Poison Doctor Roaming the Martial World

The scenery at the West Suburbs Villa was delightful. Ye Ning and Jing Nan were not distracted by the dazzling array of sights, but were deeply attracted by the villa's unique architecture.

The layout of the village is very unique. The city wall is made of blue bricks, with crenellations on the outer side of the top and parapet walls on the inner side, and a runway in the middle. Inside the wall, there are several seven-niche firing bunkers built around the perimeter. At the southeast and northwest corners, there are column-shaped towers that protrude from the wall. In modern terms, they are actually bunkers with three levels: upper, middle and lower.

To outsiders, these may appear to be unique buildings, but upon closer inspection, one realizes they are for defense. It is extremely rare for a manor to have such a high defense rating. If this structure were used in an important city, it would certainly enhance its protection.

Standing on the city wall and looking at the layout of the village, one can only see layers upon layers of houses, making it difficult to see the "inner hall," which undoubtedly protected the owner's privacy very well.

The manor has a pharmacy and grows various rare medicinal plants. Whenever the Ghost Doctor encounters something he doesn't understand, he pesters Yang Jianwu to discuss it. If he comes across herbs that can be processed on the spot, he will not hesitate to use them without hesitation. Yang Jianwu feels sorry for him. She can make ten pills by herself, but the Ghost Doctor can only make a maximum of three...

Besides being highly skilled in martial arts, Tie Lao also enjoys playing chess. He accidentally discovered that Yang Jianwu was an excellent chess player, so he would play a couple of games with Yang Jianwu every day.

He could win at first, but Yang Jianwu's learning ability was too strong. She learned all of his skills. The two were evenly matched to begin with. When Yang Jianwu learned Tie Lao's moves, it was a one-sided crushing victory. Tie Lao also became more and more courageous in battle, believing that he could also learn Xiao Wu'er's moves and turn the tables on her. However, his ideals were very full, but the reality was very skinny. Every time, he lost the whole game because of one careless move.

These past few days at the West Suburbs Villa, Yang Jianwu had only time to sleep; otherwise, she was either discussing medical techniques or being dragged into games of strategy, leaving her with no freedom whatsoever. This conveniently allowed Ye Ning and Jing Nan to gather information about the villa.

In fact, people came to report Ye Ning and Jing Nan's whereabouts every day. Ye Ning was Tie Lao's apprentice, and she didn't want to know too much about Ye Ning's private affairs. As long as he didn't harm her or the people around her, she let him do whatever he wanted, whether he went to the manor or inquired about information.

Ye Ning considered himself to have a fairly good network of information, but he couldn't find any information about Yang Jian. Apart from the fact that he was gay, there were too many secrets about him that attracted him to explore.

On this day, Yang Jianwu couldn't stand Tie Lao's terrible chess skills, so she set up a chess game and asked Tie Lao to solve it before coming to her.

"Ah~ Finally, I have some time to myself." Yang Jianwu sat on a stone bench in the garden, stretching lazily without any regard for her image. Tea was brewing on the stone table, and she looked quite content. "The evening sun is so comfortable. It's not too hot, and you can even grow taller after being in the sun."

"Ziping, Mujin, you two shouldn't always stand in the shady spot; you should embrace the sunshine more often." Yang Jianwu beckoned to the two maids.

Mu Jin shook her head like a rattle-drum, "No, I'm not going. You're naturally beautiful, so a little sun won't hurt you. We can't compare. If we get a little tanned, we'll have to apply face creams for days to get it back."

Ziping nodded in agreement, touching her face, "I'm not going either. You told us that too much sun exposure will cause freckles, and I don't want to become a yellow-faced woman."

Seeing how much the two girls cherished their skin, Yang Jianwu decided to tease them. Suddenly, she stood up, pointed behind them, and shouted, "Ah! There's a snake!"

Zi Ping screamed in fright and ran straight towards Yang Jianwu. Mu Jin usually practiced poisons with Yang Jianwu, so she wasn't afraid of snakes, but girls are naturally averse to such slippery, soft creatures, and she also snuggled closer to Yang Jianwu.

"Haha~ Now you've both gotten some sun. Come on, let me see if you've got any freckles on your faces?" Yang Jianwu said, pinching their faces as she pinched and praised them, "Where are the freckles? They're still so tender, you could squeeze water out of them."

The two girls realized they had been tricked and started playing around with Yang Jianwu.

Ye Ning and Jing Nan rushed over when they heard the shouts, thinking something had happened. They were not pleased to see Yang Jianwu harassing their two girls.

Ye Ning's opinion of Yang Jian's character plummeted further. He was bisexual and dared to flirt with women in broad daylight; who knew how unrestrained he would be at night?

Jing Nan wondered if Qing Dai had also been bullied by Yang Jian like this, and thought about how Yang Jian had pinched that little girl's face, and whether it was at night... He felt a surge of anger.

Upon seeing the two, Yang Jianwu stopped playing with the maids, returned to her seat, poured herself a cup of tea, and leisurely sipped it without greeting them.

Jing Nan was really curious about Qing Dai's situation, so he stepped forward and asked, "Young Master Yang, where has Qing Dai been lately?"

Yang Jianwu raised his eyelids slightly. "Young Master Nan, Qingdai is a person with her own thoughts. Where she wants to go is not something I can control."

"You are her master. How could she leave without your orders?"

"Believe it or not is up to you. But speaking of which, Young Master Nan, you're not Qingdai's family, so why are you asking so many questions?"

"I wish to take Qingdai into my household. I wonder if Young Master Yang would grant my request?" Jing Nan stated his purpose directly. It was too unbearable not to see Qingdai. Yang Jian had no intention of revealing her whereabouts, so he simply stated it outright.

"Take her into your household?!" Yang Jianwu's eyes narrowed slightly. "How do you mean? As her legal wife?"

Jing Nan, oblivious to Yang Jianwu's anger, continued, "How could that be? My family is a prominent one in the capital. My principal wife will be chosen by my elders; she must be of equal social standing and able to assist me. I like Qingdai very much, but she's just your maid. I can make her my concubine..."

"Smash!" Before Jing Nan could finish speaking, Yang Jianwu angrily smashed the teacup at Jing Nan's feet.

"Who gave you the audacity! Although my Qingdai is a maid, I have never treated her as a servant. Her knowledge is even broader than that of ordinary young ladies. She could easily become the head of a large family!"

"Qingdai is so innocent. I can't bear to see her suffer any injustice. And you want her to be a concubine?! To be bullied by the wife and harmed by the concubines and maids in your house?! She looks like a human being, but she does nothing like a human being!"

Jing Nan was startled by Yang Jianwu's sudden outburst of aura, but he didn't think he was wrong. No matter how much he liked a maid, she couldn't become his wife, right? Was Yang Jianwu out of her mind?

Ye Ning couldn't stand it any longer and stepped in to help Jing Nan out of the predicament, "Young Master Yang, please be kind with your words. Jing Nan is just stating the truth. A maid is indeed..."

Yang Jianwu showed no mercy to Ye Ning and immediately interrupted, "Showing mercy is for those who have any self-respect! In your eyes, Qingdai is just a maid, but in my eyes, Qingdai is a treasure. If you look down on Qingdai's status as a maid, then don't speak up and don't tarnish your self-proclaimed nobility! A thief and a scoundrel, neither of them are good people!"