"How many people are there in our Trading House?! You practically named every single one!"
"I... I... hehe~ Xiao Yi Xian, you're so gentle. You'll forgive me, right?"
Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue, trying to act cute and muddle through.
Xiao Yi Xian laughed in exasperation.
"I'm gentle, so you don't treat me like a person? I'm gentle, so I deserve to be bullied?!
Today, I'm going to show you that I've got plenty of strength!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Yi Xian raised her hand and flicked a cloud of pale gray-white medicinal powder into Xiao Wu's face.
"Cough, cough, cough... This..."
Xiao Wu inhaled the powder and felt her head grow dizzy before she could finish her sentence.
Her legs went limp, and she collapsed to the floor, her entire body weak and powerless.
"Xiao Yi Xian... I... was wrong..."
"Hehe~ Muscle-Relaxing Bone-Softening Powder. These herbs were cultivated in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. It's enough to leave you paralyzed for half an incense stick's time."
An evil smile curled across Xiao Yi Xian's face. She held two medicine bottles between three fingers of her right hand, pried open Xiao Wu's lips with her left, and brought the bottle mouths to her mouth.
Xiao Wu shook her head wildly and clamped her mouth shut.
But Xiao Yi Xian was quite strong. She pinned her firmly in place, leaving her no way to break free.
"Drink it!"
"Mmph, mmph, mmph!! Gulp, gulp, gulp—"
The medicinal liquid kept pouring down her throat.
Before long, the bottles were empty.
Xiao Yi Xian casually tossed them behind her.
Then she dusted off her hands as though there were dirt on them.
Xiao Wu slumped against the wall, her eyes hollow and unfocused.
Only one thought remained in