Mu Li's Killing Intent, a Nighttime Meeting with Xiao Yi Xian!

On the cliff face, the two locked eyes and silently stared at each other, creating a rather strange scene.

"Miss Xiao Yi Xian, what is this..." After a long while, Xiao Lei was the first to speak.

Xiao Yi Xian's dark eyes shifted slightly as she softly said, "I found a medicinal herb here, so I came down to gather it."

As she spoke, Xiao Yi Xian reached into her robes and took out a medicinal herb, showing it to Xiao Lei.

Xiao Lei did not expose her lie. Smiling, he said, "So that's how it is. Now that you have the herb, Miss Xiao Yi Xian, hurry and come up. The cliff face is too dangerous."

"Mm." Xiao Yi Xian answered as if nothing had happened, then carefully climbed toward the top of the cliff.

"C-can you give me a hand?"

When she reached the edge of the cliff, Xiao Yi Xian hesitated before speaking to Xiao Lei.

There was nothing at the cliff's edge that she could use for leverage. Without someone to pull her up, Xiao Yi Xian could only lie flat on the ground and carefully inch her way up.

With Xiao Lei beside her, Xiao Yi Xian felt somewhat embarrassed to use such an ungraceful posture.

Xiao Lei nodded slightly, then bent down and grabbed Xiao Yi Xian's small, jade-like hand.

With a slight exertion of strength from Xiao Lei, she sprang up from below the cliff. Her delicate body traced a graceful arc through the air before she lightly landed on the ground at the cliff's edge.

At that moment, the system's familiar voice rang out in Xiao Lei's mind once more.

Ding! You touched Xiao Yi Xian and obtained the Myriad Poisons Immunity Body! Note: With this physique, you will be immune to all poisons in the current world!

The Myriad Poisons Immunity Body, immune to all poisons!

This reward was pretty powerful!

Hearing the reward's description, Xiao Lei's heart stirred slightly, and he was quite delighted.

"Bastard, let go of Xiao Yi Xian!"

Just then, an angry voice rang out from not far away. Mu Li had found them.

After discovering that both Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian were missing, Mu Li had searched everywhere for them.

The moment he found them, he saw their hands clasped together.

Mu Li did not know what had happened earlier. He assumed that Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian had already been holding hands and spending time alone together.

Mu Li had long regarded Xiao Yi Xian as his own possession. Seeing her being intimate with Xiao Lei nearly made him explode with rage!

Worried that Xiao Lei and Mu Li would clash, Xiao Yi Xian quickly pulled free of Xiao Lei's hand and explained, "Young Master Mu Li, you misunderstand. I was gathering herbs below the cliff just now. When I came back up after finishing, I only asked Xiao Lei to pull me up."

Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's words, Mu Li felt a little better. He forced a smile onto his face and said, "Sorry. I was merely worried that certain petty scoundrels might mean you harm, Xiao Yi Xian."

As he spoke, Mu Li cast Xiao Lei a seemingly casual glance. Clearly, the petty scoundrel he spoke of was Xiao Lei.

"Thanks for earlier." Xiao Yi Xian did not pursue the topic further. After thanking Xiao Lei, she said, "Let's go back."

With that, Xiao Yi Xian took the lead in walking toward where the group was resting.

"You're welcome. I'm one of the guards hired by Ten Thousand Medicines Hall as well. Helping you is only natural."

Xiao Lei replied with a smile and followed Xiao Yi Xian.

As for Mu Li, Xiao Lei simply chose to ignore him.

Bastard!

Mu Li's eyes turned gloomy as he cursed inwardly, then quickly followed after them.

Before long, the three returned to the group.

When they returned, they found that the mercenaries resting in place had already been waiting eagerly.

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian return, quite a few people warmly greeted her.

Xiao Yi Xian smiled and nodded, then said, "It seems everyone has rested enough. Let's continue on our way. There isn't much farther to go—we'll soon reach our destination."

No one had any objections.

The group immediately set off once more.

Xiao Lei was about to move on with the group when Mu Li reached out and stopped him.

"Something wrong?" Xiao Lei halted and glanced at Mu Li indifferently.

"You've certainly made quite a name for yourself lately. A Two-Star Dou Zhe at fifteen or sixteen, and you can even detect demon beasts in advance. You're quite outstanding."

A hypocritical smile appeared on Mu Li's face as he spoke evenly.

Xiao Lei smiled faintly. "Thanks for the compliment."

"Are you interested in joining the Wolf Head Mercenary Group? Our mercenary group gives excellent treatment to members with exceptional talent like yours." Mu Li interlaced his fingers and said with a smile, "After all, alone in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, your life could be in danger at any time. Having companions to look after one another is a good thing."

Xiao Lei shook his head slightly. "Sorry, I'm used to freedom. I have no plans to join a mercenary group."

"Heh, then let's talk about something else." Mu Li chuckled, but his smile gradually faded. "Xiao Yi Xian isn't someone you can lay your hands on. You'd better stay away from her, unless you want to bring a fatal disaster upon yourself!"

"Thanks for the concern." Xiao Lei smiled, pushed Mu Li's hand aside, and quickened his pace toward the scattered group ahead.

Xiao Lei could not be bothered to waste words on trash like this.

Sooner or later, Mu Li would find out who was truly facing a fatal disaster.

As Xiao Lei pushed Mu Li aside, the system's reward notification sounded in his mind again.

Ding! You touched Mu Li and obtained one Golden Jade Branch!

Hmm?

That was an unexpected delight.

Hearing the voice, Xiao Lei's heart stirred slightly.

Golden Jade Branch was a second-grade spiritual herb, and it was worth a fair amount.

Naturally, Mu Li had no idea what Xiao Lei was thinking. Seeing Xiao Lei show him so little respect, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and a faint chill flashed deep within them.

"Kid, you'd better hope you don't ruin my plans. Otherwise, no matter what achievements you may attain in the future, the Demon Beast Mountain Range will become your burial ground!"

Mu Li clenched his hands tightly and muttered under his breath, his voice brimming with icy killing intent.

After resting, the group set off once more.

This stretch of the journey was much quieter than the previous one. They only encountered two groups of demon beasts.

With Xiao Lei's warnings, the group suffered no casualties. Instead, the demon beasts were beaten to death by the crowd!

As the sky gradually darkened, the group safely arrived at the herb-gathering team's destination: a sunken basin carpeted with medicinal herbs.

All kinds of medicinal herbs grew throughout the basin. Upon entering, the fragrant scent of herbs made everyone feel refreshed and at ease.

"Everyone, set up camp here. Be careful not to damage the herbs." Xiao Yi Xian wiped the sweat from her forehead, then turned and smiled gently at everyone.

At Xiao Yi Xian's words, the surrounding mercenaries immediately responded loudly and began setting up tents with great enthusiasm.

With nothing else to do, Xiao Lei stood nearby and watched Xiao Yi Xian as she directed the herb-gathering team in digging up medicinal herbs.

Watching a beauty work with such focus was quite a pleasing sight.

Mu Li cast Xiao Lei a cold glance, then put on a warm smile again and moved close to Xiao Yi Xian. He looked like a caring gentleman, though he was completely unable to help.

After night had fully fallen, Xiao Yi Xian and the herb-gathering team stopped and sorted through the day's harvest.

After finishing the sorting, Xiao Yi Xian returned alone to a tent.

As night descended, the camp gradually fell silent.

Other than the mercenaries keeping watch, only the faint crackling of firewood bursting in the flames could be heard.

Under the cover of darkness, Xiao Lei put on the Invisibility Cloak and silently slipped into Xiao Yi Xian's tent.

After entering the tent, Xiao Lei put away the Invisibility Cloak and revealed himself.

"You... What do you want?"

Seeing Xiao Lei suddenly appear, Xiao Yi Xian's expression changed slightly. She grabbed a handful of powder and asked warily.