CHAPTER 1029: CHAPTER 1031: GATHERING INFORMATION

An’an always remembered Xiaoxiao’s kindness, diligently taking care of Little Liufu along the way.

This greatly helped Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming, making them feel much more relaxed.

They didn’t pass by the mountain again but chose a different route home, not wanting to encounter the bandits again.

As they traveled through one village after another, they would inquire about news of Xiaotian and Divine Doctor Xue but always came up empty-handed.

Despite the results, Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming weren’t too disappointed, as this has been their journey for over a month now.

On the contrary, An’an was feeling a bit down because they couldn’t find Divine Doctor Xue, and was very anxious for Xiaoxiao.

That day, they ran out of provisions and happened to pass through a small town, planning to stop and buy some more before continuing.

They randomly picked a restaurant and decided to have a good meal, after all, constant dry rations were unbearable.

After they sat down in the hall, Xiao’er came to greet them.

"What would you like to eat, honored guests?"

Xiaoxiao turned to An’an and asked, "An’an, what do you want to eat?"

"Me, anything is fine." An’an was a bit nervous, plus she couldn’t read, didn’t know how to order, and didn’t want Xiaoxiao to spend too much Silver.

The idea was to cater to An’an’s taste and reward her; she had been very helpful these days and was a sensible and obedient young girl.

But seeing An’an like that, Xiaoxiao just acquiesced and casually ordered a few signature dishes.

Seeing Xiaoxiao order quite a lot, Xiao’er was very happy and enthusiastically shouted, "Alright, coming right up!"

At this time, Yang Ming then asked, "Xiao’er, I want to ask you something."

"Honored guest, what do you want to ask? Not to brag, but there’s nothing within a hundred miles that I don’t know."

"..." Xiaoxiao was speechless; this Xiao’er sure liked to boast.

"Have you heard of Divine Doctor Xue? That famous healer Divine Doctor Xue?"

Upon hearing it’s about asking for Divine Doctor Xue, Xiao’er’s mood immediately lifted and responded, "Honored guest, you asked the right person. I actually know about this."

Upon hearing this, the three at the table were all beaming, truly not expecting to find this information in such a place.

No one had known along the way.

An’an was even more excited than Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming, completely forgetting the earlier nervousness, and urgently asked, "Really? So where is he now?"

Xiao’er didn’t directly answer An’an’s question but subtly said, "That Divine Doctor Xue is very mysterious, a real phantom, hardly anyone knows where he is. You are really lucky to meet me today."

"Looking at you guys, you must have been searching for a long time. Let me tell you, the information I have was obtained unintentionally, so I can’t just spill it easily..."

Xiao’er went on and on but didn’t reveal Divine Doctor Xue’s whereabouts.

The central theme was that he had news about Divine Doctor Xue, but if they wanted to know, they’d have to offer some incentive; he wouldn’t disclose it for free.

Yang Ming took out some copper coins from his pocket, about twenty, and handed them to Xiao’er, "Xiao’er, please help us out."

Seeing the copper coins, Xiao’er was extremely satisfied, quickly shoved the coins into his pocket, and said, "Honored guests, you really found the right person for Divine Doctor Xue’s news, not to brag..."

"..." Xiaoxiao was speechless, they’ve paid, can he not dawdle? They’re quite anxious!