One Punch Breaks the Path of Life and Death

The night deepened.

Xiao Yuan and Little Doctor Fairy walked and stopped, strolling through the mountain forest.

Both were dressed in white, looking like a couple, but the tenderness in Little Doctor Fairy's eyes when she looked at Xiao Yuan was more like that of an older sister.

After about two and a half hours, they finally stopped at the edge of a cliff.

"Oh, it's a White Orchid Fruit!"

Little Doctor Fairy's eyes suddenly lit up. She hurried to the edge of the cliff, crouched down, and reached out to pluck a plant growing on the precipice.

The plant bloomed with pale white flowers, and within the faintly opening blossoms, a crimson fruit was partially visible.

A faint, medicinal fragrance quietly permeated the air.

It was a ripe White Orchid Fruit.

After plucking it, Little Doctor Fairy joyfully stored it in her Storage Ring.

White Orchid Fruit was not actually rare, but because this herb always grew on steep cliffs and was a favorite of avian magical beasts, ripe ones were exceptionally hard to find.

However, Xiao Yuan, who had also crouched down at the cliff's edge, was looking at the rock face below.

"There seems to be something down there."

As he spoke, Xiao Yuan pointed to the cliff wall diagonally below.

"What is it?"

Hearing this, Little Doctor Fairy leaned in, brushing a lock of dark hair from her forehead as she strained to look downward.

But all she could see were the strange, twisted trees growing between the steep cliffs.

Vaguely, there were also some white bones and the like.

Other than that, there was only the howling mountain wind rushing past her ears.

"Can't see it? Then this should make it a bit clearer."

Whoosh. A cluster of emerald-green flames ignited at Xiao Yuan's fingertips.

With a flick of his finger, the flame plunged into the thicket of strange trees, instantly incinerating the dense growth and the Rock Snake hidden within into ash.

With the help of the sudden flare, Little Doctor Fairy finally saw what Xiao Yuan had been talking about.

"A cave?"

"Yeah, want to go down and take a look?"

"How are we supposed to get down?"

Although Little Doctor Fairy knew this was likely the opportunity for her that Xiao Yuan had mentioned in his inner thoughts, they hadn't brought any ropes or equipment for this trip.

Even if they wanted to go down, they were powerless to do so.

"Forget it, little brother Xiao Yuan, let's just come back next..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Little Doctor Fairy was suddenly pulled to her feet by her arm.

Xiao Yuan wrapped his arm around Little Doctor Fairy's waist—officially certified as the slimmest in the Dou Qi continent. Her body stiffened instantly, and her earlobes flushed red.

"Hold on tight."

Xiao Yuan whispered, and before Little Doctor Fairy could react, he jumped straight off the cliff.

"Ah--!"

Little Doctor Fairy was so frightened she squeezed her eyes shut.

The wind whistled past their ears, mingled with the young girl's sharp scream.

It was unknown how much time had passed before Little Doctor Fairy felt the sensation of her feet touching solid ground again.

"I didn't expect Little Doctor Fairy sister to be afraid of heights?"

Coupled with Xiao Yuan's slightly teasing tone, Little Doctor Fairy finally dared to slowly open her eyes.

What came into view was a pitch-black cave and Xiao Yuan's somewhat mischievous smiling face.

"You are not allowed to treat your sister like that again, do you hear me?!"

Little Doctor Fairy balled up her pink fist and tapped it lightly against his chest.

There was little reproach in her tone; it felt more like she was acting spoiled.

"Alright, I understand, Little Doctor Fairy sister."

Xiao Yuan chuckled softly and released his hand from her waist.

I have to say, the feel of that was truly excellent.

Although Ya Fei's waist is also slim and soft, it really doesn't compare to Little Doctor Fairy's.

As his inner thoughts faded, Little Doctor Fairy, her earlobes still burning red, hurried into the depths of the cave as if trying to escape from his side.

Because the interior of the cave was too dim, it was impossible to notice that the Little Doctor Fairy's face had flushed so red it seemed as if it could drip blood.

She could even still feel the lingering gentleness of the palm on her waist and the tingling sensation it had left behind.

It forced her to reach out and rub the spot where Xiao Yuan's hand had touched, only then did that strange feeling subside significantly.

This was the first time in her life she had ever had such intimate contact with a member of the opposite sex.

Not to mention, Xiao Yuan had just said such embarrassing things in his inner voice.

Pah, pah, pah! Bad little brother! What a lecher!

To think he would compare me to other women!

Who is that Ya Fei?!

These silent curses lingered in the Little Doctor Fairy's heart.

At this moment, her heart was in complete disarray.

The space inside the cave was very narrow, and the light was so dim it was almost pitch black.

At the same time, a faint chill lingered around them.

Walking in front, Xiao Yuan used the Life Flame gathered in his palm as a torch, which finally dispelled the darkness and that faint, lingering cold.

"Hmph, little brother Xiao Yuan only knows how to lie to me. He clearly can even control fire, yet he claims he isn't an alchemist."

The Little Doctor Fairy muttered to herself as she followed behind.

Although she wasn't an alchemist and didn't know what kind of flame Xiao Yuan had condensed in his palm, she could tell just from the inexplicable sense of comfort her body felt after the flame appeared.

This flame was definitely no ordinary item!

Combined with his previous behavior and that strange inner voice, a complex look couldn't help but flicker in the Little Doctor Fairy's beautiful eyes.

Little brother Xiao Yuan, who exactly are you?

"We've reached the end."

In a daze, the Little Doctor Fairy followed Xiao Yuan to the end of the cave.

It was a dead end.

But the Little Doctor Fairy didn't speak; she knew Xiao Yuan would surely take action next.

During this time, she curiously examined her surroundings.

She discovered that the stone walls illuminated by the firelight were covered in various mottled knife marks.

It was clearly a man-made cave, not a natural formation.

Not only that, but the Little Doctor Fairy also noticed a section of the rock wall emitting a faint yellow glow, shaped like a stone door.

"Little brother Xiao Yuan, there is a stone door here. Looking at the yellow light on it, it's clearly protected by earth-element mechanism arts..."

Before the Little Doctor Fairy could even finish her sentence, she saw Xiao Yuan raise his fist and deliver a punch, smashing it heavily toward the glowing rock wall.

BOOM!

A deafening roar erupted.

The air exploded, sending out ripples like water.

Under the Little Doctor Fairy's stunned gaze, the originally flat rock wall was actually smashed to pieces by Xiao Yuan's single punch!

The words she had wanted to say—that she was proficient in mechanism arts and didn't need to use brute force—were swallowed back down on the spot.

Seeing the stone door broken open, Xiao Yuan shook his slightly numb hand.

So satisfying. I guess this is what it's like to smash through a path of life and death with one punch, right?

Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Xuan-tier high-grade Dou Technique--Eight Extremities Collapse.

Hearing the system prompt, Xiao Yuan grinned.

He hadn't expected to even trigger Xiao Yan's signature face-slapping Dou Technique.

However, when he walked into the inner cave, he discovered that the Little Doctor Fairy hadn't followed.

She was frozen in place, motionless.

"Sister Little Doctor Fairy, what's wrong? Come on up."

"Ah, coming, coming."

At Xiao Yuan's call, the Little Doctor Fairy finally snapped out of it, her gaze toward Xiao Yuan gradually becoming more complex.

The Little Doctor Fairy suddenly felt that she might have underestimated this foster brother she had only just recognized.