33: Chapter 33 Brother, I've never seen you before?

Seeing the "clash of beauties" surrounding Supervisor Song, Li Yu had reason to believe that Supervisor Song was definitely enjoying it.

Look at that forehead full of sweat and that face full of ingratiating smiles.

It was a solid fact.

Li Yu stood at the entrance of the fire escape stairs, observing a moment of silence for Supervisor Song... no, silently envying Supervisor Song for a while.

But he didn't go in.

Instead, he stayed in the fire escape, keeping the door half-open to observe the situation outside.

Right now, the Golden Horned Small Dragon was undergoing an inspection in the cultivation room. It was the key to the problem. Rather than going with Supervisor Song to be criticized, it was better to find a way to sneak in and see how the beast's condition really was.

After a good while.

Suddenly, someone walked over from the other side of the corridor pushing a small cart, seemingly heading toward the first cultivation room.

Li Yu's eyes lit up.

He took a mask out of his pocket and put it on, appearing in the corridor with a calm expression, walking past the noisy crowd with large strides.

Supervisor Song was sweating profusely from anxiety when he suddenly caught sight of Li Yu and shouted, "Hey! Li—"

"Sir, please do not disturb our work," Li Yu said abruptly, then turned to the girls. "Don't let anyone disturb us."

"Alright, alright, we're counting on you," Wang Mengting nodded hurriedly.

The other girls also nodded one by one, but a girl with freckles looked at Li Yu suspiciously, feeling like she had seen him somewhere before.

Her name was Zhang Lan, Zhang Hai's daughter. By chance, she had followed Wang Mengting and the others to the Research Department. Her father's task for her was to prevent the people from Bright Moon Company from coming into contact with the beast.

She still remembered what her father had just said when he contacted her.

"Lanlan, remember, don't let that fat guy from Bright Moon Company and the person he brought get in contact with the Golden Horned Small Dragon so easily. It's best to wait until the situation worsens and it's impossible to cure before letting them in."

Although Zhang Lan was surprised, she didn't think too much about it and simply followed orders.

In her view, given the Golden Horned Small Dragon's current state, euthanasia was the only option. She didn't know why her father wanted her to stall.

Could it be that the people who came this time could actually save it?

How could that be possible!

In fact, she wasn't the only one who thought so; Zhang Hai also didn't believe Supervisor Song could get anything done. However, Li Yu's several cultivations were all s-rank new species, and this miraculous cultivation ability made Zhang Hai unable to help but feel suspicious.

Li Yu didn't notice the gaze behind him and walked straight toward the door of the cultivation room.

"Young man."

Suddenly, someone called out to Li Yu.

Li Yu's movements paused. He turned around to see a serious-looking middle-aged man in an administrative jacket walking toward him, and his heart skipped a beat.

Wang Jianguo!

Minister of the Cultivation Department!

Damn, had he been recognized?

Li Yu steadied his breathing, his eyes showing a bit of enthusiasm as he asked with a smile, "Do you have any instructions, sir?"

He didn't call him Director Wang because he wasn't sure if the people in the Research Institute knew Director Wang's identity or what they called him.

Nor did he maintain the coldness from before. After all, it was normal for a young person to be a bit more enthusiastic and pleasing when facing someone of a director's rank, making it less likely for him to be suspected.

Wang Jianguo stared at Li Yu and said, "Tell Professor Li for me to do his best; it doesn't matter even if he fails."

"Alright, alright, no problem," Li Yu nodded quickly.

Wang Jianguo nodded slightly and gestured behind Li Yu. "The door is about to close."

Li Yu was startled inwardly, but he kept the smile on his face as he turned and walked quickly toward the cultivation room door, stopping it just as it was about to close.

He turned back, nodded to Director Wang, and then closed the door.

The cultivation room.

A thick smell of blood filled the air. In the distance, seven or eight people in white coats were busy around the Golden Horned Small Dragon, handling the materials that had just been delivered.

The Golden Horned Small Dragon's tail flicked occasionally, sometimes hitting the table with a "bang bang bang" sound.

Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

It's still alive; there's still time.

Li Yu didn't rush over. Instead, he took a suitably sized white coat from the clothes hanging on the wall, completely disguising himself as someone from the institute before stepping forward.

"fire moxibustion pot," said one of the people in a white coat.

A young man beside him, who seemed to be an assistant, was about to grab it, but Li Yu beat him to it. After taking it, he handed it to the person who spoke, smoothly joining in.

He also saw the Golden Horned Small Dragon's condition.

The Golden Horned Small Dragon lay on the operating table. Some people were wiping away blood, some were testing its physical data, some were supporting its Yang energy, and some were strengthening its heart. The division of labor was clear.

Even so, the Golden Horned Small Dragon's physical condition was declining bit by bit. The blood seeping from its scales gradually decreased, and its eyelids drooped as if it could fall asleep at any moment.

Li Yu's eyes darkened.

The situation is not good.

"Brother, why haven't I seen you before? Are you new?" the assistant asked curiously.

"Yeah. There are so many people in the institute; could you possibly know everyone?" Li Yu chatted with him in a low voice, then raised his voice slightly. "By the way, the family just said to ask Professor Li to do his best; it doesn't matter even if he fails."

"I understand."

The person in the white coat who had asked for the fire moxibustion pot earlier responded; clearly, he was Professor Li.

At this point, the assistant no longer had any doubts.

[Beast Name]: Golden Horned Small Dragon

[Beast Quality]: Extraordinary (F-)

[Beast Level]: Bronze Level 5 (Silver Level 2 ↓)

[Beast Attributes]: Fire, Metal

[Beast Talents]: Golden Horn Ramming, Golden Scale Guardian

[Beast Description]: An elemental sub-dragon with a faint trace of giant dragon bloodline. It has been invaded by a mysterious curse and its vitality was forcibly boosted by clumsy cultivation techniques. Currently, its vitality is rapidly decaying, the curse is flaring up, and its life is in critical danger.

Its quality had dropped to F-, which was already the bottom line for tamed beasts.

Its level had dropped from Silver Level 2 to Bronze Level 5.

Looking at the beast's description, Li Yu almost burst out cursing.

No wonder there was a backlash after the cultivation. It turned out the previous cultivation hadn't cured it at all; instead, some means were used to force its vitality up, creating an illusion of improvement.

Now that the surged vitality was receding, the suppressed curse erupted, creating an even more powerful impact than before.

It was already a stroke of luck that the Golden Horned Small Dragon wasn't dead yet.

"Focus. You young people are always getting distracted."

Professor Li glanced sideways at Li Yu and said expressionlessly.

Li Yu quickly composed himself and handed Professor Li the tools he needed.

Fortunately, the materials and equipment used for cultivation were similar. Since Li Yu had sneaked in, he could occasionally hand over tools, and combined with the previous conversation, no one suspected his identity.

Taking the opportunity while handing over a tool, Li Yu placed his hand on the Golden Horned Small Dragon. The low-grade universal evolution card hidden in his palm turned into a streak of light and entered the Golden Horned Small Dragon's body.

The usage range of the low-grade universal evolution card was "not higher than Extraordinary." "Not higher than" included Extraordinary.

As the light entered its body, the Golden Horned Small Dragon shuddered, and its eyelids trembled, but there was no other reaction.

This time, the light lasted quite a while.

It took a full three seconds before the light flowed through his palm and into Li Yu's body.

A strange evolution path.

...emerged in Li Yu's mind.

[Light Evolution - Blazing Horned Dragon (Sub): 3 Chongming Flowers, 100 grams of Light Flame Sand, 1 Bronze Lord demon core... To be consumed when the Golden Horned Small Dragon is on the verge of death.]