When Luo Xiu and Su Shenyun hurried over, they found Su Hongli sitting on the beach, her face pale and her delicate body trembling as if she had received a terrible fright.

"What happened?" Luo Xiu asked.

Su Hongli pointed a trembling finger toward the sea. She swallowed hard and said, "Just now... just now, a person covered in blood with rotting flesh suddenly appeared and tried to attack me."

"Covered in blood with rotting flesh..." Luo Xiu frowned. "Where are they now?"

Su Hongli looked at him pitifully. "The moment I cried out for help, the creature ran into the sea."

Luo Xiu said, "You're at least a Master of the Early Stage. Why didn't you just deal with them? If you had held them up for a moment, I could have caught them when I arrived."

"I..." Su Hongli shot him an irritated glare and said petulantly, "It's easy for you to say."

"I was peeing! It was pitch-black, and suddenly this monster popped out. I was frozen with fear. How could I even think of fighting?"

At that moment, Su Shenyun suddenly recalled something. "Do you think it could be that bitch, Mandala?"

Luo Xiu replied, "You already tortured that bitch into such a state. After the plane exploded and she fell from a high altitude, she couldn't have survived."

"She's not that easy to kill." Su Shenyun shook her head. "Do you know how old she is?"

"She looks like she's in her thirties," Luo Xiu said.

"Actually, she's over eighty."

Luo Xiu was surprised. "That's interesting."

Su Shenyun continued, "I saw her with my mother when I was a child. She looked very old back then, but when I saw her this time, she had become very young."

She paused, then added, "It's because she injected herself with some kind of drug."

"According to our Audit Bureau's investigation, we can confirm that the Holy Boi Religion has been developing a drug in recent years."

"This drug not only makes people look younger, but it also grants them incredible strength, so they don't need to cultivate slowly like a Martial Artist."

"Additionally, injecting this drug improves one's physical constitution. The self-healing ability becomes far superior to that of ordinary people. Even severed limbs can grow back, just like a dinosaur fish, granting regenerative abilities."

Su Hongli frowned. "In that case, she might really be alive, and she could have landed on a deserted island near us."

At this, Luo Xiu suddenly recalled what Yue Tianyang had told him. Yue Tianyang had said Chen Xuanbao was conducting a secret experiment sufficient to threaten all of humanity. And Chen Xuanbao was a high-ranking member of the Holy Boi Religion. Therefore, the secret experiment that could threaten all of humanity was most likely the drug Su Shenyun had just described.

"It seems I'll have to check out the Hengyun Technology Building when we get back," Luo Xiu said. He was determined to visit the laboratory Yue Tianyang had mentioned, because Luo Ying might very well be there.

Su Shenyun's head snapped toward him. "Check what?"

"Chen Xuanbao's laboratory."

"How do you know it's in the Hengyun Technology Building?"

"Yue Tianyang told me."

Luo Xiu looked at the two women. "Alright, let's get some rest. We'll talk more tomorrow. The three of us will take turns keeping watch tonight. If that creature dares to show up again, don't panic. Just take it out."

The night passed peacefully.

「The next day.」

Early in the morning, the trio left the beach and ventured deeper into the deserted island to investigate. The island wasn't very large and could be explored in a couple of hours. From its shores, they could see other deserted islands of various sizes nearby. Just as Su Shenyun had said, this area was indeed a cluster of deserted islands.

After exploring the small island, the three chose a suitable spot at the edge of the forest and beach to build a temporary shelter.

Luo Xiu and Su Hongli worked together on the construction. Su Shenyun, being injured, took the opportunity to slack off, sitting to one side and fiddling with the earpiece Luo Xiu had given her the night before. This earpiece was a special communication device made by the Audit Bureau, connected to a dedicated satellite for signal and global positioning. However, on this remote deserted island, the signal was incredibly weak.

After a while, once Luo Xiu finished building the shelter, he flopped down inside, not wanting to move an inch.

"Su Fox, did you get through?"

Lying next to him and wiping away sweat, Su Hongli said, "I miss my villas and mansions. I don't want to be stranded on a deserted island."

Su Shenyun sighed. "The signal is too weak, I can't connect. However, I managed to use the frequency to send out a Morse code sequence. If they receive it, they'll send people to find us. But that will take time, so we might have to live like savages here for a while."

Su Hongli laughed at this. "Then there's nothing to worry about. Everyone in our Audit Bureau is a genius. As long as they receive your Morse code, they'll definitely come for us."

Luo Xiu was surprised. "Auntie Su, you're with the Audit Bureau too?"

Su Hongli glared at him, suddenly flustered. "Would it kill you to call me sister? I look like I'm in my thirties, at most. Do I look like an auntie? Haven't you ever heard that a woman at thirty is a flower in full bloom?"

Luo Xiu wisely chose to shut up. Indeed, women were sensitive about this topic.

Su Shenyun smiled. "I introduced Sister Hong Li to the Audit Bureau. She's mainly in charge of intelligence and even used the Duan Family's financial resources to establish an intelligence department."

Looking indifferent, Luo Xiu said, "Oh, that's good then. You're all billionaires on the surface and secret agents behind the scenes. An honest person like me gets dragged into your mess."

Su Shenyun giggled, then suddenly asked, "Luo Xiu, did you sleep with Sister Hong Li?"

Luo Xiu's face flushed red, and he shot up. "She seduced me!"

Su Hongli couldn't help but chuckle. "You men are all the same. A little seduction and you're ready to jump into bed."

Luo Xiu rubbed his nose. "I've never claimed to be a good person, so don't try to pin that label on me." He then changed the subject, turning to Su Shenyun. "Anyway, I should prepare your medicine."

Su Hongli also sat up. "In that case, I'll go to the beach and see if there's any seafood. I'm suddenly craving some."

Su Shenyun teased, "You mean you want to find some seafood to give Luo Xiu a little boost, don't you?"

Su Hongli feigned indignation. "Oh, shut up. And if he gets a boost, won't you be the one to benefit?"

Luo Xiu was immediately displeased. "Hey, hey! What the hell have I become to you two?"

...

Inside the shelter, Luo Xiu took various medicinal herbs from his Jade Pendant and began preparing them. He even used his Three-Legged Golden Crow Furnace as a pot, building a stove out of stones and placing the Alchemy Furnace on top to brew a decoction.

Using the Pill Fire was remarkably efficient. In just a few minutes, the decoction was ready.

Su Shenyun squatted nearby, her eyes filled with love as she watched him work so earnestly. A man truly was most charming when he was serious.

Just then, to her surprise, she saw Luo Xiu pull out a pair of white stockings to strain the dregs.

"Hey... where did you get those stockings?"

Startled, Luo Xiu finally realized Su Shenyun had been watching him, and he grew embarrassed. "Uh... that's not important. Don't sweat the small stuff."

The stockings were a gift from Sun Li on her wedding day. He hadn't thought much of it and had just tossed them into the Jade Pendant. But with limited resources now, he had no choice but to use them as a filter.

Su Shenyun stared at him and said in a teasing voice, "And they're white, with a tear in the crotch... Tell me, Luo Xiaoxiu, it looks like you had quite a bit of fun while I was away."

Luo Xiu kept his head down, working on the medicine, afraid to look at her. He would never tell her they belonged to Sun Li. If Su Shenyun knew he had slept with her niece, she would absolutely flip out.

But Su Shenyun was relentless. "By the way, are there any of your little swimmers on these? What if they get mixed into the medicine and I drink them?"

Luo Xiu was getting annoyed. "It's not like you haven't drunk it before, and that was the pure stuff."

Hearing this, Su Shenyun let out a soft curse and raised her hand to hit him.

Luo Xiu caught her wrist. "Alright, alright, go lie down. I still need to add a few more herbs. I'll bring it to you when it's ready."

"Hmph!" Su Shenyun walked away in a huff. "I'll deal with you tonight after Sister Hong Li is asleep!"

In a moment, Luo Xiu carried the thick decoction over in the lid of the Pill Furnace and handed it to Su Shenyun.

"Su Fox, drink your medicine. Once your wounds scab over, I'll apply some ointment so they won't leave any scars."

Su Shenyun smiled, blissfully taking the furnace lid. She knew very well what it was like to have a Divine Doctor as a young lover.

Just as she was about to drink, her brow suddenly furrowed, and she looked sharply at Luo Xiu. "What a strong, fishy smell... It smells just like that thing!"

"Luo Xiaoxiu, you pervert! Did you sneak some of your little swimmers in here...?"

His face darkening, Luo Xiu quickly cut her off. "I added daphne flowers, for god's sake! They just smell like that!"

"Oh... is that so." Su Shenyun smiled apologetically and obediently drank the medicine. Although she didn't know much about medicine, she did know that daphne flowers really did smell a lot like that... thing.

Just then, Su Hongli ran back to the shelter, holding several bailer shells. "Luo Xiu, Shenyun, there's something happening on the island over there, come quick..."

As she spoke, she suddenly wrinkled her nose, sniffing the air carefully before looking suspiciously at the two of them.

"What is that smell? It's so fishy... Don't tell me you two, while I was away, you were..."

Luo Xiu's face was grim as he cut her off. "What did you discover? Get to the point."

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