Chapter 83

Feng Yi once again deeply felt that he was indeed in the process of evolution.

The venom glands, which had already completed one stage of development, had actually mutated again!

Of course, this was indeed a form of evolution, evolving to develop abilities more conducive to survival based on the living environment.

The Venom Glands 2.0 upgrade was in progress!

This time, being invited by Lu Yue to participate in the Qianli Group's annual celebration event, he encountered this unexpected incident, which also gave Feng Yi a general understanding of the toxicity of his venom.

After all, he wouldn't deliberately use people to test the toxicity under normal circumstances.

He hadn't even planned to let the venom glands play a role in his life.

This time, the venom fangs had truly made their presence known.

Oh, to be precise, the left venom gland, the left fang, made its presence known.

Fortunately, it wasn't the right fang!

The venom from the right fang would have immediately pointed to Feng Yi.

The small amount of venom that leaked from the left fang, after being diluted by the juice, only sprayed onto Xie Jijie's hand. It might be that Xie Jijie created a wound after returning, giving the toxin an opportunity to take effect.

Just a tiny bit of venom on his hand was enough to cause poisoning. If he had washed his hands halfway through, he wouldn't have been poisoned.

So, in Feng Yi's view, this incident was largely due to luck. Otherwise, it would have been traced back to him long ago.

However, he still needed to be more cautious, for himself and for others.

He couldn't do anything about the toxin himself, and there was no antivenom serum to inject.

This time, the venom was just diluted and only touched a little, and no one died. If he had bitten directly, it would have been fatal.

Being able to safely avoid this incident was largely due to luck. Next time, he might not be so lucky.

And indeed, as Feng Yi thought, it was luck.

The Xie family also checked the surveillance and found that Xie Jijie had flirted with many people.

The surveillance wasn't comprehensive. After all, some areas and some guests in the venue were more concerned about privacy, especially the booth where Xie Jijie and others were sitting. If the surveillance was too close, no one would be willing, as it would be uncomfortable to have conversations overheard.

The annual celebration venue invited many important figures, so privacy was even more emphasized, and the surveillance coverage was limited. It could only provide a general view, and the details were not complete. Moreover, the venue was already quite crowded, making it difficult to see clearly.

It still relied on Xie Jijie's own recollection.

However, Xie Jijie's recollection was quite vague.

The information obtained from Xie Jijie was less than what was obtained from others.

After waking up, Xie Jijie's mind was still a bit confused, and he needed time to recover.

Based on the information currently known, the Xie family couldn't determine when Xie Jijie was poisoned.

When Lu Yue assisted the Xie family in the investigation, the more he checked the surveillance, the more he thought, "How could this guy be so troublesome?"

The number of people who had grudges against him also increased.

Lu Yue called Feng Yi, wanting to ask about some details when Xie Jijie splashed wine at him.

Feng Yi said, "He was quite skilled at splashing wine, even faking a fall by kicking the table, though he didn't actually fall."

Lu Yue: "……"

"Alright, I understand." Lu Yue didn't feel comfortable asking more.

"How is Xie Jijie now?" Feng Yi asked.

"He's fine, no serious issues, but his mind is still unclear. The doctor said it might take about a week to recover."

"However, his family has found a few people with grudges against him. They were caught before they could act. After that, the Xie family didn't want me to get involved anymore. It's all messy stuff, and I wouldn't want to deal with it either!"

Lu Yue felt this incident was like stepping in shit.

If it hadn't happened at their annual celebration venue, Qianli Group wouldn't have taken a responsible attitude and asked Lu Yue to assist the Xie family in the investigation. Lu Yue wouldn't have wasted time on them!

Calling Feng Yi was just to gather more information. Finding clues would be better, but even if not, maintaining contact with Feng Yi would make it easier to ask for help in the future.

Otherwise, if they hadn't spoken for a hundred days and suddenly asked for help, who would be willing?

However, Lu Yue didn't expect that this call made Feng Yi feel much more at ease.

It's good that it wasn't traced back!

Putting this matter aside, Feng Yi prepared his meal.

He had squeezed some venom and was hungry.

He had been eating a lot recently, but when he looked in the mirror, he saw no significant changes. There was no obvious fat accumulation; instead, his muscles were more toned.

He had been exercising consistently during this period.

However, he still needed to ask the butler.

Feng Yi contacted the old butler and told him about the venom glands mutating again.

Since they had already speculated that a second mutation might occur, the butler wasn't surprised.

He just asked, "No changes in the teeth?"

Feng Yi: "No."

"Oh." The old butler's tone was flat, seemingly a bit disappointed.

Feng Yi: "……"

This old man still has his schemes!

Feng Yi didn't want to argue with the old man about the teeth, so he mentioned the incident at the annual celebration where someone splashed wine at him, causing him to enter a stress state and leak venom, injuring someone.

The butler's attention was entirely on the toxicity, not asking a single word about the condition of the poisoned person.

"Neurotoxin from the left fang? Hemotoxin from the right fang?"

The butler hadn't encountered such a situation before, pondering for a moment, "Based on my guess, it definitely won't be a single neurotoxin or hemotoxin. There must be other toxins involved, but they haven't shown up or are not obvious, making them easy to overlook."

"The venom glands have entered the second mutation phase, and the time is too short. They definitely haven't stabilized yet. The toxin structure in the venom might also be unstable, easily deactivated or degraded by external factors, such as high-proof alcohol. Once they stabilize, it will be better. You can try again then."

Feng Yi listened carefully, but couldn't help asking at the end, "How do I test the venom? My body has already developed resistance."

The butler thought for a moment and asked, "If you don't want to use people to test the venom, you can set up your own laboratory with professional equipment for analysis. This way, you can quickly understand any changes."

Feng Yi was stunned by the word "laboratory."

Then he quickly realized that if the laboratory had the right equipment, it could provide more information about his body, allowing him to understand changes promptly without the risk of going to the hospital.

But!

Such a laboratory is expensive!!

A hundred million?

A hundred million isn't enough!!

Sure enough, the pressure is here!!

Feng Yi took a deep breath and rubbed his forehead.

Of course, he wanted to have his own laboratory with medical functions, capable of analyzing real-time changes in his body, providing more information about his evolution, and giving him a sense of security.

But, he had no money!!

As if knowing Feng Yi's difficulties, the butler said, "Actually, you don't need to feel pressured. Just focus on your evolution. Mrs. Feng left you some things, but you need to reach a certain stage of evolution to receive them."

Feng Yi was curious, "What did my grandmother leave me?"

The butler: "You'll know when you reach the next stage."

Feng Yi asked, "What is the next stage?"

"Manifestation."

"What kind of manifestation?"

"I don't know."

Since the mutation, Feng Yi had enough time to prepare mentally, so hearing the butler mention manifestation, he wasn't shocked, just curious.

"Will I become a human with a snake body? Or a snake with a human head? Or still look human? Or directly become a snake?"

The butler: "I don't know."

Speaking of this, Feng Yi had many questions. After nearly two months of field research, he had a deeper understanding of snakes.

"If I become a snake, what species will I be? The pit vipers with their facial pits don't look good, like they have a hole in their head.

"The lip pits of pythons look strange, and the anacondas are too fat, with an unappealing head shape...

"That's not right either. Pythons don't have venom fangs. But those with long fangs... definitely not like the Gaboon vipers, those fat guys!"

The butler: "……"

After listening for a while, the butler interrupted Feng Yi, reminding him, "You are a high-level organism! Don't always compare yourself to beasts!"

Feng Yi came to his senses, realizing that he shouldn't compare himself to those beasts.

"Will I be similar to the mythical creatures, like the腾蛇 (Tengshe), the蛟 (Jiao), or the虺 (Hui)?"

The butler: "……Don't think too much. Let's talk about your current issues. Have you been eating a lot recently?"

"Yes, a lot. I eat a lot but still get hungry easily. I don't know where all that energy goes. The second mutation of the venom glands shouldn't require so much energy, right?" Feng Yi said.

Indeed, there's no need to think too much. Let's solve the current problem first.

Where does all the energy from the food go?

The butler didn't answer directly but asked, "What is your current weight?"

Feng Yi thought for a moment, "Around 70 kilograms."

The butler's tone was worried, "Too thin. That's not right."

Feng Yi's lips curled up involuntarily, "Ah, not thin. I just can't gain weight. I can eat freely, whatever I want, without worrying about calories. I eat a lot but don't gain weight! I've been thinking about building muscle recently."

When he initially planned to enter the entertainment industry, Feng Yi had to manage his diet carefully, considering the potential negative impacts of everything he ate.

The butler ignored his words and asked, "When did you last weigh yourself?"

Feng Yi said, "Last week, right after I returned from the field research."

When he returned home after the field research, he weighed himself to see how much he had lost.

Although he had been hungry for two months, his weight hadn't changed significantly.

The butler: "Weigh yourself again."

Feng Yi said, "Alright. I've been eating a lot since I returned, but I've also been exercising consistently. The weight change shouldn't be significant."

Saying this, Feng Yi went to the electronic scale and stepped on it.

[100.1 kg]

Feng Yi: "……"

Feng Yi didn't say anything.

He checked the battery of the scale, lifted it up, cleaned the dust and debris from the floor and the scale, and put it back.

Thinking for a moment, Feng Yi got down on the floor to check the flatness of the floor and moved the scale a bit.

Then, in a very standard posture, he stepped on the scale again.

[100.2 kg]

Feng Yi: "……"