Olivia Smith thought that if someone came to test the medicine, it would actually be quite good. Although in terms of material composition, these ointments, apart from having a few more water molecules, were no different from the ‘Peiyuan Pill’ in his hand. But as for what effects they might have, or whether they could be poisonous enough to kill, he wasn’t sure himself. After all, there were simply too many unknown ingredients inside; he could only rely on their physical properties and molecular and atomic composition to make judgments.

However, William Parker wasn’t so easily fooled. After struggling and hesitating for a moment, he just gave a silly grin and looked away. Olivia Smith shrugged, not feeling annoyed at all. He picked out a bit of ointment the size of a fingernail and tossed it into the nearby creek. Then, to his utter astonishment, he saw the previously crystal-clear creek suddenly ‘come alive’—countless loaches and eels wriggled out, scrambling for that bit of ointment. In the end, one particularly thick eel, about as wide as two thumbs, swallowed it in one gulp. Not long after, its skin began to emit a strange sheen, its tail flicked energetically, and it burrowed back into the mud, looking more spirited than ever.

Olivia Smith and William Parker exchanged a glance at this, thinking that the pill might just be a success. That little creature just now even showed signs of advancing. It seemed there was no poison, but as for the effects on humans, that was still unknown.

Olivia Smith immediately covered the bronze medicine cauldron and wrapped it tightly with cloth to prevent the fragrance from spreading further.

Just thinking about it, if the creatures in the water were so sensitive to the ‘Peiyuan Pill’, then the sharp-nosed demon beasts on land would be even more so. Even though the back mountain had been cleared by the clan’s martial artists just the year before last, he still couldn’t let his guard down. And if those patrolling martial artists discovered him, his grand plan of alchemy would probably go up in smoke.

But the follow-up handling still made Olivia Smith frown deeply. In the past few days, he had been making fires here every day, but his previous excuse was that he was planning to barbecue some wild game. However, today not only had he stayed longer, but the herbal smell was also impossible to hide. This time, although he had bought some bone-healing medicines from the city, he wasn’t sure if he could really fool everyone. But with limited options, he could only deal with it hastily for now.

He boiled the remaining bone-healing medicines separately, then poured them all into a sand pot in proportion. Just as Olivia Smith finished all this, his eyebrows suddenly shot up.

In his previous life, Olivia Smith had served in an elite airborne division. But because they had to operate behind enemy lines, he had mastered almost all the skills required of special forces. Anti-ambush skills were naturally among them.

Of course, in this world, there were no such detection devices or anything like that, so he had to make do with what was available. Within a two-hundred-meter radius, he had set up countless small traps of various types, none of which were lethal. For example, small twigs shallowly buried in the soil, specially treated bushes and grass. Unless someone was a seventh-rank martial artist who could truly walk without leaving a trace, it would be very difficult to approach him without making any noise.

Then again, those top experts who were almost at the peak of the postnatal stage probably wouldn’t be interested in spying on a little kid anyway.

He made a very subtle hand gesture in William Parker’s direction. The latter immediately understood, and following the routine of the Wrathful Underworld King Axe, began swinging his hatchet again.

Not long after, Olivia Smith sensed several gazes watching him from behind. Only after several minutes passed without any further anomalies did those presences finally leave.

Even so, Olivia Smith didn’t dare let his guard down. He waited a few more minutes to make sure those martial artists had left, then quietly slipped out to restore all the damaged traps one by one. Just as he finished everything and returned to the grove, a silver-white longsword spun through the air and landed in front of him.

Olivia Smith caught the sword instinctively, then looked in surprise toward where it had come from. He saw William Parker holding a large axe, his tiger-like eyes staring over with a look full of grievance and impatience. The meaning was obvious: now that you’ve finished your business, isn’t it time to fulfill your promise?

With a slight curl of his lips, Olivia Smith glanced at William Parker’s side, where there was a small pit that had been dug open. Inside, besides two swords identical to the one in his hand, there were also three Tang-style long knives. Olivia Smith clenched his left fist, and a trace of heat gradually appeared in his eyes, but at this moment, a hint of fear surfaced on William Parker’s face.

Chapter 0012: The Left-Handed King

“Young master, just use the sword!”

Stepping forward to stand in front of the shallow pit, William Parker shook his head resolutely. “If you switch to a knife, I’ll just admit defeat right now!”

Olivia Smith withdrew his gaze with a hint of helplessness, then handed the sword to his left hand. “Then I’ll just use my left hand, okay?”

At this moment, Olivia Smith seemed like a completely different person. As he held the sword horizontally in front of him with his left arm, his entire aura suddenly became incomparably sharp, like an unsheathed blade radiating cold light. He was a world apart from the gentle, jade-like youth he had been just moments before.