Little Fairy Meets Nalan Yanran for the First Time

More than a dozen figures slowly crawled in through the dim cave entrance.

They firmly blocked the exit.

"Mu Li, you followed me!"

Little Fairy gritted her teeth as she looked at the young man leading them.

Mu Li surveyed the stone chamber. Seeing the three empty stone boxes on the bluestone platform and the pitted excavation marks in the small flower bed, he clearly realized that the treasures inside had already been taken by Little Fairy and the other person.

"Hand over what you got, or don't blame me for being rude."

Mu Li said with a dark expression.

"Brother Xiao Yan, what should we do?"

Little Fairy pressed close to Xiao Yan and spoke nervously.

Xiao Yan noticed that something had been slipped into his hand. Turning his head to look at Little Fairy's frightened pretty face, he found it amusing.

Sure enough, all women could act.

He patted her shoulder and said quietly, "Don't worry. It'll be fine."

Most of these mercenaries were Four- or Five-Star Dou Practitioners, while Mu Li was merely a Six-Star Dou Practitioner.

Xiao Yan was only one step away from becoming a Dou Master. Even in a direct confrontation, he was confident he could defeat this group.

However, why would Xiao Yan waste his time on the Wolf Head Mercenary Group?

Without another word, he used the Absorption Palm on the Moonlight Stone embedded in the wall with his right hand.

The Moonlight Stone swayed a few times before being pulled into his palm and tossed into the Portable Space.

With one Moonlight Stone gone, the stone chamber immediately became several shades darker.

However, there were still two Moonlight Stones in the chamber.

"Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit! Get them! Capture that brat, but don't hurt Little Fairy."

Seeing Xiao Yan take the Moonlight Stone, Mu Li immediately understood what he intended and shouted furiously.

However, he had long coveted Little Fairy's beauty and wanted to use this chance to claim her.

Five mercenaries surrounded them with weapons in hand.

Xiao Yan snorted coldly and flicked his hand, scattering the knockout powder Little Fairy had stuffed into his hand toward the five men.

This time, Xiao Yan used the Flame-Blowing Palm. The powder not only enveloped the five approaching mercenaries, but also spread toward Mu Li and the others at the entrance.

"Hold your breath! Guard the entrance! Don't move! Attack anyone who tries to force their way through!"

Seeing the powder fill the air and obscure their vision, Mu Li's expression changed slightly as he shouted urgently.

Xiao Yan did not force his way through. Instead, he used the Absorption Palm on the other two Moonlight Stones in succession and stored them all in the Portable Space.

With the Moonlight Stones gone, the entire stone chamber was plunged into darkness, so black that one could not see a hand in front of one's face.

"Don't panic! Light a fire!"

In the darkness, Mu Li gave calm instructions. At the same time, he had already moved into the passageway.

With him guarding the narrow passage, it was a choke point no army could break through.

Whoosh!

The sound of a firestarter being struck rang out, followed by the lighting of a torch. Its intense light instantly dispelled the darkness, illuminating the stone chamber far more brightly than the Moonlight Stones had.

Yet where were Little Fairy and Xiao Yan's figures?

The mercenaries immediately looked as if they had seen ghosts, a chill rising from the soles of their feet.

"Young Leader, they... they're gone."

A mercenary said tremblingly.

Mu Li, standing in the passageway, had not immediately seen the situation inside the stone chamber. Hearing the mercenary's words, he hurriedly pushed aside the men blocking him and looked inside.

The stone chamber was not large, and there was nowhere to hide. Everything was visible at a glance.

Mu Li wore the same expression as though he had seen a ghost.

Just now, he had blocked the passage. He was certain no one could have slipped through in such a short time without him noticing.

Yet the reality was that they had vanished.

"You stay here. Two of you, come outside with me."

Mu Li's expression darkened as he led two mercenaries toward the passage exit.

He had also left men guarding the cliff outside.

What he did not know was that Xiao Yan had not gone out at all. He had pulled Little Fairy into the Portable Space.

"Brother Xiao Yan, where is this?"

Little Fairy's vision went dark, and she arrived in an unfamiliar place.

"You know about Storage Rings, right? There's a space inside them, but that space can only store dead objects."

"But my space is a small world of its own. People can live inside it."

Xiao Yan explained with a smile.

Little Fairy naturally knew about Storage Rings, but they cost tens or even hundreds of thousands, far beyond what she could afford.

Hearing that this was a space like a Storage Ring, one that people could even live in, her eyes immediately sparkled.

"This is too amazing."

Little Fairy was not even a Dou Practitioner. She stood at the very bottom of the Battle Qi Continent and had limited knowledge, so she did not understand what a small world of its own truly meant.

That was a Spatial Realm only Battle Saint experts could create.

"Mu Li is still guarding outside. We'll have to stay here for a while. Once they leave, we can go out again."

Xiao Yan said.

In truth, he had done it deliberately in order to keep Little Fairy here. Otherwise, with Mu Li's small group, he could deal with them one by one without even needing Medicine Elder to act.

"Come on, let's plant the herbs from the medicine basket."

Xiao Yan took Little Fairy's hand. Her face only reddened slightly, and she did not resist.

Finding an open patch of ground, Xiao Yan moved both hands. The weeds on the ground were immediately uprooted, then the soil loosened. Soon, a square medicinal field appeared.

Little Fairy was dumbfounded by Xiao Yan's godlike actions. Her rosy little mouth hung wide open, large enough to fit a child's arm.

"I'm the master of this space. Inside it, I can do whatever I want."

Xiao Yan chuckled.

"Whatever you want?"

Little Fairy murmured. She seemed to think of something, and her delicate body trembled slightly as her face reddened again.

"What are you thinking about? The sooner we plant these herbs, the more likely they are to survive."

Xiao Yan waved his hand in front of Little Fairy's face.

"Ah, it's nothing. I'll go right now."

Little Fairy hurried into the medicinal field, set down the medicine basket, and began planting the herbs one by one.

Xiao Yan caught a whiff of a fishy smell from where Little Fairy had just stood and immediately revealed a mysterious smile.

He dug another reservoir beside the medicinal field and diverted river water into it. After finishing, his soul felt somewhat exhausted.

Although he was like a god within the space, all of this consumed his spiritual perception.

He sat to one side to recover while watching Little Fairy transplant the herbs.

Little Fairy was extremely serious when she worked. Just as when she treated mercenaries, a faintly gentle smile rested on her face.

Half an hour later, Little Fairy had sorted and planted all the herbs, then watered them.

"Brother Xiao Yan, all the herbs have been planted."

Little Fairy stood in the medicinal field with a brilliant smile. Tiny beads of sweat dotted her fair forehead.

Xiao Yan had already prepared clean water and waited nearby. He took Little Fairy's fair little hand and washed away the black dirt for her.

Little Fairy's cheeks reddened slightly. She let Xiao Yan wash her hands, her heart filled with sweetness.

Then Xiao Yan took Little Fairy's hand and led her toward a small Chinese-style villa.

This was the house he had built for himself, right beside Nalan Yanran's courtyard residence.

Nalan Yanran watched Xiao Yan walk over while holding Little Fairy's hand. Her expression darkened slightly as an indescribable feeling surged in her heart.

Little Fairy also noticed Nalan Yanran standing by the wall.

She anxiously pulled her hand free and asked in surprise:

"Brother Xiao Yan, why are there other people in your space?"

"Heh heh, there are currently four people in the space: you, me, her, and my teacher."

Xiao Yan explained, seeing no reason to hide it.

"See that house over there? That's where my teacher lives."

Xiao Yan pointed at the exquisite courtyard residence more than a hundred meters away.

"As for her, don't mind her. Let's go inside and cook. I'm starving."

As he spoke, he took Little Fairy's hand again and led her into the villa.

Nalan Yanran watched the two of them disappear from sight, stomped her foot, and felt her eyes redden as she nearly burst into tears.