area51novel Chapter 20 Giving someone face but not daring to retaliate
Chapter 20 Giving someone face but not daring to retaliate
Xiao Ce teased Little Fairy Doctor and winked at her.
"If there's nothing else going on, shouldn't you start fulfilling your duties as my mentor?"
"I've been in Qingshan Town for two days, and I haven't had a proper chance to explore it yet," Xiao Ce said, stroking his chin.
After hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor frowned slightly and shook her head, saying, "I'm afraid it's not possible now. There are quite a few wounded mercenaries among those who went with us to the Monster Mountain Range to collect herbs last time, and I still need to change their dressings today."
As if afraid Xiao Ce wouldn't believe her, she added, "You can come with me too. I'll show you around after I'm done with my work."
"No wonder you're so popular in Qingshan Town. I was absolutely right to praise you for being gentle and kind."
Xiao Ce laughed heartily, his gaze towards Little Fairy Doctor revealing a hint of appreciation, and he couldn't help but feel a touch of emotion.
Who could have imagined that such a gentle and kind woman in the original story would transform into the terrifying Heavenly Poison Woman in just a few years?
It's hard to imagine what she went through in the Chuyun Empire to cause such a big change. If she hadn't met Xiao Yan later, she probably would have ended up like the previous person with the Calamity Poison Body, dying after the poison exploded and she died a tragic life.
However, now that he has transmigrated, he will naturally not let Little Fairy Doctor repeat the same mistakes and let those bumpy experiences from the original story be repeated.
Little Fairy Doctor stood beside Xiao Ce and inadvertently met his gaze. She noticed that his eyes had suddenly changed, filled with admiration and pity. This gave Little Fairy Doctor goosebumps, and she quickly turned her head away, no longer daring to look at him.
What kind of look was that guy giving me just now?
Uh ~
It inexplicably made her feel a little nauseous.
At this moment, Xiao Ce continued, "I won't go with you. I'll come find you when you're finished."
Little Fairy Doctor pondered for a moment and said, "It should be around 5 PM, before sunset."
"Okay, then I'll come find you at 5 PM."
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After Little Fairy Doctor left, Xiao Ce settled down at Wan Yao Zhai. Mr. Yao was naturally delighted and personally arranged a quiet courtyard for him.
In the spacious courtyard, Xiao Ce calmed his mind and immediately immersed himself in cultivation.
His ability to advance from a one-star Dou Zhe to a nine-star Da Dou Shi in just three years is undoubtedly due in large part to the "Xuan Tian Yin Yang Dao," but it is also inseparable from his diligent cultivation.
Moreover, although his realm improved rapidly, his foundation was not weak at all. His battle qi was at least several times, or even more than ten times, more profound than those nine-star Grand Masters who cultivated Xuan-rank and Di-rank techniques.
In addition, Xiao Ce also made the most of his talent in combat skills.
The five Xuan-rank combat skills that Xun'er gave him back then—the low-level Xuan-rank "Mountain Collapse Fist," the mid-level Xuan-rank "Flame Dragon Palm," the mid-level Xuan-rank "Crimson Flame Shield," the high-level Xuan-rank "Swallow Counterattack," and the high-level Xuan-rank "Nine Revolutions of the Soaring Dragon"—had long been cultivated to perfection by him.
In particular, the advanced Xuan-rank technique "Nine Turns of the Wandering Dragon" is an extraordinary movement and combat skill. It allows the practitioner to move like a dragon, twisting and turning within a small space. Each turn is accompanied by a powerful burst of energy, making it very practical in actual combat.
With these five perfect-level fighting skills as a foundation, Xiao Ce asked Xun'er for five more advanced-level Earth-rank fighting skills of the same type last year. For this, Xiao Ce served as Xun'er's "male servant" for a week, serving her tea, water, washing her feet, and coaxing her to sleep.
Ling Ying didn't stop them from having such intimate contact.
In his view, these were all tasks for servants. Xiao Ce, that brat, really didn't care about any dignity at all, just to live off a woman.
Little did he know that it was these unintentional interactions that made Xun'er increasingly dependent on Xiao Ce, greatly accelerating the progress of their relationship.
That's why Ling Ying is still a bachelor.
Xiao Ce often thought that after he and Xun'er got married, he would really have to give Ling Ying a big red envelope.
Time always flies when you're practicing.
Wanyaozhai Pharmacy, a street in Qingshan Town.
The pharmacy was rather deserted, with only a few people buying medicine there.
Little Fairy Doctor sat behind a separate table and stretched.
She sat there for half a day, and including the wounded from yesterday, she treated dozens of patients.
Most of them were injured by monsters, and only a small number were injured by illness or poisoning.
"Today is finally over, but I wonder when that guy will arrive."
Little Fairy Doctor looked outside the pharmacy and muttered to herself.
Perhaps she herself did not realize that her attitude toward Xiao Ce was changing at a visible speed.
Ta-da~
Just then, another set of footsteps came from outside the pharmacy, and Little Fairy Doctor instinctively looked over.
The newcomer was a fairly handsome young man, dressed in a well-fitting leather armor, with a wolf head badge on his chest.
Little Fairy Doctor frowned slightly upon seeing this.
That shameless guy is here again.
"Little Fairy Doctor, it's been a long time!"
As soon as Mu Li entered the shop, he greeted her familiarly and strode towards Little Fairy Doctor.
He must have just returned from the Monster Mountain Range, because his leather armor was still covered in large patches of blood that hadn't dried yet, and he exuded a strong stench of blood. In particular, the way he walked created a gust of air that quickly spread the stench of blood from his body.
Several customers who were about to buy medicine saw this and decided not to buy any, and left on their own.
Little Fairy Doctor glanced at Mu Li and said with a formulaic chuckle, "Young Commander Mu Li, if you're here to buy medicine, you can ask the shopkeeper. If you're here for treatment, I'm sorry, I've finished my consultation and am about to return to Wan Yao Zhai."
This attitude caused a flash of displeasure in Mu Li's eyes, but he still spoke gently, "Little Fairy Doctor, can't I visit you as a friend?"
With that, he flipped his palm, and a jade-green pendant appeared in his hand.
"This is a pendant that I had specially commissioned to be made some time ago. It contains a second-tier wood-attribute magic core, which has beauty and skin-nourishing effects."
"After much thought, I believe that only you, Little Fairy Doctor, are worthy of this pendant in the entire Green Mountain Town. This is a gift I have carefully prepared for you, and it represents my feelings for you."
Mu Li feigned deep affection and handed the pendant to Little Fairy Doctor.
He spent a great deal of money to create this pendant, all in order to completely win over Little Fairy Doctor.
Just thinking about her stunningly beautiful face made him feel hot all over.
It's a pity that Little Fairy Doctor has the backing of Wan Yao Zhai and is deeply loved by the people and mercenaries in Qingshan Town. Otherwise, he would have forced himself on her long ago, instead of going through all this trouble.
However, when he offered her the pendant, Little Fairy Doctor simply shook her head and refused.
"Young Commander Muli, I cannot accept this gift without having done anything in return."
Upon hearing this, Mu Li's hand froze in mid-air, his handsome face instantly darkening, and a shadow of malice flashed in his eyes as he looked at Little Fairy Doctor.
He didn't expect that Little Fairy Doctor could remain unmoved in the face of a pendant made from a second-tier wood-attribute magic core.
You're really asking for it!