Cliff

A huge group of people were walking through the quiet forest. There were numerous pairs of alert eyes that continued to scan the dark hidden spots of the surrounding forest while hands tightly gripped the weapons at various waists, ready to handle any sudden occurrences.

As veteran mercenaries that had survived the Magic Beast Mountain Range for many years, they know alertness is the key for survival in this place.

While Xiao Yan because of not able to use Dou Qi felt tired then removing perspiration from his face and turned around to stare at the heavily guarded 'Thousand Medicine House' medicinal herb gathering team. After randomly sweeping his gaze over the team, his gaze finally landed on the Little Fairy Doctor.

At that moment, the fragile Fairy Doctor had straightened her back as she lightly wiped away the beads of perspiration that had gathered on her forehead. Her light gasps for air, together with her pretty face, formed a picture of tender loveliness.

Witnessing the Fairy Doctor presenting such an image, some of the surrounding mercenaries gained a reckless motivation to carry her straight to their destination.

However, they knew that even if they wished to carry her, the Fairy Doctor would decline their offer with a smile.

When everyone's gaze had gathered onto the Fairy Doctor, a slightly handsome young man who was full of smiles, moved away from the group of mercenaries. He lowered his head and said something to the Fairy Doctor.

After a brief conversation, the Fairy Doctor simply smiled and shook her head before continuing the journey on foot.

Despite being rejected by the Fairy Doctor, the young man did not show the slightest bit of anger on his face. Instead, he let out a faint smile, waved his hand as he called out, "Members of the Wolf Head Company, we are now about to enter the Magic Beast Mountain Range. Don't screw up!"

"Yes, Young Master."

Upon hearing the young man's call, dozens of huge men surrounding him immediately responded in unison. The disciplined tone attracted numerous side long glances. Even the Fairy Doctor glanced backwards.

Being extremely satisfied with the response, the young man slightly smiled and hastened his footsteps to catch up with the Fairy Doctor. Walking alongside her, he enthusiastically provided her with close protection.

"Dammit. All he relies on is his father's position as the head of the Wolf Head Mercenary Company. Does he think that he can win the Fairy Doctor's heart just because of this?" Eyeing the young man who could get close to the Fairy Doctor and conversing with her, one of the mercenaries beside Xiao Yan immediately quibbled with a voice full of jealousy.

Xiao Yan not paying attention to any of this just move forward knowing that this mercenary group was Xiao Yan cannon folder who got crushed after tgey tried to kill him. Collecting his thought he moves forward with the group.

Everything was quiet outside of the Magic Beast Mountain Range. However, not long after the Company entered the Magic Beast Mountain Range, a small scale attack by the Magic Beasts was cruelly played out before Xiao Yan's eyes.

The attackers were three First Ranked Magic Beasts known as Scarlet Ice Snake. These Magic Beasts frequently appeared at the edge of the Magic Beast Mountain Range and possessed the ice attribute; within them was an ice poison. If one was not treated within half a day of being poisoned, this poison would freeze the blood within the victim's body and result in death.

The three rank one Magic Beast Scarlet Ice Snake hung on three branches. With lightning like speed, they took the mercenaries by surprise, swiftly and easily poisoning three of their members. Instantly, the three member's faces turned an icy pale. Their legs and hands became cold as they collapsed.

Realizing that they were being attacked, everyone immediately angrily struck back. A moment later, the three rank one Magic Beasts were killed by the group of mercenaries. Upon finding no monster cores within their corpses, the mercenaries could only let out a slightly regretful sigh. In the wild, it was common to suffer serious injuries and be unrewarded after killing the Magic Beast. Thus, they did not hold much hope of finding anything.

After the Scarlet Ice Snakes were killed, the three mercenaries who were inflicted with the ice poison were quickly transported to the back where the medical herb gathering team was gathered in order for the Fairy Doctor to personally remove the poison from their bodies.

With the encounter from the Scarlet Ice Snakes' attack, the Mercenary Group became even more careful. Nevertheless, it was impossible to totally avoid the Magic Beasts in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, which was densely populated by the Magic Beasts.

During the next half a kilometer that the group covered, they were attacked by three waves of Magic Beasts. Luckily, the large number of mercenaries outnumbered the Magic Beasts and they managed to repel the three attacks at the expense of more mercenaries suffering light injuries.

Being part of the scouting Company at the front, Xiao Yan could not avoid participating in one of the battles. He also confronted a First Ranked Magic Beast.

Not able to kill the cunning Magic Beast and seeing it fleeing, Xiao Yao underatand If it was not for his Dou Qi being suppressed by the huge sword, he could definitely have killed that Magic Beast.

Even though the Magic Beast escaped, the strength that Xiao Yan displayed had resulted in the surrounding mercenaries looking at him with admiration.

"Little brother, you are quite strong, To actually be able to hold your ground against a Snake Tail Leopard that is known for its strength…"

"Tsk tsk, being so strong at such a young age… I can't image how strong he'll be in the future."

"Ha ha, this guy should be the youngest two star Dou Zhe in this group, right? Looking at his strength, it seems that it's really true."

The surrounding mercenaries' cheers caused a small commotion within the group. When the gaze of the mercenaries fell on the young man with the huge sword, their questioning glint was replaced with something else in their eyes.

In this circle, where one's strength determined one's status, as long as one exhibited a strength that surprised others, one would attain their respect. This was a simple and direct rule.

Xiao Yan simply smiled at these cheers. Within his smile, there was neither arrogance nor satisfaction. He simply followed the group and silently continued to advance towards the medicinal herb picking site.

"Everyone. We are already close to the herb picking site. After walking for so long, everyone must be tired. Please take a short rest." After traveling some distance more, a gentle and crisp female voice called out within the group.

The advancing footsteps slowly came to a stop as the entire group ceased advancing at the same time. Turning around, they faced the innocently smiling young lady and obediently nodded their heads.

After a quick discussion, over ten mercenary were scattered towards the surrounding areas to act as lookouts. The remaining people simply sat down and started recovering the strength they had consumed during the journey.

Sitting on the ground, Xiao Yan slowly released his breath. He lifted his finger, prompting a Strength Recovering Pill to appear in his hand. He swept his gaze across his surroundings then raised his head and yawned. His palm covered his mouth as he did so, transferring the pill into his mouth. He then quickly swallowed the pill without leaving any sign of him having done so.

Once the pill was in his body, its effect swiftly spread all over his body. Xiao Yan leaned against a tree and closed his eyes, allowing the medicinal effect to quickly replace the depleted Dou Qi in his body.

With the help of the 'Strength Recovering Pill', Xiao Yan managed to quickly returned to his peak form. Surrounding him, the other mercenaries were still waiting for their strength to recover.

After whispering in his heart about how good it was to have the pill, Xiao Yan stood up. He whispered to the surrounding mercenaries about going to relieve himself before slowly heading towards the densely forested area by the side.

Following Xiao Yan's surveyance of his surroundings, he began moving deeper into the densely forested region. After walking for a distance, the dim surroundings suddenly brightened. He lifted his head and discovered that in front of him was a precipitous cliff.

The bottom of the cliff was filled with lush greenery, providing a beautiful scenery.

Xiao Yan's gaze swept across the top of the cliff before suddenly halting. He rubbed his nose as he headed towards the cliff edge where a type of vegetation with blooming white flowers stood.

This particular vegetation had pale white flowers. Among these booming pale white flowers, a crimson fruit was stealthily hidden while emitting a faint medicinal smell.

After scanning the vegetation carefully, Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows . After which, he lowered his body and extended his hand to the plant, intending to pluck it.

Just as his hand came into contact with the vegetation, a jade white hand suddenly stretched out from the other side of the cliff, targeting the same plant only to grab onto Xiao Yan's hand instead.

After the jade-like hand came into contact with Xiao Yan's hand.A moment later, a pretty face appeared from the other side of the cliff and appeared before the face of the squatting young man with a flustered one.

Staring at the pretty face that had abruptly appeared from the bottom of the cliff, Xiao Yan saw the Fairy Doctor from the medicinal herb gathering team.

On the cliff, the two gazes continued to stare at each other. presenting a strange scene.

"Can… can you pull me up?"

After staring at each other for a moment, the Fairy Doctor was first to break the awkward atmosphere with her somewhat gentle voice.

Xiao Yan blinked his eyes and nodded as though nothing had happened. He grabbed the small hand that the Fairy Doctor had extended and with a little strength, pulled her from below the cliff. Her fragile body presented a beautiful curve in midair as she lightly leaped onto the cliff's edge.

"Thank you."

Once her feet landed on the ground, the Fairy Doctor whispered her thanks as she swiftly released Xiao Yan's hand. She covertly glanced at the edge of the cliff as her fine fingers touched the black hair on her forehead. Her gaze then swept over Xiao Yan as she said softly, "You…you are one of the mercenaries hired by the 'Thousand Medicine House', aren't you?"

"Yes." Xiao Yan briefly relished the softness that was in his hands before nodding his head with a smile. After which, he shifted his gaze toward the endless green mountain that laid beyond the cliff. Although she hadn't become that beautiful women like future, she is still beautiful her gentle and soft demeanor was more than sufficient to sway one's heart.

After hearing Xiao Yan's answer and seeing that he had no intention of leaving, the Fairy Doctor pressed her eyebrows together and allowed her eyes to roam. Finally, she pointed at the white colored plant by the cliff and asked with a smile, "It seems that you had intended to pick this medicinal grass, do you know what it is?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan rubbed his nose and smiled, "This should be White Orchard Fruit.

A middle-grade medicinal herb which usually only grows by the edge of a cliff. There are quite a lot of them. Unfortunately, they are the favorite food of a bird type Mystical Beast so they would usually be eaten once they grow and can be considered as one of the rarer ingredients among the middle-grade medicinal plants. If this matured White Orchard Fruit were to be sold at a medicinal shop, it should be worth around four thousand gold coins."

Seeing how the young man was able to reveal so much about the White Orchid Flower before him, a glint appeared in the Fairy Doctor's eyes. In a surprised voice, she said, "Have you learned how to differentiate the different medicinal plants?"

"I have just started learning." Xiao Yan said.

"It can be said that the White Orchard Fruit is fair game for anyone who found it but since you were the first to find it, I shall not snatch it from you." After giving Xiao Yan a smile, the Fairy Doctor crouched down and carefully picked the crimson fruit from the bunch of flowers before handing it over to Xiao Yan.

Seeing the Fairy Doctor's action, Xiao Yan touched his head and nodded.

The White Orchard Fruit may be something rare and precious to others but it was not something that Xiao Yan could not without the main this is he is waiting for her to act.

"Alright. The group is probably well rested by now. Let us hurry back." After seeing Xiao Yan accept the White Orchard Fruit, the Fairy Doctor hurriedly said with a suspicious happiness.

Holding the cold White Orchid Flower in his hand, Xiao Yan observed the impatience of the Fairy Doctor and knew she is getting impatient. Xiao Yan placed the White Orchard Fruit into his breast pocket. Acting as though nothing was amiss, Xiao Yan randomly asked, "Why did you go beyond the cliff?"

Once Xiao Yan's question left his mouth, the Fairy Doctor suddenly froze. A panicked expression appeared on her face for a fraction of second before being quickly hidden.

"Nothing, some medicinal plants grow on the cliff wall so I was just going down to take a look."

"Oh…" Xiao Yan nodded his head. With narrowed eyes, he quickly stepped forward. The precipitous cliff wall entered his sight.

"So there is the treasure Xiao Yan found in his traveling of the mountain. "Xiao Yan said in his heart while moving his gaze to cliff wall and saw there was only broken rocks, strange branches that were randomly growing and some bone like object.

Xiao Yan's eyes slowly swept across the cliff wall. A moment later, he paused at a spot that was covered by the distorted branches that grew from it.

The strange wooden branches that were on the cliff wall were arranged in a clever manner but it couldn't escape Xiao Yan eyes.

With the help of the sunlight, Xiao Yan's narrowed eyes make out a pitch black empty hole under the cover of the branches…

Suddenly, Xiao Yan's face changed and know she took the action. His feet staggered as his body retreated. He yelled, "What are you doing?"

As Xiao Yan stepped backwards, white powder was suddenly scattered all over and quickly covered the retreating Xiao Yan,

The white powder surrounded Xiao Yan for a long while before it was slowly scattered by the wind, revealing an unconscious Xiao Yan on the ground.

Eyeing the unconscious Xiao Yan, the Fairy Doctor dusted the powder from her hands. She bit her lips and sighed, "I told you to leave but you didn't listen to me. Now you know."

Shaking her head, the Fairy Doctor slowly walked towards the fainted Xiao Yan and lowered her body. She took out a rope, grabbed Xiao Yan's hand and prepared to restrain it.

Just as the Fairy Doctor was about to withstrain Xiao Yan, something unexpected occurred.

Xiao Yan, who was supposed to be unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes and rotated his palms. Catching the Fairy Doctor off guard, Xiao Yan reached out and grabbed her.

"I didn't expect that you would actually be using such things. If it was not for my preparation, I would really have been drugged by you."

The sudden change shocked her but it did not slow the Fairy Doctor's reaction. After her hand was captured by Xiao Yan, she threw a violent kick at him.

Seeing that the Fairy Doctor relentless, Xiao Yan let out a cold laugh. Mirroring her, he kicked out his right leg and heavily knocked the Fairy Doctor's small feet aside.

Immediately, pain filled her gentle pretty face

Despite succeeding in one strike, Xiao Yan did not stop. Like a ribbon, his left leg held down both of the Fairy Doctor's legs.

Following that, both of them fell onto the ground, with Xiao Yan pressing down tightly on the Fairy Doctor.

The softness from beneath him caused Xiao Yan's head to tremble. Lowering his head, he stared at the red faced Fairy Doctor and raised his lips as he shook his lower body like a hooligan. Immediately, the two bodies became closer to each other.

"Let me go!" The male scent above her caused the Fairy Doctor to feel a little giddy as she clenched her teeth and seethed.

"Why did you attack me?"

Her moist red lips trembled as the Fairy Doctor coldly smiled, "Because I dislike you."

"Do you believe that I would take you here and now?" Lowering his head such that they could almost feel each other's breathing, Xiao Yan coldly smiled.

"If you have the confidence to handle the hundred plus mercenaries outside, you can try!" the Fairy Doctor said.

"The breasts aren't full enough, the butt doesn't stick out, I am not interested for now." Xiao Yan teasingly smiled before his face slowly turned colder. "What is below the cliff?"

"I don't know what you are talking about."

The Fairy Doctor's face changed slightly as she pressed her eyebrows together and said, "Quickly let me go or else I will scream. If the others see you doing this to me, you can forget about walking out of this Magic Beast Mountain Range alive."

"Why don't you shout? If you want to let more people know about the secret below, you can shout ." Xiao Yan's voice caused the Fairy Doctor to give up on her intention to shout.

"What do you plan to do?" The Fairy Doctor took in a deep breath and seethed.

"What is there below? If you don't answer me truthfully, I don't mind tying you up and hiding you here before going down to take a look for myself."

"You…" Hearing Xiao Yan's threat, the Fairy Doctor's face appeared to panic. Although she was slightly older than Xiao Yan, her mental strength and shrewdness was nowhere near Xiao Yan's.

"I heard that there is an Magic Beast known as a Co-Ape in the Magic Beast Mountain Range. This kind of Magic Beast has an interest in human woman…" With the corner of his mouth rising teasingly, Xiao Yan lowered his head and with his lips touching the Fairy Doctor's ears, he whispered into it.

"You bastard!" The Fairy Doctor's face turned white as she obviously suffered a great shock. She had also heard of this horrible Magic Beast's name.

"Let me up. I will tell you what is at the below." Under Xiao Yan's threat, the Fairy Doctor helplessly gave up.

With a smile, Xiao Yan gets up and helped Fairy Doctor to got up also. As a precaution, he forcefully held on to her wrist and ignored her embarrassed and angry expression but actually he just want to touch her waist.

Both of them headed to the edge of the cliff and stared simultaneously at the strange spot on the cliff wall. A while later, the Fairy Doctor's red lips slightly opened and somewhat unwillingly said, "That is a something that I have accidentally found when I was gathering medicinal herbs. Hidden behind the strange branches is a cave that is hard to notice."

"The cave should contain some things that some ancestor left behind. However, I have never entered it, so I am uncertain about its interior. However, from some of the clues that were left behind, the ancestor who left this should be very strong."