Volume 3, Chapter 228 – Medicine-Tracking Insect

Moreover, this woman’s body scent was particularly strong. A completely different type from Yu Lizhi’s.

Chi Xiyan only sniffed a few times lightly, and a rich odor traveled up her nasal passage and rushed straight to her head.

Several seconds later, Chi Xiyan’s complexion turned deathly pale.

She raised her hand to cover her nose as a wave of physical discomfort suddenly surged up.

She felt her stomach churning.

She put down Yu Lizhi’s dress, her feet weakening as she uncontrollably retreated several steps.

After a few breaths, a bitter smile appeared on Chi Xiyan’s face.

What was this? She’d thought her cleanliness obsession had already been cured.

Turns out it hadn’t.

The scent of that unfamiliar woman on the clothes had nearly made Chi Xiyan faint from the odor.

This scent was very strong. Not like what simple contact would leave behind.

Combined with the clues Wei Qingyu had provided earlier, Chi Xiyan knew this scent should have been left by that wolf tribe princess.

After that wolf tribe princess abducted Yu Lizhi, she had kept Yu Lizhi held in her arms the entire time.

That’s why Yu Lizhi’s body had been contaminated with that woman’s scent.

“Zhizhi was harmed before… She’s always been very afraid of contact with others…”

Chi Xiyan lowered her eyelids slightly. “Just like my condition, I can only accept Zhizhi… The approach of others would only cause Zhizhi torment and suffering…”

“I must rescue Zhizhi…”

Chi Xiyan looked again at the dress carelessly thrown on the bed.

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Earlier, when she first saw this scene, she truly thought Yu Lizhi had been violated and abused by those wolf people…

Thinking about it now, those wolf tribe people indeed weren’t that foolish. At a life-or-death moment, who would have the leisure and time to do such things?

Chi Xiyan narrowed her eyes slightly.

According to Old Mu’s account, those wolf demons were extremely cunning and also very familiar with the terrain here.

If they wanted to leave something behind as a show of force, they could have simply torn a piece of fabric from Yu Lizhi’s body.

Or been even more cruel…

Thinking this, Chi Xiyan suddenly furrowed her brow.

No! She couldn’t think like this… Zhizhi was fine. She needed to quickly expel these strange thoughts from her mind.p

In any case, the wolf tribe people had no need to do something so troublesome. ulling the clothes completely off Yu Lizhi’s body, then shredding them with claws into fragments.

Those wolf tribe people doing such a thing perhaps had other reasons.

“Was it to vent anger? A declaration of war? Or was there some specific meaning?”

Whichever it was, Chi Xiyan couldn’t think of a suitable explanation at the moment.

Who would randomly use a set of clothes someone else had been wearing to vent their anger?

“Could it be that the problem lies with the clothes…” Chi Xiyan thought of a possibility she hadn’t previously considered.

Considering the means Mu Wu had used earlier to track Yu Lizhi.

Chi Xiyan could speculate that someone might have tampered with Yu Lizhi’s clothes.

“If so… then it makes sense…”

But that outfit was prepared by Chi Xiyan herself!

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She hadn’t even known someone had tampered with those clothes.

Who would have the ability to bypass her and tamper with the clothes she prepared?

Within the Chi family, Chi Xiyan could only think of one person.

“Father…”

Thinking of Chi Jingwen, Chi Xiyan’s eyes held some complexity.

Why would Chi Jingwen do such things behind her back?

Could it be that he still harbored doubts about Zhizhi’s identity?

Chi Xiyan didn’t know and wasn’t clear.

Moreover, she had no way to verify the truth of this matter.

“Now isn’t the time to consider this…”

Chi Xiyan took a deep breath.

“Right now, the most important thing… is to rescue Zhizhi.”

“After rescuing Zhizhi, then I can consider what comes after.”

To rescue Yu Lizhi, the greatest difficulty lay in finding the whereabouts of those wolf demons.

Even a peak Sixth Realm expert had lost track of those wolf demons.

How could Chi Xiyan, a Fourth Realm sword cultivator, possibly do better than a Sixth Realm expert?

Mu Wu felt comfortable leaving Chi Xiyan here to struggle precisely because he was certain Chi Xiyan had no ability to find those wolf demons or locate Yu Lizhi’s whereabouts.

Under normal circumstances, thinking this way wouldn’t be problematic.

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But Chi Xiyan was an alchemist.

A genius alchemist.

In the eyes of the world, alchemists focused on pills, lacking in combat power but wealthy in resources.

Outsiders almost never understood an alchemist’s methods.

Finding people was naturally not Chi Xiyan’s forte, but finding medicine, that was something Chi Xiyan excelled at.

“The medicinal solution applied to Zhizhi’s neck was mixed with a rare medicinal ingredient…”

Chi Xiyan furrowed her brow slightly. She’d thought of a method. One that belonged to her.

At this moment, Chi Xiyan hesitated no longer. From her storage ring, she retrieved a small bottle that was completely airtight.

She took out the small bottle and gently shook it.

Rustling sounds immediately came from inside the small bottle.

Hearing these faint sounds, a flash of joy passed through Chi Xiyan’s eyes.

“Wonderful! This insect isn’t sleeping right now. It should be usable.”

Chi Xiyan retrieved another beautiful small flower from her storage ring.

This wasn’t an ordinary little flower. It was one of the rare medicinal ingredients she’d used for Yu Lizhi.

She opened the bottle mouth and stuffed the small flower into the small bottle containing the insect.

After a while, the insect finished eating the small flower and slowly crawled out from the bottle.

A medicine-tracking insect, a type of insect spiritual pet that was extremely precious to alchemists.

It didn’t have any combat ability. What it had was merely a function that was extremely important to alchemists.

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That was medicine-seeking.

The medicinal solution Chi Xiyan had applied to Yu Lizhi this morning wasn’t a pill but a topical salve. The nature of its medicinal properties wouldn’t change like a pill’s would.

Therefore, using the medicine-tracking insect to find the spiritual medicine applied to Yu Lizhi’s neck should be feasible.

“That type of medicine only has stock in the Chi family pharmacy in Beihe Commandery.”

“As long as I avoid the Chi family pharmacy, the chances of finding Zhizhi aren’t small.”

While Chi Xiyan was still thinking in her mind, the medicine-tracking insect had already flapped its small wings and slowly flown up.

The tiny insect circled around Chi Xiyan once before leisurely flying toward outside the room.

Seeing this, Chi Xiyan followed.

Outside the room, several Chi family martial artists were still awaiting Chi Xiyan’s orders.

“Young Miss, should we return now?” a martial artist asked.

Chi Xiyan waved her hand at the martial artists and said, “Don’t speak yet. Use techniques to conceal your auras, then follow me.”

After saying this, Chi Xiyan followed the medicine-tracking insect and left the courtyard.

Several Chi family martial artists looked at each other in bewilderment but could only follow.

“Young Miss, have you found a clue to Miss Yu’s whereabouts?” a martial artist couldn’t help but ask. “Should we report this matter to the Old Master? Request Old Mu to come help.”

“Not yet.” Chi Xiyan waved her hand and said, “I’m not certain I can find her.”

Spirit insects seeking medicine was, after all, very different from spirit dogs seeking people.

The fact that this insect hadn’t directly flown to lie on the clothes on the ground already meant it was half successful.