Little Fairy Doctor Follows Close Behind

"Haha... not bad, little brother. You actually managed to withstand the Scorpion Tail Demon Wolf's attack. That beast was an exceptionally formidable existence among first-tier magical beasts, with hardly any rivals of the same level."

"A Dou Zhe so young—truly terrifying..."

The surrounding mercenaries occasionally cheered for Xiao Se.

Just moments ago, the Herb Gathering Team had been attacked by a Scorpion Tail Demon Wolf. Against this first-tier magical beast, which possessed both speed and strength and venom in its tail, several people had been stabbed by its tail at the outset, poisoned and knocked unconscious. Fortunately, Xiao Se had acted in time, drawing the Demon Sword and sending it flying with a single slash, saving those mercenaries from its poisonous fangs.

Faced with the cheers of the surrounding mercenaries, Xiao Se merely smiled casually, showing neither pride nor arrogance. He silently followed the Herb Gathering Team toward their herb-gathering destination.

To him, the Scorpion Tail Demon Wolf could have been slain with a single strike if the Demon Sword had not suppressed the Dou Qi within his body. However, he had not done so, merely relying on his largely suppressed Dou Qi, his own strength, and the sharpness of the Demon Sword to drive it away.

This... counted as part of his training.

"Everyone, we're still some distance from the herb-gathering site. Let's rest for a while first!" After they had walked a little farther, a young girl's clear voice suddenly rang out amid the quiet Herb Gathering Team.

Hearing this, everyone's steps paused slightly. As if by mutual agreement, they stopped and turned to look at the girl with the gentle smile, then nodded.

After a brief discussion, more than ten people were assigned to stand guard while the rest took turns resting and replenishing their depleted Dou Qi.

Xiao Se had only acted once during the entire journey, and the Dou Qi he had expended was practically negligible. After fully recovering, he greeted a mercenary nearby and used the excuse of relieving himself to leave the Herb Gathering Team and slip into the small forest.

He made his way along areas where cliffs might exist, while also checking whether there were any herbs nearby that he needed.

After passing through the small forest, Xiao Se finally found a steep cliff. Below it was a lush green forest, quite beautiful.

Standing at the cliff's edge, he directly ignored the White Orchid Fruit beside him and looked down. At a glance, he could not spot anything unusual. Then he asked inwardly, "Long Kui, is there a cave beneath the cliff? Help me check."

"Alright, Brother." Long Kui's reply suddenly sounded in his mind. A moment later, she said, "Brother, there really seems to be a cave below the cliff."

Xiao Se was delighted upon hearing this. It seemed that following the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion's Herb Gathering Team had indeed been the right choice. He immediately touched his Ring, and a bundle of thick climbing rope appeared in his hand out of thin air.

After tying himself to a nearby tree trunk as thick as a thigh, Xiao Se tugged hard on the rope. Once he was certain there was no problem, he lightly tapped the ground with the tip of his foot and dropped straight toward the bottom of the cliff.

Not long after Xiao Se descended, a graceful figure in pale green emerged from the dim little forest.

She slowly walked to the cliff's edge, looked at the pale white flower growing crimson fruit near the edge, then at the climbing rope tied to a tree trunk not far away. The figure murmured softly, "He didn't even pick the White Orchid Fruit worth several thousand Gold Coins, yet he went beneath the cliff. Does he not recognize the White Orchid Fruit, or is there something down below?"

A gentle breeze swept past, scattering the white clouds in the sky. Warm sunlight shone over the graceful face of the figure, which carried an ethereal air. It was none other than Little Fairy Doctor.

Elsewhere, under Long Kui's guidance, Xiao Se finally arrived near the cave.

As he stared at the pitch-black cave entrance before him, Xiao Se had not yet had time to relax when every hair on his body suddenly stood on end. His heart trembled sharply as a faint sound of something cutting through the air rang out, and a black shadow shot toward him.

"Rock Snake!" Under the sunlight, Xiao Se clearly saw the creature that had ambushed him. He immediately raised his free right hand, conjuring a ball of pale blue-white flame, and fiercely struck at the Rock Snake.

The flame collided with the Rock Snake, followed by a series of crisp crackling sounds. Scorched by the Beast Flame, the Rock Snake struggled violently for a moment before quickly turning into roasted snake meat. It fell downward, crashing heavily into the bottomless ravine.

After dealing with the Rock Snake, Xiao Se relaxed slightly, but he did not lower his guard. His Soul Power spread outward, and after confirming that there was no danger in the dark cave, he loosened the rope in his hand slightly, planted his feet against the cliff face, borrowed the force, and leaped into the cave.

The instant his feet touched the ground, Long Kui's pleasant voice rang out in his mind again. "Brother, it seems someone above is holding onto your rope and preparing to come down."

"Someone?" Xiao Se frowned tightly. He was just about to release Beast Flame to burn through the rope when he spotted a familiar pale green figure appearing above the cliff. A flicker of surprise flashed through his eyes. "It's actually Little Fairy Doctor?"

"Brother, should we get rid of her?" This time, it was Hong Kui, who had remained silent for a long time.

Xiao Se shook his head. "No need. With her strength, she's no match for me. Besides, she's a kind girl. There's no need to kill her."

He walked on his own toward the stone door inside the cave. After feeling around for a moment, he pressed the switch to open it. Three boxes placed on a stone table, along with a skeleton seated on a chair beside it, were revealed before Xiao Se.

Without hesitating further, Xiao Se first walked over to the skeleton and took out the Purification Lotus Demon Fire Remnant Map hidden within its hand bones. Then he found a key on the skeleton, opened the second and third boxes, and placed the Flying Dou Skills Wings of the Eagle and the offensive Dou Skills Mad Lion's Roar stored inside into his Ring.

Only then did he run to the cave entrance to check on Little Fairy Doctor.

What he saw left him both amused and helpless.

Little Fairy Doctor was clinging desperately to the rope, with no foothold beneath her feet. In her panic, she kept scrambling up and down. Beneath her pale green belted dress, a glimpse of spring was exposed, revealing white panties.

Seeing this, Xiao Se could not help feeling curious. Did girls on the Dou Qi Continent not like wearing pants? Xun Er was the same, Xiao Yu was the same, and even Little Fairy Doctor was the same.

"Ah!" With a startled cry, Little Fairy Doctor could no longer hold on. Her hands slipped free, and her body fell vertically toward the bottom of the ravine.

Xiao Se shook his head helplessly, then leaped in front of Little Fairy Doctor. Without the slightest hesitation, he wrapped his right arm around the willow-slim waist that had enchanted countless men in Green Mountain Town, while his left hand grabbed the rope.

Little Fairy Doctor, meanwhile, clung to him as though she had seized a lifeline. Her jade-like hands slipped around the right side of Xiao Se's neck and beneath his left armpit as she held him tightly, not daring to open her eyes.

The two of them hung from the cliff face in an extremely intimate position.

"Hey, hey... it's alright now. You can open your eyes." Xiao Se gently shook Little Fairy Doctor's soft, delicate body and reminded her.

Hearing Xiao Se's call, Little Fairy Doctor slowly opened her tightly shut beautiful eyes. Looking at Xiao Se, who was holding her in his arms, her pale face flushed faintly red. "Th... thank you..."

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