Youngest Brother Among Brothers

I'm in trouble?

Okay.

But why did you read my letter?

Other than the Modifier he wrote himself, Xiao Bai didn't have much privacy, so if the message was read, it was read.

But he felt that Senior Sister Mu Yun might have deliberately used her spoiled persona to snatch the message and peek into his secrets through the contents of the letter.

Curiosity is the beginning of falling!

As for the trouble, Xiao Bai asked curiously:

"What trouble?"

After carefully examining the pigeon, Mu Yun didn't release the Carrier Pigeon, but instead placed it in her Storage Ring.

Only then did she hand the letter to Xiao Bai.

"See for yourself."

Xiao Bai glanced at her.

Clearly, her excessive caution went beyond the persona of a spoiled princess she was portraying.

Taking the rough paper letter, Xiao Bai scanned it in a glance.

This was a plea for help from the Errand Disciple Quarters.

Xiao Bai's heart skipped a beat: Li Feiyu is in trouble!

Li Feiyu was Xiao Bai's best brother in the Errand Disciple Quarters, and he had taken care of him quite a bit when he first joined.

His talent was considered outstanding among the errand disciples. He cultivated diligently every day and quickly broke through to the Ninth Level Fetal Breath.

Unfortunately, his talent was ultimately only mediocre. He had remained at the Ninth Level Fetal Breath for several years without being able to reach Qi Refining.

It was a pity he couldn't enter the Inner Sect, but in the Northwest Errand Disciple Quarters, he was still a well-known figure, good at fighting and with good connections.

When Xiao Bai first came to the Errand Disciple Quarters, he liked to spend money to make Cloud Friends, and Li Feiyu was among them.

But Li Feiyu was different from the others.

When Xiao Bai encountered real trouble, the others disappeared, but only Li Feiyu helped him resolve it.

Even later, when Xiao Bai had squandered all his money, he still helped Xiao Bai solve many problems.

Now, Li Feiyu himself had encountered trouble!

How could Xiao Bai stand by and do nothing?

The plea for help said that he had failed his Tribulation, leading to Cultivation Deviation, and was seriously ill in bed. He hoped Xiao Bai could ask Elder Yuhu for a life-saving medicine.

After reading the plea for help, Xiao Bai also felt something was off.

One should know that Li Feiyu's physique was very good. He would attempt to break through to Qi Refining almost every month. Although he failed every time, he had never suffered Cultivation Deviation in so many years. How could he suffer Cultivation Deviation just as he arrived at Hundred Herbs Peak?

Why did Senior Sister Mu Yun say he was in trouble?

Xiao Bai asked calmly:

"It's just a letter asking for medicine. How did Senior Sister see that I'm in trouble?"

"Of course, it's intuition!"

The Smoke-Robed Girl's voice was firm.

Seeing Xiao Bai's curious handsome face, she thought for a moment and still explained:

"I just feel like the Carrier Pigeon and the handwriting on this letter are a bit off... Besides, you became Master's Dao Companion as an errand disciple. There are at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, men in the Snow Flame Sect who want to harm you. I advise you not to go."

Xiao Bai shook his head:

"He's my friend, he wouldn't harm me. Even if he did, he couldn't escape, so why would he?"

The girl floated up, gently stroked Xiao Bai's delicate dog head, and said in an old-fashioned tone:

"Young man, the Cultivation World is far more complex than you imagine."

"I have my ways."

Xiao Bai's mind was made up.

Firstly, with his current comprehensive physique, his Spiritual Resistance and Poison Resistance were basically maxed out, and he wouldn't even die if his body was shattered.

Secondly, he definitely wouldn't go alone.

Thirdly, Li Feiyu might really be in danger!

The Smoke-Robed Girl crossed her arms over her chest and pouted:

"Ignorance is bliss. You don't even know who your enemy is!"

Xiao Bai's gaze was firm.

"But I know who my true friends are."

The girl's pretty face froze. Her watery eyes stared at Xiao Bai's gentle and resolute eyes.

"Aren't you afraid of death?"

Xiao Bai chuckled, deliberately patting her shoulder.

"With you going with me, what is there to be afraid of?"

You dare flirt with me!

Mu Yun slapped away Xiao Bai's wandering hand, her face bright red.

"You... you should let Elder Yu... let Master go with you!"

Xiao Bai wasn't stupid.

The Elder was the homebody research type, while this Demoness was clearly the type skilled at going out on missions. It was obvious who had stronger combat power.

Xiao Bai didn't feel embarrassed about letting a woman protect him.

—This was because the Modifier he personally wrote was awesome!

"The Elder needs to stay on Hundred Herbs Peak to extend my life," he said. "And you, you're responsible for bringing back my ashes."

Xiao Bai said it casually.

That one sentence made Mu Yun's eyes fill with little stars.

She was just like a fangirl, completely forgetting her true nature as a Demoness.

After a long pause, the girl finally said:

"Ashes won't work! Even with the Heart-Returning Powder personally refined by Master, you need to bring back at least a section of the spine to revive someone. It contains your memories and spiritual meridian."

Xiao Bai was slightly startled. So it really was possible...

However, Mu Yun was staring at Xiao Bai when she mentioned "spine," which scared him into quickly changing the subject.

"Let's go discuss it with the Elder first."

Pill Room.

Green robes, white cloak, black cauldron, red glow.

On the rush mat lay two pills, one red and one blue.

"I heard everything you said."

With eyes like still water, Yu Hu held the blood-red Peach Petal Tea and spoke slowly.

"This blue pill is the antidote for cultivation deviation in the Fetal Breath Realm."

"And this red pill is for saving your life. It can ensure you at least have half a corpse remaining."

Have half a corpse remaining...

Xiao Bai's face turned pale with fright. Was going to the Errand Disciple Quarters this dangerous?

Mu Yun stared at the red pill, forcing down the shock in her eyes, and asked calmly:

"Is this the legendary Spine Gu Pill?"

Spine Gu Pill...

Xiao Bai felt like he might never be able to escape the word "spine" in this lifetime.

The 'Gu' in Spine Gu, does it mean raising Gu worms?

This Demoness isn't just demonic, she's also extremely poisonous!

Xiao Bai forced down his fear and asked in a deep voice:

"What is the use of this Spine Gu Pill?"

"It will transform into a worm inside you. If you die and your body is destroyed, it will take your blood, bones, spiritual meridian, and most of your memories, then immediately conceal itself and burrow into the ground nearby. I will retrieve it quickly and try my best to revive you."

Yu Hu took a sip of tea and said it casually.

Xiao Bai's scalp tingled as he listened.

But he roughly understood the meaning. This Spine Gu Pill was an automatic life-saving worm, the ultimate dream version of the Heart-Returning Powder!

As for whether this thing would pry into memories, Xiao Bai wasn't worried.

If this Demoness had the ability to detect the existence of his Modifier, she would have discovered it during dual cultivation. She wouldn't go to such unnecessary lengths.

Thinking this, Xiao Bai bent down to pick up the pill.

Beside him, Mu Yun was quick-witted and snatched the red Spine Gu Pill.

"Master, you're too biased. I've followed you for a full ten years, and I've never seen you take out such a treasure."

Yu Hu said:

"This Spine Gu Pill is a test medicine. Only a physique with Balanced Five Elements can barely withstand it. If you take it, you will definitely die."

"..."

Mu Yun quickly stuffed the pill back to Xiao Bai.

"Senior Sister should eat it first."

Xiao Bai was startled.

"Fine, you don't have to call me Martial Granduncle, but how did I become Junior Brother?"

The smoke-robed girl lifted her small face, looking at him down her nose.

"In terms of cultivation, you're the youngest brother among brothers."

Alright, the seniority on Hundred Herbs Peak was as chaotic as Northwest Jin.

"Alright, let's go."

Xiao Bai shook his head, put away the blue pill, and swallowed the Spine Gu Pill without another word.

As soon as the Spine Gu Pill entered his stomach, it immediately pierced through the stomach wall, went straight to his spine, and attached itself to the bone like a worm.

Unfortunately, it was quickly forcibly dismembered into medicinal power and spiritual power by the Modifier...

Its fate was no different from the Heart-Returning Powder.

Fortunately, this was a reversible process; it would feed back spiritual power in times of danger and revive into a worm again.

Seeing this scene, Mu Yun stared blankly at his lower body.

She felt like Xiao Bai ate poisonous pills as easily and casually as eating beans.

Was this guy really human?

"Oh right, before we go to the Errand Disciple Quarters later, we need to split up. I'll be in the open, and you'll be hidden."

Before setting off, Xiao Bai suddenly suggested.

Mu Yun tilted her head, saying unhappily,

"What, am I embarrassing you?"

"I want to find the real villain!"

Xiao Bai said thus.

Yu Hu:

"..."

Mu Yun:

"..."