Seemingly sensing Ye Fan's anger, Laiyun uneasily moved closer to him and rubbed its head against his calf.
Ye Fan rubbed Laiyun's furry head, took a deep breath, and quickly returned to normal.
After examining the scene, he found no trace of anyone having broken in. Instead, he discovered tracks left by some small animal.
It could almost be concluded that the missing Spirit-Transforming Pills were connected to this small animal.
What Ye Fan could not understand was what kind of small animal could freely enter and leave a courtyard protected by an active formation?
After all, that formation had once caused even the ANBU members watching him to suffer.
Still puzzled, Ye Fan inspected the entire courtyard and room again. To his surprise, aside from the missing Spirit-Transforming Pills, nothing else showed signs of having been disturbed.
"Could the other party have come specifically for the Spirit-Transforming Pills?"
Ye Fan muttered aloud.
He had only recently refined the Spirit-Transforming Pills. In terms of medicinal effect and value alone, they were far inferior to the Body-Tempering Liquid he had made, so why were only the Spirit-Transforming Pills missing?
"Interesting. It seems I'll need to investigate this properly."
A curve suddenly appeared at the corner of Ye Fan's mouth. He had already developed a strong interest in the small animal that had intruded here.
Using his Detection Ability, Ye Fan took Laiyun and Dark Shadow and followed the tracks.
With Laiyun's speed, they reached the end of the trail in less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea.
This was a spot close to the mountain wall. There was little vegetation around it, while the ground was strewn with rocks, making the place look desolate.
"Looks like this is it."
Ye Fan leaped down from Laiyun's back,