70 The Gardener's Flowerbed (17)
Little Clouds are mine
"You just wait." Qin Fu'an gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Once I've raised it, even if you hide at the ends of the earth, I'll bring you home and lock you up!"
He delivered the harsh words perfectly, but he didn't even tighten his grip on the other person's waist.
Xie Yunhuai's eyes curved slightly. "Yes, I won't hide. I'll wait for you."
The young man before him was too dazzling and radiant, but Xie Yunhuai did not feel any sense of loss or insecurity because of his outstanding appearance.
Perhaps because of his age, Xie Yunhuai always couldn't help but make excuses for Qin Fu'an no matter what he did that went too far, and then indulged him time and time again.
But Qin Fu'an also gave him just the right amount of emotional comfort.
Whether it's the uniqueness of Qin Fu'an's actions, the probing and tugging in their words, or the always subtle and measured approach, Xie Yunhuai could clearly sense Qin Fu'an's possessiveness and concern from every move and word.
If the lie told at their first meeting was to deceive him and allow him to obtain a pure affection, then Xie Yunhuai hoped to hear more lies from Qin Fu'an.
Qin Fu'an kissed his forehead, led him to sit down in front of the hut, and then lifted the completely ignored bone vine off the fence.
Bone Vine: "..."
It thought it had been forgotten and was furtively trying to sneak away.
As a result, the human wrapped it around the fence, almost tying a knot that wouldn't hold together!
Now that it had been pulled up, the bone vine had completely lost the will to escape. It lay limp and listless in Qin Fu'an's hand, hanging in mid-air as he planted it in the wooden trough.
etc--
Wooden trough?!
The bone vine suddenly straightened up, its entire white skeleton trembling in disbelief. It twisted and turned around the wooden trough three times, then looked at the empty flower bed with only a clump of grass. The whole vine was not in good condition.
It began to dig a hole with its bones, and after digging out its roots, it tried to run into the flower bed.
It can accept being captured, and it can admit defeat if it can't beat it, but as a mature, rare-grade bone vine, it absolutely must have a place in this flower garden!
Xie Yunhuai grasped Qin Fu'an's hand, which was about to stop him.
Qin Fu'an lifted his eyelids to glance at the oblivious bone vine, and did not stop its reckless behavior.
Under the silent gaze of the two, the bone vine quickly dug a suitable hole.
The distance was less than a meter away from Xie Yunhuai.
It measured the width and depth of the pit with its body, and then moved itself in with satisfaction.
Who wouldn't praise it as a self-reliant vine?
Qin Fu'an smiled and stood aside like a spectator, watching the bone vine move itself into the pit, and then watching it leap out as if its tail had caught fire in less than three seconds.
The bone vine, with a section of dark roots attached, trembled as it coiled around the fence, slowly moving its body back into the original wooden trough.
Qin Fu'an scoffed lightly: "Have you figured out whose territory that is?"
Bone Vine: "..."
It tried to shrink its roots, attempting to hide them with the soil.
Qin Fu'an took out the familiar black stone, aimed it at the stone, and the next second, a line of words appeared clearly.
Plant grade - Rare, growth status - Mature, pollution level - Slight (pollution index 23%), growth requirements - Please remove the pollution as soon as possible and provide the plant with a better growing environment.
Looking at the two lines of text that followed, Qin Fu'an clicked his tongue, unable to discern whether he was happy or angry.
"These plants do indeed have their own consciousness." Qin Fu'an put down the stone, confirming his original guess.
The comments section was filled with question marks. It wasn't that the viewers didn't know, but rather that they were very curious. Wasn't this a fact that had already been accepted as fact?
Didn't Xie Yunhuai's appearance already prove this point? Why did Qin Fu'an need to use this bone vine to prove it again?
Don't you think this is going to be unnecessary?
Viewers who were used to Qin Fu'an planning ninety-nine steps ahead for every one step were puzzled, wondering if he was being overly cautious. Even though this was a bizarre and dangerous level dungeon, it was still somewhat disappointing.
Upon witnessing this scene, Qin Fu'an was even more surprised than the audience.
The boy in front of the screen frowned in confusion, his delicate and beautiful eyebrows furrowing. In a small, incredulous tone, he asked them, "Is that what you all think?"
Dear audience members: (Raises chin) Oh, what else?
Qin Fu'an chuckled, his shoulders shaking with laughter, before clearing his throat amidst a barrage of question marks in the live chat. He then explained with a smile, "What I'm talking about is hierarchical consciousness, a kind of instinctual consciousness that a plant develops as it evolves and becomes increasingly similar to that of humans. I suspect that the reason these plants are classified into different levels by the detection stone is because of the degree of human consciousness they contain. The smarter they are, or the more human organs they have, the higher their level will be, while the more dull they are, or the fewer human organs they have, the lower their level will be."
After speaking at such a long time, leaving the audience completely bewildered, Qin Fu'an flicked his finger at the light screen in front of him. Amidst the ripples, he chuckled and teased the group of innocent kids in the live stream: "Next time, don't say things like 'I can do it, I can do it.' If the live stream really catches you guys and makes you play games, I reckon I'll catch you all in one go, and the whole vine will be full of you silly fools."
Audience: QAQ.
Audience: >_
[Aaaaaah, shut up! Don't say another word! Or we'll make a scene!!]
[Waaaaa, Mom asked me why I was crying, and I said the streamer I follow called me an idiot!]
[How dare you, you traitorous wretch! How could you speak of my dear, respected, and beloved audience members like that?]
[Hilarious! I paid to come here and get yelled at, and I actually enjoy it! This streamer is toxic!]
[No, family, didn't you guys notice how incredibly relatable his last sentence was? He was describing the image of us all being hung on that bone vine! My brain, my bones!!!]
[Oh no, I think I've caught the streamer's love-struck brain. I actually find it kind of sweet when he smiles and calls us silly, waaaaaah...]
[Get that love-struck person out of here!!]
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In addition, some viewers were seriously discussing the amount of information hidden in Qin Fu'an's explanation.
According to him, the results he obtained using the testing stone could help him confirm the correlation between plant grading, plant intelligence, and physical mutation. If this is the case, then the plant grading in Hundred Flowers Town is very simple and straightforward.
The more human flesh and blood a creature consumes and assimilates with, the more advanced it becomes.
The more capable a being is of understanding human speech and having its own consciousness, the more advanced it is.
Based on this reasoning... the rational viewers couldn't help but turn their attention to Xie Yunhuai standing beside Qin Fu'an.
Why do Xie Yunhuai's plants lack any human characteristics?
But Xie Yunhuai, a plant, can actually transform into a living person!
So what level of plant is Xie Yunhuai?
The audience seemed thoughtful...
Audience: I can't figure it out QAQ.
The host is right. We can't keep saying things like "I can do it myself" anymore. Let's leave things that require thinking to the professional host!
Why make things difficult for yourself? Isn't it more enjoyable to spend money on tips?!
So the debate in the comments lasted only a short while before quickly returning to the usual cheerful atmosphere of smiling broadly and laughing all over the screen.
If you didn't know better, you'd think this was some kind of prank or entertainment live stream.
Qin Fu'an calmed the group of children down, then returned to the cabin and sat down next to Xie Yunhuai. He wrote down his findings in a notebook with flowing, elegant handwriting.
The last record was also related to plant grade.
To summarize, the plants in Hundred Flowers Town are classified into four levels: common, precious, rare, exotic, and celestial.
These graded plants will increase in grade as their intelligence increases, or as they consume more human body parts they have incorporated into their diet.
The more advanced the plant, the more consciousness it possesses and the higher its intelligence. Although it cannot speak, it also possesses an aggressiveness that ordinary humans do not have.
"So, isn't Hundred Flowers Town just a large-scale Gu gu breeding ground?" Qin Fu'an spun the slender pen smoothly between his long fingers, looking at the information on the notebook, and then circled the Immortal Flower level.
If the ultimate condition for leaving Hundred Flowers Town is to cultivate a celestial-level plant, then you can actually start preparing in advance.
"Are there any celestial-level plants in Hundred Flowers Town?" The boy, who was diligently writing and drawing, stopped and gently poked Xie Yunhuai's arm with the tip of his pen.
Xie Yunhuai: "...No, it has never happened in all my memory."
For some reason, his consciousness was momentarily dazed when Qin Fu'an poked his arm just now.
It was as if this scene had happened somewhere before.
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Qin Fu'an clicked his tongue. That's asking too much...
How could a player who had only recently arrived in Hundred Flowers Town grow something they didn't even have by hand?
I thought your town name was so cute, but I never imagined you secretly thought gardeners were turtles in a wishing well!
"When I get the chance, I'll definitely report this lousy town!" Qin Fu'an said angrily, "From the town mayor down to a blade of grass by the roadside, nobody will escape!"
A blade of grass nearby: "..."
The next second, Xie Yunhuai was once again coaxed by Qin Fu'an with practiced ease: "Of course, Little Cloud doesn't count. Little Cloud isn't a plant from Hundred Flowers Town. It's mine, and nobody can interfere."
Xie Yunhuai hesitated, then helplessly raised his hand to his forehead.
Sometimes Xie Yunhuai felt that Qin Fu'an was very reliable and strong, but at other times he would show a lot of boyishness. His moods were unpredictable, but Xie Yunhuai found him cute.
Vibrant and bright, like a warm and gentle light, it would snuggle up to him at the drop of a hat.
Xie Yunhuai never found any person or plant in Baihua Town cute.
Qin Fu'an was the first and only one.
He couldn't help but raise his hand and, mimicking the gesture Qin Fu'an often used to comfort him, gently touched his hair.
The next second, the boy, who had been deep in thought, naturally tilted his head and nuzzled his head into the other's hand, his mouth still chattering: "No way, am I going to get gray hair? There's no history of premature graying in my family..."
Xie Yunhuai: "..."
He withdrew his hand expressionlessly.
He then pushed the head that had been nudging him away.
Qin Fu'an did it on purpose, Xie Yunhuai was sure of it, this man was really too wicked.
Not cute at all!
Sure enough, the next second someone burst out laughing and fell onto him, taking the opportunity to hug him and lean down to kiss him.
Xie Yunhuai: ......it's still kind of cute.
[Author's Note]
Anzai: Make my wife happy~ Make my wife angry~ Keep making my wife happy!
Yunzai: Cute, not cute, a little cute, getting cuter and cuter...
Author: Giving Yunzai a flower, watching him pluck it and mutter to himself, so cute, hehe~
My grandmother recently had a serious post-operative infection and was brought to our home to recuperate. So I have to take care of her every day for about half a month, so updates will be very irregular. Please forgive me, everyone.
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Yu hanggg 10 bottles;
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