Confirming the Cave

"Don't! Don't! I didn't take the things inside that cave. The cliff is too steep—I couldn't get in."

The moment she heard Lin Feng say he was going to lay hands on her face, Xiao Yi Xian's earlier composure vanished. She hurriedly revealed everything she knew.

"Heh, I hope you're not lying to me. Otherwise..."

"It's true. Also, could you pull me up first? I can barely hold on anymore."

As Xiao Yi Xian spoke, her body uncontrollably slid a short distance downward.

Hearing this, Lin Feng saw Xiao Yi Xian's small hands had gone pale from exertion and immediately grabbed one of them.

With a slight pull, he lifted her up from beneath the cliff.

Her delicate body traced a graceful arc through the air before she lightly landed atop the mountain.

The instant Xiao Yi Xian landed, before Lin Feng could speak, a paper packet appeared in her small hand at some unknown moment.

With a fierce flick, white powder burst forth and rapidly surged toward Lin Feng.

However, with Xiao Yi Xian's Nine-stage Dou Power speed, how could she possibly evade the perception of Lin Feng's formidable Soul Power?

Before the medicinal powder could envelop him, he bent his legs slightly and forcefully leaped backward.

In an instant, he landed several meters away, perfectly dodging Xiao Yi Xian's attack.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xian inwardly cursed her bad luck and hurriedly turned to run toward the camp.

She firmly believed that as long as she made it there, Lin Feng would not dare harm her, given her influence among the mercenaries of Qingshan Town.

However, with Xiao Yi Xian's pitiful running speed—and the fact that she had never practiced any Fighting Skills—how could she compare to Lin Feng?

Before she had even run ten steps, Lin Feng grabbed her by the scruff of fate with one hand.

He also twisted both her arms behind her back.

Looking at the despairing Xiao Yi Xian, Lin Feng smiled. "A low-grade herb like Sleeping Grass is useless against me."

"I didn't expect a bastard like you to understand pharmacology too."

Seeing Lin Feng's infuriating smile, Xiao Yi Xian gritted her teeth and replied irritably.

"Just a little more than you."

Before Lin Feng could finish, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly raised her toes and viciously kicked toward his crotch.

"Fuck!"

Lin Feng jumped at Xiao Yi Xian's sudden move. This time, he was genuinely frightened.

If that kick landed, wouldn't he be finished?

With an angry sneer, Lin Feng fiercely drove his right foot forward as well, and it heavily collided with Xiao Yi Xian's small foot.

Pain instantly filled Xiao Yi Xian's delicate face.

Having succeeded with one strike, Lin Feng did not stop. His left foot curled around Xiao Yi Xian's legs like a ribbon, and the two of them fell diagonally to the ground.

Lin Feng happened to press Xiao Yi Xian tightly beneath him.

The softness beneath his body made Lin Feng's heart tremble slightly.

Looking at Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face, flushed with embarrassment, the corner of his mouth curled up as he moved his body in a somewhat lecherous manner.

At once, their bodies fit together even more perfectly.

"Let me go!"

The masculine scent coming from above made Xiao Yi Xian feel slightly dizzy. Gritting her teeth, she snapped, "Otherwise, I'll scream. If anyone sees you treating me like this, don't even think about leaving the Monster Mountain Range alive."

Lin Feng ignored Xiao Yi Xian's threat. Instead, a teasing smile rose on his lips.

Lowering his head until his lips brushed Xiao Yi Xian's tender earlobe, he softly said, "I hear there's a magical beast in the Monster Mountain Range called He Yuan. These magical beasts are quite interested even in human women."

"If you dare attack me again, do you believe I can toss you into a He Yuan nest before those mercenaries catch up to me?"

"You bastard!"

Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face turned slightly pale upon hearing that. Clearly, she had been badly frightened.

Having lived in Qingshan Town for so long, she had naturally heard of this notoriously vile magical beast.

"Let me up. I promise I won't attack you again, and I'll tell you everything about the cave below!"

Under Lin Feng's threats, Xiao Yi Xian finally could not hold out any longer and could only surrender helplessly.

With a slight smile, Lin Feng pushed himself up and pulled Xiao Yi Xian to her feet.

However, just in case, he still tightly gripped her wrist, completely ignoring her embarrassed and angry expression.

The two walked toward the cliff, their gazes falling upon that sheer rock face at the same time.

After a while, Xiao Yi Xian parted her red lips and said in a somewhat unwilling low voice, "I found it by accident while gathering herbs half a month ago. Behind that strange tree is a hidden cave that is difficult to spot."

"The cave should have been left behind by some predecessor, but I've never gone inside, so I don't know much about its interior. Still, judging from some traces, the predecessor who left the cave behind must have been very powerful."

"There are no signs that anyone else has entered the cave."

Lin Feng already knew everything Xiao Yi Xian had said. What he cared more about was whether someone had beaten him to the cave.

"No. There are no signs that the brushwood and gravel on the platform in front of the cave have been disturbed."

Only then did Lin Feng relax. "In that case, since you've already tied up the rope, let's go down and explore together."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian immediately glanced at Lin Feng. She had not expected him to share with her, and her favorable impression of him instantly rose quite a bit.

However, Xiao Yi Xian shook her head and pondered, "Not now. I've been out for a long time already. If I don't go back soon, Mu Li will get suspicious. Our herb-gathering team will stay in the Monster Mountain Range for the night. How about we come tonight?"

"Alright." Lin Feng found it reasonable and agreed.

"Then it's settled."

Xiao Yi Xian nodded slightly. Without saying anything else, she turned and headed out of the dense forest.

Watching that graceful figure slowly disappear into the darkness, Lin Feng turned back and once again looked toward the faintly visible cave.

He excitedly rubbed his hands together. There probably were not many men who were uninterested in exploring and treasure hunting.

If not for the circumstances, Lin Feng would have already gone down to search for treasure.

He chuckled softly, then turned and likewise walked into the dense forest.

When the two returned to the group, they found that the mercenaries resting where they were had long been waiting anxiously.

"Xiao Yi Xian, if you hadn't returned soon, I would've sent people to look for you."

When Xiao Yi Xian emerged from the dense forest, a figure hurried over.

However, when he saw Lin Feng behind Xiao Yi Xian, as well as the somewhat disheveled clothes they wore from their earlier fight, he seemed to think of something and halted slightly.

At that moment, he felt as though something green had appeared above his head.

In Qingshan Town, who did not know that Xiao Yi Xian was the future wife he had chosen for himself? Yet someone actually dared lay hands on Xiao Yi Xian!

A trace of killing intent flashed through his eyes as he looked at Lin Feng, only to quickly disappear. Smiling, he asked, "And this little brother is?"

"He's Lin Feng, captain of the outer exploration team. We happened to run into each other just now."

Xiao Yi Xian answered calmly, then softly said, "Young Master Mu Li, let's go. There's only a short distance left. We'll reach our destination soon."

"Heh, alright."

The young man called Young Master Mu Li nodded with a smile and stepped aside to let Xiao Yi Xian pass.

However, when Lin Feng passed by, Mu Li suddenly extended an arm and blocked him.