The sudden roar shocked everyone on the first floor, even Lin Zhiyan and Su Yuzhuo and others were a bit taken aback, wondering why Xiao Feng and the others were so secretive about the flower in the little girl's hand.

With this thought, everyone couldn't help but observe the flower more closely.

The flower was a light pink, somewhat resembling a rose, but not as red, and the petals were quite different from usual ones, about two centimeters wide and almost ten centimeters long, tightly wrapping the stamen.

"Now you see the power of knowledge?" Zhao Guo'an looked at Xiao Feng and the little girl, unable to hide his smugness.

The flower in Miao Xinyue's little hands was indeed rare, classified as a kind of carnivorous plant, scientifically known as the "Bone-Eroding Flower", capable of causing great harm unless completely destroyed.

This flower was recorded in the "Hundred Herbs Atlas", which Zhao Guo'an had previously explained to everyone in the villa.

Seeing Miao Xinyue, clearly frightened speechless, the little girl smiled, her brows curved like crescent moons, and said cheerfully, "Yueyue, just stand still, wait for me to come over, okay?"

Miao Xinyue nodded, obediently standing in place, not moving.

"Phew..." The little girl exhaled a sigh of relief, just about to step forward when she saw Xiao Feng striding over, grabbing the flower, appearing somewhat rough, like a bully snatching candy from a little girl.

Miao Xinyue's little mouth twitched, eyes welling with tears, not because she was reluctant to part with the flower, but more out of fright.

At this point, Miao Ruifeng was unhappy: "What's the meaning of this? You scared my daughter! I thought you were friends!"

As expected, nobody paid attention to him, as all eyes were fixed on the flower in Xiao Feng's hand.

If Miao Ruifeng dared to make trouble over this, he could try, but none present were afraid of such antics.

"What's wrong with this flower?" Lin Zhiyan asked the little girl.

The little girl giggled, "Zhiyan, as a master, you're seeking knowledge from your disciple, isn't that a virtue?"

"If you say so," Lin Zhiyan said helplessly, "but first explain what's wrong with the flower."

"Ahem..." The little girl cleared her throat, hands behind her back, like a teacher lecturing students, "On the surface, it seems normal, just some unique shape, but the flower is actually aggressive."

Speaking, the little girl picked up a porcelain spoon from the table, then used a chopstick to insert into the spoon's handle hole, slowly approaching the flower.

When everyone thought she was overreacting, being too cautious, the spoon had just barely touched the petal when the petal suddenly expanded.

"Snap!"

After a crisp sound, the spoon broke in two, with one half vanishing inside the flower's stamen, and the flower began to pulsate, as if chewing food.

"..."

Once again, the room fell silent, everyone stunned into speechlessness by the scene, even the little girl was at a loss for words.

Xiao Feng felt the weight change in the flower he held, marveling internally at the world's wonders, that an unopened flower could conceal such danger.

He clearly remembered, Zhao Guo'an had said during his introduction that this thing could even break human bones.

Though it might not be highly lethal, and bore no toxicity, its sheer destructive power was already impressive!

"Do you think this Bone-Eroding Flower can crush a kitchen knife?" the little girl suggested, "Should I fetch one to try?"

"Stop creating trouble," Xiao Feng refused irritably, "Now's not the time to test the Bone-Eroding Flower's destruction limit, the priority is..."

At this point, Xiao Feng looked at Miao Xinyue hiding behind the elder, "You just said, the flower was given to you by an old lady?"

Miao Xinyue nodded vigorously, her whole body hiding behind the elder, seemingly very fearful of Xiao Feng, her timid appearance evoking sympathy, so different from her usual lively self.

"Let me handle this," the little girl scolded Xiao Feng with rolled eyes, "Yueyue is scared of you."

Xiao Feng nodded in agreement; when it comes to interacting with children, the little girl was indeed an expert, as her personality was much like a child's, finding common ground easily.

"Yueyue, come to me, I have lots of snacks. If you answer my questions, you can have them all, okay?" the little girl persuaded, taking out a bag of snacks from her suitcase.

Miao Xinyue didn't immediately agree or refuse, but looked at Miao Ruifeng, seeking his opinion.

"Why are you looking at me?" Miao Ruifeng glared and scolded.

Miao Xinyue shuddered and immediately hid behind the elder, shaking her head vigorously.

Xiao Feng realized that without dealing with Miao Ruifeng, they couldn't smoothly extract the desired information from Miao Xinyue, so he looked at Lin Zhiyan.

Lin Zhiyan understood, nodded slightly, walked behind Miao Ruifeng, and pinched his neck gently, without appearing to use force, but Miao Ruifeng's eyes rolled, passing out instantly, slowly slumping over the table, snoring.

"What did you do to my dad?" Miao Xinyue ran out in a panic, asking urgently.

Lin Jiaxuan stepped forward and explained, "Don't worry, your dad just drank too much and fell asleep. He'll wake up tomorrow morning."

Kids are easier to persuade; seeing her dad seeming fine, Miao Xinyue relaxed a bit.

But the elder wasn't so easily convinced; having been in the tomb raiding business as a youth, his observation and experience were rich, worthy of being called an old fox. After glancing at his nephew slumped on the table, he immediately understood these people were not ordinary.

"Who exactly are you people?" the elder asked seriously.

Xiao Feng approached with a smile, "No need to worry, we mean no harm. As you witnessed, the flower your granddaughter held is deadly, and the person who gave her the flower is likely targeting us. We just want to confirm who that person is."

The elder was skeptical, thinking deeply for a moment before a gleam appeared in his eyes, "Young man, if I'm not mistaken, you're here to scout the location for an upcoming operation, aren't you?"

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