Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 48 Mechanism

Little Fairy Doctor sensed the change in the surrounding temperature and, a little curious, carefully sensed it. She realized that the heat was coming from the person in front of her.

She knew very well that with his cultivation level, he was not afraid of the slight chill in the cave.

There's only one explanation for that: it's because her actions just now were noticed, even though the guy didn't seem to turn around.

Little Fairy Doctor followed behind, staring blankly at Xiao Bai's retreating figure, somewhat incredulous, silently thinking to herself:

"I never imagined this jerk had such a gentle side. If only he weren't so irritating with his words and so domineering with his actions!"

Thinking of this, Little Fairy Doctor tentatively reached out her little hand to pull on Xiao Bai's robe. She had wanted to do this for a long time, but had never dared to.

The only glimmer of light was in Xiao Bai's hand, but his body blocked most of it, leaving her in complete darkness and a little frightened.

The feel of the fabric reached her palm, and she gently grasped it. Seeing that Xiao Bai didn't react, she breathed a sigh of relief. Holding onto the bastard's robe, she calmed her anxiety and no longer felt so afraid.

Xiao Bai, who was walking ahead, had long been aware of Little Fairy Doctor's little tricks behind him, but he ignored them and thought, "Let her pull me if she wants!"

Judging from her expression, she seemed a little scared, which left Xiao Bai speechless.

He was so bold before, venturing into the cave alone, but now that he's ahead of her, the girl is starting to look timid and hesitant.

I wonder if I drank a lot of motivational pep talks before entering the cave before I dared to go in.

However, after walking about ten meters forward, Xiao Bai turned around, gazing at Little Fairy Doctor with a deep and cold expression.

Little Fairy Doctor was startled by his expression and stammered, "What are you doing?"

"Let go!" Xiao Bai gestured with his eyes to her hand that was holding his robe, his voice low.

Hearing Xiao Bai's calm tone, Little Fairy Doctor obediently released her grip on his robe, muttering with a hint of dissatisfaction and grievance:

"You're so petty! It was just a little pull, why are you getting so worked up!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai was speechless. His robes were pulled so loose that they became a fluttering cloak, making him walk with a staggering gait.

The ground inside the cave was rugged and uneven, so he dared not exert any force, otherwise the girl would definitely fall.

With a sigh in his heart, Xiao Bai extended a hand to her.

Little Fairy Doctor immediately took a step back, put her hands behind her back, and looked at him warily.

"What are you doing? Men and women shouldn't touch each other. I don't want to hold hands!"

Although he had carried her, it was out of necessity. Now that she can walk on her own, she can walk without him, though she might feel a little uneasy.

Expecting her to let him hold her hand? No way! What about her girlish modesty?!

Xiao Bai sneered and spat out two words through gritted teeth.

"Sleeves!"

Little Fairy Doctor was taken aback. Sleeves? What sleeves?

Then she realized that he wanted her to tug at his sleeve, and a blush instantly rose on her face. She was a little shy, and it seemed that she had been presumptuous just now.

She took two hesitant steps forward, looking at the wide black robe with gold trim in front of her. Little Fairy Doctor silently reached out her small hand and gently pulled it, then carefully glanced at Xiao Bai.

Seeing this, Xiao Bai didn't say anything, turned around and continued walking forward, holding a torch in one hand and putting the other hand behind his back.

Little Fairy Doctor followed closely behind, her eyes fixed on his tall figure, lost in thought.

After walking for another ten minutes or so, Little Fairy Doctor saw Xiao Bai suddenly stop, so she hurriedly stopped as well. However, after a while, she didn't see him turn around, which puzzled her.

Peeking out, he saw a large door emitting a faint yellow light in front of him; they had arrived at their destination.

Xiao Bai walked to the gate and looked the stone door up and down. He probed the door with his soul power. The stone door was very thick. Although it was decorated with earth-type mechanisms, it could not stop Xiao Bai.

"Look at the yellow light on this stone door; it's clearly been set up with earth-based mechanisms. I can help you! Just give me a little bit of what's inside, how about it?"

A slightly playful voice came from beside him. Xiao Bai turned his head and saw that the girl no longer had the slight wariness she had shown outside, and was a little more lively.

"You know about mechanical arts?" Xiao Bai asked calmly.

"Well, I've only read some books on mechanical arts; I wouldn't call myself an expert, just someone who knows a little bit!"

Little Fairy Doctor cleared her throat, waved her little hand slightly, and although she said she knew a little, she wasn't humble at all. In her heart, she excitedly muttered:

"You bastard, come and beg me! Just say the word and I'll open this door for you!"

Looking at her proud expression, Xiao Bai almost laughed. A mischievous urge to tease her arose in his mind, so he deliberately frowned and asked, "How many do you want?"

Little Fairy Doctor was overjoyed to hear his words, but she didn't show it on her face. Her little face was serious as she carefully raised a jade finger.

"One gold coin?" Xiao Bai feigned surprise, then said decisively, "No problem, open the door!"

Little Fairy Doctor was furious. This was only half of what she owed him, you bastard! Who cares about your one gold coin!

"Half...!" She held up her jade-like finger in front of Xiao Bai's eyes and said to him through gritted teeth.

Xiao Bai looked at her adorable, frustrated expression, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

"too much!"

"That 30%?"

Seeing that Xiao Bai was still shaking his head, Little Fairy Doctor persisted, "Twenty percent, no less!"

"No, just one gold coin!"

"Then open it yourself, you bastard!" Little Fairy Doctor walked to the side angrily, squatted down, ignored Xiao Bai, but kept glancing at him out of the corner of her eye, waiting for him to beg her and say some nice things to her, then she would open it for him.

Before that incident, she had no hope for anything in the cave; she just wanted to save her life and her innocence.

However, after what happened in the cave, she knew that although he seemed cold on the surface, he was actually a good person. She couldn't help but try to test him, but this guy was a real tightwad and wouldn't budge.

"You're so stingy, you bastard! Would it kill you to say something nice?" Little Fairy Doctor muttered to herself as she watched Xiao Bai walk away from her, completely ignoring her.

Xiao Bai ignored Xiao Yixian's angry sulking to the side and continued to examine the door, wondering whether he should just break it open.

After thinking about it, he shook his head and decided against it. Who knows if the cave would collapse if the gate was damaged?

His soul force scanned the entire gate, and following the mechanisms inside, Xiao Bai slowly searched for the switch to open the stone door.

Before long, Xiao Bai became familiar with the mechanisms inside and finally found the way to activate them.

Beside the stone gate, not far behind Little Fairy Doctor, the switch is located.

Little Fairy Doctor, who had been secretly watching him, was overjoyed when she saw Xiao Bai walking towards her.

"I knew this guy had no choice but to beg her now! Hmph...! That wretched bastard, if he doesn't say something nice to make me happy, I definitely won't go!" Little Fairy Doctor thought with a smug look on her face.

(End of this chapter)