Li Sikai went to pick mulberries from the tree, and Bi Qiaoan began to look around the space.
Well, the area is okay, but it's not as big as my own house, though it can be upgraded.
The plant varieties are quite limited; besides wheat and rice, the rest are mostly wild vegetables and fruits. It seems they were all found outside.
Bi Qiaoan used her consciousness to look at her own space, pouted, and thought to herself, "I really want to take out all of this and fill it with plants."
She dared to agree to Li Sikai's request because she was certain that even here, she could communicate in her own space, so she wasn't afraid of being trapped in someone else's space.
Bi Qiaoan watched Li Sikai climb the tree and asked in a low voice, "Can't you use your consciousness to sow and harvest here?"
"No, I've tried, it only works manually. Maybe it will work after the upgrade."
Bi Qiaoan nodded: "In that case, planting and harvesting seem to be quite hard work."
Li Sikai smiled and said, "That's why I'm looking for some reliable people to help manage the space." Once he meets his uncle, he won't have this problem anymore.
Bi Qiaoan put An'an on the ground, picked up her small basket, and started picking wild vegetables. After picking the tenderest parts, she also picked a lot of mushrooms.
Li Sikai picked all the mulberries, wild raspberries, and wild grapes, and then picked some walnuts and put them into the thatched hut.
He told Bi Qiaoan, "This is a cold storage warehouse; things put in here won't spoil."
Bi Qiaoan hummed in agreement and put the wild vegetables and mushrooms inside. When her gaze fell on the burlap sack in the corner, she was utterly shocked.
"My God, this is... this space, could it be Yuan Ruoxi's?" Bi Qiaoan was shocked, but her face remained calm.
She came out, picked up An'an, and didn't ask any questions.
"It's getting late, let's go out."
"Hmm, around when do we set off?"
"Let's do it the day after tomorrow. We'll rest tomorrow and see if there are any species we can replenish."
Bi Qiaoan bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "There's a piece of land in the northwest that grows a lot of plants. There's corn, sweet potatoes, and lychees, all of which don't grow here. But they're all just seedlings there. I wonder if you want some?"
Li Sikai's eyes lit up: "Sure, why not? Even if it's just a seedling, it can grow into a towering tree in a short time if planted in the space."
Seeing that she was in low spirits, Li Sikai asked, "What's on your mind?"
Bi Qiaoan didn't hide anything and told the story of the cannibals on this "isolated island".
“I dug a hole and buried the three of them, but I didn’t expect that they would get caught in a rain and die. Their heads were rotten, and I didn’t dare to go over there.”
Li Sikai didn't expect Bi Qiaoan to be so bold. He suppressed a laugh and nodded, "It's okay, just tell me where it is, I can go by myself."
He had seen all sorts of dead people, and was indifferent to this level of death.
Bi Qiaoan breathed a sigh of relief and asked him, "Have you encountered this kind of person on the street?"
Li Sikai shook his head: "No, it's probably because we deliberately avoided people."
“Oh, that’s good, otherwise the psychological trauma would be too great,” Bi Qiaoan said.
Li Sikai didn't say that they had seen many bizarre things during their missions, and this was nothing compared to what they had seen so far.
The two of them came out of the space together. Geng Zhixing and Sun Sainan heard the noise and came over: "Boss, why did you take so long?"
"We chatted for a while, did some farm work, and now it's time to go to sleep. Alright, everyone go back to sleep."
The two nodded and walked back together, picking up Ji Kangyong on the way.
"That girl was really difficult to deal with. I had to coax her a lot before she finally went back."
Bi Qiaoan teased him, "Maybe the girl has taken a liking to you and wants to develop feelings for you."
Ji Kangyong rolled his eyes: "Do you think I'm blind or what? She clearly has her eye on Lao Li."
Bi Qiaoan glanced at Li Sikai and concluded, "She's not good enough."
Not to mention that she didn't know Li Sikai's identity at first and only thought he was an excellent guard, she felt that only a lady from a prestigious family could be worthy of him.
Moreover, now that they know about his powerful background, he's definitely not someone a cunning young girl like her could possibly be worthy of.
Li Sikai was unaware of the squabbles between girls, but he could clearly see a greedy glint in that girl's eyes. He didn't want to get involved in such impure feelings.
Li Sikai patted Ji Kangyong on the shoulder: "Don't think too much about it. We're leaving the day after tomorrow. She's just a passerby. We might not see her again."
The group of six returned and sat in a circle. Bi Qiaoan dared not send An'an back into the space, so she leaned against the tree and slowly fell asleep.
The next day, Bi Qiaoan opened her eyes in the blinding morning light.
She looked around but didn't see Ji Kangyong, Li Sikai, or even Sun Sainan and Geng Zhixing.
Huo Zhongli ran over excitedly and said to her, "Big sister, your friends are so handsome! They said they were going to look for ingredients early this morning, and we didn't even have to go with them."
Bi Qiaoan nodded without saying anything. Seeing everyone busy, she quickly used her mind to chat with her husband.
"Honey, are you awake?"
"You're awake, what's wrong, baby?"
"I saw Ji Kangyong. I forgot to tell you yesterday."
"Yes, I saw it on the smart bracelet. Is he alright?"
"Not bad, but he came with Li Sikai, Geng Zhixing, and Sun Sainan. I was so excited yesterday that I forgot to ask them how they got together."
"They might not live far apart, and they get along well," Shen Yanming chuckled. "Did Li Sikai say where he's going?"
He said he would come with us to find you.
Shen Yanming was startled: "Why?"
Bi Qiaoan hesitated, unsure whether she should tell Shen Yanming about the space. Although Li Sikai didn't plan to hide it from her husband, Shen, it was still his privacy. Shouldn't it be revealed by him personally?
So, cutting off the beginning and end: "Do you remember Li Sikai's teammate, Xiong Jianwei? He was infected by seawater and contracted an epidemic. Li Sikai wants to ask you for some ancient medicine to see if it can save him."
Shen Yanming frowned; his first reaction was that things weren't that simple.
After all, those who contract the disease die quickly, so there must be other reasons why they have survived until now.
Moreover, even if they were strong men, carrying a completely unconscious, sickly person would be troublesome. Unless, of course, there was a special method of transport.
Not to mention, Li Sikai's first choice should have been to seek help from the guards. The fact that he didn't suggest that the reason was not simple.
When Bi Qiaoan mentioned these people, she didn't name Yuan Ruoxi, Lu Nanfang, or Tong Xianbao. Therefore, it's clear that these three had most likely met with misfortune.
So, what could make her daughter-in-law hesitate is probably a shocking secret.
"Darling, Li Sikai has a space now?"
Bi Qiaoan's eyes widened: "How did you know?"
Shen Yanming covered his mouth and chuckled: "Just guessing. Judging from what you're saying, you saw it with your own eyes, right? How was his space?"
Bi Qiaoan did not describe it in detail, only saying, "It's not as luxurious as ours, but theirs can be upgraded."
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