Around five o'clock is not only the time when humans are most sleepy, but also the time when insects are least active. They are either daydreaming, digesting food, or mating. Generally speaking, they will not actively attack humans—this is information that everyone knew in Li Jiayu's previous life.
If we had slipped out of Xijiang University back then, we would have encountered far fewer dangers along the way, and would have been at least twice as safe. But unfortunately, it's already dawn now, probably around 7 a.m. It would be rather inappropriate to go and rescue my cousin and his wife at this time.
After all, my cousin and his wife live in a residential area in the south of the city, while Xijiang University is located on the northern edge of the city. If we were to walk from Xijiang University to the south of the city, it would conservatively take two or three hours. If we factor in the battles, detours, and even unexpected situations along the way, it would probably take six or seven hours to get to the south of the city!
Li Jiayu remained silent.
Just as Li Jiayu was racking her brains trying to figure out a rescue route, Ran Hongxia brought in breakfast: a steaming bowl of oatmeal porridge, two slices of cheesecake, and a freshly brewed cup of milk tea.
In the past, this kind of breakfast would have been unbearable, but now it is considered quite substantial. After all, in such cold weather, it is not easy to eat something hot. At least on the thirteenth floor, most people can only eat cold egg yolk pies.
"Is Aunt Xiao asleep..." Ran Hongxia looked at the sleeping Xiao Wanqing, casually placed the breakfast on the table, and said softly:
"Li Jiayu, this is your breakfast. Eat it while it's hot. Your body has just recovered and you need to replenish your nutrition."
"It's cheesecake! I haven't had it in ages... Oh ho, and oatmeal porridge too! It must be Feng Liaoyuan's masterpiece, right?" After a fierce battle yesterday, she was starving. Now that delicious food was in front of her, Li Jiayu was in a great mood and quickly reached out to grab a piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth.
"You guessed right. As soon as Feng Liaoyuan heard you were awake, he rushed off to boil another pot of water. He originally wanted to make you a cup of instant noodles, but considering you were just injured and shouldn't eat anything greasy, he changed it to oatmeal porridge."
Li Jiayu maliciously proposed unfair conditions, but to his surprise, Ran Hongxia actually agreed, agreed, agreed. It's important to say it three times; with Li Jiayu's negative emotional intelligence, he never expected this. In his past life, the proud and arrogant Ran Hongxia actually agreed to his unreasonable demands. Holy crap! Is this the end of the world? Uh! It really is the end of the world.
His words just now were purely random and meant to mock Ran Hongxia. In his impression, Ran Hongxia was a person with a strong sense of self-respect, who would rather die than bend, and would never bow down to anyone. Anyone who dared to flirt with her would be chased down by her for dozens of blocks!
However, now that Li Jiayu is taking advantage of her kindness, she is not angry at all. Instead, she has a strange fondness for Li Jiayu and seems to want to get closer to him. This puts Li Jiayu in a very awkward position, and he can't think straight!
He never imagined that simply saving her twice unintentionally would cause Ran Hongxia to develop such a strong liking for him. This left Li Jiayu, who always wanted to kill Ran Hongxia, utterly bewildered.
After quickly finishing her breakfast, Li Jiayu blinked, no longer behaving as bossy towards Ran Hongxia as before, and changed the subject:
"Have all the red-capped beetles we killed in the teaching building last night been moved to the thirteenth floor?"
"Not yet, we've only managed to move twenty-five of them, and they're all piled up on the twelfth floor. You once said that the flesh of the red beetle has many benefits, so I had some people collect saws, knives, and containers to hold the beetle meat. We'll start working on it after dawn and officially peel off the beetle meat..." As soon as she got down to business, Ran Hongxia immediately seemed like a different person, adopting the demeanor of the student council vice president, her spirits soaring.
"Well, it's arranged. Don't be fooled by the red-capped beetle's hard shell; it softens considerably after it dies, becoming about as hard as an aluminum plate. A saw is enough to cut through it. But remember, the only edible parts are its flesh and brain. The internal organs are mostly harmful to humans, so don't bother removing them. Also, when sawing the shell, it's best to cut along the grain; that will make it easier." To change the subject, Li Jiayu suppressed her disgust and embarrassment towards Ran Hongxia and explained the insect's structure to her. Ran Hongxia listened attentively, but her expression immediately soured.
"Suddenly you're all frowning. I already told you, insect meat is actually quite good, tender and delicious, just like salmon, much better than sashimi from Japan or Japan." Li Jiayu began to describe the wonderful qualities of insect meat. This made Ran Hongxia feel nauseous. Just yesterday, she had seen insects eat her classmate. Now they were going to eat insect meat again, which she found hard to accept.
After patiently comforting Ran Hongxia for a while, Li Jiayu went to the toilet.
"Phew... It feels so good to pee all at once after all that water was trapped in my system..."
Li Jiayu sighed with satisfaction, looking at her reflection in the mirror. It looked a little unfamiliar.
Compared to yesterday... his facial features seem softer, making him look more delicate, and he has less masculine masculinity, leaning more towards androgyny. In short, he looks so handsome that he doesn't seem like a man. Moreover, Li Jiayu seems to feel that his hair has grown two or three centimeters, and his bangs are almost covering his eyes!
"Hmm... That's strange, my hair grew so much overnight... Is it because of the crystal core of that maidenhair vine? Oh right, its crystal core has life energy, which affects my body's metabolism..."
Li Jiayu muttered to herself, her eyes fixed on her Adam's apple. Hmm? Her Adam's apple has gotten smaller?
In a flash, Li Jiayu's eyes widened!
Ivy vine!
It is called the female ivy vine because it absorbs the primordial yin energy!
Furthermore, during his conversation with Ran Hongxia, he learned that a female energy life was being nurtured inside the flower bud of the female ivy vine! However, after Honda took out the crystal core, it evaporated and disappeared.
A woman... and a succubus-like demon...
Good heavens, I swallowed its crystal core, will it have other effects?
Li Jiayu had a bad feeling and quickly looked at Jinjin, only to see that the thing was drooping its head like a worm, listless!
However, whether it was because of the cold weather or not, Li Jiayu felt that Ou Jinjin seemed to have shrunk, becoming a whole size smaller!
"What...what happened? My cousin is still not saved, and now my 'second brother' is in big trouble!"
Li Jiayu was startled, her body trembled, and she was so excited that she almost wet her shoes!
A cold wind blew in from outside the window, and Li Jiayu felt an unprecedented chill, as if her blood had frozen!
"It must be my imagination, it must be, I'm just seeing things..."
Just as Li Jiayu was trying to distract herself from her distress, Honda's voice came through.
"What are you yelling about?!" Honda was just passing by when he was drawn in by a pitiful sound coming from the toilet, like someone was cutting off their manhood. He had originally planned to watch the spectacle, but upon closer listening, the voice sounded somewhat familiar!
"Ben... Honda-neechan! Good morning!" After putting her younger brother back in his place and pulling up his pants, Li Jiayu walked out of the test center with a forced smile and greeted Honda.
"What happened that made you scream?" Honda looked at Li Jiayu, who was slowly transforming into a beautiful girl, his expression unchanged on the surface. In reality, he was laughing hysterically. There was nothing more despairing than watching himself gradually become feminized, with absolutely no way to stop it!
"Oh! It's nothing, I just got bitten by a 'little bug'." Li Jiayu lied to Honda with an embarrassed expression; this feeling was just too unpleasant.
"Oh! Are you alright?" Honda feigned concern, but inwardly he burst out laughing. It seems he wasn't bitten by an insect, but rather... the insect had shrunk! Heh heh heh...
"Don't worry! It's fine. I'll go take care of some things first. You go and have breakfast!"
Without waiting for Honda's reply, Li Jiayu ran away.
"What a pity! I really wanted to talk to you, it's a few centimeters too short!"
Honda watched Li Jiayu's retreating figure and said regretfully!
But this is just the first step; many more benefits await you! (Li Jiayu)