Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 11 Undercover

"Brother Yuhao, you were looking for me?"

"Well, there are some things we need to confirm," Huo Yuhao explained. "Little Fairy Doctor, please release your battle aura first."

Little Fairy Doctor's expression tightened. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but swallowed it back. As instructed, she circulated her battle qi and gathered it in her palm. Because she had not yet become a Great Battle Master, she could not release her battle qi outwards. However, as Little Fairy Doctor circulated her battle qi, wisps of purplish-gray mist appeared in her palm.

"It's actually the Calamity Poison Body!" Yao Chen's somewhat surprised voice reached Huo Yuhao and Xiao Yan's ears, and then he explained.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's increasingly grim expression, Little Fairy Doctor lowered her voice: "Brother Yuhao, you really noticed. My constitution is rather special. My father investigated it after adopting me; it's a curse called the Calamity Poison Body." Little Fairy Doctor's mood was low. "I can increase my fighting spirit by taking poison, but every time I take poison, I lose control."

But soon, the disappointment on Little Fairy Doctor's face faded, and she cheered up again. "When you saved me last time, Brother Yuhao, your ice-attribute battle qi entered my body and completely suppressed the poison within me. Lately, I've been trying to take poison, and it only increases my battle qi; it hasn't gone out of control again!"

Looking at the bright smiling face before him, which held a hint of anticipation for the future, the girl's purple hair seemed to turn fiery red in a daze. Coming back to his senses, Huo Yuhao frowned, tightly gripped Little Fairy Doctor's hand, and, ignoring her face that instantly flushed, poured his battle qi into her, attempting to suppress the poison in her body.

A faint coolness swept over her, and icy blue energy flowed through Little Fairy Doctor's meridians like melting snow. With the slightest touch, the purplish-gray poisonous mist within her body instantly lost its activity and was regained under the control of Little Fairy Doctor's battle qi.

Under Huo Yuhao's control, Little Fairy Doctor, who should have been frostbitten by the cold air, only felt a slight coolness, like an air conditioner in summer. As Huo Yuhao circulated his fighting spirit, a tingling sensation filled Little Fairy Doctor's meridians, and the feeling of comfort took over her brain, causing her to let out an uncontrollable groan.

"Ah—ah!"

Unaffected by the sound, Yao Chen observed carefully for a while, inwardly marveling that Huo Yuhao's ice attribute could even suppress the Calamity Poison Body. Then, a teasing voice rang in Huo Yuhao's ear: "This little girl will probably be inseparable from you from now on!"

"What happened?" The door was suddenly kicked open, and Mr. Yao rushed in, staring intently at the scene.

The imagined scene didn't unfold; everyone was fully clothed, except Huo Yuhao was holding Xiao Yixian's hand. Seeing everyone's gazes turn towards them, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with confusion and amusement, respectively. Xiao Yixian, on the other hand, looked somewhat embarrassed and annoyed. Mr. Yao, somewhat awkwardly, said, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Seeing that Huo Yuhao and Xiao Yixian's hands were still clasped together, Mr. Yao seemed to understand something and pushed open the door to leave. "No need to disturb you, no need to disturb you! You can continue!"

"Sigh! Xian'er really does have feelings for Brother Huo..." Mr. Yao sighed slightly after leaving the room.

Brother Huo's fighting spirit can suppress the Calamity Poison Body; it's a good thing Xian'er is with him. Mr. Yao thought to himself as he walked, recalling the two of them holding hands tightly just now.

"Mr. Yao!" A timid voice woke him up. Mr. Yao looked down slightly and saw a maid carrying a tray.

"Oh, it's Liffie. You're bringing the food? Go quickly."

……

Inside the room, Little Fairy Doctor quickly shook off Huo Yuhao's hand, steam seemingly rising from her head, and muttered, "Father found out!"

Having watched the whole thing unfold, Xiao Yan nudged Huo Yuhao with his elbow. "What do you say? How about we take her with us to the Monster Beast Mountain Range?"

"Stop joking around." Huo Yuhao frowned. "We're going on a training trip, it's inconvenient to bring her along, and it's also dangerous for her. Why don't we wait until we come back, or have Mr. Yao move Wan Yao Zhai to Wutan City?"

"What if it's too late and she dies from her own poison? Yuhao, you can't just stand by and watch her die, can you?" Xiao Yan urged. "Didn't you say that gathering herbs wasn't urgent? I don't think training is urgent either."

Hearing Huo Yuhao and Xiao Yan's argument, Little Fairy Doctor snapped out of her reverie and hurriedly said, "Brother Yuhao, are you going to gather herbs? I know a place that might be helpful to you."

Seeing that the two had stopped arguing, Little Fairy Doctor continued, "That cave is one I accidentally discovered while gathering herbs. There's a grotto inside. It must have been left by a senior. The cave is hidden behind a strange tree on a cliff. When I explored it last time, I faintly smelled the fragrance of herbs. There might be the medicinal herbs that Brother Yuhao needs inside."

At this moment, Yao Chen suddenly transmitted his voice: "Take her with you. Are you worried that your master can't protect you?"

"it is good."

……

The next day, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Yan thanked Mr. Yao for his hospitality and waited in the lobby for Little Fairy Doctor to join them on their journey.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!" Little Fairy Doctor, carrying several shoulder bags, jogged over. "Everything's ready!"

Seeing Little Fairy Doctor carrying so many bags, Huo Yuhao's forehead creased with annoyance.

"Don't you have a storage ring?"

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao took out a ring inlaid with a dazzling gemstone from his pocket and handed it to Little Fairy Doctor. "This storage ring is for you; it has twenty cubic meters of space inside."

"Ah! Thank you... thank you!" Little Fairy Doctor's face was flushed, and her voice was barely audible, as if she had just run over.

"He even called me a beast. Doesn't this kid know the meaning of giving a ring?" Xiao Yan revealed a knowing smile.

……

Watching the three figures disappear into the distance, Mr. Yao shook his head and sighed, "Girls really are a case of 'once they grow up, they're gone forever'!"

"Boss, those two only bought some ordinary medicinal herbs, yet they left behind over 100,000 gold coins!"

"Hmm? So many gold coins?" Mr. Yao was a little surprised, and then, recalling the ring Huo Yuhao had given to Little Fairy Doctor that had a larger storage space than a mid-grade storage ring, "Could this be a betrothal gift?"

……

Wolf Head Mercenary Group's headquarters, council hall.

"Oh, a cave dwelling left by our predecessors?" Mu She picked up his teacup, looking at his subordinate kneeling on one knee below, his voice unhurried, "Are you sure?"

"Of course, Boss!" the subordinate said. "The message from our people at Wan Yao Zhai said that Little Fairy Doctor found it yesterday while she was gathering herbs. They went there today."

Seeing that Mu She was still drinking tea, his voice became urgent: "Boss, we'd better hurry up and go too, or those three brats will steal all the treasure!"

Mu She put down his teacup, stepped forward, and helped his subordinate up. "Get up first. Are you sure there are only three people? Boss Yao didn't go with them?"

The subordinate thought for a moment and said definitively, "He didn't follow."

Mu She nodded in satisfaction, returned to his seat, and lightly tapped the table with his fingers. "Li'er, what do you think we should do?"

Mu Li, who was sitting to the side, immediately stood up and said excitedly, "Father, this is a great opportunity! I am willing to lead two teams to follow them and guarantee to bring all the treasures back to you!" At the same time, he secretly made a vow in his heart.

These two little bastards dared to lay a finger on my woman. Once I catch them, I'll torture them myself.

Mu She's voice rang out: "Li'er, you still don't understand. I've said it many times: even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. Besides, that kid was able to save the Wan Yao Zhai team from danger just a few months ago. What kind of strength does he have now? Can you even defeat him?"

"I'm sorry, Father, I didn't think it through."

"Go and call the second and third leaders, and bring the elders along. Let's go and see this ancient cave dwelling."

"Yes, Boss!"