The medicinal soup in the clay pot bubbled and boiled. The preparation of the low-level spirit medicine soup didn't require much skill; it was almost ready.
Yu Su took down the clay pot and, once the temperature was suitable, gulped it down in one go.
As the medicinal soup entered his stomach, he immediately felt a warm sensation, gradually spreading to his limbs, making him feel like he was immersed in hot water.
This would be comfortable in autumn or winter.
But it was midsummer, and Yu Su was sweating from the heat.
The injured areas also tingled and felt warm, a slight itching and pain, indicating that the medicinal soup was taking effect.
Soon, all the bruises on Yu Su's body healed, and even removing the splint from his arm was painless.
Not only that, his whole body felt a bit lighter.
Yu Su, surprised, stretched his legs and arms, bouncing around to confirm that he was truly healed.
"This medicinal soup is really effective," Yu Su exclaimed with joy.
Yu Zhou and the awakened Jian Yunchuan stared at him, finding his sudden jumping around quite strange.
Yu Su considered making a pot for Jian Yunchuan but realized his injuries, especially to his head, made it too risky. Even dealing with Jian Yunchuan's limping leg would require breaking and resetting the bone. Given Jian Yunchuan's current condition, it would be challenging to get him to cooperate with treatment.
Regardless, with Yu Su's improved health, he could do many more things.
"You want to join the hunting team?" You Yushi exclaimed.
Yu Su: "Yes, I've become stronger. I won't be afraid of those savage beasts anymore. Joining the hunting team is the only way to get meat. My younger brother and father haven't eaten meat in a long time."
You Yushi thought it made sense; Yu Su was indeed different from before.
Yu Su: "Sis, I came to you to propose a collaboration. When I go hunting, I'll share some of the meat with you, and you can give me a portion of the mushrooms and wild vegetables you collect. What do you think?"
You Yushi quickly shook her head: "I can't take advantage of you like that. You don't need to give me meat; take the wild vegetables if you want. No need to trade for meat."
Yu Su: "Don't underestimate wild vegetables and mushrooms. My father and the others can't just eat meat. Nutrition needs to be balanced. Besides, look at Yu Ji and Yu Kui; they also need to eat meat to grow. Aren't you worried about them being bullied in the future? Eating well will make them stronger."
You Yushi didn't understand the concept of balanced nutrition, but when Yu Su mentioned Yu Ji and Yu Kui, she hesitated.
In the end, persuaded by Yu Su, You Yushi agreed.
Early the next morning, Yu Su set out with a sharp spear he picked up from the corner.
When he arrived at the meeting point, the members of the gathering team were already there.
The leader of the gathering team, Ya Shan, was Yu Xiong's mother. Yu Su hadn't approached yet, but he could hear her speaking loudly.
"I'll make it clear now; in the future, my gathering team will absolutely not accept Yu Su. Anyone who dares to bring him here, I'll kick them out!" Ya Shan declared. Her eyes swept over You Yushi and Yu Zhu in the team, leaving both of them annoyed.
You Yushi was about to speak up, but she saw Yu Su approaching. Knowing that Yu Su had no intention of joining the gathering team, she quickly calmed down and returned to the team.
Ya Shan didn't see Yu Su and continued scolding him.
"Cough!" Someone noticed Yu Su approaching and coughed loudly to remind Ya Shan.
Ya Shan noticed, turned around, and saw Yu Su coming. At first, her expression was somewhat uncomfortable, but she quickly returned to normal and said to Yu Su, "It's good that you heard. Don't follow us anymore. Our gathering team doesn't need useless trash like you."
Yu Su walked over, indifferently saying, "You can't afford to keep me."
What does he mean? Ya Shan hadn't figured it out yet when she saw Yu Su ignoring her and walking past her toward the hunting team in front.
The leader of the hunting team was Yu Feng, an experienced hunter from the same village. He had robust muscles, clearly powerful.
Yu Su looked at him enviously and expressed his intention to join the hunting team.
"Haha." Yu Da, a member of the hunting team, laughed scornfully, "You want to join the hunting team with your weak physique? You're still dreaming."
Several hunters who were on good terms with Yu Da also ridiculed Yu Su, telling him to go back to the gathering team.
Yu Feng, feeling somewhat embarrassed, looked at Yu Su, "It's not that I don't want to take you, but your injury just healed, can you run?"
In fact, even if Yu Su hadn't been injured, no one believed he could run. Yu Feng's words were probably just to save Yu Su some face.
Yu Su said directly, "I won't slow you down. If you think I'm a burden, you can leave me behind."
Yu Feng was a bit surprised, as if he hadn't expected such words from the usually timid Yu Su. He was worried that Yu Su was just being impulsive, especially after the ridicule from Yu Da and others. Yu Su seemed to have read his hesitation, "If you don't want me to join, I can go alone."
No, that couldn't happen. It would surely lead to scolding from the village chief. Yu Feng thought of the stern look of the village chief and decided not to challenge him. He said, "It's too dangerous for you to go alone. Just follow us."
"Captain, I disagree." Yu Da spoke up, "Yu Su will definitely drag us down. I don't want to be chased by wild animals just because he can't catch any prey."
Yu Su looked at Yu Da, and Yu Da stared back with malicious eyes.
Yu Su sneered, raised his foot, and kicked a nearby stone pillar.
Crack! The stone pillar was directly shattered, breaking into small pieces all over the ground!
The team fell into a sudden silence.
Yu Su swept his gaze over everyone, "I see that the one slowing us down won't be me."
People were shocked; Yu Su actually had such great strength.
Yu Da's face turned ugly. He thought of the miserable appearance of Yu Xiong when he returned home and felt a bit uneasy.
"Captain, can we go now?" Yu Su asked Yu Feng.
Yu Feng snapped back to reality, and his gaze at Yu Su became much sharper, "Sure, Yu Su, did your strength increase?"
Yu Su recounted the excuse he told You Yushi yesterday.
Yu Feng was astonished, "You say you saw the Mountain God?!"
Yu Su nodded.
Yu Feng's expression changed. Yu Su had gained the Mountain God's favor; this was a big deal. It seemed he needed to talk to the village chief when they returned from the hunt.
The hunting team set off.
The women in the gathering team were genuinely surprised to see Yu Su joining the hunting team. Except for You Yushi, everyone showed astonishment.