He gave one to each of them, and then Hao Yun tucked the rest into his clothes and ran out.
Watching Hao Yun's departing figure, Dumbledore asked Sprout, "What do you think of this boy?"
"His skills are impressive, but his methods are a bit unorthodox. It's a pity about all these herbs of mine; I should have taken one more."
Hao Yun, who had left in a hurry, only realized after running outside that it was already night.
Glug glug!
Hao Yun patted his stomach and decided to go to the kitchen to get something to eat first, and then go back to his dormitory to meditate.
Having evaded Filch's night patrol, Hao Yun had just slipped into the kitchen when he heard a commotion inside.
Inside the kitchen, the twin brothers, the savior trio, and two unfamiliar boys were gathered together enjoying hot pot.
What are you all doing here?
"We've finally found you! We've been looking for you all day. This morning, the headmaster and Mrs. Sprout came looking for you, and they seemed very angry. You couldn't be found, could you?"
George turned to Hao Yun and hurriedly told him what had happened that morning.
Hao Yun waved his hand and sighed helplessly.
"Found it, but it's nothing serious. How did you guys all get together?"
Fred pursed his lips, then pointed at Ron and said.
"It was this guy again. George and I went out to find something to eat and we ran into the three of them by accident. We almost got caught by Filch."
Ron, his mouth full of food, mumbled incoherently.
"If it weren't for the two of you, how could we have been discovered by Filch!"
Chapter 282 Closed-Door Cultivation
After some reflection, Hao Yun finally understood why they were hanging out together.
It turns out it was Malfoy, who had challenged Harry Potter to a duel that night.
Having learned their lesson from their previous mistake, the trio were tricked by Malfoy again.
Hermione, who was already on guard, sensed that something was wrong and ran away with Harry Potter and Ron, but unexpectedly encountered George and Fred on the way.
The two groups collided, and then ran into Peeves, almost getting caught by Filch.
"Make way for me, I haven't eaten all day, I'm starving."
Hao Yun took the bowl and chopsticks handed to him by the house-elf and began to fight with the others for the beef in the pot.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Ron couldn't help but complain about his two older brothers.
"You two are really unfair! You knew about this great place and didn't tell me!"
George patted Ron on the head and replied with a laugh.
"We didn't find this place ourselves, Hao Yun did. When he brought us here, we agreed not to tell anyone else. Bringing the three of you in already broke that agreement."
Ron immediately fell silent and gave an awkward laugh.
"Sorry, buddy, this is an emergency, but Ron, you three can't tell anyone about what's going on here."
George glanced apologetically at Hao Yun, feeling somewhat sorry for betraying his trust.
"Don't worry, we won't tell anyone."
Hermione was the first to step forward and make the promise, then Harry Potter, and finally Ron.
Knowing Ron's personality well, George and Fred put their arms around Ron and whispered something.
"Watch your mouth. If we find out that you've told other people, we won't include you in any of our future activities."
Ron nodded quickly, indicating that he understood.
"I almost forgot to introduce these two to you. They are Hufflepuff students, both in their fourth year."
The two badger cubs smiled and nodded at Hao Yun.
"The food you provided was delicious, and everyone at Hufflepuff School loved it. If you have time, we hope you can come and join us in our lounge."
"OK!"
Hao Yun replied with a smile that of the four houses at Hogwarts, Hufflepuff should be the most popular.
The students in this college are generally very kind and don't like to show off, making them great friends.
"Remember to come and visit!"
Two Hufflepuff students left the kitchen, leaving the rest of the group in a bind.
For the six of them to evade Filch's night patrol and return to the academy was no easy feat.
"What should we do? Should we split up?"
George was reluctant to go with the Saviors trio because he felt that if he went with them, Filch would definitely catch him.
"Let's go together."
Ron looked at his two older brothers, grinned mischievously, and moved closer.
Others may not know George and Fred, but surely he does?
These two guys often go out for nighttime strolls, and Ron has never seen them caught by Filch.
"Don't even think about shaking us off. If we separate and get caught, I'll definitely tell Filch that you two were out out at night too!"
George looked at his brother and really wanted to kill him.
"Alright, let's go together then. Stay close, or don't blame me if you get lost."
Leaving the kitchen, George and Fred led the way, followed closely by the Saviors trio, with only Hao Yun staying behind.
As Hermione strolled down the corridor, she glanced at Hao Yun, wondering why he seemed so relaxed and unconcerned about being caught.
In fact, Hao Yun had already learned the invisibility magic, so even if Filch came, Hao Yun could shake him off.
"Aren't you worried about getting caught? If Filch catches you, you'll lose points."
Hermione had been unhappy with Hao Yun for a long time; since the start of the semester, Hao Yun had barely attended any classes.
Hermione, a top student, couldn't help but remind Hao Yun of the importance of studying.
“Filch is here, come with me.”
Fred opened a hidden door, and several people hurriedly slipped inside.
"I never imagined there was a secret passage here!"
Ron couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, raising his wand and using the glow to look around.
"Tch! There's a lot you don't know. You should learn from this. If you get caught out at night, don't say you're my brother; I'd be too ashamed to admit it!"
George mocked Ron, then led the group out of the secret passage and onto the fourth-floor corridor.
"Stop talking and let's go."
Fred urged the group to quicken their pace. They had been fighting Filch for so long that they had long since discovered that Filch also knew about the secret passage.
The only thing that puzzled the twins was why Filch could catch up so quickly every time they shook him off.
After going around in circles, the six of them successfully returned to the Gryffindor common room.
There wasn't much else to say; everyone said goodnight and went back to their rooms to rest.
Back in his room, Hao Yun set up a formation on the door to prevent himself from being disturbed while cultivating.
He took out the pill and swallowed it, and immediately a huge surge of spiritual energy rose up.
Hao Yun, whose cultivation was stuck in the middle stage of Qi Refining, broke through to the later stage in an instant.
After absorbing all the spiritual energy provided by the pill, Hao Yun's face lit up with joy.
I glanced at the time; it was past 3 a.m., plenty of time, so I continued taking the drugs.
After taking the second pill, Hao Yun did not rush to increase his strength, but instead slowly refined his cultivation level.
The spiritual energy provided by the pill was absorbed by Hao Yun and then began to be compressed.
Compressing spiritual energy is a time-consuming process, but time is the last thing Hao Yun has in abundance right now.
Under Hao Yun's compression, the gaseous spiritual energy gradually transformed into a semi-liquid state.
After swallowing the third pill, Hao Yun's cultivation had reached the peak of the Qi Refining stage, so he immediately swallowed the last pill to prepare for Foundation Establishment.
The foundation building went smoothly. Hao Yun originally thought it would take a long time, but to his surprise, it was completed in just three minutes.
Hao Yun opened his eyes and a smile began to spread across his face.
Having reached the Foundation Establishment level, Hao Yun was fully confident that he could go toe-to-toe with Voldemort.
Having consumed all the pills, Hao Yun deactivated the array on the door and prepared to go out for a stroll.
As soon as Hao Yun pushed open the door, a gloomy face appeared in front of him.
"Come with me."
Snape was standing guard outside the door; he was there on Dumbledore's orders.
Three days ago, the pills that Hao Yun had refined were given by Dumbledore to Snape, the master potion maker, for testing.
After testing and analysis, it was found that the pills refined by Hao Yun could provide the user with a large amount of magical power, and had no side effects.
There is currently only one potion in the wizarding world that can increase magic power: the magic-enhancing potion, which can only be taken once per person.
Magic-boosting potions don't increase magic power by much after consumption, but they require many precious medicinal herbs to make, making them a rather useless potion that almost no one bothers to make.
Compared to the pills refined by Hao Yun, the magic-enhancing potion was like heaven and earth.
As a Potions Master, Snape was very interested in Hao Yun's alchemy skills, but what was more important now was to take Hao Yun to see Dumbledore.
"Professor Snape, what brings you here?"
Having just emerged from seclusion, Hao Yun naturally wouldn't obediently follow Snape; who knows what Snape was up to?
"Dumbledore wants to see you. Come with me!"