Chapter 20: Don't You Really Want Anything?

After the shock, Xiao Yixian felt the palm on her waist, and her face flushed instantly.

【Xiao Yixian experiences shyness, Emotion Value +100】

She gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, her gaze drifting, her cheeks and earlobes burning red; after all, this was the first time Xiao Yixian had been in such close contact with a man.

In the past, when facing the pursuit of others, although she was gentle by nature, she would always avoid them; in her eyes, those people were not even as important as a single medicinal herb.

But when it was Gu Fei...

Xiao Yixian patted her cheeks, shaking off the wild thoughts in her mind.

Gu Fei glanced at her, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly without him realizing it.

Next, Gu Fei and Xiao Yixian descended to the middle of the cliff.

Just as they were about to approach the ground, suddenly, a rock snake darted out rapidly, its cold tongue flicking outside, its tail tip hooked, as if it would swallow the two of them in the next second.

Although Xiao Yixian was not afraid of snakes, in the past, when she was suddenly startled by a snake while gathering herbs, she would still lose her composure.

But this time, the feeling it gave her was completely different from the past.

【Xiao Yixian experiences reliance and trust, Emotion Value +100】

Xiao Yixian snuggled up to Gu Fei, feeling no fear.

She leaned against his slender body, feeling very secure in her heart.

Because Xiao Yixian knew that with Gu Fei there, there would be no danger at all.

Although he was not as tall and burly as those mercenaries, he could never be toppled.

After Gu Fei effortlessly dealt with the rock snake, he finally saw an inconspicuous platform extending from the bottom of the cliff.

He tapped his toes lightly, hovering vaguely above the platform, and scanned the surroundings.

It was very cluttered here, and since no one ever came, they had nowhere to land.

Gu Fei pondered for a moment, raised his palm, and unleashed a gust of force.

His control of the force was extremely perfect, merely moving the surrounding broken branches and fallen leaves without causing any other damage.

Gu Fei brought Xiao Yixian down to land, and after he let go, the warm sensation faded, leaving Xiao Yixian feeling strangely empty inside.

【Xiao Yixian experiences a sense of loss, Emotion Value +100】

She came back to her senses, remembering that she had just been lingering on the hand Gu Fei had wrapped around her waist, and could not help but blush.

Soon, she scanned the area seriously, confirmed their destination, stepped forward, and turned back to call out.

"Young Master, this way."

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of a cave; although it was clearly a sunny day and the surroundings were very hot, the cave before them exuded a sense of yin energy.

Next, Gu Fei walked into the cave first; the interior was quiet and dark, almost to the point where one could not see their own fingers.

As the two walked within, Gu Fei remained calm with steady steps, but Xiao Yixian's face grew increasingly pale.

The faint chill in the cave lingered around them; Xiao Yixian's body shrank slightly, feeling goosebumps rise all over.

Gu Fei felt it was fine; with his Dou Qi protecting his body, he could naturally regulate his body temperature and did not fear the cold.

In the quiet passage, there were only the faint sounds of their footsteps, echoing one by one.

Xiao Yixian was not exceptionally bold, and facing such a claustrophobic environment, she could not help but feel a little afraid.

Fortunately, with Gu Fei accompanying her, Xiao Yixian breathed a sigh of relief, following closely behind Gu Fei the whole way, not daring to fall a single step behind.

They had been walking for quite a long time, and the cave seemed endless; Xiao Yixian's feet were aching, but she gritted her teeth and refused to speak of it.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, Gu Fei in front stopped abruptly.

Xiao Yixian was lost in thought, and caught off guard, she bumped tightly into Gu Fei's back due to inertia; the two of them had actually made intimate contact.

"I'm sorry, Young Master, I didn't know you were going to stop suddenly; I really apologize, it was me who didn't notice just now..."

【Xiao Yixian experiences panic, Emotion Value +100】

Xiao Yixian did not know why, but her heart was beating rapidly, thump-thump.

She felt her face burning, her expression flustered, and she apologized to Gu Fei in a confused tone.

There was an indistinct sobbing tone in her voice, which Gu Fei detected immediately.

Even though Xiao Yixian had been hurt by the bump, she was still apologizing to him; Gu Fei smiled helplessly: "It's fine, I also didn't notice that you were still following closely behind..."

Hearing this, Xiao Yixian's heartbeat quickened even more, completely different from the popular, calm, and collected Xiao Yixian in Qingshan Town.

The next moment, Xiao Yixian looked around and understood why Gu Fei had stopped suddenly; it turned out the path ahead was blocked by a stone door.

"For a stone door like this, there is usually a mechanism set up; let me go look for it..." Xiao Yixian said tentatively.

"No need to trouble yourself..."

Gu Fei shook his head and struck out with a palm.

The heavy-looking stone door in front shattered in response.

As for the shattered stones, Xiao Yixian instinctively dodged, but was amazed to see that under Gu Fei's control, those stone fragments did not splash toward them at all.

【Xiao Yixian experiences admiration, Emotion Value +100】

Young Master is truly too strong!

His control over Dou Qi has simply reached a level of perfection.

Xiao Yixian sighed in her heart.

Next, the two went deep into the cave to retrieve the treasures, seeing three boxes along the way.

Because the Demon Fire Fragment Map was with the skeleton, Xiao Yixian did not dare to go over, so Gu Fei went there to retrieve the key.

While moving, he also secretly took the Demon Fire Fragment Map hidden in the skeleton's arm bone and put it into his Storage Ring.

Gu Fei did not intend to mention this thing; even if he did, it would be in vain, as Xiao Yixian could not possibly come into contact with such things.

Knowing too much would do her no good.

Next, they opened the treasure chests one by one, which contained the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, a Flight Dou Technique, and a scroll of Mysterious Tier Advanced Dou Technique, respectively.

Xiao Yixian's eyes shone, almost blinded by these many treasures.

【Xiao Yixian experiences surprise, Emotion Value +100】

Gu Fei swept his gaze over them and did not want any of them.

With his current cultivation, unless it were an Earth-tier advanced or higher Flight Dou Technique, it would be useless to him.

"Young Master, do you not want anything?"

【Xiao Yixian experiences guilt, Emotion Value +100】

Seeing that Gu Fei had given her the contents of all three treasure chests, Xiao Yixian could not help but feel a bit guilty.

She had asked for help, yet had not provided any benefits at all.

However, it was also possible that Gu Fei truly did not look highly upon these items.

Gu Fei could not bear to see the beauty frown, so he had to cast his gaze toward a pile of wild medicinal herbs not far away.

"There are a few decent medicinal herbs over there; let those be the reward for you inviting me down into this cave this time!"

Gu Fei pointed at the medicinal herbs growing in the cave and said with a smile.

"Alright, Young Master, wait for me; I will go and pick them for you right away..."

Hearing this, Xiao Yixian beamed with a smile, then took out her tools and focused on collecting the medicinal herbs.

Gu Fei looked at Xiao Yixian as she worked diligently, his eyes revealing a touch of appreciation.

Although this woman did not compare to Xun Er in terms of pure beauty, she possessed an extremely unique temperament.

(End of this chapter)