Chapter 78: Little Devil

Xiao Yixian stared at Xiao Yan in a daze, thinking she had misheard him earlier. 

Her mind was filled with question marks, and she couldn't fully comprehend what Xiao Yan had just said.

'Mister... are you sure you're not joking with me? You easily dealt with those two Scarlet Ice Snakes just now. Those were genuine Rank 2 Magical Beasts. If you can effortlessly handle those two snakes, there shouldn't be any problem dealing with the Rank 2 Magical Beasts around the medicinal herbs. Why would you need to find a team?'

'Fine, let's say it's easy for you to handle two Rank 2 Magical Beasts. Dealing with a group of them can indeed be troublesome. But do you think hiring this group of mercenaries would be useful? Haven't you seen how they struggled to deal with just one Scarlet Ice Snake? Why would you expect them to be of any help to you???'

Xiao Yixian couldn't understand, truly couldn't understand.

Was Xiao Yan's thinking too unconventional? 

Or was there a problem with her own perspective in considering the issue?

Xiao Yixian couldn't help but doubt herself, seriously pondering if she had overlooked something.

Soon, Xiao Yixian reached a conclusion.

This Xiao Yan was simply playing a prank on her!

She suspected that Boss Yao was worried about her safety on this trip and happened to encounter Xiao Yan, who had formidable strength. 

So Boss Yao entrusted him to protect her.

Boss Yao was definitely capable of such a thing. 

After all, Boss Yao had a track record of hiring another group of mercenaries to protect himself while already accompanied by a different group of mercenaries. 

It has happened several times!

It was only after Xiao Yixian yelled at Boss Yao for a long time that he promised not to do it again.

There was no other way. It really cost a lot of money...

Xiao Yixian felt helpless and wanted to cry.

Following the mercenaries into the mountains was at least free, and they were willing to let her accompany them.

But the mercenaries Boss Yao hired had to be paid for in real money! 

And it cost half a month's profit for the Myriad Medicines Hall in just one go! How could Xiao Yixian bear it?

It was precisely because of this track record that Xiao Yixian was now convinced that Xiao Yan was hired by Boss Yao to protect her. 

To avoid arousing suspicion, he came up with this lame excuse of looking for medicinal herbs!

Thinking of this, Xiao Yixian became even more furious.

The mercenaries Boss Yao had hired previously weren't particularly strong, and they cost the Myriad Medicines Hall half a month's profit just to hire them. 

Now, with Xiao Yan's level of strength, it was likely that even a month's profit wouldn't be enough for the Myriad Medicines Hall!

Boss Yao!

Xiao Yixian was on the verge of going crazy!

Money doesn't grow on trees! Are you really not interested in doing business anymore?!

No matter how much you earn, it won't be enough to cover your losses!

Xiao Yixian had made up her mind. 

She would ignore Boss Yao for a whole week when she returned! 

Let's see if he would dare to do it again!

And as for this Xiao Yan...

Fury burned in Xiao Yixian's eyes as she stared at Xiao Yan.

At this point, Xiao Yixian, deeply immersed in misunderstanding and filled with extreme anger, had forgotten that if Xiao Yan hadn't intervened just now, she would have either died or been seriously injured. 

She began cursing furiously in her heart.

You really don't treat the money from the Myriad Medicines Hall as money, do you? How can you accept such a commission?! With so many mercenaries around, do I need your protection?!

At this moment, Xiao Yixian was completely fixated on the money from the Myriad Medicines Hall.

Her heart was bleeding continuously, feeling a sense of despair that left her on the verge of tears.

It's over. I'm working for nothing again on this trip to the mountains...

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan, after initially pondering and then being glared at angrily by Xiao Yixian, raised an eyebrow in confusion.

What's she doing? Is she always this emotionally expressive?

The mercenaries walking ahead also noticed the unusual atmosphere behind them and felt the tangible resentment emanating from Xiao Yixian. 

Everyone couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, their hearts tensing up.

Although they were admired and respected by the people of Qingshan Town, it was precisely because of that that these mercenaries had a deep understanding of Xiao Yixian.

Despite Xiao Yixian's usual gentle and graceful demeanor like a fairy, her true nature was that of a little demon!

No one in Qingshan Town dared to have any delusions about courting or provoking Xiao Yixian, not only because she had saved many lives, but also because she had played tricks on almost all the mercenaries who resided in Qingshan Town!

If anyone didn't pay attention and provoked her, whether it was a medicine that made you have diarrhea or one that made your nose run, as long as it wouldn't kill you, she would make sure you got a taste of it!

Therefore, the current state of Xiao Yixian made everyone tremble in fear, and no one dared to turn their heads, not even Mu Li, the young Vice Leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Company, who is in love with Xiao Yixian.

Who the hell had offended this lady?!

Under this tense atmosphere, no one in the Mercenary Company dared to engage in idle chatter, fearing that Xiao Yixian might shift her target.

This oppressive atmosphere persisted until evening. 

After everyone had eaten and rested, without exception, they all fell asleep.

This scene was extremely strange. 

After all, they were in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, yet everyone was sound asleep without leaving anyone on guard!

Although they had sprinkled the beast repellent powder provided by Xiao Yixian, it was still not entirely reliable. 

The mercenaries didn't dare to gamble with their lives on it. 

According to reason, there should have been someone awake.

But now, everyone was fast asleep.

At this moment, in the darkness of the night, a figure quietly stood up and, after confirming that no one was awake, took a pre-prepared rope and sneaked out of the camp.

After that figure left, Xiao Yan, who should have been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and furrowed his brow, watching the direction in which the figure disappeared.

Without a doubt, that figure was none other than Xiao Yixian.

It was so late, what was she doing sneaking out alone?

Xiao Yan tightly furrowed his brow and pondered for a moment before getting up and following her.

Although Xiao Yan didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs, Xiao Yixian was an important person to Boss Yao. 

Even for the sake of Boss Yao's face, Xiao Yan had to follow and prevent any accidents from happening to her.

Following the direction Xiao Yixian had gone, Xiao Yan arrived at a cliff. 

He then saw a rope hanging from a stone pillar on the edge of the cliff. 

Looking down along the rope, he saw Xiao Yixian's delicate figure carefully inching downward, making Xiao Yan even more puzzled.

(It's in the middle of the night, what is this girl doing down there?)

Xiao Yan's mind echoed with this question, and Yao Chen responded with a counter-question.

(Xiao Yan, have you forgotten why you used to take your siblings to the mountains behind your house when you were young?)

(To dig hot springs, why else?)

(...)

Xiao Yan's answer left Yao Chen silent.

It seemed that after spending three months continuously soaking in hot springs in the back mountains, Xiao Yan unconsciously forgot why he had dug them in the first place.

This story was clearly told by Xiao Yan himself, but he had forgotten about it.

(Oh! Right! I dug up the hot springs accidentally. Originally, I wanted to dig for treasures in the back mountains!)

Fortunately, Xiao Yan's memory hadn't deteriorated to the point that Yao Chen felt despair. 

He quickly recalled and looked at Xiao Yixian below.

In other words, there's a treasure down there?

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