179: The treasure-hunting mouse is the one who wants to pamper its owner.

A Yao Beast at the Refining Qi level naturally couldn't have been knocked unconscious so easily; it was merely Li Mu's setup.

When Li Mu, who was above the clouds, saw this scene below, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Done!"

Then he turned and left.

What he needed to do now was to prepare a new Talent Spiritual Fruit and then place it outside the capital, waiting for the Treasure Seeking Rat to bring it back.

At this moment, in the capital below, the Second Elder saw the guard's astonished reaction and then glanced into the car.

With just that one look, the Second Elder, who had originally appeared calm, instantly widened his eyes, and the expression on his face gradually became incredulous.

"This... this is..."

The guard beside him, seeing the Second Elder's reaction, thought the Second Elder was frightened.

He quickly put the Second Elder behind him and said, "Second Elder, please rest assured, I will eliminate this evolving monster right away!"

As he spoke, the guard drew his pistol, pulled back the slide, disengaged the safety, and prepared to aim and shoot the Treasure Seeking Rat inside the car.

However, the next second, the guard was pulled away by the Second Elder.

With a bewildered look on his face, the guard watched as the Second Elder hurriedly ran into the car and then carried out the blue Giant Rat that had been knocked unconscious.

The guard was completely stunned at this moment.

Especially when he saw the usually stern and serious Second Elder holding this strange Giant Rat as if he were cradling his newborn grandson, he was even more dumbfounded.

The guard rubbed his eyes hard, wanting to see if he was hallucinating.

Then he heard the Second Elder say, "Wait here, and keep this matter to yourself!"

Upon hearing this, the guard almost instinctively stood up straight: "Yes!"

After receiving the guard's reply, the Second Elder then embraced the Treasure Seeking Rat and hurried back into the office building to find the Grand Elder, who had not yet left...

The Grand Elder, who was still reviewing documents at this moment, suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps from outside, then slowly looked up towards the door, his brows slightly furrowed.

The next second, the door was forcefully pushed open by the Second Elder.

The Grand Elder, who was just about to get angry, saw that it was the Second Elder and his expression immediately froze.

But before he could even ask what was going on, he saw a blue... furball in the Second Elder's arms?

"This is..."

The Second Elder came before the Grand Elder and carefully placed the Treasure Seeking Rat from his arms onto the Grand Elder's desk.

Looking at the Treasure Seeking Rat, which had not yet woken up, the Second Elder's wrinkled face broke into a bright smile.

He introduced, "Guess what this is."

Now that the Treasure Seeking Rat was on the table, its body had spread out.

After observing for a while, the Grand Elder suddenly thought of something and looked sharply at the Second Elder: "This couldn't be the Treasure Seeking Rat, could it?"

The Second Elder nodded: "That's right!"

"Before, I was wondering what a Treasure Seeking Rat looked like!"

"It wasn't until it appeared that I finally knew. I have to say, this rat is indeed a bit big, hahaha..."

At this point, the Second Elder looked at the Treasure Seeking Rat on the table with a smile and laughed, "This little fellow darted into my car just as I was about to get in!"

"The speed was so fast, it even shattered my car's bulletproof glass and shifted the car!"

Hearing this, the Grand Elder frowned slightly and asked, "How are you sure it's the Treasure Seeking Rat?"

Hearing the Grand Elder's words, the Second Elder smiled and extended his palm, which had a row of tiny teeth marks, still with traces of blood.

"Here, this is it! I feel like it has already acknowledged me as its master."

"Just now, on the way here, it bit my hand for some reason, and afterwards, I could sense its emotional changes and thoughts, and I could roughly understand what its abilities are."

"It's definitely a Treasure Seeking Rat!"

"Although it fell asleep again after acknowledging me as its master, I managed to capture its emotions and thoughts at that time."

At this point, the Second Elder suddenly laughed, "It's quite amusing, this little fellow wanted to acknowledge me as its master simply because I was holding it and didn't show any malice towards it!"

"This little fellow wants to find a doting 'shit shoveler'!"

Hearing the Second Elder's words, the Grand Elder was stunned for a moment, then immediately found the Treasure Seeking Rat's thoughts amusing.

The atmosphere in the office became much more relaxed due to the arrival of this little fellow.

A moment later, the Grand Elder suddenly said, "The diary mentioned that this little fellow brought you a Talent Spiritual Fruit within a day after acknowledging its master."

"If the Treasure Seeking Rat really brings back a Talent Spiritual Fruit, then that spiritual fruit..."

Hearing this, the Second Elder also pondered for a moment, then directly said, "Let's still choose someone from the military to consume the Talent Spiritual Fruit."

However, after the Second Elder finished speaking, he did not receive an affirmative reply from the Grand Elder.

The Second Elder looked at the Grand Elder with some surprise.

He only saw the Grand Elder sigh, shake his head slightly, and then say, "This Talent Spiritual Fruit... for now, there's no need to choose anyone. I've thought of a candidate."

Hearing the Grand Elder's words, the Second Elder was stunned for a moment and subconsciously asked, "Who?"

"Mao Yushi, the tower keeper of East Sea Four Ring Island!"

Saying this, the Grand Elder took out a document and handed it to the Second Elder.

The Second Elder casually opened it, and it contained all of Mao Yushi's information. They had all seen this information a long time ago, and the Second Elder remembered Mao Yushi very clearly.

After all, Mao Yushi was the only one who had handed over the Talent Spiritual Fruit he had obtained.

His mindset and character were completely without any issues.

It was just a pity that the Talent Spiritual Fruit he handed over back then was lost in the area near the Tianshui River...

Thinking of Mao Yushi, the Second Elder nodded slightly at this point: "Hmm, such a person indeed deserves to possess a Talent Spiritual Fruit."

"Moreover, he is in Sihuan Island. If he gains the ability to cultivate, he can also guard the East Sea."

After speaking, the Second Elder suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, right! I remember that girl, Hu Bingbing, seemed to have fished up a Talent Spiritual Fruit while fishing in the Tianshui River, didn't she?"

"I remember she said so at the time..."

"Do you think this Talent Spiritual Fruit might be the one Mao Yushi handed over?"

Hearing this, the Grand Elder was stunned for a moment. He had never thought about it that way before, but now that he thought back, it really seemed possible!

After all, a Talent Spiritual Fruit isn't something common; it's a treasure!

Then the Grand Elder laughed, "If it is that one, isn't that even better!"

"Ultimately, it's almost as if it wasn't lost after all..."