Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

"My name is Mu Xue, this is my uncle, and this is Mu Hu," Mu Xue introduced.

When Mu Xue introduced him as her uncle, Cang Lin couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

What a cute yet awkward child.

Mu Hu was deeply moved; no one would recommend their subordinate to someone else.

“Then I’ll call you Xiaoxue’er. My brother and I are both sixteen years old. We’re from the Yuan family in Xijin City,” Yuan Yuan said happily, jumping to Mu Xue’s side.

The middle-aged man coughed twice, glanced warily at Mu Xue and the other two, and turned his head away under Yuan Gui's warning look.

Yuan Gui also walked to Yuan Yuan's side. His voice was hoarse because he was in his teenage years and going through puberty, but it didn't affect his good looks. He had the same style as Mu Qi, a typical cute young boy with a campus vibe.

Yuan Guixian apologized first: "I'm sorry, Elder Wang Chi was only asked by my father. His attitude was not good, please don't mind it, but he is not a bad person."

Then she added, "You said you were going to find the blackfin serpent. I think you should go back the way you came and bring more people with you. Although I've never seen one, I've heard that the blackfin serpent is very venomous, and a single bite can be fatal."

"Thank you, Young Master Yuan. I must get this snake gall. I have a way," Mu Xue said.

"Roar~" The fanged beast let out a loud roar.

Cang Lin said, "Watch, it's about to launch its final attack."

Mu Xue was the first to react. She quickly looked towards the battlefield, followed by Yuan Gui and Yuan Yuan.

The fanged beast raised its two thick front legs and stomped hard on the nearest man in black, kicking up dust as it landed.

The man in black, looking disheveled, barely managed to dodge the attack.

Before he could even stand up, the fanged beast suddenly accelerated and flew towards him again, stomping down hard once more. This time, the man in black had no chance to dodge and only managed to raise his hands to brace against its foot.

However, even just the weight of the fanged beast's own leg is quite strenuous.

The man in black managed to catch the kick with all his might, and then he coughed up blood.

The other four also surrounded them, and the fanged beast fiercely swept their fangs across them, leaving them in a sorry state.

In the end, the four of them worked together, and whether by chance or by finally discovering its weakness, one of their swords pierced the fanged beast's neck and pierced right into the scales on its neck.

The fanged beast let out a mournful cry of resentment and collapsed to the ground, never to rise again.

It died, and the nameless man in black was also seriously injured.

Yuan Gui and his sister rushed over to check on the person who had been targeted. The person was the most seriously injured, with his sternum fractured and he was groaning in pain.

"Brother Yuanshan, how are you?" Yuan Yuan asked anxiously.

"I, cough cough... pfft." As soon as the man named Yuanshan opened his mouth, he spat out another mouthful of blood, which almost made Yuan Yuan cry.

"Yuanshan, don't speak yet, just take this pill." The middle-aged man took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket and carefully poured out a pill to feed him.

Mu Xue and the other two followed, but they didn't get close.

Cang Lin nudged Mu Xue with his elbow and said, "Little Xue, the pills."

Mu Xue glanced at him and said, "I'm not blind, but this pill doesn't look quite right."

Because of the distance and the middle-aged man's body obscuring the view, Mu Xue couldn't see clearly. However, when she took it out, she noticed that the color seemed a bit off, suggesting it wasn't a pure pill.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, the man named Yuanshan still didn't stand up. If it were a genuine elixir, his fractured sternum should have been almost healed by now.

Seeing the effects of the pill, Cang Lin tried to bump Mu Xue with his arm, but she noticed in advance and dodged it.

Cang Lin thought to himself, "This child is really not cute."

He cleared his throat and asked, "This pill isn't working well." He didn't lower his voice, so everyone present could hear him clearly.

Mu Xue didn't lower her voice either: "The pills weren't made using the proper methods, so their efficacy is much worse. Two of the ingredients were used in a subpar way."

Cang Lin asked with interest, "You could even tell that?"

Mu Xue cooperated and said, "It's just a second-tier pill; you can tell from its color."

"Hmph, what a big mouth you have!" the middle-aged man rebuked.

He clearly looked down on Mu Xue, and didn't even think what she said was right.

Yuan Gui looked at Mu Xue with some apology. He didn't know what was wrong with Wang Chi; he seemed to find fault with Mu Xue in every way.

"Brother Wang, if you don't have the eye to see it, don't assume others can't. Who do you think you are!" Cang Lin couldn't help but retort.

He disliked him at first sight; he really couldn't stand this guy named Wang Chi.

"You!" Wang Chi pointed at Cang Lin, but ultimately didn't utter a curse.

Cang Lin gave him a dangerous feeling, so he could only endure it.

Yuan Yuan didn't care how ugly Wang Chi's expression was. She grabbed Mu Xue's sleeve and cried, "Little Xue'er, you came to find medicine. You're a doctor too, right? Can you take a look at Brother Yuanshan?"

"Is this person named Yuanshan very important to you?" Mu Xue asked.

“Yes, yes, when we were little, my brother and I weren’t valued by the family. It was Brother Yuanshan who helped us and made our lives a little better. Later, it was also he who pleaded for us so that my brother could practice martial arts and gradually become valued by the family,” Yuan Yuan explained.

"Why did he help you? Do you know?" Mu Xue asked again.

She discovered that Yuan Yuan was too well protected by Yuan Gui and was somewhat naive.

At this moment, Yuan Gui also came over and said, "Miss Mu, don't worry. Brother Yuanshan is an honest and kind person. He is the old steward's son, and my father saved his life."

Mu Xue nodded and said, "I have a second-tier bone-repairing pill, but it will cause unbearable pain and itching in the injured area after taking it. It will gradually subside after the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. Do you want to give it to him?"

Yuan Gui hesitated for a moment, but before he could speak, Yuan Yuan interrupted, "Yes, yes, yes, Xiao Xue'er, I knew you had a way."

“However,” Mu Xue tilted her head and glanced at Wang Chi, who was healing the other four people, her meaning clear.

Yuan Gui lowered his voice and said, "Elder Wang Chi is the physician elder of the Yuan family. He is the one who refined this pill. He usually thinks highly of himself and originally did not plan to come. It was only because the head of the family asked him to that he came reluctantly."

Yuan Yuan also said, "Wang Chi is such a jerk. He's always been difficult for my brother and me."

Mu Xue nodded knowingly; these two siblings had it tough.

She secretly slipped Yuan Yuan a small bottle containing a second-tier bone-repairing pill.

“All five of you are injured to varying degrees. Yuanshan is seriously injured and cannot be moved. You should rest where you are,” Mu Xue said, then waved to Yuan Yuan.

Mu Hu's eyelids twitched; his master was summoning his pet again.

Yuan Yuan obediently moved closer, and Mu Xue said, "Keep the medicine safe. Give it to him secretly after everyone has rested tonight, so he can pretend for a few more days and not get better too quickly."

Yuan Yuan was still a little confused, but Yuan Gui understood immediately.

He cupped his hands in thanks to Mu Xue and said, "Thank you, Miss Mu."

Mu Xue waved her hand dismissively, saying, "It's nothing, just a pill. Saving lives is the priority."

Mu Hu: No, Master, you definitely didn't think that way just now.