What Do You Call a Benevolent and Reasonable Person in Xianxia? An Impossibility! (BTTH)

Just as Xiao Yan was speculating in his heart, he suddenly heard a discordant sound. His gaze followed the direction of the sound, and he saw that the rope fixed at the edge of the cliff where Xiao Yixian was hanging was gradually starting to crack and then abruptly snapped in the next second!

Xiao Yixian below also sensed this. Without the support of the rope, her body plummeted downward. Xiao Yixian’s heart sank, and a thought immediately crossed her mind.

This is it… I shouldn’t have bought a cheap and inferior rope…

Just as Xiao Yixian thought all was lost and began to imagine her tragic fate, her falling body suddenly stopped, and she was left hanging in mid-air, tightly gripping onto the broken rope.

It stopped…

Xiao Yixian, who had survived a disaster, felt a bit dazed. She slowly looked up along the rope and saw Xiao Yan at the edge of the cliff, tightly holding the severed rope with a helpless expression.

“You really don’t value your own life.”

“Xiao Yan?” Xiao Yixian looked up at the boy in a daze and instinctively asked, “Why are you here? I clearly put sleeping pills in dinner…”

“Sleeping pills?”

Xiao Yan looked puzzled, not understanding what Xiao Yixian was talking about. Yao Chen in his ring couldn’t help but laugh helplessly.

It was probably because he had been eating the failed dishes roasted by Yun Zhi every day, indirectly training Xiao Yan’s stomach. Such a level of sleeping pills had no effect on him at all.

Of course, Xiao Yan himself didn’t know this and softly answered Xiao Yixian’s question.

“I came because I saw you sneaking out of the camp. Considering Boss Yao’s favor, I came to make sure nothing happened to you.”

As Xiao Yan spoke, he held the rope with both hands and slowly pulled Xiao Yixian up.

“It seems like I made the right decision. If something happened to you, I don’t think Boss Yao would ever smile again in his lifetime.”

“You! You were indeed sent by Boss Yao to protect me!”

After listening to Xiao Yan’s words, Xiao Yixian became even more convinced of her previous guess. Her eyes were filled with indignation as she glared fiercely at Xiao Yan above.

“Not really.”

Xiao Yan responded calmly and reached out to pull Xiao Yixian, who had already been pulled to the edge of the cliff, onto solid ground, letting her stand steadily.

“I’ve said it before, I was only entrusted by Boss Yao to search for medicinal herbs. I never mentioned anything about protecting you or the like,” Xiao Yan said in a calm tone, denying Xiao Yixian’s speculation.

But if Boss Yao had really asked him to do so, Xiao Yan would have accepted the task. After all, the Blood Lotus Essence was incredibly valuable, and Xiao Yan didn’t consider the worth of retrieving that medicinal herb to be equal to the Blood Lotus Essence.

By rescuing Xiao Yixian twice now, he could be seen as making up for Boss Yao’s loss.

“Then why did you save me? My life or death has nothing to do with you, right?” Xiao Yixian approached and pointed at Xiao Yan’s chest, complaining. Xiao Yan replied softly.

“But it does have to do with Boss Yao. Boss Yao certainly wouldn’t want anything to happen to you.”

“…Tsk!”

Xiao Yixian clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction, seemingly not believing his explanation. However, if Xiao Yan wasn’t willing to tell the truth, she had no way to force him.

Xiao Yixian then stopped thinking about this issue and crossed her slender arms, giving Xiao Yan a sidelong glance.

“So now, what’s your plan? Are you going to take me back to the camp?”

“If you’re willing to go back on your own, then nothing could be better,” Xiao Yan said, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes. “But I have a question. Is there a treasure down there?”

Searching for treasure could be considered a childhood wish and regret for Xiao Yan. It was also a rare occasion for him to take an interest in something outside the righteous path.

Upon hearing Xiao Yan’s words, Xiao Yixian’s expression turned sour, and she lowered her head, lightly biting her nails.

To be honest, she was the one who had first discovered this place. But if she didn’t share it with Xiao Yan, she might end up blabbering about it and bringing trouble upon herself.

Originally, she had planned to use the treasures inside to make up for the losses of the Myriad Medicines Hall. She didn’t want to split them with anyone.

However, the current situation was that she couldn’t reach the bottom of the cliff alone. Even though the remaining length of the broken rope was enough, she didn’t dare risk her life a second time on that low-quality product.

With these thoughts in mind, Xiao Yixian felt a sense of reluctance but ultimately sighed deeply.

Fine, half and half. It’s better than nothing.

“Alright, I understand!” Xiao Yixian looked at Xiao Yan and solemnly said, “I’ll take you to find the treasure, but you must protect me! Don’t even think about killing me and monopolizing the treasures once we reach the location! Although I may not be strong, I have means of self-defense!”

“Ah…” Upon hearing Xiao Yixian’s words, Xiao Yan understood that she had misunderstood him and reached out to explain.

“I’m just curious about what the treasure looks like, I didn’t mean to…”

“Take me down!”

Xiao Yixian approached the edge of the cliff and pointed below, commanding Xiao Yan, causing him to twitch his face.

Well… since she’s someone Boss Yao values, and I owe Boss Yao such a big favor, I should help as much as I can.

Xiao Yan then came to Xiao Yixian’s side and tried to embrace her slender waist, but Xiao Yixian didn’t show any signs of displeasure.

However, after a while, Xiao Yixian didn’t feel Xiao Yan embracing her, which made her curious. She looked down and found that Xiao Yan’s hand had been hovering about two or three inches away from her waist, unable to make any further progress.

“Hey! What are you hesitating for? Hurry up!” Xiao Yixian glared at Xiao Yan impatiently, and Xiao Yan awkwardly scratched his face. He then retrieved the Heavy Black Ruler from his back into his storage ring, squatted down, and his face turned slightly red as he spoke.

“Let me carry you down. It’s a bit overstepping for me to embrace a girl’s waist.”

“…” Xiao Yixian stared at Xiao Yan, who was squatting at the edge of the cliff. After a moment, she burst into laughter.

“Hahaha~ Are you stupid? Even I, a girl, don’t mind. Do you know how many people want to touch my waist but can’t?”

“That’s right! Weren’t you so eager to comment on me earlier? You back down now? You coward! Pathetic! Such a disgrace!”

Not only was Xiao Yixian mocking him, but the medicine in the ring also scolded him for his lack of courage.

Xiao Yan felt quite embarrassed by both of their remarks and urged them in a placid tone, “Let’s go.”

Xiao Yixian gradually suppressed her laughter and leaned onto Xiao Yan’s back, unintentionally letting go of her guard against him.

After all, someone who could be so pure-hearted probably wouldn’t be capable of much harm.