Li An was prepared, if things went awry, he would retreat immediately!
After all, although Xu Qiuhui had some goodwill towards him, it was far from enough to make him risk his life for Tan Qingxue.
...
As they ventured deeper into the forest, they encountered more Spirit Medicine, but most were of no grade, and the others didn't fancy them. Li An, however, accepted them all, harvested them, and stored them in his storage bag.
After all, although these Spirit Medicines weren't worth much, they were quite useful to Li An. He could give them to Zhao Xian's Story and ask the Pharmacists from the Medicine Hall to help make potions for Body Refining.
Both Cao Zhirou and Jiang You shook their heads; indeed, Li An was born from a humble background and lacked worldly experience.
"Hey, a First Grade Spirit Medicine!"
By evening, Li An shouted with delight beside a rotten tree stump.
The others, including Tan Qingxue, instantly gathered around.
"A First Grade Tree Reishi, actually growing among a bunch of miscellaneous Spirit Herbs." Cao Zhirou's expression was complex.
"Didn't notice it; this guy got lucky…" Jiang You felt a bit regretful.
They had seen the miscellaneous Spirit Herbs from afar, but no one came over.
Only Li An, who even wanted the miscellaneous Spirit Herbs, had the luck to stumble upon the Tree Reishi...
The Tree Reishi was worth about twenty Spirit Stones!
Li An happily tucked the Tree Reishi into his storage bag, inwardly grateful for cultivating the Super Sensing Skill.
His sense of smell, hearing, and vision were far superior to ordinary people, allowing him to effectively avoid some Spirit Beasts and scent Spirit Medicine ahead of time.
"Let's rest here and go to Black Mulberry Forest during the daytime tomorrow."
Tan Qingxue spoke, and the four immediately made camp, using branches and other materials to build a temporary shelter.
While busy, Tan Qingxue couldn't help but glance at Li An.
Today, they had encountered several fierce Spirit Beasts, yet Li An rarely made a move, despite gaining the most.
Was this guy really holding back?
Actually, to Cao Zhirou and Jiang You, Li An's behavior was quite normal; the weakest contributed the least in battle, and his numerous gains were purely good luck...
But due to Xu Qiuhui mentioning it repeatedly, Tan Qingxue began to harbor preconceived notions, and couldn't help but think along these lines.
Moreover, once this thought arose, she couldn't help but recall Li An's behavior today...
The first time they encountered that Qi Refining Third Layer fierce tiger, Li An initially moved to the front but suddenly stopped, letting Cao Zhirou face it.
The second time, when a Qi Refining Fourth Layer wild boar charged, Tan Qingxue and the others were caught up in the chaos, but Li An was kept at a distance, uninvolved in the fight.
Li An only made a move once, dealing with two Qi Refining First Layer snakes that were mating at the time... He crushed them both with one stomp.
She suddenly felt that Li An was indeed suspicious!
Had she been fooled?!
If Li An knew her thoughts, he'd be bewildered; who exactly had a problem??
Thinking from this angle, wouldn't anyone be considered abnormal??
"We should take turns watching the night; Li An, you and I will keep watch for the first half!"
Once the temporary shelter was built, Tan Qingxue suddenly spoke.
Li An's brow furrowed imperceptibly; what was Tan Qingxue up to?
Li An figured that since Tan Qingxue had great talent in Talisman Dao, she hadn't faced much hardship, thus was far less mature than Xu Qiuhui.
Her thoughts were quite simple, which, to put it bluntly, meant she was naive.
Such a naive person's thoughts are sometimes hard to predict... and she can also easily cause trouble.
"You're the weakest, I'm the strongest; isn't it good for strong and weak to pair for night watch?"
Seeing Li An's silence, she asked again.
Li An: "..."
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