"No good. Qing Lin, stay here and don't come any closer."
The moment Xiao Tian finished speaking, his figure vanished instantly.
He reappeared inside Little Fairy Doctor's palace bedroom.
On her bed, the quilt was arched high.
"Don't come over… I… I've become ugly."
Little Fairy Doctor heard the familiar voice and knew it was Xiao Tian. Her voice trembled from beneath the quilt.
"No matter what you become, I will still like you just the same."
Xiao Tian spoke gently as he slowly approached the bed.
Little Fairy Doctor didn't reply. Only faint sobs could be heard.
Xiao Tian gently pulled back the quilt covering her. What met his eyes was a head of long, lustrous hair as brilliant as white snow — soft and shiny.
When the quilt was lifted, Little Fairy Doctor's small face was streaked with tears. "My hair has turned white, and my pupils have changed color… I've become ugly and am no longer worthy of you."
Her pupils had turned a beautiful purplish-gray — exactly how she looked in the later stages when her Calamity Poison Body fully awakened.
There were two common explanations for the change in Little Fairy Doctor's hair color. One said it automatically changed after the Calamity Poison Body awakened and erupted. The other claimed it happened due to excessive grief after her poison body erupted and accidentally killed an entire village where she had been adopted and lived for over a year.
In this story, it was set as the poison body erupting — white hair and unusual pupils. Who wouldn't like that look?
"You're not ugly at all. Look at your fair skin paired with this snow-white hair — you look even more beautiful and elegant, like an ethereal fairy who doesn't belong to the mortal world. I like you even more now."
Xiao Tian tenderly wiped away the tears on her face with his finger.
"Really?"
Little Fairy Doctor looked up and met his gaze.
"Really. I never lie to you."
Xiao Tian looked directly into her eyes and nodded seriously.
He picked her up and brought her in front of the mirror in the room. "Look how elegant you are now — like a cold, otherworldly fairy. I like this version of you even more."
Xiao Tian hugged her from behind, resting his head on her shoulder as he spoke softly.
Hearing his sincere words, Little Fairy Doctor finally broke into a smile. The worry and fear in her heart vanished without a trace.
"It's so good to have you…"
Little Fairy Doctor murmured softly.
"Have you been taking super-toxic medicine lately?"
Xiao Tian felt something was off with the sudden eruption of her physique. She was already a three-star Dou Wang. He inwardly broke into a cold sweat — this progress was too fast, like a rocket soaring in just over half a year.
(Originally, Little Fairy Doctor stayed in a small village, so her strength should have only started developing rapidly after she established the Poison Sect and gained access to more medicinal herbs.)
Although the Bloody Swan Kiss helped, if taken according to proper dosage, there shouldn't have been such a huge improvement.
"I couldn't help it… I also wanted to grow stronger quickly," Little Fairy Doctor said weakly.
For someone with the Calamity Poison Body, poison was indeed like a certain addictive substance in the real world.
"Alright, I'm not blaming you. Just handle it carefully from now on. I can now begin to help you control your poison body."
Xiao Tian smiled gently.
"You succeeded?"
Little Fairy Doctor turned to look at him in surprise.
Xiao Tian nodded. "I succeeded when I came out of seclusion earlier, but I didn't tell you because you were still in seclusion."
"You adjust yourself first. Tomorrow, I will help you start controlling your poison body. Perhaps your strength will increase a lot after that."
Xiao Tian kissed her forehead. "Let's go out first. Qing Lin is still waiting outside. She'll worry again."
With that, he directly carried Little Fairy Doctor out of the room.
Qing Lin was anxiously pacing back and forth in the distance.
"Young Master! Little Fairy Doctor Sister! You're finally out!"
Seeing the two of them emerge safely, Qing Lin exhaled in relief, her face filled with joy.
"Little Fairy Doctor Sister, why has your hair changed color? It's so beautiful!"
Qing Lin ran over and kept staring at Little Fairy Doctor's lustrous snow-white hair with curious eyes.
Xiao Tian watched the two girls chatting and whispering, then flashed to the pavilion to quietly drink tea.
He looked at Little Fairy Doctor's white hair and purple-gray pupils, then at Qing Lin's green hair and emerald-green eyes.
"Hiss~ No, no, I can't take it… I mustn't think about it anymore."
Xiao Tian quickly wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and pulled his thoughts back.
"Hiss hiss~"
Just then, a small Seven-Colored Snake slithered out from Xiao Tian's sleeve.
The little snake stood on the table, raising its head and constantly flicking its tongue. Its light purple snake pupils looked at Xiao Tian.
If one observed carefully, in the deepest part of the little snake's eyes, one could see a hint of human-like disdain and resentment — whether it belonged to the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python or something else was unknown.
"Little fellow, you're finally awake."
The one who appeared was Xiao Tian's "little pet" — the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
Hearing Xiao Tian's words, the little snake continuously flicked its tongue at him, its eyes full of longing.
"Little fellow, you need to eat after waking up."
Xiao Tian shook his head helplessly and took out a bottle of Accompanying Purple Crystal Source.
The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python's snake pupils lit up the moment it smelled the delicious scent. In the blink of an eye, it appeared on the jade bottle.
Without hesitation, it stuck its head into the bottle and began drinking in large gulps.
After drinking about one-fifth, the little snake pulled its head out, let out a satisfied burp, and even spurted a bit of purple flame from its small mouth. Its eyes were full of contentment.
The well-fed little snake came to Xiao Tian's shoulder, extended its tongue, and continuously licked his face to express its joy.
This left Xiao Tian's face covered in saliva.
"Alright, little fellow. If you keep licking, my face will be completely wet."
Xiao Tian helplessly held the little snake in his hand and gently stroked its head and body. Although it looked cool and majestic, it felt warm and soft to the touch.
The little fellow enjoyed the caresses, lazily rubbing its snake head against Xiao Tian's palm.
While Xiao Tian was playing with the snake (no, feeding his pet), Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin were still whispering and playing by the lake. Seeing him teasing a small snake, they couldn't help but come closer.
"Xiao Tian, what a beautiful little snake! Where did you get it?"
Little Fairy Doctor looked at the colorful, radiant Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python with curiosity.
"I picked it up in the depths of the desert earlier," Xiao Tian said, casually making up a story.
It was a joke — how could he say this was Queen Medusa whom he had abducted?
"Little fellow, let me touch you."
Little Fairy Doctor reached out, but the little snake directly dodged her hand. Its snake pupils were filled with hostility.
It flew straight back to Xiao Tian's shoulder and coiled there, ignoring Little Fairy Doctor completely.
Meanwhile, Qing Lin's small face beside them was full of smiles.
Little Fairy Doctor thought Qing Lin was laughing at her, so she pinched her cute little cheeks with both hands. "Qing Lin Sister, I doted on you for nothing. You're actually mocking me here."
"Mmm~ No, no! I'm not laughing at Little Fairy Doctor Sister. I was thinking that Young Master has a snake, and I also have a snake, so we have something in common. I was happy, that's why I laughed. Hehe~"
Qing Lin, being pinched, stammered her explanation.
"Xiao Tian Gege~."
Little Fairy Doctor came to Xiao Tian's side, hugged his arm, and called out sweetly.