Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

But there was no way. If he gave it to Xiao Yan directly, he would definitely not accept it. Moreover, even if he secretly lowered the price too much, Xiao Yan would definitely come to him to pay more after he learned the real price of these herbs from his teacher.

Boss Yao believed that Xiao Yan was definitely capable of doing such a thing.

In this case, Boss Yao could only do his best and pay Xiao Yan for all these herbs according to the cost price. As long as the difference in price was not too big, Xiao Yan's alchemist teacher would not know about it.

"Thank you, Boss Yao."

Xiao Yan chuckled and put the herbs into his storage ring, then Boss Yao placed the medicine cauldron on the table.

"Then there is this." Boss Yao patted the medicine cauldron and said slowly, "I was young and frivolous at that time. I thought I still had a chance to become an alchemist, so I saved money early to buy this Twin Snake Cauldron. Later, I finally faced the reality and realized that I would never be an alchemist in this life. So this cauldron has been sitting in the warehouse gathering dust. Now I give it to you."

"Eh?!"

Xiao Yan was suddenly stunned, but Yao Chen in his heart secretly cheered.

(This is just perfect. We were planning to have you buy a medicine cauldron before entering the mountain. This is much better than those cheap medicine cauldrons~)

However, no matter what Yao Chen was thinking, Xiao Yan stood up suddenly and refused repeatedly.

"No, no, no! Boss Yao, such a valuable thing..."

"Of course, I'm not giving it to you for free." Boss Yao interrupted Xiao Yan and said with a smile, "I spent a lot of money on this tripod when I bought it, but after so many years, no one would look down on it if I wanted to sell it. It's a good opportunity for you to help me clean up the warehouse."

"The original price was 100,000 yuan. It's been more than ten years. I'll give you a 10% discount. 10,000 yuan will do. Is that okay?"

Xiao Yan saved Xiao Yixian's life twice. This great favor is so great that Boss Yao would be willing to give the entire Wanyaozhai to Xiao Yan, let alone a mere medicine cauldron.

After all, to him, the Little Medical Fairy is everything to him and the only meaning of his life. If something happens to the Little Medical Fairy, then no matter how valuable Wanyaozhai is, it will be of no use to him.

But Boss Yao also knew that Xiao Yan was a stubborn person, and he would definitely not accept it if he didn't want some money.

"Well, boy, thank you, Boss Yao."

Xiao Yan hesitated for a while, but finally clasped his hands together and bowed solemnly to thank Boss Yao.

Boss Yao looked at Xiao Yan's behavior and a helpless smile appeared on his face.

It's really annoying to be a person who has reached this level of righteousness sometimes~

Chapter 93: Disbelief and Doubt

After putting away the medicine cauldron, Xiao Yan paid the bill and prepared to leave.

At this moment, a mercenary hurriedly entered Wanyaozhai and called out to Boss Yao after seeing him.

"Boss Yao! Something happened!"

"Huh? What happened?"

Boss Yao was slightly stunned. The mercenary just took a breath, glanced around the lobby, and then asked Boss Yao.

"Where's the little medical fairy?"

"Xian'er, she is..."

Boss Yao was about to answer when the little medical fairy, hearing the noise outside, came out of the kitchen and looked at the mercenary in confusion.

"what happened?"

"Xiao Yixian! Something happened!" The mercenary said immediately after seeing Xiao Yixian: "A rumor suddenly spread in the town, saying that you killed members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group for the treasure!"

"Huh? Who said that?"

The Little Medical Fairy was suddenly stunned, but the mercenary shook his head.

"I don't know. It's just that everyone in the town suddenly spread it to each other, and I don't know who said it first."

After hearing the mercenary's words, Xiao Yan's expression suddenly turned cold, and Xiao Yixian and Boss Yao's expressions also became extremely ugly.

There is no doubt that this rumor must have come from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

"Very good. It seems that I have underestimated the shamelessness of Mu Li."

Little Medical Fairy murmured coldly, her opinion of Mu Li in her heart had already dropped to the lowest point.

How can a man be so shameless? !

"Don't worry about it!" Little Medical Fairy said sternly, without a trace of cowardice in her eyes, "I have a clear conscience! The Wolf Head Mercenary Group deserves it! I want to see whether the people in the town believe me or the rumor!"

Xiao Yixiang is confident that, even if she can’t command the support of hundreds of people in Qingshan Town, at least her reputation is definitely the highest in the entire town!

Such rumors have no effect on her at all, and no one will believe them!

However, although Xiao Yixian was so confident, Boss Yao frowned tightly and spoke slowly.

"No, Xian'er, you can't just ignore it." Boss Yao looked at Xiao Yixian and said in a serious voice, "You must find a way to explain it."

Boss Yao's words made Xiao Yixian frown and she stared at him with dissatisfaction.

"Boss Yao! Do you think people in this town will believe such rumors?!"

"I absolutely believe in the Little Doctor Fairy!!!"

The mercenary immediately raised his hand to show his attitude.

However, Boss Yao sighed lightly and looked at the Little Medical Fairy seriously.

"Xian'er, it doesn't matter whether the residents believe you or not, at least at this stage. What matters is whether the residents will doubt you because of this."

".What difference does it make?"

The Little Medical Fairy had a gloomy expression, and seemed to not understand the difference between the two.

If you don't believe it, isn't it the same as doubt? Why does Boss Yao talk about it separately?

Just as Boss Yao was about to continue explaining, Xiao Yan spoke with a cold face.

"Suspicion is a seed, more deadly than disbelief." Xiao Yan clenched his fists, his black eyes filled with coldness. "The purpose of this rumor is not to make everyone believe it immediately, but to make everyone doubt you."

"Your past actions will naturally not make people believe this rumor, but people will always feel a little uncertain psychologically."

"[Could it be that Xiao Yixian is really this kind of person][Could it be that she was pretending before][Could it be that we misjudged her before]"

"Suspicions like these will arise in everyone's mind because of this rumor. This is unavoidable."

"If you let this rumor continue to ferment, when the time comes, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group will gradually release news that is unfavorable to you, such as the information about the mercenaries who actually died in the team you followed yesterday. By then, everyone's belief in you will inevitably turn into disbelief."

"What Xiao Yan said is correct." Boss Yao agreed with Xiao Yan's words and looked at Little Medical Fairy and said, "If you don't care now, you will be unable to defend yourself after the Wolf Head Mercenary Group presents so-called evidence."

“This is what I usually do.”

Xiao Yan’s words stunned Xiao Yixian. Just as she was about to say something else, Boss Yao interrupted her.

"Xian'er, you can't expect everyone to be able to clearly distinguish right from wrong. Most people are just ordinary people after all. It's human nature for them to doubt you because of rumors."

Boss Yao said seriously, and the Little Doctor finally fell silent.

Boss Yao was right. Most people were just ordinary people. She couldn't expect everyone to be like a judge who could see through everything. If she could, the rumors wouldn't have spread.

"Then what should I do now? Should I go out and explain to everyone right away?" Little Medical Fairy asked with her hands spread out. "But if I go out and explain now, it will only make me look like a guilty thief, right? It's better not to explain then."

Hearing what Xiao Yixiang said, Boss Yao frowned in distress.

No matter what the truth of the matter is, the current fact is that only Mu Li from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group that Xiao Yixian followed came back alive, and Xiao Yixian did have a large amount of treasure on her, which is completely consistent with the description of the rumor.

If Xiao Yixian took the lead in telling the residents of Qingshan Town what happened in the Monster Mountain Range yesterday and what Mu Li and his men had done, everyone would definitely stand on Xiao Yixian's side without a doubt.

But now, it's too late.

The Wolf Head Mercenary Group's preemptive attack put Xiao Yixian in a completely passive position. Even if Xiao Yixian told the truth now, everyone would only think that she was misrepresenting right and wrong.

Just as Xiao Yixian said, no matter what she said now, it would be better not to explain.

Just when Boss Yao felt at a loss, Xiao Yan suddenly stood up and said to him.

"Boss Yao, I'll take my leave now."

"Ok?"

Boss Yao was stunned for a moment. Before he could respond, Xiao Yan turned around and left Wanyaozhai. Boss Yao didn't react until Xiao Yan had gone far away. He hurriedly chased after him, shouting in panic.

"Xiao Yan! Come back!"

However, after Boss Yao chased out, he looked at the bustling crowds on the street and could no longer find Xiao Yan.

"That boy"

Boss Yao murmured somewhat unwillingly, and the little medical fairy suddenly understood something and her beautiful eyes frowned tightly.

"Boss Yao, does Xiao Yan want to..."

"Ah, that should be correct."

Boss Yao covered half of his face, his expression full of guilt.

If it were someone else, leaving at this time might be to avoid getting involved in trouble. After all, the rumor only mentioned the Little Medical Fairy and did not involve anyone else.

But Boss Yao knew very well that Xiao Yan was definitely not that kind of person.

Therefore, there could only be one reason why Xiao Yan chose to leave at this time.

He wanted to take all the responsibility on himself.

Chapter 94 Knock on the door

"Are you asking Xiao Yixian and Boss Yao? No one in Qingshan Town should dislike them, right?"

"Boss Yao is my savior!"

"Xiao Yixian is the goddess of all our mercenaries! Who dares to touch her? Just try!"

On the streets of Qingshan Town, Xiao Yan asked more than a dozen passers-by what they thought of Little Medical Fairy and Boss Yao. Not a single one gave a negative answer, and even the other competitors' herbal medicine shop owners did not show any jealousy in their eyes.

(It seems that there should be no problem.)

Xiao Yan thought to himself that, in this case, even if he was not in Qingshan Town, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group would not have the courage to attack Boss Yao and Little Medical Fairy. If they had any idea, they would be immediately attacked by everyone in Qingshan Town.

As long as the Wolf Head Mercenaries are sane, they would never do this.

The only thing left to do next is to deal with the rumors.

After asking a passerby about the location of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, Xiao Yan walked in the direction the passerby pointed. After a while, he saw a fortress-like building in front of him. Two ferocious metal wolf heads were inlaid on the three-meter-high iron gate. Two mercenaries wearing the same uniform stood on both sides of the gate to guard it.

"Then, let's get started."

Xiao Yan murmured, stretched out his hand to grasp the Xuan Zhong ruler behind him, and slowly approached the gate of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

The two guards at the door also noticed Xiao Yan approaching, and they had a bad premonition in their hearts. They quickly drew their weapons, glared at Xiao Yan and shouted loudly.

"Stop! What are you doing?!"

"I came here to solve the problem." Xiao Yan said calmly, slowly taking down the Xuanzhong Ruler. "I am not doing this to hurt anyone, so please move aside."

"Are you kidding me? This is the Wolf Head Mercenary Group!"

Xiao Yan's words made the two of them panic instantly, but they showed no sign of backing down and shouted at Xiao Yan harshly.

"Get out! Otherwise..."

"excuse me."

As Xiao Yan interrupted the two of them, their consciousness instantly disappeared and they fell to the ground.

Then Xiao Yan dragged the two unconscious people away and came to the three-meter-high iron gate again, muttering softly.

"Then, get ready."

Xiao Yan held the Xuan Zhong ruler in one hand, staring at the iron gate in front of him, his eyes suddenly cold.

Start!

Boom! ! !

Xiao Yan deliberately restrained his strength as he swung the Xuan Zhong Chi, smashing it hard on the iron gate. As the iron gate dented visibly, the sound of metal colliding echoed throughout Qingshan Town.

"What's going on? Where's the noise coming from?"

"It seems to be the fortress of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group?"

"Let's go! Go over and take a look!"

Just when some residents of Qingshan Town noticed the source of the sound, Boss Yao and Little Medical Fairy naturally heard the noise as well, and hurriedly rushed to the fortress of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group with other residents.

At this time, Xiao Yan also pulled back the Xuan Zhong Chi and smashed it towards the door again.