Chapter 100

"Ah!" Han Ying suddenly noticed something, pulled back the quilt, and looked at her body.

Xu Mo followed and took a closer look. He saw that the areas on her body that had been rotting were actually recovering at a visible speed. First, the putrid smell disappeared, then the rotten black turned into red spots, and finally, the red spots faded away.

"Recovering so fast," Xu Mo was shocked.

Han Ying, however, was overjoyed and said with a smile, "I'm better, I'm really better." Her tone was filled with indescribable joy and relief. If she had been worried before, now she was completely at ease.

Seeing her recovery, Xu Mo was equally relieved. He thought of the small droplet and couldn't help but wonder: What exactly was that small droplet, and why did it have such a miraculous effect?

In her joy, Han Ying suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but ask, "Xu, what exactly did you make me swallow just now?"

Xu Mo shook his head, not knowing how to answer. He glanced at her face and couldn't help but frown. He reached out and touched her face, feeling that her skin was somewhat rough. It was clear that although she had recovered after taking the small droplet, it had left some aftereffects.

Han Ying noticed his unusual behavior and quickly asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my face?" She touched her face and, clearly noticing something, hurriedly said to Xu Mo, "Xu, could you please get me a mirror?"

"It's just a bit rough, nothing serious," Xu Mo comforted her, but still took a mirror from the table and handed it to her.

Han Ying looked at herself in the mirror for a moment and then put it down. Although she didn't say anything, her expression was somewhat gloomy.

Xu Mo suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "Don't worry."

Han Ying nodded and said, "I know it's not serious. After all, compared to aging to death, this is much better. Now it's just a bit rough, and you can't even see it unless you look closely." Although she said this, her expression still showed that she was not entirely at ease.

Xu Mo smiled and said, "You misunderstood me. When I said it's not serious, I meant there's a way to cure it."

"Oh!" Han Ying exclaimed, looking at him with doubt.

Xu Mo continued, "When I left the mountain, I brought two jars of wine. Do you remember?"

Han Ying didn't know why he suddenly brought this up. After thinking for a moment, she said, "You mean the two jars in the trunk of the car?" She paused and then added, "Are those jars of wine? I always thought they were something else."

Xu Mo nodded and said, "Those are red fruit wines I brewed myself. They can beautify and delay aging. Once we get out of here, if you drink a cup, you'll be completely fine."

Han Ying was surprised and said, "So amazing!" Her tone suggested that she found it hard to believe. After all, nourishing the skin is a meticulous task. No matter where you go for beauty treatments, it's impossible to improve your skin in a short time. But thinking about the small droplet Xu Mo had made her swallow, she felt that what he said might be true.

Thinking about this, she suddenly said, "I'm completely fine now. Let's leave right away." She was about to get out of bed.

Xu Mo, however, suddenly remembered something and stopped her, saying, "No rush. You've been sick for two days, so it's good to rest a bit more."

Hearing this, Han Ying didn't object and lay back down, saying, "Okay."

Xu Mo went to another room to get a new quilt and helped her change it. Then he said, "I'll be out for a bit. Stay here and don't run around."

Han Ying agreed, and Xu Mo left the room and headed to the medical room. He suddenly remembered that Han Ying's aging was related to a small droplet that had come out of her body. This small droplet seemed to be a good thing, related to human life, and was a concentration of life energy in the body. Without it, a person would age rapidly.

Did the others who died of aging also have this small droplet in their bodies?

In the medical room, there was Li Helin's body. He remembered that before he died, Li Helin had said there was a worm in his body. If he searched now, could he find it?

Entering the medical room, he glanced at Li Helin's body, which hadn't changed much. The wound on his stomach, made with a scalpel, was still there.

Xu Mo thought for a moment and realized that even if he dissected Li Helin's body, he probably wouldn't find anything, as he hadn't found anything before.

He walked back and forth a few times and suddenly had an idea: What if I try pouring the herbal medicine into the wound on his stomach? Perhaps the worm-like object will come out. Logically, the worm-like object is in the dantian, so pouring the medicine directly into it should be more effective than taking it orally.

With this in mind, he left the medical room, gathered a large amount of the same herbs, and boiled a whole pot of herbal medicine. He poured it into a bucket and returned to the medical room.

The others probably had the same thing, but Li Helin's stomach had the wound he had made, making it easier to experiment. So he decided to start with Li Helin's body.

If his method didn't work and he couldn't find the worm-like object in Li Helin's body, he wouldn't need to damage the other bodies.

He used a ladle to scoop some of the herbal medicine and poured it into the wound on Li Helin's dantian. Worried that the worm-like object might move, he also poured some on the surrounding areas.

After doing this, he stood aside and waited quietly.

After about two or three minutes, he suddenly saw something moving in Li Helin's stomach. Xu Mo was delighted and moved closer to watch. Soon, a worm-like object emerged from Li Helin's navel.

Xu Mo picked it up and examined it closely. Inside the worm-like object, there was indeed a small droplet.

He crushed the worm-like object, and the small droplet fell onto his fingertip. It was as clear and pure as the one that had come from Han Ying's body, exuding a tempting life force.

Li Helin had aged by about ten years. If all the life force from his aging had condensed into this small droplet, then this droplet represented ten years of his life.

However, when Xu Mo carefully examined the small droplet, he found that it was about the same size as the one from Han Ying, which represented only five or six years of her life.

He thought about it and realized that Li Helin was in his sixties, and his life force couldn't compare to that of a young woman like Han Ying. Therefore, the life force of ten years was roughly equivalent to that of five or six years for Han Ying.

Holding the small droplet, Xu Mo thought: This small droplet contains life force. Han Ying immediately returned to her pre-aging state after swallowing the droplet from her own body. If someone swallows this droplet, will they become younger?

He thought about it but wasn't sure. After all, the droplet Han Ying swallowed came from her own body. If someone swallows a droplet from another person, who knows if it would be like receiving a blood transfusion with a different blood type, causing harm?

After hesitating for a moment, he decided to try it himself, thinking: My sense of touch is strong, and I have the support of static breathing. Even if it's harmful, I should be able to withstand it.

He put the small droplet in his mouth and swallowed it. Then he used his sense of touch to feel the effects. The droplet was immediately absorbed by his body, spreading like a gas throughout his body, making him feel incredibly comfortable and invigorated.

Unfortunately, this feeling didn't last long and disappeared after a few minutes.

Xu Mo was very puzzled. He walked to a mirror and looked at himself, but didn't notice any changes. He seemed to be the same as before, with no signs of becoming younger.

He thought about it and couldn't help but frown. Although the small droplet contained life force, he couldn't determine if his life had increased with his current abilities.

Since he couldn't figure it out, thinking more wouldn't help. The small droplet contained life force, and even if it didn't benefit him, it was definitely a good thing. Therefore, he decided to set this aside for now and collect the small droplets from the other bodies.

He picked up the bucket and walked out. Not far from the medical room, he saw a bodyguard's body on the snow.

This bodyguard had died of aging, and his lower abdomen had exploded before he died.

Xu Mo lifted his shirt and saw that his lower abdomen was covered in blood and flesh, as if it had exploded. There was a hole in his dantian, exposing his intestines.

He couldn't help but frown. From the looks of it, it was unlikely that he would find a small droplet in this bodyguard's body. However, he didn't give up and tried pouring a ladle of herbal medicine on his stomach.

The result was as he had expected. Nothing came out of the bodyguard's body. He guessed that the explosion had destroyed the worm-like object and the small droplet inside him, or that the explosion itself was caused by the worm-like object or the small droplet.

Xu Mo didn't lose heart and continued to search for other bodyguards' bodies. He found three more bodyguards who had died of aging, with their lower abdomens exploding before they died.

He tried pouring the herbal medicine on two of their stomachs, but no worm-like objects emerged, and he finally gave up.

The fifth bodyguard had committed suicide and had aged to about fifty before he died.

Xu Mo used a scalpel to cut open his lower abdomen and poured the herbal medicine. After a few minutes, he saw something moving in his lower abdomen. Soon, a worm-like object emerged from his navel.