Chapter 1723: Chapter 1723: Burly Tyrant Flower
Lou Lan didn’t expect it to be a broken bowl. Only then did she realize that the little girl had been babbling incoherently to trick her, just to retrieve the box.
Lou Lan laughed instead of getting angry: "You’re quite clever, using trickery."
Little Taotie quickly shook her head: "No, I’m not. Hurry up and give me the box."
She spread out her small hand.
"I didn’t say when I’d give it to you, I’ll give it to you when we get back."
"You clearly said you would."
"I’ll give it to you when we get back."
"You’re using trickery!"
Little Taotie was infuriated.
Lou Lan ignored her and continued to study the broken bowl.
Little Taotie stomped her feet in anger.
Hua Jinyan comforted: "We’ll study the box when we get back; the box is really dirty and hard to deal with now."
Little Taotie looked at her white gloves, now entirely filthy.
She disdainfully took off her gloves and changed into a new pair of white gloves.
Nie Qing, being an observer throughout, saw the little girl take out gloves from her small bag and thought the bag was like a treasure pouch.
The broken bowl didn’t seem special, as if it had accidentally fallen underground long ago and been buried in the soil.
But was such a coincidence really accidental?
Lou Lan felt the bowl must be different, so she wrapped it layer by layer with a coat, afraid of any slip.
"Didn’t find anything?" Nie Qing asked.
Lou Lan nodded: "We’ll magnify it and take a closer look when we get back."
This trip didn’t successfully find the channel or the method to unlock the seal, partly because Lou Lan was deliberately preventing it. She feared what terrible things might be released after breaking the seal, too hard to handle.
The haul of this trip was a box and a broken bowl.
When they returned to the Special Department, they happened to encounter the old man bringing back ten people.
The ten people looked unfamiliar, not members of the original special team, probably newcomers the old man brought back after becoming acting leader, or some solid assistants from before.
"It’s Zaizai!" a brawny woman shouted.
She truly was burly, standing at six feet with muscular build, but her face was that of a goddess: long hair, peach blossom eyes, a high nose bridge, dimples, very fair skin with a hint of baby fat, possessing an angelic face, and truly a devil of a body—not the alluring kind, but one that could kill and defeat many men.
Hearing the shout along with calling Little Taotie Zaizai, it became clear she was Little Taotie’s fan, and a loyal one at that!
The old man: "... Calm down."
"Chief, I can’t calm down! It’s my Zaizai!"
The brawny woman rushed forward, trying to give Little Taotie a bear hug, but was blocked by a little boy, who stood like a protective knight guarding the little girl.
The brawny woman’s eyes spun, surprised she asked: "Are you the childhood friend who plays chess with Zaizai?"
Hua Jinyan: "..."
"If you don’t speak, you’re admitting it! Wow, you two are such a perfect match! The CP I ship is the right one, hahaha..."
Her voice was loud, and the laugh was deafeningly loud, incredibly infectious.
Little Taotie blinked her big eyes, looking at the flowers blooming atop the brawny woman’s head.
This brawny woman was unique, even the flowers on her head were different. They were flowers Little Taotie had never seen before, a large bouquet with red petals, dotted with countless small specks, as if sprinkled with sesame seeds.
If Hua Jinyan saw it, he would surely tell her it’s a "Tyrant Flower," commonly known as the "Man-Eating Flower."
