The Foodie Xiao Yi Xian Has Arrived

Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian switched into treasure-hunting mode and began wandering through the Monster Mountain Range.

"Come on, follow me! This way!"

"Are you sure you didn't take a wrong turn this time?"

"I'm sure... Well, probably."

Two small figures darted through the forest, a boy and a girl. They were none other than the little treasure-hunting prince Xiao Bai and the treasure-hunting medicine fairy Xiao Yi Xian.

The two had already searched many places and explored the edges of several cliffs, but unfortunately, they had failed to find that cave.

This made Xiao Yi Xian somewhat suspicious of Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai was rather helpless as well.

Wasn't I the protagonist? Why couldn't I come across it? Or was my luck really just this bad?

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian looking at him with such suspicion, Xiao Bai began deeply reflecting on himself.

Xiao Yi Xian frowned, her little face drawn tight as she said rather unhappily, "Xiao Bai, can you actually find it? Or do you even know where the treasure is?"

"The treasure is in my head. Aren't I thinking about it?"

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yi Xian asked solemnly, "Where's the treasure map? Take it out and let me study it!"

"A map? Where would I get a treasure map?" Though that was what he thought, he couldn't say it aloud.

If he said it, Xiao Yi Xian might leave immediately, and she might even take him for a swindler.

Speaking of maps, Xiao Bai remembered that he really did have a map of the Monster Mountain Range!

He had found it when inheriting the belongings of a Wolf Head Mercenary Group member. He had not paid much attention to it then and had casually put it away.

Only now, when Xiao Yi Xian mentioned a map, did he remember it.

Xiao Bai hurriedly rummaged through his things and soon pulled out a scroll, gesturing for Xiao Yi Xian to come over and look with him.

"Look, this is the map!"

At that, Xiao Yi Xian leaned closer.

Xiao Bai opened the scroll, revealing a number of winding lines that twisted like earthworms. When those lines were connected, they immediately formed images—this was the type of map mercenaries used most often.

Of course, the map in Xiao Bai's hands was different. It was more detailed, and it even marked out Qingshan Town.

From Qingshan Town to the Monster Mountain Range, everything was depicted in great detail. It even marked the locations of some extremely dangerous magical beasts within the range. The creatures dwelling in those locations were magical beasts that even the Wolf Head Mercenary Group could not handle.

Clearly, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had done a thorough and meticulous job. They must have spent tremendous manpower, material resources, and money on this map.

One had to know that in such a dangerous world, a detailed map often represented mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Some of the lines on this map might have been obtained through countless lives and generations of unceasing effort.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at the complicated lines on the map, then turned her gaze to Xiao Bai. "Where is the treasure?"

Xiao Bai did not answer right away. Instead, he stared straight at Xiao Yi Xian without even blinking, until she began to get annoyed.

"What are you doing? Don't stare at me like that. I'm asking you a question."

Xiao Bai withdrew his gaze and began studying the map instead.

Seeing that the guy in front of her was no longer looking at her with that kind of gaze, Xiao Yi Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. While annoyed, she also began harboring some unspoken thoughts about him.

She decided that someday, she would teach this guy a lesson and let him know that she was not someone to be trifled with either.

The two stared at the map for quite a while longer.

Suddenly, Xiao Bai fixed his gaze on Xiao Yi Xian again.

"Don't look at me like that! You shameless bastard, don't push it too far! Believe it or not, I'll fight you to the death!"

Damn it, this despicable and shameless guy was getting more and more outrageous!

I must have had something wrong with my head back then. Otherwise, how could I... how could I have agreed to his request and come treasure hunting with him?

Facing Xiao Yi Xian's threat, Xiao Bai said indifferently, "Xianxian, if you led a group of people from Qingshan Town into the mountains to gather medicinal herbs, setting aside all factors other than magical beasts, where do you think you would go when it was time to camp for the night?"

As he spoke, Xiao Bai traced across the map with his index finger, his face full of earnest inquiry.

However, what he received was not Xiao Yi Xian's answer, but an angry shout.

"Get lost! Don't call me that, it's disgusting!" After saying that, she shot Xiao Bai an inexplicable look.

Xiao Bai was unconvinced and retorted, "What's disgusting about it? I think it sounds great!"

"Listen to it—Xianxian. Xian means someone beyond the mortal world. Calling you that puts you alongside immortals, including both celestial fairies and you, with beauty and wisdom existing side by side. Doesn't it sound classy, understated, and refined...?"

"Hmph!"

Xiao Yi Xian snorted coldly. Her expression remained aloof, but she did not say anything else.

No one would truly be unhappy at being praised to their face for being smart and beautiful, even if it came from someone who had previously been at odds with them.

After Xiao Bai intentionally or unintentionally showered her with praise, Xiao Yi Xian did not dwell on the matter. Instead, she began studying the map with great seriousness.

Soon, Xiao Yi Xian marked a line on the map. Then, after Xiao Bai added the requirement that there had to be a cliff nearby, she marked several locations. Xiao Bai counted them—there were six.

Looking at those six points, Xiao Bai could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. That treasure had to be among them.

After discussing it for a while, the two decided to start from the nearest point and search them one by one. It might have been the dumbest method, but it was also the most useful.

Soon, the two arrived at the first point, but the result was rather disappointing.

Xiao Bai spent the time it took to burn an incense stick investigating below. He carefully searched every part of the cliffside, nearly turning the entire cliff upside down, yet found nothing at all.

Since they had found nothing, they could only leave. Then came the second location, the third...

Of course, they encountered attacks from magical beasts during their search. Fortunately, those magical beasts were not particularly strong. Before Xiao Bai's formidable strength, they all fell one after another and became energy points.

They also encountered an early second-tier magical beast that resembled a chicken. It was quite powerful and even possessed the ability to fly briefly, leaving Xiao Bai in a rather miserable state for a time.

However, it still could not overcome human ingenuity. Xiao Bai seized an opportunity and killed it with a single blow. In the end, its body was roasted, its fragrance filling the air as it became food for Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian.

After that barbecue, Xiao Yi Xian seemed like a completely different person. She began intentionally or unintentionally ordering Xiao Bai to save any magical beasts that looked tasty. Her purpose was obvious...

After all, Xiao Bai's Heaven and Earth Forging Furnace could store a great many things, so he became their granary.

It was also after that incident that Xiao Bai felt Xiao Yi Xian might have awakened her inner foodie.

She no longer ate dried rations. Whenever she was hungry, she waited for Xiao Bai to grill meat for her, and she ate with endless delight!