Li'er, this girl...

Hearing Xiao Li's words, Little Fairy Doctor tilted her head and smiled, her adorable appearance nearly melting his heart.

At present, Little Fairy Doctor was not even five feet tall, a standard, cute little loli.

After packing up the wooden hut they had built over the past year with Little Fairy Doctor, Xiao Li left the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. In that year, Xiao Li had nearly wiped out all the first and second-tier magical beasts in the surrounding area.

The two walked out of the mountain range together. Now, aside from a few rare exceptions, there were few beasts in the middle section of the Magical Beast Mountain Range that could threaten Xiao Li; the more powerful ones mostly resided in the center.

On the main road, Xiao Li was in no rush. Rather than seeking revenge in a disheveled state and becoming a laughingstock for his enemies, he decided it would be better to buy a new set of clothes first.

At a clothing store in Green Mountain Town, the clerk pursed his lips as he watched Xiao Li and Little Fairy Doctor browsing, unable to stop himself from muttering inwardly.

"Where did these poor brats come from? Can they even afford our clothes?"

Xiao Li looked at the growing Little Fairy Doctor. "Boss, this outfit—and all the larger sizes of it—I'll take two sets of everything."

With that, he tossed a coin purse onto the counter. The solid thud made the clerk's eyes practically flash with gold.

Just by the sound, the experienced clerk could estimate the amount inside: at least several hundred gold coins!

The previously impatient clerk instantly changed his tune.

"Yes, yes, young master! Please, just a moment!"

Xiao Li and Little Fairy Doctor stepped out of the clothing store in their new attire, truly a handsome young man and a beautiful girl.

Xiao Li had sword-like brows and starry eyes. At fifteen, the youth had blossomed; the year of slaughter in the Magical Beast Mountain Range had stripped away the last traces of his childishness. After all, he was a man who would be participating in the coming-of-age ceremony next year.

"Coming-of-age ceremony..."

Thinking of the ceremony, Xiao Li smacked his lips. It seemed he would have to return to the Xiao Clan, and it would be the perfect time to find a Profound-tier cultivation technique.

"What's wrong, Brother Xiao Li?"

A sweet, soft voice sounded from beside him. Xiao Li looked at Little Fairy Doctor, unable to help but feel a flash of amazement.

The little girl had grown quite a bit over the past year. Her eyebrows curved into a smile filled with intimacy. Although her figure was still flat, she was beginning to develop; in another three or four years, she would surely become the goddess of all Green Mountain Town.

"Nothing, I just need to go home. Next year is my coming-of-age ceremony."

Xiao Li's casual words stirred thoughts in Little Fairy Doctor's heart; a young girl's heart is always sentimental.

That's right, Brother Xiao Li has a home. With his talent, his family must be very powerful. I'm just an orphan; Brother Xiao Li's family probably wouldn't approve of us...

Little Fairy Doctor suddenly raised her head. No, no, what am I thinking? How could anything happen between me and Brother Xiao Li?

Even so, looking at Xiao Li's sharp, handsome face, a sense of melancholy still welled up in her heart.

Seeing Little Fairy Doctor's furrowed brows, Xiao Li assumed she was thinking of the relatives he had helped her avenge. Over the past year, Little Fairy Doctor had opened her heart to him and spoken of these things.

"If you don't mind, you can come home with me."

Little Fairy Doctor's eyes widened as she looked up at the youth beside her. The warm sunlight made Xiao Li's silhouette somewhat blurry, but... he was really so handsome!

Not knowing what she was thinking, Little Fairy Doctor's face flushed red, and she lowered her head, walking forward in silence.

Xiao Li scratched his head in confusion, caught up to her, and touched her forehead with his hand.

"Do you have a fever? Why is your face so red?"

"Ah? Idiot!"

Little Fairy Doctor stomped her foot, so angry that she walked off into the distance without looking back, her speed so fast that Xiao Li could barely keep up.

After their playful banter, Xiao Li put away his smile and drew the Thunder Scale Spear from his Storage Ring. The clothes were bought, and it was time for the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to be wiped out.

The closer they got to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's base, the fewer people they saw. The Wolf Head members were notorious, so the lack of people was understandable.

"Those Wolf Head people are truly miserable. That day..."

"Yeah, yeah. You couldn't even find a single intact corpse."

Xiao Li's ears twitched, and he felt a bit of doubt. Was someone seeking revenge on the Wolf Head?

Arriving at the base and seeing the two mercenaries lying dead at the gate, Xiao Li frowned. They wore the Wolf Head insignia, so they were definitely members of the group. Why were they killed here? And it was a clean kill—the attacker was at least a Dou Shi.

Little Fairy Doctor had spent a year in the Magical Beast Mountain Range; her expression didn't change at all upon seeing the dead.

"Brother Xiao Li..."

Xiao Li shook his head slightly and walked straight into the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's base. The blood here had already dried; the deaths had occurred at least three days ago, and no one had come to clean up. Could the Wolf Head have been wiped out by someone else? If so, how am I supposed to get my revenge?

At this thought, Xiao Li quickened his pace.

Walking into the training grounds and seeing the corpses scattered everywhere, even Little Fairy Doctor's face turned pale. There were over a hundred bodies here, and not a single one was intact—they were all mangled flesh and broken limbs!

Xiao Li gasped. They had all been pulverized in a single blow. The person who did this was likely at least a peak Dou Shi, or perhaps even a Da Dou Shi. He wondered where the Wolf Head had offended such a ruthless character.

Wisps of cyan Dou Qi drifted from the main hall of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

Xiao Li took a deep breath. "I don't know which senior is here, but please, come out and show yourself."

It wasn't that Xiao Li was being presumptuous; he genuinely wanted to see who had wiped out the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. This already involved the original plot, and keeping things under his control was the only truth.

Inside the hall, Xiao Zhan, who had a white cloth tied around his forehead, suddenly looked up, his blood-red eyes filled with disbelief.

"Li'er, it's Li'er!"

Stumbling out of the main hall, Xiao Zhan's body trembled with excitement. Seeing the bewildered youth standing outside the door, his pupils quivered in disbelief.

Seeing Xiao Zhan covered in blood, Xiao Li felt a pang of sorrow in his heart.

"Father!"

"Li'er!"

Xiao Zhan pulled Xiao Li tightly into his embrace, his right hand repeatedly thumping Xiao Li's back.

"I thought you were dead."

Over the past few days, Xiao Zhan had struggled countless times with whether or not to enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range. It wouldn't have mattered if he died, but the Xiao Clan had made him hesitate for a long time.

Fortunately, Xiao Li had returned.

"I knew it, my son, Xiao Zhan's son, would definitely be extraordinary!"

Xiao Zhan released Xiao Li, the blood-red hue in his eyes making it impossible to tell if it was from exhaustion or tears of relief at having his son back.

After a long while, Xiao Zhan, his emotions finally settling, let go of the hand he had been gripping tightly and noticed the Little Fairy Doctor standing to the side.

The fair, porcelain-like doll was dressed in a purple and white gown, looking just like a little fairy from a painting.

But this age... Xiao Zhan thought of his youngest son, Xiao Yan, who was busy nourishing the meridians of that little girl Xun'er, and his vision went black. The exhaustion of many days nearly caused him to collapse to the ground.

"Li'er, this girl..." Xiao Zhan's lips trembled. Could it be that two out of his three sons were already!

The beast!