Have You Considered Going to Study?

Qingshan Town, the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

Xiao Yi Xian was mixing poisons out of sheer boredom when she glanced at the description in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.

"The identifying characteristic is a seven-colored hidden line on the lower abdomen that grows with the strength of the poison. Once it reaches the heart, the body reaches the critical point of eruption..."

Thinking over the description in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, Xiao Yi Xian murmured to herself.

So the Woeful Poison Body Xiao Long mentioned was actually this troublesome. Could he really deal with it?

As she saw it, although Xiao Long could help her temporarily suppress the backlash from her Woeful Poison Body, the problem was what the book said.

Once she started down the path of consuming poisons, she would be unable to stop. The stronger a poison was, the more exquisitely delicious it would taste to her.

Even she would be unable to control herself.

Before she had met Xiao Long, she might have thought that if she died, so be it. After all, she really had nothing to tie her to this world.

Part of the reason she practiced medicine in Qingshan Town was her interest in healing, but part of it was also her guilt.

She had unwittingly hurt many people, and she felt that treating patients and saving lives could make up for some of that.

It was not as though she had felt any great desire to live, but after meeting Xiao Long, she wanted to stay alive.

There was no particular reason. Simply seeing Xiao Long made her happy, especially when he kissed her.

She finally understood that this fellow had long since pried open her heart through all those years of companionship.

"Ah..."

For some reason, Xiao Yi Xian thought of Xiao Xun'er. If only I were normal. Then I wouldn't have to worry about this.

"But if I were just an ordinary person, I wouldn't be able to keep up with Xiao Long either..."

Another thought struck Xiao Yi Xian. With Xiao Long's mysterious abilities and talent, if she were merely an ordinary person, could she still keep up as he went further and further?

She did not want to become a burden to him, either.

"This is so frustrating! Why did I have to meet you?"

Xiao Yi Xian sounded irritated, and in her agitation, she got the proportions of the poison she was mixing wrong, ruining it.

She glanced at it and grew even more annoyed!

Making poisons was not simply a matter of piling on toxic ingredients. They had to suit particular needs. Sometimes a poison needed to be colorless, odorless, and highly potent; others were slow-acting poisons that needed only a catalyst to unleash their toxicity...

She planned to follow the recipes in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and prepare some poisons for Xiao Long to defend himself with.

Although she felt that, given his strength, he probably would not need them, whether he needed them or not, she felt this was the best thing she could give him.

What if he did?

There were so many mysterious things on the continent. If his Dou Qi were sealed and he became too weak to truss a chicken, these poisons would come in handy.

(Hai Bodong's PS: I really need those!)

"Then should I cultivate?"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. Besides its poison recipes, it also contained descriptions of the Woeful Poison Body.

There was also a method for refining poisons into poison Dou Qi. Whoever had written the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture probably had not possessed a Woeful Poison Body.

In the descriptions of the Woeful Poison Body, Xiao Yi Xian even sensed a trace of envy, because it was the strongest constitution for cultivating poison Dou Qi.

Before reaching a certain level, other people cultivating poison Dou Qi did not even dare refine slightly more potent poisons.

But Xiao Yi Xian could practically eat them as meals. The backlash she had kept suffering before was probably due to the passive growth of her Woeful Poison Body.

There had been no outlet for it. If she could refine it into poison Dou Qi, perhaps that would ease her condition, too. But once she stepped onto this path, she would have no way to stop...

"I'll ask Xiao Long when he gets back..."

After thinking it over, Xiao Yi Xian decided to ask Xiao Long first. At the thought of him, worry flashed through her beautiful eyes again.

Her fingers brushed the Storage Ring on her ring finger.

Why wasn't he back yet?

Although she did not know how difficult it was to refine heavenly flames, something so exceedingly rare surely would not be very difficult to refine. She also knew a little about heavenly flames.

They were said to possess the power to burn the heavens and boil the seas. Some miscellaneous accounts even described many powerful experts who had failed to refine them and died outright.

Xiao Long, don't get overconfident...

Just then, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly heard a commotion outside, making her frown slightly. Had someone come to cause trouble again?

But surely that was unlikely. Ever since the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had been wiped out that day, Xiao Yi Xian's standing in Qingshan Town had gone beyond mere prestige.

She could practically be considered a reaper now. The Wolf Head Mercenary Group had survived for so many years, yet just because they had offended her...

They had been completely wiped out!

Even Yao Wan Yao, who had previously harbored certain designs, now treated Xiao Yi Xian with utmost respect. He had even repaid some of the compensation he had previously withheld, both openly and covertly.

With those thoughts in mind, Xiao Yi Xian walked out of her courtyard and saw a fire dragon dozens of yards long roaring in the sky.

That was what had prompted the cries outside!

More importantly, there was actually someone atop the fire dragon. Xiao Yi Xian glanced up. "Since when was this fellow so handsome?"

Although she could not see him clearly, she recognized Xiao Long at a glance from his figure.

The faint worry in her heart vanished completely. Even his clothes did not seem to have been burned. Hadn't he said it would be dangerous?

"I'm back!"

Xiao Long dismissed the fire dragon and dropped straight out of the sky.

"Careful!"

Xiao Yi Xian cried out in alarm, but just before he reached the ground, Xiao Long's descent abruptly slowed.

He landed steadily in front of her.

"Hehe, could our hearts be in perfect harmony? I came back, and here you were, waiting outside for me."

"Shameless. You made such a flashy entrance that I only came out after hearing the noise outside!"

Xiao Yi Xian looked Xiao Long over several times. Only after confirming that he really was fine did she breathe a sigh of relief. "Didn't you say it would be a little dangerous? Was it too dangerous, so you gave up?"

"Oh, no. The heavenly flame took one look at me and declared I was the chosen one. It bowed its head in worship and said it wanted to become my heavenly flame!"

Xiao Long did not like showing off, but in front of a girl, that was another story.

He opened his palm, and the myriad beast spirit flame appeared in his hand. Countless beasts seemed to roar within the flames. From its appearance alone...

Xiao Yi Xian knew that this flame was anything but ordinary.

"Was that fire dragon made from this flame?"

"Partly. Aren't you going to invite me in for a drink of water? Or are you planning to keep my Storage Ring all to yourself?"

"You... come in!" Xiao Yi Xian rolled her eyes at Xiao Long. Before she had gotten to know him, he had seemed rather sinister.

Although he was handsome, there had been something strange about his bearing.

But once she knew him better, she realized that this fellow was a little unserious.

In her bedroom, after listening to Xiao Yi Xian's earlier concerns, Xiao Long pondered for a while, then suddenly said, "Speaking of which, have you considered going to study?"

"Study? You mean going to a school..."

"No, I mean going to Jia Nan Academy." Xiao Long rubbed his chin. He had not expected Xiao Yi Xian to develop an interest in cultivating.

But that was how it should be. With something like the Woeful Poison Body, channeling it was better than blocking it. Xiao Yi Xian would cultivate eventually anyway.

There was absolutely no need to have Xiao Yi Xian wait until she went to the Chu Yun Empire to start cultivating. It was simply that the Chu Yun Empire was a paradise for poison masters.

But Jia Nan Academy had a deep foundation. Perhaps it had some method that could help control the Woeful Poison Body a little.

In any case, they had the Poison Pill Method as a fallback. Besides, the stronger he became, the stronger the Horse Talisman's power would grow. At worst, he could suppress it himself.