"Right!" Master Xie Yan suddenly realized, then praised the Second Elder, "You have a good memory!"
The Second Elder, so complimented, sheepishly touched his head.
But he still enjoyed it.
After all, being praised by a good friend always makes one feel happy.
"If that's the case, let's quickly go gather some herbs," the Second Elder said cheerfully.
"Mhm," Master Xie Yan nodded and once again reached into his pants, "But before we leave, I need to use silver needles to stabilize his condition."
Fortunately, it was just a normal stabilization and not the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate, so Master Xie Yan finished in a few quick jabs.
Perhaps it was the hurry to go collect medicine, or perhaps a moment of carelessness.
The last needle from Master Xie Yan accidentally went a little bit awry...
The moment the two old men turned, Zhang San's body twitched again...
And this time, the movement was more vigorous than any previous one!
Ye Fan, who had been sound asleep, suddenly sat up in bed.
He had just had a nightmare.
A dream about the scene he least wanted to recall...
That soul-wrenching pain...
Ye Fan was completely awake now and decided to go to the courtyard for some fresh air.
As soon as he opened his door, he saw the two old men emerging at the same time...
"Huh? Ye Fan, you're awake?" the two old men greeted him.
They were a bit puzzled.
They had been so quiet when saving the person earlier.
They shouldn't have woken Ye Fan up.
Maybe he needed to go to the restroom.
Having figured it out, the two continued towards the main gate.
"Where are you going?" Ye Fan instinctively clutched his liver.
"Oh, we're planning to go to the Dense Pine Forest east of the city to collect some herbs," the two old men replied with smiles, "You don't need to worry about us, just go back to sleep."
Ye Fan helplessly rubbed his forehead. If you guys go out, how can I possibly sleep?
"Didn't we agree before?" Ye Fan's face turned serious, "From now on, you must inform me before you go out, and if I don't agree, you're not allowed to leave."
"We just didn't want to wake you up," Master Xie Yan smiled faintly, "We are good friends, and waking you up from your sleep is very inappropriate."
"Can't you just go tomorrow?" Ye Fan looked away.
Although he had seen it more than once.
Seeing Master Xie Yan's eyes and smile late at night still made him uncomfortable.
Especially Master Xie Yan's left eye, which actually shot out a beam of red light.
Does your left eye have a laser installed?
"We can't wait until tomorrow," the Second Elder shook his head, "We have an urgent need."
"Yes," Master Xie Yan agreed, "Very urgent!"
"Alright, I'll go with you," Ye Fan reluctantly agreed.
With things already at this point, what else could he do?
He had to go with them...
Otherwise, if the two old men snuck out later, it would be an even bigger mess...
As for what the two old men's so-called urgent need was, he couldn't be bothered to ask.
It was either playing with ants or playing with each other, but it was definitely something perverted!
In the two old men's bedroom.
Zhang San moved his arm, trying to sit up.
It turned out that after the two old men left the room, he had discovered with surprise that he could move his body again!
But after trying a few times, he had to give up.
His limbs could move somewhat, but sitting up was still too difficult.
However, he was still very excited.
If this trend continued, he would be able to leave this wretched place soon!
No!
Why should he wait?!
Thinking of this, Zhang San shakily took out his communication jade.
"Young master, the target and the two old men with him are about to leave the city. The location is the Dense Pine Forest east of the city."
Although the conversation between the two old men and Ye Fan was not loud, he heard it very clearly.
After sending this message, he was forced to stop.
It wasn't that he didn't want to continue, but his body wouldn't allow it.
Just a few simple words made him pant heavily.
After resting for a few minutes, Zhang San prepared to continue sending messages.
Suddenly, a sharp pain spread from where the needles were inserted into him.
As soon as the pain appeared, it spread wildly!
The pain was most intense at the location of the last needle!
Zhang San was forced to stop again, putting all his effort into resisting the pain.
Ten minutes later.
Zhang San was panting on the bed, not wanting to move at all.
But at this moment, he was in a good mood.
After the pain came the relief!
He could clearly feel that more than half of his bones had solidified!
If this continued, he would be completely recovered soon!
What those two old fellows did earlier was a bit perverted and disgusting, but the final result was still very good.
Hmph.
You actually saved your enemy, how utterly foolish!
Never mind, since my young master will deal with you soon, my bad temper can finally be vented.
He had completed his mission perfectly this time, and his young master would surely promote him and give him a raise when he returned.
A beautiful future was beckoning to him!
Just as Zhang San was lost in his fantasies, the mutated ant ambled out of the small porcelain bottle.
It was not in a good mood right now.
Although it had only consumed a drop of its bodily fluid just now, that fluid was a concentration of its life essence, similar to the vital blood of human cultivators.
In short, it put a great burden on its body!
After the last consumption, its master had fed it many herbs to recover.
But why wasn't its master taking care of it this time?
So hungry!
Then, its gaze fell upon Zhang San.
Driven by intense hunger, it ambled towards Zhang San.
Forget it, let's have a couple of bites to stave off the hunger first!
After all, it was just a mutated ant, and human moral boundaries were non-existent for it!
It only knew that it was very hungry and would starve to death if it didn't eat soon!
"Crunch!" With a bite, it took off a small piece of skin.
The mutated ant swallowed it in a few bites, but it still couldn't resolve the intense hunger.
"Crunch!"
"Crunch!"
"Crunch!"
...
Zhang San had recovered somewhat and was preparing to send more messages.
He wanted to tell his young master to send people to pick him up quickly; he didn't want to stay in this wretched place for another moment!
Just as he was about to act, he suddenly felt a slight biting sensation on his hand.
Thinking of the biting sensation, Zhang San immediately recalled some unpleasant memories from earlier...
He instinctively squeezed his legs together...
Perhaps this was a normal reaction to the treatment?
Whatever, he had to send messages quickly.
But when he tried to lift his hand again, he was surprised to find that his hand seemed to have lost sensation...
This treatment reaction seemed a bit strange.
Why couldn't he move again?
Never mind, he'd wait.
Maybe it would be fine after a while.
He waited for a full fifteen minutes.
Zhang San started to feel that something was wrong.
Not only could he not move his hand, but he couldn't move his legs either.
And it seemed like he had completely lost all sensation from the chest down...
As he thought about it, Zhang San's consciousness began to blur.
Half an hour later.
Zhang San was no longer visible on the bed; only a few silver needles and a glass jar lay askew.
The mutated ant blinked.
Huh?
It seemed to have accidentally eaten it all?
Never mind.
The master knew I was hungry and left this guy here, so he must have meant for me to eat him.
Having figured this out, the mutated ant used the two pincers on its front legs to neatly arrange the glass jar and silver needles, and then ambled back into the small porcelain bottle.
However, it overlooked one problem.
Before, it was only the size of a soybean and could easily crawl inside.
But now, its body was about the size of a thumb, and it got stuck when it tried to crawl in.
The mutated ant struggled laboriously for a long time, finally managing to squeeze in.
Looks like I'll have to find a new nest later...
With that thought, it slowly fell asleep.
...
Zhu Mansion.
Upon receiving Zhang San's message, Zhu Pigu was thrilled!
He hadn't expected the opportunity to come so soon!
Although Zhang San hadn't performed particularly well before, he had made a great contribution this time!
This young master would definitely reward him handsomely later!
If he helped eliminate this kid this time, Young Master Wang would surely be very pleased.
Then, he could smoothly ask Young Master Wang about that matter!
With an excited heart, Zhu Pigu led the cultivators from his household and chased after them towards the Dense Pine Forest.