First Contact with Little Fairy Doctor

"Young master, your arrival truly brings splendor to our Wanyao Pavilion!"

"May I ask if you are here to trade medicinal herbs, or are you looking for Mr. Yao?"

"Oh, you recognize me?"

Xiao Ling looked with surprise at the pure yet alluring attendant walking toward him.

"Young master, you jest. Who in Qingshan Town doesn't know you by now?"

A young girl dressed in a tight green dress, her figure teetering between youthful innocence and fiery curves, with a face that radiated pure allure, walked over. Upon reaching him, she bowed slightly and giggled.

Hearing this, Xiao Ling understood the cause and effect after a moment's thought, and he waved his hand at the attendant with a smile.

"I intend to purchase a Tier 3 wood-attribute monster core, a thirty-year-old Red Blood Spirit Ginseng, a twenty-year-old Earth Poria Root, a twenty-year-old Ice Heart Grass, a Thousand Vine Earth Lotus Seed, and a Dew Condensing Flower."

"I wonder, does Wanyao Pavilion have these herbs in stock?"

"This... young master, are you also an Alchemist?"

The pure and alluring girl asked, her small mouth agape in surprise.

Xiao Ling had already prepared his excuse for this. He waved his hand and gave a wry smile: "I'm no Alchemist; my master asked me to buy these."

Hearing this, the girl breathed a sigh of relief. If someone with such monstrous Dou Qi talent were also a Tier 3 Alchemist, it would truly be heaven-defying.

Fortunately, the heavens were still fair...

"Young master, please wait a moment. I will go to the warehouse and ask for you."

"Alright, thank you for the trouble."

Xiao Ling nodded with a smile.

He then looked at the layout of Wanyao Pavilion. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned his head, he saw a group of mercenaries looking at him respectfully. When they saw him looking back, they offered ingratiating smiles. Xiao Ling returned the gesture with a smile, not appearing too cold.

Seeing this, the burly mercenaries all began to think about how to curry favor with the genius youth before them.

After all, his master was at least a Tier 3 Alchemist, a big shot not even found in all of Qingshan Town.

Xiao Ling was naturally unaware of what was going through their minds. At that moment, he was focused on examining the herbs in the surrounding cabinets, hoping to see if he could stumble upon a rare medicinal plant.

However, perhaps his luck had run out; after scanning the area, he didn't find anything of value and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

Just then, the girl returned. She held three wooden boxes in her hands, walked up to Xiao Ling, and smiled.

"Young master, these are the herbs you need. I asked for you, and the Tier 2 Dew Condensing Flower, the Tier 3 Thousand Vine Earth Lotus Seed, and the Tier 2 Ice Heart Grass come to a total of 81,000 gold coins. Mr. Yao said we can waive the odd amount, so you only need to pay 80,000 gold coins."

Hearing this, a flash of disappointment crossed Xiao Ling's eyes. He counted out 81,000 gold coins and handed them over, smiling.

"Keep the extra as a tip for you."

"This..."

There was a hint of hesitation in the girl's eyes. Just then, a voice came from behind.

"Since this young master Ling is giving it to you, you should accept it."

"Yes, Mr. Yao." The girl bowed to the person behind her before looking at the youth in white, bowing gracefully: "Wan'er thanks you, young master."

Xiao Ling put away the herbs, glanced at the middle-aged man in the plain white robe, nodded slightly, and prepared to leave.

However, at that moment, a gentle voice reached him.

"Young master, if you are in urgent need, I saw a herb that looked like a Tier 3 Earth Poria Root when I was gathering herbs last time, but it would require you to wait a little while."

Hearing this, Xiao Ling stopped in his tracks. He turned to look at the little angel in white standing on a small stool. A flash of surprise crossed his eyes, which then turned into a smiling nod.

"Alright."

Seeing this, the mercenaries who were queuing up had their eyes light up. They cupped their fists toward the two and said.

"Uh, young master Ling, Little Fairy Doctor, we suddenly remembered we have some business to attend to. We must head back first. We can bandage these minor wounds ourselves."

Little Fairy Doctor: "Eh?"

She stared blankly at the departing mercenaries, not knowing what to say. This was the first time she had witnessed the importance of strength.

"Well, young master Ling, I suddenly remembered I have some business to attend to as well, so please excuse me. Another day I will..."

"Alright, take your time, Mr. Yao."

Xiao Ling merely nodded slightly, as if he were the master of the place. This was the influence brought by his strength and that non-existent master.

"Phew..."

Little Fairy Doctor looked at the Wanyao Pavilion, which was now empty save for the two of them, and sighed.

"Young master Ling, you are truly admirable."

"Little Fairy Doctor is too kind. May I ask where the herb you mentioned is located?"

Xiao Ling waved his hand and asked with a smile.

In his mind, a magical little valley appeared involuntarily.

But he felt a trace of uncertainty in his heart. Could it be that at this point in time, Little Fairy Doctor had already discovered that valley?

Because the original story did not explain it in detail, he was not particularly clear about it.

Hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor rolled her eyes at him, then gently explained.

"That's a secret for now. I can only tell you that there is something you need there, but you will have to handle the third-rank wood-attribute magic core yourself."

"For this trade, I only want one second-rank medicinal pill."

"Furthermore, I will also tell you a secret about the Wolf Head Mercenary Group."

"How about it? It's a great deal, right?"

"Fine, it's a deal. If your information is truly valuable, I can give you a surprise," Xiao Ling said.

"Rest assured, it won't disappoint you. Everyone says that the leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, Mu She, is a Da Dou Shi, but a year ago, he had only just reached the level of a Dou Shi."

Pausing for a moment, Little Fairy Doctor glanced at the young man's expression. Seeing that he remained impassive, she continued.

"I happened to be out gathering herbs alone at the time, and I saw with my own eyes a masked man in black give him an unknown pill. As a result, that Mu She broke through repeatedly in just one year, and he has now reached the level of a one-star Da Dou Shi."

Xiao Ling: "???"

"A masked man in black?"

Although he did not know who that masked man was, it did not stop a sense of vigilance from rising in his heart.

"Many thanks. Your information is very valuable to me. This is a fourth-rank Foundation Establishment Powder. I see that your current cultivation is at the third stage of Dou Power, so keep it for when you break through to become a Dou Zhe later."

"This..."

Little Fairy Doctor's beautiful eyes looked at the jade bottle before her. Inside the bottle lay a pill shrouded in a cloud-like mist, giving it a mysterious aura.

"Huu..."

Taking a deep breath, Little Fairy Doctor's slightly rounded chest rose and fell. She reached out a jade-like hand to carefully accept the Foundation Establishment Powder. After observing it for a while, she looked at the young man in white before her, smiled brightly, and said softly.

"Young Master Ling, I will accept this Foundation Establishment Powder. If... if you don't mind, you can just call me Xian'er from now on."

Hearing this, Xiao Ling also nodded with a smile and said, "In that case, Xian'er, don't call me Young Master Ling either. Just call me Ling Xiao, or you can call me Brother Ling Xiao; I believe I am older than you."

"Mm, then Brother Ling Xiao, remember to come find Xian'er in three days. I will take you to get the medicinal herbs then."

"Alright, no problem."

Xiao Ling waved his hand and, after bidding farewell to Little Fairy Doctor, walked out of Wanyao Pavilion. He was in a very good mood along the way; Little Fairy Doctor was truly his lucky star, and his Foundation Establishment Powder had not been given in vain.

After all, that small valley contained many medicinal herbs, and the amount of gold coins this would save him was unimaginable.

Returning to his room, Xiao Ling sat cross-legged on the bed and began to organize his gains from the day.

He planned to head to the Magic Beast Mountain Range again tomorrow to search for that cave. At the same time, he would hunt the Green Wood Demon Python or the Iron Wood Ape; gaining magic cores while also plundering lifespan was truly killing many birds with one stone.