A Refreshing Mood

After Ling Li entered the small shop, two young men clad in Alchemist Robes appeared at the far end of the street.

"Brother, that little bitch from yesterday was really something. The two of us worked her over for an entire day and night, yet she acted like nothing had happened. A real professional, just as expected!" one of them said.

The speaker was rather handsome to begin with, and his status as a First-grade Alchemist added a few more points to his appearance. However, the lecherous glint that occasionally flashed in his eyes and his pale, indulgence-worn complexion made him look somewhat sleazy.

"Brother Xi, we should focus on completing Master's task first. Your talent is so good; you shouldn't waste yourself like this," the slightly older youth advised.

"Tch, quit pretending to be so virtuous. Before you became an alchemist, did you really think I didn't know what you did under the covers every night? And yesterday, I didn't see you acting like some gentleman either!" Liu Xi curled his lip and shot his own brother a disdainful look. What was there to hide about something like this?

Liu Mao gave an embarrassed laugh and did not argue. His personality really was like that—quietly lustful, in short. Moreover, the one with true talent in alchemy was his younger brother. While he barely met the requirements to become an alchemist, he had only managed it by riding on his brother's coattails.

"That damned Master, why did he send us to a shitty place like this? If he wanted medicinal herbs, all he had to do was say the word. Who knew how many people wanted to curry favor with him, yet he insisted on making us come here in person. In this damned hellhole, there isn't even a woman!" Liu Xi continued complaining. All those shirtless brutes along the way had been downright eye-searing.

They kept calling it the Little Black Corner Region, some forbidden ground for alchemists, making it sound so real. Wouldn't everyone still have to treat them respectfully when they saw their Alchemist Robes?

Tch, trash would always be trash!

Just as Liu Xi was grumbling, a figure in a white dress suddenly appeared in his vision, standing obediently by the roadside. He rubbed his eyes, and after confirming it was no illusion, nudged Liu Mao beside him with his elbow. Swallowing the saliva he could not stop from gathering in his mouth, he said, "Brother, look over there. That little beauty seems pretty good. Tsk, tsk, tsk. If I got my hands on that waist, I probably wouldn't be able to let go."

"Wouldn't that be inappropriate? It's broad daylight, and Master's task..." Liu Mao was clearly tempted, though he still spoke with false propriety.

"It won't take much time. Maybe she'll throw herself at us the moment she sees who we are... Forget it, come or don't come, I'm going first." Liu Xi gave Liu Mao a contemptuous glance, but did not dwell on it. He turned his gaze back to the Little Doctor Fairy and walked over.

Though Liu Mao refused with his words, his feet followed after him.

On the other side, the Little Doctor Fairy, who had been obediently waiting for Ling Li, suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. When she turned around, she saw Liu Xi and Liu Mao approaching with ill-intentioned smiles.

These two were the very alchemists who had caused trouble without reason in the Aerial Transport Team yesterday!

A trace of disgust flashed across the Little Doctor Fairy's face. She had witnessed the conduct of these two alchemists yesterday in its entirety, and the various sounds along the journey had disgusted her even more.

For people like this to become alchemists was simply an insult to that noble profession!

But they were alchemists after all, and there was nothing the Little Doctor Fairy could do. Just as she was about to find somewhere to avoid them, she realized they had already surrounded her and blocked off her retreat.

"Little lady, I won't beat around the bush. My brother and I have taken a liking to you. We're First-grade Alchemists. Keep us company for one night, and you definitely won't lack benefits." Liu Xi's gaze roamed over the Little Doctor Fairy's body without the slightest restraint. As he spoke, he displayed the First-grade Alchemist badge on his chest.

Alchemists were a noble profession, but First-grade Alchemists stood only at the bottom of that noble profession. Yet these bottom-tier alchemists were often even more arrogant and domineering than higher-ranked alchemists. This was especially true for the two of them, who had leapt from the bottom of society to its peak. It was as though only by acting this way could they demonstrate their nobility.

"Sorry, I am already a married woman. I cannot comply." The disgust in the Little Doctor Fairy's eyes was nearly impossible to conceal as she rejected him outright.

"A married woman? Isn't that even better? Hahahaha..."

At that moment, the Little Doctor Fairy suddenly saw Ling Li emerge from the small shop. His expression was somewhat grim, and Dark Night was already in his hand. Her heart immediately settled, and she could not help saying, "I advise you to show some respect, or you might die terribly. Why don't you run while you still can..."

Even though the two were alchemists, the Little Doctor Fairy did not doubt in the slightest that Ling Li would act. He had already been extremely displeased on the Aerial Transport Team, and now, with new grievances added to old ones...

"Die terribly? I understand, I understand. Die from pleasure, right? Hahaha..." As Liu Xi spoke, his filthy hand reached toward the Little Doctor Fairy.

In that instant, a black flash streaked past. Liu Xi's hand was severed at the wrist, and a voice that carried faint anger yet was exceptionally cold rang beside his ear. "Don't go putting your dirty claws everywhere. White clothes are hard to wash."

The air around them seemed to freeze for an instant. Warm blood sprayed from the severed wrist, dyeing the Little Doctor Fairy's white dress blood-red.

The Little Doctor Fairy was comparatively fine. Having seen the hellish scene in Qingshan Town, she merely felt somewhat uncomfortable. Liu Xi, however, began screaming hysterically from the intense pain in his arm. "My hand!! My hand!!!"

"So noisy." Ling Li picked at his ear with a bloodstained pinky. With his other hand, he grabbed Liu Xi's forearm and applied a little force. A scalp-numbing crack of breaking bones rang out as Liu Xi's ulna and radius were crushed to powder. Then Ling Li forcibly shoved the broken end into Liu Xi's mouth, lodging it in his throat.

"Ah!! Ghk ghk ghk!!!"

After that series of actions, Liu Xi's wails instantly turned into wheezing, asthma-like choking sounds.

"I told you, white clothes are hard to wash. Why are you so disobedient?" Ling Li stepped on Liu Xi's face and yanked at the Alchemist Robe on his body, pulling it into his own hands.

The Alchemist Robe was soft and smooth, like silk, yet exceptionally tough. Even though Liu Xi's blood had sprayed everywhere just now, not a trace of blood stained the robe. It seemed to be waterproof.

"Tsk, tsk, decent material." Ling Li stored the Alchemist Robe in the System Space. With a forceful stomp, Liu Xi's head burst apart like a watermelon.

"Bastard, what have you done?!" Liu Mao's eyes nearly split open at the sight, but when Ling Li turned his gaze toward him, he could not help shuddering.

"Why are you shouting so loudly?" Ling Li frowned. Dark Night traced an arc through the air, and with a thud, a head fell to the ground. The world was quiet again.

"Phew, I feel much better." Ling Li let out a long breath and immediately felt refreshed. He believed his greatest virtue was his ability to maintain a good mindset anytime and anywhere—though perhaps that good mood was built upon other people's suffering.