Chapter 2452

The news of Hou Aya’s fate had naturally spread to Fragrance Village. Consequently, all the demons there understood why that couple of demon plants dared to live in such a place—they had the ability to protect themselves.

Although demon plants did not possess high combat power, a demon plant with self-defense capabilities was worthy of admiration. Now that the nearby village leaders knew Yan Aohan and his wife could protect themselves, they respected the couple.

In this atmosphere, another month passed unnoticed.

One day, Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan were drinking tea in the courtyard. The tea was a floral blend made from leaves freshly picked in their shared space. Zhu Yanyi could only drink floral tea at present.

She took a sip and nodded slightly. "The flower used in this tea is the red spider lily. The taste reminds me of the Underworld."

"If you miss it, we can go back. We can return with just a thought," Yan Aohan said to Zhu Yanyi.

To them, the Underworld was always within reach whenever they wished to return.

Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly. "I was just saying."

Just then, a violent knocking sound was heard. Yan Aohan raised an eyebrow slightly, flicked his finger, and the door opened. Lu Shen rushed in, carrying a demon on his back. He placed the demon on a stone bench, ensured he was seated steadily, and only then did he sigh in relief.

Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi watched Lu Shen. Her appearance indicated this was no trivial matter.

Neither Yan Aohan nor Zhu Yanyi spoke first; they simply observed Lu Shen. Seeing their gaze, Lu Shen gave a bitter smile. "This is my older brother. If she hadn’t become like this, I wouldn’t have carried her here. My brother-in-law’s actions were truly an apology to you both, but my brother is in this state now, and I have no choice. Without good ginseng, she will perish."

"Didn’t you already exchange a seven-hundred-year-old ginseng with you?" Yan Aohan asked casually.

"Yes, but he only recovered for a month. Then he suddenly fell into a coma again. The demon doctor said his old injuries have relapsed. If we don’t act, it’s over. I have no other way. I don’t want my brother to die like this, so I came. No matter what, I must try. Young Master Yan, please get me another ginseng. I will trade this for it." Lu Shen took out a box and handed it to Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan took it and opened it. Zhu Yanyi sensed the wood spiritual energy inside was particularly pure.

"Master, this is Wood Spirit Marrow. Keep it; it is useful to me," Little Wood transmitted her thoughts to Zhu Yanyi.

Zhu Yanyi glanced at Yan Aohan. Yan Aohan instantly understood that Zhu Yanyi wanted the Wood Spirit Marrow.

Yan Aohan looked at the demon lying on the stone table and raised an eyebrow at Zhu Yanyi. "Can you cure her?"

Zhu Yanyi waved her hand slightly. A green aura emerged and wrapped around the demon’s hand.

Lu Shen, standing nearby, was stunned. "Young Master Yan, what are you doing?"

Yan Aohan looked at Lu Shen. "If my wife cannot cure him, even thousand-year or ten-thousand-year herbs will be useless."

Lu Shen paused, watching Zhu Yanyi nervously, hoping for an answer.

Zhu Yanyi quickly reached a conclusion. "Fighting others is one thing, but having her demon crystal stolen is another. She wasn’t beaten back to her original form only because of her deep past cultivation and the many good medicines she consumed. Otherwise, she would have reverted to her beast form long ago. You didn’t discover such a major issue?"

The demon crystal! A demon without a crystal could not be called a demon; he would eventually become just an ordinary animal.

Hearing Zhu Yanyi’s words, Lu Shen’s eyes changed, and she flew into a rage. "Bastard! That demon doctor lied to me, saying my brother was fine."

"If she hadn’t lied, would you have provided various herbs? But even if she lied, she at least maintained your brother’s human form," Zhu Yanyi said calmly, judging the truth from the medicinal properties in the demon’s body.

"Is there still hope for my brother?" Lu Shen asked. He knew this was somewhat foolish; without a demon crystal, how could he be saved? But this was his older brother, and he could not bear to see him become an ordinary beast.

"She can be saved," Zhu Yanyi answered. She then took out a box. This was the wood-attribute demon crystal Lu Shen had previously exchanged with Yan Aohan.

"You are lucky. I haven’t used the demon crystal you traded yet, and your brother’s constitution is wood-attribute. So, this crystal can replace her original one. However, since she was originally a gold-attribute demon, her cultivation will drop to the level of a third-stage demon because of this third-stage crystal. Fortunately, she can still cultivate in the future," Zhu Yanyi explained slowly.

Lu Shen’s eyes lit up, his face full of joy. "As long as he can be saved, it’s fine. As long as he can cultivate in the future, that’s enough."

Zhu Yanyi nodded. Then she said to Yan Aohan, "Take this patient to the operating room on the left. I will perform surgery on her. She cannot wait any longer."

Yan Aohan moved to help the demon, but Lu Shen hurriedly said, "I’ll do it, I’ll do it. Just tell me where to go."

Seeing Lu Shen so eager, Yan Aohan did not refuse. She led her to the operating room on the left, while Zhu Yanyi went to prepare the necessary surgical items, mainly medicinal juices.

She then carried a medical kit into the operating room.

Lu Shen, standing nearby, saw Zhu Yanyi enter and asked, "Sister-in-law Yan, is there anything else I need to do?"

"You may watch if you wish, but do not make a sound," Zhu Yanyi glanced at Lu Shen and said.

"Understood," Lu Shen nodded quickly.

Zhu Yanyi looked at the deer demon lying on the operating table. The preoperative preparations were complete. She opened the medical kit, took out golden needles, and flicked them directly. Although the deer demon was currently unconscious, to prevent any accidents, she struck her anesthesia and sleep acupoints with the golden needles, then used other needles to secure her.

Then, Zhu Yanyi quickly took out a scalpel and made an incision in the deer demon’s dantian. The dantian was empty; indeed, the original demon crystal was gone.

Zhu Yanyi opened the demon crystal box, took out the crystal inside, and placed it in. She then quickly cleared the various transport organs within the demon’s body. Afterward, she set up a recovery medicinal array in the dantian, poured in medicinal juice to boost recovery power, and sutured the dantian. She then opened her mouth, poured the remaining half bottle of medicinal juice into it, and activated the Thirteen Needles of Withered Wood Reviving in Spring.

Lu Shen watched with her own eyes as her brother’s originally pale face gradually turned rosy. She dared not make a sound, fearing it would affect Zhu Yanyi’s actions, so she held her breath and watched this miracle unfold.

Gradually, Lu Shen saw that the expression of pain on his brother’s face disappeared, replaced by a look of comfort.