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The Izumo Empire spent a great deal of money to hire poison masters from the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, but the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect was also helpless. In the end, the Izumo Empire's royal family had no choice but to issue a notice that they wanted to recruit a group of powerful poison masters. As long as they could pass the test and cure the Sixth Princess's poison, they could directly become the Izumo Empire's royal family's servants, and they would no longer have to worry about cultivation resources in the future.

However, so far, although many poison masters have gone to Tianrong City to participate in the royal family's test after hearing the news, very few have passed.

Moreover, even those who passed through were helpless against the deadly poison in Si Kou Ning's body.

As for the second thing Xiao Fan inquired about, the hall masters of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect are members of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect stationed in various locations within the Chuyun Empire. Their strength is generally at the Dou Ling realm, and their status in the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect is second only to the sect master and elders. They are usually responsible for the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect's assessments, recruiting new disciples, and guarding the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect's territory.

However, this time, three hall masters of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect were poisoned to death in their homes without any warning, along with their families.

These three gang leaders, along with their families, died with smiles on their faces. Even those who later examined their bodies found one of them had died silently, which drew everyone's attention.

Most importantly, even though the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect dispatched its elders to investigate, they still couldn't figure out how the three deceased hall masters were poisoned.

That's what made this matter so widely publicized.

It should be noted that the elder who went to investigate was a famous poison master in the Chuyun Empire, whose strength had reached the Dou Wang realm. However, he couldn't even figure out how they were poisoned or what kind of poison they were poisoned with. This made everyone in the Chuyun Empire very curious about the culprit.

As a result, the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect had no choice but to issue a notice stating that anyone who could provide clues could enter the sect and choose two rare medicinal herbs.

The information provided by Lao Wan also mentioned that the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect has increased the bounty for wanted persons. If someone can provide information, they can obtain a low-level Xuan-rank fighting skill or enter the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect and become an inner disciple.

As the bounty offered by the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect increased, everyone in the Izumo Empire was eager to capture the murderer immediately and hand him over to the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect in exchange for their own bright future.

Xiao Fan hadn't expected Tianxiang Tower to be so well-informed, even receiving the latest updates from Wanxie Sect so quickly.

After all, Flowing Light City is not located within the Izumo Empire; in fact, it is rather remote. Yet, news still travels so quickly.

Xiao Fan thought for a moment, then said to Lao Wan again, "Lao Wan, I need to inquire about someone else."

Chapter 5 Sky Poison Girl

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Lao Wan looked at Xiao Fan with curiosity, wondering what news this big customer wanted to know.

The two messages just now showed that Xiao Fan offered very generous compensation, and Lao Wan couldn't be more welcoming to such a customer.

"I wonder if you require any further information?"

Old Wan, still sporting a smiling, money-grubbing expression, sat on the sofa and asked Xiao Fan.

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Fan said, "I'm inquiring about someone. She entered the Izumo Empire about two years ago. She's a girl of seventeen or eighteen, skilled in using poison, and ordinary poisons have no effect on her. Her strength has improved very rapidly."

Xiao Fan slowly recounted the news about Little Fairy Doctor, but he didn't know if Tianxiang Tower had any information about her. After all, two years ago, Little Fairy Doctor's strength was only at the Dou Zhe realm, so she might not have attracted their attention.

That's why Xiao Fan added the characteristics of her extremely rapid strength improvement and the fact that ordinary poisons have no effect on her.

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's description, Lao Wan frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then said to Xiao Fan, "This... I wonder if you could describe her strength level in more detail, or if there are any obvious characteristics?"

Old Wan was speechless at the conditions Xiao Fan had just mentioned. This was the Chuyun Empire, where countless cultivators grew up immersed in poisonous jars. Immunity to ordinary poisons was a common trait among the descendants of any slightly larger power. There were far too many people who met these conditions. As for the other descriptions, apart from mentioning that she was a girl around eighteen years old, there was no useful information whatsoever. Trying to find someone based on such information was truly like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Hearing Lao Wan's words, Xiao Fan sighed helplessly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "By the way, when she first entered the Chuyun Empire, she was probably accompanied by a first-tier magical beast, the Blue Eagle. Moreover, she herself is extremely interested in the most poisonous things in the world."

After listening to Xiao Fan's words, Lao Wan pondered for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile and said to Xiao Fan, "Sir, it's not that we don't want to help, but the conditions you just described, asking us to contact a specific person, are simply too absurd. Please forgive us for being powerless to help."

Hearing Lao Wan's words, Xiao Fan was somewhat helpless, even though he had been prepared for it.

After all, the information just now had already revealed too much. It was impossible to say directly that Little Fairy Doctor was immune to any poison. Just saying that she was immune to ordinary poisons and extremely interested in highly toxic substances was the biggest clue Xiao Fan could provide.

The Calamity Poison Body might be little known in the Gama Empire, but the Izumo Empire is a place where poison masters are prevalent, so it's hard to guarantee that some people won't recognize it. The Calamity Poison Body is simply the physique that all poison masters dream of. If we continue to talk about it, it's hard to guarantee that those with ulterior motives won't make some guesses, which would cause other troubles.

"In that case, let's just forget about it."

Xiao Fan couldn't get any information about Little Fairy Doctor from Lao Wan, so he could only make other plans for the time being.

Seeing Xiao Fan's disappointed expression and recalling Xiao Fan's earlier description, Lao Wan's mind began to race again.

"Actually, you could also go and inquire somewhere else."

Xiao Fan, who had already given up hope, looked at Lao Wan curiously again after hearing Lao Wan's words. Hadn't he just said that he really couldn't find a suitable candidate based on these conditions? Could there be somewhere that knew more than Tianxiang Tower?

Seeing Xiao Fan's expression, Lao Wan smiled mysteriously before speaking, "I'm not trying to deceive you. The Tianxiang Tower in Liuguang City is just a branch. Although most of the news within the empire is updated to the branch, the information stored in the branch is extremely limited and cannot possibly include the news of the entire empire."

"The person you were asking about earlier may not be recorded here, but headquarters might have information about her."

At this point, Lao Wan shook the folding fan in his hand before continuing, "Within the Izumo Empire, each branch mainly keeps records of major events of the empire or events that occur within the branch's territory. Therefore, many other news items are not kept by the branches but are only available at headquarters."

Upon hearing Lao Wan's words, a look of understanding flashed in Xiao Fan's eyes.

This is just a branch of Tianxianglou, and it's impossible for all the information to be left here. So, if you want to know more, it's safest to go to Tianrong City.

"In that case, thank you very much."

Xiao Fan smiled at Lao Wan, and was about to get up and leave when Lao Wan stopped him.

"Wait a moment. Since you two are heading to Tianrong City, what are your plans regarding the royal family's recruitment of poison masters?"

Hearing Lao Wan's words, Xiao Fan didn't rush to leave. He looked up at Lao Wan, then said thoughtfully, "Lao Wan, what you mean is..."

"Hehe, let's not beat around the bush. Tianxiang Tower has the authority to recommend candidates for the Royal Poison Master position. And if they succeed, we will also receive some rewards. Hehe, and with my recommendation, you will get certain discounts when you go to Tianxiang Tower headquarters in Tianrong City."

Upon hearing Lao Wan's words, Xiao Fan smiled and readily agreed.

After hearing Xiao Fan's agreement, Lao Wan took out a waist token from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Fan.

"Once you two arrive in Tianrong City, you only need to show this waist token to receive certain benefits."

Xiao Fan took Lao Wan's waist token, nodded, and then left Tianxiang Tower directly.

Inside Tianxiang Tower, Lao Wan watched Xiao Fan and his companion leave, then turned and entered a courtyard behind the first floor. His expression suddenly darkened.

When Lao Wan returned to his room, he twisted the decoration next to the bookshelf, and a dark passage appeared next to the bed.

Following the passage downwards, Lao Wan walked to a desk, bent down and wrote some strange symbols, then sealed the paper and passed through another hidden door.

Behind the hidden door was the place where Tianxianglou stored and retrieved information. Many members of Tianxianglou dressed in black were busy here, constantly classifying and collecting information, or filtering out the information that needed to be viewed above through the mechanism and then sending it up.

Old Wan summoned a man in black and solemnly instructed him, "Send this secret report to headquarters as quickly as possible, without a moment's delay!"

Watching his men leave through the secret passage, Lao Wan returned to the underground chamber, sat down at his desk, and his face was extremely gloomy.

"The Poisonous Woman..."

Chapter 6 Community Warmth and Welfare Delivery

After leaving Tianxiang Tower, Xiao Fan and Yun Yun walked along the streets of Liuguang City, still pondering the information they had just received from Lao Wan.

The sixth princess of the Izumo Empire was poisoned, and even the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect could not cure her. It should be noted that there are many powerful people in the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. Moreover, the sixth princess of the royal family lives in the deep palace. Why would she be poisoned by such a strange poison?

There was also the death of the Wanxie Sect Master, and the three Douling experts. They all died peacefully, completely unaware that they had been poisoned. What kind of terrifying toxin could instantly render them unable to resist, and even leave them unaware of their poisoning until their deaths?

Are you still thinking about the message from earlier?

Suddenly, a faint voice rang in Xiao Fan's ears. Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan nodded subconsciously.

"Ah."

Then he realized that Yun Yun's tone seemed a little strange. He belatedly turned his head and saw a pair of resentful eyes behind the white veil.

Xiao Fan realized that Yun Yun thought he was still thinking about Xiao Yixian, which explained the strange atmosphere.

Xiao Fan smiled, then took Yun Yun's hand and explained, "I was thinking about the royal family of the Chuyun Empire and the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. I feel that these two things are not simple."

Yun Yun was suddenly grabbed by Xiao Fan's hand. She tried to break free, but didn't pull away. Then she frowned, as if she had done her best, and let Xiao Fan hold her hand.

Hearing what Xiao Fan said, Yun Yun thought that Xiao Fan was just making up an excuse to change the subject. She rolled her eyes at him and lowered her head without saying a word.

Distracted by Yun Yun, Xiao Fan didn't dwell on the matter anymore. Regardless of whether it was related or not, they could investigate it after they arrived in Tianrong City.

Xiao Fan looked up at the sky. Hmm, it's getting late. He should figure out where to stay for the night.

"Let's find a place to stay first. It's getting late, and there's no need to rush at this time."

Xiao Fan took Yun Yun's hand and strolled around Liuguang City before entering a luxuriously decorated inn.

"Gentlemen, would you like to stay at the hotel?"

Seeing Xiao Fan and his companion's luxurious attire, the waiter approached them directly and asked in a fawning manner.

"Looking for a room, I'll have a superior room!"

Xiao Fan followed the waiter to the counter, waved his hand, took out a gold coin, and slapped it on the counter.

Seeing Xiao Fan's actions, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up as he stared at the gold coins on the counter. He put them into his pocket, smiled at Xiao Fan and his companions, and then instructed the waiter to lead them upstairs.

Yun Yun watched Xiao Fan's actions and didn't refuse when he said "a superior room," but a meaningful smile flashed in her eyes.

After the waiter led Xiao Fan and his companion upstairs, he led them to a room, opened the door, and said, "This is the best room in our establishment. If you need anything later, just let me know."

After saying this, the waiter left when he saw that Xiao Fan had no further instructions.

Xiao Fan pushed open the door and glanced at the room. Although the decoration wasn't particularly luxurious, it was certainly above average. He nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, at least the environment is relatively clean."

Yun Yun smiled slightly beneath her veil, then said, "It's indeed very good. Then get some rest."

"Ah."

Xiao Fan nodded and was about to go in when Yun Yun stepped into the room first and then turned around to block Xiao Fan's way.

"what happened?"

Xiao Fan looked at Yun Yun with a puzzled expression, his small eyes filled with great confusion.

"The room is nice, I'll rest now, goodbye."

As soon as Yun Yun finished speaking, she closed the door, keeping Xiao Fan outside. Yun Yun stood inside the room, a hint of smugness flashing in her eyes.