Qi Ye withdrew from controlling Mi Dou's body.

He was already a bit tired, feeling like he could fall asleep the moment he hit the pillow.

"Ahhh! My head feels like it's splitting, squeak!"

Having just retaken control of his own body, Mi Dou suddenly felt as if his brain was being sliced by a knife, and he lay on the ground, twitching and writhing.

After half a minute, Mi Dou rubbed his temples and finally stood up, though waves of stinging pain still pulsed through his mind.

"The Lord is way too fierce to be able to endure such pain. I still have a lot to learn from the Lord."

Mi Dou murmured, his admiration for Qi Ye deepening even further.

Qi Ye, of course, didn't see this scene. Returning home at this time, he dove into his warm bird's nest, kicked his legs, closed his eyes, and quickly drifted into a sweet dreamland.

...Soon, the news of the Adventurers in the morgue coming back to life spread throughout the entire hospital, and then throughout Hehai City.

This news instantly shocked all the citizens of Hehai City.

"What?"

"The dead coming back to life? Could it be that some God Venerable Level Expert came here to save them!"

"No, impossible. All the God Venerable Level Experts of our Great Xia are on the battlefield suppressing the Otherworld Rifts; they couldn't possibly come here."

"But then, what on earth is the reason!?"

An abrupt voice spoke up: "In the military fortress outside Hehai City, something similar happened as well."

"Ah? Does that mean some big shot has joined the rescue team!?"

"No, no, I think it was done by the Animal Followers under the Lord of Spirits."

"Stop joking. How could that group of the animals have such capability!"

"Whether you believe it or not, that's just the way it is!"

Various speculations spread across the local forum platforms.

Aside from these speculations, the people involved—the resurrected adventurers—were all weeping with gratitude and appreciation.

After receiving Qi Ye's order for free movement, Mi Dou had come alone to a park on the west side.

Perhaps because there were so many Adventurers, there were also many battle pets nearby.

At this moment, Mi Dou was curiously leaning against a storefront, drooling as he stared at the roasted sausages in the display window.

On the display screen in the upper left corner of the shop, news from Hehai City was playing:

"According to reports... the fifth-tier monster tide closest to the Hehai City safe passage has been repelled. Among them, the animals from the Sacred Lake played a crucial role."

"Powerful! Brave! A Muscle Harpy Rabbit successfully killed a seventh-tier carapace elite monster and led a combat squad to close an Otherworld Rift."

"A Bard and a Scout, working in perfect coordination, led a combat squad to destroy a sixth-tier Monster Lord's territory without any casualties and decapitated three evil demons."

"Major news: just yesterday, in Xinjiang Village, nearly four hundred villagers were successfully rescued. They were discovered by the Fengjiang Province rescue team, escorted all the way through the danger zone, and successfully brought to this city!"

"...All of Hehai City must thank Fengjiang Province for the rescue provided!"

...The news continued to broadcast incessantly, with most of it featuring shadows of the Sacred Lake animals and the Fengjiang Province rescue team. Every piece of news was heartening enough.

Before the arrival of the Fengjiang Province rescue team, such news was too scarce, and the reality of being trapped made the citizens' spirits low.

The owner was leaning back in his lounge chair watching the news, filled with emotion. He had a brother who was an Adventurer and had been in Xinjiang Village.

When the first wave of the beast tide broke out, he thought his brother had died. Overwhelmed with grief, he had even reserved a tombstone for him.

Unexpectedly, after more than ten days, his brother contacted him as soon as he returned to Hehai City to let him know he was safe.

Hearing the voice on the phone and his brother's account of what happened, to be honest, he was more grateful to the Fengjiang Province rescue team than anyone else.

At this moment, he heard some movement outside the shop and noticed Mi Dou.

"Whose battle pet are you? Or are you a summoned beast? It's not safe here; we're about to close up."

"Shoo, shoo, hurry back and find your master. There's nothing for you to eat here."

"Squeak—"

This Azure Ice Rat let out a pitiful squeak and climbed down from the window.

It didn't notice that a tiger-like battle pet was staring at it in shock from a distance.

After learning that Hehai City had been attacked, Tiger Cat's master, Zeng Hui, had volunteered to join the rescue team with Tiger Cat.

And today, under the lead of the Army, they entered Hehai City.

Zeng Hui had been assigned to a squad to carry out a mission, while his useless tiger battle pet had been left in Hehai City by Zeng Hui.

At this time, Tiger Cat was also wandering around just like Mi Dou, and never in its wildest dreams did it expect to see Mi Dou again.

Ever since becoming Qi Ye's Follower, Tiger Cat hadn't spoken to anyone other than its Beast Tamer master, and it was now nearly going crazy from holding it in.

"Are you the Lo... Lord!?" Tiger Cat walked over excitedly and spoke tentatively.

"Squeak!" Faced with a tiger's face, Mi Dou jumped in fright, but after a closer look, he recognized the other's identity.

It turned out to be that Tiger Cat from the Blood Prison Building.

"Tiger Cat, I'm Mi Dou!" Mi Dou immediately corrected it. "The Lord isn't here."

"You still remember me, meow!" Tiger Cat grinned excitedly. "No matter who it is, I'm just so happy to see you guys."

"Mi Dou, you've become so much stronger than before!"

The two battle pets exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Seeing them suddenly start talking, the owner's eyes widened. "Holy crap, you both can talk!?"

Animals that could speak were rare, and seeing two at once meant only one possibility. The owner glanced at the news above and said:

"You... are you animals from the Sacred Lake in Fengjiang Province?"

"Yeah." Mi Dou paused. "I do belong to the Sacred Lake, and so does he."

Tiger Cat smiled. It actually hadn't been permitted to enter the Sacred Lake yet, so hearing Mi Dou say that made it feel sweet inside.

Then, Mi Dou looked up and, mimicking the tone of the previous customer, said:

"Boss, I'll have a sausage then."

Before the owner could speak, Tiger Cat replied: "You have to pay to eat. Did you bring money?"

"What, you have to pay for food!?" Mi Dou was shocked. When it ate at the Sacred Lake, food was always provided for free.

Mi Dou rubbed its little paws:

"What money? Is it contribution points?"

While Tiger Cat was still explaining, a bundle of roasted sausages was suddenly handed to them, followed by the shop owner's excited and enthusiastic face.

"Come, eat! Eat as much as you want!"

Both animals were stunned.

"Haha! Why talk about paying? This is my treat!"

"Huh? But we didn't bring any money."

"What's money between friends? This is all on the house." The owner's face beamed with joy.