378: Chapter 378: Man-Eating Flower 378: Chapter 378: Man-Eating Flower However, refusing to even reveal the na of one’s Martial Arts is a bit strange.
After dividing the treasures, Lin Yifan and the group continued on their journey to find the millennia-old Blood Ginseng.
It took them ten days to reach a land of flowers.
The flowers were blooming in profusion, a beautifully overwhelming sight, just like a sea of flowers.
Most importantly, the Spiritual Energy here was dense, perfect for the growth of Spiritual Objects.
“Wow!
So beautiful!
I’ve never seen such a beautiful place,” she exclaid.
At this mont, Lin Yanping felt her spirit lift, and all the exhaustion and frustration of the past days vanished.
She danced joyfully among the flowers, her innate femininity fully released.
Li Dafeng, srized by the scene, saw the sweet joy on her face; at that mont, he thought his junior apprentice sister was the most beautiful woman in the world.
Gazing at the stunning sea of flowers, Lin Yifan imagined what An Qi, Zhou Jiajia, and Su Qingqing would think if they saw it.
After a long while, he murmured, “They’d definitely love it!”
Elsewhere, despite not being a girl, Li Xiaofeng couldn’t help but cry out, “So beautiful!” upon seeing the exquisite sea of flowers.
He had been to many gardens and seen many beautiful seas of flowers, but none of them could hold a candle to the one before him.
This particular sea of flowers, both in variety and color, was far more diverse than any garden’s; its vast extent made it all the more pleasing to the eye.
After staring blankly for a mont, Lin Yifan took a closer look at the colorful flowers, wanting to know what they all were.
He recognized quite a few after examining over a dozen varieties, yet there was one type whose na he did not know.
This flower had a straight stem like a sunflower’s, both long and tall; the bloom itself resembled a catfish’s head, flat and smooth, with a “big mouth” just like a catfish’s, truly bizarre.
The more he looked, the more Lin Yifan felt that these yellow flowers were sowhat dangerous, as if they had the capability to attack.
“Could it be the legendary Man-Eating Flower?” he wondered.
At this realization, Lin Yifan was shocked; he then imdiately surveyed the surroundings and discovered they were surrounded by these flowers.
“Damn it!” The more he looked, the more panic and anxiety Lin Yifan felt; they were all in an unguarded state, and if they were attacked by these flowers, they would undoubtedly be injured.
Worst of all, he saw the lively Lin Yanping reaching out with one hand towards one of these flowers, seemingly wanting to touch and feel it.
Watching this scene, Lin Yifan imdiately shouted, “Miss Lin, be careful!”
He then pulled a handgun from his waistband and quickly aid at the odd flower in front of Lin Yanping.
Upon hearing Lin Yifan’s anxious call, Lin Yanping was startled, then turned her head with a baffled expression, asking, “Where is…”
In the instant she turned her head, the strange flower in front of her opened its gaping mouth, revealing uneven teeth; it then snapped at her hand, hovering in midair.
“Bang!
Bang!
Bang!”
Without a mont’s hesitation, Lin Yifan fired several shots; only then did Lin Yanping manage to articulate the third word.
The sudden gunfire stunned Lin Yanping, unclear as to what had happened.
Surely Lin Yifan wouldn’t kill her in front of Li Dafeng and the others; so, there must be so danger approaching her.
But the ground was covered with non-threatening flowers; where could the danger co from?
She was utterly perplexed.
So she quickly turned her head back, wanting to see what the danger was that had approached her.
As a result, she saw a golden-yellow flower that had rotted in several places.
At that mont, the flower had sharp “saw teeth,” and the open “mouth” looked just like the gaping maw of so ferocious prehistoric beast.
“Holy crap!
What is this thing?” Lin Yanping was startled; the flower in front of her was completely different from the bud that had been about to bloom peacefully, and she had no idea what had happened.
However, while she was surprised, the severely injured Man-Eating Flower bit towards her delicate and fair hands again.
At that mont, she quickly withdrew her hand, not giving the severely injured Man-Eating Flower any chance to take advantage.
“Bang!”
At the sa ti, Lin Yifan fired another shot; this ti, he didn’t shoot the flower, but the stem.
The stem had a smaller surface area, and one shot was enough to nearly cut a Man-Eating Flower in half.
The next mont, the stem broke and the Man-Eating Flower lost its vitality, dying instantly.
At this ti, Li Dafeng quickly ran over to inquire about Lin Yanping’s condition.
Li Xiaofeng, on the other hand, approached Lin Yifan, curiously asking, “Brother Lin, what kind of flower is this?
Why is it attacking people?”
“This might be the legendary Man-Eating Flower; I never expected it to truly exist,” Lin Yifan replied.
In both appearance and behavior, it closely resembled the Man-Eating Flowers of legend; therefore, he believed these flowers with heads like catfish were indeed Man-Eating Flowers.
“Man-Eating Flower?
Could such flowers really exist?” Li Xiaofeng asked in astonishnt.
He hadn’t traveled much and had mostly stayed in the city; thus, he had never seen a Man-Eating Flower, nor had his Master ntioned it.
He had always thought that Man-Eating Flowers were just a subject of idle chatter among the townsfolk and had never imagined they could really exist.
“There’s no other explanation,” Lin Yifan replied.
He, too, had heard it through the grapevine, with no concrete evidence to prove it; however, flowers with a spiritual nature that attacked humans weren’t much different from Man-Eating Flowers, in actuality.
Elsewhere, Lin Yanping, having escaped danger, quickly walked over, and with a grateful heart, she sincerely thanked Lin Yifan, “Thank you!”
If it weren’t for Lin Yifan’s intervention, her jade hand would have been devoured by the Man-Eating Flower, which really was a stroke of luck; so a thank you was indeed necessary.
At this mont, her feelings were sowhat complicated.
All along the way, Lin Yifan had repeatedly co to her rescue, causing her to gradually develop a bit of affection for him; even though she knew Lin Yifan had a woman, sotis feelings just erged unintentionally.
Seeing the fleeting look of admiration for Lin Yifan in his junior sister’s eyes, Li Dafeng was quite angry.
Even though Lin Yifan hadn’t actively pursued Lin Yanping, these unintended frequent rescues could close the gap and increase fondness, and if things continued this way, his junior sister’s heart would eventually be captured by Lin Yifan.
But he was powerless to do anything about it; because the clumsy him failed to detect these hidden dangers and couldn’t play the hero to save the beauty.
“What should I do now?” Li Dafeng asked himself internally.
He wanted to hate Lin Yifan, but he couldn’t bring himself to; after all, it wasn’t the other’s fault, as they were acting out of kindness; but if he let things go on, his junior sister’s heart would eventually belong to soone else, and that was a result he couldn’t bear to see.
What was he to do?
As Li Dafeng grappled with his inner conflict, Lin Yifan replied to Lin Yanping, “It’s the sa old line, just a courtesy, no need to be so formal.”
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