The Ten Thousand Medicine Hall Shopkeeper Happily Got His Legs Broken, Then Tearfully Handed Over His Entire Fortune: My Specialty This Time Is "Politeness"!

The next morning.

Sunlight slanted across the bluestone streets of Qingshan Town. The whole town was still steeped in the lingering commotion of yesterday, not yet fully awake.

An Yi led Little Fairy along the main road, heading unhurriedly toward the town exit.

Their destination: Wutan City.

As they walked, Little Fairy occasionally lowered her head to look at the brand-new Storage Ring on her finger, her expression indescribably strange.

The Storage Ring was filled with all sorts of rare medicinal ingredients that the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall usually enshrined as treasures, and in enormous quantities—enough for her to squander for a long time.

Little Fairy finally could not hold back any longer. She turned to the white-robed young man beside her. "An Yi, yesterday afternoon... what exactly did you say to Mr. Yao?"

Yesterday afternoon, after returning to the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall from the tavern, where they had settled the trouble with Mu Li, An Yi had sought out the shopkeeper, Mr. Yao, alone. The two of them had talked about something in the study, though no one knew what.

Then, when the night was dark and the wind was high, An Yi had gone alone to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's base.

As for how long he had been there and what he had done, Little Fairy did not ask. Last night, she had smelled the faint scent of blood drifting from the south side of town and could roughly guess a few things.

But what she had never expected was this!

This morning, the moment she got up and opened her door, she saw Mr. Yao—the usually fair-faced, black-hearted, calculating old man—sitting in a wooden wheelchair as he personally came to see her, surrounded by a group of attendants!

Not only had Mr. Yao said nothing about her "hiding the poison scripture" yesterday, he had even presented her with this Storage Ring full of massive quantities of rare medicinal ingredients with a smile plastered across his face—though it looked worse than crying!

He had repeatedly urged her, "The road ahead is long, Miss Little Fairy. You must take care of yourself! The Ten Thousand Medicine Hall will always be your steadfast support!"

"I didn't say much."

An Yi clasped his hands behind his back, his tone utterly innocent. "I just went to have a cup of tea with him. Then I politely told him that Little Fairy would be traveling the world with me from now on, so I had specially come to bid the old man farewell."

"And guess what happened?"

An Yi put on an exaggeratedly emotional expression. "The moment Mr. Yao heard that, he got so excited! He said, 'How can that be? Little Fairy is the lucky star of our Ten Thousand Medicine Hall! I must properly thank you both!' As he spoke, he immediately wanted to kneel and kowtow to me!"

"Ah, how could I possibly accept such a grand gesture? Unfortunately, he was just too excited and put too much force into it. With a thump, he directly kowtowed hard enough to break both his legs! I was kind enough to help him into a chair afterward!"

Little Fairy's eye twitched violently. "..."

What the hell kind of kowtow breaks both legs?!

Did he think she was a three-year-old child?!

No wonder Mr. Yao had come to find her in a wheelchair this morning. So An Yi had broken his legs!

"Then what about this Storage Ring full of medicinal ingredients?" Little Fairy raised the ring in her hand.

"Oh, that."

An Yi continued spinning lies without so much as blushing. "I told him that you would be traveling the world with me from now on. You're such a delicate, weak young woman without much ability to protect yourself, and the only thing you know is a few little poison tricks."

"When Mr. Yao heard that, he immediately patted his chest and declared, 'Making poison is just like refining medicine—it requires huge amounts of medicinal ingredients to support trial and error! The Ten Thousand Medicine Hall may not have much else, but we have plenty of medicinal ingredients!'"

"To express his longing and reluctance to part with you, he decided on the spot that he had to prepare an unprecedentedly generous gift as a farewell present! I tried to stop him, but I simply couldn't. He insisted on giving it to you, so I could only reluctantly accept it on your behalf."

An Yi spread his hands, looking as though he had no choice but to accept such overwhelming generosity.

Little Fairy: "..."

Wasn't that just blatant extortion after breaking someone's legs?!

Still, as she looked at the precious poisonous herbs inside the Storage Ring—herbs she normally would not even dare glance at—Little Fairy silently lit a candle for Mr. Yao in her heart, then... accepted them with a clear conscience.

That old bastard had never been a good person anyway.

"Then are we... going to Wutan City now?" Little Fairy asked.

"Mm. We'll go back and take a look first. While we're there, we can see whether we can find a way to solve your Disaster Poison Body problem." An Yi nodded.

In truth, An Yi himself had absolutely no idea what to do about the Disaster Poison Body.

The Seven-Colored Poison Scripture only recorded how terrifying the thing was. It did not explain how to cure it.

According to his memories, in the entire Gama Empire—even across the whole Northwest Continent—the only one who could offer a concrete solution or suppression method was probably the "Medicine Elder" inside Xiao Yan's ring.

But how was he supposed to pry the method out of that old man's mouth?

An Yi stroked his chin. If he went over and asked directly, it would be far too deliberate. It would definitely arouse the vigilance and suspicion of that old fox, Medicine Elder.

I need to throw out some bait first...

An Yi's mind turned, and he came up with an idea.

He needed to find a way to reveal the Pure Lotus Demon Fire Remnant Map in his possession!

Something that valuable would definitely attract Medicine Elder's frenzied interest in an instant!

Once Medicine Elder took the bait, An Yi could casually reveal Little Fairy's Disaster Poison Body. With that old man's knowledge and arrogance, he would most likely jump out and offer a solution himself.

That's it! This is perfect!

An Yi silently gave himself a thumbs-up.

Before long, the two of them left Qingshan Town and arrived at an open hillside.

Little Fairy took an exquisite little bamboo flute from her robe and gently played it against her lips.

Along with the melodious sound of the flute, a crisp eagle cry soon rang out from the sky.

Immediately afterward, a huge first-tier magic beast with gorgeous azure-blue feathers—a Blue Eagle named Little Lan—dived down from the clouds and landed steadily beside Little Fairy.

Little Fairy had once accidentally saved this Blue Eagle in the Magic Beast Mountain Range. It was extremely close to her and could be considered her personal magic beast companion.

Qingshan Town was far from Wutan City. If they traveled on foot, not only would it take a great deal of time, but they would also easily run into all kinds of trouble.

So Little Fairy suggested that Little Lan carry the two of them directly through the air, saving both effort and time.

Naturally, An Yi raised both hands in agreement.

Who would want to walk miserably when there was a free flight to take?

An Yi flipped onto the eagle's back, and Little Fairy skillfully climbed on as well.

"Let's go, Little Lan!"

At Little Fairy's clear shout, the Blue Eagle let out a resounding cry. Its massive wings beat fiercely, carrying the two of them into the sky as it turned into a streak of blue light and sped toward Wutan City.

The next day at noon.

Blue Eagle Little Lan finally brought An Yi and Little Fairy down in a secluded forest more than a dozen li away from Wutan City.

A magic beast was still a magic beast. Although Little Lan was gentle toward Little Fairy, flying brazenly into a human city guarded by heavily armed soldiers would inevitably cause unnecessary unrest and invite attacks from the city guards.

Therefore, Little Fairy had Little Lan remain in the nearby forest to roam freely, planning to meet up with it again after they finished their business.

An Yi jumped down from Little Lan's back and brushed the dust from his clothes.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, he took out a half-face mask with a white base and silver patterns from his Storage Ring. He fastened it over the upper half of his face, revealing only his sharply defined jawline and those clear blue eyes.

Seeing An Yi suddenly change his appearance, Little Fairy looked puzzled. "What are you doing? Why are you wearing a mask in broad daylight?"

"Didn't I tell you before?"

An Yi adjusted the silver-white hair hanging over his chest, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness. "When I left Wutan City last year, I caused a little trouble there. I've grown a lot taller over the past year, and my temperament has changed too, but this face is still too recognizable. In a place like this, safety comes first. Better safe than sorry."

Little Fairy looked An Yi up and down after he put on the mask.

She had to admit that this guy's natural foundation was simply too good.

A spotless white robe, silver-white hair cascading down like moonlight, and that mysterious half-covering white-and-silver mask...

That otherworldly, mysterious attire, with its faint yet indescribable aura of an expert, was so handsome that it was impossible to look away!