This time, Xu Yao reacted quickly, waving his hand to cover the thing with a shadow. "Sorry, I was careless."
Lian Han was surprised that the object could bounce back, but after seeing the black object in the shadow, he felt nauseous. It was a black worm.
The black worm was incredibly fast, but no matter how it scrambled through the shadows, it couldn't break through the blockade.
Lian Han's face was extremely pale. She thought of the blood worms and the more than seven hundred days and nights she had spent there.
When Jingli came down, she saw the girl with a gloomy face, squeezing out three words through gritted teeth, "Blood Nether Palace!"
However, he had no interest in the insects that Xu Yao had trapped. Instead, he looked at Lian Han with a serious expression and asked, "What's that on your forehead?"
Forehead?
After being reminded, Lian Han belatedly touched his forehead, looked around but didn't find a mirror, and was about to get up to go to the bathroom when Jing Li handed him a mirror.
Seeing the girl's strange look, as if she were asking him why a man would carry a mirror with him, Jing Li replied matter-of-factly, "My spatial ring is big enough. I carry enough stuff to survive in the wild for a week."
Lian Han looked at the mirror speechlessly. What a strange hobby this was.
The girl in the mirror had a blood-red flower adorning her brow, its shape similar to the red flower in her spiritual sea of consciousness, the difference being that one was three-dimensional and the other two-dimensional.
[What did that little red flower just do?] Lian Han asked.
[A red light flashed. Thank goodness it was a false alarm. I was almost scared to death.] Xing Yucheng exclaimed.
Lian Han remained silent.
Jingli raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you know what that is? It looks a bit like the Blood Nether Flower, but it's much more alluring."
Lian Han shook his head, his expression somewhat complicated. "It's not the Blood Nether Flower. The person who gave me this flower gave it a rather perfunctory name, Red Flower, saying it could protect me."
“Red Flower? That name—” Jing Li’s lips twitched. “You don’t seem happy about escaping danger.”
"I think I misunderstood him, the person who gave me the red flower." Is it too late to apologize now?
Lian Han thought she could contact Yi Jun later to ask about that person's situation, since he had genuinely helped her, and according to him, he was practically her ancestor.
"Then you'd better thank them properly." After confirming that the flower was safe, Jingli's attention returned to the insect. "Tsk! How disgusting."
Lian Han's expression darkened further. "That disgusting thing was just about to try and enter my mental sea."
"It didn't work out. Let's do a few experiments first. Xuyao, divide it into two parts and see."
Xu Yao looked at Lian Han, and seeing that the other party did not refuse, he took it as a tacit agreement. With a flick of his finger, the insect in the shadow was immediately cut in two, but the next moment they stuck together again, as good as new.
"Try it separately."
Xu Yao understood. He waved his hand again, slicing the insect in two. The shadow that imprisoned them also split into two clusters, each containing a piece of the corpse. Then—as if a severed limb had regenerated, the insect became two, exactly the same size and shape as the previous one.
“You should study it somewhere else, or I’m afraid I’ll be tempted to tear it to pieces.”
Seeing that she was genuinely unwell, Jingli could only nod, then asked worriedly, "But didn't you ask anyone else?"
After all, given the uncertainty about whether insects could be transported by anything, if he left, Xu Yao would have to go with him.
Lian Han took out a card, and Liz immediately appeared, taking the girl's arm. "Xiao Han, I missed you so much."
Jingli sized up Liz, and only felt slightly relieved after confirming that this insectoid woman had recovered to her peak strength of 3S. "I'm handing over control of the villa to you. We'll be back as soon as possible. Contact us or Marshal Ling immediately if anything happens."
"I will," Lian Han replied.
Watching them leave, Liz leaned against Lian Han's chest and said, "You little ingrate, how long has it been since you last contacted me?"
"I was just worried about interrupting your private meeting with Zhan Qi," Lian Han said with a smile.
She had pretty much figured out how to get along with Liz: first, to stroke her hair the right way; second, to mention Zhan Qi, the character card in Ning Jue's hand.
Sure enough, Liz immediately changed the subject, saying dejectedly, "I knew you would find out. That guy must have found out about James too."
"So what if Ning Jue found out? He can't stop you two from dating." Lian Han nonchalantly opened her smart device and made a call. "My dear sister, keep quiet for a while, okay?"
Seeing that she was busy, Liz didn't make any further demands, saying, "I understand."
"So, Miss finally remembered me?" Yi Jun's voice came from the AI. "Although I really wanted to say Happy New Year, I heard that you eloped with Master Jing Li at yesterday's New Year's party?"
Lian Han: "...No, that's not true. He has something to say to me."
"And then you said you were so engrossed in something that you didn't come home at night?"
Lian Han was speechless. "What kind of things has Skynet been transmitting?"
"Wait. Let me read it to you. Look at this: 'Miss Ling has been silent for many years, but she has made a name for herself by becoming the second most desired husband in the Federation, Master Jingli.'"
Lian Han's lips twitched. "This is really a misunderstanding. Forget it, I'm too lazy to explain. But who is this first place winner?"
Lian Han thought her mental fortitude was truly remarkable; she even had the time to care about this.
"General Ning, ranked first."
Lian Han: ? ? !!
That old man?
[Xiao Han, you're not actually that old. Getting married in your thirties is quite normal in the Federation.] Xing Yucheng couldn't help but remind her.
[You don't need to defend yourself. Adding the years since you died, you're at least fifty or sixty now, an old bachelor.]
Xing Yucheng: ...Why is this a personal attack?
Yi Jun, unaware that the other person had already lost focus, continued, "Listen to this, 'Why did the genius girl from Dilu fall in love so early? The top-level card maker will eventually fall in love with the Ling family.' Oh, I can almost hear the sound of countless girls' hearts breaking."
Lian Han: ...
"What nonsense is this? I have important business with you."
“Please speak.” Yi Jun’s expression immediately became much more serious.
"How is that guy from the basement in your hometown doing now?"
“It hasn’t improved, but it hasn’t worsened either,” Yi Jun replied.
Can I contact him?
"It's not convenient. The adult is lying in the medical pod and can't communicate normally except for writing. What do you need him for?"
Lian Han paused for a moment, then said, "I apologize. I think I misunderstood him."
"That's alright. I'll have my father convey your message for you. If the adults want to speak with you, I'll contact you again. Is that alright?"
"Sure," Lian Han said, then added, "If you have any difficulties, I can help."
"Instead of helping, you should deal with the public opinion surrounding you as soon as possible. Skynet is spreading all sorts of information right now; I bet even the soldiers on the front lines can see it."
"...Understood. I'll have someone handle it."
...
However, the gossip from Skynet came and went quickly. Before the Ling family could even make a move, the news vanished as if it had never existed.
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