Chen Xu carefully examined the entry for the 'Magic Extreme Blood Residue Charcoal'.

He found it quite interesting. The so-called extreme emotion was due to Black Wind Roar previously falling victim to Chen Xu's magic, beating himself half to death in extreme fear—

The intense emotions released during that near-death experience were the 'extreme emotion'.

There are many types of extreme emotions.

Aside from the extreme fear and resentment at the brink of death, any intense emotions close to extreme love, hate, passion, and enmity could be considered 'extreme emotion'.

However, most creatures' emotional capacity is actually limited.

In Chen Xu's view, for most creatures in the world, extreme hate is always easier than extreme love.

And the intense emotional outburst at the brink of death is perhaps the easiest 'extreme emotion' to acquire in the world.

Therefore, if one wants to obtain more 'Magic Extreme Blood Residue Charcoal', the simplest way is to catch a few black monkey clan demon generals, beat them half to death, and then cut flesh to release blood?

Ahem, maybe recycling and reusing Black Wind Roar isn't necessarily impossible.

Chen Xu realized his thoughts were a bit dangerous, and he silently recited the Heart Clarity Spell for a moment.

Moments later, Chen Xu instructed the little mouse gnawing on a Red Vermilion Robe on his shoulder: "Ah Shi, I need to close my eyes and adjust my breathing for a moment. Will you guard over me and Ah Yuan?"

Chen Xu planned to enter the Fire and Smoke Kitchen to brew the demonic ash and blood residue charcoal he had just obtained.

The secondary processing of these two spiritual materials posed no significant difficulty, unlike the Corpse Demon Dew and the Karma Fire Ash of the Immortal Witch, which required rare auxiliary materials that could only be obtained through arduous collection.

Of course, although Chen Xu intended to enter the Fire and Smoke Kitchen at this moment, actually his divine soul's projection into the kitchen didn't truly cut off his external sensory perception.

Thus, he didn't really need the little mouse to guard him.

Although Little Mouse Ah Shi had extraordinary bloodline, perhaps due to some suppression and seal, its current demonic power was weak, and it actually had no ability to protect.

Chen Xu remarked this to amuse it.

But Ah Shi took it seriously.

Actually, when the little mouse had just awakened from the Spirit Garden Pouch, it instantly smelled a certain unsettling scent.

Yes, it was that hedgehog!

That hedgehog had appeared by Chen Xu's side again.

Ah Shi was initially shocked in the Spirit Garden Pouch, then angry.

But after the shock and anger, it quickly realized that no matter how shocked or angry it was, it simply couldn't drive the hedgehog away from Chen Xu's side.

Ah Shi felt annoyed for a moment; later, hearing Monkey Twelve's comical remarks, it was amused and then darted out of the Spirit Garden Pouch.

After coming out, it nestled on Chen Xu's shoulder, trying its best not to look at the hedgehog sleeping on the cattail hassock.

Outwardly, the little mouse focused solely on gnawing the Red Vermilion Robe, though its mind was racing.

Should it simply cry?

Or hide trembling in fear?

Or should it cling onto Chen Xu's shoulder, waiting for the hedgehog to awaken, and covertly flash its teeth at it when hedgehog dares to boss it around, it would cry!

Cry until the whole world seemed gloomy, and certainly Chen Xu would think the hedgehog was terrible—

Ah Shi contemplated, but the more it thought, the more it felt inexplicably ashamed.

Such maneuvers might indeed drive the hedgehog away.

After all, when it last met the hedgehog, the hedgehog decided to leave on its own.

But if it truly acted that way, then what would it become? Master Jiu never taught it to act deceitfully.

Master Jiu had said, rodents are naturally despised in the world; if they are moreover greedy and lose honesty, they will always be ignorant Mouse Demons.

There would be no way for them to find their own Demon Immortal path in this vast, secular world.

Ah Shi, although a little mouse, should firmly remember Master Jiu's teachings and never forget the moment when it first awakened its intelligence, listening to the majestic Dao sound, how spirited and yearning it felt.

How could it forget its original intention?

Ah Shi sat on Chen Xu's shoulder, holding the Red Vermilion Robe with its tiny paws, and it was eating the second Red Vermilion Robe.

These past days, its body had recovered significantly from previous extreme frailty, now being able to digest two Red Vermilion Robes in one day.

It was nibbling on the spirit fruit in its hands, its mind almost at war with two voices.

One telling it to not be deceitful, the other sparking anger, telling it hedgehogs are natural enemies, how could one allow a natural enemy to be close by?

If the scholar wishes to bond with a spirit being, it should be with it, not some hedgehog.

In such torment and distress, Ah Shi almost couldn't help but want to hit itself, when it suddenly heard Chen Xu wanting it to guard over himself and the hedgehog.

Ah Shi was dumbfounded.

Then heard Chen Xu laughing, saying: "Ah Shi, did you hear that? Will you guard over me and Ah Yuan?"

Chen Xu's voice was clear and bright, much like a breeze amidst the evening glow at this moment or the night color and moonlight encountered before.

Every word flowed into Ah Shi's heart.

The little mouse suddenly felt an indescribable heavy responsibility, while the earlier torments, in recollection at this moment, couldn't seem to be remembered at all—

No, actually it remembered why it was tormented.

But that conflicting and resentful emotion was interrupted, Ah Shi could hardly comprehend its state just moments before.

Its heart pumping, it hesitated for a moment, then hastily responded loudly when Chen Xu asked again:

"I-I... I heard, I can, scholar, I will definitely guard well for you and... for that, that one, that Ah Yuan brother."

As the voice faded, Ah Shi suddenly felt all its vexation in its chest dissolve completely with that one sentence.

It puffed up its chest, feeling utterly clear and composed.

So what if hedgehogs are a mouse's natural enemy?

Right now, it was Ah Shi guarding over that hedgehog!

The hedgehog was sleeping soundly, while Ah Shi was protecting the scholar and it.

Ah Shi wasn't a deceitful little mouse, but a spirit creature capable of protecting the core for its companions.

The little mouse was filled with joy and excitement.

Chen Xu hadn't seen it so lively for a long time, and couldn't help but smile as he gently stroked it.

Then Chen Xu took out a large handful of gold marbles and instructed the little mouse to keep them safe, telling it: "Ah Shi, the gold marbles can be eaten directly, but they're slightly poisonous, don't eat them."

Ah Shi's eyes widened, quickly wiping off a bit of drool at the corner of its mouth.

Fortunately, Chen Xu soon said: "When thrown, they can explode like gunpowder, more powerful than the fireworks we're usually used to. You can use them for self-defense."

Ah Shi quickly swept that pile of gold marbles away, and the marbles vanished into thin air before Chen Xu's eyes.

Although the little mouse's combat capabilities were lacking, its ability to store items in the void was extraordinary.

Unlike Wei Yuan, who relied on such treasures as a book box, the little mouse needed no external objects, naturally able to store items in the void.

Truly wonderful.

Ah Shi, patting its chest, promised Chen Xu again: "Scholar, I will definitely guard you all well!"

Chen Xu smiled, indicating his trust in it.

Afterwards, Chen Xu immersed his heart soul into the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, only to suddenly discover that within the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, the Food Cauldron Celestial Book had new tips.

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