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The moment he closed the door, a deep-marrow weariness swept over. Long Yu supported himself against the wall as he powerlessly fell to the cold ground. The fresh, bloody wound on his body made contact with the cold ground, and the scorching pain lessened by quite a bit.

Under the bright moonlight, the eyes that had always been determined were filled with tears!

Sometimes, you don't know if you will succeed if you keep going on like this, but when the gentle moonlight shallowly caressed your body, a kind of serenity like watching the smoke rising from the little village every morning slowly spread through your mind, your heart would be inexplicably filled with a feeling of satisfaction ?

His whole body was covered in scars and was in great pain. Long Yu's eyelids became heavy and his eyes drooped as well. However, he didn't have any intention of falling asleep.

When he was leaving, he said that his master would come to Yongan City three days later. He couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, so he said it out loud on impulse.

Even a tattooed person would have to be a bit afraid of the anger of an alchemist. With just a few pills, he could recruit thousands and thousands of mercenaries. Yongan city was just a small place! As long as the Medicine God Valley released the news, not to mention Yongan city, even the entire Stone Manor would have to be wary of it. Long Yu was betting! Gambling with Shi Yong and the others, daring or not to take the risk!

If these words really touched Shi Yong and the others' foreheads and made them abstain, then tonight would be the best time for them to destroy the evidence. Otherwise, they would have to curry favor with him, and at that time, the Four Symbols Grass would only be a step away!

This simple sentence had undoubtedly pushed him to the heart of the struggle ?

Tonight might be the last night! As long as he survived tonight, the Four Symbols Grass would be his.

He listened attentively. After a long time, he heard no sound. Other than the rustling of insects, there was no other sound at all ?

However, just as Long Yu's tensed nerves were about to relax, there was the sound of light footsteps approaching from afar. The footsteps were soft and delicate, and they carried a bit of caution as they quickly arrived in front of the door. He seemed hesitant and apprehensive, but he still didn't have any intention of knocking on the door.

Holding his breath, he took out the poison he'd prepared. Gritting his teeth, Long Yu restrained himself from letting out any sounds. Carefully moving to the side, he unconsciously made a attacking posture ?

Sweat dripped from his forehead onto the wound, and a deep pain surged through his body like a torrent.

Time passed minute by minute, second by second, as each breath was lengthened. It was unknown how long the deadlock lasted before a light knocking sound finally sounded in the room. It was soft, like moonlight in the night.

"My name is Xiao Lan. Yes, the master sent me to wait upon young master. Please, young master, can you open the door, please?" His voice was trembling, and anyone who heard it would feel extremely panicked. In Yongan city, as a servant, no one dared to disobey Shi Yong's orders.

And it was precisely this voice that made Long Yu feel at ease. The person who came was none other than Li Hai's younger sister. That day, Long Yu had saved her life at Hundred Herb Hall! He had been recuperating during these past two days and was sent here before he had fully recovered.

Long Yu was severely injured, so how could Shi Yong turn a deaf ear to that? It would be better to send someone sooner rather than later. However, as a drug refiner, after this incident, the relationship between Long Yu and the Shi family had become extremely delicate. Whoever was sent out would undoubtedly become the scapegoat. To take proper care of her was a matter of duty, and taking care of her inappropriately. Three days later, when her master came to investigate, she would become the scapegoat, sacrificing her life in exchange for the forgiveness of the medicine god valley's medicine master ?

Xiaolan, who was standing outside the door, didn't know anything about this. She only knew that she had been sent out on purpose because she didn't want to follow Ren Huo's orders.

The air in the middle of the night was slightly cold, bringing with it a certain chilliness. Little Lan let out a cold breath and nervously stood outside the door, not knowing what to do. Just as she raised her head with some hesitation and was about to knock lightly on the door, the tightly shut door opened with a 'squeak' ?

Under the hazy light, the face engraved in her heart once again appeared in front of her, "It, it's you! "You, why are you in the medicine master's room? Hurry up and leave, if the old master discovers you, it'll be bad ?" Xiao Lan anxiously pulled Long Yu's arm, wanting to take him away from here. She clearly remembered that the young master in front of her was called Long Yu. However, he didn't expect that the moment his hands came into contact with the liquid, a strong stench of blood immediately filled his nose.

"Ah ?" "You, what happened to you, you ?" When she saw the blood on her hands, Xiao Lan started to mutter incoherently.

He didn't reply. His gaze swept past Xiao Lan and swept across the open space outside the house. The worry in his eyes finally dissipated. "I am the alchemist." His voice was firm. This could be considered a white lie.

Covering his mouth with eyes filled with endless panic, he stepped forward to support Long Yu.

He pursed his dry lips tightly, not having enough time to explain. If he were to let the blood flow to his body again, he might not be able to stand up again tomorrow. "Listen, I still have some green spirit grass in my basket. Help me grind the herbs on my wound ?" Long Yu pointed at the simple basket in the corner and after he finished speaking, he couldn't hold on any longer and fell unconscious on the ground.

Actually, when Long Yu first spoke, Xiao Lan, who had a pure heart, already realized the dangerous situation in front of her. She dragged Long Yu onto the bed with great difficulty and became flustered.

After the brief period of chaos in the City Lord's Mansion, it became so quiet.

In the living room, a group of servants were busy tidying up the messy cage. In the deepest part of the cage, a Iron Rhinoceros was bleeding profusely from its back. It looked at the southeast direction and remained silent for a long time.

As usual, time flowed unceasingly. His body felt as if it was being burned by a burning flame, causing his entire body to be unable to withstand the heat. With a 'hu' sound, Long Yu abruptly sat up, and accompanied by a tearing sound, the cloth that was wrapped around his wound was instantly torn apart ?.

Xiao Lan, who was dozing on the edge of the bed, woke up from her sleep. "What happened? Are you alright?"

Wiping away the sweat on his forehead, he heaved a long sigh of relief and looked at the wound on his chest. It didn't matter if he didn't see it or not; this look really shocked Long Yu.

Even Xiaolan, who stood at the side, was shocked. Yesterday, she clearly remembered that Long Yu's body was covered in whip marks and it took her an entire night of bandaging to wrap up all the wounds. How could ? how could there be no traces at all?

He frowned slightly. Ever since the jade pendant he was wearing disappeared, strange things happened to him one after the other. He stretched his waist and felt refreshed. He decided not to lie on the bed anymore, "How's the poison on your body?"

A person with a kind nature and an extremely pure soul, Xiao Lan obviously didn't realize that Long Yu purposefully changed the topic. Moreover, ever since Long Yu entered the City Lord's Mansion yesterday, Big Brother Li Hai had already entrusted her with this matter. In the future, she absolutely couldn't call him 'benefactor' and said, "My ? My illness has already recovered. Take a look ?" As he spoke, he handed his right wrist over.

As she lightly smiled, Xiao Lan's plain and simple smile inexplicably assured Long Yu. She took Xiao Lan's pulse, and the smile in her eyes instantly vanished without a trace. In the next moment, the forefinger and middle finger that pressed onto Xiao Lan's wrist were stiff, unable to move ?

Seeing Long Yu's serious expression, Xiao Lan's breathing quickened as she asked anxiously, "Is my poison, right?"

He deliberately smiled mischievously. "I'm just teasing you. There's nothing wrong with you now. Alright, go back and rest. I'm fine now."

"You scared me to death! The butler told me to take care of you. How could I dare to leave? Xiao Lan complained. She didn't seem to regard the youth beside her as a fearsome alchemist.

"You're really not leaving?" Long Yu asked again.

"I'm not leaving!" It was with great difficulty that she was able to stay together with Long Yu, so she didn't leave.

"Alright, I need to change my clothes now ?" Sitting up, his upper body bare, Long Yu's mood had become cheerful after narrowly escaping death, having passed last night.

"Ah!" Xiao Lan exclaimed, hurriedly covering her eyes and running out while stumbling ?

The moment the room door was closed, Long Yu's mischievous smile was immediately enveloped by a burst of dark clouds. That's right, according to Long Yu's earlier investigation, Xiao Lan's lightning tail marten's poison had indeed been detoxified, but Long Yu could clearly feel that within Xiao Lan's blood there was a hidden cold power. This power was still in its infancy and hadn't really grown yet, but even so, the trace of energy that leaked out from it was enough to make Long Yu's heart palpitate ?

Damn it, what is this thing!? After changing into a simple set of clothes, Long Yu sat by the side of the table as he began to ponder.

"Pharmacist, are you alright?" Shi Yan's soft voice came from outside the door.

"To reply young master, the medicinal pill concocted by the medicinal master has healed all the wounds on his body ?"

Only after knowing that Long Yu's injuries had improved did Shi Cai dare to open the door. The dim light in the room caused Shi Cai to feel slightly dizzy, but when he saw that the young master who was injured yesterday was currently sitting in front of him without any injuries, the shock in his heart could be imagined!

No matter how good a physician was, they wouldn't be able to heal these wounds in such a short amount of time.

"What? Haven't you fought enough? It's your turn today, isn't it?" His tone was neither salty nor indifferent, it even carried a sense of estrangement ?

However, it was this tone that made Shi Jiu panic. "I dare not, but the alchemist doesn't know this. My younger sister's unruly nature caused great trouble for the alchemist, causing her to be frightened. My father specifically asked me to apologize to the alchemist, I hope ?"

Waving his hand, he stopped Shi Cai, "Forget about the apology. We'll talk about it in three days!" Carrying the basket on his back, Long Yu walked outside ?

Three days. Another three days! Quickly take two steps and block Long Yu's way, "Does the pharmacist want to pick herbs? There are some unknown medicinal herbs in the City Lord's Mansion. I wonder if the medicine masters are interested in giving me pointers? "

His footsteps became sluggish as a ray of light flashed across his eyes ?

This ray of light was precisely caught by Shi Yan. "Please come over here, Pharmacist. It's up ahead." As he spoke, he led the way, and the worry in his heart subsided.

After the two of them had disappeared, Xiao Lan, who was standing still, was brought away by Shi Gao. Who knew where he had brought her to for questioning ?