When Zhu Fanfan and Xi Yan returned to Shaoling, a group of people were cutting down the rampant man-eating flowers. One man-eating flower after another grew out of the ground, and was cut down again and again, turning into a puddle of water.
Zhu Fanfan said, "Brother Xi Yan, you protect me while I inspect the underground."
Although she no longer had medical knowledge, those things all came from underground, endlessly, so there must be something down there.
Xi Yan naturally agreed, using his supernatural abilities to protect Zhu Fanfan and keeping an eye on the surroundings. Zhu Fanfan probed the ground with his spiritual power and discovered that there seemed to be some kind of energy below. The man-eating flowers were sprouting, taking root, blooming, and bursting forth from a single seed. The severed man-eating flowers turned into water and emitted a toxin. Although each one was small and had little effect, the combined effect was astonishing. If they didn't deal with this, it would cause a major problem.
Exploring further with her mental energy, she saw a laboratory. The energy was coming from the laboratory. The layout of the laboratory was familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it before.
Zhu Fanfan used her mental power to seal off the contact between the laboratory soil and the carnivorous plants, preventing them from emerging. She then warned, "When you come out, don't touch the water that the carnivorous plants have turned into; it contains toxins."
Zhu Fanfan took out a bottle he always carried and collected the poisonous water. He had to admit that mental power was really useful. He used his mental power to collect the poisonous water and even easily decomposed the soil and weeds: "We were fine before we left. How did the man-eating flower come out? What did you do before?"
Xiang Fu spoke first: "We were just staying there peacefully when they said the class monitor was cheating and wanted to go out to find you. Vice Captain Shao Ling stopped them, but they didn't listen to orders and tried to force their way out. When we couldn't stop them, we started fighting. As we were fighting, they used their superpowers, and we got injured. We don't know whose blood started flowing, and that's when this Big Mouth Flower appeared."
After saying that, he looked smugly at the Dragon Group. Their squad leader was the best. They dared to doubt him. Their unit was strictly disciplined and would not disobey orders. They used to think the Dragon Group was particularly powerful, but the squad leader defeated a crony as soon as they met. They didn't dare to say a word and only dared to smear the squad leader behind his back. Of course, they had to be taught a lesson.
Shaoling quickly explained, "They were just worried that you two might be in danger and wanted to help."
Zhu Fanfan didn't say anything, but her face darkened: "Everyone get out, it's dangerous here."
After saying that, he withdrew his spiritual power from the Dragon Group members and left with Xiang Fu and the others. The Dragon Group members who followed behind were suddenly attacked by a cold aura and hurriedly used their supernatural abilities to protect themselves. However, it seemed that many animals were running around trying to attack them. They tried to kill them, but Xi Yan quickly knocked them unconscious.
Xi Yan glanced at Shao Ling. After all, she was a mental power user and was as steady as a mountain. However, her leadership was too poor, and she had no authority at all. This mountain could obviously only be suppressed by mental power abilities, but Shao Ling's mental power was not enough. His men had just fought with Fan Fan's team members, and he was too ashamed to ask Fan Fan to protect them.
Eight members of the Dragon Group had fainted. Xi Yan was thinking about how to get them back when Tong Ze, who was in front of him, gave him a gentle smile: "Captain Xi, you can't drag them back by yourself. Let us help you!"
Xiang Fu was about to refuse, but Tong Ze stopped him: "We're all roughnecks. They don't mind if we drag them along and hurt them, so we can't hold a grudge."
After saying that, he gave him a look and Xiang Fu immediately put on a smile and said, "Captain Xi, don't be angry. I'm young and my words are a bit harsh. We'll help you drag the person back."
Xi Yan's lips twitched. Looking at the expression on the face of the person in front of him, which was exactly the same as Fanfan's when they were young, he knew they were up to no good. He couldn't laugh at all, but since it wasn't him who was injured, he could only say, "Thank you. How are you going to take it back?"
Tong Ze said, "We've long been adapted to wilderness survival skills. There are so many trees here, we can weave a blanket out of vines to drag people back. But time is tight, so we have to make it simple."
Xi Yan: ...He suspected that these soldiers were all trained by Grandpa Zhu. They never suffered any losses. They could have easily carried them back. Don't think he didn't know. Their daily weight training was enough for one person to carry three.
Zhu Fanfan simply urged, "Hurry up."
Xi Yan: ...
He suspected that Fanfan knew them before, and he wondered if this petty temper was contagious. When the soldiers dragged their people along, they would enter Fanfan's mental range. It would be faster to wake them up and let them walk on their own.
What particularly left him speechless was seeing that the soldiers' so-called "simple" clothing consisted of a few tree branches wrapped around their waists to keep their heads from getting hurt. What was even more frustrating was that he saw several of them take the opportunity to acupuncture their pressure points, making them fall into an even deeper sleep and unable to wake up for a while.
Shaoling softened a little: "Captain, we..."
Xi Yan coldly replied, "Shao Ling, be mindful of your position. Don't forget you're the vice-captain. If you can't even manage your own subordinates, I'll explain the reason to the team leader. You're not suitable to lead the team."
Shaoling's psychological counseling is very good. In the past, she mainly played a supporting role in missions. Her methods were too gentle. She avoided conflicts with others and valued harmony. However, those in the Dragon Group who went on missions were all high-attack-powered, so they looked down on those who were weaker than them. They didn't even obey their superiors. They could be subdued by either their superior status or their strength. Shaoling's ability to cause the two sides to fight was due to her poor management, insufficient ability, and dereliction of duty.
It's also the group leader's fault. Because he saw that Fanfan was excellent in every aspect, he wanted to train the Dragon Group members to be more well-rounded. Whether they were assistants or doing odd jobs, they were required to be all-rounders. The arrangements were all messed up. After a while, the Dragon Group will be in chaos and they will realize how wrong they were. The rules will be changed back.
Shao Ling had nothing to say. She did want to prioritize peace, and she did mainly try to persuade the people in the military to back down. After all, compared to their special abilities, their training methods were more like their basic skills. The strong are respected, and they should lower their stance. She admitted that Zhu Fanfan was very powerful, but that was only Zhu Fanfan's power. She didn't expect that these people were all hotheads who wouldn't listen to her advice at all.
Xiang Fu and his group pulled the people away. Without any supernatural abilities to protect them, the Dragon Group members' clothes were torn by the uneven road, and after walking for a while, bloodstains appeared below.
Shaoling couldn't stand it anymore: "Fanfan, we still need their assistance for our next mission. If they are too badly injured, it will affect our progress. Could you have your people carry them?"
Seeing that it was about time, Zhu Fanfan said, "They should be awake by now. I'll protect them with my spiritual power and they can come with us. There's no need for a grown man to be so sentimental. Also, from now on, call me Squad Leader Zhu."
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