As Bao Shun listened to Yang Qi’s sincere and resolute words, his eyes instantly reddened. His throat felt as if it were blocked, and he could no longer bring himself to say another word of refusal.

He simply raised a hand and clapped Yang Qi on the shoulder, his palm trembling slightly. His voice choked with emotion. "Xiao Yang... I... On behalf of Tutu, and her mother... thank you..."

"Master, please don’t say that."

Yang Qi offered a few more words of comfort. "It would be best to discuss this with Tutu’s mother in person. We can see what else she might need, or if there’s anything about the follow-up treatments that I can help look into."

"When she gets to the Zoo, Master, just give me a call or send a text, and I’ll come over."

"Yes, alright, alright. I’ll let you know as soon as she arrives."

Bao Shun nodded repeatedly, feeling even more grateful to Yang Qi.

’This kid... not only did he offer money, he’s so thoughtful too.’

Yang Qi offered a few more words of comfort to Bao Shun, then walked to the edge of the pavilion. He squatted down and smiled gently at Tutu, who was quietly sipping her water.

"Tutu, Uncle has to go now. You be a good girl, listen to your grandpa, and don’t run off, okay? Uncle will come see you again next time."

Tutu lifted her little face, her big, clear eyes fixed on Yang Qi. She nodded forcefully and said in a small voice,

"Tutu will be good. Goodbye, Uncle."

"Goodbye, Tutu." Yang Qi smiled and patted her little head.

On the way back to his dorm after leaving the pavilion, Yang Qi’s brow furrowed slightly. As he walked, he became lost in deeper thought.

’The 300,000 in cash is just the help on the surface, a stopgap for an urgent crisis.’

’The thing that can truly change the little girl’s destiny is that Profound Yellow Blood Transformation Pill!’

’But now comes the problem.’

’How do I get Bao Tutu to take this pill safely and secretly?’

’Give it to them directly?’

’Absolutely not!’

’Just hand the pill to Bao Shun or the girl’s mother and tell them it’s some kind of "miracle drug"?’

’Setting aside whether they’d even believe in something with such a mysterious origin, even if their desperation led them to give it to her...’

’...once her condition showed a dramatic and medically inexplicable improvement, the doctors would be shocked during her follow-up exams. They would inevitably investigate, and it would be far too easy for the trail to lead back to me.’

’A zookeeper who can produce a magical pill that alleviates, or even reverses, leukemia?’

’That would be a huge problem!’

’That’s why I have to do this secretly!’

’The pill’s effects have to manifest in a way that seems "natural," "accidental," or even like a "medical miracle."’

’Cases of leukemia suddenly improving or even going into remission aren’t completely unheard of in medical history. They’re rare, but they can be explained away with flimsy justifications like "individual variation," "spontaneous immune system activation," or "the influence of unknown factors."’

’As long as I’m not directly linked to it, there shouldn’t be a major problem.’

’So, what’s the plan?’

...

「Night fell.」

The Zoo was shrouded in the silence of the night, dotted only by a few scattered streetlights and the emergency lights of the animal enclosures.

In his room at his small, mountainside villa, Yang Qi changed into a set of dark-colored clothes that allowed for easy movement.

He then took a deep breath and retrieved the Tier One High-Grade Invisibility Talisman from his Hundred Pouches Belt.

Once activated, the talisman would form an invisible force field around his body, bending light to achieve a visual "invisibility" effect that lasted for ten minutes.

It was a powerful tool for stealth, reconnaissance, and launching surprise attacks.

Yang Qi pressed the Invisibility Talisman to his chest, circulated the Great Derivation Spirit-Controlling Technique, and channeled a wisp of pure Magical Power into it.

VMMMM—

With a nearly imperceptible hum, the Talisman dissolved into motes of silver light. Yang Qi immediately felt an invisible "film" cover his body, hovering about three inches from his skin.

This film seemed to possess a strange power, skillfully deflecting any light that touched him.

Yang Qi walked over to the full-length mirror in his room.

The mirror’s clean surface clearly reflected the room’s furnishings—the bed, the desk, the chairs...

But his own reflection was nowhere to be seen!

’I’m really invisible!’

Yang Qi felt a sense of certainty, but he was still wary of the "eyes" of modern technology.

He picked up the phone from his desk, opened the camera app, switched it to the front-facing lens, and pointed it at himself.

The image on the screen was the same as the mirror’s reflection: empty.

He switched to the rear camera, took several photos and videos around the room, and then carefully reviewed the playback.

His image was absent from the photos and videos as well.

’Visual invisibility, confirmed.’

Yang Qi nodded in satisfaction, but he quickly discovered a limitation.

Under the light, a human-shaped shadow remained on the floor!

’It only creates a visual illusion. The physical body is still present, so it can’t eliminate my shadow.’

’For a Tier One High-Grade Talisman, this is as good as it gets.’

Yang Qi wasn’t disappointed; in fact, he found it reasonable.

The flaw of casting a shadow meant he couldn’t stroll brazenly under direct light; he would have to stick to the darkness.

This wasn’t a problem for him. With his current agility and familiarity with the terrain, avoiding the main light sources would be a piece of cake.

Time was limited. He only had ten minutes.

Wasting no more time, Yang Qi put down his phone, immediately pulled open the door, and silently descended the stairs.

In the living room downstairs, Xiaojiu was curled up on the back of the sofa, feigning sleep. Bai Wan was sprawled on the rug by the entrance, while Hu Zi and Leopard stood guard on either side of the door leading to the yard.

Hearing the extremely faint sound of footsteps on the stairs, four pairs of eyes instantly "looked" over.

To be precise, they looked toward the top of the stairs, where the sound had come from.

Yet in their field of vision, the top of the stairs was completely empty!

"ARF?"

Leopard was the first to let out a confused bark. It stood up and looked left and right, its face a mask of bewilderment.