial Family intended to choose one of its two princesses to marry into the Mu Clan, and Mu Zhuo was very likely to be the intended groom.

"Young Master, she isn't one of those weak little women you usually deal with. She's a terrifying Poison Woman. Look at those purple-black corpses on the ground. Her poison can easily kill even a Two-Star Dou Master. You mustn't touch her..."

A guard earnestly warned him, reminding him just how terrifying Xiao Yi Xian was.

Mu Zhuo had been happily indulging in his fantasies when the guard abruptly interrupted him. At the height of his delirium, he suddenly noticed the miserable corpses scattered across the ground and immediately shuddered. A sickly flush appeared on his face, his expression shifting from blissful enjoyment to utter listlessness. In the end, he lowered his head like an eggplant wilted by frost.

"Pfft..." For mercenaries who lived between life and death, their usual forms of relaxation were nothing more than strong liquor and women.

These battle-hardened men suddenly raised their rough hands to tightly cover their mouths, forcibly swallowing back the laughter that had already risen to their throats.

Yet their constantly trembling shoulders revealed the extent of their restraint. It could not be helped; this young master's background was too formidable. Not to mention anything else, those guards dressed as attendants were all Dou Master-level experts. They could not afford to offend them.

Casting him a disgusted glance, Xiao Yi Xian withdrew her gaze. The Storage Ring Mu Chen had given her flashed faintly, and several packets of highly toxic medicinal powder appeared between her jade-like fingers.

Although she possessed the strength of a Dou Zhe, Xiao Yi Xian had never fought anyone before and was extremely unskilled in using Dou Qi. In contrast, she was quite talented at concocting poisons.

The poison powder at her fingertips was called Heart-Eroding Powder. Even a Dou Master-level expert would die on the spot if they carelessly inhaled too much of it.

Xiao Yi Xian understood that if she fell into Mu Zhuo's hands, she would surely suffer the most horrifying humiliation. She had already made up her mind: if she could not escape, she would forcibly detonate the poisonous Qi dormant within her body. At the very least, she could kill herself.

"What are you afraid of? That's what makes it exciting! I've never played with a Poison Woman before. I wonder how her... flavor compares to a snake woman's."

Mu Zhuo's face was filled with lechery, and the sickly flush on it deepened. Thinking of the fantasies in his mind, he breathed rapidly and hurriedly called over his Dou Master-level subordinates, shouting, "What are you standing around for? Go capture that little beauty for me! This young master can't wait any longer."

Seeing that the poisonous mist around Xiao Yi Xian had already dispersed, Master Yao reluctantly shifted his heated gaze away from her slender willow-like waist.

"What a pity. That exquisite little waist really makes an old man's blood boil. With three Dou Master experts personally making a move, the outcome is settled."

Slowly curling her delicate fingers, sweat beaded on Xiao Yi Xian's forehead. Her restored, lively eyes stared intently at the three rapidly approaching men as unfamiliar Dou Qi surged around her wrists.

Just as Xiao Yi Xian was about to throw the poison packets between her fingers, an incomparably powerful pressure suddenly descended around her.

The three swiftly moving Dou Master guards cried out in agony and were crushed flat to the ground by that powerful aura. Their bodies were stamped into the earth so deeply that they could not even be pulled out.

A gentle breeze swept past, and Xiao Yi Xian was astonished to discover that the poison packets between her fingers had vanished. At the same time, a familiar, reproachful voice sounded by her ear.

"You silly girl, didn't I tell you not to touch the poisons in that Seven-Colored Poison Scripture? You can use them for reference, but you just wouldn't listen. Be careful, or I'll spank your little butt."

Mu Chen folded away the gorgeous wings behind him and appeared before Xiao Yi Xian. Tossing the poison packets in his hand, he then extended a finger and lightly flicked her smooth jade-like forehead, causing her to cry out in pain and surprise.

"You big pervert, don't flick my forehead! Be careful, or I'll bite you to death."

Mu Chen smiled, then raised an eyebrow slightly. The fingertip that had touched Xiao Yi Xian had turned a faint purple-black.

"Is this what happens after the Woeful Poison Body awakens? A mere touch was enough to poison me. Fortunately, the poison isn't very potent."

Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face turned pale as she anxiously watched Mu Chen's purple-black finger. Then a dark yellow flame flickered, and amid soft sizzling sounds, his finger returned to its original color.

At once, Xiao Yi Xian breathed a sigh of relief. Then her beautiful eyes dimmed. Lowering her head, she softly said, "You saw it too. I'm someone cursed by misfortune, born to bring calamity to others. You'll hate me too, won't you?"

A faint smile curled across Mu Chen's lips, and he flicked Xiao Yi Xian's forehead again.

"What nonsense are you thinking? I've known about your constitution all along. It's just the Woeful Poison Body, isn't it? What's the big deal? If this were on the continent, countless people would be green with envy."

Mu Chen quietly circulated the Origin Qi Manipulation Art, drawing that wisp of poison belonging to the Woeful Poison Body into the Origin Space.

Silently, a small space immediately formed within the Origin Space. Mu Chen's heart settled. His cultivation art truly could absorb the poisonous Qi produced by Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body.

"You bastard, you flicked my forehead again! I'll bite you."

Xiao Yi Xian said with a smile, but as she smiled, tears involuntarily streamed from her eyes. When everyone else despised her, only Mu Chen did not reject her. At that moment, Mu Chen became the sun in her heart, showering her with warm sunlight.

"Hey, you there. Don't think you can pretend to be a Dou Wang just by using some petty trick. Do you know who this young master is?"