FATE: Target of Grand Master

"Ah, Xia Yan, what a coincidence."

Okita Souji saw Xia Yan and the other two and waved to greet them.

Upon hearing the commander's voice, Lan Muyan turned around and saw Xia Yan and the other two smiling at him at the same time.

Why are you all staring at me like that?

Lan Muyan always felt that the smiles of the three of them were meaningful.

"It's nothing, we just happened to be passing by, so we won't bother you any longer."

Xia Yan knew nothing about medicinal herbs and had no interest in them. He simply greeted them and prepared to leave.

"By the way, stop overthinking things here. I'll have Morgan take a look at the medicinal herbs here later and help you choose a few that will benefit the commander."

After hearing Xia Yan's words, Lan Muyan awkwardly scratched his head.

How could he forget Morgan, that great witch? It's true what they say, you can't really remember someone who isn't your servant.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Although this was only the second trial that Lan Muyan and Xia Yan had participated in together, Lan Muyan felt that his relationship with Xia Yan wasn't so distant after chatting online for quite a while.

"There's no need for that."

Suddenly, a clear female voice rang out.

Xia Yan and Lan Muyan turned their heads and saw that Mei Li had appeared beside them at some point.

"Good afternoon, Masters. Miss Avalon can help you with your troubles."

Upon seeing that it was Melly who appeared, both Xia Yan and Lan Muyan became instinctively wary.

"Huh? Why are you frowning and looking at me with such a wary expression? I was just trying to help you out for free!"

Considering that Merry was, after all, a Servant from Uruk's side, Xia Yan lowered his guard and put on a warm smile.

"Miss Meryl, are you very familiar with these medicinal herbs?"

"Of course, as a court magician, my potion-making skills are in no way inferior to some great witches. Oh, by the way, please call me Miss Avalon. I'm not familiar with or know anyone like Merry."

Meili seemed to care a lot about how Xia Yan addressed her, and immediately corrected him.

"Okay, Miss Meryl. Then please take a look at Lan Muyan."

Xia Yan smiled and agreed, continuing with his usual form of address.

"Ugh... Xia Yan, you're bullying me."

Mary pouted, pretending to be angry, but then immediately switched back to a smiling face.

"Fine, call me whatever you want. This is a special perk just for you~"

After saying that, Meili didn't forget to wink at Xia Yan, which naturally aroused the hostility of Yuri Ellie and Ibuki.

"Tell me, what kind of medicinal herbs do you want?"

Ignoring the gazes of the two gods, Melly walked up to the herbal medicine stall and asked.

"Hey, Xia Yan, do you really think Meryl can be trusted?"

Lan Muyan had no doubt about Meryl's abilities; what he questioned was Meryl's motives.

Previously, Lan Muyan had also researched information about Merlin, and he had some knowledge of this being who was equivalent to Merlin in a parallel world.

Simply put, he's an extreme pleasure-seeker—no, he should be called an extreme pleasure-seeker nightmare.

Despite possessing a captivatingly beautiful face, she always prefers to stand by and watch, especially enjoying observing her targets suffer and beset with misfortune. The attribute of "chaotic goodness" is quite an understatement for her.

"Don't worry, although Mary is indeed very suspicious, I don't think she would resort to such a low-level and clumsy method as giving you the wrong medicine. If you're still worried, after she helps you choose the medicine, I'll have Morgan check it again later."

With Morgan Stanley backing him up, Lan Muyan was naturally able to put his mind at ease.

"What are you all whispering about? It sounds like you're talking badly about me. It's so upsetting. Miss Avalon came here to help, but I'm being suspected for no reason. Fine, since I'm so unwelcome, I'll just leave."

Mary made a move to leave.

"That's not true."

Lan Muyan hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay.

"Miss Meryl, you're overthinking it. What I want are medicines that can treat tuberculosis and improve health."

Call me Miss Avalon!

"Merry corrected again," Meryl said, her expression clearly showing displeasure this time.

"But didn't you just agree to let Xia Yan call you that?"

"Didn't you hear me say that was a special perk for Xia Yan?"

Lan Muyan was speechless for a moment.

Never mind, it's just a title, no need to take it so seriously.

"Excuse me, Miss Avalon, could you please find me some medicinal herbs that can treat tuberculosis and improve health?"

"Yes, leave it to me."

Meili smiled and then quickly began selecting medicinal herbs.

In the end, Mei Li selected more than ten kinds of medicinal herbs and wrote down how to decoct them, and handed them all to Lan Muyan.

"Thanks."

Lan Muyan politely thanked him.

"You are welcome."

After responding politely, Mei Li turned and walked up to Xia Yan. Before the other two goddesses could react, she drew small circles on Xia Yan's chest, saying in a very charming tone, "Xia Yan, you owe me a favor."

However, before the two goddesses could interrupt, more than a dozen small magic circles appeared on Xia Yan's chest and launched countless magic bullets at Mei Li with lightning speed.

Meryl's body was instantly blasted to pieces by the magic bullet, but the next moment, Meryl's tattered body turned into pink petals that scattered and then reassembled in the same spot to form a new Meryl.

"That was really scary. It seems Morgan has protected you very well, which puts my mind at ease."

No longer wanting to make a fool of herself, Merry vanished as petals amidst the hostile gazes of Euryale and Ibuki.

Knowing full well that Morgan's spell was on her, she still took the initiative to contact him. Xia Yan still couldn't understand Mei Li's mischievous mentality.

After a brief interlude, Xia Yan and his two companions bid farewell to Lan Muyan and went off to enjoy their holiday.

After enjoying local Uruk cuisine, experiencing sheep milking, and hunting in the forest, Xia Yan finally dragged his tired body back to his lodgings.

After telling Xia Yan that Nero was still nowhere to be found and that Lan Muyan's medicinal formula was fine, Morgan once again warned Xia Yan to be careful of Meryl, as that guy always does unexpected things when you least expect them, and his only purpose is to have fun.

After confirming that all of Xia Yan's defensive spells were working properly, Morgan left the room without disturbing Xia Yan any further.

Xia Yan closed his eyes and quickly drifted off to sleep.

In a hazy, dreamlike state, Xia Yan smelled a very sweet fragrance.

The scent is not strong, nor does it feel sticky; rather, it's just the right amount, like standing in a flower field.

here it is?

Xia Yan then realized that his dream seemed a bit too extravagant.

He was standing on the edge of a giant white tower that was suspended in mid-air, with petals fluttering in the wind and green earth below.

"Do you like the scenery here?"

A familiar female voice came from behind Xia Yan.

He turned his head and saw that Meili was wearing a very cool white swimsuit, holding a white parasol, and walking towards Xia Yan with great elegance.

"Welcome to Avalon, the idyllic paradise of dreams. Today, I'm open just for you."