Chapter 2

Zhang Long!

Zhang Hu!

Fang Yi recognized these two instantly, and in his heart, he understood everything.

Were they here to steal medicine?

The herbs in the medicine field were all cultivated by Elder Xu, and among them were several varieties of extraordinary value, all of which were nearing maturity recently.

More than one person in the village had come to steal medicine.

Yet Elder Xu, being compassionate, never held it against anyone, even when he knew the herbs were missing.

This made those who stole the medicine increasingly bold.

Fang Yi had not expected to run into them today.

Moreover, Zhang Long, one of these two Zhang brothers, was also an apprentice at the pharmacy.

He could be considered his colleague.

Fang Yi took a deep breath, lowered his head, pretended not to know, and walked directly to the side to continue searching for Golden Essence Grass.

Zhang Long and Zhang Hu looked at Fang Yi with cold eyes.

Seeing Fang Yi walk to the side, they curled their lips, revealing expressions of disdain.

"Fang Yi, don't blame me for not warning you. Today's business is known only to us. If a fourth person ever finds out, don't blame us for killing you in the night!"

Zhang Long glared viciously at Fang Yi.

In their Sifang Cun, offending their Zhang family meant something.

Just being an orphan like Fang Yi, he would be killed for nothing.

"Brother, why don't we just kill him now?"

Zhang Hu threatened.

"Shut up!"

Zhang Long glared at Zhang Hu, then looked at Fang Yi and said, "Did you hear that?"

"I heard it."

"Coward, ptooey!"

Zhang Hu spat fiercely.

The two turned and left, quickly departing from there.

Not until they were far away did Fang Yi slowly lift his head, slowly exhaling a stifled breath, his fists clenching and then relaxing.

"No rush. A gentleman taking revenge three years later is not too late. No rush, no rush."

He kept comforting himself in his heart.

Han Xin still endured the humiliation of crawling between legs; what was this little matter?

He shook his head gently, forcing his heart to calm down.

Fang Yi walked toward the medicine field and found that, indeed, quite a few precious herbs were missing.

He picked some mature Golden Essence Grass, pulled them out, shook off the dirt, and then carried these Golden Essence Grasses toward the pharmacy.

After arriving at the pharmacy, he indeed saw that Zhang Long had already been busy there for a long time.

While working, he kept casting cold glances at Fang Yi.

The warning and threat were self-evident.

Fang Yi was indeed very sensible and did not mention the missing herbs from the medicine field at all.

In fact, he didn't need to mention it; Elder Xu knew as well.

Because every once in a while, others would report it to him.

But Elder Xu had never investigated it.

"Fang Yi, grind the Golden Essence Grass into juice. Today, we will study the third chapter of the 'Green Bag Medical Arts'."

Elder Xu had a gentle expression as he instructed Fang Yi.

"Yes, Doctor Xu."

Fang Yi diligently followed Elder Xu's instructions while doing his work.

Elder Xu nodded secretly as he watched.

This Fang Yi was truly a good seedling.

Not only did he have a unique talent for identifying and distinguishing herbs, but he was also very nimble.

He understood his "Green Bag Medical Arts" at a single point.

The "Green Bag Medical Arts" was divided into five chapters, and now Fang Yi had already learned the third chapter.

At this speed, in less than two years, Fang Yi could become an independent doctor.

He did have the intention to cultivate this Fang Yi.

Thus, time passed, and the following days were simple.

Fang Yi was indeed exceptionally low-key, living a two-point-one-line life every day: working in the shop, going home, and then practicing.

His Poison Origin Technique grew day by day, and his strength changed day by day.

Every day brought special experiences.

And as expected, the friction between the Zhang and Shen families in the village soon began.

For the sake of the quantity of 'Beauty-Nurturing Grass' to be handed over next time, the two families began to clash again.

Even the shop became filled with the smell of sparks.

Sometimes, while the clansmen of the two families were busy, they would suddenly start cursing, and after cursing, they would start fighting.

Regarding this, Fang Yi naturally avoided it whenever he could.

The mutation of the Poison Origin Technique gave him hope for becoming stronger in the future; as long as he didn't die, he would eventually stand out.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

The City Guard Army came again to collect a batch of 'Beauty-Nurturing Grass'.

After the City Guard Army left, the Zhang and Shen families fought again that very night, with several clansmen suffering serious injuries, causing the entire village to become turbulent.

Almost every household of the villagers who relied on the two families rushed out with weapons, the crowd was dense, and a standoff occurred, but fortunately, both sides restrained themselves again in the end.

This made Fang Yi increasingly realize the importance of strength.

On this day, Fang Yi finally finished a set of the Poison Origin Technique in the courtyard and stopped, exhaling a long breath with a look of joy on his face.

【Skill: Poison Origin Technique (Great Success 1%)】

【Effect: Strength greatly increased, weak poison gas appears in the body, can easily cause ordinary people to die】

A new line of effects emerged.

"The Poison Origin Technique has reached Great Success. My strength now is at least twice as strong as it was three months ago."

Fang Yi carefully felt his body, his eyes flickering.

Although the Poison Origin Technique was only a mutation of a basic martial art and still fell within the scope of basic martial arts, long-term practice still gave him a feeling of being reborn.

More importantly, it was the poison gas in his body!

It could easily cause people to die!

"But unfortunately, I am still far from the true first barrier of martial arts, the Blood Qi Realm."

Fang Yi thought to himself.

The Blood Qi Realm required practicing Blood Energy, which meant using this airflow to push the blood, thereby stimulating the unique power within the blood.

Although his airflow was not weak now, it was still difficult to reach the point of pushing the blood.

At best, his strength could only be considered that of a martial arts enthusiast.

"However, with this poison gas, I should be able to deal with Zhang Long and Zhang Hu now..."

Fang Yi whispered, a cold light flashing deep in his eyes.

During this time, he had bumped into the two of them stealing medicine more than once and had been threatened by them at his door.

Seeing that it was still early and today was a rest day, Fang Yi calmed his mind, changed his clothes, took the firewood knife from the courtyard, and walked outside.

There wasn't much firewood left at home; it was time to go out and replenish some.

Otherwise, this winter would be hard to endure.

This world was already shrouded in thick fog, and the mountains were full of crises, especially in winter, when everything was desolate.

But fortunately, the surroundings of the village were in a safe area.

As long as he didn't go into the uninhabited Mist area, he wouldn't encounter danger.

He didn't need to go too far; he could easily chop some firewood to use.

"Chop!", "Chop!", "Chop!"...

Fang Yi swung the firewood knife, using the Great Success Poison Origin Technique, and chopped toward a black vine wood as thick as a bowl in front of him.

Black vine wood was a common plant in this world.

It was exceptionally tough and very durable for burning.

A single black vine wood could last for at least ten days of burning, and the ashes of the black vine wood could also have a hemostatic effect.

For the villagers, it belonged to a gift from heaven.

Crack!

Soon, a black vine wood was chopped down by him.

Under the blessing of the Poison Origin Technique, he almost didn't feel any fatigue.

More importantly, the cross-section of the black vine wood he had chopped with the Poison Origin Technique actually started to emit wisps of blue smoke, with a faint pungent smell.

"Hmm?"

Fang Yi suddenly looked suspicious, carefully examining the blue smoke above, and said, "No, this... is this the poison gas in my body? Can the poison gas in my body penetrate into this black vine wood along the firewood knife?"

He was secretly happy in his heart, immediately recognizing the origin of these blue smokes.

Did this poison gas actually have such a wonderful use?

If it were used to deal with enemies, wouldn't it be impossible to guard against?

Fang Yi calmed his mood and continued to swing the firewood knife, walking toward the second black vine wood.

"Chop!", "Chop", "Chop"...

He continued to hack down with one knife after another.

At this moment, he could clearly feel the poison gas in his body restless, and as each knife fell, it was slowly seeping out.

This made him overjoyed.

These poison gases could indeed be released externally.

And as he slashed with each knife, he could clearly feel that his use of the poison gas was becoming more and more proficient.

In the blink of an eye, more than two hours had passed.

Fang Yi was sweating all over, panting heavily, leaning against a pile of black vine wood, and resting briefly.

"This damn weather..."

He looked up at the sky; the thick gray fog blocked the sunlight, and only a few wisps of pale light barely penetrated, shining on the blurry village road.

This was already more than three months since he had traveled to this weird world, and every time he saw this gray fog that never dissipated, his chest felt like it was pressed by a stone.

Just as he took out his water bottle and silently replenished his water, his ears suddenly moved, and he heard bursts of terrified screams, accompanied by wailing, as if someone was struggling violently.

His face froze.

Before he could react, he saw a blood-stained figure suddenly run out of the fog on one side, full of fear, begging him for help.

As a result, before the person's words could be shouted, they were quickly caught up by two figures behind them, stabbed repeatedly with knives, making "puff-puff" sounds, and were knocked to the ground on the spot.

Fang Yi's expression changed, and he immediately recognized the person.

Shen Liang!

The person who was stabbed was actually Shen Liang from the Shen family of Sifang Cun!

The other two...

Zhang Hai and Zhang Tao from the Zhang family!

The two brothers, Zhang Hai and Zhang Tao, moved extremely fast; almost as soon as they stabbed Shen Liang to death, they immediately rushed out one after another, instantly blocking Fang Yi.

"It's you, Fang Yi!"

Zhang Hai smiled on his face and said, "What a coincidence."

Fang Yi's heart sank, and he slowly leaned to one side.

"Two gentlemen, I can guarantee that I won't tell anyone..."

His voice was low.

The poison gas in his body began to dissipate outward silently...

(End of chapter)