Cliffside

Seeing the strange expression on Xiao Yi Xian's face, Xiao Ming didn't pay any attention. He got up from the bedside, walked to the round table in the center of the room, sat down, and then slowly said:

As he spoke, Xiao Ming raised his index finger, and a wisp of Red Flame danced and leaped at his fingertip.

As flames appeared, the temperature in the entire room began to rise.

When Xiao Yi Xian saw this scene, her pupils contracted sharply, realizing that what the other party said was true.

Condensing flames out of thin air is a skill possessed only by Dou Ling and Alchemist.

Although she didn't know which type the boy in front of her belonged to, he was capable of knocking out her guards, regardless of which type he was.

Xiao Yi Xian couldn't understand why such a powerful person would come looking for her. Could it be that he wanted to assault her?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yi Xian's face turned deathly pale.

Seeing the Xiao Yi Xian's ever-changing expression, Xiao Ming smiled faintly and said, "Don't overthink it. I'm not here for any other reason than to ask you. I just heard that you often spend time in the Magical Beast Mountain Range searching for medicinal herbs. I'm asking you, have you found a cave hidden on a cliff?"

Xiao Yi Xian breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Xiao Ming only wanted to ask her about something else, and not about sexual assault.

However, remembering Xiao Ming's question, she pretended to ponder and then calmly said, "No."

"Oh, really not?"

Xiao Ming Xiao Yi Xian's performance quite clumsy. When he was eight years old and training in the Black Corner Region, he had seen many acting masters. Compared with those masters, Xiao Yi Xian was still too young.

In an instant, Xiao Ming flashed from the center of the house to the bedside of Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yi Xian was startled by Xiao Ming's action. "You, what do you want to do?"

"Stop lying. Your acting is terrible, and your heart was beating much faster when you lied. You can't fool me. Just take me to the cave you found, and I'll give you a satisfactory reward. Aren't you a doctor? I can give you a Medical Treasure Codex with thousands of prescriptions. And if there's anything in the cave that I need, I can take only one thing, and the rest are all yours."

As he spoke, Xiao Ming took a book from his Na Ring and threw it onto Xiao Yi Xian's bed.

"Take a look."

With a mixture of belief and doubt, Xiao Yi Xian stretched a hand out from under the covers and picked up the book to read it.

The more I read about Xiao Yi Xian, the more excited I became; this truly is a Medicine Canon.

It contained many medicinal prescriptions that she had never heard of before!

"So, can you take me to the cave you found now?"

Xiao Yi Xian hesitated, "This... alright."

Now that the situation is beyond their control, and this powerful figure has come knocking on their door, Xiao Yi Xian doesn't want to anger them, so she has no choice but to compromise.

"That's more like it." Xiao Ming smiled and said, "See if there's anything you need to take? Bring it all."

"Ah, why?"

"Because you won't be coming back," Xiao Ming thought to himself.

A talent with the ability to cultivate Woeful Poison Body is extremely valuable; how could Xiao Ming let such a talent slip away?

No matter what, I'll trick them into becoming my employees.

Furthermore, Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body will definitely awaken, unless she is completely immune to poisoning, which is impossible.

Medicine and poison are inseparable. As a physician, Xiao Yi Xian cannot avoid poison forever. When she awakens the Woeful Poison Body, her fate will not be good.

By following yourself, at least you won't have to go through that pain.

Of course, he couldn't tell Xiao Yi Xian any of this. Xiao Ming coughed and said, "Isn't it because I'm afraid this place will be burgled after you leave? The guards outside have already been knocked unconscious. Sooner or later, someone will find out, and then your room will be..."

Xiao Ming stopped there, and Xiao Yi Xian understood his meaning.

She rolled her eyes. "It's all your fault."

After Xiao Yi Xian finished packing, the three of them left Xiao Yi Xian room and went into the courtyard.

Which direction is that cave in?

The Xiao Yi Xian, carrying a small bundle on her back, looked at Xiao Ming with some confusion, but still pointed to the distance. Then, a scene appeared before her eyes that shocked her.

Suddenly, a pair of dazzling wings appeared on the backs of the two people in front of her.

"Battle... Dou Wang!"

Before Xiao Yi Xian could be in shock for long, Xiao Ming appeared beside her, grabbed her arm, flapped his wings, and soared into the sky. "Xiao Yan, follow me!"

In mid-air, the look of surprise in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes lingered for a long time.

After flying for a while, she noticed that Xiao Ming had stopped.

"Quickly figure out which direction we should go."

"Oh, okay." After Xiao Ming revealed his wings, Xiao Yi Xian became much more reserved.

After some identification, Xiao Yi Xian pointed in another direction.

Finally, Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi Xian landed on a cliff, with Zi Yan following closely behind.

Xiao Yi Xian pointed to the bottom of the cliff and said softly, "That's something I discovered by chance while gathering herbs. Behind the strange tree, there's a hidden cave that's hard to find."

"The cave was likely left behind by someone from the past, but I've never been inside, so I don't know much about its interior. However, judging from some of the traces, the person who left the cave must have been very powerful. I don't know if it's the cave you're looking for."

Xiao Ming used his Soul Power to probe in the direction Xiao Yi Xian pointed, and sure enough, he found a cave entrance, which made him nod in satisfaction.

There is indeed a cave below, let's go down together.

As he spoke, Xiao Ming grabbed Xiao Yi Xian's arm and flew off the cliff toward his cave.

They casually smashed a Rock Snake lived there into a pulp, blew away the rubble and strange wood that covered the cave entrance, and the three of them finally entered a pitch-black passage.

He took out Moonlight Stone from his Na Ring to illuminate the cave.

The cave entrance was not wide, only allowing two or three people to pass through. Xiao Ming and his group were already very crowded at the entrance.

The cave was completely dark, but a faint glow emanated from it, giving it a mysterious and secluded feel.

Around the cave entrance, there are many knife-like marks, but perhaps due to the passage of time, these marks have become extremely blurry.

"Go in."

Without giving it much thought, Xiao Ming took Zi Yan's hand and walked inside.

Seeing that Xiao Ming treated her as if he were using her and then discarding her, Xiao Yi Xian gritted her teeth in anger.

As Xiao Ming left, the light at the cave entrance gradually dimmed. After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Yi Xian stamped her foot, gritted her teeth, and followed him.

Walking through the quiet and dark cave, a faint chill lingered around them. In the quiet passage, only the faint sound of their footsteps could be heard.

The gloomy surroundings, with eerie winds blowing from time to time, made Xiao Yi Xian involuntarily hug herself. She looked up at Xiao Ming and his companion walking slowly ahead, hesitated slightly, then quickened her pace and followed closely behind them.

Although Xiao Ming had brought her here somewhat through coercion and enticement, his strength was genuine. In this situation, only the two people in front of her could give her a sense of security.

After walking for more than ten minutes in this quiet atmosphere, just when Xiao Yi Xian was about to lose her temper with the maddening silence of the darkness, the two people in front of her suddenly stopped.

"Ah..." Unable to stop in time, she bumped into Zi Yan was walking slightly behind her.

"Watch your step!" Feeling the softness on the back of her head, Zi Yan turned around and said unhappily.

"I understand..." Although she really wanted to say that the problem was caused by their sudden stop, Xiao Yi Xian felt it was better not to provoke this little girl who seemed very unhappy. After all, she had clearly seen the other party's Dou Qi Wings just now.

Seeing that Xiao Yi Xian was so sensible, Zi Yan snorted and ignored her, instead asking Xiao Ming, "Xiao Ming, why did you stop?"

"There's no road ahead." As he spoke, Xiao Ming turned to the side, revealing the stone door in front of him.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian frowned slightly, took two steps forward, gazed at the stone gate, and pondered:

"Beyond the stone gate should be our destination. Since this predecessor would build a cave here, I don't think he would create a situation where there's no way in. Judging from the yellow light on the stone gate, there are clearly Earth Element Mechanism set up here. With a little care, opening it shouldn't be difficult. I've read some books on Mechanism Arts; let me do it."

As she spoke, Xiao Yi Xian was about to step forward.

"No need for that trouble," Zi Yan said, walking up to the stone door and kicking it.

Bang!

The stone gate collapsed with a thud, raising a cloud of dust.

"Uh..." Xiao Yi Xian stopped in her tracks, her expression complicated. She shouldn't have been judging these people based on her own limited perspective.

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's actions, Xiao Ming chuckled and said, "You don't need to do any of this. I said I'd only take one thing, and the rest are all yours, so it counts."

As he spoke, he entered the Stone Chamber that had been revealed after the stone gate collapsed.