wn, though she couldn’t hide the rosy blush on her face.After a moment, when Yunxi felt her breathing steady again, she went to open the door. There stood Xiao Jiangying at the entrance.Sight of him s...Chapter 545 - Soul-Devouring Rats Are Also Treasure-Hunting Rats

"Hello Commander, I'm the medic looking after the patient!" Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, this person didn't realize there was someone else in the room, so his expression tightened. But when he saw that it was Xiao Yu inside, he quickly saluted and said.

After hearing what the man had to say, Xiao Yu nodded and replied: "Thank you. I'll take care of him tonight, you go rest."

"This... is!" Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, this medic hesitated for a moment but then suddenly remembered Xiao Yu's identity. He saluted Xiao Yu and responded.

After waiting for the man to leave, Xiao Yu continued closing his eyes in meditation. The medicinal power on him was still slowly dissipating, so he began circulating his cultivation technique to absorb the medicinal power.

The next morning, Xiao Yu slowly opened his eyes. After a night of absorption, most of the medicinal power on him had been absorbed. Given that he was at the later stage of Qi Refinement Realm, the absorption process went very quickly.

Not to mention Replenishing Essence Soup, even if it were Replenishing Essence Pills, Xiao Yu would absorb them without any pressure. After all, these things were specially designed for someone like him.

Xiao Yu looked at Zhuo Simiao and seeing that he was fine, he got up and walked out of the tent.

When Xiao Yu stepped outside the tent, it was already very lively outside. Zhang Dahai and Song Hushan were all exercising their bodies. After a day and night of sitting in meditation and absorption, although they hadn't completely absorbed the medicinal power yet, their spirits had improved significantly. Compared to yesterday's listlessness, today could be considered full of vitality.

"Third Brother (Little Yu), you're awake!" Seeing Xiao Yu walk out of the tent, Zhang Dahai and the others greeted him one by one.

"Master Xiao, hello!" Daoist Master Baiyun also respectfully greeted Xiao Yu.

Since he imagined that Xiao Yu had another hidden identity, his attitude towards Xiao Yu could be described as a complete change. Even when he first knew about Xiao Yu's Qi Refinement later stage cultivation, he only became more courteous in how he addressed Xiao Yu but his attitude didn't really change much.

Although he was merely at the Qi Refinement middle stage, he was still the head of one sect. Therefore, he had his pride, and moreover, what he said represented Baiyun Temple's lineage. But after imagining that Xiao Yu was a medicinal alchemist, his pride vanished instantly.

One must know, even in ancient cultivation circles, medicinal alchemists could be considered a highly sought-after profession; some cultivators and minor sects were proud to know an alchemist. How much more now Although good medicinal herbs are almost extinct nowadays, ordinary medicinal herbs processed by an alchemist would still be several times better than ordinary medicines.

"Daoist Master Baiyun, hello!" Xiao Yu quickly clasped his fists in greeting towards Daoist Master Baiyun and even winked at him afterward.

The Taoist Priest Bai Yun understood the situation after seeing Xiao Yu's appearance, and he quickly recovered. He nodded at Xiao Yu without saying a word.

"Grandpa Li, Brother, Uncle Song..." As Xiao Yu walked to Zhang Dahai’s side, he greeted each of them individually.

After greeting everyone, Xiao Yu reached out his hand to take the pulse of Zhang Dahai and Song Hushan.

A moment later, after releasing Zhang Dahai and Song Hushan, Xiao Yu nodded with a look of joy on his face. "Your recovery is excellent; residual toxins have been thoroughly cleaned up. Just a few more days of recuperation and you will be fully restored!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Third Brother!"

"Yes! Thank you so much Xiao Yu, if it weren't for you, Uncle Song might not have made it this time!"

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Zhang Dahai and Song Hushan thanked him. They knew that without Xiao Yu’s help, they would likely have perished here. Li Su Jun had told them about how Xiao Yu snuck in at night when they were supposed to come the next morning.

Hearing their gratitude, Xiao Yu chuckled lightly. "Brother and Uncle Song, there's no need for such formality."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dahai and Song Hushan merely nodded appreciatively without further words.

"Haha... Alright then, let’s return to the capital and catch up later. This matter is now settled, we’ll head back!" Li Su Jun laughed loudly as he spoke.

Xiao Yu and the others all agreed with their heads bowed in agreement. Although Xiao Yu still wanted to explore the small village within the swamp area further, considering that the most precious items had already been acquired by him, and taking into account Zhong Kui’s memory of these treasures, he decided against it.

Thinking about how he obtained all those items made Xiao Yu suddenly remember the Soul Devouring Rat!

No matter if it was the heavenly materials or the Summoning Bell, they had been discovered by the soul devouring rat. It seemed that the rat knew exactly where these items were.

Xiao Yu didn't witness how the soul devouring rat found the heavenly materials, but he did see clearly how it located the summoning bell—just with a sniff of its nose, the rat had pinpointed the location of the bell!

Moreover, during the search for these items, the soul devouring rat didn't take any detours. It ran straight to where they were, even in the stench-filled room without pausing.

Xiao Yu thought about the events that had transpired and felt increasingly curious. How did it know where this item was

"Xiaoyu, pack up your things; we're ready to leave!" Just as Xiao Yu was pondering these thoughts, Li Suijun interrupted his reverie.

"Oh... Alright!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu immediately responded and turned towards the tent.

Those medicinal herbs that had been stored in the tent for hundreds of years still needed to be packed up.

"Ye Fei, have you issued all the necessary instructions" Seeing Xiao Yu packing his things, Li Suijun asked Ye Fei.

"Grandpa Li, everything has already been arranged. Today, people from the Thirteen Places of Western Hunan will not leave; moreover, local troops will arrive soon, and those mountain areas will become military restricted zones!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Fei responded.

"Mm-hmm!" Li Suijun nodded in agreement.

"You all should also pack up your things! We're about to set off. Leave everything here for the Thirteen Places of Western Hunan to handle," said Li Suijun after a moment, addressing Ye Fei and Zhang Dahan, Song Hushan, and others.

They had been out for two days already; it was the New Year's holiday, and their relatives in Beijing were probably worried. They didn't want to stay here any longer than necessary, especially since staying further wouldn't help them now.

Zhang Dahan and the others also went into the tent to pack up their things.

Soon enough, Xiao Yu and company finished packing. After Ye Fei gave a few more instructions to that middle-aged officer, they set off along a small path up the mountain.

Zhuo Simiao was carried in turns by Li Suijun's three bodyguards; with their strength, carrying Zhuo Simiao presented no challenge at all!

Just past noon, they boarded the return flight.

No one spoke on the plane. Zhang Dahan and the others felt a deep sense of relief. This trip to Western Hunan was perilous; they almost lost their lives there. Now when they thought about it, they were afraid. They had undertaken many missions before, but being powerless in such a situation where they almost lost their lives was unprecedented.

It could be said that if Xiao Yu hadn't arrived in time, even just half an hour later, they probably would have left their lives there.

Therefore, as they thought about this, they all looked at the sitting Xiao Yu who had closed his eyes to rest with gratitude. However, no one disturbed him; each of them hoped that he could take a good rest since he hadn't rested much these past couple of days.

In fact, what they didn't know was that even though Xiao Yu appeared to be resting by closing his eyes, he wasn't actually resting but instead thinking about the Soul-devouring Mouse. After all, its performance had been too extraordinary.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't recall any such abilities of the Soul-devouring Ferret.

Xiao Yu pondered for a long time without finding an answer, and then submerged his consciousness into Zhong Kui's memories.

Although Xiao Yu had integrated Zhong Kui’s memories, how could he grasp all of them in just over one thousand years Therefore, the only thing he could do was immerse his consciousness within those memories which were stored up and hope to find what he was looking for.

Zhong Kui's memories were vast like an ocean; Xiao Yu could only search bit by bit.

Xiao Yu sat in his seat with tightly closed eyes, his brows slightly furrowed. Half an hour... one hour... Xiao Yu still couldn't find what he was seeking.

With no other choice, Xiao Yu let out a long sigh and helplessly opened his tightly shut eyes; at present, there was nothing he could do but temporarily put this matter aside and look for information on it when given the opportunity in the future.

Suddenly, Xiao Yu froze. It turned out that the Soul-devouring Mouse which had been hidden in his arms had vanished without a trace. As such, Xiao Yu quickly began to search for it.

Xiao Yu closed his eyes and maximized his senses and spirit perception within this cabin. He remembered carrying the Soul-devouring Mouse with him when he boarded the aircraft, so he thought that it likely wouldn’t have gone far.

With his sensitive senses and spirit perception, Xiao Yu scanned each inch of the cabin but found nothing.

Xiao Yu became anxious as he failed to find the Soul-devouring Mouse anywhere.

Suddenly, Xiao Yu saw a white blur next to the box where he kept the divine medicinal materials. Looking closely, he indeed spotted the white Soul-devouring Mouse hopping around beside the herbal medicine box, seemingly wanting to get inside it.

Seeing this Soul-devouring Mouse, Xiao Yu suddenly froze; he recalled that even though he had scanned here with his senses and spirit perception earlier, he hadn't detected its presence. At that time, when he first saw this Soul-devouring Mouse in Northeast China, if it weren’t for the mouse's movement, he would have barely sensed its existence.areerAlthough Zhu Simiao was still practicing medicine now, under family arrangement, he was heading down the path of a political career.Sometimes, one can see a reflection of an adult in a child. Giv...