legged on the floor to practice the righteous qi technique. Lately, Xiao Yu hadn't slept much; he usually spent his nights in cultivation. However, strangely enough, Xiao Yu never felt tired. Perhaps...Chapter 523: Venomous Poison

After hearing Ye Fei's shout, Xiao Yu flashed out from the forest and slowly walked towards them.

"Xiao Yu, how did you get here Aren't you coming over only tomorrow Where is Grandpa Li" Looking at approaching Xiao Yu, Ye Fei showed a trace of surprise on his face. However, he couldn't help but stretch his head to look behind Xiao Yu when noticing that there was no one else with him.

In the middle of the night, Li Suijun had called them and said that he and Xiao Yu would set out at dawn, telling Zhang Dahan for them to wait until they arrived before taking any action. Unexpectedly, Xiao Yu had rushed over even before it was bright outside.

"Hehe, Uncle Ye, I couldn't feel assured about you guys, so I came ahead alone! Old Li is still at the military camp!" Xiao Yu smiled lightly and said to Ye Fei in front of him.

"Eh, where are my big brother and Uncle Song" Suddenly noticing that the leader among others besides Ye Fei was a stranger, Zhang Dahan and Song Hushan weren't here either.

Ye Fei's expression changed upon hearing Xiao Yu's words as his face turned gloomy. "Just now something attacked our campsite; both Dahan and Hushan got injured! I just planned to give Grandpa Li a call, but you're here!"

Their group this time might not have been big in numbers, but the combat power of them alone was nothing to be underestimated. If there hadn't been too many people around for the Spring Festival, it would have been unnecessary for them to come personally; Xiangxi's branch office could handle everything.

Even though a few people had died this time, they were all ordinary people, and those two soldiers were also just regular ones. Although their deaths were mysterious, no one took it seriously.

With their strength, even if they encountered many strange cases in the past, they still managed to solve them; considering how many more people came this time, they didn't treat what was happening now as a major issue in their hearts.

After arriving here this afternoon, it had already been dark, so they decided to find Zhuo Simiao early tomorrow morning. But just now, a shadow suddenly attacked their campsite.

The majority of the people at the campsite were already asleep due to it being late at night, and several people were injured by the black figure without even having time to resist when they tried to; Zhang Dahan and Song Hushan, two experts, got hurt too.

When they heard the commotion and rushed over, that shadow had already run into the mountains and vanished.

Seeing this black figure go into the mountain, none of them dared to chase after it. Although Zhang Dahan’s injuries were partly due to the surprise attack by the dark figure, without any strength, even a sneak attack wouldn’t have injured Zhang Dahan! So in unfamiliar territory like here, they didn't dare rashly enter the mountains.

For this reason, when Xiao Yu made some noise while descending just now, they thought it was that black shadow returning.

Mr. Li and his group have different thoughts from Zhang Dahan's team. The deep mountains in western Hunan are not so easy to deal with, which is why they are worried and asked Xiao Yu to come here once. Mr. Li and his team had entered these mountains long ago; if it weren't for Xiao Yu's grandfather, they would have been poisoned by the toxic miasma here.

"What Are you injured Come on, quickly take me there!" Upon hearing that Zhang Dahan's group was injured, Xiao Yu's expression changed and he hurriedly said.

The divination that Xiao Yu had cast showed a very ominous sign, which made him feel anxious. After getting off the plane, his sense of unease intensified even more. This is why he secretly set out at night; if Mr. Li followed him, he wouldn't dare to unleash his full strength.

"Heh heh, Xiao Yu, don’t worry. I was just bandaging them up a moment ago. They only have minor injuries and there's nothing serious. But we still can't figure out what clawed at them!"

Seeing Xiao Yu's anxious expression, Ye Fei chuckled and said.

Before they came out earlier, they were bandaging Zhang Dahan up; he only had a few scratches on his body, which wasn’t considered major injuries. That was why there was no sense of urgency in Ye Fei’s eyes.

Seeing Ye Fei's expression, Xiao Yu didn't feel any relief but instead felt even more uneasy.

"Squeak... Squeak..." Suddenly, a white mouse peeked out from inside Xiao Yu and started calling towards the campsite direction.

When Ye Fei and the soldiers saw this mouse come out of Xiao Yu’s embrace, they all had an odd expression. They didn’t expect that Xiao Yu kept small white mice as pets.

However, when Xiao Yu heard Soul Devouring Mouse's call, his face changed, and he quickly walked towards the campsite.

Seeing Xiao Yu anxiously walking into the campsite, Ye Fei and others also hurriedly followed him in.

When Xiao Yu approached the tent of this campsite, suddenly, intermittent groans came from inside. When Xiao Yu heard these groans, his face changed, and he quickly ran towards the tent.

It turned out that those who were moaning had insufficient breath, feeling as if they couldn't catch their breath, like they might die at any moment!

After Ye Fei walked to outside this tent and heard these groans from inside, his face also changed dramatically. He hurriedly followed Xiao Yu into the tent.

The moment Xiao Yu entered the tent, he saw seven or eight people lying on the ground with intermittent moans, while two others were motionless on the other side of the bed.

"What's going on How could this happen" When Ye Fei came in after Xiao Yu and saw the situation inside, he exclaimed speechlessly.

Earlier, when he heard moaning sounds outside, he felt something was amiss. But seeing such a scene now, he found it even more shocking. He had just left for a short while; how could this happen

"Dahai! Huishan!" Suddenly, upon spotting the two motionless figures on the ground, Ye Fei called out and rushed over.

Hearing Ye Fei's shout, Xiao Yu hurriedly walked over too. Upon seeing their condition, he sucked in a breath and quickly reached to check their pulses.

Both of them had turned ashen blue on their faces and hands, and they were unconscious with very weak breathing.

Xiao Yu continued checking their pulses while glancing at the people moaning on the ground. Though these individuals also displayed a pale hue on their faces, it was clearly much less severe than that of Zhang Dahai and Song Huishan.

"What..." The other military personnel who entered after Ye Fei gasped in shock upon seeing those lying on the floor.

Seeing the soldiers' reactions, Ye Fei frowned and asked worriedly, "What's wrong"

"Their current condition is very similar to that of the dead people!" A man in his forties dressed in camouflage stepped forward from among them, expressing his concern.

Upon hearing this, Ye Fei's expression turned grave. Looking at these people lying on the ground, he found their conditions indeed resembled those described by the deceased individuals.

Ye Fei gazed solemnly at Zhang Dahai and Song Huishan who were still on the floor, then looked to Xiao Yu who was taking their pulses. His face darkened with worry.

This mission started off poorly; when they first arrived here, they hadn't considered this place a major concern. But now, out of three people, two had already lost their combat capabilities before even starting the search.

Seeing Zhang Dahai and Song Huishan in such a state while he himself was unharmed left him feeling uneasy. As their leader, with his brothers' lives hanging by a thread, how could he explain to his grandfather tomorrow

A moment later, Xiao Yu released the wrists of the two men and walked over to those lying on the ground, taking their pulses.

After examining all these people's conditions, Xiao Yu closed his eyes in the center of the tent, deep in thought.

Through the pulse diagnosis just now, Xiao Yu discovered that Zhang Dahan and Song Hushan's injuries were much more severe than those of the other soldiers on the ground. He wondered what caused this difference. Why would some people be more severely injured than others

This question was soon resolved by Xiao Yu. The poison that Zhang Dahan and his team had contracted was a toxic miasma, which intensified when they tried to use their internal energy to suppress it. However, instead of suppressing the toxin, this attempt accelerated their blood circulation, causing the toxicity to worsen.

Xiao Yu didn’t know what kind of miasmic poison it was, and there wasn't time for him to think about it either since Zhang Dahan and Song Hushan were in critical condition. If the toxic miasma invaded their heart meridians, even divine intervention might not be able to save them.

Xiao Yu took out a few black pills from a porcelain bottle in his bag and handed them to a 40-something officer: "Give each of them one pill."

"Thank you, sir!"

The officers immediately took the pills and thanked Xiao Yu repeatedly. They were responsible for these soldiers on the ground, who were part of their team; moreover, they had already lost two warriors.

This man in his 40s was actually quite capable himself; he was the chief of one of thirteen branches in western Hunan and also the commander of a special forces detachment here. The soldiers on the ground were all members of his special forces unit. Since most of their high-level operatives had taken leave, only he and some ordinary special forces soldiers remained.

Moreover, this time, they had deployed almost all their elite forces except for those on leave.

Xiao Yu handed the detoxifying pills to the officer and then approached Zhang Dahan and Song Hushan. The toxic miasma in them was already quite deep, so he needed to handle it personally.

He took out an acupuncture kit from his cloth bag and inserted several gold needles into major points around their hearts.

After inserting the needles, Xiao Yu let out a long sigh. His aim was to prevent the toxic miasma from invading their heart meridians. Immediately after, he poured two more detoxifying pills from the porcelain bottle for them to take.

Xiao Yu's detoxifying pills couldn't eliminate the toxic miasma completely but could help suppress and delay its progression.

"How are they doing" Just as Xiao Yu finished giving the detoxifying pills to Zhang Dahan and Song Hushan, an elderly voice sounded from outside the tent. (To be continued...) them to do as they please with relatively less support from the family.However, members are different; they don't necessarily have to be part of this family but can also be disciples taken in by the...