Exploring for Treasure, Xiao Yi Xian's Excitement!

Although Xiao Fan had saved Xiao Yi Xian once, she clearly seemed somewhat unwilling to let him know about the secret she had discovered.

After seeing Xiao Fan arrive, she had become slightly nervous. When she deliberately showed him the spiritual herbs she had picked not long ago, she had let her guard down a little.

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian fall off the cliff, Xiao Fan could not help shaking his head slightly. His body flickered as he flew toward where she had fallen, wrapped an arm around her slender waist, and carried her onto Xiao Jin's back.

"Whew!"

Standing steadily on Xiao Jin's back, Xiao Yi Xian patted her chest and slowly calmed herself.

Although her pet, Xiao Lan, was not far away and had a good chance of catching her before she reached the bottom of the cliff,

the sensation of falling weightlessly was still inevitably terrifying to Xiao Yi Xian.

Looking at the still-shaken Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Fan smiled. "It's just a cave. I noticed it the moment I came near you. Did you really need to hide it so deliberately and nearly fall off the cliff because of it?"

Xiao Yi Xian frowned slightly at his words before relaxing again. "Fine. Since you found out, what are you going to do with me?"

Xiao Fan shook his head slightly. "You're overthinking it. If I wanted to kill you for treasure, I wouldn't have saved you just now. Let's take a look inside the cave first. There might not even be anything particularly valuable in there."

Hearing Xiao Fan's words, Xiao Yi Xian also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Xiao Yi Xian had never seen Xiao Fan make a move, the Magical Beast beneath him was extremely powerful.

If Xiao Fan harbored any ill intentions, she would have no ability to resist at all.

It was not that Xiao Yi Xian was judging a gentleman by a petty mind. Born with the Calamity Poison Body, she had drifted from place to place since childhood and had never experienced true warmth, whether familial love, friendship, or romance. This had made her highly sensitive and cautious, wary of almost everyone.

In truth, Xiao Yi Xian's worries were not wrong at all. If the person who had discovered the cave had not been Xiao Yi Xian but another adventurer, Xiao Fan might very well have killed them for their treasure.

Xiao Fan took Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Wu aboard Xiao Jin and flew directly to the cave entrance. Then, with Xiao Wu and Xiao Yi Xian, he landed at its entrance.

As for Xiao Jin, he had it fly high into the sky for the time being.

"Whoosh!"

The moment the three landed, a sharp sound of something cutting through the air suddenly came from the cave entrance.

Xiao Fan swept out with his Soul Power and easily recognized the attacker as a snake—a first-tier Magical Beast, a Rock Snake.

It seemed this Rock Snake had been living in this cave all along.

With that thought, Xiao Fan casually released a strand of Dou Qi, instantly knocking the Rock Snake to the ground.

"Sizzle, sizzle!"

After hitting the ground, the Rock Snake immediately lost all signs of life. Arcs of lightning sprang from its corpse, reducing it to charred remains in an instant.

Watching Xiao Fan so easily deal with the Rock Snake, Xiao Yi Xian's eyes flickered.

It seemed that even without that Magical Beast, he was very strong himself.

Xiao Wu had long known how powerful Xiao Fan was, so she was not surprised in the least.

"Let's go. Let's see what treasures are inside this cave." After casually dealing with the Rock Snake, Xiao Fan used Dou Qi to clear the cave entrance before speaking to Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Wu.

Holding a tinderbox, Xiao Fan walked in front while the two women silently followed him deeper into the cave.

After walking for more than ten minutes, Xiao Fan found a stone door ahead that emitted a faint yellow glow.

"Let's search together and see if there's some kind of mechanism. I'm afraid that if I force it open, I might damage whatever treasures are behind the stone door." After stopping, Xiao Fan spoke to the two women behind him.

When searching for treasure, he had to let others feel involved too. He could not do everything himself.

"Judging from the pale yellow light on the stone door, an earth-element mechanism technique should have been set here. As long as we find the trick to it, opening the stone door should not be difficult."

At Xiao Fan's words, Xiao Yi Xian carefully examined the stone door before murmuring her conclusion.

Xiao Fan gave Xiao Yi Xian a thumbs-up. "You know mechanism techniques? Not bad! Hurry and find the trick to opening it. If you can't, I'll have no choice but to force the door open."

Xiao Yi Xian was quite pleased by Xiao Fan's praise. Modestly, she said, "I've only read a few books on mechanism techniques, so I can't be considered proficient. Still, probing around should not be a problem."

As she spoke, Xiao Yi Xian reached out and touched the stone door, slowly moving her hand across it.

Xiao Wu also curiously looked around, hoping to discover something.

"Found it!"

Before long, Xiao Yi Xian let out a delighted cry. At the same time, she pressed her palm against a protrusion on the stone door. Amid a series of creaks, the stone door slowly rose, revealing a passage before the three of them.

"Impressive!" Xiao Fan gave Xiao Yi Xian another thumbs-up and praised her before continuing, "Follow behind me. Be careful in case there are more mechanisms or something."

With that, Xiao Fan took the lead and stepped into the passage.

Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Wu followed behind him. As they silently watched his back, a faint warmth rose in their hearts.

There were naturally no mechanisms beyond the passage, much less any danger.

Not long after passing through the tunnel behind the stone door, the three entered a huge stone chamber.

Moonlight stones used for illumination were embedded in the walls. In the center of the chamber, a grim skeleton sat in a chair.

Before the chair stood a rather broad and long bluestone platform, upon which three locked stone boxes were neatly arranged.

Gold Coins were piled in three of the stone chamber's corners, while the last corner held a small flower bed planted with all kinds of spiritual herbs.

The moment Xiao Yi Xian saw the spiritual herbs in the flower bed, delight immediately appeared in her eyes. Excitedly, she began naming them one by one. "Purple Blue Leaf, White Spirit Ginseng Fruit, Snow Lotus Seed..."

Xiao Fan smiled slightly. "This really is a treasure chamber. It seems we came to the right place."

Hearing Xiao Fan's words, the joy in Xiao Yi Xian's heart faded somewhat. These things should originally have all belonged to her, but now...

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's expression, Xiao Fan found it rather amusing. "How about this? You discovered this cave dwelling first, so you can choose half the items first. The rest will be mine. What do you think?"

At those words, Xiao Yi Xian felt a little better. "Then thank you for your kindness."

Xiao Fan said, "Let's open those three boxes first. The things inside might be even more valuable than the spiritual herbs."

Xiao Yi Xian, who had been about to pick the herbs, paused upon hearing Xiao Fan's words and looked toward the three stone boxes. "How do we open these stone boxes?"

At that moment, Xiao Wu suddenly said, "Look, there are three keys by that skeleton's hand."

Xiao Fan had actually noticed the keys as well. Hearing Xiao Wu's words, he naturally stepped forward and took them down, along with a small scroll tucked within the gaps of the skeleton.

"What is that?"

Xiao Fan did not secretly take the scroll away like Xiao Yan had, so Xiao Yi Xian saw it as well.

Xiao Fan opened the scroll and glanced at it, shrugging slightly. "A Fragmented Map."

As he spoke, Xiao Fan casually handed the Fragmented Map to Xiao Yi Xian, then used the keys to open the three stone boxes.

Very soon, three cultivation techniques inside the stone boxes appeared before the three of them.

Xiao Fan looked at Xiao Yi Xian and smiled faintly. "What do you plan to choose?"

In Xiao Fan's heart, Xiao Yi Xian would become one of his people sooner or later. Letting her have a little more was no big deal.