Chapter 98

Ogata sat down in front of Zheng Shi Yi, holding his front paws, and raised his head proudly, as if saying to Zheng Shi Yi, "Now you know the benefits of having me, the great tiger king, around, right?"

"I know." Zheng Shi Yi, who couldn't understand Ogata's meaning, nodded and waved to Ogata, saying, "Let's continue on our way."

"Roar roar!"

Ogata shook his body, stood up from the ground, and ran excitedly back the way they came, with Zheng Shi Yi closely following behind.

After that, Zheng Shi Yi encountered even more powerful strange beasts than the Shadow Blade Pig, but fortunately, Ogata had warned him in advance.

In the end, with Ogata's lead, Zheng Shi Yi successfully walked out of the swamp. After walking for a while, Zheng Shi Yi left the Immortal Spirit Mountains.

During this journey, Ding Yue hardly spoke to Zheng Shi Yi.

As soon as they left the Immortal Spirit Mountains, Ding Yue said to Zheng Shi Yi, "Take me back to that cave."

The cave Ding Yue mentioned was the one Zheng Shi Yi had accidentally entered.

Zheng Shi Yi didn't nod but shook his head and said, "Even if your place has no strange beasts, it's not as dangerous as the Immortal Spirit Mountains."

"You are so badly injured. If you don't get timely treatment, you might have problems. You should obediently follow me to see a spirit doctor."

Zheng Shi Yi didn't care whether Ding Yue agreed or not; he directly carried her on his back and walked toward the residence.

"Let me go." Ding Yue kept shaking her body, trying to make Zheng Shi Yi put her down.

Zheng Shi Yi tightly held Ding Yue's body with both hands and said firmly, "Be still, or I'll touch your butt! I saved you and am counting on you to help me in the future. How can I let you encounter any danger before you recover?"

Ding Yue's body was already weak, and these few shakes made her even weaker.

Seeing that Zheng Shi Yi wouldn't let go, Ding Yue gave up the idea of resistance and coldly thought, "When I get better, I'll show you how to touch your butt! I have to get even! Wait... Why do I want to touch his butt!"

Zheng Shi Yi naturally didn't hear Ding Yue's inner curses. He led Ogata forward and, before they knew it, had arrived at the residence.

Wu Dong was practicing boxing in front of the door. Seeing Zheng Shi Yi return, he stopped and ran over to him.

Soon, Wu Dong came to Zheng Shi Yi and, after a moment, released a powerful aura, saying to Zheng Shi Yi, "Brother, do you know what level I am now?"

"I've already entered the Qi Wheel Realm, Seventh Wheel! I'm awesome, right! You need to work harder, or I might surpass you one day."

Wu Dong looked very proud and kept showing off his cultivation.

Zheng Shi Yi smiled silently. Wu Dong's progress during his absence was indeed surprising.

Zheng Shi Yi knew it must be due to the soul stones. He took out several hundred soul stone tickets from his pocket and smiled as he handed them to Wu Dong, "If you want to surpass me, you need to work hard."

"Give me so many?" Wu Dong's eyes lit up. As the fifth-ranked Yu Yan on the风云榜 (Feng Yun Bang), his monthly reward was only one hundred soul stones. Zheng Shi Yi had given him one hundred soul stones a few days ago, and now he was giving him even more.

"Brother, did you hit the jackpot?" Wu Dong happily took the soul stone tickets.

Zheng Shi Yi didn't answer but looked toward Su Jing Dan's room and asked, "Is Jing Dan at home?"

Wu Dong looked at Zheng Shi Yi strangely, "Brother, is the sun rising from the west today? Why are you so concerned about Jing Dan? Could it be..."

Wu Dong then noticed the woman on Zheng Shi Yi's back.

Wu Dong's mouth opened wide in surprise, and he stared at the woman on Zheng Shi Yi's back, patting Zheng Shi Yi's shoulder and said, "Brother, who is this woman? You're not thinking of cheating on Jing Dan with her, are you?"

"Don't tell me the soul stones you gave me are to keep me quiet. If that's the case, I can't accept them."

Saying this, Wu Dong leaned close to Zheng Shi Yi's ear and whispered, "She's so beautiful. Bringing such a beautiful woman back, you're not afraid Jing Dan will fight you to the death..."

"Big Brother Ye, you're back." Su Jing Dan appeared at the door, smiling as she walked toward Zheng Shi Yi.

Wu Dong didn't dare to continue and grinned at Zheng Shi Yi, "I think I should hide to the side."

Wu Dong quickly moved to Ogata and greeted him, "What a cute little tiger. Hi, little tiger."

"Um." Zheng Shi Yi nodded, acknowledging Su Jing Dan.

Su Jing Dan quickly came to Zheng Shi Yi and was about to ask if he had any gains from his trip. Suddenly, she saw the woman on Zheng Shi Yi's back and stopped, pointing at Ding Yue and asking, "She is...?"

Zheng Shi Yi turned his head halfway back and glanced at Ding Yue with the corner of his eye, saying, "I picked her up on the way."

"I picked her up on the way?" Wu Dong quickly let go of Ogata and looked at Zheng Shi Yi in surprise, as if saying, "You picked up such a beautiful woman? Tell me where you found her, and I'll go pick one up too."

Ding Yue's gaze grew colder.

Zheng Shi Yi's actions in the swamp had already annoyed her, and now he was carrying her in front of these two people and saying such things.

Was she an object? Why did he say he picked her up on the way?

Just as Ding Yue was about to get angry, Su Jing Dan, who had been staring at her, suddenly said, "Big Brother Ye, she seems to have been poisoned quite severely."

"The poison is made up of fourteen toxic materials, including Duan Chang Cao, Bao Mai Cao, Tian Shan Du Zhong, and Huai Xue Cao. It is extremely toxic. Fortunately, she has been poisoned for a short time, and the toxins haven't invaded her vital organs yet."

"Each time the poison flares up, she will feel as if thousands of needles are piercing her abdomen and chest. It's still possible to treat her now."

"If it's delayed by one day, or more precisely, half a day, the poison will invade her heart. Then, her heart will rapidly decay, and she will die from a hollowed-out heart."

"Big Brother Ye, time is urgent. You should quickly carry her into my room, and I will treat her."

Su Jing Dan didn't care about Ding Yue's identity. Since she was carried by Zheng Shi Yi, she was likely his friend. Zheng Shi Yi's friend was her friend.

Su Jing Dan pointed to the room and urged Zheng Shi Yi.

Zheng Shi Yi sighed in relief, grateful that he had brought Ding Yue back. Otherwise, she might have died from the poison invading her heart, as Su Jing Dan had said.

Zheng Shi Yi knew the situation was serious and, without hesitation, carried Ding Yue into the room.

All along, Ding Yue had thought the poison she had was made up of Huai Xue Cao and Bao Mai Dan, not a very strong poison. She believed she could recover after a few days of rest.

She never expected the poison to be made up of fourteen toxic materials, a very strong poison. However, this wasn't her fault. The fourteen toxic materials had similar odors, and only a spirit doctor with deep knowledge of toxic and medicinal materials could distinguish them.

Moreover, only a spirit doctor could identify the fourteen toxic materials after taking the pulse of the poisoned person.

Unlike Su Jing Dan, who could identify the fourteen toxic materials, the time of the poison's onset, and the symptoms just by looking at her.

This was the first time she had seen such a powerful spirit doctor.

Ding Yue was amazed by Su Jing Dan's strength and felt fortunate that Zheng Shi Yi had brought her despite her objections.

Zheng Shi Yi placed Ding Yue on the bed and walked to the wooden tray, taking out the spirit herbs he had collected from his spatial storage bag and placing them on the tray.

Only at this moment did Ding Yue realize why Zheng Shi Yi had collected so many spirit herbs. Unfortunately... Zheng Shi Yi didn't know how to help this spirit doctor.

Zheng Shi Yi brought the wooden tray with the spirit herbs to Su Jing Dan and said, "Jing Dan, these are the spirit herbs I collected on this trip. I don't know if they will be useful to you."

Su Jing Dan took the tray, looked at the herbs, and thanked him, "These herbs are excellent and will greatly help me understand their properties. Thank you, Big Brother Ye."

Zheng Shi Yi shrugged and smiled bitterly, "The one who should say thank you is me. If you hadn't given me so many antidotes, I would have been in trouble this time. Focus on treating her. Hurry and treat her."

"I have something to do and need to go out. If anything happens, call Wu Dong for help."

Zheng Shi Yi instructed Su Jing Dan and quickly left the room.

Wu Dong was playing with Ogata at the door. Zheng Shi Yi walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and smiled, "Jing Dan and the others are in your care."

"What about you?" Wu Dong frowned, looking at Zheng Shi Yi in confusion.

Zheng Shi Yi pointed to himself and smiled, "I'm going to practice."

Wu Dong seemed to think of something and looked at Zheng Shi Yi in surprise, "Did you catch Lang Liang?"

"Um." Zheng Shi Yi nodded, confirming Wu Dong's question with a smile.

"Ah?" Wu Dong was so surprised he almost fell on his butt. How could he have finished so quickly? But he quickly recovered and patted Zheng Shi Yi's shoulder, smiling, "No wonder you're my brother, Wu Dong. Your efficiency is impressive."

"Don't worry, just focus on your practice. I'll protect Jing Dan and the others."

"Thank you." Zheng Shi Yi thanked Wu Dong and turned to walk toward the reward exchange area.

Wu Dong waved his hand and smiled, "Brother, I forgot to ask, did you catch the murderer?"

Zheng Shi Yi nodded and said, "Yes."

"Caught?" Wu Dong's eyes nearly popped out in surprise. So many people had gone to catch the murderer and died in the process.

He never expected that Zheng Shi Yi, besides catching Lang Liang, had also caught the murderer. This was indeed impressive!