Part 2
A cut suddenly appeared on the stem of the flower. The flower swayed, emitting the creaking sound from just now. Mǐ Qiū turned her head and saw Róng Liáng. He had directly cut the flower’s trachea with a dagger. The blood of the man-eating flower was blue.
After splashing out, it dyed the pink flower with a touch of blue. Its current appearance looked more like the state of oil painting splashing ink, colorful and beautiful, just like a man-eating devil…
Róng Liáng said indeed few people dared to come to such a place. In fact, this was a forbidden area where no one set foot, so these man-eating flowers grew here unattended.
They mostly ate some frogs and such exposed on the water surface. They liked to eat plankton on the water and didn’t like the fishy smell of fish, but occasionally when extremely hungry, they would also go underwater to find those small fish to eat. But now that these two big pieces of fat meat were right by their mouths, of course they wouldn’t waste it.
What a vivid description. Wasn’t she one of those pieces of fat meat now? Once the man-eating flower swallowed the prey into its mouth, it would be difficult for anyone to escape. Mǐ Qiū was still nervous to the point of being unable to bear it. Róng Liáng’s movements were extremely clean and efficient. After all, as an S-class Sentinel, he was definitely more than just a cultural officer who only knew how to paint.
She hadn’t even noticed him moving; the cut was made neatly. After this flower was injured, other flowers smelled the scent of blood.
Learning that their companion was seriously injured, they naturally wouldn’t let them go. But the more this happened, the less strength Mǐ Qiū had. Her hands and feet were cold. Splashes of water rose from the river surface. Mǐ Qiū was fully alert now. Countless man-eating flowers stretched out their waists, their triangular tongues protruding from within…
Perhaps Mǐ Qiū felt a physiological nausea towards long tongues. So whichever flower came in front of her, she would use the small knife she just took out to stab it wildly. Soon, Mǐ Qiū felt almost exhausted.
The protruding tongues of some flowers properly turned into a pool of blue blood… She didn’t know how long it took, but they finally rowed out.
The two walked to the opposite bank. It was a small path, very narrow, so narrow that only one person could pass.
After getting off the boat, Mǐ Qiū ran straight ahead. The man’s hand grabbed her wrist and said, “Guide Mǐ has good stamina. It’s fine now, it’s safe here. All we need to do now is walk along the path and then take the fiber-optic boat to the island.”
However, seeing Mǐ Qiū’s poor condition, he walked closer to her. Mǐ Qiū seemed not to have withdrawn from the fear just now, gasping for breath. Róng Liáng had to say to her, “Don’t be afraid.”
Because of his comfort, Mǐ Qiū felt a bit better. She hadn’t expected the matter to be resolved. Later, the two passed through this path. After getting on the fiber-optic boat, Mǐ Qiū finally relaxed completely.
Arriving around 10 PM, the two ate some food on the boat. When Mǐ Qiū took out the cupcakes, she breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the cupcakes wrapped in cling film hadn’t gone bad. Mǐ Qiū swallowed one in a bite. Still so delicious!!
The light cream paired with the soft cake base created a dense and solid texture that melted in her mouth. When she gave one to him, she remembered that Róng Liáng didn’t like sweets.
“Then Mr. Róng, how did you know I like sweets?”
Mǐ Qiū asked him. Róng Liáng: “It was easy to know. The night Guide Mǐ arrived, you finished those baked cookies with an exaggerated expression. I thought someone who could sweep away all the after-meal desserts shouldn’t at least reject sweets.”
Mǐ Qiū chuckled at him and said, “Actually, I don’t just love sweets. I love everything. Good appetite means everything tastes good.”
Róng Liáng: “Actually, food is also art to me. To me, it has life.”
…
Mǐ Qiū couldn’t listen to a word of it. She only cared about eating, eating the “living” cupcakes. She had to swallow them all in one go; otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste if they went bad tomorrow?
Róng Liáng: “Guide Mǐ Qiū, I’m very curious. Are we living together?”
“Yes, in the island villa.”
“Then, in the same room?”
How was that possible? How could she share a room with him? What was he thinking? Was he plotting something against her?
Mǐ Qiū’s little eyes rolled around, alert as can be. She said to him, “Impossible! I mean we aren’t in the same room; we each have our own room.”
“Other guests won’t be in the same room as Guide Mǐ Qiū either.”
Mǐ Qiū just smiled politely at him. Róng Liáng saw her worry.
“Guide Mǐ, no need to worry too much. You must have learned about my general situation before this. But my rationality still prevails. Of course, this doesn’t rule out moments where emotion outweighs reason once I drink alcohol.”
Mǐ Qiū: What does that mean? Does it mean his touch starvation will truly flare up after drinking?
“Then Mr. Róng, what is it like when touch starvation flares up?”
“Guide Mǐ is interested in this?”
“I’m someone who maintains curiosity about everything and has a spirit of exploration. Sometimes I just want to get to the bottom of things, that’s all.”
“The onset of touch starvation is a heavy dependence on a person’s skin. At that moment, I will gently bite a piece of skin. The teeth won’t penetrate completely…”
Mǐ Qiū had wondered what touch starvation was. Biting people? Wasn’t that like a vampire?
“But don’t worry, it will generally be very gentle, so gentle that you won’t even feel its existence, just enjoying the process.”
He was still rational at this moment because he was willing to say this to her, but Mǐ Qiū couldn’t say for sure about later.
The fiber-optic boat finally arrived at the island. Heavens, this really was a long-lost feeling. Mǐ Qiū told Róng Liáng she lived in the middle villa.
He would be staying in the villa on the left. This was something Mǐ Qiū had roughly understood before coming. The middle villa was the one she stayed in, and the third floor could accommodate two more guests.
So, those who couldn’t fit had to stay in the left villa. This place had really become very different. Under the decoration of Hè Chí, Zhù Shāngchén, and Sù Zé Chū, the villa had completely changed.
Mǐ Qiū and Róng Liáng walked in together. The lights in the villa were off. Was no one there?
Mǐ Qiū asked him to wait a moment and put all the luggage in the living room first.
In the almost completely dark surroundings, Mǐ Qiū turned on the main light in the living room first. Once the incandescent light was on, the whole room was instantly illuminated.
“Mr. Róng, do you want to wash up first, and then you can go to sleep?”
Mǐ Qiū looked at Room 101 and Room 102 on the first floor, thinking he should stay in Room 101 first. Thinking this, she opened the room door. She turned on the bathroom light first to check the water heater.
Fortunately, the water heaters here were all good, so there was no problem. Then she walked out.
Vaguely, Mǐ Qiū seemed to hear footsteps, very light, rustling sounds? Was there something in the room? Probably not.
Mǐ Qiū told him the room number. Róng Liáng said, “If I really have to stay, I prefer the second floor.”
“Okay, there are rooms on the second floor too.”
That made sense. She should let Róng Liáng see which room he preferred. Anyway, the rooms inside should all be empty.
Róng Liáng: “The second floor, because the layout is similar to my previous room, making it easier for me to fall asleep.”
Okay, Mǐ Qiū would help him organize Room 201 on the second floor, so there would be no problems.
She should also return to her villa. Just as Mǐ Qiū was about to leave, she realized her light-brain was missing.
Where could it have gone?
She searched up and down. It couldn’t be that she didn’t bring it in her backpack, but it was nowhere to be found. Could she have left it somewhere casually?
Thinking this, Mǐ Qiū felt it was possible, so she entered Room 101.
She must have accidentally put the light-brain on top of the shoe cabinet just now, right?
Its surface would emit a faint light.
Oh, it really was here.
At this moment, someone suddenly twisted her arm. Her arm hurt so much!!
The man asked her, “Who is it? How did you get into the room?”
His voice sounded very familiar. Mǐ Qiū turned on the light. The person said, “I thought some little thief broke in here…”
Well, no wonder his defensiveness was so strong. He said to her, “What? Don’t recognize me now?”
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