Chapter 1 August 29

Li Cheng颐 carefully arranged a newly arrived cluster amaryllis at home.

The dark red petals were like silk threads, intricately woven together, looking like delicate coronets from afar. He bought three pots in total.

They were three varieties: white datura, red cluster amaryllis, and yellow datura.

The red cluster amaryllis was particularly eye-catching. In the brown pot, the black soil, and green branches set off the delicate and slender petals, giving people a subtle sense of melancholy at first glance.

His mother, Feng Yurong, was on the side holding an automatic insecticidal lamp, disinfecting a pot of green beans.

The purple-blue insecticidal lamp, using some unknown principle, could make the insects hidden inside crawl out on their own, and then Feng Yurong would directly grab them with disposable chopsticks.

"This lycoris isn't anything rare, why buy this? What a waste of money." She glanced at the flower pots her son bought online, somewhat disapproving.

"I'm making money myself now, so I'm just spending some pocket money to buy them for fun. It's better than those playing ARVR, right? At least my eyesight isn't affected," Li Cheng颐 replied, while carefully mixing a little diluted nutrient solution into the three pots of flowers.

"Anyway, there's no place to put them at home, don't put them in the house," Feng Yurong instructed.

"I know, I know." Li Cheng颐 nodded, carefully dripped the nutrient solution on the flowers, then rubbed his hands together, breathed on them, and carefully stretched out his finger to touch the cluster amaryllis.

This batch of flowers arrived with the sunflowers. These few pots were sent to his home, so he planned to put them away and take them to the botanical garden later to sign for the newly arrived Glorious Sunflowers together.

Before that, he planned to test what the language of flowers ability of this cluster amaryllis was.

Since obtaining the Mark of the Flower of Evil, Li Cheng颐 had developed a habit of eagerly wanting to touch any flower he saw.

For example, this cluster amaryllis was a product he had ordered online long ago, and it had only just been delivered.

Now, during the daytime, Li Chengjiu and his father, Li Zhao, were not home, only he and his mother, Feng Yurong, were. He didn't need to worry about Li Chengjiu's side.

"Mom, make less food, I won't be eating at home later. I found a friend's garden, and I'll take these pots of flowers over there."

"I know, you too, and your sister too, and your father, none of you are eating at home, it's hard for me to cook..." Feng Yurong complained, her voice gradually lowering.

Li Cheng颐 was too busy to care about other noises at this time.

His finger had already lightly touched the red petal of the cluster amaryllis. Soon, a cool floral energy merged into his finger.

Cluster Amaryllis: Also known as lycoris radiata, dragon's claw flower, cockroach flower. Contains various alkaloids, has the effects of detoxification, expectoration, insecticidal, emetic, etc., and is slightly poisonous. The growing environment prefers cool and humid conditions, and is not afraid of cold and drought, and will naturally go dormant in summer. Flowering period is August-September.

Language of flowers: Omen of death (When used, one can see the ominous traces of those about to die.) Li Cheng颐 frowned, the scope of this language of flowers ability was somewhat difficult to define.

Omen of death, how far in advance can one see the omen? The difference is significant.

And can this omen see all types of death, or can it only see small categories, such as disease? The difference is also very large.

Li Cheng颐 reached out and touched the other two types again.

The language of flowers was the same, all omens of death, only the notes were slightly subdivided. This was somewhat interesting. He pondered, considering whether to include it in his Twelve Main Flowers system in the future.

Beep beep...

The phone rang, Li Cheng颐 took out his phone and looked at it, then pressed the answer button.

"Hey, how's your preparation going?" Song Ran's voice came from the other end, "I'll come and take you to Master Yulong's place."

"Wait a moment, help me bring some things, it's not good to go empty-handed," Li Cheng颐 replied. "Okay, you decide," Song Ran replied.

Li Cheng颐 quickly got up, greeted his mother, Feng Yurong, then carried the three pots of flowers out of the house. He went downstairs, walked out of the neighborhood, and a black SUV was already waiting by the side of the road.

The car was dusty and hadn't been washed yet. It was clearly an expensive hovercar, but it had the temperament of a cheap pickup truck.

Li Cheng颐 walked closer, put the flower pots in the opened trunk, and then sat in himself. He slammed the door shut.

"First, go to Eternal Botanical Garden."

"The one you opened?" Song Ran couldn't understand Li Cheng颐's thinking. Ordinary people who liked plants and flowers would just go to parks and flower shops to take a look, right?

Who would spend so much money to buy a botanical garden specifically? Could it be that the thinking of a corner person was different from ordinary people?

Most corner people were crazy, which was generally acknowledged in their industry.

"Yeah. I'll go over and put the flowers down, then grab some things, and then we'll set off," Li Cheng颐 sighed, "I'm troubling you again this time, Brother Song."

"It's okay, the boss told me to take good care of you before he left. I'm already ashamed that I can't help with the corner matters. If I can't even do this little thing well, then I'll really be letting down the boss and your trust," Song Ran said seriously.

"How's the boss's situation?" Li Cheng颐 asked seriously.

"Not very good. Lien left clues, but some have naturally dissipated over time. Now they only know that Lien left the clues in a book called Blue Book. As for what this Blue Book is, they can't find out," Song Ran sighed.

"Blue Book..."

"Yes, the corner that the boss and the others encountered is also very difficult to deal with. Sima Gui and another corner person were injured, very seriously, and are still lying in the hospital.

But so far, there doesn't seem to be any corner that is easy to deal with. Your Silent Little Shop is considered relatively safe recently, as long as you don't buy anything, there's no danger."

"Indeed." Li Cheng颐 nodded.

"How's the situation on your side? If the boss's side really can't handle it, then we can only use Flash. When flashing memories, you are the strongest among us, and the easiest to stimulate," Song Ran said in a low voice.

"If I really need to step in, I will naturally do my part," Li Cheng颐 replied decisively.

"Sigh... when will this world ever end..." Song Ran sighed, his voice lowering, and he stopped talking. Li Cheng颐 didn't say anything either.

The car sped along, and about half an hour later, they finally arrived at the newly opened Eternal Botanical Garden.

The gate of the garden was still being renovated. Li Cheng颐 had money now, and he planned to build a very large metal carved hollow arched gate as the facade.

"By the way, Brother Song, where's my jar?" Li Cheng颐 asked.

"Here, I'll return it to you." Song Ran took out the jar that Li Cheng颐 had snatched from the Silent Little Shop from a dark compartment on the side of the passenger seat.

The jar was in a bag, along with the blood-exchange bottle from before, and handed it to him.

"This jar is really strange. I can only see a bag with something in it, but when I open it, there's nothing inside... and I can't feel it either," Song Ran complained.

"It's indeed strange, thanks." Li Cheng颐 took it, opened the bag and looked at it. Inside, apart from the blood-exchange bottle from before, was a dusty gray metal jar.

This jar was like a canned dace with salted black beans jar from a certain brand. The body was covered with gray, white, and green mixed patterns and symbols, and text.

When Li Cheng颐 focused his gaze on it, the symbols and text on the surface of the jar twisted and transformed into Yiguo characters that he could recognize.

Greedy Heart: A favorite snack of certain beings.

This thing was even more useless than the previous blood-exchange bottle, but because there was no expiration date, he could completely keep the two little things and wait to see if there would be any better uses in the future.

"We're here, go ahead, I'll wait for you," Song Ran said.

Li Cheng颐 responded, quickly got out of the car, and walked quickly towards the open entrance of the botanical garden carrying the three pots of flowers.

As soon as he entered, on the lawn between the greenhouses, he saw a pile of newly arrived golden Glorious Sunflower flowers, neatly stacked on the grass, waiting for the staff to transplant them.

"President Li, you're here? The flowers have all been placed here ready to be planted, do you want to check them?" The manager in charge of the garden, a middle-aged woman with permed short hair and the surname Chen, name Yucun, was about the same age as Li Cheng颐's mother, Feng Yurong. People of this age mostly liked names like Yu, Cun, or Rong.

This was a symbol of the times, somewhat different from young people.

"Let me take a look first." Li Cheng颐 walked to the side of this pile of sunflowers and reached out to touch the nearest flower disc on the ground.

First Evolution Degree: 6%

A wisp of subtle floral energy flowed into his finger, and he nodded slightly.

Then, without stopping, he reached out and gently stroked the other flower discs along the way. Wisps of floral energy gathered together, forming an increasingly thick stream.

7%

8%

10%

The rapid rise in evolution degree made Li Cheng颐 feel better as well.

He could actually go to other gardens to freeload floral energy, but he had been too busy recently, and besides, only his own flowers were convenient for him to choose varieties at any time, concentrate in one place to save time, and repair the Flower Scale Armor.

This time's purchase was also to expand a stable flower channel.

A large pile of Glorious Sunflowers, each one was not very big or tall.

Unsurprisingly, when Li Cheng颐 had touched more than half of them, the first evolution degree was already full. Titan Sunflower: First Evolution Degree 100%

"Plant all the flowers, and hurry up. Also, have all the previous supply channels been restored?" He stood up and asked.

"Most of them have been restored. Recently, white chrysanthemums and yellow chrysanthemums have been selling very well. Boss, should we order some in advance to prepare?" Chen Yucun asked from the side.

Although she was wearing a slim and fashionable white floral dress, she still couldn't hide her protruding belly.

"You can handle it, anyway, I'll give you ten percent of the profits as a bonus, the more profit, the more you earn." Li Cheng颐 nodded casually.

He wasn't afraid that someone would dare to embezzle his assets. Anyway, he didn't follow any rules, and if someone dared to do that, he might even be happy.

Because then he could harvest everything, including the person and their family property, which would earn him much more than embezzling this little bit.

He handed the three pots of cluster amaryllis and datura to Chen Yucun and instructed the staff in the garden to plant them. He took the gifts he had prepared for the Dragon Beard Gate and then left.

When he went out, the gate of the botanical garden was already mostly repaired, and some scattered passersby were already coming in and out to visit. This place had a little bit of popularity.

This made Li Cheng颐 feel very gratified.

Carrying the things, he got in the car and left with Song Ran, leaving Suiyang and heading towards Qinggang City, where the Dragon Beard Gate was located.