Chapter 8：The Witch Retreats

"Is that really true?" Zhao Junming couldn't believe that the detox pills given to Mu Xuyang by a doctor in the Jianghu could work so miraculously that they could detoxify the poison he couldn't control or suppress.

"Master, I'm telling the truth. Senior Zhen should still have those detox pills. If you don't believe me, we can go to the market town and ask Senior Zhen for a few pills to see for yourself," Mu Xuyang said with a hint of gambling in his tone. In his opinion, if he could easily detoxify the poison released by the mysterious power in his mind, Senior Zhen should be able to figure out a solution. He was also certain that Zhao Junming wouldn't really go to the market town to verify the matter.

However, Zhao Junming had a different idea. He was very clear about how powerful the witch's poison was, and if he could obtain the detox pills that could detoxify the witch's poison, it would be a great achievement. Regardless of whether Mu Xuyang's words were true or not, Zhao Junming decided that it was necessary to go to the market town and ask Senior Zhen for confirmation. Perhaps he could really get the detox pills, or even the recipe for making them.

"Since that's the case, I trust you. Let's go and quickly take me to the market town to find that doctor who gave you the detox pills," Zhao Junming said. As soon as he said this, Mu Xuyang was stunned and stood there for a while before whispering, "Master, do you really want to go to the market town to find Senior Zhen?"

"Yes, this kind of detox pill that can detoxify highly toxic substances is very precious. When traveling outside, carrying a few with you will prevent you from being poisoned by the villains. If you can obtain the recipe this time, when we return to the Thunderhawk Hall, I will reward you with a large amount of sect contribution points," Zhao Junming said.

"Although getting sect contribution points is good, I'm worried that Senior Zhen won't be willing to give up the recipe for the detox pills. Forget about the contribution points, let's leave here quickly and go back to the Thunderhawk Hall to ask for the recipe. We can talk about the contribution points later," Zhao Junming said.

"We should go now, it's better not to delay," Mu Xuyang said.

Hearing this, Mu Xuyang felt very depressed and didn't know what to say. Just then, an old yellow dog lying nearby and swaying its tail suddenly barked.

Hearing the dog's bark, Mu Xuyang knew that someone who was not friendly to him was approaching. He quickly looked in the direction where the old yellow dog was looking, but he didn't see anyone.

However, Zhao Junming was different. His visual ability was many times stronger than Mu Xuyang's. At the moment the old yellow dog barked, he just glanced in the direction where the old yellow dog was looking and saw that the approaching person was the witch Molly who had attacked him and caused him to be injured and poisoned.

"The witch who attacked me is coming, Xuyang, take Ah Huang and leave quickly," Zhao Junming said. Seeing Molly approaching, he was afraid that the witch would harm Mu Xuyang and hold him hostage, making him hesitate and fear when fighting with the witch. He quickly shouted to Mu Xuyang, then picked up the sword lying nearby, leapt up, and attacked the approaching Molly.

"The witch's arrival is really timely. Otherwise, Master would have forced me to take him to the market town to find Senior Zhen, and the lie I just told would have been exposed, leaving a bad impression in his mind. I hope that after the commotion caused by the witch, Master will forget about going to the market town to find Senior Zhen."

Seeing Zhao Junming go to deal with the witch, Mu Xuyang felt a wave of excitement in his heart. However, he knew very well that if the witch got close to him, she could easily kill him with a flick of her finger.

Therefore, after Zhao Junming's shout, Mu Xuyang did not hesitate and immediately took the old yellow dog and hid in the deep grass by the roadside, hiding his figure.

The witch Molly, who was chasing after Zhao Junming, met him in the sky and engaged in a fight. It was only then that Molly realized that the poison in Zhao Junming's body had been cured. She felt very puzzled, "Even if he took the detox pill that I personally made, it would take several hours to remove the poison that has entered the body. The poison in Zhao Junming's body seems to have been cured. What is going on? Does he have a miraculous medicine that detoxifies the poison?"

Realizing that the poison in Zhao Junming's body had been cured and knowing that continuing to fight with him would be futile, Molly was also worried that passing Immortal Sect disciples might intercept her, putting her in danger. So, after fighting with Zhao Junming for more than a hundred rounds and seeing that he was becoming more and more courageous and decisive, Molly whipped out a strike and took advantage of the moment when Zhao Junming was parrying with his sword to quickly retreat from the battlefield. Then, she shouted loudly to Zhao Junming, "Let's stop here for today. As long as the treasure is in your hands, I will come to find you again. I hope that you will have the same good luck next time and meet someone who can detoxify my poison."

After the words fell, the witch Molly did not stay in place for long. With a flash of her body, she flew out of sight from Zhao Junming's view. "I was able to escape this time thanks to the appearance of Mu Xuyang. If not, the consequences would have been unimaginable. It is clear that Mu Xuyang was the one who cured my poison, but I can tell that the little guy did not tell the truth. When I take him to the town later to find the alchemist who gave him the pill, I want to see how he reacts when his lie is exposed," thought Molly.

The recipe for the pill that can cure Molly's poison is of great value to someone like Zhao Junming. Although he knows that Mu Xuyang did not tell the truth, he does not directly force him to confess. Instead, he decides to find a way to make Mu Xuyang reveal the truth on his own. Of course, if Mu Xuyang still refuses to confess, Zhao Junming will not force him. After all, he is not the same as people like Lei Bao and Molly, and he will not force others to do things they do not want to do.

After Molly leaves, Zhao Junming falls down beside the grass where Mu Xuyang and the old yellow dog are hiding. Looking at Mu Xuyang's hiding spot, he smiles and says, "Kid, the witch has gone. Don't hide anymore. Your little hiding skills can't fool anyone. Next time when I tell you to run when you encounter danger, you have to listen obediently and run far away. You can't do silly things like hiding in a random grass patch again."

"Sure, master. I will keep your words in mind." Mu Xuyang walked out of the grass with the old yellow dog and onto the road, looking at Zhao Junming and saying, "Master, you are amazing. Your movements were graceful when you fought against the witch, making her retreat constantly without a chance to counterattack. If I could be as powerful as you one day, no one would dare to bully me anymore."

"Master's skills are nothing to brag about. In our sect, I am the worst performer. It is possible to survive in a place with few cultivators like this, but if we go to a place with many cultivators, we might die before we even see how others act." Zhao Junming responded with a smile, then pointed in the direction of the town and said, "Let's go to the town to find that Master Zhen."

After speaking, Zhao Junming did not wait for Mu Xuyang to reply, because he did not want Mu Xuyang to realize that he had already seen through his lie. Mu Xuyang felt very depressed when he heard that they had to go to the town, not knowing what to do, and thought to himself, "Is this a deliberate plot by the heavens to make me leave a bad impression in Master's heart?"