The Little Girl Zi Yan Came to Collect Protection Money

The little girl landed beside Su Qian with a fruit in her hand, already missing several bites.

"My... my Golden Bodhi Fruit! You little rascal... you went into my herb garden again!" One of the elders recognized it at once. He pointed a trembling finger at her, his face red with anger.

Xiao Yan had met them earlier and knew this was Elder Hao, who tended the herb garden.

"N-no, I didn't. I... found it by the roadside." The little girl quickly hid the fruit behind her back and stammered out an excuse.

Su Qian was torn between anger and amusement. He soothed Elder Hao while putting on a stern face to scold the mischievous girl.

The scolding only emboldened her. She stuck her tongue out at Elder Hao, then deliberately took another bite of the fruit right in front of him. Crunch!

Elder Hao nearly fainted from rage. Watching from the side, Xiao Yan almost lost his composure.

After that little scene, Xiao Yan had a good idea who she was.

Who else could she be but Zi Yan?

She was the richest little girl on the Dou Qi Continent. In terms of background, even Xun'er fell a little short of her.

Zi Yan noticed Xiao Yan holding back a laugh nearby.

The handsome, unfamiliar face immediately piqued her curiosity.

Not shy in the slightest, she walked straight up to Xiao Yan, rose on tiptoe, and sniffed at him. Her large eyes widened. "Hey, new guy, you smell pretty good!"

"Do I?" Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow and sniffed his own arm, but detected nothing unusual.

"She probably smells the medicinal herbs on you," Yao Lao said.

At Yao Lao's reminder, Xiao Yan understood.

Between practicing Alchemy and clearing out Han Feng's entire Storage Room of rare treasures, he