After catching a bunch of centipedes and spiders, Ling Jue returned to her room and placed a piece of Aspergillus in the petri dish. Then, she closed the lid and watched the spiders fight with the centipedes inside.
Aspergillus was the bug's favorite thing. Just like a baby who wanted to drink milk.
"Come on, come on! Come on, Lil' Eight!"
"..."
Tang Yuan kept jumping around to cheer up a little spider. It found it, so it was more affectionate.
"Lil' Eight! You're the best! Lil' Eight! Come on!"
"..."
Ling Jue yawned and could not be bothered with the silly Tang Yuan. "Just watch. I'll rest for a while."
Her body had almost recovered. She was so tired after the treatment last night.
Tang Yuan kept on cheering her on, and did not notice Ling Jue at all.
"Lil' Eight, kill it! Kill it!"
"Lil' Eight, you still have seven legs after one of them is broken! Come on!"
"Lil' Eight, it's okay! You still have legs after losing your head! Stand up and continue beating it!"
"..."
When Ling Jue woke up, Tang Yuan looked at the petri dish with a tired face. Its Lil' Eight had been eaten by the centipede.
"How is it?" Ling Jue got off the bed when she saw that the sun was setting outside.
"Lil' Eight is dead." It opened its big eyes wide with disappointment.
"As expected," said Ling Jue flatly. She sat down on the stool and looked at the only centipede left in the petri dish.
"This is going to be fun." The corners of her lips curled up as she glanced at Tang Yuan. "Train it well and let it eat these two pots of flowers. I'll go get some Mu Xueling's blood. It will know what to eat in the future."
Ling Jue walked out as she spoke.
Tang Yuan looked at the ugly thing in the petri dish in disgust. "You ate my Lil' Eight. It was so cute. It has eight legs and eight eyes. Unlike you. You're a monster with hundreds of legs. You're so ugly and covered in black. My Lil' Eight is a red spider. You ate it, you monster!"
When Ling Jue returned, she saw Tang Yuan talking to the centipede in the petri dish.
"Tang Yuan, did you eat something stupid?" She threw the blood strip into the petri dish and looked at Tang Yuan as if he was a retard.
"Sigh, you guys wouldn't understand. Lil' Eight and I... Ouch!" Before it could finish its sentence, Ling Jue threw it onto the bed.
It bounced a few times before it sat on the bed aggrievedly. "Lord Jue, what are you doing?"
"..." Ling Jue glanced at it faintly before she continued to observe her little centipede.
"Sigh, women don't understand such feelings."
"If you say one more word, I'll strip you of all your fur." Ling Jue felt that she should save Tang Yuan now. This silly child was so engrossed in her character.
It thought that Lil' Eight was its brother and kept thinking about it.
"Lord Jue, you really don't understand the joy of insect life," It said with a face as lonely as snow. "It's hard for me to find a confidant. When I met Lil' Eight just now, it smiled at me..."
"Spiders always have that expression, okay? Besides, all spiders smile."
"It's different. Only us insects know what the insects are thinking."
"..."
Ling Jue could not help but ask herself. She was studying another insect with an insect. Did she take a stupid pill too?
"From today onwards, this insect is called Xiao Bai," Tang Yuan hopped over and looked at the centipede with a sigh.
"It's pitch black. Why is it called Xiao Bai?" Ling Jue looked at it with an inscrutable expression.