Even in his twilight years, he swept through the chaotic army of ten thousand warriors!

"Mr. Ji, you're like my own grandfather!"

The donkey was so excited it almost cried...

Two percent, that's the amount Ma Wu originally agreed upon when he called him over!

I haven't done anything myself, I just came and wandered around for a bit...

Snapped!

Ma Wu kicked the donkey in the rump and cursed it with exasperation.

"Twenty percent!"

"How dare you take it!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Ji Yan's departing figure again, then turned around and kicked him once more.

"With Elder Ji's strength, we could have easily shot him dead and taken everything!"

"He's willing to give it, but don't you even consider whether you deserve it!"

The donkey thought about it and realized it made sense, so it wasn't upset anymore.

He thought his legs were incredibly fast, but could he possibly dodge Ji Yan's arrows?

After Ma Wu finished speaking, he patted the donkey on the shoulder.

"Don't forget, Elder Ji is still a new recruit..."

"I'll only get 10% at most!"

"If we handle this sale well this time, even the little bit he skims off the top will be enough for the two of us to eat our fill!"

"And do you remember what Elder Ji advised Yunniang before?"

"Money is not as important as life!"

"Hunting demons is a life-or-death job, but with such a skilled archer behind us, our lives are guaranteed!"

After saying that, he couldn't help but kick the donkey again, and said viciously.

"You should be secretly thrilled to have met someone like that, and you dare to take more than you need!"

"They left such a big prey for you to clean up, while you leisurely went to wash yourself..."

"Is it because they're carefree? No, it's because they don't care!"

After saying that, he drew his sword and mounted the barbarian bird.

"If you dare to have any more thoughts, you'd better pray you're tougher than this savage bird!"

"Get to work!"

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Meanwhile, Ji Yan, who had already descended to the lakeside, was naturally unaware of their thoughts.

But just like they said...

Ji Yan didn't care.

His mind is now on this lake.

The white-tailed pheasant doesn't like water; it prefers to eat miasma and has a natural ability to detoxify.

This is why ordinary wild animals can fetch a high price of two taels of silver.

Based on what they saw and heard along the way, their habits would not change much after they became spirits.

The most likely scenario is that it would move to a place with more miasma, but this demonic chicken didn't...

Ji Yan had previously discovered during his investigation that this guy had not only burrowed to the bottom of the lake, but had also been guarding a certain spot there for years.

This unusual scene made Ji Yan want to go and see what it was doing...

Without even washing himself, Ji Yan jumped into the water.

Because it's deep in the mountains, the water is still cold even at this time of year.

However, given Ji Yan's current physical condition, he can only feel the cold, which is not an obstacle at all.

Continuing downstream, the lake bottom is dark and deep, completely empty.

Along the way, we haven't seen a single fish in this huge lake...

Ji Yan became even more curious.

Using the hunting instinct as a pretext, they swam towards the area where the demon chickens lingered the most.

As he got closer, Ji Yan finally saw clearly...

Lotus root?

Hidden in the empty silt at the bottom of the lake is a section of lotus root as white as jade.

The lotus root is as white as jade, without tendrils, stems and leaves, and even the lotus root itself is riddled with holes.

At first glance, it was covered in pecking marks, with the newest spot even having a few drops of juice oozing out, probably from a recent peck.

All that's left is a small section about the length of a thumb.

Ji Yan was overjoyed; this dead chicken was indeed guarding something good and couldn't bear to leave!

But the moment I reached out and grabbed it, my heart ached terribly...

Judging from the scent of the hunting animal, this lotus root should have been a lush, sprawling clump, with at least seven or eight sections.

But now, only this incomplete section remains.

Ji Yan took out the bamboo tube from his waist, intending to put the lotus root segments inside, but then he suddenly noticed...

Perhaps because his movements were a bit too vigorous, the juice from the wound on the lotus root was swaying and about to drip down.

In a moment of panic, Ji Yan chose to catch it with her mouth.

However, the juice, when tasted, did not have the expected delicate fragrance and sweetness...

Ji Yan felt a "buzz" sound, as if his consciousness was swept away from his body for a moment, his vision went black and his ears were ringing.

The drug's violent and unreasonable effects surged forth like a torrent, bypassing the throat and swallowing, brutally crashing into the flesh and blood...

Ji Yan could clearly sense that the juice had a similar effect to the medicinal bath.

However, the medicinal bath, after being prepared, is suitable for everyone, but the liquid...

More intense, more fierce.

Fortunately, Ji Yan's aged body was like a bottomless pit, able to withstand the strain.

After a long while, the icy lake water became hot from Ji Yan's body, and Ji Yan was choked by the water and opened his eyes again.

A serious illness requires strong medicine!

Just this one drop is far more effective than a medicinal bath.

No wonder that golden pheasant could transform from an ordinary wild animal into the savage bird it is today, and no wonder that even as a savage bird, it dares not eat too much at once...

Even with so little left, Ji Yan gritted her teeth in hatred.

"What a waste!"

Glug!

After choking on another mouthful of water, Ji Yan disregarded everything else and hurriedly swam towards the surface.

Wu Zu's physique was no longer what it used to be, but he had been down for about fifteen minutes. He packed up the lotus roots and went back to study them.

After getting out of the water, seeing that the two were still tidying up, Ji Yan also washed himself thoroughly before going back.

But he had only walked to the edge of the cliff when he saw two people shouting at him with all their might.

"Professor Ji, you've really struck it rich!"

The donkey, unable to keep anything to itself, hurried forward and waved its arms.

Ma Wu's face was also beaming with joy. "I realized it when we exchanged blows; this savage bird is even stronger than the last time we saw it!"

"I really don't know how you managed to kill it with that hammer, Professor Ji!"

"Now we can sell them for a lot more money!"

The donkey nodded vigorously, its thick lips parted, revealing its large gap teeth that stretched all the way to its ears.

"Yeah, that mouthful of blood was really something!"

"Oh, Mr. Ji, you've had a drink too?"

Ji Yan then noticed that the two of them had radiant complexions...

Similar to myself.

Ma Wu stepped forward and kicked him, yelling, "Can't you speak properly?!"

"These originally belonged to Elder Ji; what we're doing is stealing them!"

After saying that, he scratched his head and spoke somewhat embarrassedly.

"Mr. Ji, when we were packing up just now, we couldn't fit all the bamboo tubes we had prepared..."

After saying that, he quickly pointed to the foot of a tree to the side.

"I even wrapped some up for you, but I didn't expect you to be so frugal..."

The bird died halfway up the mountain, but Ji Yan's face was flushed from drinking, which was probably from the bird's blood scattered along the way.

Ji Yan smiled and waved his hand casually.

"There's no such thing as stealing or not stealing. How could this be considered stealing?"

"I've just entered the Blood Refining stage and can't fully digest it yet, so you should all drink the rest, otherwise it'll just be a waste!"

Ji Yan said it's true that it can't be dissolved, but what can't be dissolved is not blood.

"Xiao Wu, what's your guess...?"

"How much can we earn in total from this trip?"

When the topic of blood came up, Ma Wu stopped refusing and seemed to get interested in talking about it.

"Professor Ji, I estimate..."

"It has to be this number!"