After inviting Nalan Jie to take a seat and wait for the maid to bring a cup of tea.
Xiao Ming did not rush to say anything but sipped the tea carefully.
After waiting for a while, Nalan Jie finally couldn't help himself.
He took the initiative to ask Xiao Ming, "Master Xiao Ming, what do you think of this body of mine?"
Xiao Ming looked him up and down and then said in a leisurely voice, "On the surface, although Elder Nalan has an extraordinary aura and the strength of a strong man, in reality, your qi and blood are empty and your body is abnormally thin, and there is also a faint dark color emerging from your face, I think it is some kind of poison in your body."
Nalan Jie raised his thumb and said, "Good view! As expected of a sixth-tier alchemist, indeed, I am suffering from severe poison."
"Two years ago, I once fought with an incredibly poisonous fifth-rank magical beast, and although I eventually killed it, unfortunately, it injected me with a terrifying toxin, Branded Poison, once injected into the body... Master, you are a competent alchemist, you must know the power of this poison, in the records, there is no shortage of sixth-rank magical beasts that have been poisoned to death by the Branded Poison. Were it not for their insignificant numbers, I fear that many of the strongest on the continent would have been horrified by this toxin."
"This magical beast's Branded Poison is really powerful, Elder Nalan was able to defeat and kill it, worthy of being one of the ten strongest."
At this, Nalan Jie laughed bitterly, "Forget about the ten strongest, since the Branded Poison was injected into my body, in order to suppress the toxin, I can't even use half of my strength, now, every day I have to endure inhumane torture."
Xiao Ming knowingly asked, "So you have come to me for this matter?"
Hearing Xiao Ming's question, Nalan Jie wiped the bitter smile off his face and looked at him encouragingly.
"Yes, I once asked Master Gu He of Misty Cloud Sect to help me dissolve the toxin, but this branded poison, which penetrates deep into the bones and even into the bone marrow, is difficult to remove with any pills. Although Master Gu He failed to expel the toxin, he still suggested a feasible way, which was by using a Heavenly Flame!"
"Gu He mentioned to you that I have a Heavenly Flame?" Xiao Ming understood with a slight thought that it was probably that Gu He had detected the aura of the Heavenly Flame when he had refined the Zong Breaking Pill last time.
An alchemist's spiritual perception was very sharp, so it wasn't surprising that Gu He could detect it.
Nalan Jie's reply also confirmed it, "Indeed, it was Master Gu He who told me, so I came to your door today, besides accompanying you, I also want Master Xiao Ming to help me remove the toxins in my body, my Nalan family will give you a reward that will satisfy you."
As he said that, Nalan Jie took out a dozen jade boxes from the ring in his hand, and in these jade boxes were all kinds of medicinal materials, Dou Techniques, and Qi Methods.
Looking at these things, Xiao Ming shook his head.
Seeing Xiao Ming shaking his head, Nalan Jie felt a little confused and asked, "Master is not satisfied with this reward? The Nalan family can still offer other remunerations."
Xiao Ming smiled and shook his head, "Elder Nalan, these items are very valuable and indeed worthwhile. However, these items are not what I want."
"Master Xiao Ming, whatever you need, just mention it."
Xiao Ming pondered for a moment before unhurriedly saying, "I heard that the Nalan family has a Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva that I am very interested in."
Xiao Ming said directly, and Nalan Jie immediately understood, standing up and saying, "Tomorrow, the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva will be given to Master."
Xiao Ming was very pleased that the conversation with Nalan Jie was so pleasant, and said, "In that case, I will come to your residence tomorrow to deal with the branded poison."
Having received Xiao Ming's promise, Nalan Jie left happily, and the things he had put before were not picked up but remained in the same place.
Looking at those things, Xiao Ming shook his head and put them all away in his storage ring with a wave of his hand.
This time, when he arrived at the imperial capital, Xiao Ming had received an unusually rich bounty of all kinds, no wonder it was said that alchemists were money-making machines.
...
The next day, after Xiao Ming received the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva sent by Nalan Jie, he went to the Nalan family.
The Nalan family mansion was very large.
As he approached the extremely majestic mansion, Xiao Ming realized that Nalan Jie was already waiting there.
Other than him, there was also a middle-aged man standing at the front gate of the Nalan Family. This man was standing as straight as a pole, and his lion eyes opened and closed with a somewhat impassive aura, his face was very similar to Nalan Jie's.
When he saw Xiao Ming arrive, Nalan Jie hurried to greet him and burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, Master Xiao Ming, you've finally arrived."
"Elder Nalan has waited for a long time! And who is he?" Xiao Ming asked about the middle-aged man standing beside Nalan Jie.
Without needing Nalan Jie to introduce him, the middle-aged man smiled respectfully and said, "Master Xiao Ming, I am the leader of the Nalan Clan, Nalan Su."
'So you are Nalan Su, the father of Nalan Yanran.' Xiao Ming nodded his head as a way of greeting and thought to himself.
Seeing that his son had already greeted Xiao Ming, Nalan Jie hurriedly invited Xiao Ming into the mansion.
As he walked along the path made of green-colored gravel, Xiao Ming's eyes suddenly narrowed faintly.
Ever since he had entered the depths of the Nalan family, he had felt hidden gazes and soul perceptions shooting out from some hidden corners.
Over every eave, there were dark shadows, hidden in the gloom, they moved slowly about the house, with sharp arrows painted black to hide them from the reflection of the sunlight, and the slightest movement of the wind and grass would cause them to launch their attacks in an instant.
It was clear that none of them were targeting Xiao Ming, but rather it was a routine patrol.
'The Nalan family is really a military family of the Jia Ma Empire, this guard is really strict. It is completely incomparable with the Xiao family.'
After thinking about this, Xiao Ming looked up and looked towards the end of the road, where there was a luxurious hall.
He immediately said, "Elder Nalan, no need to be too polite, let's proceed directly to the poison detoxification!"
Beside him, Nalan Jie froze at his words, he was indeed thinking of making a banquet and entertaining Xiao Ming as the host, but Xiao Ming clearly did not want to waste his own time by saying this, so he could only nod and say.
"Fine, follow me."
In the end, father and son Nalan led Xiao Ming to a side room.
The space inside the room was quite large, and a large bed was placed in the central place.
There were a few maids standing next to it.
This was the place that Nalan Jie had prepared this time.
Xiao Ming looked around and then said, "All people not involved, retire."
"Master I..." Nalan Su was a little hesitant and obviously wanted to stay.
After inviting Nalan Jie to take a seat and wait for the maid to bring a cup of tea.
Xiao Ming did not rush to say anything but sipped the tea carefully.
After waiting for a while, Nalan Jie finally couldn't help himself.
He took the initiative to ask Xiao Ming, "Master Xiao Ming, what do you think of this body of mine?"
Xiao Ming looked him up and down and then said in a leisurely voice, "On the surface, although Elder Nalan has an extraordinary aura and the strength of a strong man, in reality, your qi and blood are empty and your body is abnormally thin, and there is also a faint dark color emerging from your face, I think it is some kind of poison in your body."
Nalan Jie raised his thumb and said, "Good view! As expected of a sixth-tier alchemist, indeed, I am suffering from severe poison."
"Two years ago, I once fought with an incredibly poisonous fifth-rank magical beast, and although I eventually killed it, unfortunately, it injected me with a terrifying toxin, Branded Poison, once injected into the body... Master, you are a competent alchemist, you must know the power of this poison, in the records, there is no shortage of sixth-rank magical beasts that have been poisoned to death by the Branded Poison. Were it not for their insignificant numbers, I fear that many of the strongest on the continent would have been horrified by this toxin."
"This magical beast's Branded Poison is really powerful, Elder Nalan was able to defeat and kill it, worthy of being one of the ten strongest."
At this, Nalan Jie laughed bitterly, "Forget about the ten strongest, since the Branded Poison was injected into my body, in order to suppress the toxin, I can't even use half of my strength, now, every day I have to endure inhumane torture."
Xiao Ming knowingly asked, "So you have come to me for this matter?"
Hearing Xiao Ming's question, Nalan Jie wiped the bitter smile off his face and looked at him encouragingly.
"Yes, I once asked Master Gu He of Misty Cloud Sect to help me dissolve the toxin, but this branded poison, which penetrates deep into the bones and even into the bone marrow, is difficult to remove with any pills. Although Master Gu He failed to expel the toxin, he still suggested a feasible way, which was by using a Heavenly Flame!"
"Gu He mentioned to you that I have a Heavenly Flame?" Xiao Ming understood with a slight thought that it was probably that Gu He had detected the aura of the Heavenly Flame when he had refined the Zong Breaking Pill last time.
An alchemist's spiritual perception was very sharp, so it wasn't surprising that Gu He could detect it.
Nalan Jie's reply also confirmed it, "Indeed, it was Master Gu He who told me, so I came to your door today, besides accompanying you, I also want Master Xiao Ming to help me remove the toxins in my body, my Nalan family will give you a reward that will satisfy you."
As he said that, Nalan Jie took out a dozen jade boxes from the ring in his hand, and in these jade boxes were all kinds of medicinal materials, Dou Techniques, and Qi Methods.
Looking at these things, Xiao Ming shook his head.
Seeing Xiao Ming shaking his head, Nalan Jie felt a little confused and asked, "Master is not satisfied with this reward? The Nalan family can still offer other remunerations."
Xiao Ming smiled and shook his head, "Elder Nalan, these items are very valuable and indeed worthwhile. However, these items are not what I want."
"Master Xiao Ming, whatever you need, just mention it."
Xiao Ming pondered for a moment before unhurriedly saying, "I heard that the Nalan family has a Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva that I am very interested in."
Xiao Ming said directly, and Nalan Jie immediately understood, standing up and saying, "Tomorrow, the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva will be given to Master."
Xiao Ming was very pleased that the conversation with Nalan Jie was so pleasant, and said, "In that case, I will come to your residence tomorrow to deal with the branded poison."
Having received Xiao Ming's promise, Nalan Jie left happily, and the things he had put before were not picked up but remained in the same place.
Looking at those things, Xiao Ming shook his head and put them all away in his storage ring with a wave of his hand.
This time, when he arrived at the imperial capital, Xiao Ming had received an unusually rich bounty of all kinds, no wonder it was said that alchemists were money-making machines.
...
The next day, after Xiao Ming received the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva sent by Nalan Jie, he went to the Nalan family.
The Nalan family mansion was very large.
As he approached the extremely majestic mansion, Xiao Ming realized that Nalan Jie was already waiting there.
Other than him, there was also a middle-aged man standing at the front gate of the Nalan Family. This man was standing as straight as a pole, and his lion eyes opened and closed with a somewhat impassive aura, his face was very similar to Nalan Jie's.
When he saw Xiao Ming arrive, Nalan Jie hurried to greet him and burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, Master Xiao Ming, you've finally arrived."
"Elder Nalan has waited for a long time! And who is he?" Xiao Ming asked about the middle-aged man standing beside Nalan Jie.
Without needing Nalan Jie to introduce him, the middle-aged man smiled respectfully and said, "Master Xiao Ming, I am the leader of the Nalan Clan, Nalan Su."
'So you are Nalan Su, the father of Nalan Yanran.' Xiao Ming nodded his head as a way of greeting and thought to himself.
Seeing that his son had already greeted Xiao Ming, Nalan Jie hurriedly invited Xiao Ming into the mansion.
As he walked along the path made of green-colored gravel, Xiao Ming's eyes suddenly narrowed faintly.
Ever since he had entered the depths of the Nalan family, he had felt hidden gazes and soul perceptions shooting out from some hidden corners.
Over every eave, there were dark shadows, hidden in the gloom, they moved slowly about the house, with sharp arrows painted black to hide them from the reflection of the sunlight, and the slightest movement of the wind and grass would cause them to launch their attacks in an instant.
It was clear that none of them were targeting Xiao Ming, but rather it was a routine patrol.
'The Nalan family is really a military family of the Jia Ma Empire, this guard is really strict. It is completely incomparable with the Xiao family.'
After thinking about this, Xiao Ming looked up and looked towards the end of the road, where there was a luxurious hall.
He immediately said, "Elder Nalan, no need to be too polite, let's proceed directly to the poison detoxification!"
Beside him, Nalan Jie froze at his words, he was indeed thinking of making a banquet and entertaining Xiao Ming as the host, but Xiao Ming clearly did not want to waste his own time by saying this, so he could only nod and say.
"Fine, follow me."
In the end, father and son Nalan led Xiao Ming to a side room.
The space inside the room was quite large, and a large bed was placed in the central place.
There were a few maids standing next to it.
This was the place that Nalan Jie had prepared this time.
Xiao Ming looked around and then said, "All people not involved, retire."
"Master I..." Nalan Su was a little hesitant and obviously wanted to stay.
