Poison Doctor Roaming the Martial World

"Screech—" The cry of the gyrfalcon cut through the sky.

Ye Ning looked up through the treetops and saw a pure white-clawed falcon circling above the city lord's mansion, seemingly... still watching him... It is said that only one falcon can be found among 100,000 eagles, and its white jade claws are especially precious.

On the Cloud Sea Continent, this kind of bird of prey is called a falcon. In the place where Yang Jianwu lived in his previous life, falcons were also called gyrfalcons. After Yang Jianwu subdued the falcon, he was too lazy to name it and simply called it gyrfalcon. Gyrfalcon sounds nice too, right?

At first, Ye Ning only felt that the falcon was watching him, thinking it was just a bird of prey, how could he possibly notice? When he saw the falcon swooping down in his direction, he immediately dodged. Gui Liu saw him jump down from the tree and went forward to fight with Ye Ning.

Ye Ning wanted to sneak into the city lord's mansion at night to gauge its strength, but didn't want to antagonize anyone; Gui Liu also wanted to spare its life, so neither side went for the kill.

After more than ten rounds, Ye Ning noticed that Gui Liu's breathing was slightly disordered. After a quick attack, he seized the opportunity and flew out of the mansion.

As I leaped over the wall, I seemed to see an extremely thin red line. The moment I touched it, the "beep-beep" sound rang out again. Presumably, the alarm that sounded when I first entered the mansion was also because I touched that red line.

In the blink of an eye, the gyrfalcon caught up and unceremoniously used its white jade claws to slash from Ye Ning's shoulder to his waist.

Ye Ning winced in pain, grunted, and dodged outside the wall. The gyrfalcon relentlessly pursued him, attacking again as if to tear a piece of flesh from his body.

Hongfeng lured away the pursuers to meet Ye Ning. From afar, he saw a large bird chasing its master. Without thinking, he threw the medicine that Young Master Yang had left for Young Master Nan as a hidden weapon.

The attack missed, and the medicine bottle fell to the ground. The gyrfalcon circled the bottle twice before landing, kicking it with its claws, then lowering its head to sniff it, and gently pecking at it. It was absolutely certain that this was its master's scent.

The silly bird was misled by a medicine bottle, thinking they were its master's friends. Covering its face with its large wings, it thought, "Oh no, they just captured someone! What should I do? I'm so scared... Maybe I should run away..." So it quickly turned around and flew back to the city lord's mansion.

"Master, you're injured." Hongfeng stepped forward to help Ye Ning up.

Ye Ning shook his head to indicate that he was alright. "What kind of hidden weapon did you just throw?"

“Uh…” Hongfeng answered with a forced smile, “It’s medicine that Young Master Yang Jian left for Young Master Nan.”

"The medicine left behind by Yang Jian?" Why did the falcon show that regretful expression after the medicine appeared, and even speed up its flight back? What was it afraid of? Or is Yang Jian also related to the City Lord's Mansion?

"Next time I see that guy surnamed Yang, I'll find a way to get another bottle of medicine."

"Ah, yes, Master."

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At the Anshun General's Mansion, Yang Jianwu soaked in a bathtub filled with flower petals, washing away her fatigue. Although Yunzhi was nice, she had no relatives there. Once she had a firm foothold on the Yunhai Continent, she would bring her grandfather, father, mother, and younger brother to Yunzhi so they could live on their own territory and finally sleep peacefully.

"Miss, Madam has sent me to inform you that dinner is ready. Please move to the front hall to dine." The nanny beside Su Xin came to call Xiao Jianwu herself.

"Yes, Granny Yu. Tell Mother I'll come as soon as I've changed my clothes."

"Yes, I will resign, old slave."

Yang Jianwu stepped out of the bathtub, casually changed into women's clothing, and went to the front hall. Everyone was already seated and waiting for her.

She stepped forward and bowed to each of them to pay her respects. She didn't like kneeling, but she was never stingy with it towards her elders and cherished the hard-won family ties in this life.

"It's been a few days, and our Wu'er has become even more beautiful." General Yang looked at his granddaughter with obvious affection. "Whoever marries such an outstanding granddaughter will be blessed with good fortune for generations to come."

"Dad, please stop praising her. If you keep praising her, she'll become arrogant. She's always running around outside like a wild child. I doubt anyone will dare to propose marriage to her." This blatant denigration was definitely from her own mother. While other mothers dote on their daughters and speak gently, her mother would launch into a barrage of criticisms like a machine gun going off before finally stopping.

"Mother, Wu'er misses you so much." Interrupting her mother's next words and disrupting her thoughts so that she couldn't remember the lines that were about to bombard her, this trick never failed. Yang Jianwu secretly praised herself, "I'm really so clever."

"Come sit down. It's been months since we last met. Don't start arguing with your mother as soon as we meet." Yang Boshan is always in his wife-protecting mode when there's no disagreement with her.

"I'm innocent, Grandpa! Do something about your son!"

"Haha~~"

The Yang family's dining table is always filled with joy and harmony, which is the kind of family atmosphere that Yang Jianwu has always pursued: having someone to accompany her for meals and to share the joys and sorrows of life...

After the meal, the maid cleared away the tableware and served tea.

“Wu’er, Prince Ning should arrive in Anshun in the next couple of days. When he arrives, will you meet him with your true face, or…” General Yang always liked to consult his granddaughter on everything.

"I'll wear a veil, after all, I was scratched on the face by a wild beast and was even disliked by the Emperor, hehe." Yang Jianwu said nonchalantly.

"Wu'er, one day you will have to show your true face. If the Emperor finds out, it will be a crime of deceiving the Emperor." Yang Boshan was very worried about his daughter. She pretended to be disfigured so that the Emperor would give up the arranged marriage. If the truth came out one day, it would be a crime of deceiving the Emperor.

"Father, don't worry. I'll hold up the sky if it falls. If the Emperor really wants to take action against the General's Mansion, he'll have to think it over carefully. Besides, I was disfigured when I was young. Initially, the Emperor had some suspicions and had people monitor the General's Mansion for a while. His people have already reported our situation to him. Later, he stopped sending people to monitor us, so he must believe us."

"So many years have passed, and no one has ever seen the daughter's true face. Everyone knows the name of the Ghost Doctor. The daughter happened to meet him and he took pity on her, so he treated her face. Even if her face is restored to its original state, no one can say that we deceived the emperor."

Looking at his daughter's calm response, Yang Boshan realized that he had been worrying unnecessarily. Yes, what was there to worry about? Who said that disfigurement couldn't be cured? We were just wearing veils.

After chatting with his family for a while, Yang Jianwu took his leave and returned to Xige.

“Boshan, Wu’er is intelligent and has strong opinions. Don’t treat her like a little girl. His Majesty is a good ruler, but he is too obsessed with the Phoenix Star. Judging from Master Konghui’s calculations on the timing of the Phoenix Star’s appearance and Wu’er’s intelligence, it must be Wu’er. You should consult with Wu’er more often and listen to her opinions.”

“Father is right.”