Soon, only Yunzhi and the madman remained in the same spot.

The madman looked at Yunzhi, a complex expression flashing in his eyes. In the year since they last met, her reputation had grown even more renowned; whenever the name of the divine physician Wuxin was mentioned, she received nothing but praise. But he remained like a rat in the dark, despised and rejected by everyone.

"You madman, you shouldn't have come." Yunzhi looked coldly at Qiu Feng, her face full of displeasure. If he had acted recklessly elsewhere, she certainly wouldn't have cared.

But the capital city wouldn't do; she couldn't let the madman continue his madness. Otherwise, it would incur the court's displeasure, and people like them in the martial arts world would find it difficult to establish themselves in the future.

"Wuxin, if you can come, why can't I?" The madman came to his senses, looked at Yunzhi, and had a wicked and crazy smile on his face.

Ever since he lost to Wuxin, he's been locked in a lifelong feud with him. Wherever Wuxin appears, the madman will follow like a shadow.

Of course, Wuxin's whereabouts are often kept secret. Or rather, by the time he arrives, Wuxin has already left.

If he can't find Wuxin, then he has no way to make things difficult for him. But now that he has found him, he won't let Wuxin have an easy time.

"Because you're a reckless madman, this capital city isn't a place for you. Do you think you're invincible just because you know poison? You're wrong. Poison isn't a panacea. If your actions incite public outrage, then no matter how good your poison skills are, others will still find a way to take your life."

"Trying to scare me?" The madman didn't believe it at all. So many powerful figures in the martial arts world had fallen victim to his poison skills. Therefore, he didn't believe Yunzhi's words at all.

“I’m not trying to scare you, I’m just giving you a heads-up. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do, right? But what you did today crossed my line. You messed with people you shouldn’t have, so I have to teach you a lesson.”

"Come on, we'll see who teaches whom a lesson." The madman was confident in himself; he had recently developed several more poisons, all with good effects. The poisons took effect quickly and were incurable. Even he himself hadn't yet developed an antidote.

He felt that if he used these poisons on Yunzhi, even if she didn't die, her vital energy would be severely damaged.

"Alright, then let me experience your poison skills and see if you've improved since we last met."

"Beware of the poison!" the madman shouted, then stretched out his hands, and several streams of powder sprayed out from his sleeves, enveloping Yunzhi like colorful smoke.

Yunzhi's expression changed slightly upon seeing this. She hadn't expected the madman's poison skills to have improved so much. However, it was a piece of cake for her; it would only take a little effort.

Yunzhi calmly and slowly detoxified the poison, while the madman stood outside, watching with a smug look on his face, silently counting in his mind.

Those who were poisoned by her were all unable to stand when she counted to ten. Therefore, he also looked forward to Yunzhi falling.

However, the result was beyond his expectations. Even after counting to fifteen, Yunzhi did not collapse.

Could it be that I'm going to lose again today?

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt a pain as if a thousand ants were gnawing at his heart.

The madman was startled, his eyes wide with disbelief. After a long while, he finally managed to ask, despite the pain, "When did you poison me? How come I didn't know?"

"You madman, enjoy the gift I'm giving you. There are always people more capable than you, and there's always a higher level to reach. Stop doing things that are morally reprehensible. Otherwise, if the heavens don't punish you, I will."