The old doctor was surprised to see Gu Yunyun, but not particularly afraid. Since she had always appeared weak and timid, hiding behind Qi Shaoyu, he assumed her martial arts skills were probably no better than his. Moreover, he was very confident in his poison techniques, so he didn't take Gu Yunyun seriously.

The other disciples of the Medicine Immortal Valley in the room had the same thought and all put away their terrified expressions.

The old healer gave a sinister laugh, "Hmph, if you hadn't come, I wouldn't have even remembered you. Perfect, you can stay in this medicine hut and keep this kid company."

"Yunyun, run!" Qi Shaoyu suddenly broke free, catching his disciple off guard. Exhausted, Qi Shaoyu could only pounce and grab the old healer's legs, refusing to let go no matter how the disciple tried to pull or kick him. "Run!!"

The old healer used the same trick again, flicking his sleeve at Gu Yunyun, sending a cloud of medicinal powder flying towards her. Gu Yunyun was already filled with rage, and she raised her hand and struck out with a palm strike, releasing her internal force. The palm wind, carrying the medicinal powder in the air, splattered the old healer and his disciples all over their faces.

To be able to project internal energy externally is something only a top-tier martial arts master could do. Even Qi Shaoyu was stunned by her move. The people of the Medicine Immortal Valley, lacking in martial arts skills, were utterly powerless against the powder; their muscles and bones instantly went weak, and they barely managed to stand.

"Who...who are you?!" The old doctor asked in terror, while secretly taking out another silver needle, intending to take advantage of Gu Yunyun's unpreparedness to hold it against Qi Shaoyu's neck and use him as a hostage.

Unfortunately, the old doctor's supposedly sneaky actions were quite obvious to Gu Yunyun. As he bent down to insert the needle into Qi Shaoyu's neck, Gu Yunyun flicked her wrist, and a copper coin flew out, hitting the old doctor's forearm.

This time, no one held back. The old doctor screamed and staggered back two steps, touching his forearm where he had been hit. To his surprise, the bone in his forearm had been broken by the shock, and his arm clattered limply.

He immediately reacted with a mixture of fear and malice, threatening, "Do you know that if you harm me today, you will be making an enemy of the entire martial arts world! All the heroes of the martial arts world will depend on me for their lives!"

Gu Yunyun's face no longer held the delicate and timid look that Qi Shaoyu usually saw; instead, it was cold as ice, her gaze sharp as swords, making her intimidating. This Gu Yunyun was somewhat unfamiliar to Qi Shaoyu, but he wasn't afraid. Although she might be hiding something from him, she had never harmed him, and now she was protecting him.

Gu Yunyun's cherry lips, hidden beneath her veil, slowly curled into a mocking smile. "To touch you is to make an enemy of the entire martial arts world? Heh, you overestimate yourself."

She took a few more steps forward, and her disciples couldn't help but shrink back. "You only have value if you live and can save their lives. If you're already dead, why would they fight me for you? Besides, you're not the only one in this world with superb medical skills."

The old healer confidently declared, "I have saved many people, and they owe me a debt of gratitude. Naturally, some of them will be willing to avenge me!"

"Thank you for your kindness?" Gu Yunyun laughed heartily. "Who wouldn't spend a fortune and offer rare treasures to get you to treat them in the Valley of the Immortal Healer? They paid a high price for your treatment; it's a transaction, not a favor."

Gu Yunyun calmly helped Qi Shaoyu up and helped him sit down to the side, then continued, "People in the martial arts world flatter you by calling you the Immortal Physician, but actually, your other nickname is even more widely known. I wonder if you've heard of it?"

The old healer's face darkened. "What?"

"Three types of patients I won't treat: the poor, those who are disrespectful or obsequious, and those in a bad mood." She glanced sideways at the old healer, who was annoyed but trying to suppress his rage. "To be honest, those who can afford to pay a consultation fee that can move you to come to the valley and receive treatment are all big shots with vast wealth and a reputation in the martial arts world."

But to survive in the valley, they had no choice but to offer gold and silver, and to grovel and flatter, their hearts filled with boundless humiliation. Even if you eventually saved them, they would likely resent you. How could you possibly expect them to consider you their benefactor?

The old doctor wanted to retort, but couldn't think of a rebuttal. Enraged, he cursed, "Bullshit..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Gu Yunyun picked up the small teacup on the table, gripped it seemingly without much force, and then opened her hand, revealing only porcelain powder. She gently blew on it, and the porcelain powder scattered in all directions.

The old healer stared at this scene with wide eyes, then fell silent.

Qi Shaoyu was also greatly shocked. Even his master, the head of the Qingshan Sect, probably couldn't have achieved such skill. Just who was Yunyun?

The clear, crisp female voice rang out again, “As for those who can’t afford the consultation fee, or those heroes who have integrity and would rather die than dishonor their principles, do you think they, and their closest relatives and friends, will hate you? If I kill you, they’ll probably applaud, won’t they?”

The old healer forced a smile and said, "Then...then aren't you afraid that if you kill me, when you're on the verge of death and need my treatment, there will be no one to save you?!"

Gu Yunyun scoffed, "Do you think you'd save me if you were still alive?"

The old healer was speechless, and finally said dejectedly, "What do you want?"

Qi Shaoyu pleaded, "Yunyun... although his actions were hateful, it was ultimately the Valley of Healing who saved me..."

Gu Yunyun glanced at him and sighed helplessly. She said to the old doctor, "Give me the antidote." She took the antidote, figuring he wouldn't dare lie to her now, but she still held it in her hand and had the system check it. Only after confirming there were no problems did she give it to Qi Shaoyu. She also asked the old doctor for a few antidotes for the poison barrier outside the valley, and gave them to Qi Shaoyu as well.

Suddenly, a woman's exclamation came from outside.

After speaking with the old physician, Gongsun Jing returned to her room, anxiously awaiting the result. However, after waiting for a long time without the old physician sending anyone to tell her the outcome, she couldn't resist going back to try and eavesdrop. But when she returned to the old physician's room, she found it empty.

When she asked the other disciples, they hesitated and gave evasive answers, raising suspicions. Under further questioning, she learned that the old healer, in a fit of anger, intended to take Qi Shaoyu to be used as a medicine man!

Gongsun Jing hurriedly lifted her skirt and ran to the medicine hut where the medicine people were kept, only to see Gu Yunyun confronting the old doctor and his disciples inside the broken door. The old doctor was clutching his arm with a grim expression, as if he was injured.

Gu Yunyun had already heard the footsteps outside. The person's steps were unsteady, clearly indicating that they did not know martial arts, so she did not take it to heart.

"Grandpa, what happened to you?" Gongsun Jing leaned against the doorframe, glanced around, and breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw Qi Shaoyu sitting unharmed to the side. Then, her eyebrows furrowed, and she demanded of Gu Yunyun, "Did you hurt my grandpa?!"

The old doctor quickly said, "This has nothing to do with my granddaughter, you mustn't touch her!"

Gongsun Jing was still completely bewildered and couldn't grasp the situation. Her only concern now was Qi Shaoyu, and she angrily asked the old doctor, "Grandpa, how could you secretly plan to turn him into a medicine man? If you harm a single hair on his head, I... I'll never acknowledge you again! I mean it!"

The old healer was immediately enraged by Gongsun Jing, his face flushed red with anger, "You, you actually said such a thing for this brat?!"

Relying on the old physician's favor, Gongsun Jing acted recklessly, saying, "If you secretly try to harm him again, I will burn down your medicinal herb field and smash your herb hut!"

Seeing the old healer clutching his chest in anger, Gu Yunyun chuckled. Gongsun Jing then turned her attention back to her.

"I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you..." Gongsun Jing was enraged when she heard Gu Yunyun's sneer and stepped forward to grab her.

"Jing'er, no...!!" The old doctor, fearing he might anger this female fiend, quickly spoke up to stop her.

Gu Yunyun completely ignored Gongsun Jing, turning her back to her without even turning her head. Just as Gongsun Jing's hand was about to touch her, Gu Yunyun used her inner strength to send Gongsun Jing flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground.

But along with Gongsun Jing's piercing scream as she fell, there was also a tearing sound of fabric ripping. It turned out that Gongsun Jing had grabbed Gu Yunyun's clothes and ripped them, exposing half of her shoulder.

Fortunately, everyone was directly in front of Gu Yunyun and couldn't see her exposed skin; only Gongsun Jing, who was behind her, could see it.

Gongsun Jing lay on the ground in a daze for a moment. Although she was shocked by Gu Yunyun's martial arts, she had only been in this world for a little over a year and had not had the opportunity to leave the valley to see what the average level of martial arts was like. Therefore, she did not understand how amazing Gu Yunyun's martial arts and internal strength were. She just thought it was ordinary kung fu in this world.

Therefore, she jumped up from the ground in shame and anger, intending to cause more trouble for Gu Yunyun, but she was stunned when she caught a glimpse of a patch of exposed skin on Gu Yunyun's back. "A snake tattoo... a demon... a witch from a demonic cult?"

A crimson tattoo was visible on the back of Gu Yunyun's shoulder, featuring two intertwined serpents, both eerie and alluring. Gongsun Jing instantly recalled the serpent tattoos mentioned in novels and, in surprise, blurted it out.

No one else in the room reacted, but Gu Yunyun, feeling guilty, felt a sudden jolt in her heart.

The system then realized, "You have a serpent tattoo on the back of your shoulder! Gongsun Jing is a transmigrator who knows the plot and has recognized your identity!"

Gu Yunyun was dumbfounded: "A snake tattoo? How come I didn't see it when I watched the original story?"

The system sighed, "It was mentioned in the original owner of this body's storyline about having sex with the male lead. Did you even bother to read the plot?!"

Gu Yunyun: "..." She skipped all the sex scenes with the male lead when she watched it.

The system asked helplessly, "So what do you plan to do now?"

Gu Yunyun was also quite troubled. Now that her identity as the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect had been exposed, if she stayed by the male lead's side, it would be tantamount to confirming his crimes of colluding with evil sects, stealing evil skills, and killing people. The people from the Medicine Immortal Valley present were regarded as benefactors by Qi Shaoyu, and she couldn't kill them to silence them.

Gongsun Jing was filled with horror and fear. Regaining her composure, she took advantage of Gu Yunyun's hesitation and darted behind Qi Shaoyu to hide. Gu Yunyun had always acted as if she valued Qi Shaoyu, so she probably wouldn't do anything to him. And Qi Shaoyu was an upright man; he certainly wouldn't stand idly by and watch this vixen kill someone.

She recalled the description of the demoness in the novel: she was bewitchingly beautiful, graceful and exquisite, and loved to appear in a red dress with a pair of silver bells on her feet, exuding exotic charm; she had a snake tattoo on her back, and her signature weapon was a pair of snake scimitars. She was ghostly and her martial arts were unfathomable.

At just twelve or thirteen years old, she defeated numerous righteous masters in the great battle against the demonic sect. It wasn't until the renowned leader of the Huashan Sect intervened that she was finally injured. At that time, she was just a child, while the leader of the Huashan Sect was in his prime, had been famous for a long time, and had been immersed in martial arts for decades. This shows that this enchantress's martial arts talent was extraordinary.

What's most terrifying is her unpredictable and capricious nature; one second she's all smiles, the next she might be beheading someone, treating human life like dirt. Gongsun Jing couldn't help but shudder. This vixen had concealed her identity and infiltrated Qi Shaoyu's inner circle; it was a miracle that she hadn't been killed after offending her so much.

But now that he had exposed her identity, she had no more scruples. Wouldn't he have to kill her to vent his anger?! Gongsun Jing clung to Qi Shaoyu's arm, trembling even more violently.

Gu Yunyun glanced at Qi Shaoyu and sighed inwardly. Now that her identity had been exposed in front of these people from the Immortal Medicine Valley, if word got out, Qi Shaoyu would be unable to clear his name of colluding with the Demonic Sect. But she couldn't just kill them all in front of Qi Shaoyu.

Even if it weren't for her image in Qi Shaoyu's eyes, Gu Yunyun would still find it hard to accept killing so many people at once, even if they weren't all innocent... She should leave his side for now.

So she flashed a smile perfectly befitting a demonic sorceress and said to Qi Shaoyu in disbelief, "Ah, I've been discovered." Although Gu Yunyun was still dressed in simple and elegant attire, she couldn't hide her alluring and unrestrained eerie aura.

At the same time, she was quickly thinking of a way to distance herself from Qi Shaoyu.

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