Chapters 149 and 150: A Glimmer of Hope

  After four or five hours of repeated deliberation and research, Xiao Hong had lost count of how many times he had studied the prescription to save his own life.

  Looking at the prescription in front of him, Xiao Hong's expression was extremely complex, with a sense of relief after being busy, as well as a hint of anxiety and a glimmer of hope.

  Such an expression, as if from another angle, also reflected Xiao Hong's inner heart. After all, this time, Xiao Hong has approached the limit. If the effect is not significant, the gate of life, Xiao Hong can feel it, has gradually begun to close for himself.

  No more nostalgia, just a brief rest to rejuvenate his spirit. Xiao Hong washed his face with icy water and then went to the storage cabinet to retrieve an Iron Lotus. From its appearance, the Iron Lotus resembled a blooming green lotus flower, with leaves like lotus petals, palm-sized and thick. When cut open, it would reveal a transparent gel-like substance, which was its most valuable part.

  Making a Tie Dan can be said to require not many iron hoof lotus, one plant can make dozens.

  All materials were ready, Xiao Hong sat in front of the desk, calming himself down as much as possible, concentrating on making Danwen.

  Almost every step of the way, Xiao Hong has been striving for perfection. No one is more aware than Xiao Hong himself of how important what he's making now is to his own name.

  It took a total of two hours for Xiao Hong to create the healing tattoo with nine joined iron hoof lotus and several other precious herbs.

  On the golden pill, there are crimson stripes, just like a miniature magic rune.

  He carefully recorded the previous production steps, and Xiao Hong, who had coughed lightly twice, walked slowly into the courtyard, glanced at the nine cages in the corner of the wall, and without hesitation, directly poured the nine Dan patterns in his hand into the abdomen of the nine rabbits.

  Then he began to crouch down and carefully observe the reflections of the nine rabbits, his heart was extremely nervous, his expression serious.

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  Only a few seconds had passed, and the nine rabbits were now standing on their hind legs, their grey fur slightly raised, moving rapidly in their cages as if they had entered some kind of frenzied state.

  Xiao Hong was well aware that this was the effect of Tie Tuo Lian's enhanced cell strength.

  After a moment, looking at the nine rabbits in front of him, he began to stir, fortunately, and did not die on the spot like before.

  From this point of view, it is still effective. Xiao Hong has been squatting on the ground from start to finish, motionless, with only his eyes quickly scanning between the nine rabbits, observing their every move.

  Two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and for Xiao Hong, these two hours were extremely unbearable. Looking at the four rabbits in front of him, they had already died one after another, with a hint of fresh blood in their mouths. Just by looking at their dead bodies, they seemed to be much stronger than before.

  The other five were also on their last breath, some of whose bodies had begun to convulse, with only a thread of life left. Seeing this scene, Xiao Hong's eyebrows were already tightly furrowed together.

  Undoubtedly, from a purely practical point of view, the homemade Dan medicine still contains strong toxins and is not 100% safe.

  Soon after, the five barely surviving rabbits also did not pull through and died one after another.

  "Ah..." Xiao Hong's body didn't move, he just quietly looked on, then let out a long sigh, his heart filled with gloom.

  Xiao Hong stood up, rubbed his nose with his hands a few times, and then took out the three rabbit corpses, returned to the bedroom, and began to dissect them to determine the cause of death.

  The first rabbit died of aortic rupture and internal bleeding. The second rabbit, which was the second batch to die, died of organ failure. The third rabbit, which was the last one to die and had the lightest symptoms, died of local cell necrosis. The latter two rabbits, although severely poisoned, might have had a chance of survival if they had been rescued in time.

  With such a discovery, Xiao Hong couldn't help but let out a light sigh. The nine rabbits were all gone, not a single one survived. This was undoubtedly a huge blow to Xiao Hong, but the current discovery gave him a glimmer of hope.

  Fate seems to always be this way, after giving people a blow that makes them feel hopeless, it will reveal a thread of faint hope, making people chase after it.

  But anyway, hope is always better than despair. After making some adjustments to his mindset, Xiao Hong sat back down at his desk and began organizing the previous notes on Danzhu, seeking a new train of thought.

  With the previous discovery, Xiao Hong has already had the intention of not completely limiting his thinking to Wudan, but rather considering using a multi-pronged approach to cure his own illness.

  In the No. 1 dormitory area of Xijin Mofeng College, Luo Xue Ning, who had returned safely, had gathered his main subordinates and held an emergency combat meeting.

  After studying the map bought at a high price from Xiao Hong for a while, Luo Xue Ning took out the paper bag sent by Xiao Hong and tore it open.

  At this time, Luo Xue Ning could clearly see that inside the paper bag, there were only two things: a shadowy talisman and a folded piece of paper.

  She took out the image of the brocade, and Lu Xue Ning glanced at it slightly. It was obviously a street goods, not a handmade product from a reputable store, and there were even unsold commodity labels on it that had not been torn off cleanly.

  Place the image hologram on the instrument, at this time, a light screen popped out of the instrument, the impact is slightly blurred, but can be seen clearly, the angle is the position of the car-mounted camera of the magic car.

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  The entire image has undergone significant processing, with the driver and most of the interior of the Magic Car blurred out. Only the warning lights on the dashboard are clearly visible, as well as the scene outside the window.

  The Singh officers present looked at each other in confusion, some of them not understanding what this image was trying to convey.

  However, just a moment later, as a group of trucks drove by in the image, only a dense array of light spots flashed on the warning screen in front of the mother ship.

  "This..."

  The officers who saw this scene almost simultaneously uttered such a voice, and previously on the light screen, there was a reminder that the warning of the demon detection was level one for the driver.

  Suddenly, so many light spots appeared, which was quite frightening. Moreover, these light spots were appearing in those container trucks, making it clear that they were not to be seen by the public.

  Even Lu Xue Ning, who had always been calm and composed, couldn't help but twitch the corner of her eye, a hint of severity flashing across her cheek.

  However, this is just the beginning. In the following few cars of Mo Lian, it can be clearly seen that there are more than a dozen people with light spots representing the level of Yu Shi flashing across the screen.

  "What is this?" asked the young man sitting in the chair, with a colonel's insignia on his shoulder. He was also one of Rosina's deputies, named Nozza.

  Others did not respond, and it seemed that they had already counted in their hearts. With such strength, yet not daring to be open and honest, who else could be so sneaky besides Weilin?

  Lu Xue Ning, who was on the main seat, was also shocked in her heart. She did not expect that Weilin Gongguo would send out so many reinforcements, apparently wanting to make a big move.

  "Unbelievable, this Guan Cang is indeed profound and unpredictable, to the point where he can even obtain such intelligence." Luo Xue Ning gazed at the light screen in front of her, muttering to herself, her severe expression deepening.

  Luo Xue Ning then picked up the paper bag again, took out the folded paper strips inside, and unfolded them. Inside was a general layout diagram of Fulong Warehouse, which looked very ordinary, except that in the southeast corner of the warehouse group, more than a dozen warehouses were circled with red pen.

  Although such a mark is simple, it seems that everyone knows what this means, which is that the warehouse group within this red frame is the territory of the Weilin Kingdom.

  Similarly, such intelligence is invaluable. Everyone present knows it in their hearts, and it's almost as if they've saved Luo Xue Ning's life. If Luo Xue Ning had continued to rely on the previous information about the Weilin army's numbers in Taiwu City, she might have become complacent and met with disaster.

  "Sir, I roughly counted just now. If all the container trucks we saw earlier had people in them, there would be no less than 1,000 people, equivalent to a full battalion's strength." Nuo Zha furrowed his brow and reported to Luo Xue Ning.

  The situation is absolutely not optimistic, and simply from the military strength, Lu Xue Ning's side, including the Beiluo army brought by Mo Xuan, has only 300 people who can be freely mobilized, while the opponent has at least over 1,300 people.

  Of course, it is impossible for the Principality of Villin to openly attack strongly because there is the Hongbo Group responsible for their safety. At necessary times, there are also the Security Bureau and two other major forces.

  But once out of Xijin District, everything is uncertain. Faintly, Luoxue Ning had a feeling that the entire city of Taiwu seemed to have become the home court of Weilin Principality, which was indeed ironic.

  If the Knights Templar of the former Empire had not suffered an unexpected blow, everything would have been easier to handle, but now it's too late to say anything, gather troops nearby, time does not permit.

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  "It seems we can only change our previous strategy and tactics, let's discuss it thoroughly." Lu Xue Ning said softly, then began to study the plan for tomorrow with the other officers.

  Before he knew it, time had arrived at dawn. With his head on the desk, Xiao Hong, who was fast asleep, slowly opened his eyes.

  He gently rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, tidied up the messy papers on his desk, and then picked up his backpack, ready to head to class. He hoped to find some new ways to rescue himself from the ocean of knowledge, just like he had learned in anatomy class, which was now very useful for Xiao Hong.

  Arriving at the front hall, Li Le was as usual, already preparing a sumptuous breakfast. Seeing Xiao Hong, he still had a flattering smile on his face.

  "Li Le, go buy ten more rabbits tomorrow." Sitting at the dinner table, Xiao Hong let out a yawn, rubbed his eyes and instructed Li Le.

  Chapter 150: Sentiment "Huh? Still buying, didn't you just buy ten a few days ago?" Li Le blinked his eyes, somewhat puzzled.

  "They're all dead, keep buying." Xiao Hong responded.

  "Ah." Li Le didn't ask further, slightly nodding his head. Anyway, the rabbits weren't worth much money, and the ones Li Le bought were all meat rabbits. Even if they didn't die in Xiao Hong's hands, they would still end up dead when sent to the restaurant.

  "Also, from now on I'll give you another right, that is the right to recruit. After such a long time in Tai Wu City, you must have gotten to know many people. Find a few trustworthy ones and take them as apprentices. In the future, we need to think of ways to expand our scale." Xiao Hong coughed lightly and instructed Li Le.

  Li Le's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and then he smiled with a nod, actually he had thought of this long ago, after all business was so good now, not expanding the scale would be unreasonable.

  Li Le himself has now reached the level of a fifth-grade driver, which is already quite high in the eyes of ordinary people.

  He glanced at Li Le briefly, finished the thin porridge in front of him, and then Xiao Hong took out a wooden box and a book from his backpack.

  Inside the wooden box were the medicinal threads consumed by Da Hongmei, all of which were handmade by Xiao Hong himself. As for the book, it was about primary thread-making techniques.

  "This book, you and Linzi and others often take a look, don't understand where to find opportunities to ask me." After finishing the handover, Xiao Hong picked up his backpack and walked out of Dahongmei Center, got on the magic train and rushed towards Xizheng Magic Academy.

  On the way, Xiao Hong's communication talisman suddenly transmitted a vibration. He took it out and saw that the request for a call was from Muci.

  "Mei Jie has already agreed to your terms, and there's less than two weeks until the concert. When are you coming to help me? You know I've entrusted everything to you." Just as Xiao Hong had just connected the call, Mu Xi'er's crisp voice reached Xiao Hong's ears, accompanied by a faint "heh heh" sound.

  When he heard Mu Xi's voice, Xiao Hong's overcast expression flickered with a hint of brightness. At this point, Xiao Hong had to admit that his world was already shrouded in darkness, filled with the aura of death everywhere, while Mu Xi was a rainbow in this gray world, weak but full of beauty, dotting this dark world.

  "Don't worry, it won't delay you." Xiao Hong smiled and replied.

  "You'd better work harder, many people in our company are questioning you, I'm the only one who's betting on you." Murong Xi continued to say, her tone relaxed.

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  "Oh." Xiao Hong didn't know what to say either, and could only respond somewhat awkwardly, but his heart was indeed warm.

  After chatting for a couple more sentences, Xiao Hong suddenly cut off the connection and entered Xijin Magic Academy. However, at this time, Xiao Hong suddenly discovered that the vigilance of Xijin Magic Academy and even the entire Xijin district had become even stricter.

  Xiao Hong didn't show any unusual reaction to this, Luo Xue Ning received her intelligence and it was hard not to be on guard. As for Luo Xue Ning's plan, Xiao Hong himself was also very interested, because this might have a connection with his strange illness.

  In the morning class, Xiao Hong only attended one lesson. For the remaining two lessons, as usual, he went to ask Cui Yuanbo questions. Xiao Hong was indeed knowledgeable, but compared to Cui Yuanbo, who had spent his whole life reading books and doing research, there was still a gap.

  For his own illness, Cui Yuanbo also helped Xiao Hong with a physical examination and listened to Xiao Hong's general idea of curing his own illness. Of course, in this process, Xiao Hong did not mention the formula of Dusa grass and Tie Ma Lian.

  He's no fool either; if something like this leaks out, it will be a huge trouble.

  "Your prescription approach is correct, but there must be a premise, that is, while treating your strange disease, you should try to repair the damaged blood vessels and other tissue cells as much as possible, and further strengthen the body's cells." said Cui Yuanbo, who was sitting at his desk, adjusting his glasses.

  "I knew that. I've also been trying to make a repair cell wall pattern recently, but I don't know where to start." Xiao Hong said calmly beside Cui Yuanbo.

  Cui Yuanbo glanced at Xiao Hong, pondered for a moment, then stretched out his withered hand to open the wooden cabinet under the office desk, rummaged through it and took out an old notebook.

  "This is a notebook I organized several years ago, when my body was still in good shape. It's probably the essence of my life. I think there's some knowledge about repairing bodily tissues inside. If you find it useful, take a look." Cui Yuanbo said, slowly extending his hand to pass the notebook to Xiao Hong beside him.

  Although Cui Yuanbo's words just now were only lightly written, Xiao Hong knew that this note was absolutely not so simple. For a moment, Xiao Hong was somewhat surprised and delighted.

  He carefully accepted the notebook and flipped through a few pages, Xiao Hong's expression couldn't help but change, with a hint of light flashing in his eyes.

  From what Xiao Hong currently grasps, basically just a glance, it's clear that this is the essence of Cui Yuanbo's lifelong learning.

  Sitting in his seat, Choi Won-bo could naturally notice the change in Xiao Hong's expression. His slightly dry face flashed a hint of comfort. In Choi Won-bo's view, Xiao Hong's expression was not only an acknowledgment of his own lifelong learning but also a manifestation of his own attainments reaching a certain level.

  Only people with profound knowledge can understand the content inside, and only by understanding it can they see its value.

  "Do you like it? If you like it, take it back and study it slowly. The notes are yours." Cui Yuanbo looked at Xiao Hong, smiled lightly, and said calmly.

  "Ah?" Xiao Hong, who had been desperately trying to memorize as much of the notebook's contents as possible, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. He slightly raised his head, his face filled with incredulity. No one knew better than Xiao Hong just how valuable this notebook was. To put it simply, it could allow him to relive Cui Yuanbo's entire life journey and all that he had learned over the course of several days or at most a few months.

  This is absolutely a huge treasure for anyone who wants to become a top pharmacist, but unexpectedly, Cui Yuanbo just casually said that he would give this thing to himself.

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  "This...this seems too expensive, I..." Xiao Hong suddenly didn't know what to say.

  "You take it, I'm already in my twilight years, what's the use of keeping it to myself? It's simply a fantasy, rather than letting it gather dust and rot in the wooden cabinet, why not let you have it, make it a help for your growth, who knows, maybe it will be helpful for your illness, perhaps a miracle will occur." Cui Yuanbo said word by word, his words filled with the kindness of an elder looking at a younger generation.

  "I... I will treasure this notebook well." Xiao Hong finally spoke up after thinking for half a day.

  Cui Yuanbo nodded slightly, without saying much. In fact, he gave this notebook to Xiao Hong, completely out of a kind of fondness. It can be said that if you put aside Xiao Hong's illness, Xiao Hong is absolutely a perfect apprentice, with a quick mind, willing to study technology diligently, being low-key and having no arrogance at all.

  This time, even if Cui Yuanbo was temporarily hot-headed or had a good rapport with each other, Cui Yuanbo decided to go all out to help Xiao Hongyi.

  "There is also a technique called 'Nei Yu Fa' that might be of some help to your self-treatment." Cui Yuanbo thought for a moment before speaking in a soft voice.

  "What is 'Nei Yu Fa'?" Xiao Hong was curious for a moment, he had really never heard of such a thing.

  "There's nothing much to it, just a small trick that uses the power of the seal to wrap itself around the body's cells and tissues, protecting the body. In the past, this training method was used to train sealers to withstand physical attacks, but later on, with the appearance of various magical armor seals, this thing gradually became forgotten. Ordinary powers can hardly find it now, major powers may still have some in storage, you can try looking for it and learning from it. This way, one day when you take the seal pill, it might be of some help." Cui Yuanbo introduced.

  "Ah." Xiao Hong responded with a slight nod, taking note of the matter in his mind. From Cui Yuanbo's tone, it could be heard that it wasn't anything particularly precious, and finding it shouldn't be too difficult.

  Then Xiao Hong, after chatting with Cui Yuanbo for a few words, as usual, bowed to Cui Yuanbo and left his office.

  It can be said that from childhood to adulthood, apart from his parents, Xiao Hong had never received such great kindness from anyone else. Cui Yuanbo's actions truly made Xiao Hong feel grateful from the bottom of his heart.

  As he walked out of the branch office building, Xiao Hong stretched his body slightly, and the gloom in his heart was somewhat alleviated after a series of conversations with Cui Yuanbo, and he regained some confidence.

  "I still have a way." Xiao Hong patted his chest, muttered to himself, and encouraged himself. Then he threw himself into the busy work again.

  Firstly, it was to inform Li Wen and others, asking them to come to their own dormitory in the afternoon to receive customized tattoos.

  Then, Cao Cao ate something in the cafeteria, and Xiao Hong carried his backpack back to the dormitory. After confirming that the warning mother was normal, he began to study carefully the precious notes given by Cui Yuanbo.

  In the notes, what is recorded is not only the various skills mastered by Cui Yuanbo, but also the books he has read and the inspiration gained from them. It can be said that it is basically the essence of Cui Yuanbo's academic achievements, or knowledge notes.

  This note is of great help to Xiao Hong's skills, so to speak. If we compare Xiao Hong's growth to a rising rocket, then this note can be considered a temporary booster that allows Xiao Hong to grow rapidly for a certain period of time.