Fifty, Digging and Digging in a Tiny Herb Garden!

Spinning and jumping, the girl closed her eyes~

Xiao Dongchen elegantly spun Xiao Yi Xian around in his arms, then caught her by the waist in a dashing embrace as they landed smoothly.

Only after everything settled did Xiao Yi Xian open her eyes. Before her stood the sunny young man with a smile at the corner of his lips, his eyes brimming with tenderness and affection, leaving her staring at him in a daze.

A moment later, she came back to herself. Her little face flushed faintly as she slipped out of his grasp as though fleeing, then turned to casually inspect the cave entrance.

Even the way he held me was so cool. I think I might be a little moved.

Faced with the girl's bashful retreat, Xiao Dongchen scratched his head somewhat helplessly. Yet for some reason, a trace of annoyance surfaced in his amorous eyes.

It was not his fault. Charm was something he had been born with; his eyes looked affectionate no matter what he looked at!

"Come on. Let's see what good things this cave has hidden away."

Xiao Dongchen curled his lips into a faint smile, picked up the Sunlight Stone, and took the lead into the cave.

Although he knew what the treasure was, he just had to pretend he did not!

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Treasure Map... just thinking about it is a little exciting!

Watching the young man take the lead, Xiao Yi Xian lightly bit her pearly teeth, blinked her beautiful eyes, and followed after him.

The dim cave was filled with a faint dampness. The young man and woman walked together, and aside from the occasional drip of water, only their softly echoing footsteps could be heard.

The dark, cold, and damp surroundings made the girl pull her clothes tighter. Then she bit her red lips and stepped forward to wrap her arms around the young man's arm. His warm body heat instantly gave her a deep sense of security.

Xiao Dongchen was slightly startled when the girl clung to his arm. He discreetly glanced at Xiao Yi Xian leaning against him, the corners of his lips lifting slightly, before continuing forward at an unhurried pace as if nothing had happened.

Adventure was important, yet not that important. What mattered most was who you went adventuring with.

Junior Sister, if you're really cold, you can come into my arms. I'm thirty-eight point six degrees!

That soft, slightly full sensation really was hard to handle!

After walking through the cave for more than ten minutes, Xiao Dongchen suddenly stopped. The girl's attention had long since drifted elsewhere, and when she tripped over a rock in the cave, her body involuntarily pitched forward.

Seeing her about to fall, Xiao Dongchen swiftly stepped forward and caught her delicate, fragrant body in an embrace.

"Hey, why are you so careless?"

Xiao Dongchen reached out and tapped Xiao Yi Xian's delicate nose, his face full of doting affection.

"Ah... Senior Brother~"

Xiao Yi Xian lowered her head slightly, her pretty face crimson as she pulled herself free from the young man's embrace. She lightly bit her red lips while her jade-like fingers kept twisting the corner of her clothes.

How was she supposed to answer? She could not exactly say that during that brief moment, she had already thought about where they would be buried together, could she?

Thinking of this, she felt a little fortunate. If the young man had not accepted her as a disciple on behalf of his master during the day, but had instead taken her as his own disciple, then theirs would have been a forbidden love condemned by the world.

Those starved of love, once they fell in love, fell deeply!

It was not merely a flutter of the heart. She seemed to have fallen long ago!

Perhaps it had been the moment the young man sincerely made that promise to her!

Seeing the girl's shy, intoxicated expression, Xiao Dongchen could only scrunch his nose and cough lightly. He pointed at the stone door before them, which emitted a faint yellow glow, and curled his lips. "There's a door blocking the way. Wait here a moment."

"Mm."

Xiao Yi Xian blinked her beautiful eyes and nodded, looking especially obedient.

"I'll smash it!"

Bright yellow Dou Qi surged forth. Xiao Dongchen could not even be bothered to look as he strode up and threw a punch.

Boom!

That utterly tyrannical punch slammed heavily into the stone door. Amid a series of cracking sounds, countless fissures rapidly appeared, and the thick stone door instantly shattered into innumerable fragments.

Xiao Dongchen gently blew the dust from his fist, tilted his head, and smiled slightly. "Let's go in and take a look."

That was so domineering?

Looking at the shattered stone door, Xiao Yi Xian blinked her beautiful eyes, then nodded and entered through it together with the young man.

Beyond the stone door lay an enormous stone chamber. It looked plain and empty. Specks of Moonlight Stone were embedded in the ceiling, while a skeleton sat upon a chair in the center of the room, making the quiet, vacant atmosphere somewhat eerie.

In front of the chair stood a marble table, upon which three locked jade boxes were neatly arranged. In the three corners of the stone chamber were piles of gold coins and other jewels, dazzling to the eye.

The final corner contained a small herb bed planted with medicinal herbs, their faint exotic fragrance lingering in the air.

Hehe, Xiao Yan's cheat-code location. Interesting!

Looking at these conspicuously displayed rare treasures, Xiao Dongchen could not help twitching the corner of his mouth, his expression strange.

This treasure site was neither hidden nor guarded. There were not even any traps. How had it never been discovered?

Was this scientific?

A normal adventurer had to fight a dragon or something. Here, it was just straight-up dropping gold coins?

Ah, forget it. He had luck on his side; there was nothing to be done about it!

After taking a few steps, Xiao Dongchen arrived at the corner with the herb bed. Xiao Yi Xian caught the scent and followed him over.

"Purple Leaf Flower, Red Lotus Fruit, Foxtail Grass..."

Looking at the rare, hard-to-find high-grade medicinal herbs in the flower bed, Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes widened as her rosy little lips murmured softly.

"You like them? Then take them all. I only want that Ice Flame Spirit Grass."

Xiao Dongchen casually curled his lips, his gaze shifting to a small herb with red and white leaves in the center of the bed. Its white leaves gleamed like ice crystals, while its red leaves resembled flames. Opposing attributes grew together upon a single stalk in perfect harmony.

Mm, I'll mail it to Xiao Yan in a couple of days. There should be some extra luck points in it for me too.

"Alright."

Faced with the young man's overbearing decision, Xiao Yi Xian merely smiled and nodded, her expression gentle.

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Dongchen took out a pile of jade bottles. Smiling, he took out two small jade spades as well and casually handed one to the girl.

"Then, let's start digging for treasure."

Xiao Dongchen gave her a slight wink, pulled Xiao Yi Xian over, and crouched down to start digging in the tiny garden.

Holding the spade, he carefully dug away the soil beside and beneath the Ice Flame Spirit Grass. Then, as gently as if pulling up a carrot, he placed the grass, still carrying its soil, into a jade bottle.

After collecting the Ice Flame Spirit Grass, Xiao Dongchen did not hurry away. Instead, he continued holding his little spade, moved closer to the focused Xiao Yi Xian, and helped her dig up the medicinal herbs.

With a man and woman working together, the job did not feel tiring. Before long, the two had teasingly dug up all the medicinal herbs. Looking at the now-empty herb bed, they exchanged smiles.

"Senior Brother, the most precious things here should all be inside those three boxes."

Xiao Yi Xian lightly wiped the fragrant sweat from her face, raised her head, and smiled with crescent-shaped eyes.

"Ziyan, you're really smart!"

Looking at that holy, innocent little face, Xiao Dongchen casually praised her, though inwardly he sighed. A beauty may be fated for a short life, but I can change that.

"Then, next comes the moment to witness a miracle!"

With a slight smile, he stood up, turned around, and headed toward the stone table.