Departure (Request Collection, Request Recommendation)

"A boundlessly talented Alchemist—even if I had to offer up myself, I'd be more than willing!" Ya Fei said with a coquettish laugh.

That seductive, tingling voice made Xiao Xie's heart tremble, and he immediately shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Hehe, I'll stop teasing you." Hearing his slightly hurried breathing, Ya Fei's rosy lips curled into a smug little smile.

"Master, stay calm. This is way too embarrassing!" Xiao Xiao's voice rang by Xiao Xie's ear, filled with exasperation. At the end of the day, even now, Xiao Xie was still just a young virgin with the desire but not the guts.

"Shut up!" Xiao Xie snapped in embarrassment. He could put on a cold and aloof act in front of others, but before Xiao Xiao, she knew exactly what kind of person he was.

"Hmph! I'm ignoring you, you bad Master!" Xiao Xiao huffed and stopped talking.

"Little Brother Xiao Xie, I'm really looking forward to seeing what level you'll have reached when you return to Utan City again," Ya Fei said softly, the seductive smile on her lovely face suddenly fading.

"I definitely won't disappoint you." With a slight smile, Xiao Xie looked up at the maid hurrying over from beyond the gauze curtain. He slowly rose to his feet, waved his hand, and said with a smile, "I'm leaving. This will probably be the last time I come here before saying goodbye."

Ya Fei rose gracefully and stood prettily before Xiao Xie. Looking at the cool young man in front of her, a strange feeling stirred within her heart.

Looking at the alluring Ya Fei before him, Xiao Xie still could not resist. He wrapped an arm around her perfect waist, and he could feel her body stiffen awkwardly the moment he embraced her. Only after quite some time did it soften again.

Ya Fei stood there blankly, startled by Xiao Xie's bold action. Her beautiful eyes stared into his, making him feel somewhat guilty.

Xiao Xie hurriedly took out the upgraded version of the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, the Hundred Flowers Bloom Needle, and placed it in Ya Fei's hand. Somewhat awkwardly, he said, "This hidden weapon is called the Hundred Flowers Bloom Needle. It can fire a hundred poisoned needles at once, and it's powerful enough to kill ordinary Dou Ling fighters. After each use, it can be used again once it cools down for ten minutes."

Ya Fei looked at the Hundred Flowers Bloom Needle in her hand, then at the somewhat embarrassed Xiao Xie. She leaned her pretty face close to his and chuckled softly. "Were you just thinking about how to take me down?"

"No! Absolutely not!" Smelling the faint fragrance wafting from Ya Fei's body, Xiao Xie denied it with a resolute expression.

"Really not?" Ya Fei wrapped her arms around Xiao Xie's waist, stared intently into his eyes, and asked with fragrant breath spilling from her lips.

"Well... it's getting late, I should go... see you!" Sweating profusely, Xiao Xie broke free from Ya Fei's hands in one motion. He then snatched the storage ring from the maid at the door, who had been left dumbfounded by his earlier intimate behavior with Ya Fei, and fled in utter disarray.

Ya Fei clenched the Hundred Flowers Bloom Needle in her hand. A captivating blush spread across her pretty face as she watched Xiao Xie's retreating figure and chided, "What a little brat with desire but no courage. But... I like that!"

After leaving the auction house, Xiao Xie hurried back to the Xiao Clan. Yet all along the way, Xiao Xiao's gleeful voice kept ringing in his ears. In front of her, he truly could not maintain even a shred of dignity.

After preparing all his supplies, Xiao Xie bid farewell to Xiao Xun'er and several other Xiao Clan disciples he knew well. Then, after saying goodbye to Xiao Zhan and the Three Elders, Xiao Xie left Utan City with Arno and embarked on a new journey.

In the pitch-black night sky, a crescent moon hung alone overhead, casting its faint, chilly light over the earth.

Beside a campfire, the young man leaned against a tree trunk, idly poking at the flames with a fire stick in hand. It had been seven days since Xiao Xie left Utan City. The initial freshness of the journey had faded considerably amid the lonely travel. If not for Arno's companionship, along with the occasional bickering with Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xie would probably have died of boredom.

"Arno, where are we now?" Xiao Xie asked. Arno's brain stored a great deal of information about the Dou Qi Continent; a Terminator was essentially a walking computer.

"Young Master, we are currently in the eastern part of the Monster Beast Mountain Range. If we cross through it from here, we can reach the Tagor Desert," Arno said expressionlessly.

"Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. Let's sleep first!" After hearing Arno's answer, Xiao Xie took a tent from his storage ring and crawled inside. As always, Arno stood guard outside.

The blazing sun hung high in the sky, and scorching heat baked the broad dirt road. A youth in a white short-sleeved shirt walked ahead, followed by a burly man dressed in black.

Drenched in sweat, the youth cried helplessly, "It's so hot! Arno, we need to pick up the pace. We have to reach a nearby town before nightfall."

This youth was Xiao Xie, who had been traveling for half a month, while the man following behind him was naturally Terminator Arno.

Before the sky had fully darkened, Xiao Xie finally arrived at a town closest to the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

The town was called Green Mountain Town. Because it was close to the Monster Beast Mountain Range, it was also known as Monster Beast Town.

Walking along the streets paved with bluestone, Xiao Xie wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled. "I finally get to see some living people!"

The past half month had bored Xiao Xie nearly to death. Living among crowds was human nature. Perhaps he would be able to endure the dull solitude of cultivating alone in the future, but not now.

There were quite a few shops lining both sides of the street, and due to the town's favorable location, business was bustling. Xiao Xie walked with Arno while surveying the various shops around them. When his gaze fell upon a rather spacious medicinal herb shop, he stopped. After a brief moment of thought, he stepped into the herb shop named "Ten Thousand Medicines Hall."

Because he was an Alchemist, Xiao Xie had little interest in weapons, monster beast hides, and such things. However, he was extremely interested in all manner of rare medicinal herbs.

Upon entering the spacious shop, he found it illuminated as brightly as day by Moonlight Stones hanging on the walls. The store was quite crowded at the moment, and the clerks were all extremely busy, so no one came to greet Xiao Xie right away.

After examining everything on the counter, he shook his head in disappointment. Although there were some mid-grade medicinal herbs among them, they were of little use to the current Xiao Xie.

Just as Xiao Xie was preparing to leave empty-handed, the corner of his wandering eye suddenly froze.

Through the transparent counter, Xiao Yan's eyes fixed firmly on a blood-red ginseng root in the farthest corner. After a long while, he licked his lips and casually approached the counter, lowering his head to inspect the blood-red ginseng once more.

"Ahem... please take this out for me." Slowly withdrawing his somewhat greedy and excited gaze, Xiao Xie looked up and smiled at a male clerk approaching him.

The young clerk who had been called over glanced sideways at the plainly dressed Xiao Xie, then at the item he had requested. When he saw that it was merely a low-grade medicinal herb, Blood Ginseng, he curled his lips impatiently and stiffly took it from the counter. "Blood Ginseng, a low-grade medicinal herb. Two hundred Gold Coins."

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