bookbashuk Chapter 21 Treasure
Chapter 21 Treasure
Suddenly, a soft and warm touch came from his hand, which startled Xiao Yan. At the bottom of the cliff, a pair of dark eyes also looked at Xiao Yan.
The two locked eyes, and upon seeing each other's attire, Xiao Yan recognized her as Little Fairy Doctor, the one who had organized this herb-gathering expedition.
"Sorry, I didn't see you here."
Xiao Yan consciously withdrew his hand and gave the other person an awkward smile.
"No...it's okay, could you help me up?"
Little Fairy Doctor responded politely, making a request in a slightly awkward tone.
"That's no problem at all."
Xiao Yan grabbed the other person's hand again, and with a little effort, he brought the other person up and landed on the edge of the cliff.
"Thanks."
Without saying much, Little Fairy Doctor quickly took out her tools and picked the red fruit without damaging the roots, so that it could grow again in the future.
"Judging from your expression just now, you seemed quite interested in this fruit. Do you recognize it?"
Little Fairy Doctor took the fruit and handed it to Xiao Yan.
"Well, I don't know anything about pharmacology or how to identify medicines. I just thought this fruit smelled incredibly fragrant and that it must be a treasure. I never expected to run into Miss Little Fairy Doctor."
Xiao Yan directly stated his thoughts. Although he was very interested in alchemy, he would not be able to get started without someone to guide him.
"I see. This fruit is called the Red-Eyed Fruit. It looks like a red eyeball and usually grows on cliffs. It is a favorite of flying magical beasts."
This fruit is incredibly sweet and can be used in medicine. If it were sold at the Wan Yao Zhai (a traditional Chinese medicine shop), one piece could fetch four thousand gold coins.
Little Fairy Doctor explained the fruit to Xiao Yan, saying that four thousand gold coins was indeed a considerable sum.
However, considering that it can only be gathered in the Monster Mountain Range, the amount of money is not much.
"Everyone who sees it gets a share. This fruit is worth four thousand gold coins. When we return to Wan Yao Zhai, I will give you an additional two thousand gold coins as a reward. Is that alright?"
Little Fairy Doctor is quite law-abiding, and besides, this isn't anything extremely rare.
"Of course you can. If it were on me, I might just mistake it for a pear and eat it."
Seeing that Xiao Yan agreed to her assignment, Little Fairy Doctor seemed to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
"Then let's go, we should head back too."
Little Fairy Doctor seemed a little anxious, her eyes occasionally glancing down the cliff to the side.
"There's no need to be in such a hurry, and I'm curious, why are you down there?"
Xiao Yan asked the question, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, which suddenly made Little Fairy Doctor tense up.
"I... I just happened to find some herbs down there, so I climbed down the strange rocks to pick them."
Xiao Yan nodded, seemingly without much doubt. Just as Little Fairy Doctor breathed a sigh of relief, Xiao Yan asked another question.
"Then what's that packet of white powder you're holding for?"
As soon as Xiao Yan uttered those words, Little Fairy Doctor decisively struck, scattering powder at him.
However, when the invincible sleeping powder dissipated, Xiao Yan remained standing motionless in the same spot.
"How is this possible? Even a seven- or eight-star Dou Zhe would faint from the smell. How are you still awake?"
Little Fairy Doctor's eyes widened. The guy in front of her was clearly only a four-star Dou Zhe, so why did her poison powder fail to work?
"This thing is okay for dealing with low-level Dou Zhe, but it's not as good as the Oba family's Qi-Sealing Powder."
Xiao Yan took the opportunity to glance at the cliff, where strange trees and the remains of birds and beasts were scattered at the bottom of the strange rocks.
But upon closer inspection, these strange rocks are found to be connected together, resembling a downward staircase leading to some place.
Just as Xiao Yan was looking down, Little Fairy Doctor suddenly attacked, kicking Xiao Yan in the groin.
With only the strength of a one-star Dou Zhe, she could only use the most despicable means she could think of to attack Xiao Yan.
However, she was too slow, and Xiao Yan struck first, kicking her foot with his jade-like leg, causing her beautiful face to contort in pain.
Xiao Yan easily knocked her down, placing one hand on Little Fairy Doctor's neck: "Why did you attack me?"
"Hmph, I just don't like the look of you!"
Little Fairy Doctor's rosy lips curled up slightly as she spoke fiercely.
At that moment, Xiao Yan changed his expression and instead began to flirtatiously wander over Little Fairy Doctor's body.
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is a good place. Even if I do some bad things, no one should know."
Little Fairy Doctor immediately understood the meaning behind Xiao Yan's words, and her pretty face turned red.
"If you're confident you can handle those dozens of mercenaries outside, feel free to give it a try!" Little Fairy Doctor snorted angrily.
"Not perky enough, not shapely enough, and aside from her face and waist, which are top-notch, it's a pity I'm not interested at all." Xiao Yan released Little Fairy Doctor. "You know, when you're weak, your threats sound like you're just being coquettish to others."
Xiao Yan then released Little Fairy Doctor and walked to the edge of the cliff: "What's down there?"
"I don't know. If you don't leave soon, I'm going to call for help. If anyone finds out how you've treated me, you'll never leave this Monster Mountain Range!"
"Shout, shout! The more people who come, the more help we'll have to go down and scout the way."
At this point, Xiao Yan's tone suddenly turned cold and sharp: "Moreover, let alone these few dozen mercenaries, even if you call over everyone in Qingshan Town, I can kill them all by myself."
At this moment, Little Fairy Doctor was actually intimidated by Xiao Yan's aura and subconsciously took a step back.
"Fine, I'll tell you then. There's a hidden cave down there, which I discovered by chance when I was collecting medicinal herbs one time."
"So you wanted to go in and take a look?" Xiao Yan asked.
Little Fairy Doctor nodded: "It's a pity that the bottom is too steep, I can't get in."
Then Little Fairy Doctor looked at Xiao Yan nervously: "You absolutely mustn't try to take it all for yourself, or I'll have to call everyone else over."
Xiao Yan glanced at her: "Is this your true self? Playing with poison and threatening people every other sentence, it's really hard to associate you with the Little Fairy Doctor people talk about."
"Hmph, in this world, how could a truly naive woman have survived this long? Besides, my self-defense methods don't conflict with my love of healing and saving lives, do they?"
Fairy Doctor was very dissatisfied with Xiao Yan's evaluation and immediately refuted it.
"Alright, we'll split what we found. I'll take you down."
Now that he is a Great Battle Master, jumping over strange rocks is not too difficult for him.
"Let's forget about it for now. I've been gone for too long this time, and Mu Li will become suspicious. Let's find a place to rest here for the night and meet here again in the evening," Little Fairy Doctor suggested.
"Alright, alright, since you're the one who discovered it, you get to decide. We'll split the treasure inside in half."
Looking down at the cave, Xiao Yan felt a surge of excitement. Back in Wutan City, he had been looking forward to exploring and finding treasures. He never expected to encounter such a wonderful opportunity as soon as he entered the mountains.
If he hadn't made a promise with Little Fairy Doctor, he would have wanted to go down and explore right now.
However, Xiao Yan was a man of his word; once he said he would split it in half, he would never go back on his word.
Watching the graceful figure disappear into the darkness, Xiao Yan suppressed his excitement and returned to the camp.