10: Qingshan Town

Near Wutan City, bordering the Magical Beast Mountain Range, there is a small town called Qingshan Town.

Most of the people there work as mercenaries, searching for medicinal herbs and hunting Demonic Beasts daily within the vast Magical Beast Mountain Range.

The unique environment often attracts some people to come here for training.

And now, a young man in black, carrying a long saber, has arrived here.

After meeting Xiao Yan and obtaining the Fen Jue, Xiao Lei immediately left Wutan City and headed here.

"Xiao Yi Xian possesses the Calamity Poison Body. I wonder what changes will occur after copying it!"

Xiao Lei's current Dou Qi attribute is fire with a mix of wood. This seems to be because he copied Gu Ni's Alchemy, and to practice Alchemy, one must possess the fire attribute, so the System directly changed Xiao Lei's pure fire attribute from when he first broke through to Dou Practitioner.

"If poisonous Qi is added to Dou Qi, then the Medicinal Pills refined will be highly toxic!"

"The System obviously wouldn't let that happen, but I'll have to try it to know the specific measures."

Thinking this, Xiao Lei became even more excited about this trip to Qingshan Town.

Being new to the place, Xiao Lei simply grabbed a nearby mercenary to ask for directions.

"Where is the Ten Thousand Medicine House?"

"Who the hell are you, talking so arrogantly? Do you know who I am?! You little bastard..."

After Xiao Lei's 'loving' output... "Brother, brother... here, this way, this way. The Ten Thousand Medicine House is just ahead. That Xiao Yi Xian you're asking about usually sees patients in the medical hall. You see, can I..."

The mercenary, covering his pig-like Face, said with a forced smile.

"Scram!"

After letting the mercenary go, Xiao Lei walked directly towards where Xiao Yi Xian was seeing patients.

As he walked, Xiao Lei saw two mercenaries nearby furtively pulling their arms back under their robes, taking out a dagger, and making a shallow but not too deep cut on their left hands.

Xiao Lei was amazed, "You guys really have a way!"

No injury? Then create an injury!

As long as the thinking doesn't falter, there are always more solutions than problems!

To be treated by Xiao Yi Xian, they were willing to give themselves a decorative cut.

Compared to the simps Xiao Lei had seen in his previous life, these guys were no less impressive!

Is Xiao Yi Xian's charm really that great?!

Xiao Lei curiously approached the two and asked.

"Brothers, what are you doing?"

The two looked at Xiao Lei, finding him unfamiliar.

"Brother, you're not from around here, are you? Look over there, she's Xiao Yi Xian!"

The mercenary said, looking at Xiao Yi Xian with a captivated expression.

"This is indeed my first time in Qingshan Town. Is there some special custom here, and what does it have to do with that doctor?"

Xiao Lei feigned ignorance, playing dumb.

The two mercenaries looked at Xiao Lei with speechless expressions.

What the hell kind of custom!

"See the long line at the entrance? If you obediently queue up, you won't get your turn until evening! But if you have an urgent external injury like this, Xiao Yi Xian will let you cut the line, and no one else can object!"

"And for ordinary illnesses, Xiao Yi Xian would at most have some physical contact with you when taking your pulse, but with a wound, it's different. Stopping bleeding, applying medicine, bandaging, which one doesn't require contact!"

The mercenary's eyebrows danced as if he could already see Xiao Yi Xian gently bandaging his wound.

Heh! Xiao Lei was greatly shocked, "Still, the Seniors are impressive! To be able to come up with such a trick!"

Unlike him, Xiao Lei, who only had the cultivation of a Great Dou Master, had some smelly money (Ya Fei and Xiao Yu each gave him some before he left), was an Alchemist, and was a handsome guy. Besides these, what else did he have?

"You're amazing, old brother!"

Xiao Lei gave the two a thumbs-up, and they became smug, their nostrils almost pointing to the sky.

"That's right! That's—right! Hahaha!"

The two mercenaries said in unison, thinking they were truly Geniuses.

A moment later, the two mercenaries didn't hear Xiao Lei speak anymore, and feeling not satisfied enough, they turned their heads, intending to boast to Xiao Lei again.

However, Xiao Lei's figure was nowhere to be found. Turning their gaze towards Xiao Lei, they saw that he had already walked directly towards Xiao Yi Xian, not even bothering to queue, going straight to the point.

"Quick, let's go over there first, otherwise, this wound will scab over by itself!"

The wounds left by the two were not large; with the physical quality of a Dou Practitioner, they could heal on their own even without medication.

"Is this guy looking for death by not even queuing?"

The two mercenaries looked at Xiao Lei as if he were an idiot.

In other places, these lawless mercenaries might cut in line, but here at Xiao Yi Xian's, everyone was well-behaved.

Simply because the line was very long every day, and all sorts of people were present.

Why should you cut in line? If you cut in line, wouldn't I be a fool for waiting here for half a day?

Cutting in line would offend everyone; this was something most people wouldn't dare to do!

The best method the two mercenaries could think of was just to make their injuries seem more urgent.

Indeed, Xiao Lei's behavior quickly displeased the miserable people waiting in line.

"Who is this guy, acting so arrogant? Didn't he see we're all queuing? What does it make us if he cuts in line?"

"Hey! Kid, get back here quickly, if you go any further, I'll smash your head!"

...Despite their words, not a single person left the line to beat Xiao Lei. This wasn't because they knew Xiao Lei's strength and didn't dare to act.

It was because Xiao Lei was some distance from the line, and if they came out to beat Xiao Lei, they would lose their spot and have to queue again.

Moreover, when there are many people, people always have the idea of letting others take action.

This is like when someone suddenly faints in front of you; if there are many people, everyone will hold the idea of letting others step in to help.

When alone, because there's no one else, there's no shifting of responsibility, and most people will help to varying degrees.

If Xiao Lei cut in line, there was a high probability he would be slapped on the head by the person behind him.

So Xiao Lei didn't cut in line, but walked directly past the side towards Xiao Yi Xian.

The two mercenaries who witnessed this scene were dumbfounded, "You can do that?"

They had thought many people would team up to beat Xiao Lei up! The result was quite the opposite.

"Hmph, what if he goes to the front? Xiao Yi Xian will tell him to go back and queue, and he'll still have to go back!"

The two mercenaries could only angrily attack Xiao Lei with their eyes from behind the line.

Seeing Xiao Lei directly bypass the queue and walk straight towards her, Xiao Yi Xian couldn't help but frown.

The queuing rule was set by her; except for those with serious injuries requiring emergency treatment, everyone else had to queue. Wasn't Xiao Lei doing this disrespecting her Face?

Seeing Xiao Lei about to arrive in front of her, Xiao Yi Xian opened her mouth to speak, but Xiao Lei suddenly placed a jade bottle on the table.

"I heard that Miss Xiao Yi Xian has some interest in Alchemy. I wonder if I could discuss it with you."

Xiao Lei said with a chuckle, opening the bottle cap, and a Medicinal Pill fragrance wafted from the jade bottle.

The aroma of low-grade Medicinal Pills wasn't particularly strong, but Xiao Yi Xian often dealt with medicine and was extremely sensitive to its scent, immediately recognizing it.

"A Medicinal Pill! This person is an Alchemist!"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Lei with surprise. Others might not care for Alchemists, but Xiao Yi Xian did!

One of her dreams was to become an Alchemist!

Looking again, he was also a handsome young man full of youthful vigor, carrying a long saber on his back, like a swordsman traveling the Jianghu.

All in all, Xiao Yi Xian's first impression of Xiao Lei was directly maxed out!

Then... "Everyone! I apologize! If your conditions are not urgent, could you please come back in the afternoon? I have some private matters to attend to. Thank you!"

The two mercenaries' mouths dropped open upon hearing this: "This is possible?!"

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