The crowd was extremely excited, and order became chaotic. They couldn't wait to stomp on the small thatched hut and flatten it immediately.
Seeing this, the guards at the front drew their sharp blades, scaring everyone into stepping back obediently, and then order was restored.
The young man in fine clothes closed his fan and respectfully cupped his hands towards the woman in white: "This junior, Lai Xiaoyang, greets Senior Qiu. Senior..."
Qiu Buyi ignored him and went directly into the small thatched hut, closing the door behind her.
"This..."
Seeing this, Lai Xiaoyang gave his subordinate a look. A guard stepped forward and slammed on the door!
Suddenly, with a "chink" sound, "Ah! My hand!"
Before the guard's hand could touch the door, it was severed and fell to the ground with a sword.
A swordsman dressed in black and white stood on top of the thatched hut: "Seeking death?"
Lai Xiaoyang was so scared that he stumbled backward, his face filled with terror: "Alchemy Realm expert?!"
The swordsman said, "An eighth-level Qi cultivator, and you dare mention my realm?"
Lai Xiaoyang quickly and respectfully said, "Senior, please forgive me. This junior is merely anxious to save someone. My family has an ancestor suffering from an old illness, and only the Medical Immortal can cure it. I implore Senior to accommodate us. My Lai family will be eternally grateful!"
The swordsman spoke only one word: "Scram."
Lai Xiaoyang gritted his teeth, helpless. His life was more important. "Thank you for sparing my life, Senior. This junior takes his leave."
"Wait." the swordsman said.
Lai Xiaoyang looked confused: "Does Senior have any other instructions?"
The swordsman pointed to the boxes of goods: "Take your things and then scram."
"Go."
Lai Xiaoyang, with a few of his subordinates, hauled away the gold and silver treasures from the scene. The swordsman looked at the crowd: "All of you, scram."
"This!..."
"I heard he's an Alchemy Realm expert, not to be trifled with. Let's leave, let's leave. Sigh!"
"What is the Alchemy Realm?"
"...You don't even know the Alchemy Realm? Above Qi Cultivation is Dragon Ascension, and above Dragon Ascension is the Alchemy Realm. It's not something an ordinary person can reach. Some people spend their entire lives as merely ninth-level Qi cultivators or even first-level Dragon Ascension. This old man is nearly a hundred years old, and I truly have no hope of reaching the Alchemy Realm. Sigh."
The crowd had almost dispersed. Someone curiously asked, "When will the Medical Immortal actually be free to treat people? Aside from the 'four not treated and two not saved,' what else can be treated?"
The swordsman looked at him: "No one is allowed to disturb the Medical Immortal's quiet cultivation. Scram."
"Yes, alright."
The swordsman looked at another group of people: "Aren't you leaving yet?"
Seeing him about to draw his sword, everyone was frightened and quickly said, "We're leaving immediately... leaving right now!"
Everyone was gone. It seemed the Medical Immortal was truly as her reputation suggested. She was nothing, yet she saved nothing.
Only Ming Zhi Tian and Ba Ke, along with Xiao Ling Long, remained in their original spots. Xiao Ling Long, however, was pulling Ming Zhi Tian: "Hey, Ming Zhi Tian, if you want to die, don't drag me down with you."
Ming Zhi Tian's gaze never left the swordsman: "If you want to leave, no one is stopping you."
Xiao Ling Long saw that he dared to look directly at an Alchemy Realm expert and was terrified. She quickly said, "Are you crazy? Daring to make eye contact with an Alchemy Realm expert? Do you still want to live?"
Ming Zhi Tian shrugged: "A dying person speaks wisely. You should leave. I don't owe you, and you don't owe me."
Xiao Ling Long sulked: "Die? Who's going to die? Don't hog all the good stuff. I told you, wherever you go, I, Xiao Ling Long, will go."
The swordsman looked in their direction, his expression unchanged: "Hey, kid, girl, who are you? Didn't you hear me? Hurry up and scram, don't disturb the Medical Immortal's quiet cultivation."
Ming Zhi Tian said, "We will leave, but I have an idea."
The swordsman asked, "What idea?"
Ming Zhi Tian pursed his lips: "I came to this world, and before I could even taste it, I was poisoned. I don't have long to live. Since I'm going to die anyway, why not have a magnificent battle to make this life worthwhile?"
The swordsman frowned: "What do you mean?"
Ming Zhi Tian looked up at him: "I heard you are an Alchemy Realm expert?"
Xiao Ling Long knew what he was about to do and quickly grabbed him: "You're really crazy! You actually provoked an Alchemy Realm expert! Let's go, let's go."