BTTH: Becoming Queen Medusa’s Guardian Spirit from the Start

Chapter 137: The Foolish Child's Treasure Hunt Xiao Yan Discovers Familiar Pinyin

Xiao Yan gazed at Xiao Yi Xian and noticed that she seemed lost in thought. Based on his experience, she was likely thinking about someone. And for a girl as stunning as her to be reminiscing about someone, that person was undoubtedly a man. Who could be important enough to occupy the thoughts of a beauty like Xiao Yi Xian?

He hadn't expected that such a gorgeous girl would already have someone in her heart. But so what? If the past had its Cao Cao, today has me, Xiao Yan! If Wu Gan can steal my fiancée and my first love, why can't I take someone else's woman?

Just as he was about to step forward, something at Xiao Yi Xian's feet caught his eye a White Orchid Fruit! This was a mid tier medicinal herb, and a mature one could be worth over four thousand gold coins! For someone like him, who was practically broke, that amount was no small fortune.

At that moment, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly turned and walked away, leaving his plans to approach her in vain. Well, if he couldn't strike up a conversation, at least he could take the White Orchid Fruit as a consolation prize.

After making sure she was gone, Xiao Yan darted out from the trees, rushed to the cliff's edge, and excitedly picked up the White Orchid Fruit. Just as he turned to leave, he suddenly sensed someone standing behind him.

Startled, he whipped around only to find that the person behind him was none other than the recently departed Xiao Yi Xian.

"You must be one of Wan Yao Zhai's hired guards. If I catch you spying on me again, I won't hesitate to kill you, no matter how much of a genius you are," Xiao Yi Xian said coldly, her delicate face devoid of its usual warmth.

Xiao Yan was taken aback. How had she managed to sneak up on him without him noticing? This girl's strength was far beyond what he had expected.

After leaving her warning, Xiao Yi Xian turned and left once more, paying no attention to Xiao Yan's stunned expression.

"Teacher, can you sense her true strength?" Xiao Yan asked Yao Chen.

"No. She hides her power too well even I can't see through it," Yao Chen replied from within the ring.

"Then why did she leave so quickly?" Xiao Yan frowned, narrowing his eyes. Something about Xiao Yi Xian didn't seem right.

"Wait, Xiao Yan! There's something below the cliff…"

Yao Chen's voice suddenly rang out.

Xiao Yan instinctively stepped forward, bringing the steep cliffside into view.

The clear weather made it easy to see the rocky surface below, which was littered with loose stones and gnarled roots. As his gaze swept over the area, he suddenly spotted something a dark opening concealed behind tangled branches and rubble.

His eyes lit up.

"So there really is something here!" he murmured to himself.

However, as he moved closer, he noticed something he had previously overlooked a rope, securely fastened to a large tree within the grove, extending down the cliff.

Xiao Yan smacked his lips in disbelief. How had he not seen this rope before? It had blended in perfectly with the surroundings!

Seeing the rope, he immediately guessed that there must be treasure below. Xiao Yi Xian must have noticed him watching earlier, which was why she hadn't gone down. Otherwise, she definitely would have.

And now, it was his turn to reap the rewards.

A smug grin spread across Xiao Yan's face. He tugged on the rope to test its sturdiness, then grabbed hold and began descending.

Little did he know, a white silhouette emerged from the trees after he left Xiao Yi Xian.

Watching him disappear over the cliff, a sweet smile played on her lips.

She had finally figured it out. That domineering man from before had deliberately left this rope behind just to mess with people.

"That guy is so bad. I bet that foolish Xiao Yan thinks he's stumbled upon a great opportunity! I wonder how that domineering man is doing now… Has he thought about me? I really want to tell him that I'm still the same Xiao Yi Xian," she whispered to herself, her smile growing even softer.

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Meanwhile, Xiao Yan, in the midst of his "treasure hunt," had finally reached the entrance of a cave. Seeing the accumulated debris, he resorted to the most primitive method manual labor to clear a path.

After exhausting himself and drenching his clothes in sweat, he finally succeeded. A pitch black cave entrance lay before him.

His face lit up with joy.

If martial arts novels from his previous life had taught him anything, it was that hidden caves always contained ancient treasures.

Excited, he took out a Moonlight Stone and cautiously entered.

The moment he stepped inside, a thick layer of dust stirred at his feet, proof that this place had been abandoned for a long time.

Xiao Yan grinned from ear to ear. If no one had set foot here in years, then whatever was inside would surely belong to him!

However, as he ventured deeper, he came across something bizarre a row of strange symbols carved into the stone wall.

No… these weren't symbols.

They were letters.

Yao Chen, upon seeing the inscriptions, was ecstatic. "Could these be ancient script? Xiao Yan, you're incredibly lucky!"

But Xiao Yan's face had turned deathly pale.

Because he recognized these letters.

Not only did he recognize them he knew them inside and out.

It was Pinyin, the romanized script of his previous life's mother tongue!

The carvings read: "yuandaoerlaidechuanyuezhe, tuihunweishi, dunrukongmen, kehuajiezainan."

(ā bō cī dé, yì wù yǔ de biāozhù! … hóng lǐ yú yǔ lǜ lǐ yú yǔ lǘ…) (???????)

Xiao Yan's mind spun as he translated the message:

"To the traveler from afar: Your fate begins with a broken engagement. To avoid disaster, renounce the world and seek solitude."

Xiao Yan's heart pounded.

Was this a message from another transmigrator? A fellow traveler from Earth?

It warned him that only by renouncing the world could he avoid catastrophe.

No… That was impossible!

How could he renounce the world?

He had come to this realm precisely to build a life filled with beautiful women and endless adventure. He wasn't about to retreat into solitude!

"I believe in the tides of fate. Thirty years to the east, thirty years to the west never look down on a poor youth. My destiny is my own to control! No matter how dark the night, the sun will always rise again. A new storm will come, and I will be at its center!"

Disaster?

He didn't care.

He had already lost everything. Apart from an old man who was using him, he had no one.

If calamity was destined to come, let it come at full force!

Watching Xiao Yan stand before the inscriptions, deep in contemplation, Yao Chen's brows furrowed.

Could it be that he was comprehending some powerful martial art or Dou Technique?

If so, this "outsider" would be more terrifying than he had ever imagined…

(End of Chapter)

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