Sand Mercenary Group

On a small sand dune bathed in sunlight, Xiao Yan stood shirtless as Xiao Yi Xian applied Blood Burning to his skin.

On a platform not far below, Xue Lan was leading her team to explore the terrain.

Qing Lin waited to the side, acting as a supervisor, watching the mercenaries from afar.

She hasn't fully awakened the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils yet, but her eyesight is much better than that of ordinary people.

Even those who have reached the Dou Master realm find it difficult to compare their eyesight with that of someone like Qing Lin, who possesses naturally heterochromatic eyes.

While supervising the construction, Qing Lin would also sneak a peek at Xiao Yan, who was cultivating.

Those perfect muscle lines made her heart race, and she even felt a little thirsty.

Because he had been refining medicine every day and spending time with Xiao Yi Xian in that valley full of medicinal herbs, Xiao Yan had a faint medicinal fragrance on his body, and his Blood Burning also had a unique aroma. After entering Xiao Yan's body, it spread out along with the evaporation of his sweat.

Xiao Yi Xian was already used to the smell, so it didn't bother her, but it was different for Qing Lin.

She already possessed the Snake-Person Bloodline, and because of Xiao Yan's life-saving grace, she had a strong liking for him. The medicinal fragrance carrying a fiery masculine aura and the visual impact of his lean and muscular physique stirred the blood within her. The desert climate was also extremely hot, making it difficult for her to remain calm.

Therefore, she could only try her best not to look at Xiao Yan, but she just couldn't help it.

So he could only endure the pain and pleasure, trying his best to suppress the wicked thoughts in his heart, not daring to reveal them even a little bit.

As a mercenary squad, the actions of the Storm Mercenary Squad were generally not noticed by most people. However, after they had been searching the desert tirelessly for a week, more and more eyes began to turn to them.

After all, spending a whole week without any missions and just turning over sand is really not very sensible.

Unless, they've found some kind of treasure...

As a result, many people who had nothing else to do gathered around, wanting to see what treasure the Storm Mercenary Squad was looking for.

This news quickly reached the ears of Luo Bu, the leader of the Sand Mercenary Group, one of the most powerful mercenary groups in Shi Mo City.

"Doing absolutely nothing but digging in the sand?"

Luo Bu was somewhat surprised to hear this news.

A week ago, Mo Xing, the captain of one of his squads, and two of Mo Xing's trusted men went out and disappeared without a trace. Therefore, he has been busy investigating the matter ever since.

But strangely, those three people seemed to have vanished into thin air; no matter what, there wasn't a single trace to be found.

This annoyed him for a long time, after all, those were three Dou Zhe, especially Mo Xing, who had already reached the peak of Dou Zhe and was only one step away from becoming Dou Master.

The Sand Mercenary Group and the Stone Mercenary Group in the city are currently locked in fierce combat. The sudden loss of three Dou Zhe- level subordinates, with no trace of them, makes it hard for Luo Bu not to suspect that this matter might be related to the Stone Mercenary Group.

Now that he heard that the Storm Mercenary Squad seemed to be searching for treasure, he was somewhat tempted.

After all, the fact that a small team could search day and night without even going on any missions clearly indicates that this treasure is of considerable value!

The Stone Mercenary Group on the other side, however, was much more composed.

Because the intelligence they received was more precise, the Storm Mercenary Squad was hired by a mysterious person to find a passage into the underground.

The mysterious man was very generous, and his commissions were paid daily.

After learning this information, the Stone Mercenary Group decided to hold back and let the Sand Mercenary Group test the waters first.

As the blazing sun gradually set in the west, a sudden commotion arose among the onlookers. A mercenary team of at least forty people parted the crowd and headed towards the exploration area of Storm Mercenary Squad.

"They're from the Sand Mercenary Group. This is going to be interesting..."

"Heh heh, Luo Bu finally couldn't hold back anymore." As soon as the mercenary group came out, whispers arose among the surrounding crowd.

"Dan Zai, quickly go and inform Mr. Xiao Yan!"

Upon seeing the approaching group in the distance, Xue Lan urged them on.

"Good!"

Upon hearing this, Dan Zai immediately ran towards the sand dune.

Xiao Yan is still cultivating.

Qing Lin had noticed the unusual activity below, but seeing that her young master was cultivating, she didn't rush to disturb him.

She didn't care whether the mercenaries below would get into trouble; all she knew was that when the young master was cultivating, he absolutely could not be disturbed unless it was something extremely important.

Moreover, it seems that Xiao Yi Xian has no intention of taking any action, so as her little maid, she naturally wouldn't rashly cause trouble.

"Mr. Xiao Yan!"

As a result, Dan Zai called out from afar, which immediately made Qing Lin's eyebrows furrow, and three small green dots vaguely appeared in her eyes.

"The troublemakers have arrived?"

Xiao Yan had anticipated this, but he hoped that the people who came this time would be quite powerful, so that the effect of making an example of them would be very good.

"Young Master, a large group of people has suddenly arrived, and the leader seems to be Luo Bu, the leader of the Sand Mercenary Group."

After examining it carefully, Qing Lin respectfully reported back.

"You're being too respectful, Qing Lin. I've always treated you like a little sister. Don't really think of yourself as a maid."

With a helpless reminder, Xiao Yan reached out and ruffled Qing Lin's little head before taking a step down.

On the other side, Xue Lan gathered her men and, steeling herself, stepped forward to confront Luo Bu, who was leading the charge.

"Commander Luo Bu, our team is on a mission, please do not interfere."

Gritting her teeth, Xue Lan puffed out her chest and spoke first.

"Hehe, Xue Lan, I've never heard of the Mercenary Guild issuing such a mission. Besides, the area within dozens of miles of Shi Mo City is unclaimed territory. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with me bringing people here, does there?"

Luo Bu's gaze swept over Xue Lan's pert chest and clearly defined abs, his tone softening slightly. Among the mercenaries in Shi Mo City, Xue Lan's looks and figure were quite popular, and Luo Bu was also quite covetous of her.

Xue Lan's expression turned somewhat unpleasant as she was swept over by that undisguised lewd gaze.

But Luo Bu seemed oblivious, continuing to speak to himself:

"I'm quite interested in this place. I have many skilled men under my command. How about we search together and split the spoils 30/70?"

"Why should I share my things with you?"

A cold voice suddenly rang out. Luo Bu turned his head and found a shirtless young man with well-defined muscles looking at him with an extremely uncomfortable gaze.

Luo Bu was very familiar with that look in his eyes.

Because he had looked at others with that same gaze.

That's the look you give a dead person.