The word "big" is relative.

If it were a fish of this size, it would naturally be considered big, but if it were a person being reeled in, then it wouldn't be.

The most unfortunate thing was that the person being reeled in was actually wearing the uniform of the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Even though it was just the basic constable attire, anything related to the Demon Suppression Bureau was never a good thing.

Chu Xingchen scanned the person he had fished up with his spiritual sense.

Qi Refining Stage Seven cultivation level, and surprisingly still alive, not completely gone.

Chu Xingchen had initially planned that if this person were dead, he would just pretend he hadn't seen anything and kick him back into the river.

Now that the person wasn't dead, he couldn't do that.

Reluctantly, Chu Xingchen took two steps forward, his gaze falling on the fortunate member of the Demon Suppression Bureau.

He was a young-looking man, decent-looking, but still quite inferior to Chu Xingchen.

Perhaps he hadn't been in the water for long, as his face was pale but not yet swollen.

His eyes were tightly shut, but there was a dark red energy flowing along his veins.

Chu Xingchen frowned slightly. Was he poisoned?!

To be cautious, Chu Xingchen took a silver needle from his waist and used spiritual power to pierce it into the vein.

After the dark red energy circulated, the poison-detecting silver needle still showed no reaction.

It wasn't poison.

Chu Xingchen was slightly relieved, then scanned the man's veins with his spiritual sense, discovering that the dark red energy was actually a kind of violent energy.

It was currently surging through the man's body along his veins.

If no help was given, he probably wouldn't survive for long.

With a slight sigh, Chu Xingchen took several silver needles and pierced them into the man's major veins, sealing his heart meridian to ensure that he wouldn't die from the energy impacting his heart.

As for whether the energy would burst other veins, that was beyond Chu Xingchen's control.

After finishing with the needles, Chu Xingchen used a bit of magic to place the man on the reclining chair he had been using for fishing.

He didn't touch the young man at all during the process.

Lifting one corner of the reclining chair, he carried the young man towards Yuzhou City not far away.

There were naturally guards at the gate of Yuzhou City.

Chu Xingchen's setup of two people and a chair was quite eye-catching among the crowd, especially since the person on the chair was wearing the uniform of the Demon Suppression Bureau.

This made it even more conspicuous.

Before Chu Xingchen could reach the city gate, two guards had already rushed over.

The guards quickly glanced at the young member of the Demon Suppression Bureau on the reclining chair, his face pale and body still wet, with several silver needles inserted in him.

They paused for a moment, not asking questions immediately, but quickly reached out to check the young man's pulse. Feeling a heartbeat, they breathed a sigh of relief.

One of the guards, who seemed to have dealt with similar situations before, swiftly called out towards the city gate:

"There's a severely injured and unconscious member of the Demon Suppression Bureau here! Send a fast horse to the Bureau to call for help!"

Soon, a fast horse was seen galloping into the city.

This seemed very experienced; rather than rushing the injured person to the Bureau, it was better to have the Bureau come to treat him!

The guard glanced at the silver needles, then spoke in a gentle tone:

"Thank you for your help, brother. Please wait here for a while. The Demon Suppression Bureau will reward you for saving one of their own."

Chu Xingchen sighed and nodded helplessly.

The reward was probably real, but they might also suspect him as the culprit and not let him leave, which was the troublesome part of saving someone.

Seeing Chu Xingchen cooperate so well, the two guards also relaxed.

After all, someone who could save a member of the Demon Suppression Bureau must also be one of those cultivators, and since he was willing to cooperate, it was likely an accidental rescue.

Fortunately, the Demon Suppression Bureau came quickly.

At least faster than a horse could run.

A figure in the same Demon Suppression Bureau uniform came running towards the gate at high speed.

Chu Xingchen looked up to see a short, young-looking girl, her hair tied into two small braids that swayed with her steps.

The young healer carried a medicine box, her short legs running swiftly.

She was probably around the Qi Refining Stage Six or Seven in cultivation level.

The young healer quickly locked onto Chu Xingchen's location, hurried over, and focused her gaze on the young man and the silver needles sealing his major veins.

The young healer first checked the pulse, confirmed there was still a pulse, and then noticed the dark red energy violently surging within the veins sealed by the silver needles.

Her hand glowed with a spiritual light as she reached out to touch the violent energy, trying to determine its nature.

"What fierce energy!"

The young healer's voice had a soft, childlike quality, but her accent leaned towards the Sichuan-Chongqing dialect from Chu Xingchen's past life, not the Yuzhou City accent, suggesting she was from elsewhere.

Even though her tone was serious, it sounded a bit endearingly odd.

"Did you use the silver needles?" the young healer looked up at Chu Xingchen.

Chu Xingchen nodded, "Yes, is there something wrong?"

"No, it's just right. Without those needles, this kid probably wouldn't have lasted until now," the young healer said, "Are you a healer too? Can you lend a hand?"

"I'm not a healer... but if it's simple, I can try to help."

"Come on, it's hard to call for people now, and this kid can't hold on much longer. Those clumsy guys are all thumbs, just follow my instructions."

Although the situation was temporarily under control with the silver needles, the energy inside was still eroding and destroying the meridians, making it critical!

The young healer, though small, was decisive, her large almond eyes looking at Chu Xingchen:

"Your spiritual power should be strong. When you pull out the needles, suppress the energy, and I'll take over to guide it out."

Chu Xingchen nodded to indicate no problem.

Then the young healer took a platycodon from the medicine box, pried open the young man's mouth, and inserted the platycodon into his throat. She then took a small gourd from the medicine box, pulled out the stopper, and a medicinal scent wafted out.

"The person is unconscious and can't swallow on their own, this method works well," the young healer explained.

She then aligned the gourd with the platycodon, poured in some potion, and after removing the platycodon, looked at Chu Xingchen:

"You can pull out the needles now."

Chu Xingchen nodded lightly, reached out, and with his spiritual power sealing the veins through the silver needles, he suddenly pulled them out.

The young healer seized the moment, her hands glowing with white light, and gently tapped the acupoints, attempting to guide the fierce energy out.

Soon, the young healer sensed something was very wrong!

On the surface, she could only sense the general situation, but when directly confronting the fierce aura, it carried endless blood qi, quickly entwining with the spiritual power she was guiding.

As this aura broke through the surface, the familiar blood qi made Chu Xingchen's brow furrow instantly.

This... why does it feel almost identical to the blood qi within the Blood Qi Spirit Stone?

The young healer felt the blood qi begin to fiercely devour her spiritual power, rapidly contaminating the surrounding flesh. She frowned tightly, instinctively saying:

"This is bad!"