What Do You Call a Benevolent and Reasonable Person in Xianxia? An Imp

As soon as Xiao Yan returned to Qingshan Town and was about to enter the town, he saw a wanted poster on the bulletin board at the town entrance. The person depicted on the wanted poster was himself, and below it was a line of text.

[This person's name is Xiao Yan. He killed members of our Wolf Head Mercenary Company while trying to seize treasure. His crimes are heinous! A reward of three hundred thousand gold coins will be given to anyone who captures him!]

Xiao Yan looked at the wanted poster with some surprise, not because he was surprised that the Wolf Head Mercenary Company was after him, but he was surprised that they were willing to offer a reward of three hundred thousand gold coins to capture him.

However, it didn't matter.

His return this time was first to ensure the safety of Yao Lao and Xiao Yixian, and second, to claim Mu Li's life.

A fierce glint flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes.

Mu Li's life, he was determined to take it. He had already made up his mind about that.

To take Mu Li's life, a direct confrontation with the Wolf Head Mercenary Company was unavoidable.

Since he couldn't avoid it, he wouldn't evade it.

After entering Qingshan Town, as Xiao Yan was about to go to the Myriad Medicines Hall to check on things, his eyebrows slightly raised. He calmly observed a mercenary who seemed to be discreetly watching him on the road.

This is... being targeted right after entering.

Xiao Yan furrowed his brows. Soon, he saw that mercenary walking towards him with a slow pace. Xiao Yan became extremely cautious.

Although he had broken through to the Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level) level, there were still many mercenaries in Qingshan Town who were also Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level)s. Dealing with one mercenary wasn't too difficult, but if it escalated to being surrounded by a group of mercenaries, that would be troublesome.

He decided to put off visiting the Myriad Medicines Hall for now. At least, he didn't want to bring any unnecessary trouble to Yao Lao and Xiao Yixian by showing up so conspicuously.

With these thoughts in mind, Xiao Yan turned and walked out of the town.

As expected, the mercenary who had been observing him followed him discreetly. Following Xiao Yan's departure from Qingshan Town, they arrived at the entrance of the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

"Phew~"

Xiao Yan exhaled softly, stopping at the entrance of the Magic Beast Mountain Range. He tightened his grip on the Heavy Black Ruler in his right hand, slowly turned around, and looked at the mercenary who couldn't avoid being noticed.

"Are you here for the reward money?" Xiao Yan's words made the other person momentarily stunned. "I don't want to engage in meaningless fights. You should..."

"No, no! You've got it wrong! I'm not here for the reward!"

The mercenary vigorously shook his head to deny, causing Xiao Yan to furrow his brows slightly.

"Not here for the reward? Then why are you..."

"I'm here to warn you. Qingshan Town is very dangerous for you right now. It's best if you don't go in!"

"I'm well aware of that," Xiao Yan said indifferently, staring intently at the mercenary, whose gaze seemed somewhat evasive. "But what you really want to say must be something else, right?"

"Well... that...,"

The mercenary gritted his teeth, seemingly torn with hesitation.

Finally, in the next moment, the mercenary seemed to make up his mind. He lowered his head deeply to Xiao Yan and said in a low voice.

"Please! Save Xiao Yixian!"

?!

The mercenary's words immediately left Xiao Yan in a daze. He blinked his eyes and swiftly appeared in front of the mercenary, staring at him fiercely.

"What happened to Xiao Yixian?!"

"I...,"

The mercenary looked somewhat fearful at the red glint in Xiao Yan's eyes, swallowed nervously, and then began to explain the situation that had unfolded in Qingshan Town.

One month ago, Mu Li somehow acquired a substantial amount of funds and began using them to assimilate other mercenary groups in Qingshan Town. Mercenaries are all about money, and under Mu Li's financial maneuvering, many mercenaries joined the Wolf Head Mercenary Company. In a little over half a month, only the Wolf Head Mercenary Company remained in Qingshan Town, along with some freelance mercenaries who were unwilling to join.

Recently, Mu Li inexplicably ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Company to surround the Myriad Medicines Hall. Xiao Yixian was trapped inside. However, due to the intense poison permeating the pavilion, the poison seemed to be beyond Mu Li's ability to resist, even though he was a Da Dou Shi (Battle Grandmaster, 4th Level). Others couldn't get close either.

Unable to do otherwise, Mu Li ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Company to maintain the siege on the Myriad Medicines Hall, waiting for the poison to dissipate or for Xiao Yixian to come out when their supplies ran out.

Today marked the seventh day of the Myriad Medicines Hall being surrounded.

"On the day before being surrounded, Xiao Yixian seemed to sense something. She asked me to wait for you at the entrance of Qingshan Town and hand you this letter. She also told me to tell you not to look for her."

The mercenary explained, taking out a letter from his pocket and handing it to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan received the envelope and opened it, silently reading its contents.

[Yao Lao and I have decided to travel to other places to avoid trouble. We probably won't be in Qingshan Town for the next six months. You've been targeted by the Wolf Head Mercenary Company. Be cautious. Also, I've poisoned Mu Li before I left. He won't survive for long. You don't need to personally take action. Perhaps we'll meet again someday~]

The contents of the letter were casual and logical. Based on the letter alone, Xiao Yan wouldn't suspect that Xiao Yixian was in trouble. Plus, the mention that Mu Li was dead also made Xiao Yan feel that he had no reason to actively seek out the Wolf Head Mercenary Company.

If he hadn't learned the truth from the mercenary in front of him, he might have really left without a second thought...

Thinking about this, Xiao Yan couldn't help feeling a shiver down his spine. The mercenary, at this moment, lowered his head deeply.

"I know I've betrayed Xiao Yixian's trust, but she saved my life. I can't just watch her in such a dire situation. I couldn't bring myself to do that. I'm sorry..."

...

Xiao Yan's face was now as dark as water. After a long while, he exhaled deeply, patting the mercenary's shoulder and expressing his gratitude.

"No, you haven't done anything wrong. If anything, it's me. Thank you again for not hiding the truth from me according to Xiao Yixian's instructions."

Xiao Yan bowed solemnly to the mercenary.

"Really, thank you very much!"

Xiao Yan was absolutely convinced that if he had just left like that, causing Xiao Yixian to be trapped and die in the Myriad Medicines Hall, he would have deeply regretted his actions in the future.

"By the way, you mentioned earlier that only Xiao Yixian is inside the Myriad Medicines Hall. What about Yao Lao?"

Xiao Yan inquired, but the mercenary shook his head lightly.

"I don't know either. No one has seen Yao Lao since the first two days of the siege on the Myriad Medicines Hall. No one knows where he went."

"Is that so..."

Xiao Yan's eyebrows furrowed deeply as he contemplated silently in his mind.

Just then, a commotion could be heard from a distance. Xiao Yan lifted his head and looked towards the mercenary's back. A group was approaching at a fast pace, dressed in the attire of the Wolf Head Mercenary Company, emanating an unmistakable air of hostility.

Xiao Yan gently pulled the mercenary in front of him and stared intently at the approaching group.

Without exception, every person in the group looked at Xiao Yan with eyes filled with intense greed.

Clearly, they no longer saw Xiao Yan as a person, but as a walking thirty thousand gold coins.

However, Xiao Yan felt a slight sense of satisfaction deep inside.

Good... I don't need to rack my brain over this.

Xiao Yan removed the Heavy Black Ruler from his back and strode forward to meet the approaching members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Company, who were grinning maliciously.

For this kind of problem, all he needed to do was directly ask those who had relevant information.

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