Xiao Yi Xian: Big Brother

On the stone bed.

Xiao Yi Xian sat up, aching all over. When she saw Xiao Han walking toward her, what had happened earlier instantly came back to her.

Her face flushed crimson. Completely naked, she curled herself up tightly and said weakly, "Senior, I really can't take any more."

"Still calling me Senior?" Xiao Han stepped forward and flicked her dainty nose, smiling. "Call me Big Brother from now on."

"Big Brother..." Xiao Yi Xian's voice was almost inaudible.

"Mm." Xiao Han smiled faintly. "All right, now that you're awake, put your clothes on and gather up the treasures in the cave. It's time to leave. Stay any longer and you won't have any changes of clothes left."

At his words, Xiao Yi Xian shuddered.

Under Xiao Han's earlier storm-like assault, she had truly almost thought she was going to die.

At the Myriad Medicine Pavilion's herb-gathering camp.

Beneath the bright lights, the mercenaries sighed and groaned.

Their goddess, Xiao Yi Xian, really had left and never returned.

Not far from the camp.

In the pitch-black woods, shadowy figures shifted amid heavy breathing.

"Commander, we've confirmed it. Not long after that unfamiliar Dou Shi entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he left with Xiao Yi Xian from the Myriad Medicine Pavilion."

"What? He left?" Mu She's face darkened.

He had brought all the group's best fighters out precisely because he wanted to seize some benefits.

Earlier, to avoid being discovered, he had deliberately kept his distance. He had never expected his caution to make him lose track of the unfamiliar Dou Shi instead.

"Damn it. Mu Li, take a few good fighters and stay here to keep watch. He Meng, Gan Mu, come with me to investigate where they disappeared. With a woman who isn't even a Dou Zhe in tow, I don't believe he'd dare venture deep into the Magical Beast Mountain Range." After some thought, Mu She gave his orders.

"Father, let me come too." Mu Li looked shocked and furious. Xiao Yi Xian had been taken away by an unfamiliar Dou Shi, and whenever he imagined that scene, his heart ached so badly he could hardly breathe.

Throughout Qingshan Town, Xiao Yi Xian was the only young woman who had caught his eye.

But now someone else had beaten him to her, and he wished he could hack Xiao Han into eight pieces.

"Stay here and keep watch." Mu She's expression chilled. Although they were only on the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, in the darkness, even as a Dou Shi, he could only protect two high-ranking Dou Zhe.

As a four-star Dou Zhe, Mu Li would be useless if they really encountered the unfamiliar Dou Shi, and Mu She would also have to divide his attention to protect him.

"If you see them return, don't act rashly. Wait for me to come back," Mu She said irritably.

"Yes, Father," Mu Li replied reluctantly.

Inside the cave, delight made Xiao Yi Xian temporarily forget her physical discomfort.

"Purple Blue Night, White Spirit Ginseng Fruit, Snow Lotus Seeds, and Ice Spirit Flame Grass..."

Her beautiful eyes swept over the flower bed, and the names of rare, hard-to-find medicinal herbs tumbled one after another from her slightly swollen lips.

"Ah, we're rich!" Xiao Yi Xian cheered.

No longer caring about the pain in a certain spot, she threw herself straight toward the flower bed, her face intoxicated as she breathed in the herbs' fresh fragrance.

A moment later, she excitedly moved to dig up the herbs, but after feeling behind her back, she remembered that all her tools were still with the herb-gathering party.

She could only swallow as she gazed at the herbs, then return to Xiao Han with a pitiful look.

She tugged at Xiao Han's sleeve.

"Big Brother, let's hurry back and get the tools."

Seeing her money-grubbing look, Xiao Han laughed heartily.

With a sweep of his hand, he took a large pile of bottles, jars, and little shovels from his Storage Ring.

Although he could not become an alchemist, Xiao Han remembered perfectly the jade bottles and tools Xiao Yan always kept on hand after becoming one.

He might not need them, but he could not go without them.

The tools and containers appearing out of thin air delighted Xiao Yi Xian. For an herb lover like her, discovering rare medicinal herbs without being able to take them would leave her unable to sleep soundly at night.

"Thank you, Big Brother."

She happily kissed Xiao Han, then gleefully picked up a little shovel and carefully dug out every medicinal herb in the flower bed, putting them into the bottles and jars.

Before long, Xiao Yi Xian had swept up every last herb.

"Good. The treasure hunt is over. Time to go." Xiao Han brought Xiao Yi Xian to the cave entrance. Before he could say anything, she nestled into his arms of her own accord.

"Hiss..." Her soft, fragrant body made Xiao Han begin to stir again.

"No, I really can't take any more, Big Brother." Noticing the change, Xiao Yi Xian blushed and hurriedly spoke in a weak voice.

If Xiao Han launched another assault, she really would be unable to walk.

Xiao Han: "..."

No, once we return to Qingshan Town, I'll have Xiao Yi Xian start cultivating.

Otherwise, as his physique grew stronger and stronger, Xiao Yi Xian would find it increasingly hard to endure.

Come to think of it, the human physique really is a little weak. If it were Medusa... Xiao Han began making his little calculations.

But Medusa, that beautiful snake, would not be easy to conquer. Before meeting her, he would at least have to reach Peak Dou Emperor. Only with the strength to subdue her completely could he meet her; otherwise, killing people was child's play to that beautiful snake.

Xiao Han muttered silently to himself.

He had now confirmed that Xiao Yi Xian could see the Answering Space.

Then others might be able to see it too. Whether Yun Yun would still come to the Magical Beast Mountain Range was uncertain, so Xiao Han would have to give some serious thought to opening the Answering Space again.

Of course, before that, he had to finish refining the remaining Yin-Yang Twin Thunderbolts.

"Hold on tight."

After giving that instruction, Xiao Han supported Xiao Yi Xian's rounded bottom with one hand and grasped a vine with the other. Pushing off with his feet, he sprang upward and reached the top of the cliff in an instant.

With Xiao Yi Xian giving directions, Xiao Han raced through the mountain range.

Before long, he spotted the Myriad Medicine Pavilion's herb-gathering camp.

Since he had decided to break through to Dou Wang in Qingshan Town, Xiao Han naturally would not skimp on his living arrangements.

Especially now that he had Xiao Yi Xian as well.

The Myriad Medicine Pavilion was very well suited to supporting a Dou Shi expert like him.

When Xiao Han entered the camp carrying Xiao Yi Xian, a chorus of wails immediately rose from the previously quiet camp.

The mercenaries, who had still harbored a sliver of hope, saw their goddess bury her head deep in Xiao Han's arms like a demure little woman.

What had happened between the two naturally went without saying.

The Myriad Medicine Pavilion's steward, however, was delighted. He had thought Xiao Han had left, but since he had now returned, it meant that this young Dou Shi would not be leaving Qingshan Town anytime soon.

That was a good thing for the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

Xiao Yi Xian had rendered a great service!

Ignoring the mercenaries' wails, Xiao Han carried Xiao Yi Xian into the tent the steward had vacated for them, his expression unchanged.

"Get some rest. I'll start teaching you to cultivate Dou Qi tomorrow."

After kissing Xiao Yi Xian's forehead, Xiao Han revealed a playful smile.

With his current Dou Ling strength, he could perceive every movement within a radius of one li.

The moment he stepped into the camp, he had discovered more than a dozen figures hiding in the darkness several hundred meters outside it.

"Wolf Head Mercenary Group, isn't it better to stay alive..."