Chapter 69: The Treasure Hunt Concludes!

"Wow, this is Spirit Jade Grass!"
"This is Fire Feather Down!"
"This is Frost Sapling!"
"Wow! So many treasures!!"
Little Medicine Fairy cheered with delight.

Qian Mo watched the Little Medicine Fairy leap with joy and smiled gently.

"This must be the excitement phase of childhood. I never had one myself, and I can't go back... Well, I don't want to return anyway. Everything now is just right; there's no need to dwell on messy thoughts."

Qian Mo patted her own face and comforted herself.

"Don't worry, all these are for our little Fairy. No one will fight you for them, and your master doesn't need them," Qian Mo said as she came to Little Medicine Fairy's side and gently stroked her young forehead.

"Mm, mm, mm!" Little Medicine Fairy nodded fervently.

Then she carefully picked the herbs one by one and placed them into her ring. Within the ring, a gentle energy nurtured the herbs, keeping them from withering—a special arrangement Qian Mo had made for her.

Amidst the herbs, deep inside, lay a human skeleton—long deceased.

Qian Mo approached, intending to examine the remains.

"This is the owner of the Myriad Poisons Scripture. If he cultivated that scripture, then during his lifetime he must have either been a poison master or possessed the Calamity Poison Body—one or the other," Qian Mo murmured.

...

"Ah!"
"A... a corpse!"
Little Medicine Fairy turned and saw the skeleton, letting out a scream.

"Master..." She was terrified, quickly grabbing Qian Mo's arm for comfort, looking pitiable.

For someone so young, seeing a corpse was perhaps not appropriate—a child’s mistaken sight... But fate cannot be changed. In the original story, Little Medicine Fairy saw this skeleton, though now it was three years earlier.

Qian Mo quickly knelt and picked her up, soothing her, "It's alright, don't be afraid! Your master is here. Not even the greatest monster can hurt you."

Qian Mo spoke gently, stroking Little Medicine Fairy’s head, making her feel safe and comfortable.

"Mm, Master is the best," Little Medicine Fairy said as she lay against Qian Mo’s chest.

Back to reality.

In front of the skeleton sat three treasure chests. "If nothing goes wrong, inside each chest should be: a flying technique, the damaged map of the third-ranked Heavenly Flame—the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame—and finally, the Myriad Poisons Scripture that Little Medicine Fairy will learn," Qian Mo thought, stroking her chin as she gazed at the chests.

"Wow, Master, look! Treasure chests! There must be treasures inside!" Little Medicine Fairy called out, her eyes sparkling.

"Pfft, I never expected our Little Medicine Fairy to be such a little miser!" Qian Mo teased, stroking her head.

"Hmph! Don’t laugh at me! Who doesn’t like treasures in this world?" Little Medicine Fairy retorted.

"Haha, yes, yes," Qian Mo laughed.

...

According to the plot, the key to the treasure chests was hidden inside the skeleton.

Qian Mo examined the bones closely and noticed the throat looked unnatural, as if something was lodged there.

If her guess was correct, the key was inside the throat.

Qian Mo pried open the skeleton’s mouth and reached in with her left hand.

Sure enough, she felt something.

She pulled out the key and examined it: its surface was bright but carried an aura of ancientness.

"Master, did you find the key?" Little Medicine Fairy asked.

"Yes, I found it. Now, I’ll open the chests," Qian Mo replied, excitement stirring in her heart as she licked her lips.

"Yay! Treasure chest time! There must be lots of treasures inside!" Little Medicine Fairy raised her hand and exclaimed.

"Little miser," Qian Mo said calmly.

With that, Qian Mo inserted the key into the first chest on the left and twisted it.

Click!

The mechanism turned with a sound.

"It's open," both thought simultaneously.

Qian Mo slowly lifted the lid, revealing an ancient scroll.

"Oh! What’s this?" Little Medicine Fairy muttered.

Qian Mo didn’t answer but reached for the scroll.

Unrolling it, she saw: Intermediate Profound Tier Technique—Battle Qi Wings.

"So it’s that," Qian Mo mused, "Little Flame’s item."

"It’s useless to me. Fairy, you take it and cultivate," Qian Mo said dismissively, handing the scroll to Little Medicine Fairy.

She received it eagerly, "It’s Intermediate Profound Tier! I’ve never had one before!"

Carefully, she put it in her ring.

"Just Intermediate Profound Tier. To your master, it’s no better than the junk outside. I could easily find something superior for you. Once you start practicing, you’ll see," Qian Mo remarked.

She moved to the second chest and opened it, revealing a map—indeed, it was the damaged map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, ranked third among Heavenly Flames.

"This one is useful. I’ll keep it," Qian Mo said, placing the map into her ring.

Little Medicine Fairy paid her no mind; with an Intermediate Profound Tier technique and a pile of herbs, she was already satisfied.

"Master, didn’t you say there was a technique suited for me?" Little Medicine Fairy suddenly remembered and asked Qian Mo.

"Yes, don’t worry, the last chest is tailored for you," Qian Mo replied calmly.

Hearing this, Little Medicine Fairy’s curiosity surged; her eyes fixed on the final chest, barely containing her excitement.

...

Qian Mo opened the last chest, finding only a green book—nothing else.

"This feels so familiar," Little Medicine Fairy mused aloud as she gazed at the green book.

"Of course. Your Calamity Poison Body gives you an affinity for all poisonous things," Qian Mo explained.

"Is this the thing you said could help my Calamity Poison Body?" Little Medicine Fairy asked, widening her eyes.

"Yes, this is—the Myriad Poisons Scripture," Qian Mo continued.

"Myriad Poisons Scripture? What a bold name!" Little Medicine Fairy exclaimed happily.

“……”

"It seems those with poisoned bodies think differently from normal folk..."

"As a normal man of the twenty-first century, I can’t communicate with her..." Qian Mo sighed inwardly at Little Medicine Fairy’s excitement.

"Do you like it?"

"I do!"

"Then take it!"

"Mm-mm!"

As Little Medicine Fairy’s voice fell, it signaled the end of their treasure hunt in the cave.

...

"Let’s go. There’s nothing else here worth taking. What should be kept is gone; what shouldn’t remain... is probably just that skeleton."

"Come, let’s return and help you fully master your Calamity Poison Body," Qian Mo said, taking Little Medicine Fairy’s tiny hand.

"Yes!" Little Medicine Fairy nodded happily.

(End of chapter)