Chapter 72: Poison Drowns Qingshan Town

Xiao Yan took out some wound medicine from his storage ring and applied it to Blue Eagle's wounds.

What set Xiao Yan's mind somewhat at ease was that the wounds were still fresh — inflicted only recently.

Squeak squeak! Blue Eagle gripped Xiao Yan's clothes in its beak and tugged at him, signaling him to hurry up and mount so they could go save someone.

Xiao Yan flipped himself onto Blue Eagle's back and said, "Go!"

Hearing Xiao Yan's voice, Blue Eagle immediately beat its wings. A powerful gust of wind swept past, and it carried Xiao Yan flying toward Qingshan Town.

Not long after Xiao Yan had flown far away, a sudden hurricane blasted down, and a colossal creature descended from the sky.

Amethyst Winged Lion King!!

"Based on the scent of the companion Amethyst Origin Crystal, it should be here." Xiao Yan had never imagined that he had nearly lost his life.

One had to know that the companion Amethyst Origin Crystal was produced together with the Amethyst Winged Lion King's offspring at birth. Once that hard shell was broken, the Amethyst Winged Lion King would be able to sense it.

Not long ago, Xiao Yan had relied on the Swallowing Flame to break the shell, and was discovered by the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King looked around, finally arriving at the Cave where Xiao Yan had been living. After moving aside the boulder, the little Amethyst Winged Lion King darted into the Cave.

Roar~! The little Amethyst Winged Lion King shook its head, signaling to its father that the thief had indeed been here not long ago — there were still traces of the companion Amethyst Origin Crystal on the ground.

But now the place was already empty.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King's lion eyes narrowed, and he said in a low voice, "It doesn't matter. We'll wait right here. If his goal is the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame, then he will definitely come back."

Not far from Qingshan Town, Xiao Yan leapt down from Blue Eagle's back.

"You stay in the sky. I'll sneak into Qingshan Town and see what's going on now. We'll talk after I rescue Xiao Yixian."

Squeak squeak! Having spent a long time with Xiao Yixian, Blue Eagle could also understand some human speech. It flew up into the Sky and circled above Qingshan Town.

Xiao Yan put on his Soul Robe and once again walked through the small town.

Listening to the bustle around him, Xiao Yan, who had been cut off from the world for several months, could not help feeling a touch of emotion. Humans truly are creatures that enjoy living in groups.

But this time Xiao Yan had no leisure mood for strolling. He tossed that inexplicable question out of his head.

"Why are there so many fewer people?"

Xiao Yan had not forgotten that several months ago, when he first came to Qingshan Town, the place had been a hive of activity — bustling with carriages and horses, streams of people coming and going, and every alley and street ringing with noise.

Now, let alone the noise, the entire Qingshan Town was like a dead city. Everyone wore a worried, anxious look, and the whole town was utterly lifeless.

"Sigh, who knows when this plague will end."

"It should be soon — didn't they say they've already found the Heavenly Origin?"

"But I still can't believe this disaster was caused by Xiao Yixian."

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Frowning, Xiao Yan turned toward the two people who were discussing and stepped closer to ask, "Hello, I'm from out of town. I'd like to ask what's happening in Qingshan Town now? When I came half a year ago, it wasn't like this."

Xiao Yan was tactful — he took out a few Gold Coins and slipped them into the two men's hands.

Seeing the Gold Coins, the two men's faces darkened with delight.

One of them said, "If you're from out of town and have no business here, you'd best leave quickly. Starting two months ago, people in Qingshan Town have been dying mysteriously, and no one can find the Heavenly Origin."

Xiao Yan's heart sank. He remembered that when he left back then, Xiao Yixian had said she would hide at the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall. With her reputation and the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall's protection, the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps wouldn't dare do anything to her.

But hearing this now, it seemed the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall had not protected Xiao Yixian.

"Could they be planning to frame Xiao Yixian!" Xiao Yan thought. If Mu She also knew about that Cave, then it shouldn't be hard for him to guess that his son's death was connected to Xiao Yixian and himself.

Xiao Yan asked with a smile, "Then what you just said about Xiao Yixian being the culprit — who said that? Isn't she a physician? I was once treated by her myself."

The other man sighed and shook his head. "Sigh, who else could it be? It's the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps' captain, Mu She. Several months ago he kept saying Xiao Yixian had obtained some Treasure Vault from a Cave and had killed his son, demanding the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall hand over the murderer. But back then the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall ignored Mu She, thinking he was making trouble out of nothing."

"But unexpectedly, a few days ago the boss of the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall suddenly said that Xiao Yixian was the Heavenly Origin of this unknown plague."

Xiao Yan's face darkened. As expected, people were greedy. He guessed that after the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall's boss learned that Xiao Yixian had obtained Treasure and various precious Medicinal Material from the Cave, he ultimately chose to cooperate with Mu She and betray Xiao Yixian.

"Sigh, no matter what, this matter should end today. I heard that this morning the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps finally caught Xiao Yixian. Today the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps will burn her to death at the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall."

Boom! The moment those words fell, Xiao Yan's expression tensed. Purple Cloud Wings unfurled, and a powerful surge of force shot him straight up into the heavens, flying toward the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall.

"Spiritual Qi Wings!!!!"

"He — he's a Dou Wang expert?!!"

Seeing Xiao Yan spread his wings and fly into the Sky, the two men were utterly stunned. They had never imagined that a mild-faced young man was actually a Dou Wang expert!

"Did he fly toward the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall?"

"Seems so.... Could it be!"

"Quick! Quick, to the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall — something big is about to happen!"

At the entrance of the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall's estate, more than ten fully armed guards stood watch. Inside the estate, dozens of Wolf Head Mercenary Corps mercenaries were packed densely together.

It could be said that the entire estate was wrapped up tightly inside and out — not even a fly could get in.

In the room of the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall's boss, Mr. Yao, Xiao Yixian — bound to a chair — had eyes blazing with fury. She truly wondered if she had been blind to have trusted the wrong people twice!

"Xiao Yixian, you have poisoned all of Qingshan Town — your crimes are monstrous. Hand over the medical scripture you obtained from the Cave so that our Ten Thousand Medicine Hall can compound an antidote. That is your only path to redemption," Boss Yao said in a low voice.

Xiao Yixian let out a cold laugh, looking with contempt at the middle-aged man before her — the very person she had trusted without reservation a few months ago, who now, because of the Treasure from the Cave, had joined forces with the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps to kill her.

"Heh, dream on. Even if I die, I will never hand it over to you."

Xiao Yixian was very sharp. When she sensed something was wrong, she had packed everything up early and sent Blue Eagle away with it.

Mu She, standing nearby, let out a cold laugh, then said with a dark expression, "I don't believe you'll still be so stubborn when you're about to die. Let's see if you can stay this tough on the burning platform later."

Just then, a mercenary suddenly burst through the door in a rush, calling out anxiously, "Captain! That Xiao Yan who killed the young captain has come in through the main gate!"

"What?" Hearing this, Mu She and Boss Yao were both stunned — someone actually walking into a trap?!

Of course they knew Xiao Yan was an accomplice. Because when Xiao Yan had joined the escort guard upon entering the Mo Shou Shan Mai, he had registered. In the end, when Xiao Yixian and the others returned—

Apart from the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps's people, only Xiao Yan had likewise not come back.

Mu She had also sent people into the Mo Shou Shan Mai to look for Xiao Yan, but unfortunately, the place where Xiao Yan had been these past months was too deep in — the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps simply couldn't reach that deep.

Hearing news of Xiao Yan, a flash of emotion passed through Xiao Yixian's beautiful eyes, and the corners of her lips curved into a smile. Her eyes had finally not misjudged this time.