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Chapter 383 Mu Li

"Come on, what are you so nervous about? Even if I were to do that kind of thing, I wouldn't ask you." Jing Chen said, looking at the Little Fairy Doctor he was suppressing with disdain.

"???" Little Fairy Doctor stared at Jing Chen, utterly bewildered. What do you mean, "Even if you did *that*, you wouldn't come to me?" What? You look down on me? I...I...I'll strangle you!

"Tell me honestly, what's down at the bottom of the cliff?" Jing Chen asked.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Her pretty face changed slightly, and Little Fairy Doctor frowned, saying, "Let me go right now, or I'll scream! If anyone sees you treating me like this, you won't leave the Monster Mountain Range alive!"

"Go ahead and shout. If you want more and more people to know the secret down there, then shout until your throat is hoarse." Jing Chen seemed indifferent, but his calm voice dissuaded Little Fairy Doctor from shouting.

"What exactly do you want?" Little Fairy Doctor took a deep breath and asked angrily.

"What's down there? If you don't want to say it's silky smooth, I don't mind tying you up, hiding you somewhere, and then I'll go down and see for myself," Jing Chen said calmly.

"You..." Upon hearing this, a hint of panic flashed across Little Fairy Doctor's face. Although she was a bit older than Jing Chen, she was no match for this old man who was almost a hundred years old in terms of shrewdness and composure.

"I've heard that there's a magical beast called Heyuan in the Monster Mountain Range. These beasts are quite interested in human women. If you don't tell me, I don't mind letting them have a taste..." With a slight upturn of his lips, Jing Chen lowered his head, his lips touching Little Fairy Doctor's delicate earlobe, his teasing voice softly reaching Little Fairy Doctor's ears.

"You! You bastard!" Her pretty face turned slightly pale, and Little Fairy Doctor was clearly terrified. She had also heard of the name of this kind of monster with an extremely bad reputation.

"Let me go, or I'll tell you what's down there." Under Jing Chen's repeated threats, Little Fairy Doctor finally couldn't hold on any longer and had no choice but to surrender.

With a slight smile, Jing Chen released Little Fairy Doctor, but didn't put away the dagger in his right hand. If Little Fairy Doctor tried anything again, Jing Chen wouldn't mind doing everything he had previously agreed to. After all, he wouldn't suffer any loss, and he could simply hand it over to He Yuan, who could only blame Little Fairy Doctor for going too far, and then no one would suspect Jing Chen.

Seeing the dagger that Jing Chen was playing with in his right hand, Little Fairy Doctor looked at Jing Chen with a face full of shame and anger, but the latter completely ignored her expression. Moreover, judging from his appearance, if she didn't speak up, the consequences might be severe.

Little Fairy Doctor led Jing Chen to the edge of the cliff, her gaze simultaneously lingering on something strangely shaped on the precipice. After a while, Little Fairy Doctor parted her red lips slightly and said in a low voice, somewhat reluctantly, "That's something I accidentally discovered while gathering herbs. No wonder it was hidden in a difficult-to-find cave afterward. Inside the cave, it must have been left by someone from the past, and it must be very powerful."

"A cave?" He raised an eyebrow slightly; it seemed to be about what he had guessed. He stared at Little Fairy Doctor with interest and smiled, "You were trying to go in just now, weren't you?"

"Yes, but the cliff is too steep; I can't get in."

Little Fairy Doctor glanced at Jing Chen, who seemed eager to try, and said calmly, "I can work with you to uncover this secret, but you'd better not try to keep it all to yourself. Otherwise, I won't let you get it safely. Believe me, although my strength is not as great as yours, your strength isn't considered strong in Green Mountain Town either!"

Jing Chen chuckled, looking at Little Fairy Doctor with a hint of amusement: "Do you really think I'm on par with those two- or three-star Dou Zhes? If that's what you think, then let me tell you, you're wrong. First, I'm a six-star Dou Zhe; second, none of your methods will work on me; and third, if I really wanted to take it all for myself, I wouldn't have waited until now. If I wanted to, I would have gone before you even made a move. However, seeing how well-behaved you are, alright, I agree."

Upon hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor snorted and glared at Jing Chen hatefully. She hadn't expected that Jing Chen would actually have such thoughts.

"Then I'll give it a try now."

Taking another step forward, Jing Chen's toes landed right on the edge of the cliff. Looking down at that extremely secluded spot, he tilted his head and asked.

"Forget it, we've been out for too long now. If we don't go back soon, Mu Li will get suspicious. Our herb-gathering team will stay in the Monster Mountain Range for one night. Shaking our heads, Little Fairy Doctor pondered."

"Mu Li? That must be the young leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, right?"

"Hmm." Little Fairy Doctor nodded slightly, clearly not wanting to dwell on this person. She glanced at Jing Chen and asked softly, "Your name?"

Jing Chen chuckled softly: "Do you want to hear your real name, or a fake one?"

Little Fairy Doctor glanced at Jing Chen speechlessly: "Nonsense, of course it's my real name!"

"Jing Chen".

Nodding slightly, Little Fairy Doctor asked, "Why do you insist on wearing a mask? Is your face ugly underneath?"

Jing Chen's face darkened. "Damn it, is that what you really think of me?" "No."

"Then take off your mask? Let me see," Little Fairy Doctor said curiously.

"Not now, aren't we going back? I don't want to get into too much trouble. There will be an opportunity tonight."

After that, Little Fairy Doctor remained silent, turning and walking out of the dense forest. Watching her graceful figure slowly disappear into the darkness, Jing Chen shrugged, turned back, and his gaze returned to the faintly visible cave. To be honest, Jing Chen wasn't interested in this so-called legacy left by his predecessors. As for everything that had just happened, it was just a spur-of-the-moment thing for Jing Chen, something he wanted to tease a bit.

Smiling and shaking his head, Jing Chen turned and walked into the dense forest. He never expected that this casual stroll, which he had only wanted to stretch his wings and feel the long-lost comfort, would lead him to stumble upon Little Fairy Doctor, such a big fish.

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When the two returned to the group, they found that the mercenaries who had been resting were already waiting for them.

"Little Fairy Doctor, if you don't come back soon, I'm going to send people to look for you."

Upon seeing Little Fairy Doctor emerge from the dense forest, a figure hurried over. However, when he saw Jing Chen behind Little Fairy Doctor, he paused slightly and asked with a smile, "And who is this young brother?"

"He's a guard among the mercenaries. I bumped into him by chance just now," Little Fairy Doctor replied casually, then said softly, "Young Master Mu Li, let's go. There's still a short distance to go, and we'll be at our destination soon."

"Hehe, okay."

The young man, known as Young Master Muli, nodded with a smile and stepped aside to let Little Fairy Doctor pass by. However, as Jing Chen walked past, he suddenly stretched out his arm and blocked Jing Chen's way.

"Young Master Mu Li, is there something you need?" Jing Chen glanced at the somewhat handsome young commander and asked with a smile.

"Hehe, I mean no harm. You must be that six-star young fighter, right? I heard from my subordinates that you have excellent talent for cultivation." Mu Li smiled slightly and asked in a calm voice.

"No, it was just luck." He glanced at the smiling Mu Li and said with a faint smile.

To outsiders, Mu Li's smile appeared gentle and approachable. However, perhaps only Jing Chen could see that it was nothing more than a fake smile. Jing Chen held no liking for it whatsoever.

"Interested in joining the Wolf Head Mercenary Group? Our mercenary group offers very good benefits to members with outstanding talent like you. After all, being alone in the Monster Mountain Range can be life-threatening at any time, so having someone to take care of you is a good thing." Mu Li said with a smile, his fingers interlaced.

Hearing Mu Li's words, which were clearly meant to win him over, Jing Chen just smiled awkwardly, shook his head and said, "No, no, I've always been a loner. I'm afraid that joining the mercenary group would be a burden to the brothers and would probably cause a lot of trouble for the group. So, I might disappoint Young Master Mu Li."

"Hehe, it's alright. If you ever change your mind, young brother, you can come to me anytime. The Wolf Head Mercenary Group's high positions are always open to those with potential." Mu Li waved his hand and laughed indifferently after hearing Xiao Yan's refusal.

With a hint of apology on his face, Jing Chen stepped aside to let Mu Li pass, then merged into the stragglers ahead. On the way, Jing Chen was still sneering, "If you knew I was the person the Wolf Head Mercenary Group wanted, would you still have tried to recruit me?"

As Mu Li watched Jing Chen merge into the crowd, his eyes narrowed slowly, his pupils dilating, a faint chill passing through them. Clearly, Jing Chen's refusal had not failed to anger this young commander.

"Kid, I hope you don't ruin my plans, otherwise, no matter what you achieve in the future, I will keep you in the Monster Mountain Range forever!" With his fingers clenched tightly, Mu Li's voice was still not as gentle as before, but rather carried a hint of coldness.

When Jing Chen left, he had already left a wisp of his spiritual energy on Mu Li, so he naturally heard Mu Li's words. He sneered, "Sure enough, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group members are all the same!"

After resting, the group set off again. This journey was much quieter than the previous one. Although they still encountered two waves of monster attacks along the way, neither caused much of a disturbance. As darkness fell, the group finally arrived safely at their destination: a sunken basin covered with medicinal herbs.

(End of this chapter)