Bai Jiang's forehead dripped with cold sweat. He could never have imagined that the seemingly frail Xiao Man would be so ferocious.
"Is Junior Brother Xiao really that terrifying?"
"Kuang Dao is ruthless in the Land of No Law. He has countless lives on his hands, and his death is no pity," the Poisonous Woman said slowly. "Boss never kills innocent people. If it weren't for her, who knows how many people would have died in the Wu Ji City assessment. But with her own abilities, she unified the Land of No Law, and not a single person died in the Wu Ji City assessment."
"Xiao Qin unified the Land of No Law!" The three of them exclaimed in unison. That was the Land of No Law, filled with the most heinous criminals. Just how wicked must one be to lead such villains?
"Yes," the Poisonous Woman said as she got up and walked out. "I must cultivate diligently, or I will be left behind by her."
"Junior Sister, aren't you going to watch the show?"
"Although I know she won't be at a disadvantage, I still held a glimmer of hope to see her meet her match. Alas, it was a futile wish." The Poisonous Woman walked out, a brilliant smile on her face. She had profited handsomely; ten thousand spirit stones were hers.
Inside the cave dwelling, Lu Qing locked Xiao Man out. He needed to bathe and change.
Xiao Man pushed the door, but it was locked. She immediately slipped to the window and climbed in. As soon as she entered, she saw a bathtub placed by the window, and Lu Qing, naked, sitting in it, glaring at her with murderous intent!
Xiao Man flinched and quickly grabbed a nearby towel, handing it over. "Great Martial Uncle, shall I scrub your back for you?"
"Get out!"
Xiao Man swaggered over to the bathtub, resting her hands on its edge. "Great Martial Uncle, your disciple is here to serve you with your bath and change."
"Xiao Qin!"
"Great Martial Uncle, come, extend your hand. I'll apply the cleansing soap for you." Xiao Man took the cleansing soap from the side and gestured for Lu Qing to extend his hand. Lu Qing's face turned pale and then flushed red. He immediately released his oppressive aura, attempting to force Xiao Man to retreat.
Xiao Man remained unmoved. She grabbed Lu Qing's arm and began applying the cleansing soap. "Great Martial Uncle, don't be shy. Your disciple is here specifically to serve you. I am truly sorry for blowing up your alchemy furnace. To express my apologies, I will stay by Great Martial Uncle's side and serve you well."
"I don't need it. Leave quickly."
"Great Martial Uncle, are you really going to drive me away?" Xiao Man leaned closer to Lu Qing and breathed a puff of warm air into his ear. "Great Martial Uncle, my masters are still waiting outside the cave dwelling. Do you want me to let them in?"
Lu Qing's face turned pale. "You're threatening me?"
"Great Martial Uncle, you said I was to be your medicine boy for a month. Since it's a month, it's a month. Not a day more, and not a day less." Xiao Man, smiling, placed the cleansing soap into Lu Qing's hand. "Great Martial Uncle is a man of his word. I presume you wouldn't want my masters to barge in and see you in this state, would you?"
"I think you're looking for death!" Lu Qing was furious. In all his years, this was the first time he had encountered such a shameless person!
First, she blew up his alchemy room, then she destroyed the medicinal bath that he had spent countless efforts and years to create. Not only did she blow up his cave dwelling's alchemy room, but she also ruined many of his precious herbs. He hadn't killed her yet out of consideration for their shared sect. Now, she dared to push her luck!
However, as Lu Qing circulated his qi, he discovered that his true qi seemed to have vanished. On his Golden Core, several chains had appeared, locking it in place, thus preventing him from condensing his true qi!
"What did you do to me?" Lu Qing asked calmly.
"Great Martial Uncle is a master of the Golden Core stage, and I am merely in the early stage of Foundation Establishment... Oh, no. After soaking in the medicinal bath, I am now in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. But even as a cultivator in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, I am no match for you. To prevent you from ruthlessly killing me, I added something to your bathwater to temporarily seal your cultivation."
"Xiao Qin!" Lu Qing gritted out the two words from between his teeth.
"Great Martial Uncle, your disciple is here," Xiao Man said, hugging Lu Qing's clothes and walking towards the door. "Great Martial Uncle, starting today, your disciple is your medicine boy. During this period, I hope Great Martial Uncle will impart much knowledge. Great Martial Uncle, do you agree?"
A surge of blood rose to Lu Qing's throat. He suppressed it with all his might to avoid spitting it out. "Give me my clothes first."
"If Great Martial Uncle does not agree, I will have my masters come in to help you change," Xiao Man said, pushing the door open and stepping one leg out.
Lu Qing's expression shifted dramatically. "I agree. Give me my clothes!"
"Your disciple knew Great Martial Uncle would keep his word and is certainly not someone who goes back on his promises." Xiao Man retracted her leg, placed the clothes to the side, and leaned in. "Great Martial Uncle, I have placed your clothes here. Do you wish for me to help you out of the bath?"
Lu Qing's face instantly flushed crimson, then turned ashen. He hurled the cleansing soap in his hand at Xiao Man. "Scram!"
Xiao Man dodged quickly and was already outside the door, closing it behind her. "Great Martial Uncle, please don't be angry. Your disciple will go and learn alchemy now and will surely not disgrace Great Martial Uncle's teachings."
Lu Qing's chest heaved violently with anger. After a moment, he finally calmed down, put on his clothes, and recalled Zhai Ge's harsh words to Xiao Man. He felt they were quite fitting and cursed, "You scoundrel bastard!" Sundan Novel Network.
Lu Qing truly did not wish to see Xiao Man, so he stayed in his room, studying new pill recipes. He attempted to refine them many times but failed. He suspected that the missing part was not being supplemented correctly and was trying them one by one.
From outside, the muffled sounds of exploding furnaces could occasionally be heard. Lu Qing turned a deaf ear. If that brat wanted to blow things up, let her. He wanted to see who would break first and beg to leave!
That night, furnaces exploded all night long, and Lu Qing couldn't sleep well. When he woke up in the morning, there were dark circles under his eyes. He prepared to go to the medicinal garden to harvest some spirit herbs to continue experimenting with new recipes. However, when he saw the medicinal garden, which looked as if it had been plundered by bandits, he almost fainted!
"Xiao Qin!" a deafening roar echoed, shaking the very mountains.
Meanwhile, Xiao Man was refining pills in the alchemy room. As this batch was nearing completion, Lu Qing kicked the door open. Xiao Man was startled, and with a boom, the furnace exploded again. Lu Qing, who had just kicked the door open, once again became a victim of the explosion!
Xiao Man swallowed and quickly scurried over, taking out a clean handkerchief and haphazardly wiping Lu Qing's face. "Good morning, Great Martial Uncle. You could have just called me if you needed anything. Why did you have to come personally? Look, you've been caught in the crossfire again."
Lu Qing snatched the handkerchief from Xiao Man's hand and wiped his face haphazardly, asking through gritted teeth, "What happened to my medicinal garden?"
"Oh, I went to pick some spirit herbs for alchemy."
"You only picked some?"
"I picked a little bit more," Xiao Man said, indicating with her fingers.