After parting ways with Yuanen Yehui, Xia Yi walked alone through the streets of the Star Luo Empire. Suddenly, he felt as if someone was watching him.
"Is it someone from Tang Sect or another group? Whatever, do as you wish." Xia Yi shook his head.
Right now, there were two types of people who wanted to harm him. The first was the Tang Sect and other organizations that never intended to let him leave the Star Luo Continent alive. The second consisted of those who wanted to eliminate him in advance to ensure their victory in the Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament and obtain the Demon Chapter King's spirit ring and soul bone.
Xia Yi ignored whoever was watching him and continued walking until he reached a shop selling metals.
After selling a few pieces of divine metal, he gained a large pile of valuable materials.
However, just as he was about to return to the hotel, he suddenly heard Zi Ji's voice in his mind.
"Master, Di Tian has sent a message. Yuanen Yehui has encountered an incident. Do you want to check on her?"
"An incident? Could someone be trying to eliminate her as well?" Xia Yi raised an eyebrow. Yuanen Yehui was strong, and many had witnessed her abilities when the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, Xiao Bai, attacked the Xinluo and Yuanyang ships.
It was no surprise that someone would want to take her out before the tournament.
However, considering Yuanen Yehui's strength, it wouldn't be easy for anyone to harm her without being at the Soul Emperor level or having a two-word battle armor.
"Where is she? Take me to her." Xia Yi was curious about who had the audacity to attack a Shrek Academy student in broad daylight, right in the capital of the Star Luo Empire.
"At the entrance of the Star Luo Hotel," Zi Ji's deep voice replied.
"The entrance of the Star Luo Hotel?" Xia Yi was shocked. Who would be so bold?
Who could be capable of this?
After all, Yali, a Rank 98 Super Douluo, was still at the Star Luo Hotel.
Even an Ultimate Douluo, a demigod, wouldn't be able to harm Yuanen Yehui under her watch.
"It's not as Master thinks. She was poisoned while returning to the hotel alone, and it just happened to take effect at the Star Luo Hotel," Zi Ji explained.
"So, someone is trying to frame me." Xia Yi narrowed his eyes.
Yuanen Yehui had gone out with him.
Now, she was poisoned.
No matter what, he couldn't escape responsibility.
If things went badly, he might even be disqualified from the tournament.
"What a clever scheme!" Xia Yi nodded and took out his soul communicator, his finger hovering over the receive button.
After about seven seconds—
Sure enough, his communicator rang.
Xia Yi immediately pressed the button.
"Where are you? Come back immediately." Yali's voice came through the device.
She didn't sound particularly angry.
She knew that Xia Yi couldn't have done this.
"What happened?" Xia Yi feigned ignorance.
"We'll talk when you get back," Yali said, sounding anxious but otherwise composed.
"Alright." Xia Yi nodded, hesitated no longer, and summoned his mecha.
It wasn't Xiao Bing.
Instead, it was Xiao Bing's yellow mecha.
However, even a yellow mecha had flight capabilities.
Using his mecha, Xia Yi quickly returned to the Star Luo Hotel.
By then, the hotel was already surrounded by the Star Luo Empire's police and military.
The moment Xia Yi entered the hotel, he saw Yuanen Yehui lying on a bed.
Just by looking at her, it was hard to recognize her as Yuanen Yehui.
Her body had swelled to nearly twice its original size, her facial features were distorted, and her skin had turned multicolored.
A green energy barrier surrounded her, making it seem as if she was sealed within it.
Besides Yali, there were also many imperial physicians from the Star Luo Empire standing around.
Their faces were filled with despair, making it clear they were at a loss.
Yuanen Yehui was a Shrek Academy student. If she died in the Star Luo Hotel on the very first day of their arrival in the Star Luo Empire—
It would be a disaster.
There was no guarantee that Dai Tianling wouldn't vent his fury on them.
"What happened?" Xia Yi looked at Yali.
Did even she find it difficult to handle?
Who could have such means?
"The poison affecting Yuanen Yehui is very peculiar. Even I have never seen it before," Yali said, her gaze falling on Xia Yi as she frowned. "Tell me where you two went and who you came into contact with."
Xia Yi frowned, ignored Yali, and turned to leave, heading toward his own room.
Watching him walk away, Na'er immediately spoke up, pointing at his back. "I told you! The culprit must be him! Yuanen Yehui went out with him, and he's completely fine while she ended up like this. He must be the cause!"
"Don't talk nonsense. Xia Yi isn't that kind of person. He must be thinking of a way to save Yuanen Yehui," Yali said, shaking her head. Seeing Xia Yi's reaction, she let out a breath of relief.
Just as Yali finished speaking, Xia Yi returned with Leng Yulai.
"See if you can do anything to save her." Xia Yi looked at Leng Yulai. Among humans, she was the only one who had seriously studied the first part of the Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon), the medical text.
Of course, that was only among humans.
Bi Ji had also studied the medical aspects of the Huangdi Neijing.
The medical texts were purely for study and did not require cultivation.
Both humans and soul beasts could learn them.
However, the second part, which contained inner cultivation methods—
Gu Yue had always wanted to learn it.
Unfortunately, she wasn't human.
And the Huangdi Neijing was one of the supreme cultivation techniques of the human race. The second and third parts could not be cultivated by non-humans.
"Brother-in-law asked, so of course, Yulai will do her best." Leng Yulai giggled, stepping forward and stopping in front of the green barrier, carefully observing Yuanen Yehui's condition.
Seeing that Xia Yi had called Leng Yulai to help, Yali was slightly taken aback. To her knowledge, Leng Yulai didn't have any healing abilities.
But she didn't say anything.
She trusted that Xia Yi wouldn't joke about something like this.
Could it be…
As Leng Yulai's expression grew more serious, Na'er once again spoke coldly, "Stop pretending. If even Master can't do anything, I refuse to believe anyone else here can."
"Yali, if I were you, I'd discipline your disciple. Or is this the kind of student you and Yun Ming are satisfied with?" Leng Yulai wasn't angered by Na'er's rudeness. Instead, she turned to Yali and said seriously, "Can you let me sense the changes in her soul power up close?"
"Alright!" Yali glared at Na'er before waving her hand. The green barrier opened a small gap, just enough for one person to pass through.
Leng Yulai took a deep breath, stepped forward, and placed two fingers on Yuanen Yehui's palm. After feeling her pulse, she got up and returned to Xia Yi's side.
"How is she?" Xia Yi asked.
"It would be difficult for me alone, but with the continent's number one healing-type soul master here, it's no problem to have this little girl fully recover before the tournament," Leng Yulai said confidently.
"Really?" Yali was shocked. She hadn't expected Leng Yulai to actually have a solution.
"I never lie to my brother-in-law, so you can rest assured," Leng Yulai said calmly.
"Alright, tell me what I need to do," Yali said.
"First, get rid of any irrelevant people," Leng Yulai replied.
"Na'er, you go out first." With a wave of Yali's hand, everyone except herself and Leng Yulai was expelled from the room—including Xia Yi, the Star Luo imperial physicians, and the military personnel.
Once the door was closed, Yali suddenly looked at Leng Yulai, her voice tinged with anger. "Leng Yulai, tell me. Was this your doing?"
"Is that how you ask questions?" Leng Yulai chuckled, shaking her head. "Now I understand why Yun Ming's disciple behaves that way. With a teacher like you, how could she possibly be normal?"