brush pen was indeed eye-catching to them. As a calligraphy and painting expert himself, Professor Jin knew that it wasn’t difficult to write large characters with such a thick brush pen, but it would...Chapter 537: Six Hundred Year Old Polygonatum

"Squeak..." Just as Xiao Yu put the bottle filled with blood into his bag, the Soul-Eating Mouse suddenly started calling out from beside his feet.

This Soul-Eating Mouse had run deep into the thick fog after Xiao Yu arrived here. Despite not being overly worried about it since it wasn't a genuine Soul-Eating Mink but merely its offspring, Xiao Yu still found it difficult to ignore.

When he heard the mouse's cries, Xiao Yu looked down and saw it jumping up and down on his foot, making urgent sounds.

Lǐ Suíjūn also turned to look at Xiao Yu's feet when he heard the sound. Upon seeing this rat, a hint of surprise appeared on his face before an expression of shock quickly followed.

It was because that just now, he didn't notice how this mouse arrived here.

To be clear, even if an ant passed by here, Lǐ Suíjūn would sense it. However, he had no clue as to how this rat appeared; in fact, if not for the cries, he wouldn't have seen it at all.

As he stared at the mouse before him now, which was jumping around, he felt nothing. The rodent seemed like a phantom to his eyes.

The bizarre situation made Lǐ Suíjūn feel alarmed and he reached out as if to strike it.

Although Lǐ Suíjūn hadn't moved yet, the Soul-Eating Mouse seemingly sensed danger. As soon as Lǐ Suíjūn prepared himself to kill the mouse before him, its fur suddenly stood on end, jumping into Xiao Yu's arms and only exposing its head, baring its teeth at Lǐ Suíjūn.

Even though the Soul-Eating Mouse was still young and weak, its innate pride prevented it from showing any fear despite sensing danger.

"Grandpa Lǐ, don't do anything! Little White is my pet!" Seeing that Lǐ Suíjūn was about to kill the mouse, Xiao Yu immediately shouted at him.

Now that he saw how strong Lǐ Suíjūn was, and knowing this Soul-Eating Mouse was still in its youth phase and not a match for Lǐ Suíjūn, he quickly acted to stop him.

"Uh." After hearing Xiao Yu's words, Lǐ Suíjūn immediately stopped. He hadn't expected that Xiao Yu would keep such small pets as this mouse.

But he didn't say anything, as everyone has their own hobbies. Since Xiao Yu enjoys raising mice, let him have his fun!

"Hm" When Li Suijun looked at the corpse of the ape on the ground, he suddenly froze before abruptly turning around to look at the little white mouse in Xiao Yu's arms.

It was then that he realized something was off. Throughout this entire journey, not only did he not see a single living creature within the miasmic fog or atop the mountain, but even when they had passed through the swamp earlier, he saw numerous dead birds floating on top of the decaying branches and leaves in the mud, clearly indicating how lethal the toxic mist was. Those who were exposed to it would instantly succumb to its effects, yet this little white mouse was not only lively but also baring its teeth at him!

If one were to say that this little white mouse was just a common rat, Li Suijun would find it hard to believe. Moreover, since he had managed to reach here due to his cultivation level and inner strength, which rendered the miasmic toxins ineffective against him, he found it even more unbelievable.

However, upon glancing at Xiao Yu, Li Suijun's expression suddenly showed a hint of realization.

Seeing that nothing seemed amiss with Xiao Yu, Li Suijun assumed that Xiao Yu had taken some kind of antidote to avoid the miasma and also gave it to his pet mouse because he liked it so much!

Xiao Yu didn't know how Li Suijun was thinking, nor would he explain even if he did. He could only say that they took medicine to prevent miasmic poisoning.

After all, the fewer people who knew about such things, the better. Even those close to him like Li Suijun wouldn't be told too much.

Feeling like he had figured everything out, Li Suijun looked down at the corpse of the ape and fell into deep thought. Upon hearing Xiao Yu say earlier that they would use the ape's blood as medicine, he was thinking about whether or not to transport the body back for scientific research.

After all, such a large ape was rare, and who knew what kind of discoveries those mad scientists could make from it.

"Grandpa Li, let’s go! Big Brother and the others are waiting for us to save them!" After sealing up the blood in a hide bag and storing it inside his satchel, Xiao Yu turned around and said to Li Suijun.

"Alright! Let's hurry up then," without any hesitation, Li Suijun agreed right away upon hearing Xiao Yu’s words.

After speaking, he casually picked up the corpse of the ape. He planned on taking it back for those scientists to study.

Lǐ Suíjūn carried the corpse of the monkey and Xiāo Yù towards the platform they had come from. However, after stepping onto it, both of them turned back to look at the land in this swamp; its appearance along with the iron chains leading to it indicated something was amiss.

Therefore, their curiosity about this piece of land grew but they dared not dawdle since Zhang Dàhǎi’s lives were at stake.

"Squeak... Just as they turned around to leave, the white mouse in Xiāo Yù's arms suddenly leaped out and ran back onto the land towards Xiāo Yù.

“Little White, stop fooling around! Hurry up and go!” Seeing that this rat was not leaving, Xiāo Yù couldn’t help but scold it softly.

Hearing Xiāo Yù’s reprimand, the white mouse let out two soft cries, looking rather aggrieved as it ran to the side.

Lǐ Suíjūn watched this small mouse curiously; he believed his eyes did not deceive him. This little mouse looked truly aggrieved, but he never would have thought a rat could make such an expression.

“Could I be wrong Is this white mouse really extraordinary” Watching the running white mouse in the distance, Lǐ Suíjūn couldn’t help wondering to himself.

Xiāo Yù frowned slightly as he watched the distant white mouse. He wondered what was up with Little White Was it not going to follow him

At this moment, while Xiāo Yù was lost in thought, Soul-devouring Mouse ran back to where they had fought the monkey and picked something up from the ground before returning.

The item in its mouth was larger than it was tall, but it held it as easily as if it were a piece of paper.

Xiāo Yù looked at this small mouse curiously. After the little white mouse put what it had in its mouth down by Xiāo Yù's feet and made squeaking sounds towards him, Xiāo Yù picked up the dirt-covered item that the mouse brought with a puzzled expression.

When he picked up this thing resembling a sweet potato, he suddenly froze. Although it was covered in soil, as soon as he took hold of it, an herbal fragrance wafted towards him.

"Yellow Essence" Xiāo Yù exclaimed when he saw the palm-sized Yellow Essence root before him.

At first, he hadn't considered the possibility of it being Polygonatum sibiricum (yellow essence), as what the little white rat had brought was quite large, several times bigger than ordinary Polygonatum sibiricum. If not for him picking it up and smelling its medicinal fragrance, he wouldn't have thought about it.

Seeing this huge Polygonatum sibiricum, Xiao Yu did not hesitate to pluck a section from the root and put it in his mouth to chew on.

After chewing it thoroughly, Xiao Yu closed his eyes and savored the taste for a while before suddenly opening them with shock: "Is it a six-hundred-year-old Polygonatum sibiricum"

Hearing Xiao Yu's exclamation of surprise, Li Suijun also looked shocked. Although he wasn't very knowledgeable about medicine, he could still recognize some herbs; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to make medicinal dishes.

Therefore, upon hearing Xiao Yu's shock, he was also quite surprised. He didn't know the exact significance of a six-hundred-year-old Polygonatum sibiricum, but he knew that any herb from several hundred years ago was very rare and had extremely potent effects.

In some legends in novels, all sorts of heavenly materials and earth treasures were said to be hundreds or thousands of years old. Although Xiao Yu didn't believe those stories, they did have a certain logic behind them.

"Little White, where did you get this from" asked Xiao Yu as he looked at the little white rat.

Even though this Soul-Eating Rat hadn't yet developed its intelligence, it had begun to show signs of spirituality. Therefore, Xiao Yu could communicate with it through simple phrases and would use his consciousness to directly send complex messages into its mind.

The Soul-Eating Rat tilted its head in confusion when it heard Xiao Yu's words but seemed to understand him after a moment. It jumped off the platform again and ran towards the distance. After taking several steps, it turned around and looked back at Xiao Yu.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu understood that it wanted him to follow. Thus, he hesitated for a moment before following behind.

Polygonatum sibiricum grown artificially was like large cabbages; they didn't have much medicinal value. However, wild Polygonatum sibiricum had several times the medicinal effects of their cultivated counterparts, and those that were hundreds of years old had even more potent effects—ten times as powerful. Such herbs could be considered heavenly materials and earth treasures, so Xiao Yu did not want to miss out on them.

Moreover, Zhang Dahai and the others needed the blood of apes and detoxifying grass to cure their poisoning, but they also required other auxiliary medicines. Hence, Xiao Yu wanted to see if there were any more herbs in this area.

Knowing that such aged Polygonatum sibiricum existed here, it was possible that other medicinal herbs might be found too. Therefore, he decided to take a look around.

"Grandpa Li, I'm going over there to have a look. What are you..." Xiao Yu jumped off the platform and walked towards the little white rat but then remembered Li Suijun and turned back to him.wly, rushed over with the rest of them upon hearing Daba’s words."Where Over there, Daba! Where exactly is it" The other soldiers gathered around and asked Daba."Right here! Right here!" After speakin...