A thin wisp of white smoke formed a faint line, which Lu Sheng blew into the bespectacled young man's ear canal in one breath.

The remaining people didn't dare to breathe, holding their breath and cautiously surrounding the two people.

A few seconds after the smoke drifted into my ear, a small white shadow, about the size of a grain of rice, flashed briefly, but then immediately disappeared.

"Holy crap..."

Zhang Xiaojuan gasped in shock.

Lu Sheng frowned slightly, brought the lit cigarette closer to his ear, and gently fanned the smoke rings into his ear.

After waiting quietly for a while, a small, white, fleshy worm, about the size of a glutinous rice grain, wriggled its fat body and laboriously emerged.

Lu Sheng carefully caught it with her hand until the small white insect finally crawled onto her hand, attracted by the smell of smoke, and she immediately moved her hand away.

After doing all this, she finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

"What kind of bug is this?" Sun Tiantian frowned.

The base is completely pest-free, and the people there have become accustomed to this comfortable life. They even feel a little uncomfortable when they see it occasionally.

The little white worm was pure white, chubby and looked rather cute. If you looked closely, you could even see two watery eyes.

If this were before the apocalypse, they might have been marketed by businesses as having the looks of internet-famous pets.

But the people present were not fooled by its cute appearance; instead, they felt a chill of fear.

How long has this thing been in the bespectacled guy's ear?

If Lu Sheng hadn't discovered it in time, an acquaintance with firearms could have easily taken advantage of a moment of carelessness and sent everyone on their way.

"This insect can disrupt the nervous system, causing people to exhibit a series of abnormal behaviors. For example, uncontrollably swearing, engaging in extreme behaviors, or involuntary twitching of the hands and feet."

"If the host is parasitized for a long time, the brain will eventually become an empty shell, completely becoming a parasite of the insect."

Lu Sheng opened his palm and glanced at the small insect in his palm.

The insect was dazed by the smoke and lay sprawled out in her palm, its round body motionless.

Rocket and Zhuangzhuang, who had just been released from the space by Lu Sheng to get some fresh air, curiously came over and stared intently at the seemingly harmless and cute little thing.

Slurp.

The next second, the rocket's big tongue swiftly and unexpectedly rolled the little white worm into its mouth.

By the time Zhang Xiaojuan and the others realized what was happening and tried to rescue it, the little bug had already been swallowed by the rocket.

"Baby, you can't eat this! Spit it out! I don't want to be eating dog meat stew so soon!"

Zhang Xiaojuan and Han Rui were sweating profusely with anxiety. One of them hugged the rocket's strong body, while the other reached inside with her bare hands to rummage.

Xiao Yu and Sun Tiantian weren't idle either; they pried open the dog's mouth and poured water in all at once.

After a lot of effort, Zhuangzhuang finally managed to eject the insect by jumping up and landing on the water-filled belly of the rocket.

Although Lu Sheng knew that insects entering through the mouth wouldn't cause parasites and would quickly be corroded by stomach acid, she still wanted to teach Rocket a lesson for his habit of eating random things, so she didn't interfere.

She had already tried to teach the silly dog ​​nicely many times, but he never learned his lesson and only realized his mistake after suffering a loss.

After the drowning dog pitifully spat out the worm, Lu Sheng raised his hand in a warning gesture and used spider silk to tightly bind the rocket's mouth.

"Let's check each other's ears first to see if we've had anything drilled in them." Lu Sheng took out several sets of visual ear picks from his spatial storage and tossed them to everyone.

She had specifically taken it when she was shopping at the mall, intending to use it to help her sleep and relieve stress in the apocalypse, but she never expected it to come in handy here.

"I'll help you."

Xu Yi took the tools from Lu Sheng and casually brushed away the stray hairs near her ear.

Lu Sheng originally wanted to politely decline, but when she saw that the others seemed to have planned to flee the scene at lightning speed, even Zhuangzhuang, the traitor, immediately ran to get close to Zhang Xiaojuan.

She felt too embarrassed to be coy anymore, so she could only nod silently.

The nerves in her ears are very sensitive, and Lu Sheng could clearly feel Xu Yi's long, warm fingers stroking across the back of her soft ear, and finally gently pulling on her earlobe.

A strange sense of tension welled up from the bottom of her heart, making her feel a little uneasy.

"Tell me if you're in pain."

Xu Yi's movements were very gentle, and she not only did not feel uncomfortable, but even felt a bit relieved.

The tingling, numbing sensation felt like an electric shock to the delicate, sensitive skin behind my ears.

The gentle tugging sensation on her ear actually made her feel slightly sleepy.

The nerves that had been tense since her rebirth seemed to gradually relax under Xu Yi's touch.

Lu Sheng felt a little embarrassed and silently clenched her fingers.

Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at the right rear. The few people who had just disappeared by earth magic were now gathered neatly behind the lawnmower, watching intently like enthusiastic Chaoyang residents.

The unfilial son, Zhuangzhuang, watched with the most gusto, even jumping onto the lawnmower.

Lu Sheng: "..."

The three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment under our feet can be dug out soon.

"What's wrong? Did I hit you too hard?"

Noticing that Lu Sheng's ears were burning hot, like freshly roasted chestnuts, Xu Yi lowered his head and asked softly.

"No! No! I... have a skin allergy; my skin swells up a little when it comes into contact with metal!"

Lu Sheng felt incredibly embarrassed, wishing he could find a hole to hide in. He could only make up a random excuse to get himself out of the predicament.

A fleeting smile appeared in Xu Yi's narrow eyes behind his glasses as he handed the visible ear-cleaning tools to Lu Sheng.

She quickly put it away, like an unlucky student caught daydreaming in class by the teacher.

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