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Chapter 473 The Mighty Boy's Urine
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"Shh~~~, don't say anything."
Nannan put her index finger to her lips. She stared wide-eyed at Xiao Guli, her voice barely vibrating as she spoke, warning Xiao Guli, who was about to clap, not to disturb Lin Yao's alchemy.
As if feeling that this wasn't enough, Nannan simply put her left arm around Xiao Guli's back and covered his mouth with her right hand, but accidentally covered his nose instead, making Xiao Guli feel very suffocated. He raised his hand to pry Nannan's hand off his mouth.
"Don't cover me, I won't say anything," Xiao Guli whispered, his eyes full of excitement.
Nannan nodded, her left arm naturally draped over Xiao Guli's shoulder, and she turned to continue watching Lin Yao refine pills; she thought it was so captivating.
The large cauldron trembled slightly, emitting a deep, resonant sound. Large bags piled up on one side of the basement flew into the air, as if an invisible hand had lifted them above the cauldron's mouth. They then opened automatically, spilling their medicinal herbs. Soon the bags deflated, falling to the ground on the other side and piling up. The whole scene was magical. Nannan and Xiaoguli thought it was more exciting than any cartoon on TV, except that they weren't allowed to scream, which made it less enjoyable.
Lin Yao focused intently on forming hand seals, his hands becoming blurred. Using the cauldron and lightning to refine pills was much more efficient than before, but correspondingly, his hand seal speed also had to be increased. Although he had adapted to it for a long time, he was still a little nervous every time, afraid that a wrong hand seal would cause some kind of accident. Neither the lightning nor the cauldron were ordinary items, and the impact of a big explosion would be too great.
"receive!"
Lin Yao silently chanted in his heart, then hummed a sound through his nostrils with his mouth tightly closed. The cauldron immediately buzzed and released a magnificent light from the top with a whoosh. The light was a beautiful mix of bright silver and pink, which made the two little guys who were standing obediently in the distance almost shout out. However, their bodies had already jumped up instinctively, as if they were watching fireworks on National Day.
The bright silver light disappeared a meter away from the mouth of the cauldron, leaving behind a bright pink light, which rushed towards Lin Yao as if a pink ribbon was curving and rushing towards Lin Yao.
"receive!"
Xiao Cao exclaimed in a sweet voice, her tone quite assertive, before relaxing, "Yao Yao, you've improved! You're eleven seconds ahead this time. Da Ding's voice sounds smoother too. Let's try again and see if you've improved or if Da Ding has become more powerful. I'll observe carefully this time, and you should also try to feel it out yourself."
“Oh, alright, the electricity consumption wasn’t much, we can refine another batch.” Lin Yao agreed. “I’ll go ask Zuo Jun to bring over the medicinal herbs. This time we’ll also refine ‘Antidote Pills’.”
After instructing the two little ones not to run around, Lin Yao left the basement and arranged for Yi Zuojun to prepare the medicinal materials for the "Antidote Pill" according to the specified proportions. Originally, the plan was only to refine the "Life-Giving Pill," so Yi Zuojun did not prepare the medicinal materials for the "Antidote Pill." Now, there are too many medicinal materials coming in and out, and if it were not carefully investigated, even Xiaocao would not remember the classification and storage situation.
Although gathering medicinal herbs was a piece of cake for Xiao Cao, it was still too shocking. Even the Grand Elder Yi Potian would occasionally see it and look resentful, probably thinking to himself, "Comparison is the thief of joy." So Lin Yao and Xiao Cao toned it down considerably. Anyway, many members of the Yi family lived in the villa, and having them move things around would give them a chance to stretch their muscles. Every time they saw them working, their enthusiasm was as if they had won the lottery. After that, Lin Yao and Xiao Cao were happy to use these free laborers.
"Lili, let's go take a look. That big cauldron can even make a buzzing sound, much better than when we fought it last time."
Nannan watched Lin Yao leave, then immediately grabbed Xiao Guli and rushed towards the cauldron; she couldn't wait any longer.
"But Dad told us not to move around..." Xiao Guli hesitated. He was a good boy and very obedient.
"It means we shouldn't run around. We should just walk there, not run."
Nannan cleverly seized upon the words the adults used, and like all children, gave herself a pretext for making excuses.
"Hmm..." Little Guli was torn between his thoughts and his inner thoughts, "Okay..."
"This time I'll go in, you stay outside."
Nannan was faster. Before Xiao Guli could react, she leaped up with a powerful kick, as light as a swallow flying through the forest, and instantly jumped into the cauldron.
"Let's begin!"
Before Xiao Guli could get ready, Nannan's command came out from the cauldron in a deep, resonant voice, followed by a loud, muffled, and heart-shaking boom. Xiao Guli outside quickly took his position, assumed a horse stance, and immediately punched the outer wall of the cauldron.
"Next is..." Lin Yao heard the rumbling of the cauldron. The low-frequency sound was very penetrating, and he was worried that something might happen to the little guy.
"It's alright, I'm watching." Xiao Cao was really happy to see this. She quickly stopped Lin Yao from going back to the basement, "The two little ones were really bored just now, it's good for them to play for a while, don't worry."
"Oh." Lin Yao nodded. With Xiao Cao looking after him, there would be no problem. He then turned around and instructed Yi Zuojun to get to work, "Zuojun, prepare twelve portions of 'Antidote Pill' herbs. Prepare them in two batches immediately and have someone help carry them to the basement. I need them right away."
"Yes, sir."
Yi Zuojun bowed in agreement, glancing sideways at the Yi family elders and relatively high-level Yi family disciples who were meditating with their eyes closed in the hall and other rooms. He felt a little envious of their freedom, thinking to himself that these guys only occasionally acted as porters and didn't have to do any other work. It was too easy for them!
As his cooking skills improved, not only Lin Yao, but even Xiao Guli and Nannan became accustomed to eating only the food cooked by Yi Zuojun. Thus, in accordance with the principle of "with great power comes great responsibility," the cooking work and other similar tasks fell on Yi Zuojun's shoulders, leaving him exhausted.
In particular, Lin Yao entrusted everything to Yi Zuojun. In order to ensure that Lin Yao's instructions were carried out properly, Yi Zuojun always did everything personally. Even if there were enough people involved, he still couldn't rest easy and had to supervise from beginning to end to avoid delaying Lin Yao's important matters. As a result, he was so busy that he didn't have a moment to spare, and his own cultivation was naturally delayed. He even had to give up the best opportunity to cultivate by gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth when Lin Yao was refining pills because he was just too busy.
With a look of envy and a hint of jealousy, Yi Zuojun swept his gaze across his compatriots who were still solemnly meditating and cultivating, and roared at the top of his lungs, "Get up, get up, everyone get up! The master has a mission, everyone hurry up!"
With a loud bang, commotion erupted simultaneously in every room. The Yi family disciples who were meditating and sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly jumped up and rushed to Yi Zuojun's side without saying a word. They all bowed to Lin Yao when they saw him, but no one spoke to greet him. This was because Lin Yao had asked the Grand Elder Yi Potian to revise such formalities. Greeting each person would take too much time, and Lin Yao would find it very troublesome just to return the greetings.
“Yaoyao, Zuo Jun’s heart rate just slowed down. Psychological analysis suggests that he envies those who can cultivate. We can’t treat him unfairly.”
Xiaocao's voice rang out, "How about we lend him a spirit stone for cultivation? He can sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at night, and we can ask him for the spirit stone back when we need it."
Lin Yao was taken aback. He recalled the work he had assigned to Yi Zuojun and felt embarrassed. He nodded and used telepathy to say to Yi Zuojun, "Zuojun, I haven't noticed that the work I assigned to you has been delaying your cultivation. Come to me later to get a spirit stone. When you have free time, try to sense the spiritual energy inside. Don't let your cultivation fall behind. Otherwise, it will be embarrassing if people find out. They will say that I'm mistreating you, haha."
"Mr. Xie!"
Ignoring the stares of the other Yi family members, Yi Zuojun performed a gesture of gratitude to Lin Yao, his eyes itching slightly. His earlier jealousy had vanished, replaced by guilt. He realized he had received almost the greatest benefits from following Lin Yao among the Yi family, yet he had felt it wasn't enough—such thoughts were truly inappropriate!
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"Lili, come inside and hit me. My hands are sore from hitting you and there's still no response."
Nannan jumped out of the cauldron in a flash, stood next to Xiao Guli, swung her two delicate arms, and then examined them carefully. She noticed that her palms did indeed seem swollen, and immediately pouted.