Battle Through the Heavens: Beauties Abound Starting with Yunlan and Her Disciples

49: Section 49”She has many secrets; she’s someone worth paying attention to.” Xiao Yan held Yun Xiancheng’s hand and gave a sweet smile.

”Husband, you have to help me bathe tonight. I’ve been cultivating all day, and I’m soaked through.” Leaning on each other, the two walked into one of the guest rooms.

097 Guarding Xiao Yi Xian

Early the next morning, Yun Xiancheng and Xiao Yan were fully dressed and walked into the courtyard, waiting for Xiao Yi Xian’s visit.

Accompanied by a rich fragrance of orchids, Xiao Yi Xian walked into the courtyard, having changed into a purple dress convenient for movement, though still wearing her headpiece. However, besides the orchid fragrance, there was a strange smell on her body.

It seemed to be the scent of some kind of poison. ”You two, let’s go.”

Yun Xiancheng and Xiao Yan followed behind Xiao Yi Xian, walking slowly. Several guards from Wan Yao Pharmacy followed the three of them.

When these people saw Yun Xiancheng and Xiao Yan, looks of vigilance and suspicion flashed in their eyes, but in the end, they said nothing.

Before long, they arrived at a gathering place for mercenaries in Qingshan Town. Hundreds of mercenaries were in their own small circles, chatting.

As soon as Xiao Yi Xian arrived, it was like fans seeing an idol. They swarmed around her like ’Sanhe Gods’ looking for work. Xiao Yi Xian seemed to be a well-known big boss; many people flocked to her as soon as she appeared.

”Hiring fifty people. There’s a base salary, and anything found on the way will be split 70-30. You get seventy, I get thirty,” Xiao Yi Xian said to the mercenaries.

”Xiao Yi Xian, it should be my turn this time!” ”Me, me, me! I’m hardworking and can endure hardships!”

A group of mercenaries swarmed up like zombies.

Xiao Yi Xian let out a light cough, stopping the other mercenaries from getting closer to her.

”Mind the distance.” As soon as she said this,

These mercenaries reluctantly stood at a certain distance, but some bold ones still tried to lean forward. Seeing this,

Yun Xiancheng, feeling playful, immediately reached out his arm to shield Xiao Yi Xian: ”Watch out! Mind the distance!”

When he pulled this stunt, the mercenaries were unhappy.

Yun Xiancheng looked very young, appearing like an easy-to-bully pushover, so their words were very unpleasant. ”Who are you?”

”Your face looks very unfamiliar!” ”Don’t go looking for a beating, kid.”

Those speaking rudely were already considered the ones with manners among the mercenaries.

Those without manners had already extended their fists in the crowd, preparing to give Yun Xiancheng a heavy blow amidst the chaos to make him understand the consequences of standing up for someone.

With a nimble turn, Yun Xiancheng grabbed two unruly arms with each hand. With a surge of force, the arms of those two mercenaries fractured on the spot. ”Where did you lowlifes come from? Can’t you understand human speech?”

As he spoke, he swung the two of them to the ground. He gave each of them a heavy kick to the face.

However, his power was kept at the level of a 4-star Dou Practitioner; he barely even used any strength. He was afraid of kicking their heads open.

Yun Xiancheng’s sudden display of power instantly silenced the chaotic scene.

The mercenaries never expected that this young-looking kid could take down two four or five-star Dou Practitioners with almost a single move. ”Order, please. You two, apply this medicine; you won’t need to go on the mission this time.”

Xiao Yi Xian handed two bottles of Healing Medicine to those two Dou Practitioners, then explained Yun Xiancheng’s identity to the others:

”This gentleman and this lady are private guards I hired to protect my safety.” Xiao Yan stood on the other side of Xiao Yi Xian, cold as frost, saying nothing.

She was always like this in front of outsiders, looking like someone not to be trifled with. ”So powerful!”

Just then, a girl around fifteen or sixteen years old suddenly spoke up.

Yun Xiancheng looked over and saw a girl walking up with about twenty uniformed mercenaries wearing sword-and-shield medals. Her eyes lit up; she had naturally seen the way Yun Xiancheng beat the mercenaries.

She naturally imagined the gentlemanly image of Yun Xiancheng protecting Xiao Yi Xian in the crowd. Young girls always loved...

”Linger? You’re here?”

Xiao Yi Xian seemed to know the girl and gave her a graceful smile. Linger nodded:

”Sister Xiao Yi Xian, if you’re going into the mountains to gather herbs, then I naturally have to help. But where did you find such a handsome guy?~”

She asked, her peach-blossom eyes looking at Yun Xiancheng. ”Destiny, perhaps.”

Xiao Yi Xian thought about yesterday’s scene and smiled, then turned to Yun Xiancheng and said:

”Linger is the daughter of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group’s leader.” Yun Xiancheng nodded to her as a greeting.

”I wish I had that kind of destiny too,” Linger said with a hint of envy.

Just then, a young man wearing a wolf-head medal walked into the area, followed by dozens of mercenaries carrying the same medals.

When the young man saw Yun Xiancheng standing next to Xiao Yi Xian, he was first stunned, then a flash of hostility toward Yun Xiancheng appeared in his eyes. Yun Xiancheng frowned; this guy looked like he would move against him sooner or later. Hmph, a creature driven by lust.

A mere Dou Practitioner could be killed with a single sword strike. Even if he only used strength equal to Xiao Yan’s, it wouldn’t be difficult.

”Young Leader Mu Li, are your people all here too?” Xiao Yi Xian said to the man.

”Naturally. Is there anyone else to wait for?” Mu Li asked.

”In that case, let’s not waste time. Let’s set off immediately.”

Giving Mu Li almost no time to speak, Xiao Yi Xian directed the others to head into the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

This action made him somewhat annoyed, and he seemed to blame his resentment on Yun Xiancheng. He glared at Yun Xiancheng and then turned back.

Yun Xiancheng found it a bit hard to keep a straight face; this guy had targeted him for no reason. What a coincidence—since you forgot to turn off your auto-targeting, I won’t turn off mine either.

If things went as expected according to the original plot, this Mu Li would turn against Xiao Yi Xian during this adventure. He wouldn’t tolerate them; he’d start killing when the time came.

However, the first important thing was indeed to build up Xiao Yi Xian’s favorability.

Xiao Yi Xian’s herb-gathering team consisted of about a hundred people. The ’Sanhe’ mercenary cattle were on the outermost perimeter on alert, the inner circle was the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and the innermost was Xiao Yi Xian, surrounded by Yun Xiancheng and Xiao Yan.

Along the way, they encountered attacks from several magical beasts, causing some casualties among the Sanhe mercenary cattle. Since Yun Xiancheng and Xiao Yan were now Xiao Yi Xian’s personal guards, they didn’t need to worry about these magical beasts. ”Senior Brother...”

Xiao Yan suddenly grabbed Yun Xiancheng’s sleeve and whispered:

”Those mercenaries seem to want to move against us. Why don’t we... strike first?” After hearing this, Yun Xiancheng replied in a low voice:

”There’s no rush for that yet. Let’s prioritize protecting our employer for now.” ”You two, lower your voices!”

Xiao Yi Xian, hearing the conversation between the senior brother and junior sister, hurriedly spoke up.

Her voice was accidentally a bit loud, attracting the attention of the nearby Wan Yao Pharmacy guards. However, those on the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s side probably couldn’t hear it.

”Xiao Yi Xian, you lower your voice!” Yun Xiancheng said hurriedly.

Xiao Yi Xian turned her head, gave Yun Xiancheng a blush-filled look, and then nodded. ”Got it!”

Linger seemed to have heard this conversation and secretly walked over to them: ”I heard that...” Seeing her look, Yun Xiancheng pretended to bare his claws and teeth:

”Little one, if you lean in like this and I were a bad person, wouldn’t I just capture you?”

Seeing Yun Xiancheng like this, Linger gave a light smile: ”Young Master is so handsome, you don’t look like a bad person...” Yun Xiancheng lightly flicked her smooth forehead. ”The causality is wrong, silly.”

For a moment, Yun Xiancheng was surrounded by three beautiful girls, looking like a winner in life. This scene happened to be seen by a certain young leader, causing his internal auto-targeting to lock onto Yun Xiancheng even more frantically. They traveled until about dusk.

”This is the place. We’ll set up camp here. You mercenaries can go out and hunt magical beasts on your own. We’ll be here for about three days.”

Xiao Yi Xian gave instructions to the mercenaries, then turned to prepare for herb gathering. Yun Xiancheng said to Xiao Yan:

”Yaner, you can go hunt magical beasts first to temper yourself.” ”The matter of protecting Xiao Yi Xian will be left to me, your senior brother.”

Xiao Yan was stunned, then seemed to be talking to Medicine Lady. Afterward, she opened her eyes and nodded: ”Understood!”

Yun Xiancheng stepped forward and gave her a hug as a farewell, then said: ”Anyway, the bond between us ensures we won’t be separated.”

Since Yun Xiancheng unlocked the new fate ’Bearing Heavens Mandate’, he could vaguely sense the approximate locations of his girls. Now he didn’t have to worry about getting lost.

Xiao Yan soon left the area under Medicine Lady’s guidance.

Yun Xiancheng then turned to look at Xiao Yi Xian, who was watching the scene openly.

”You and your junior sister have a really good relationship.” Xiao Yi Xian half-smiled.

”Actually, you could have accompanied her. I can gather herbs by myself.” Hearing this, Yun Xiancheng shook his head:

”No. Not to mention your cultivation is too weak, being alone in the Magical Beast Mountain Range is too dangerous. Besides, protecting your safety is my mission this time. You wouldn’t want to skip out on the payment, would you?”

098 Ruins of a Predecessor

In the end, under Yun Xiancheng’s seemingly sincere request, Xiao Yi Xian reluctantly agreed to his following her.

But a flash of hard-to-detect doubt crossed her clear eyes. The girl couldn’t guess what Yun Xiancheng was trying to do at this moment.

The two walked along, gathering herbs from the mountainside, while maintaining a subtle and safe distance between them. Just then, a girl poked her head out from behind a tree.

”Sister Xiao Yi Xian, and Young Master.” ”I want to accompany you to gather herbs too.”

This little girl is really... a bit too familiar.

But Yun Xiancheng didn’t object. On the contrary, ’easy-to-befriend’ little treats were easy to devour.

Seeing more and more people, Xiao Yi Xian’s face darkened, but she quickly adjusted and revealed a smile: ”Alright, Linger, let’s go gather herbs together.”

Time flew by. Unknowingly, the sun had gradually sunk in the west, dyeing the horizon a brilliant orange-red, signaling the arrival of dusk.

Yun Xiancheng leaned casually against a lush ancient tree, watching Xiao Yi Xian gathering herbs in the distance. Linger naturally didn’t understand medicinal properties; her purpose in coming was for Yun Xiancheng.

She picked a bright red flower and handed it to Yun Xiancheng. ”Master Xiancheng, does it look good?”

Seeing the shy girl, Yun Xiancheng was also slightly stunned. Looking at the girl like this, could she be trying to pursue him?

He couldn’t help but chuckle. He took the flower from Linger’s hand, placed it on his head, bent down halfway to look Linger in the eye, and asked, ”Does it look good?”

Linger looked a bit dazed and couldn’t help but nod: ”It looks good.”

Yun Xiancheng nodded and directly reached out to rub her head. ”Stay close to us in a bit.”

Linger was stunned, not yet clear on what Yun Xiancheng was going to do next.

She then saw him walk step by step toward Xiao Yi Xian. ”Xiao Yi Xian, look over there... that cliff.”

Hearing the word ”cliff,” Xiao Yi Xian’s delicate body trembled slightly, and a hard-to-detect tension flashed in her originally calm eyes. That cliff was her true goal for this trip because hidden there was a mysterious cave dwelling left by a predecessor. Had he... already discovered something? Or... was he just speaking casually?

Various guesses intertwined in her mind like a mess of threads, making her feel a bit at a loss.

”The scenery here looks like a masterpiece of nature, but upon close observation, one can also find some traces of artificial modification. There must be a cave dwelling left by a predecessor inside.”

”I wonder if we’re lucky enough to go and investigate?”

Yun Xiancheng proposed in a gentle tone, his manner natural, as if he were just discussing an insignificant matter. ”Eh...”

Hearing this, a look of hesitation appeared on Xiao Yi Xian’s pretty face, and her heart was filled with vigilance.

On the Fighting Qi Continent, exploring with others usually involved betrayal. Xiao Yi Xian couldn’t trust Yun Xiancheng, whom she had only met a few times. ”Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you.”

Xiancheng seemed to see through her inner thoughts. He smiled slightly and said in a relaxed tone:

”Your true goal for coming out this time is also the cave dwelling on this cliff, isn’t it?”

After saying that, he walked straight to Xiao Yi Xian’s side. Before she could react, he directly pulled her into a tight, masculine princess carry.

The sudden intimate contact made Xiao Yi Xian’s body shudder, and she subconsciously prepared to trigger her own defense mechanism.

A thick purple poison mist instantly diffused from her body, like a large amount of ink sprayed by an emergency-stricken octopus, completely covering Yun Xiancheng’s entire body.

”You... what are you doing!”

Xiao Yi Xian scolded with a red face, her voice carrying a bit of shame and anger, but even more panic and unease. At the same time, her heart was already in an uproar and could not be calmed.

This... this person, when exactly did he find out her true purpose? Had he already seen through all her disguises?

Cough, cough. Xiao Yi Xian... your self-defense mechanism is quite... cute. Yun Xiancheng coughed twice, speaking in a slightly teasing tone.

Since he had obtained Basic Poison Resistance a few days ago, the protective poison gas Xiao Yi Xian released at this moment was almost no different from ordinary air to him and couldn’t cause him any harm at all.

Xiao Yi Xian looked with a face full of amazement at Yun Xiancheng, who was still breathing freely and looking normal in the poison mist. She subconsciously asked, ”This... this is poison! Aren’t you afraid?”

”What’s there to be afraid of? Isn’t it only natural for a girl to have her own means of self-defense?”

Yun Xiancheng felt it was incredible and wasn’t clear why she would say that. ”No, it’s not that. What I want to say is...”

On the Fighting Qi Continent, things related to poison were discriminated against. Unless absolutely necessary, Xiao Yi Xian didn’t want to expose her secret of using poison.