Finally, they went to Xia Baoguo's place and brought back the mother body that had consumed one-fifth of its contents for research.
He Piaojian peered through the glass at Kan Water dismantling the corpse, his tongue inadvertently licking the corner of his lips.
Qian Heaven's hand suddenly landed on He Piaojian's. "What are you thinking about? Stop thinking."
He Piaojian's body stiffened slightly, then he realized what he meant and quickly said, "I think it's quite beautiful... uh, no, it looks like there's less of it than when it was submitted."
"Hmm?" Qian Heaven frowned, a strange look flashing in his eyes. He didn't understand what He Piaojian meant by "less."
"Last time, Dao Yi and I didn't finish much while having hot pot, but this time the volume is almost half of what it was when it was given to Xia Baoguo." He Piaojian's expression turned serious, filled with a sense of crisis, and his speech unconsciously quickened. "Boss, this is strange. Can the dead mother still run away?"
Qian Heaven stared at He Jian's earnest gaze for a long time, trying to find a trace of lying in his eyes, but He Piaojian's eyes only showed pure worry.
Could it really be his imagination? He Piaojian's concerns might be true, so he decided to go and check the situation again.
Later, after a detailed investigation and inquiry, the results were both laughable and absurd.
It turned out that He Piaojian described the mother ingredient as too delicious in his police report. Driven by curiosity, the investigators also tried frying, cooking, and boiling the ingredient. After trying it, they found that He Piaojian said was true.
When He Piaojian learned of this, he cursed inwardly, "Damn it, he's hogging all the food without taking me along."
Unable to bear it any longer, Qian Heaven lightly punched He Piaojian on the head. "Get out, don't bother us here."
"Can I go in and take a look?" Fan Daoyi, staring at the mother body inside the glass.
Qian Heaven nodded without hesitation. "Okay."
"Eh~ That works~" He Piaojian felt uncomfortable if he didn't act like a jerk for a while. "Pah, double standards."
Finally, he got a kick in the butt and earned the glorious shoe print.
After entering, Fan Daoyi smoothly disinfected his hands, put on a mask, donned protective clothing, gloves, and a face shield. He stepped forward and pointed to a spot, which was the link that had connected him to the 'Nest' back then.
"Kan Water, please cut this."
Fan Daoyi's voice was calm and composed, a result of his understanding of Apothecary knowledge, which led him to deduce the most likely location for storing important items.
Kan Water nodded slightly, and with a swift motion, his specially made knife cut downwards, revealing a cross-section in the blink of an eye.
Surprisingly, the mother, who had been dead for several days, was still splattering blood, which splashed directly onto their face shields.
In an instant, a layer of mist descended upon the laboratory, rapidly spreading and enveloping everything inside. This indicated that the blood was highly infectious, and the laboratory was immediately conducting emergency disinfection to prevent it from entering the human body.
Fan Daoyi discovered that his vision was not obstructed by the fog, and he could still clearly see the mother body in front of him, with every detail of the mother body clearly presented before his eyes.
Kan Water's hands didn't pause for a moment, continuing to cut deeper into the mother's body. Fan Daoyi, on the other hand, methodically handed him the various tools he needed, and the two worked together in perfect harmony.
Finally, Kan Water pulled a wriggling ball of flesh from inside the mother's body. The ball of flesh had a strange color and seemed to have a thin layer of mucus on its surface.
"It's actually a living thing..." Kan Water exclaimed softly, a hint of surprise in his voice.
The ball of flesh seemed to sense the danger around it. Its body began to rapidly change shape, turning into a puddle of water in the blink of an eye. It nimbly slipped out through the gaps in the Kan Water's fingers, its speed astonishing.
Fan Daoyi glanced over and quickly determined the escape location of the fleshy ball. He picked up a sealed container, Teleportation to the predicted location, and swiftly covered the container, precisely collecting the puddle of water inside.
The puddle of water writhed restlessly in the vessel, stretching upwards to cover the bottom, constantly probing for a way to escape.
Kan Water covered the bottom with a film of water, nodding to indicate that Fan Daoyi could turn the vessel back over.
The ball of flesh thrashed wildly inside the vessel, constantly impacting the thin membrane, each impact creating ripples. As time passed, the ball of flesh gradually exhausted its strength, finally collapsing helplessly at the bottom of the vessel, no longer moving.
Fan Daoyi's slender fingers lightly touched the cold glass. The little fleshy ball inside the glass seemed to sense something and sent out a tiny tendril, like a tentacle, to touch Fan Daoyi's fingertip. It looked rather cute.
"This experiment is quite interesting." Fan Daoyi's lips curled up slightly.
Kan Water didn't understand and looked at Fan Daoyi in confusion. "What?"
"Look, this little guy can change its form, and its vitality is extremely tenacious. Even when it's in a vulnerable position, it knows how to bewitch. If this is a new creature created by the Guixu, then it's truly remarkable."
They really have grown up, Fan Daoyi thought, lowering his eyes.
The traits of life and bewitchment originate from the Apothecary and Flower Tender respectively, which is not surprising. But who did the transformation Fusion? Could it be the Vase Woman? Did she also join this scheme?
After listening to Fan Daoyi's analysis, Kan Water Shui's expression became extremely solemn, his brows furrowing tightly. "This is not the time to praise Guixu. If this is a new creature created by Guixu, then our situation is quite dangerous."
"Since we're here, let's make the best of it. Let Xun Wind give us a little prediction." Fan Daoyi had already infiltrated their ranks quite well, offering them valuable advice.
Kan Water nodded, quickly walked to the floor-to-ceiling glass, and gently knocked. Qian Heaven on the other side of the glass quickly received the message. He recognized Kan Water's lip movements, then turned around and called Xun Wind over.
Xun Wind changed into his protective suit and entered, activating his Intuition on the ball of flesh.
When he withdrew from his Intuition, Kan Water asked, "What did you see?"
Xun Wind took a breath and said, "The actions of those insects are controlled by the fleshy ball, not by the insects' own will. It seems that these insects are just tools being manipulated."
"It seems the problem lies here." Kan Water pondered a possibility, muttering to himself, "The sacrificed flesh and blood form a fleshy ball, opening a passage to control the Insect Disaster?"
But why is it necessary to control the Insect Disaster separately?
Yes, why is it necessary to control the Insect Disaster separately? This is also a question that Fan Daoyi has been pondering.
The moment they saw these insects, it was clear they didn't come from the Guixu. The Apothecary and his companions opened a passage, used various methods to control them, and then spread them throughout the human world, creating panic...
What's this? Killing two birds with one stone?