"Jian Ruoxi, come on, you can do it!" Jian Ruoxi secretly cheered herself on. Although she still held the most important intelligence, she also knew that if she handed it over like this, the other party might not take her in. At most, they would give her some supplies, but that wasn't her goal.
Moreover, she needed to make some arrangements first, at least to show as much of her ability and value as possible.
Now she still needed more detailed intelligence. Jian Ruoxi silently calculated in her heart that she had received 10 bags of instant noodles from Zuo Feng and his group, plus one bag from the bounty reward, totaling 11 bags. To gather information, she had to use these supplies as bargaining chips to exchange for more valuable intelligence.
Jian Ruoxi gritted her teeth, thinking: You can't catch a wolf without giving up a child.
Carefully hiding the instant noodles in her worn-out backpack, she withdrew her gaze from Zuo Feng and his group, turned around, and walked towards the periphery of the villa…
At this moment, the triumphant Zuo Feng, with a woman on each arm, naturally didn't notice Jian Ruoxi's peeking.
Back at the villa, Zuo Feng carefully helped the three women brush off the snow on their bodies.
Of course, he wouldn't let go of the places he wanted to brush but where there was no snow.
Amidst the three women's playful glares, Zuo Feng quickly slipped into the pile of women on the third floor, enjoying the soft, warm embrace.
On the third floor, Zuo Feng's laughter mingled with the women's playful noises, and an ambiguous atmosphere filled the air.
At noon, the heavy snow outside gradually stopped, and sunlight filtered through the clouds, casting dappled shadows.
Xiao Mi Tao, seeing that the snow had stopped, immediately skipped to the terrace, picked up the little pine tree, and skipped back into the house.
But just then, the 99 xiao songta (little pine cone) on the little pine tree suddenly fell off as Xiao Mi Tao bounced.
Like a small rain of pine cones, the raindrops, like emerald agate beads, scattered all over the ground, rolling everywhere;
Xiao Mi Tao immediately froze, blinked her big, watery eyes, and then shouted in surprise:
"Wow, come quick, the xiao songta (little pine cone) are ripe, pick them up!"
Everyone, who had been stunned by the 'pine cone rain', instantly reacted. The women all squatted down, carefully picking up the xiao songta (little pine cone) from the ground. As for Zuo Feng—he naturally chose a position from which he could oversee the entire scene, looking down at the lively picking activity.
After all, the women were bending over and lying on the ground in various postures. How could Zuo Feng miss such a good opportunity? A triumphant smile played on his lips, and his eyes roamed among the women, enjoying this rare visual feast.
The scattered xiao songta (little pine cone) were picked up one by one. The women gathered the collected xiao songta (little pine cone) together. Da Mi Tao and Da Bai Tu meticulously counted the number of xiao songta (little pine cone), and after confirming it was correct, they said with a smile:
"There are 99 in total, not one less."
Although they didn't know what these xiao songta (little pine cone) were for, since they fell from the little pine tree, they must have some special value.
As for Xiao Mi Tao, she impatiently reached out her small hand, picked up a xiao songta (little pine cone), examined it carefully, her eyes sparkling with curiosity and anticipation.
Her big, watery eyes darted around, clearly having some new idea.
Then, to everyone's extreme horror, Xiao Mi Tao opened her small mouth and actually threw the xiao songta (little pine cone) into her mouth, swallowing it in one gulp.
"Don't!"
"Xiao Mi Tao, don't eat it!"
"Spit it out!"
...
Everyone exclaimed, rushing forward, frantically trying to stop her, but it was already too late.
Zuo Feng's face changed color. He quickly rushed forward, pulled Xiao Mi Tao to him, and reached into her mouth, trying to dig out the pine cone, but it was too late.
Was this Xiao Mi Tao crazy?
How could she casually eat an unknown object?
What if something went wrong after eating it?
Zuo Feng was burning with anxiety, his eyes full of worry and self-reproach.
The women also gathered around, discussing anxiously, and a tense atmosphere filled the air.
"Feng Ge, look at Xiao Mi Tao's throat!"
At this moment, Da Bai Tu cried out in surprise, pointing at Xiao Mi Tao's throat. Zuo Feng followed Da Bai Tu's finger and saw that there was a vibrant green light spot in Xiao Mi Tao's throat. The light slowly emerged through the skin, and the flickering light spot moved slowly downwards, as if it had a life of its own, moving within her body.
Xiao Mi Tao's complexion, however, gradually became rosy, and a strange light flickered in her big, watery eyes.
"Feng Gege, I'm sleepy..." Xiao Mi Tao's voice became softer and softer, her eyelids drooped, and finally, she closed her eyes and fell into Zuo Feng's arms.
Zuo Feng held her tightly, anxious but helpless. The emerald green light spot continued to move slowly downwards, seemingly searching for a resting place.
Everyone held their breath, watching intently. Slowly, the emerald green light spot stopped at Xiao Mi Tao's heart, and its light gradually receded. Zuo Feng could feel Xiao Mi Tao's body temperature in his arms rising rapidly!
"This symptom?"
Zuo Feng's eyes widened, and an incredible thought popped into his mind;
He quickly parted Xiao Mi Tao's eyelids, and sure enough—in Xiao Mi Tao's pupils, a faint dark light was slowly spreading, deep and mysterious.
Slowly, the dark light covered the entire pupil. The dark pupil was like an abyss, devouring the surrounding light, as if containing endless mysteries.
Zuo Feng's heart raced. Xiao Mi Tao had actually mutated!
Undoubtedly, this must have been the mutation caused by that xiao songta (little pine cone). Xiao Mi Tao must have had some guesses to be so bold as to try it.
Zuo Feng was both shocked and delighted. He was shocked by Xiao Mi Tao's boldness, which almost scared him to death;
He was delighted that Xiao Mi Tao had mutated with the help of the pine cone. They still had 98 pine cones, which meant they could trigger more people to mutate.
Zuo Feng took a deep breath, looked up at the other nine women, and saw that their eyes also sparkled with shock and anticipation.
They all knew that Xiao Mi Tao was mutating, which meant that the xiao songta (little pine cone) could help unmutated people mutate!
Zuo Feng took a deep breath and whispered to everyone:
"First, take care of Xiao Mi Tao. We'll make a decision after she wakes up. Da Mi Tao, put away the xiao songta (little pine cone) first."
Everyone nodded, quickly divided the work, and prepared clear water and towels. Since they weren't in the base, they could only rely on the cold water made by Da Yuanyuan to cool her down.
With the experience of taking care of Xiao Lingxian and Little Maid during their mutations, the women were not flustered;
Da Mi Tao, in particular, nervously guarded Xiao Mi Tao's side, not daring to relax for a moment. Although she knew this was a necessary process for mutation, Da Mi Tao's hands still trembled slightly, and her eyes were full of worry and concern.
After two hours of busyness, Xiao Mi Tao's body temperature finally slowly dropped, and her breathing became stable.
Zuo Feng breathed a sigh of relief but still didn't dare to be careless and continued to observe.
All the women silently stood by. They all knew that this was a matter of great importance. Once Xiao Mi Tao successfully mutated, the impact would be far-reaching. Zuo Feng's gaze swept towards Da Bai Tu, Xiao Nv Pu, Xiao Chu Niang, and the young wife—the four women.
Zuo Feng was most nervous about these four women. Among the team, besides four-year-old Xiao Tongtong, they were the only ones who hadn't mutated yet.