"No need to thank me, just offer yourself," Xiao Yan said with a chuckle, causing Xiao Yi Xian's delicate face to flush again.
"You guys take care of these Green Wood Wolf corpses quickly. I don't care about anything besides the wolf king's magic core."
Xiao Yan turned around and spoke casually to the mercenaries.
Upon hearing this, the mercenaries' eyes immediately lit up.
From Xiao Yan's words, it seemed he wasn't even going to take the magic cores from the ordinary Green Wood Wolves. If that was the case, this group was going to get rich.
Although not every Green Wood Wolf had a magic core, even so, after dividing up all the Green Wood Wolves, each person should be able to earn about three or four hundred gold coins. This amount was close to what they earned in a year of work.
With Xiao Yan's permission, the mercenary team quickly began the work of dismembering the wolves. At this moment, the gazes many people gave Xiao Yan were no longer hostile, even becoming somewhat more agreeable.
Human nature is like this; when you can bring others sufficient benefits, even former enemies can become good friends who raise a glass together. Moreover, these people didn't even have any actual grudges with Xiao Yan to begin with.
After all that, many people even began to think that the young man was quite a good match for Xiao Yi Xian, unlike that Mu Li, who relied on his father's name to bully others all day long and was stingy with his help.
After the busy dismantling work was finished, everyone continued forward. On the road, Xiao Yi Xian hesitated for a moment before taking out a juicy fruit from her bosom and handing it to Xiao Yan.
"Thank you... just now."
"I told you, isn't it normal for me to save the girl I like?" Xiao Yan took the fruit and grinned.
"If you keep flirting, I won't talk to you anymore," Xiao Yi Xian said, her face flushed with a hint of coquettishness.
"Sigh, it seems this act of heroism didn't work," Xiao Yan waved his hand helplessly.
"I told you, I don't like boys like you," Xiao Yi Xian shook her head seriously, but for some reason, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.
"It's that you don't dare to like anyone else," Xiao Yan said, taking everything in and saying it in a low voice.
Xiao Yi Xian's delicate body trembled slightly, and her gaze turned to Xiao Yan, a hint of understanding in her eyes. However, seeing Xiao Yan's nonchalant expression, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Crunch." At that moment, the young man suddenly took another bite of the fruit in his hand, a playful smile appearing on his face.
"So sweet, just like you."
"Disgusting, cheesy." Xiao Yi Xian rolled her eyes at him, but a hint of a smile flickered in her eyes.
"Xiao Yan, you're really asking for it!" In the mercenary team, Mu Li looked at this scene, envy, jealousy, and hatred welling up in his eyes.
"Don't be so arrogant here. When I find an opportunity, I'll take you out. Even if you're a high-level Dou Master, what can you do?"
A sinister smile appeared on Mu Li's lips.
"Under the attack of my artifact, even a Dou Grandmaster would be killed if they were caught off guard."
After the Green Wood Wolf incident, they didn't encounter any more powerful magical beasts on the road. The occasional weak magical beast that passed by would quickly flee upon seeing the human team.
"Huh." Xiao Yi Xian noticed a Burning Scripture Lotus.
Xiao Yi Xian saw a black lotus in a small pond by the side of the road and gently plucked the largest, darkest leaf.
"The Burning Scripture Lotus is a highly poisonous plant. The juice extracted from its leaves after simmering over a low flame for three days and three nights is extremely toxic. A single drop can sever a normal person's meridians.
Even a Dou Master-level expert would be ruined after drinking a cup." Xiao Yi Xian waved the dark leaf at Xiao Yan, teasing, "If you dare to flirt with me again, I'll brew you a bowl."
"Heh." Xiao Yan shook his head dismissively.
"Although the Burning Scripture Lotus is poisonous, its lotus root can counteract all poisons. Just eat a couple of slices, and the poison will be neutralized, though you might get diarrhea."
"You also know medicine?" Xiao Yi Xian looked surprised.
Ignoring her surprise, Xiao Yan continued to smile and said, "But if it's poison you've concocted, no matter how toxic it is, it'll taste sweet to me."
"I really don't understand how someone your age knows so much. And with your sweet talk, you've probably already charmed a lot of girls, haven't you?" Xiao Yi Xian rolled her eyes at Xiao Yan.
"So, will my sweet talk be able to capture you too?"
Xiao Yan chuckled.
"Dream on." Xiao Yi Xian hmphed.
Xiao Yan didn't bother with her anymore. Instead, he took the palm-sized, pitch-black lotus leaf from her hand and said calmly, "The Burning Scripture Lotus is indeed a highly poisonous substance, but everything has its complementary aspects. If it's refined with the Nine Poison Grass and Jade Poison Cicada, it can actually create a very good Grade 2 detoxification pill, the Detoxification Pill.
In addition, it can also be used to refine many Grade 1 and Grade 2 pills, most of which are beneficial and harmless."
"You know about alchemy? Could it be that you're an Alchemist?" Xiao Yi Xian widened her beautiful eyes.
"This young master is naturally gifted, of course I'm an Alchemist." Xiao Yan smiled mysteriously, speaking gently, "Want to learn? I can teach you."
"Forget it." Xiao Yi Xian smiled lightly, a hint of sadness flashing across her pretty face. "I don't have the right constitution, even though it's my dream."
"Is that so? Then, becoming an Alchemist's… well, let's just say, it's an indirect way of achieving your dream." Xiao Yan coaxed.
"We could still be friends if you didn't act like a scoundrel." Xiao Yi Xian rolled her eyes at him again, then suddenly asked with some curiosity, "What grade of Alchemist are you?"
"Just a seventh-grade one." Xiao Yan looked as if it was nothing.
"So you're just bragging." Xiao Yi Xian couldn't help but kick him, but Xiao Yan grabbed her slender ankle.
"I'm not bragging, I really am a seventh-grade Alchemist," Xiao Yan said seriously.
"Stop trying to fool me. You'd be doing well to be a first-grade Alchemist at your age. Are there even any seventh-grade Alchemists in the Jia Ma Empire?" Xiao Yi Xian scoffed, her face suddenly flushing.
"What are you doing holding my foot? Let go!"
"Feels good." Feeling the smooth sensation in his palm, Xiao Yan smiled contentedly.
Then, he released her ankle.
"Hmph." Xiao Yi Xian raised her snow-white chin, ignoring Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan didn't mind and continued walking beside her.
Watching their backs, some of the mercenaries following behind them wore complex, envious expressions.
Sunlight pierced through the leaves in the mountains, transforming into tiny golden specks that scattered over the two of them, creating a beauty that didn't belong to the mercenary group.
The girl's white dress remained pristine even in the muddy mountain path, while the boy wore a black outfit, emanating a striking handsomeness.
A gentle breeze blew through, causing the girl's white skirt to sway gently, and the boy's hair, which reached his eyes, danced in the wind, conveying a sense of freedom and ease.
For a moment, many people couldn't help but think they were a beautiful couple.
The group continued on for more than half an hour before arriving near a cliff. Looking at the cliff, a hint of barely perceptible nervousness flashed in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes.
"Can we rest here for a while?" she asked, looking at Xiao Yan with a pitiful expression.
"Sure, whatever my wife says goes," Xiao Yan waved his hand dismissively.
"Go to hell!"
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