Sure enough, after she subtly (crossed out) and openly brought up their past.

Lin Siqi's attention was instantly drawn back to herself.

He nodded in agreement with feigned seriousness and reminisced with her about the glorious past.

"Yes, I really didn't know how to do anything before."

"If Xiaolan hadn't brought it up, I would have almost forgotten about it!"

Although Lin Siqi felt very averse to getting close to He Xiaolan, a malicious person who harbored ill intentions and wanted to harm her family.

But in order to uncover the person behind it all, she had no choice but to play along.

Of course, she wasn't exaggerating when she said that.

After all, in her memory, her innocent and carefree student days were already two or three decades ago.

Apart from a few things that left a deep impression on me, the rest have long been buried in my mind and I can't remember them clearly.

But He Xiaolan had no idea that she had been reborn; she only thought that the two of them were estranged.

They were even unwilling to mention the happy times they spent together at school.

In his heart, he regarded Lin Siqi as an ungrateful wretch and cursed her mercilessly.

And how could Shen Mu Ning, who appeared out of nowhere and was the one who caused Lin Si Qi to betray their friendship, possibly be let go?

Naturally, they were greeted with a barrage of pleasantries, and even several unfortunate endings were provided.

The malice that welled up in her heart almost made her lose her usual innocent and naive expression.

This also alerted the Bloodthirsty Vine, which was diligently absorbing wood elements within Shen Mu Ning's body in an effort to grow stronger.

He immediately wanted to activate the bloodthirsty vine seed inside He Xiaolan's body, to let her experience the excruciating pain again.

However, upon realizing its intention, Shen Mu Ning quickly stopped it:

"Little Vine, don't touch it yet—no, don't touch the seed!"

Upon receiving the message from its beloved master, the Bloodthirsty Vine, whose branches were just about to unleash their power, immediately drooped obediently.

He asked listlessly, "Why, Master?"

"She's really wicked now; in your human terms, her heart is absolutely black."

If it weren't for sensing the immense malice He Xiaolan harbored towards her master...

It will not be awakened from its cultivation.

Is this not enough to warrant a harmless punishment?

Yes, in the eyes of the Bloodthirsty Vine, as long as it doesn't let its seeds instantly drain He Xiaolan's blood.

Giving her a chance to live is a small matter.

After all, even in the apocalypse, no one can truly face death with composure.

There's nothing that humans wouldn't do in order to survive.

Therefore, by not taking away life, which is the most valued thing for humans, I consider myself relatively kind.

Therefore, the Bloodthirsty Vine was very confused as to why its master had become like this...

It searched its small brain for a long time before finally finding the word 'Holy Mother' to describe its master.

I originally wanted to explain to the Bloodthirsty Vine why I had stopped it.

She was surprised to learn that her son, Xiao Teng, had used the word "Saint Mary" to describe himself.

Several black lines instantly appeared on his face, and he was speechless for a moment.

After all, the term "saintly mother" should refer to someone who is generous with other people's money and has no bottom line of weakness, right?

When did she do something so offensive?

I don't think so!

So, without bothering to explain his own reasons, he first explained the meaning of "the Holy Mother" to her.

After all, although the Bloodthirsty Vine has developed sentience, its intelligence is not high; it is at most the size of a six or seven-year-old child.

To prevent it from growing up badly, Shen Mu Ning felt it was necessary to raise it properly.

"Teng, you don't seem to quite understand what the Holy Mother means. Let me explain it to you first."

Next up is Shen Mu Ning's science popularization time.