Chapter 1961: Chapter 1957: Astonishing Insight
"Okay, be careful on your way."
"Alright!"
Mengmeng agreed, glanced once more at the plant she had brought over, and turned to leave.
After making sure Mengmeng had left, Feng Junjun turned to look at Hu Xiaobei, crossed her arms, and with a smile said, "Xiaobei, tell me, what’s the deal with this half-dead, dark plant!"
Seeing Feng Junjun staring intently at him, Hu Xiaobei was a bit stunned and said, "Junjun, what are you talking about? Isn’t the issue with this plant just sickness? I’ll figure out a way to revive it later."
Hearing Hu Xiaobei’s explanation, Feng Junjun glanced at him and rolled her eyes dramatically.
"Do you think I’m an idiot? Or do you think I’m as easily fooled as Mengmeng? Tell me the truth, what’s wrong with it? Why have both you and Li Nan been acting weird since you first saw it? It’s obviously a problem!"
A woman’s sixth sense is always very sharp...
Feng Junjun had already felt Hu Xiaobei was acting off when he first saw it.
She had been wanting to ask why.
However, because Mengmeng was there, Feng Junjun hadn’t asked.
Now that Mengmeng was finally gone, she finally had the chance to ask.
Knowing there was no fooling her, Hu Xiaobei decided not to keep hiding it!
Looking seriously at the deep black plant, Hu Xiaobei said solemnly, "No matter how much I explain, you won’t understand because it’s beyond your knowledge. You only need to know it’s not good."
"Not good?"
Seeing Feng Junjun’s surprise, Hu Xiaobei reaffirmed, "Yes, it’s definitely an ominous thing!"
After saying this, Hu Xiaobei walked in front of it.
Looking at it seriously again, Hu Xiaobei said, "Junjun, I know you have doubts. So go fetch a few toothpicks, and I’ll prove its ominous nature to you."
"Alright!"
Feng Junjun nodded quickly...
Soon, she came back with a pack of toothpicks.
Hu Xiaobei picked one up, fiddling with it in his hand, and then gravely said, "Step back a little!"
"Okay!"
Though unsure why, Feng Junjun obediently stepped back a few steps.
She knew Hu Xiaobei wouldn’t tell her to step back without reason.
As she stepped back, Hu Xiaobei flicked the toothpick in his hand quickly.
Though less sharp than a needle, it easily pierced into the rootstem of the black plant.
Seeing its rootstem being pierced, she watched intently.
Yet nothing seemed to change...
"Xiaobei, this..."
Just as she was about to ask, the once-drooping black plant came to life.
About to speak, her face looked stunned.
Such a reaction was because it came to life in an utterly grim manner.
Previously, the most terrifying plant Feng Junjun had seen was the Piranha Plant.
Now, she realized there were plants more terrifying than that, far more than she could’ve imagined.
Looking at the flabbergasted Feng Junjun for a moment, Hu Xiaobei calmly said, "Now you know why I said it’s an ominous thing, right?"
"I do now!"
She nodded quickly...
Now, her face showed complete apprehension.
She still didn’t know what it truly was, but that didn’t stop her from feeling its terror.
Recovering a bit, Feng Junjun asked curiously, "Xiaobei, what kind of plant is this?"
Hu Xiaobei shook his head slightly, "I can’t tell you its name because it’s a kind of semi-finished hybrid."
"What purpose does it serve?"
"You better not know, or you might lose sleep tonight."
After saying so, Hu Xiaobei picked up another toothpick.
Looking at it grimly again, Hu Xiaobei once more stabbed it decisively...
This time, it once again pierced right through it.
Such a piercing sent it into a frantic struggle once more.
Hu Xiaobei showed no sign of sympathy, preparing to continue stabbing.
"Xiaobei, please stop, if you really kill it, how will we explain to Mengmeng?"
Hearing her tense words, Hu Xiaobei squinted his eyes, saying, "I never planned on returning it alive, because it’s truly a blight."
"Well then..."
"I understand what you’re worried about, but there’s no need to stress. I’ve got everything under control."
After saying this, Hu Xiaobei struck again.
This time, three toothpicks at once...
Already exhausted, the plant’s rootstem snapped after being pierced again.
After snapping, it seemed to come alive momentarily, then completely stilled.
"Is it really dead now?"
Seeing it finally calm, Feng Junjun softly asked.
"Dead? If it were that easily killed, it’d be good!"
After that, Hu Xiaobei stabbed it with two more toothpicks.
This time, piercing the now still trunk...
Although it seemed to have calmed, the piercing reanimated it.
"This..."
Feng Junjun was stunned...
She hadn’t anticipated the seemingly ordinary plant could feign death.
"This really isn’t simple!"
Muttering to herself, Feng Junjun backed away quickly...
Seeing Feng Junjun, Hu Xiaobei pressed on again...
After ten minutes, it was pierced like a porcupine...
Such frantic action left Hu Xiaobei somewhat tired...
However, Hu Xiaobei was pleased because he’d completely eradicated this unnatural plant...
"Xiaobei, is it finally dead now?"
Looking at Hu Xiaobei, Feng Junjun asked nervously.
"Yes, it’s basically dead now! But to be sure, we should expose it to the sun for three consecutive days."
"Expose it more?"
"Yes! Only then can we be sure it’s truly dead."
After saying that, Hu Xiaobei walked towards it...
After half an hour, Hu Xiaobei looked at it, firmly placed for sun exposure on the rooftop, then turned to Feng Junjun, "Okay, Junjun, stay here for a bit; I need to step out."
Hearing that, Feng Junjun squinted her eyes and straightforwardly asked, "Xiaobei, you’re going to Mengmeng, aren’t you?"
Hu Xiaobei’s corner of the eye twitched, murmuring awkwardly, "This... you really can’t hide anything from you!"
