"She's fine." Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's panicked expression, Xiao Yan left his unconscious disciple on the ground, stood up, and gently brushed a smear of dirt from the hem of Xiao Yi Xian's skirt.
"Who in their right mind wears a white dress to work the fields?"
"None of your business." Xiao Yi Xian gave him a mild glare, then looked at Hun Xin with concern. "Is she really all right?"
"She's fine. She just ate too much poison." Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head.
At his words, the guilt on Xiao Yi Xian's face grew even heavier.
This is all my fault. I forgot to put that bottle of poison away, and now Hun Xin's ended up like this.
Seeing how she blamed herself, Xiao Yan gently patted her shoulder and said softly, "Just be more careful next time."
But if this greedy girl hadn't sneaked some poison, he would never have discovered how bizarre her constitution was. After all, during his first examination, Xiao Yan had only felt that she possessed excellent potential.
"Mm!" Xiao Yi Xian nodded, her eyes reddening.
"Come on." Xiao Yan gently took her delicate hand. "I've gathered all the materials. It's time to help you bring your Woeful Poison Body under control."
"Bring the Woeful Poison Body under control?" Xiao Yi Xian froze, then fixed her clear eyes on Xiao Yan.
"Can the Woeful Poison Body... really be controlled?"
"Yes." Xiao Yan gently slipped an arm around her slender waist. "Let's go to your room."
At his words, Xiao Yi Xian's already pink-rimmed eyes grew redder. Reassured, she followed Xiao Yan away. The two left just like that, leaving a certain greedy scatterbrain lying on the ground.
"Take off your clothes." Inside the quiet room, Xiao Yan casually erected a barrier to