Chapter 212: Grass

In car number 3, Lin Xian’s mind, which had been pondering the Isomeric Cube’s conversion of energy into Mechanical Source Points, was suddenly completely distracted by Ding Junyi, who was wearing nothing but a white lab coat.

Ding Junyi hadn’t expected Lin Xian to appear at this time either. She buried her head in her work and explained, “Don’t misunderstand, this is my sleeping habit. I didn’t have time to get dressed because I saw the change in the disaster plant.”

Lin Xian opened his mouth, wanting to say he didn’t mind. After all, Ding Junyi had a great figure, and he was getting an eyeful. But once he noticed, it was hard to look away.

The tantalizing glimpse of snowy white skin under the loose lab coat, combined with her graceful curves, was simply too visually impactful. After just a few seconds of looking, Lin Xian felt his mouth go dry and his body react involuntarily.

So, he forcibly shifted his gaze to the Hell Black Chrysanthemum, walked over, and tried to focus his attention on the disaster plant to study it carefully.

Ding Junyi glanced sideways. Seeing Lin Xian approach, she looked down at her data seriously for a moment, guessed his intention, then gently pushed away, turned, and sat on the edge of the lab table on her tiptoes. She naturally spread her legs, then reached up to adjust her glasses, and looked at Lin Xian faintly.

Lin Xian was stunned by her blood-pumping, seductive posture. “No, I’m not…”

Ding Junyi just looked at him without speaking, as if everything was understood without words.

Looking at this heart-pounding scene, Lin Xian was about to say something when he suddenly came to his senses.

*Not what?*

*What am I explaining?*

*It seems unnecessary…*

*Damn, just go for it. He who hesitates is lost.*

So, without another word, feeling a fiery heat course through him, Lin Xian walked straight over, stood in front of Ding Junyi, and wrapped his arm around her waist between her legs.

“I…”

“Do what you want to do.” Ding Junyi wrapped her arms around Lin Xian, her eyes filled with eagerness. “My work can take a break for you.”

Lin Xian chuckled softly. He had to admit, Ding Junyi was quite a flavorful woman. Focused, serious, and although her emotional intelligence seemed low and she spoke coldly like a robot, Lin Xian could feel that her mind was very simple. She was straightforward from her heart to her mouth, which was very admirable.

“Alright, then I’ll… grass!”

Lin Xian’s tone suddenly changed.

Ding Junyi nodded slightly and frowned. “Okay. Saying more dirty words will help me get into the mood faster.”

“No!”

But at that moment, Lin Xian suddenly took a step back in shock, his eyes wide as he stared at Ding Junyi. “There’s… a blade of grass growing on your head!”

“Hmm?”

Ding Junyi’s expression changed at his words, and her brow furrowed. She immediately got off the table and reached up to feel the top of her head. Sure enough, right in the center of her head, she felt a soft, tender sprout, looking as if it had just grown.

“This…” Ding Junyi looked at Lin Xian, also confused.

Lin Xian pressed down on her. “Don’t worry, let me see.”

He pulled Ding Junyi over and looked at the top of her head. It was a small green leaf sprout, indeed growing from her head. And the most amazing thing was that the small leaf sprout was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. It quickly reached a height of three or four centimeters, and a flower bud began to grow on it.

Lin Xian could clearly feel that Ding Junyi’s mood was becoming less calm, because the flower bud on top slowly opened, revealing a small… pink flower the size of a fingernail.

At that moment, Lin Xian was stunned.

Ding Junyi also looked up, watching Lin Xian’s expression.

“Is it an Aberration, or am I infected? Do I need to be isolated or physically removed? It’s okay, you can tell me directly. If you’re going to kill me, let me put on my clothes first.”

Ding Junyi’s tone still sounded serious and cold. In that instant, she seemed to have thought of countless possibilities.

“If this kind of malignant situation has appeared on my body, it must be due to the influence of the Hell Black Chrysanthemum just now. For safety, please evacuate the others on the train immediately!”

“Wait.” Lin Xian gently placed his hand on her shoulder, signaling her not to panic.

In his sight, the small flower on Ding Junyi’s head had stopped growing. It just sat there quietly on top of her head, swaying gently as she looked up and down.

Grass growing on her head. Lin Xian found it hard to describe what he was seeing and feeling. He frowned, reached out, and pinched the small sprout, trying to pull it out. But as soon as he used force, Ding Junyi flinched her neck and let out a soft hiss with a frown~

“Does it hurt?”

“Mmm.” Ding Junyi nodded, and the little flower nodded along with her.

Lin Xian: …

He felt a little dazed. Everything tonight seemed a bit strange. Lin Xian stared at the small flower, motionless, and fell into a few seconds of silence.

“Since you can feel pain, you should be able to feel the existence of this flower, right?”

Lin Xian’s words suddenly reminded Ding Junyi. Her eyes flickered, and she carefully sensed it, then said, “It seems so.”

“Then can you make it… retract?”

“What do you mean?”

Lin Xian took a breath. “I mean, this is very likely a type of Esper ability.”

Ding Junyi raised her eyebrows at his words and looked at Lin Xian. “Esper ability? I’ve never heard of this kind…”

“There are plenty of things you haven’t heard of.”

Lin Xian said sternly, “Cut the crap. Listen to me, try it!”

Lin Xian’s斥意 (chì yì – rebuking tone) made Ding Junyi tremble. She gave Lin Xian a very eager look, then nodded. “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and carefully sensed the strange little flower growing on her head.

One minute, two minutes.

The two of them stood face to face like this. Lin Xian stared at the small flower without moving, constantly guessing in his mind.

Sure enough, before long, the small pink flower suddenly moved slightly. The opened petals began to retract back into a bud, then rapidly degenerated into a small green sprout, just peeking out lightly amidst Ding Junyi’s hair. If you didn’t look closely, you couldn’t even see it.

“How is it?” Ding Junyi asked Lin Xian.

Lin Xian nodded. “It retracted. It seems it really is some kind of Esper ability, something you can control.”

Ding Junyi was somewhat speechless. She looked down at her hands. “There were no signs. How did I suddenly develop an Esper ability?”

After speaking, they both looked at the Hell Black Chrysanthemum in unison. Inside the plant cultivation chamber, the black stamen quietly emitted an extremely faint, subtle glow.

Lin Xian had also just checked with the Isomeric Cube. There was indeed no infectious force invading the train. That meant this power should be safe for the people on board.

“My Esper ability was also enhanced just now.”

Lin Xian didn’t know how to describe the Mechanical Source Points, but combined with what had just happened to Ding Junyi, it almost confirmed his guess. Although he couldn’t fully analyze it yet, at least one thing was certain.

After absorbing the black gas of the great Aberration, this Hell Black Chrysanthemum seemed to be able to help the people on the train evolve!

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