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Looking at the joyful expressions on the faces of the snake-people, You Ruo couldn't help but smile as well. This was the tribe she had always protected.

Xiao Fan stayed among the snake people for several more days, spending each day accompanying You Ruo to patrol the area around the snake people and clear out any magical beasts that might pose a threat to them. Yun Yun did not accompany them, and even Zi Yan was left behind by Yun Yun.

"It should be almost done."

Xiao Fan glanced at the corpse of the demonic wolf at his feet and smiled at You Ruo beside him. Now, Xiao Fan and his group had basically cleared out all the demonic beasts with the strength of Dou Wang or above around the Snake-People Clan. The rest could not cause any big trouble.

"Ah."

You Ruo responded faintly, then silently gazed at Xiao Fan.

Although neither of them explicitly said it these past few days, they both understood that the Snake-People had just migrated, and as the queen, You Ruo couldn't possibly abandon such a large tribe at this time. Xiao Fan was the same; he couldn't stay here forever. So even Yun Yun still gave them a lot of time.

Now that the monsters surrounding the snake-people have been cleared, it is time for the two to part ways.

Xiao Fan and You Ruo have a contract, so they can sense each other's feelings. Just like when You Ruo and Yun Yun met, Xiao Fan could sense the grievances in You Ruo's heart, but she did not show it. So at that time, in order to let the two women vent their frustrations, Xiao Fan was left out in the cold by them, enduring wind and rain every day, just to give them a channel to vent.

Now that they are about to part, Xiao Fan can feel You Ruo's reluctance, but he has to leave. He can't stay here forever, at least not now.

The two embraced silently in the forest, sitting atop a giant tree, watching the sunset slowly descend, then looking up at the brilliant Milky Way above, until the sky turned white and the sun rose before them. Only then did You Ruo turn to Xiao Fan and say, "Let's go back."

During this journey, they did not communicate at all, because through the covenant of their souls, they could clearly sense each other's thoughts and feelings.

After the two returned to the Snake-People tribe, You Ruo settled back into the Snake-People tribe. Three of the eight leaders were currently in seclusion.

During the few days that Xiao Fan helped the Snake-People clear out the surrounding magical beasts, he also used the Fallen Heart Flame to temper their internal fighting spirit. After Xiao Fan helped them temper their internal fighting spirit, Yin Shi, Yue Mei, and Mo Bas went into seclusion to prepare for breaking through to the Dou Huang realm.

Whether they succeed or not ultimately depends on themselves; that's all Xiao Fan can do.

Looking back at the snake-people tribe behind him, Xiao Fan, with Yun Yun in tow, left the area.

Zi Yan initially intended to leave with Xiao Fan, but You Ruo kept her behind. Xiao Fan had told You Ruo that he was going to the Chu Yun Empire and would only go to Zhongzhou after he returned. So Zi Yan could stay here and return to Canaan Academy when Xiao Fan came back.

Chapter 326 A Lonely Grave in a Secluded Valley

After leaving the Snake-People tribe, only Xiao Fan and Yun Yun remained. Xiao Fan took Yun Yun and flew towards a location in the Monster Mountain Range.

What are we doing here?

Yun Yun knew that Xiao Fan's goal was to go to the Izumo Empire, but this direction was completely opposite to the Izumo Empire and was not the route to the Izumo Empire at all.

Upon hearing Yun Yun's words, Xiao Fan paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Don't rush. Before we go to the Chuyun Empire, let's go to a place first."

Yun Yun pressed Xiao Fan for details about where they were going, but Xiao Fan didn't answer. Soon, Xiao Fan led Yun Yun to a place shrouded in mist.

Looking down at the misty mountains below, unable to see anything clearly, Yun Yun looked at Xiao Fan with some curiosity. Could there be some secret here?

"Hehe, you'll see in a minute."

Xiao Fan smiled at Yun Yun, and then flew into the clouds with her. Both of them were at the Dou Huang level, so the clouds that blocked their view had no effect on them at all.

Passing through the clouds, a small valley surrounded by high mountains came into view. The valley was surrounded by towering peaks that reached into the clouds, and there was no other entrance except for the sky. The sky was shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, so no one would have thought that there was a small valley here.

Yun Yun looked at the secluded valley and then looked at Xiao Fan with some surprise.

"How did you know about such a secluded place?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan simply smiled at her without immediately replying, and instead turned to look at the valley below.

From mid-air, one can clearly see the small wooden house in the valley below, and the lush vegetation surrounding it... Where are my herbs?

Why are there so many herbs around my cabin?

Looking at the barren medicinal plant fields surrounding the cabin, Xiao Fan's eyes widened with question marks. He frowned, a sense of unease rising within him.

This is the valley where he and Little Fairy Doctor lived when they were hiding from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. It was here that Xiao Fan first tried to fuse the Purple Flame and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. After experimenting again and again, and finally after half a month of experimentation, he was able to recreate the Buddha's Wrath Lotus, a powerful weapon.

It was precisely when Xiao Fan repeatedly courted death and was subsequently injured by the explosions of the strange fire that, under the careful care of Little Fairy Doctor, their hearts gradually came together.

Similarly, it was here, on the day before he left, that Xiao Fan and Little Fairy Doctor made a promise to each other under the starry sky.

The wooden house was originally surrounded by herb fields. Little Fairy Doctor planted herbs all over the valley, completely enclosing the wooden house. As for the empty space behind, most of it was deep pits that Xiao Fan had blasted out. Now the herb fields are all overgrown with weeds and have been neglected for a long time.

The cabin door was tightly closed. On the steps in front of it, several stubborn weeds grew tenaciously from the cracks in the stone steps, standing upright and menacingly in the middle of the steps.

This was different from what Xiao Fan had expected. Shouldn't Little Fairy Doctor still come back here to stay for a while every now and then? Why does this place look like it hasn't been cleaned in a long time?

Xiao Fan landed in front of the wooden house with Yun Yun, and suddenly saw a... grave mound behind the side of the wooden house?

Xiao Fan felt a sudden weightlessness in his heart. He looked toward the grave in disbelief, praying that he was seeing things. But upon closer inspection, it was clearly a solitary grave, with a small white stone tablet standing quietly in front of it.

Xiao Fan stared in disbelief at the small, solitary grave, his eyes already brimming with tears.

When Yun Yun noticed that something was wrong with Xiao Fan, she followed him closely. She saw that Xiao Fan, who had been laughing and joking, suddenly became depressed and also focused his gaze on the lonely grave.

Xiao Fan gazed at the solitary grave not far away, his body trembling as he walked toward it. Only when he got closer could he clearly see the name engraved on the tombstone.

Xiao Lan's Tomb.

The delicate handwriting was indeed Little Fairy Doctor's handwriting. Xiao Fan's originally distressed heart now felt somewhat relieved.

Thankfully, thankfully it wasn't what I thought!

Xiao Fan still remembered that Xiao Lan was the blue eagle that followed Little Fairy Doctor back then. If it weren't for that blue eagle, they probably wouldn't have been able to escape from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's encirclement the first time.

Unexpectedly, this magical beast, which had followed Little Fairy Doctor ever since she saved it, has now turned into a skeleton.

Despite not wanting to admit it, Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the lonely grave, then turned and walked towards the cabin.

crunch~

Pushing open the door to the cabin, the interior was extremely simple, exactly the same as when I left.

Xiao Fan examined the furnishings in the room one by one, thinking there might be some traces left behind, but he did not find any clues at all.

Xiao Fan entered the room and scanned the items one by one. A thick layer of dust had settled on the table, indicating that no one had been in the room for a long time.

It must have taken at least half a year for such a thick layer of dust to accumulate.

In other words, Little Fairy Doctor hasn't been here for more than half a year?

Xiao Fan reached out and wiped the dust off the table. With a wave of his hand, a gentle breeze appeared in the room, and the dust in the room quickly gathered together, turning into a sphere of dust.

He waved the trash out the window, then sat down in a chair inside the room, head down, deep in thought.

Seeing Xiao Fan like this, Yun Yun didn't make a sound to disturb him, but instead quietly looked around the room.

Everything in the house looked ordinary, as if it were just an ordinary family home. Yun Yun glanced around the house and quickly memorized the contents.

A wooden bed, a table, two chairs, and a simple wardrobe. The wardrobe door was closed, and it was unclear what was inside.

In addition, there was a long table next to the bed with several bottles on it.

Yun Yun glanced at Xiao Fan, who was deep in thought, and walked towards the long table by the window. Xiao Fan, who was originally thinking with his head down, noticed Yun Yun's movement and reached out to interrupt her.

"do not move!"

Yun Yun was unaware that Xiao Fan knew about Little Fairy Doctor's constitution, and that there might be some kind of poison in the bottle.

"what happened?"

Yun Yun looked at Xiao Fan curiously, wondering why he was stopping her from touching it.

Seeing this, Xiao Fan explained the special qualities of Little Fairy Doctor to Yun Yun. It was the first time Yun Yun had ever heard of a constitution like the Calamity Poison Body, and she was quite surprised.

After Yun Yun interrupted him, Xiao Fan also became curious about what was in the bottle, so he wrapped himself in strange fire and reached for the bottle.

The bottle was opened, and a pale purple mist emerged, which then crackled as it was heated by the strange fire. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a cluster of eerie purple insects, densely packed and extremely small, which at first glance resembled a cloud of purple mist.

Xiao Fan turned his gaze to the other two bottles. After opening them, a cluster of blue and a cluster of red tiny flying insects flew out of them.

"What is this?"

Xiao Fan examined the three venomous insects enveloped in strange fire before him, but did not destroy them. Under the influence of the strange fire, the three wisps of mist continued to churn.

Yun Yun leaned closer, stared at it for a moment, and then said, "This is the method of the poison masters of the Izumo Empire. Many poison masters there raise similar poisonous insects. Their methods of poisoning are hard to guard against."

Xiao Fan had also guessed something. Upon hearing Yun Yun's words, he couldn't help but turn his gaze towards the direction of the Chuyun Empire, remaining silent for a long time.

Little Fairy Doctor...

Volume 3, Chapter 1: The Dead Zone of the Izumo Empire

On the Dou Qi Continent, there is a very prestigious profession: alchemist.

Every alchemist, wherever they go, is sought after and becomes a highly sought-after figure. However, there is one empire whose alchemists not only fail to gain respect but are also despised by other countries. Furthermore, the alchemist guild within the empire is scorned by the alchemist community. This is the Izumo Empire.

The people of the Izumo Empire primarily cultivate poison-based fighting techniques, and poison masters are the most common profession in the Izumo Empire. Even the alchemist guild within the empire doesn't consider how to improve its alchemy skills; instead, it focuses on researching how to create even more bizarre poisons. This reversal of priorities has led to resistance from the outside world.

The people of the Izumo Empire cultivate in venom from a young age. When they break through to the level of a Fighter, they will cultivate poisonous fighting spirit within their bodies.

Poisonous battle qi has a more powerful destructive force than ordinary battle qi, but it also has a significant drawback: it will continuously corrode the life of the user, greatly shortening their lifespan. There is only one way to change this result: to break through to the level of a Battle King.

Only after breaking through to the Dou Wang level can the poisonous fighting qi in the body no longer cause damage. Therefore, the cultivation trend is becoming more and more popular in the Izumo Empire. People are very hardworking in their cultivation because no one wants to die from the torment of poisonous fighting qi. This has also led to the fact that the number of experts in the Izumo Empire is actually slightly higher than that in the Jia Ma Empire.

The Izumo Empire and the Gama Empire are sworn enemies. Decades ago, when the two countries were at war, the poison masters of the Izumo Empire spread a large amount of poison gas on the battlefield, causing heavy losses to the Gama Empire's army. What angered the people of the Gama Empire the most was that the poison masters of the Izumo Empire had also spread countless poisons within the territory of the Gama Empire, carrying out massacres and harming many innocent people.

This is the fundamental reason why the Gama Empire and the Izumo Empire have been enemies for generations.

There were no caravans or trade routes between the Gama Empire and the Izumo Empire, nor were there any cities in between. The only thing they did was to station troops on their respective empires' borders, constantly on guard against each other.

There was no trade or exchange between the two countries. In fact, if any humans were discovered coming from the enemy country, they would be killed without hesitation. Over time, the border between the two countries became deserted except for the battlefield.

But today, two figures flew directly from the border of the Gama Empire toward the Izumo Empire.

In the valley, Xiao Fan found nothing except the three bottles containing strange poisonous insects, nor any message left by Little Fairy Doctor. So, he took Yun Yun and embarked on the journey to the Chuyun Empire.

"At our current pace, we should be able to enter the border of the Izumo Empire by this evening."