Page 86

That Half-Demon wanted to follow Qiao Ranran because he knew her medical skills could help him. But he refused to pay the price—not even in money—and acted as though he was willing to let her take him in.

Qiao Ranran would have to be a fool to take on such a burden.

Even the Spirit Jade Rabbits on the Back Mountain knew to trade fruit and Spirit Plants for Qiao Ranran's work. They even caught their own food. Yet this Half-Demon thought his looks alone would buy him favors from her. Did he really think he was prettier than Pei Ling?

Halfway back, Qiao Ranran's face fell. Clutching her chest, she said, "My heart hurts." Thinking of all the money she had spent made it ache in sharp little spasms.

Pei Ling said nothing, but Yan Qingsui laughed. "You looked pretty happy to me!" Qiao Ranran had tossed out the money so fast that no one present had probably reacted in time. Her lavish gesture had stunned them all.

Pei Ling watched Qiao Ranran with a faint, knowing smile. He had noticed that she had only acted that way after Wen Ziheng spoke. Could she really dislike someone that much because of a dream with no basis in reality?

After Qiao Ranran and the others left, Wen Ziheng brought them up with Feng Changdong. "Changdong, you know them?"

Feng Changdong answered with a question of his own. "You know them too?"

At that, Wen Ziheng launched into the story. "I heard there was a reclusive Medicine Cultivator in Vast Sea City, so I went to have a look. That's where I met them. That girl's surname is Qiao, right? I don't know why, but she disliked me from the moment we met. I hadn't done anything! When you're out in