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    "Is this the building you mentioned?" Zhou You asked Miao Miao from outside the window.

    Miao Miao waved and smiled, "See that lit-up building ahead? That's where you'll stay. Everything else is included."

    When Zhou You saw Shao Qi, he was browsing the internet in the living room, his brows furrowed as if contemplating something troubling.

    Noticing Zhou You enter, trailed by a limping white tiger cub, Shao Qi relaxed and quipped, "You've had quite the day, playing the hero again."

    News of Zhou You rescuing the ranch workers had quickly spread throughout the city. Media outlets were all over the story. It was fortunate they had moved out; otherwise, journalists would have swarmed their residence.

    "It's just a by-product. The heavy snow collapsed their structure, turning the place into a natural hunting ground without its defenses. Do you know how keen the mutant beasts' sense of smell is? It got obstructed immediately."

    Shao Qi brought the little white tiger closer, inspecting the wound on its leg. The area around the injury had turned black and pus-filled, resembling the bite of a venomous insect.

    "Do we have medicine here? If not, I'll buy some."

    "No need. We have some." Shao Qi gave a signal to Miao Miao, who then went out to fetch the medicine.

    Zhou You sat down and used a towel from nearby to wipe the little white tiger's fur. Most of its coat had dried after the journey back, but some parts were still quite dirty.

    Miao Miao and two others were staying in a nearby building. With the snowfall, they couldn't remain on the streets, so they conveniently stayed with Shao Qi and his group for mutual support.

    Qin Li Feng, seeing her enter, eagerly asked, "Is it truly a Sky-soaring White Tiger?"

    Zhuo Hao was staring intently at her. If the marshal hadn't disagreed, they would have been the ones to pick up Zhou You.

    Miao Miao rolled her eyes, "If you're so curious, go see for yourself. It's not off-limits."

    She took out a medicine box and handed it to Qin Li Feng, "The young one is injured. Maybe you could deliver the medicine? It might even warm up to you."

    "How big is it?" Qin Li Feng hesitated, not daring to take the box. Facing a Sky-soaring White Tiger, even ten of him wouldn't stand a chance. He was afraid, even if it was injured.

    "Not too big, looks about a month old. But its eyes are already intimidating. I wonder how those two managed to bond with it. If this gets out, the people at Jiangnan Base will surely kick us out."

    Zhuo Hao snatched the medicine box and went out. No matter the size, seeing a live Sky-soaring White Tiger cub, even if it means getting bitten, was worth it.

    Entering the next room, he saw two men, one cleaning the tiger's fur and the other tending to its wounds. Truly befitting treatment for the king of beasts, not something just anyone would get.

    "Take out an antidote pill," Shao Qi instructed upon seeing him.

    As Zhuo Hao approached, the white tiger suddenly turned and growled at him. Zhou You patted its head, reminding it, "Stay quiet. If someone hears, we're done for."

    Zhuo Hao stepped back in fear, throwing the medicine box before running off. Who could withstand such an imposing presence? What was even scarier was Zhou You daring to slap its head, and their marshal actually plucking its fur. These humans were terrifying.

    Shao Qi trimmed the fur around the injury and fed the white tiger an antidote pill. Initially, the cub refused, but Zhou You forced its mouth open to feed it.

    After dressing the wound, Shao Qi flicked the tiger's head, "How embarrassing for the king of beasts to be injured by a tiny insect. No one would believe this."

    "Good thing I found it and brought it back, or we might've found its corpse in a few days. Such a hassle." Zhou You heard the tiger's stomach rumbling and gave it a hard pat. Thinking Zhou You was aiming for its head, the tiger covered its head with its paws, its ears twitching incessantly.

    Zhou You almost burst into laughter, "You feed it. I need a bath."

    "Go ahead, you reek. Dinner's ready for you after you shower."

    Zhou You inquired about the location of his room. Upon going upstairs, he found that this time, Shao Qi didn't insist on sharing a room with him. Both rooms were opposite each other, and everything inside was brand new.

    The location of the Zhongjian Sect was meticulously chosen by geomancers. The buildings were elegantly designed, modern interiors masked by a traditional facade, a contrast to Hu Shi En's pure ancient styled residence.

    After his shower, Zhou You teased Shao Qi, "I killed Hu Shi En. I heard Ye Li Pei and several chief disciples are sentenced to death. Will we see ghosts staying here tonight?"

    "Let them come if they dare. I have a peach wood sword that has never tasted blood; I can use them for practice."

    Hearing this, Zhou You remembered that he practiced Daoist techniques, so ghosts probably wouldn't dare approach him.

    "Is the cultivation manual from Zhong Jian Sect available to the public?"

    What Shao Qi was working on was precisely this. He handed a computer to Zhou You, "I'm planning to create a digital library that compiles all the martial arts manuals we have, categorized by their difficulty level. Everyone can register an account and choose the appropriate manual based on their own skill level. No need to find a master, just exchange for them with points."

    "Are you planning to make everyone's private possessions public? Who would agree to that?"

    "You're mistaken. Everyone thinks that holding onto something makes it theirs, but they forget that only through constant exchange and discussion can there be innovation and progress. The days of hoarding treasures are long gone. Remember when martial arts manuals from various sects were posted online? I thought the sect leaders would be furious. Guess what happened?" Shao Qi winked at Zhou You, who thought of the points added to his account daily from that post.

    "Didn't they get angry?"

    "They couldn't be happier. Previously incomprehensible internal energy methods were not only clarified by others but also shared online once someone mastered it. This benefits both the individual and the community."

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