Go Take Him Out!

Go Take Him Out!

Familiar Green Mountain Town. Familiar Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion.

Stepping into this small town again, Chen Xiao thought back to everything he had experienced here two and a half years ago, and it all felt like a dream.

The small town still looked the same, not much changed. One batch of unfamiliar yet equally bold mercenaries had left, and another had arrived.

As for him, he had gone from a tiny Dou Zhe back then to a Seven Star Da Dou Shi!

Talent was indispensable for such progress.

But the gains from the Stone Chamber in the Magical Beast Mountain Range had contributed just as much.

Relying on that astonishing fortune, Chen Xiao's supply of Amplification Pills had never stopped over the past two-plus years. The resources he enjoyed were no less than Xiao Yan's as the Xiao Family's third young master—if anything, they were greater.

Even more interesting was that, by selling off those rare medicinal herbs that were temporarily useless to him, Chen Xiao's net worth had not decreased but risen. Now, among the Gold Coin Cards in his Storage Ring, he still had nearly a million gold coins he could draw on.

Gathering his thoughts, Chen Xiao looked toward the inside of the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion.

It was clearly noon, yet a long line had still formed in the main hall, completely different from the scene more than two years ago.

Chen Xiao walked a little closer and saw that there was only one line, its source pointing straight toward a familiar young girl in a white dress. At once, he revealed an expression that said, sure enough.

Entering the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion, Chen Xiao looked through the gap beneath the counter and finally no longer saw that wooden box used as a footstool.

The busy Xiao Yi Xian did not notice Chen Xiao walking in. Instead, several physicians in the main hall, who clearly had plenty of injured patients yet nothing to do, spotted him. But after discovering that Chen Xiao had no intention of going up to them either, they could only exchange a glance and smile bitterly in helplessness.

Over these past few years, with the help of the many formulas Chen Xiao had given her, Xiao Yi Xian's reputation in Green Mountain Town had grown increasingly resounding.

After all, poisonous medicine was still medicine, and if used well, it could be of great help too.

On top of that, girls changed greatly as they grew up. Xiao Yi Xian had become more and more pleasing to the eye and movingly beautiful, causing her popularity to skyrocket.

Chen Xiao did not go up and disturb her. He sat down on a chair to the side and waited quietly.

With nothing to do, he took out an Ancient Texts from his Storage Ring and studied it carefully, enriching his spiritual sea of consciousness.

One's environment could change one's habits. That saying was not false at all.

During these years in the Xiao Family, Chen Xiao and Xun Er had influenced each other.

It had made Chen Xiao come to enjoy reading, while also causing Xun Er to develop a mild case of obsessive-compulsive tendencies...

Immersed in the Ancient Texts, time passed quickly.

By the time Chen Xiao finished reading one Ancient Texts, Xiao Yi Xian's side had finally quieted down as well. A tired yet satisfied smile appeared on her delicate face.

Chen Xiao put away the Ancient Texts, rose, and walked forward.

"Hm? You're that Chen... Chen Xiao?"

Looking at the young man walking toward her, Xiao Yi Xian felt that he was very familiar. She tilted her head slightly and searched through her memory for a moment, then quickly called out Chen Xiao's name with perfect accuracy.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao felt slightly surprised.

Xiao Yi Xian was not like Xun Er. She stayed in the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion every day, and even if she did not meet a hundred people, she met at least eighty.

Moreover, Chen Xiao's appearance had changed somewhat. He was taller now, and more handsome as well.

After so long, for the other party to still remember him made it hard not to feel pleased.

What he did not know was that Xiao Yi Xian was able to do so mainly because his image had been too fresh and neat, clean and proper, completely out of place among the rough mercenaries in town, as if he did not belong to the same art style at all. It was very easy to leave a deep impression.

"That's right. Long time no see," Chen Xiao nodded in reply.

"It really has been a long time. Almost three years. You came to Green Mountain Town this time for training again?"

Xiao Yi Xian asked with a happy smile.

Was it not a joy to have a friend come from afar?

Influenced by her, Chen Xiao also smiled very openly, his mind extremely relaxed.

The young girl in the white dress before him was different from everyone else he had ever interacted with.

The first meeting had startled him with delight; after long acquaintance, his heart still stirred.

"This time, I was passing through and came over especially to see you."

Chen Xiao shook his head slightly and told her honestly.

After his words fell, he added, "The outer region of the Magical Beast Mountain Range no longer serves as training for me, while the depths are too dangerous. I'm planning to take a trip to the Tagor Desert."

"Tagor? I heard that's the Snake-People Race's territory, and there are quite a few poisonous insects and the like in the desert too. Wait a moment, I'll get you some antidote pills and insect-repelling powder and things like that."

Xiao Yi Xian came to a realization. Then, after calling out to him, she was about to head to the second floor.

"I don't have any more formulas."

Chen Xiao made a joke.

Xiao Yi Xian turned back and rolled her eyes at him. "No need. They're for you. Those formulas you gave me before helped me a lot."

Listening to the crisp sound of her footsteps going upstairs, Chen Xiao took out the Seven-Colored Poison Manual from his Storage Ring. After a brief hesitation, he put it away again.

Perhaps giving it to her now was still too early.

If Chen Xiao had been of the Fire Attribute, relying on his foreknowledge as well as the Pre-pay in his mind, he was confident he could have resolved the hidden danger of the Woeful Poison Body even earlier than Xiao Yan had in the original trajectory.

Unfortunately, he was of the Ice Attribute.

Under those circumstances, rashly letting her awaken the Woeful Poison Body ahead of time and begin cultivating it—whether that was harming her or helping her was hard to say.

So, after a brief moment of thought, Chen Xiao decided to set the matter aside for now.

Footsteps sounded again, and Xiao Yi Xian, her white dress fluttering, appeared at the stairway.

"You know so many formulas, so I won't embarrass myself by taking out ordinary self-defense medicines. You definitely know more than I do. I'll give you these daily-use ones instead. They aren't worth much, but they're comprehensive."

Chen Xiao nodded in thanks. As for self-defense Poisonous Medicine, he had also concocted some in his spare time over the past few years.

For example, there was a Poisonous Medicine called Soul Falling Powder, which could give off an extremely pungent smell. Even if the enemy was a Da Dou Shi, once they were hit, they would have to seal off their sight and senses, turning into a "blind man," and their combat strength would plummet in an instant.

Of course, that was only how it was described in the Seven-Colored Poison Manual. Chen Xiao had not had the chance to use it in practice yet, so its actual effects still needed to be verified.

"This is insect-repelling powder. Sprinkle some around you, and ordinary snakes and insects won't dare come close. This is an antidote pill—just as the name suggests, no need to say much. This is sleeping powder. It can make ordinary Magical Beasts and Poisonous Insects listless and drowsy. On people... the effect is even more obvious..."

Just as she had before, Xiao Yi Xian explained everything once, then carefully pasted labels onto each medicine bottle.

Watching her handle everything in such an orderly fashion, Chen Xiao suddenly had a thought.

If there were someone this gentle and attentive by his side, life should be very comfortable, right?

With a silent laugh, Chen Xiao cast the stray thought aside.

"We count as friends, so there's no need to thank me. I can't help you much beyond this, so I'll just wish you success in getting what you want on this trip."

Seeing Chen Xiao open his mouth as if to speak, Xiao Yi Xian anticipated him in advance and interrupted with a graceful smile.

Chen Xiao smiled knowingly and did not insist any further.

"Then I'll take your lucky words."

At the same time.

Inside the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

A mercenary with a bandage wrapped around his hand quickly ran in and found the leader, Mu She, and his son on the open ground where the members were training.

"Leader, Young Leader, I think I saw him!"

"Hmm? Saw what? Speak clearly."

"That kid Tie Shan talked about two and a half years ago. Handsome, refined-looking—in Green Mountain Town, he's one of a kind. It shouldn't be wrong!"

The mercenary bringing the report answered while panting.

Hearing this, a trace of confusion flashed through Mu She's eyes. The young leader, Mu Li, thought about it carefully for a while before finally remembering that there did seem to have been such a thing.

Two and a half years ago, several mercenaries from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had been tempted by greed, but in the end, they had gotten nothing and had instead lost two lives for nothing.

That very day, Mu Li had given the order for Tie Shan, the mercenary who had seen Chen Xiao, to describe his appearance to the members of the group in detail, so they could settle the score if they saw him again.

But after so long, even Mu Li himself had nearly forgotten about it, while the mercenaries in the group remembered it perfectly clearly.

"So it's that kid. More than two years, and he's finally shown up again. But I remember that back then, he already had the strength of at least a Six-Star Dou Practitioner. His strength now is probably..."

"No need to overthink it, Li'er. Leaving a grudge unavenged isn't the style of our Wolf Head Mercenary Group. How about this—Wang San, I'll give you ten members above Six-Star. Go kill that kid! Even if his strength has improved, the chances of him advancing into a Dou Shi aren't high. With this many people, it'll be more than enough. But to be safe, wear the badges of the Mad Lion Mercenary Group when you act!"

Listening to the leader's words, the mercenary called Wang San glanced at the bandage wrapped around his right hand, then stretched out his left hand and pointed at himself with a trembling finger.

"Me?"

"That's right, you. With the ten of them there, you won't need to make a move. Just lead the way."

"Fine."