"I accidentally discovered that your assistant has been bought off by the young leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicines Shop has some connections with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. If the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicines Shop finds out that you've discovered a treasure trove, he'll likely team up with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to use some methods against you."
Feeling a bit awkward under Little Fairy Doctor's strange gaze, but to make her believe him faster, Shen Fan used 'accidental discovery' as an excuse and directly revealed Little Fairy Doctor's biggest secret at this stage.
"What?"
"Are you telling the truth?"
"Did Lifi really betray me?"
Hearing of Lifi's betrayal once again, Little Fairy Doctor, who had been enduring and acting earlier, truly showed a hint of coldness on her pretty face for the first time. Then, she pretended as if she had thought of something and asked, "How did you know Lifi is my assistant?"
"If your assistant hadn't betrayed you, how could I possibly know the secret that you discovered an ancient treasure trove?"
"I imagine you wouldn't let the discovery of such a fortunate encounter become common knowledge, would you?"
"As for why I know Lifi is your assistant, that's nothing strange."
"You're also aware of how many mercenaries in Qingshan Town view you as their dream girl. Those mercenaries naturally inquire about all your information in great detail, and it just so happens that I am one of them."
Shen Fan found a somewhat plausible excuse.
"You don't seem like a mercenary."
"From what I see, you're more like a young master from some prominent family out for experience."
Little Fairy Doctor rolled her eyes at Shen Fan, though her face inevitably flushed slightly, because through the diary, she knew that what Shen Fan had said earlier was false, but his desire for her was true.
"My identity is not important for now, nor is it relevant."
"What's important is that I am indeed here to help you."
Regarding his identity, Shen Fan couldn't explain it directly. He couldn't tell Little Fairy Doctor that he was a transmigrator, after all.
"Then how do you plan to help me?"
Little Fairy Doctor blinked her beautiful eyes, genuinely curious.
"It's simple."
"I'll first take you to eliminate the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and then take you to ransack that treasure trove."
Seeing that Little Fairy Doctor didn't dwell on his identity, Shen Fan praised her intelligence while outlining his plan.
"It sounds like you're genuinely helping me, and it seems I have no reason to refuse."
"What's more, I don't seem to have the capital to refuse either."
Saying this, Little Fairy Doctor openly put away the medicine bag in her hand, feigning an expression that implied: you're stronger than me, so it's whatever you say.
Upon seeing this, just as Shen Fan was about to say something, he heard a commotion from the front hall of the Ten Thousand Medicines Shop. The sound then moved from far to near, and within seconds, a group of mercenaries appeared aggressively before Shen Fan and Little Fairy Doctor.
"Little Fairy Doctor."
"Who is he?"
At this moment, a young man in his twenties from among the mercenaries stepped forward, angrily pointing at Shen Fan, who was less than an arm's length from Little Fairy Doctor, his eyes unable to hide his jealousy.
"Does that concern you?"
With Shen Fan by her side, Little Fairy Doctor had no intention of feigning civility with Mu Li.
"Heh heh."
"Kid."
"You're very good, truly very good."
"You dare to lay hands on the woman Mu Li has set his eyes on."
"You all, go! Kill this kid directly."
Mu Li had long considered Little Fairy Doctor his forbidden possession, allowing no man to approach her. Already filled with jealousy, he was now enraged by Little Fairy Doctor's attitude, causing his anger to flare up. Without a word, he unleashed all his fury on the young man before him, who became more and more displeasing to his eyes.
"Yes."
Receiving their young leader's command, a dozen mercenaries responded in unison. Then, clenching their fists and with grimaces on their faces, they slowly advanced, wanting to first scare the young man who had angered their young leader into kneeling and begging for mercy. After he had completely lost face in front of their 'sister-in-law' Little Fairy Doctor, they would then proceed to deal with him.
However, what the dozen mercenaries didn't expect was that Shen Fan's subsequent actions were completely different from what they imagined. Not only did he show no fear, but he also quirked his mouth and raised a hand, striking a palm towards them, who were a dozen paces away.
And then, there was no 'then'.
A mere dozen low-star Spirit Masters were simply no match for the current Shen Fan.
After all, Shen Fan didn't cultivate the Spirit Master system of the Xuanhuan sewers.
"How is that possible?"
"Who exactly are you?"
"There's no one like you in Qingshan Town."
On the other side, watching the unfamiliar man before him wipe out all his subordinates with a single move, Mu Li also reacted. He might have provoked someone he shouldn't have, and his heart immediately sank.
"Who am I?"
"Heh heh."
"I am Cao Thief."
Immediately after, before Mu Li could extract any useful information from the words "Cao Thief," he followed in the footsteps of his subordinates.
"What's wrong?"
After dealing with Mu Li and his group, Shen Fan turned back and saw that Little Fairy Doctor seemed to want to say something, so he proactively asked.
"What does Cao Thief mean?"
Little Fairy Doctor's face was filled with curiosity.
"Ah, this…"
Perhaps it was just a coincidence today, just as Shen Fan didn't know how to answer Little Fairy Doctor's question, the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicines Shop, who had been knocked unconscious by Shen Fan's palm strike earlier, woke up at this moment.
"You."
"Mu Li?"
"Did you kill him?"
The awakened owner of the Ten Thousand Medicines Shop immediately saw that the unfamiliar man who had knocked him unconscious had not left. He then noticed Mu Li lying beside him, eyes wide open and no longer breathing, and cold sweat instantly poured down him.
"What do you think?"
Shen Fan's gaze was playful, taking the opportunity to gloss over Little Fairy Doctor's question.
"I was asleep just now, I didn't see anything."
"But as a physician, based on my experience, Mu Li must have accidentally bumped into the wall and killed himself. And his subordinates, fearing accountability afterwards, must have collectively committed suicide."
Being able to thrive in a complex place like Qingshan Town, the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicines Shop was not a fool. After the initial panic, he quickly regained his composure, and with his ability to speak to people in their own language and to ghosts in theirs, lies flowed readily from his mouth.
"You are indeed a clever man."
"Too bad…"
Shen Fan didn't explicitly say what was too bad. Amidst the sudden drastic change in the Ten Thousand Medicines Shop owner's expression, he sent him to heaven.
"I told you, the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicines Shop colluded with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group; he's not a good person."
Shen Fan explained.
If he hadn't been afraid that directly killing the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicines Shop at the beginning would cause Little Fairy Doctor to misunderstand, Shen Fan would have killed him long ago.
"I know."
Little Fairy Doctor had grown up in various chaotic environments since she was young, so she naturally knew how to judge people, otherwise, she wouldn't have survived to this day.