Chapter 17 Unexpected Encounter (2/2)

”I don’t.” Han Sen noticed the gleam of the dagger, but she couldn’t have summoned it for its beauty. It must be at least a mutant beast soul and even possibly a sacred-blood beast soul.

”This dagger is the beast soul of a malicious butterfly, and it is envenomed with strong poison. You decide if your armor could block my dagger.” Qin Xuan was still smiling.

Qin Xuan couldn’t see Han Sen blushing because his armor blocked his face. ”You worry too much. We just met and have no hard feelings between us whatsoever. Why would I try to hurt you?”

The sacred-blood armor might not have been able to block the sacred-blood dagger. Han Sen would not take the chance. Besides, they weren’t really enemies either, as Qin Xuan didn’t do anything more than make a few threats. It was Son of Heaven and his gang that really bullied him.

Qin Xuan smiled and took back her dagger. ”I can’t move. If you can take me out of the cave safely, I will pay you a generous reward.”

”How come you came here alone?” Han Sen asked, not agreeing straight away. He was curious how Qin Xuan was able to come this far when there was no trace of quartz scorpions being hunted on the way.

”Originally I wanted to kill a mutant quartz scorpion, but it was more cunning than I thought. It started to attack me, leading other scorpions when my incense was about to burn out, so that I couldn’t leave the cave. The primitive scorpions no longer feared me when the incense was gone. I was able to fight them off but was stung by a mutant quartz scorpion. So now it’s even less likely that I can leave here.”

Qin Xuan looked at Han Sen and said, ”Didn’t you barter with Su Xiaoqiao for money? Take me out and I’ll offer you that.”

”You were stung by a mutant quartz scorpion?” Han Sen looked at her, horrified.

”If it was just a sting by a primitive quartz scorpion, I wouldn’t have asked for help,” Qin Xuan said casually.

Han Sen now knew it was incense that kept the quartz scorpions sway from Qin Xuan, and she thought that he must have used the same method. What she didn’t know was that he had killed all quartz scorpions on the way out. If she had known, she would have walked away herself.

”Did you not kill the mutant scorpion?” Han Sen asked again.

”Yes, but I did not get a beast soul. No one could get the flesh either, as it’s full of scorpions out there,” Qin Xuan said.

”I’ll take you, not for money but for a mutant beast soul.”

”You are too greedy.” Qin Xuan glanced at him.

”Miss Qin, for you, a mutant beast soul is nothing. Is your life not worth it?” Han Sen said.

”Alright then.” Qin Xuan looked at Han Sen earnestly.

”Amazing. You have a deal Miss.” Han Sen walked farther into the cave.