Even If I Explode on the Spot, I'll Splash You with Blood!

Time flew by, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

During those half months, the situation in Wutan City had been anything but quiet.

Because of a special healing medicine, the Xiao Household had erupted into a fierce price war and conflict with its bitter rival, the Jia Lie Clan, in the marketplace. Things had nearly escalated into an outright brawl.

Meanwhile, under Medicine Elder's guidance, Xiao Yan had formally begun the grueling study of the money-burning profession of an alchemist.

However, An Yi had no interest whatsoever in those families tearing at each other like dogs. He did not even feel like watching the spectacle.

All his energy was focused on resolving the ticking time bomb that was Little Fairy's "Disaster Poison Body."

After half a month of effort, along with Ya Fei's full support through the Mittel Clan's privileged channels, An Yi had finally gathered all the dozens of rare medicinal ingredients listed by Medicine Elder!

Looking at the pile of brocade boxes before him, each giving off a different strange medicinal fragrance, An Yi let out a long breath.

To gather all these things, he had truly experienced what it meant to spend money like water.

The cost of purchasing those rare herbs alone had reached an astonishing one million gold coins!

Fortunately, during the past year he had spent living like a savage in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, he had casually wiped out quite a few mercenary groups that had crossed him, seizing large quantities of Magic Cores and gold coins.

Added to that were the several hundred thousand gold soul coins he had looted from the hidden cave dwelling where he had found the Pure Lotus Demon Fire Remnant Map, as well as a batch of valuable high-grade medicinal herbs he had extorted from that unlucky Mister Yao of the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall before leaving Qingshan Town.

After scraping everything together, he had barely managed to gather the materials for the pill refinement.

The night was dark, the wind was high, and the bright moon was hidden behind thick clouds.

It was the perfect time for murder and robbery... ah, no, for secretly conducting a forbidden experiment.

Outside Wutan City, deep within the dense mountains and forests.

Medicine Elder controlled Xiao Yan's body, draped in that iconic black robe, and moved ahead like a ghost, swiftly leading the way.

An Yi carried Little Fairy securely in his arms in a bridal carry, following closely behind Medicine Elder.

After all, no one knew what might happen next.

Thus, heading into the deserted mountains outside the city was naturally the safest choice.

Before long, under Medicine Elder's guidance, the group arrived at a familiar place where An Yi had spent countless days and nights—the front of a roaring, massive waterfall.

Medicine Elder stopped and pointed at the rushing waters ahead.

"I investigated it before. Behind this waterfall lies a huge hollowed-out cave. The surrounding rock walls are sturdy, and the flowing water can block most traces of escaping aura. The coming fusion process will be dangerous, so carrying it out inside will be the safest option."

"However, I must first refine your blood essence together with those mild medicinal ingredients. This process cannot tolerate the slightest disturbance, so wait outside."

With that, Medicine Elder's figure flashed forward. He passed through the curtain of water and flew into the cave behind the waterfall.

Still holding Little Fairy, An Yi found a clean, flat boulder by the pool outside the waterfall and sat down.

The night wind was slightly cold, carrying the heavy moisture splashed up by the waterfall.

Little Fairy seemed a little cold, or perhaps nervous about the unknown fate awaiting her. Earlier, while An Yi had carried her at high speed through the forest, her whole body had remained stiff and tense.

"Don't be nervous. As long as I'm here, it'll be fine."

An Yi sensed her emotions. Rather than putting her down, he let her sit sideways on his lap. He tightened his arms around her, holding her close against his broad, warm chest. Resting his chin gently atop her hair, he soothed her softly.

Held like this by An Yi, feeling the reassuring warmth of his body and the strong, steady beat of his heart, the nerve Little Fairy had stretched nearly to breaking point gradually calmed.

She said nothing. She merely obediently reached out with both hands, gripping the clothes at An Yi's chest tightly before hugging him hard.

She buried her burning cheek deep in his embrace and greedily breathed in his clean, refreshing scent, as if afraid she might never get to hold him again.

Second by second, time passed alongside the thunderous roar of falling water, making the wait feel especially long.

Nearly half an hour passed.

Bzz—

A strange energy fluctuation suddenly emerged from the cave behind the waterfall.

Then Medicine Elder's slightly weary voice passed through the water curtain. "Come in."

An Yi's gaze sharpened. He immediately lifted Little Fairy into his arms, lightly tapped the ground with his toes, and shot forward like an arrow loosed from its bow. Turning into a streak of white light, he pierced through the water curtain and flew into the cave.

Inside the cave, Medicine Elder stood with his hands behind his back before a massive stone platform.

Above his right palm floated a strange pill.

It was a round pill entirely suffused with an eerie golden-red sheen!

Around its surface swirled a faint ring of pale golden air currents, subtle yet radiating an extremely sharp aura.

At the center of those currents, it seemed as though the phantom of a miniature White Tiger was roaring madly, trying to break free from some sort of restraint.

Looking at the completed pill, Medicine Elder's eyes beneath his black robe showed deep exhaustion, along with undisguised astonishment.

"I am becoming more and more curious about the source of the blood essence of the strange beast you fused by accident back then. What sort of terrifying ancient god could it have belonged to?"

"Heh, perhaps once I'm strong enough, you'll have a chance to find out." An Yi smiled faintly without giving a direct answer.

Medicine Elder flicked his finger, wrapping the golden-red pill in Dou Qi and steadily sending it into An Yi's hand.

"This pill was specially refined for her according to the overwhelmingly masculine and tyrannical nature of your drop of blood essence, as well as the extremely yin and poisonous properties of the Disaster Poison Body."

Medicine Elder explained in a grave tone, "However, I must be honest with you. Strictly speaking, this thing cannot even be considered a true pill."

"Why do you say that?" An Yi looked doubtfully at the pill in his palm, which seemed almost alive.

"Because even my Heavenly Flame could not truly refine that drop of your blood essence!"

A rare sense of frustration colored Medicine Elder's voice. "Within that drop of blood essence, some inviolable will seems to remain! It fiercely resisted the burning of my Heavenly Flame and even attempted to retaliate! It simply refused to disperse completely and merge into the neutralizing medicinal liquid I prepared!"

"I have refined pills for most of my life, yet this is the first time I have encountered blood essence that even a Heavenly Flame could not melt down. Still, this may be a blessing in disguise."

Medicine Elder took a deep breath and continued, "The mild medicinal ingredients I refined just now ultimately formed only a tough outer shell around the pill, wrapping and sealing your violent blood essence at its core."

"This pill shell will be enough, at the moment the blood essence enters her stomach, to soften the most lethal impact of that energy and protect her internal organs from being instantly shredded."

"But as for how to break open that outer shell, and how to make the blood essence truly merge into her marrow and meridians... I cannot help with that. You can only guide her absorption yourself. After all, you are the true owner of that drop of blood essence."

After hearing Medicine Elder's explanation, An Yi's expression turned solemn.

He looked at the golden-red pill in his palm, which seemed to be breathing, then turned to Little Fairy in his arms. His voice was gentle, but he left the final choice to her.

"You decide. If you're afraid, it's not too late to back out now."

Little Fairy raised her head. There was not the slightest retreat or fear in her clear, limpid eyes. Looking at An Yi's serious face, she suddenly smiled, breathtakingly beautiful and tragic like a blooming lily.

She extended her delicate little hand, took the golden-red pill directly from An Yi's palm, and swallowed it in one gulp without the slightest hesitation!

Gulp.

The instant the pill entered her stomach.

Little Fairy suddenly flung her arms around An Yi's waist like an octopus, burying her face deep in his broad, solid chest. Gritting her teeth, yet carrying a hint of coquettishness, she said:

"I won't regret it! Even if my luck is terrible and I really explode on the spot today, I'll splash you with blood! I'll make sure you can never forget me for the rest of your life!"