Yang Lin and the other two were startled by the sudden burst of light.

Turning around, I saw that Lu Yuan had summoned Xiao Yi at some point, and the light was emanating from her hand.

"Mr. Lu, what are you doing..."

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Can't you tell? I'm helping Brother Du detoxify!"

"no……"

What kind of antidote do you, a healer, have?!

Zhou Cheng not only failed to understand, but became even more confused.

"Mr. Lu meant well."

Yang Lin placed Du Pengyi on the ground and let Xiao Yi wrap him up with her spiritual power, her sorrowful expression tinged with a hint of hope.

What if?

Lu Yuan is hiding many secrets, and some of his methods are even beyond Lu Yuan's understanding. Perhaps he really has a way to cure Du Pengyi's poison?

Thinking of this, Yang Lin looked at Lu Yuan with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

See here.

Lu Yuan smiled gently at him.

"Don't worry, Brother Du will be fine."

Hearing Lu Yuan say this, Yang Lin breathed a slight sigh of relief and felt inexplicably at ease.

However, Zhou Cheng and Liu Tianhao still looked worried.

To the two of them, Lu Yuan's words were just meant to comfort them and were actually of no use.

After all, the healers they knew could only heal external injuries. If they wanted to detoxify, besides normal medical treatment, they could only find a beast tamer who specialized in poison.

Of the twenty-odd people traveling with them, none were poison-type beast tamers.

Du Pengyi is probably beyond saving...

Just then.

Suddenly, clusters of purple substances appeared within the spiritual energy surrounding Du Pengyi. Even though they were compressed into clumps by the spiritual energy, they continued to flow slowly, resembling some kind of viscous liquid.

"This is……"

The other three were all stunned.

"Be careful, don't touch it, this is all the venom from Brother Du's body," Lu Yuan kindly explained.

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Cheng and Liu Tianhao both couldn't help but take two steps back.

"Mr. Lu, is what you're saying true? The poison in Old Du's body has been expelled?" Yang Lin looked at Lu Yuan with bright eyes.

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded.

"Little Yi can not only heal external injuries, but also detoxify, and even has a slight effect of cleansing the marrow and replenishing essence! Did the Stone Brown Monkey not change after the last treatment?"

"..."

Yang Lin fell silent.

Since Lu Yuan saved the Stone Brown Monkey last time, he did find that the Stone Brown Monkey's strength had improved slightly compared to before. However, he thought that the Stone Brown Monkey had gained inspiration from the battle with the Tiger Beast, but he never thought that it was related to Lu Yuan.

Can treatment also cleanse the marrow and replenish the essence?

He had never heard of such an outrageous effect before!

Zhou Cheng and Liu Tianhao, who were standing next to him, were even more shocked, staring blankly at Lu Yuan.

Until a familiar, deep murmur came.

"Old Du!"

"Brother Du!"

Yang Lin and the other two, without having time to ponder, immediately looked down at Du Pengyi on the ground.

"Hmm... what's wrong with me?"

Du Pengyi covered his head, seemingly still not fully conscious.

"Don't you remember what happened? You were almost swallowed by a giant snake! It scared us to death!"

Liu Tianhao gripped Du Pengyi's hand tightly, his expression still showing a hint of lingering fear.

Upon hearing this, Du Pengyi jumped up.

"I'll blanch it!"

"I remember I was straining to poop when I suddenly felt a cold sensation on my butt, and then my consciousness started to blur. I don't remember anything after that!"

Everyone: "..."

Lu Yuan was still wondering about it.

That venomous serpent didn't seem to be of a high level, so how come Du Pengyi didn't even have a chance to release his beast to fight back?

It turns out they attacked my rear!

Unexpectedly, this venomous snake was quite adept at seizing opportunities.

After briefly explaining what had happened to Du Pengyi, Yang Lin patted him on the shoulder.

"No matter what, it's good that everyone is alright. You should thank Mr. Lu properly this time!"

Du Pengyi nodded vigorously and bowed deeply to Lu Yuan.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Lu. I will never forget your life-saving grace. I don't have anything to offer right now, but I will prepare a gift for you when we return to Yandu!"

Lu Yuan waved his hands repeatedly.

"Brother Du, there's no need to be so formal! I only came to act as the team's healer after receiving payment from Captain Yang. I have an obligation to treat your injuries, so you don't need to pay me any more."

Upon hearing this, Du Pengyi stopped insisting.

"No matter what, you saved my life. From now on, you're like a brother to me. If you ever need anything, just ask!"

Lu Yuan smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, if I ever run into trouble in the future, I'll definitely ask you for help!"

Considering that Du Pengyi had just recovered from the poison, the group rested for a while before continuing their journey.

Once back in the car, Lu Yuan closed his eyes to rest.

Yang Lin and the others assumed that he had used up too much spiritual energy to detoxify Du Pengyi, so they did not disturb him and even considerately lowered their voices.

In reality, Lu Yuan entered the Beast Taming Space with his consciousness.

In the center lay the corpse of a giant snake, more than a meter thick, the very same one that had nearly swallowed Du Pengyi.

This was something Lu Yuan had casually stored in his spatial storage when they weren't looking earlier, just as they were setting off again.

The Venomous Serpent isn't considered a high-level species, but this particular Venomous Serpent is quite high-level. If his judgment is correct, it should be able to reach the Earth Spirit level soon. If Crimson Phosphorus were to devour it, it should also improve significantly.

"Red Phosphorus, consider this a treat for you."

"hiss!"

Red Phosphorus happily flicked its tongue and swallowed the venomous snake whole in one gulp.

"By the way, how's the golden egg doing?"

Lu Yuan suddenly remembered the golden egg that hadn't yet produced any molten egg, and began to consider again whether a boiled egg or a fried egg would be tastier.

"Hiss~!"

As if it had read Lu Yuan's mind, Chi Lin immediately and cautiously burrowed back into the bushes.

See here.

Lu Yuan was slightly taken aback, then shook his head with amusement.

"This guy, he used to be the one who wanted to eat the golden egg the most!"

...

The off-road vehicle continued its journey into the Scorching Sun Forest until it finally reached the inner circle of the forest as darkness fell.

"If we go any further, we'll enter the inner area, where the danger level will increase dramatically. Just to be on the safe side, let's rest here for the night and continue deeper into the area tomorrow morning."