Chapter 74: Is There Really Something Wrong with This Plant?

Since childhood, Chen Huaian, the Immortal Master, had always been a sharp thinker.

While others might still be oblivious to the changes in their bodies, Chen Huaian was different. The moment he sensed something unusual, he knew the truth—cancer cells, the most mysterious cells, had activated his genetic potential, transforming him into a watered-down version of Superman.

Although he couldn't kill a wolf with a single strike, his ability to regenerate allowed him to outlast a normal person by at least thirty seconds in a fight with a wolf.

This was the power of the extraordinary!

With his sharp mind, he recalled some details from last night.

First, where did the little girl pick up the talisman? According to his understanding, it was near the wolf's corpse.

Second, the power and effect of the talisman were identical to the common-grade Thunderfire Talisman in the game!

Third, there was a crucial detail about the wolf's corpse. If it had been struck by lightning, there should have been severe damage to its back or head, but in reality?

The mutated wolf was missing its left leg, as if it had been blown apart by a landmine.

Connecting these three points made the situation quite intriguing.

He had reason to suspect that during his frantic escape, he had accidentally dropped two talismans, and the mutated wolf had stepped on one of them, resulting in the familiar thunderclap. The mutated wolf had actually been killed by his talisman.

So, that was it. The truth was revealed.

Even if Conan himself were here, he'd have to kneel in admiration of this deduction!

Therefore, that meant there were now seven C4 explosives sitting on his coffee table?

Chen Huaian instinctively moved away from the coffee table.

"Wait, if these things could explode randomly, they probably would have already. Maybe I'm overthinking it?"

Although he had already told the cleaning lady not to clean his room because of the cat hidden there, she still had to clean the room across the hall and occasionally passed by his door. So, the talismans must require certain conditions to activate, including an active trigger method.

How are talismans used? Of course, by throwing them!

Chen Huaian got excited and immediately grabbed the talismans from the coffee table, put on his clothes, and headed out.

Not long after he left, the door to Room 419 opened sneakily.

"Perfect timing! The handsome guy left!" Lin Lingling peeked out at the empty hallway, her eyes gleaming with determination.

She had been waiting for Chen Huaian to leave!

She planned to sneak into his room to see if she could find any clues.

The door was obviously out of the question.

That left only the window.

Lin Lingling flipped out of the window at the end of the hallway. It was just past 6 a.m., and many people were already heading to work, but her movements were swift. Her light figure danced across the air conditioning units like a dragonfly skimming the water, reaching the window of Chen Huaian's room without being noticed by the pedestrians below.

A yellow talisman was also stuck to the window of Room 418.

The righteous aura emanating from it seemed to warn her: "Trespassers will be killed without mercy!"

Lin Lingling didn't dare to move recklessly.

"So vigilant? Does that mean he actually knows how to use the talismans?"

Peering through the window, she didn't notice anything unusual.

If there was anything out of the ordinary, who would plant a pot of ordinary grass on the windowsill? And with such tacky, colorful soil?

"Wait, there's something wrong with this plant!"

Lin Lingling stared intently at the seemingly ordinary grass. After becoming a martial artist, her vision had far surpassed that of ordinary people, allowing her to notice details that others would miss.

She saw that the grass's leaves were intricately engraved with dazzling patterns along their veins.

"Twisting corridors, high eaves; each embracing its own terrain, interlocking and intricate…" Lin Lingling's eyes widened, and she even forgot to breathe.

The delicate grass leaves actually depicted a hidden scene of a celestial palace in the clouds.

If it weren't for the angle of the sunlight and her enhanced vision, she would never have noticed it.

"Did he carve these patterns on the grass?"

No, impossible.

She quickly dismissed the idea.

There were no signs of carving on the grass leaves. Each stroke seemed natural, as if the plant had grown that way from the very beginning.

This was definitely no ordinary plant!

But the secrets it held were beyond her current level of understanding.

If she wanted to figure out what this plant really was, she'd have to send it to the Demon Slayer Division.

But even without the yellow talisman on the window, she wouldn't dare to do that.

First, it was unethical. She was already planning to break into someone's room—how could she also take their belongings?

Second, if the handsome guy really was a big shot, she might just end up with a beating and some humiliation for being curious. But if she took his things, she'd probably be ground into bone dust and scattered to the wind.

She hadn't lived long enough or seen enough of the world yet.

She had a premonition that one day, she'd be flying through the sky on a sword.

So, her legs could be broken, but her life had to be spared.

"Forget it, I'll find another opportunity later." Lin Lingling was afraid Chen Huaian would return and see her, so she prepared to leave.

But just then…

"Hiss—!"

A low growl filled with killing intent echoed.

Lin Lingling's back turned cold, as if she had fallen into an icy abyss.

Her neck seemed to be controlled by something, slowly turning to the side. She saw a black cat that had somehow appeared on the windowsill, its golden eyes locked onto her.

Its gaze was like that of a predator eyeing a baby mouse.

Was that growl from the black cat?

It sounded like steel grinding against glass shards.

Sharp, savage, and intent on destroying everything.

The black cat approached step by step, its movements elegant but carrying the aura of a king. The sunlight shifted onto its body, casting a huge, grotesque shadow on the wall behind it.

A demon!

Seeing the shadow, Lin Lingling's pupils contracted.

She couldn't tell what level this demon was, but its sheer presence immobilized her.

So, that guy usually lived with this demon?

How did they coexist peacefully?

Before she could think further, the black cat suddenly raised a paw and slammed it down with a "boom!"

Buzz—!

A ripple of black energy spread out, lashing at Lin Lingling like a whip.

She regained control of her body, but it was too late. A tremendous force sent her internal organs churning, and she slipped off the windowsill, plummeting to the ground.

…

Baji leaned against the window, keeping a fist's distance from the yellow talisman, and snorted as it watched the girl fall onto the awning, her fate unknown.

[She's really tired of living, daring to covet the big shot's spirit plant?]

[Too bad I can't touch her, or she'd be dead today!]

Baji was dissatisfied but could only let it go.

It glanced fearfully at the talisman on the flowerpot, which was flickering with lightning again, warning it to stay away. It quickly jumped off the windowsill and curled up on the sofa.

In the eyes of this enlightened big shot, it was just a cat.

So, it had to play the role of a cat well.

Otherwise, if it were exposed one day, it would die a horrible death.

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Meanwhile, Chen Huaian had arrived at a corner of the square.

He didn't go to where the old man practiced his martial arts earlier.

Before that, he had to test whether these talismans actually worked.

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