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"I said, can you let go of me now?"

The voice of Little Fairy Doctor slowly drifted from the cave entrance.

Xiao Yan chuckled and loosened his grip on the other woman's slender waist.

"I explored the cave from a distance before. The owner of the cave must have been very powerful in life. There might be traps inside."

Little Fairy Doctor dared not act rashly and stood two or three meters behind Xiao Yan.

"Stay close. This place looks like no one's been here for a long time. There are probably a lot of snakes, insects, and rodents. Don't get scared and trigger a trap."

Xiao Yan reminded the other party, lit the torch in his hand, and slowly moved forward.

"what!"

However, before he had taken two steps, he heard Little Fairy Doctor's voice from behind.

Xiao Yan turned around and saw a flying rock snake coiled in the air, eyeing Little Fairy Doctor behind him.

The flying rock snake is a variant of the flying snake. Conventional flying snakes can use their flat necks as wings to achieve brief periods of flight.

The Flying Rock Serpent is a variant that has been created by consuming too many minerals. Its body is as hard as rock, and ordinary swords and knives can hardly harm it.

Even among first-tier magical beasts, this kind of magical beast is considered a high-tier magical beast, comparable to the strength of a seventh or eighth-star warrior.

Little Fairy Doctor, who only has the strength of a one-star Dou Zhe, has no way to deal with this thing.

The Flying Rock Serpent moved swiftly, using its airtime to pounce on Little Fairy Doctor in an instant.

Xiao Yan, arriving late but arriving early, unleashed his full speed, grabbed the Flying Rock Serpent's head, and then squeezed it so hard that it turned into mangled flesh.

"Th-thank you."

Little Fairy Doctor was so frightened that she fell to the ground, staring at the snake corpse with its head crushed, still in shock.

The thought that she might have met with misfortune if she had come here alone filled her with dread.

"You're welcome, and it seems we're in luck."

Xiao Yan slowly opened his palm, revealing a first-tier earth-elemental magic core.

This thing can sell for a thousand gold coins on the market, and it is also a major material for refining first-grade pills and forging magic core weapons.

It would be a valuable item in Utan City, but in the Monster Mountain Range, it's become just another ordinary commodity.

"Looks like you're not as bad as I thought. What's your name?"

"Xiao Yan." As he spoke, Xiao Yan reached out and helped Little Fairy Doctor, who was sitting on the ground, to her feet. "And you? You wouldn't happen to be called Little Fairy Doctor, would you?"

"Me? I have no father or mother, and I haven't used my name in a long time. You can just call me Little Fairy Doctor."

Little Fairy Doctor seemed unwilling to talk much about her past.

Xiao Yan didn't press the matter, after all, everyone has their own secrets.

As the two ventured deeper into the cave, the temperature inside grew increasingly cold.

Little Fairy Doctor was already dressed in thin clothes, and she was now hugging herself tightly, shivering slightly.

"If it's really cold, come closer. I'm a fire-type fighter, so you'll feel warmer if you're near me."

Xiao Yan walked ahead and glanced at the trembling Little Fairy Doctor behind him.

"No need... I can manage!"

She was, after all, a girl, and even if she really felt cold, she couldn't bring herself to get too close to a strange man.

"Whatever you want."

Xiao Yan shrugged, but still released more of his fighting spirit, surrounding an area about one meter in diameter around himself.

Although Little Fairy Doctor said she could handle it, she couldn't help but move closer to Xiao Yan unconsciously as she felt his body temperature.

Sensing the faint fragrance emanating from behind, Xiao Yan didn't expose the other person, but focused on moving forward to avoid embarrassing Little Fairy Doctor.

After walking for a while in the darkness, Xiao Yan suddenly stopped.

Little Fairy Doctor didn't react in time and bumped into Xiao Yan from behind, her soft chest pressed tightly against his back.

Why did you suddenly stop?

The young doctor hurriedly took two steps back, asking with some embarrassment and anger.

"There's a stone door ahead; it looks like we can't get in unless it's opened."

Xiao Yan examined the stone door. The stone door was very thick, and ordinary Dou Zhe (a type of martial artist) could not forcibly break it. However, as long as one had the strength of a Dou Shi (another type of martial artist), a full-force attack should be able to break it.

Just as Xiao Yan was considering whether to break down the door with brute force, Little Fairy Doctor suddenly made a discovery.

"Got it, it's a formation plate!"

Since the other party created a stone door, it was impossible to completely seal off the inside. Little Fairy Doctor also used this fact to quickly find the location of the array plate.

"You also know mechanical arts?"

Xiao Yan looked at her with great interest, and at the same time held the torch in front of her to illuminate the array plate for her.

"I've read some of that in a book before; it should be enough."

Then, Little Fairy Doctor fiddled with the array plate for a few minutes until it was finally back in place, and a "click" sound came from the stone door.

"Done! How's that for you? Pretty impressive, right?"

Little Fairy Doctor gave a soft snort and proudly raised her snow-white chin.

Be careful.

Xiao Yan grabbed Little Fairy Doctor, who was about to rush into the stone gate.

He then picked up a stone from the ground and threw it in.

After confirming that there were no traps inside, Xiao Yan released her hand.

"You're being overly cautious."

Little Fairy Doctor shook her head as she looked at Xiao Yan's appearance.

"I'll take it as a compliment."

Xiao Yan walked ahead, ready to fight at any moment. If there were any magical beasts or something inside, being ambushed would be disastrous.

However, once inside, no danger was found. It seemed that the owner of the cave genuinely wanted to leave its contents to future generations.

Upon entering the stone gate, there is a stone chamber inside, which appears somewhat simple and spacious.

Moonstones were embedded in the walls for lighting, making the interior less dark.

In the center of the stone chamber, a skeleton sat on a stone chair, its pale body drooping at its chest.

In front of the skull was a stone table with three locked iron boxes on it.

Around the stone chamber were many potted plants, which contained all kinds of rare medicinal herbs.

The most eye-catching one was a herb placed right in the center, shimmering with a faint blue light.

"This is... Ice Spirit Flame Grass!"

Little Fairy Doctor's attention was instantly drawn, and she quickly walked to the front of the plant.

Just as Little Fairy Doctor was about to make her move, Xiao Yan took the initiative and snatched the potted Ice Spirit Flame Grass.

"What are you doing? I found it first!"

Little Fairy Doctor frowned slightly, glaring angrily at Xiao Yan.

"It's nothing, I just have a strange feeling this thing is worth a lot of money, and it's first come, first served. If you're too slow, it'll be mine, won't it?"

"you……"

Little Fairy Doctor was speechless after being choked by Xiao Yan's words, and for a moment she didn't know how to refute him.

"However, it's not that I can't give you this thing, but you have to agree to one condition."

Just as Little Fairy Doctor was pondering how to deal with Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan suddenly changed the subject and offered to give it to her.

"What do you want me to do?"

Little Fairy Doctor was very wary and did not think that Xiao Yan's conditions would be easy to meet.

"It's very simple. I can give you this herb, and I can even give you all the herbs here, but on the condition that you teach me pharmacology and medicine."

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's request, Little Fairy Doctor's eyes widened, and she looked at Xiao Yan in disbelief: "That's all?"