The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

What was that pill?! Fire alone wouldn’t have saved her.
Yes she would have thawed, but she would have thawed at death’s door.
The thing that saved her was definitely that pill!

Immediately after taking the medicine, the girl improved and woke up.
Who wouldn ’t be excited over something as miraculous as that?! Especially if they saw it with their own eyes – of course they’d be interested!

Of the adventurers around them, some were honorable sorts who were discreetly sizing up Yifu and Zi Cheng.
Zi Cheng in particular got a lot of attention; she was the one with the medicine after all.

It was a world of swords and magic, so naturally there were different types of medicines that could improve strength and treat injuries; it was just that most people were familiar with compounds made by pharmacists and alchemists of the west, but not with the alchemy of pill refinement from eastern ancient countries.

Only the dark-eyed people in the region practiced it.
Unlike the study of alchemy, where anyone with ability could learn by attending school, pill refinement was a secretive art that only those in the east knew.

Pill refinement masters rarely accepted students, with most only accepting one or two throughout the course of their lives.
Therefore there were far fewer pill refinement masters than alchemists.
They were so rare they were practically a myth.

This rarity meant it was possible for those on the Big Six[notes] to go their entire lives without ever see a refined pill.

But just a moment ago a young girl using the fabled pill appeared.
Their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Mother! They just saw something unexpectedly incredible today.
It turned out the myth was true! It had to be a legendary medicine to have such an amazing effect! Local lore had it the alchemy the ancient people practiced were so powerful it bordered on magical – and it was magical!

The girl used such an amazing medicine to save her friend.
No way she would use something so precious if she only had one, so she had to have a more on her somewhere.

Ming Xi and his team didn’t notice the intense stares.
They sat and continued with their business.
Jier pulled out some more meat while Feng Wu pulled out some magical fruits to share with everyone.

Ming Xi took the fruit Feng Wu handed to him.
He was surprised.
Most trees that bore them were guarded by powerful beasts.
It was impossible for a person without abilities to get them.

But this girl, Feng Wu did it.
He didn’t know how she did it, but that didn’t matter, the important thing was she succeeded.
It made him look at her in a different light.
Without a doubt, she had proven her strength.

Two rosy spots popped up on Feng Wu’s face when Ming Xi accepted the fruit she handed.

An unexpected thought hit Ming Xi: how adorable! Now he understood why Elena went on and on about how cute Feng Wu’s face was and why she constantly wanted to press that face against her chest.

Wait.
What was he thinking?! He coughed and looked away trying to cool his hot head.

More people filtered into the hall as the hours passed.
Wind, Rain, Luis, and Gerasi eventually entered the hall and everyone’s heart lightened, happy that no one fell in the tomb.

They hadn’t reached the quota yet so many people hung around in pairs.
Some stood alone leaning against pillars or sitting on the floor.
The sound of chatter filled the hall.

And in this way, the people who arrived later were quickly filled in on how Zi Cheng saved her friend with a refined pill.
Some were ambitious and coveted the medicine.
Who told her to flash her treasure like that? Now she was going to be targeted on the second floor.

Few weaklings entered the battlegrounds, so most there now were adventurers who had cut their teeth in battle and gained experience through bloody combat in search for treasure.
Killing one girl for her medicine, none of them felt any grief over it.

A sinister atmosphere permeated the hall.
They were there for the inheritance, but there was only one of it.
Who knew how difficult it would be to get? The pill though… everyone saw.
It was definitely something they could steal.

In a recessed corner of the hall was an old man.
He looked down on his luck and was accompanied by a cute teenage girl of about fifteen or sixteen.

She was a lovely girl with beautiful eyes.
Her figure, though not as alluring as Elena’s, was certainly memorable.
One glance and you’d be charmed.

An old man, a beautiful girl, this unusual duo sat unobtrusively in the corner.

“Grandpapa, is it really here?” The girl spoke softly despite knowing there was a silence array around them.

“Yes.” His old eyes suddenly lit up and he appeared much younger than his years.
The youthful spark disappeared as quickly as it came and he returned to his inconspicuous self before anyone noticed.