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"Why does father say that?" Shangguan Dun's words immediately attracted everyone's attention. Shangguan Jingxiang, who was beside him, asked curiously.

"Everyone, this mountain range is less than an hour's ride away from our Darknorth Commandery. It is within the borders of our Darkfall Commandery." Pausing for a moment, Shangguan Dun frowned. "My Shangguan Family's First Patriarch has lived in Northern Chi County for hundreds of years. Have you heard of bandits with such strength in these wild ridges?"

Everyone in the room was surprised for a moment. A middle-aged man sitting next to Qingyang called out, "There were bandits, but they were quickly annihilated by the city guards."

"Indeed, but we still send out city guards to scour the mountains every year, but we have never found any thieves' lair, and in recent years, we have never reported our merchant group reporting that they were robbed." Shangguan Dun slightly waved his fan, and continued: "But now there is a group of bandits formed of Pre-Sky Realm martial artists, their leader is actually a Upper Sky warrior, don't you guys think this is strange?"

Those who are willing to be bandits and be thieves are all people who live in poverty or bear a heavy crime. If there was a part of the bandits that was still in the Houtian realm, then it would be reasonable. Furthermore, how could such a young Xiantian expert become the leader of a gang of bandits?

Qingyang listened attentively from the side, not paying much attention. After all, this matter had nothing to do with him. However, after Shangguan Sheng's analysis, Qingyang felt that this matter was somewhat fishy.

"They have spread out in an ambush. It is obvious that they have already set their eyes on Jing Xiang and the rest. It is likely that they are plotting something. However, now that the bandit leader is dead and some survivors have not been captured, it is difficult to find out." "I wonder if Brother Yang Chou found anything after he killed the bandit leader?"

He took out a piece of transparent jade and threw it on the wooden table beside Shangguan Chen, Qingyang said lightly: "This jade tablet was found on the bandit leader's body."

Placing the jade in his palm and examining it for a while, Shangguan Lu asked in a low voice, "This jade token is made of excellent material, it should be suitable for a rich family, but what does it mean by 'secret' carved on this jade?" But it's hard to fathom. "

Everyone in the room whispered as they tried to guess who had done this. Qingyang thought in his heart that this matter was likely to be left unsettled. After all, what could a jade plate with the word 'secret' on it find out?

"Let's discuss this matter in the future. Send a few squads of guards to search the wild mountains to see if we can find anything. "Luckily, Brother Yang Chou saved Jingxiang and Mu Er. Today, we must hold a feast to drink with Brother Yang Chou!" Shangguan Dun actually didn't linger on this matter too much, he said with a smile.

A trace of surprise flashed in Qingyang's eyes. In just a short moment, the wisdom and decisiveness that Shangguan Dun displayed was far beyond what anyone could compare to. He nodded and answered, "Since it's like this, Yang Chou will trouble Brother Shangguan."

"Haha, being disturbed by Brother Yang Chou is also a rare fortunate thing." "Thank you, Brother Yang Chou. If it wasn't for him, you wouldn't be able to survive today."

The two of them nodded in agreement, but Qingyang didn't answer. Instead, he looked towards Shangguan Li silently.

Perhaps feeling Qingyang's gaze, Shangguan Li turned his head to face his rather confused gaze and said loudly, "Kid Yang, why have you been staring at this old man all this time?"

Hearing this, Shangguan Jingxiang and Shangguan Mu's hearts tightened. They thought to themselves, 'Could it be that Yang Chou really had a prejudice against Shangguan Li because of what happened just now?'

Just as the two were about to speak, Qingyang spoke up faintly. "Lordmaster, have you ever been infected with fire poison?"

Shangguan Li's expression was a bit odd when he was suddenly startled by Qingyang's question. He immediately cried out, "Hm, how did you know?"

Seeing that everyone in the room was curiously looking at him, Qingyang chuckled and said, "A wood cultivator can be kind and benevolent, but after meeting with the old man today, he realized that not only is your temper violent and irritable, but the wood energy in your body is impure as well. I guessed that you had been poisoned by fire before."

"Oh? Hearing what Brother Yang Chou said, could it be that he is also a pharmacist? " Shangguan Dun's eyes lit up, he then asked.

"Just a little bit. Fire poison burns the heart and lungs. If this goes on for a long time, it will eventually harm the body." Qingyang said after taking a sip of tea with a wave of his hand.

As everyone knew, although wood was burning, fire was burning wood. If there was fire poison in a mortal's body, then there would be many problems. Even as a Xiantian realm expert, Shangguan Li's lack of fire poison had always made him irritable, and he also needed the power of wood in his body to suppress the eruption of fire poison.

Of course, Qingyang was an exception. Qingyang's fire of origin was the Grand Sun Primordial Flame, and although the sun burned brightly in the tens of thousands of trees, it would not conflict with the power of wood in his body.

Before Shangguan Sheng could say anything, Shangguan Li spoke rapidly, "Little brat Yang, even Fan Jing and Dun-er can only suppress my fire poison slightly. Do you have a way to deal with it?"

Shangguan Dun was a rare godly alchemist in the Land of the Nine Prefectures. The fire poison that even he was unable to completely cure was obviously very troublesome to deal with.

"Whether or not there is a way to solve this problem requires me to investigate before I know. As a physician, there is no need to save others." He still had an indifferent expression, but at this moment, the onlookers felt like he was an expert in the Dao of the Heavens.

"Mister, if I can remove the fire poison from grandpa's body, I will have to trouble Mister to help me!" On the side, Shangguan Jingxiang and Shangguan Mu also pleaded anxiously.

Putting down the tea in his hand, Qingyang understood that if he continued pretending to be indifferent now, it would really make the people from the Shangguan family unhappy. This was also a conflict with his plan to come here, and he wouldn't be able to find any useful information.

"In that case, please sit down. I'll go investigate." Qingyang got up and walked to Shangguan Li's side. After the old man sat down, he reached out a hand and placed it on Shangguan Li's pulse, pretending to feel for pulse.

Everyone was curious as well. They stood behind Qingyang and carefully observed him. However, none of them were able to notice the fleeting golden flames in Qingyang's eyes.

Actually, Pulse Detection was merely Qingyang's illusion. With just a single glance, the Verdant Wood Pupil could tell that there was no need for it to be called Pulse Inspection. If the Shangguan Family found out about this, it would most likely lead to trouble if word got out. Thus, it would be natural to take the pulse as if he was visiting an ordinary medicine master.

However, Qingyang still detected an anomaly from within the fire poison in Shangguan Li's body. This fire poison was not an ordinary poison, and was faintly mixed in with black threads. Even though Qingyang could still be dispelled with the Grand Sun Primordial Flame, doubts still remained in his heart.

"Brother Yang Chou?" Seeing that Qingyang didn't speak for a long time, Shangguan Sheng, who was behind him, became anxious. He then called out softly, "I wonder if my father is poisoned ?"

Withdrawing his hand, Qingyang turned to look at the anxious Shangguan Family. His sword-like eyebrows slightly knitted, and after a moment of thought, he opened his mouth and said, "This poison can be cured, but ?"

But what? "If you need anything, please feel free to speak up. We will definitely do it for you." "Shangguan Jingxiang had the deepest feelings for her grandfather, so when she heard Qingyang say that the fire poison could be cured, she quickly cut in.

"If you want to cure the poison, you'll need a Naming Flame Wood." Glancing lightly at the Shangguan Family members, Qingyang walked back to his wooden chair and sat down without a sound.

Nanming Lihuo was a wonder tree in the Land of the Nine Prefectures. It was said that this tree was born along with Nanming. Its length, however, was not burned by the fire. It was truly marvelous.

If it was anyone else, they would not be of much use. Even if they refined a weapon, it wouldn't be of much use. Instead, it would be a bit of a waste.

However, Qingyang had coincidentally found out from Qing Ji that there had once been a Niming fire wood in the Qing Clan, but it had already been destroyed thousands of years ago.

If one was lucky enough to obtain Niming Li Fire Wood, then using its Niming Li Fire Essence would benefit Qingyang who possessed both the fire and wood elements. Not only would the fire and wood powers fuse together, it would also allow Qing Mu's pupils to advance by another level.

Most importantly, the Flame Essence of Nanming could help Qing Ji form a physical body and break away from the state of being a remnant soul. Naturally, Qingyang had also helped Qing Ji when he had treated Qing Ji as his grandfather.

However, Qingyang also wanted to try his luck. After all, the Shangguan Family trained in wood power and might even have one. Although Shangguan Li's fire poison was quite domineering, he didn't need to use Niming Li's wood to cure it.

"Naiming Fire Wood?" After murmuring in a low voice, Shangguan Jingxiang frowned for a moment and then suddenly jumped up in joy: "Daddy, isn't there a tree in our home called the Niming Li Wood?"