Starting from scratch, Batman crushed my dream of getting rich

Chapter 91 Batman's Refresh Pattern
"I'm not yours, Kitten!"

"Say it again! Ivy!"

Catwoman chased Poison Ivy like a furious cat scratching at a tangled mass of plant roots. At this moment, Ivy was no longer in the mood to think about what was happening to her parasitic plant. She just wanted to escape from the furious Catwoman.

When Ma Zhaodi persuaded the third vine to move away——

"Stop chasing me! Aren't you tired?"

"Little Swordsman, there's no way I'll let you go tonight!"

When Ma Zhaodi persuaded the sixth vine to move away——

"Catwoman, if you chase me again I'll fight back!"

"Let me see if you fight back!"

When Ma Zhaodi took out the flowerpot to lure other vines—

"Selina, that's enough! Look at what you've done to me!"

"I'm going to scratch your face today! Don't even think about showing up to see anyone until you recover!"

When Ma Zhaodi returned home——

Ivy, whose plant fibers were torn to tatters, walked over to Catwoman, stretched out a finger and gently scratched her cheek, giggling.

Catwoman was completely unable to resist at this moment. She was tied tightly by a huge green plant with soft roots. Only her mouth could move. She heard Ivy's fickle little cousin whispering close to her ear. The scent of grass from her mouth made her cheeks itchy and smelled very good.

"You will be hung here for three hours. After three hours, this plant will automatically release you."

Catwoman turned her head away from her and vowed to teach her a lesson next time: "I don't want to see you. Don't appear in my sight for three months!"

Ivy didn't make any further excuses, but kissed her lightly on the corner of her mouth, and turned into a ball of green leaves that drifted away in the wind.

"Kitty, don't miss me too much."

Ma Zhaodi was still asleep, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

It’s strange, why do I feel chilly and a little restrained in my dream?

Is the quilt too tight?

He suddenly woke up and found that he was no longer in the warm bed, but was tied tightly with soft plant branches and leaves, hanging by the bed. There was also a green female figure sitting on a chair made of lush plants, looking at him with a smile.

"Oh my god, the succulents I raised have become spirits!"

"No, your little one is fine."

Ivy took out the small potted plant that Ma Zhaodi had placed aside and shook it in front of him: "Look, she likes me very much."

"Okay, okay, since my succulents are fine, you are..."

"A man who comes looking for answers—remember those ten kids you just picked up?"

"It's unlikely that anyone would describe vines as 'children'—"

"But you're not ordinary."

Ivy suddenly interrupted Ma Zhaodi: "My children never disobey my orders, but this time, all ten of them followed you without any resistance - what tactics did you use?"

Ma Zhaodi's mouth twitched. He had already gathered all ten vines into the garden on the way back, and Batman would definitely clean up the scene thoroughly. But he hadn't expected Poison Ivy to be so accurate in locating plants. That was Dave's garden, how could she even sense it in there?
Aren’t you afraid of copyright warnings when you enforce the law across borders in Green?

So, hanging upside down, he shook his head: "Your way of asking questions is a bit too unreasonable. Besides, I'm only wearing my underwear now, and my butt is a little cold. Put me down first, and we can exchange questions. Isn't that fair?"

Ivy hesitated for a moment. She believed that she had absolute control over the initiative and there seemed no need to exchange information with the other party.
"To be honest, I treated those ten children with respect. Just for this reason, you should at least respect my opinion, right?"

There was no way to refute this statement, so Ivy directed the lush branches and leaves to gently put Ma Zhaodi back on the bed.

"Thank you. Um, could you please put some clothes on?" Ma Zhaodi asked as he pulled his shirt under the covers. "I'm not used to chatting with people in their underwear. I mean, I don't know much about America, but at least we don't have such a custom there."

"Sorry, no." Ivy replied simply, "This form is my most relaxed form and is conducive to my photosynthesis."

"But it's night time now. Okay, okay, that counts as you answering a question of mine." Ma Zhaodi said, "I'll answer a question for you, too. You want to know how I got your children to leave with me—I personally persuaded the first six children to leave."

"Impossible." Ivy retorted subconsciously: "Humans can't communicate with plants."

As she spoke, her voice became softer because she had realized the message revealed in Ma Zhaodi's words.

"Isn't it possible? First of all, my name is Ma Zhaodi, and you can call me Lao Ma - although it makes me sound a bit old, I can still accept it."

"Ivy, Poison Ivy—I just said that."

"So, Ivy, how did you catch up to me? Logically, their current location should be very hidden."

"They're really hidden. In fact, I can't sense where they are right now, but the pollen trail my children left behind led me all the way here."

".Why don't they say anything?"

"Do you make a point of reminding your friends when you breathe?"

Ma Zhaodi sighed and his whole body relaxed.

"Okay, now for the last four kids—I persuaded them to leave as well, but I used a bit of bribery."

Ma Zhaodi casually took out a flowerpot from behind him. Ivy didn't see clearly where he took the flowerpot out from, but at this moment, she did feel the vine again.

"You take it from, wait, this soil, this fertilizer, this nutrients!"

Ivy immediately reached out and took the flowerpot from Ma Zhaodi. Ma Zhaodi did not stop her. He just watched her bury her face in the soil. There was something sacred and solemn in her movements and expression, as if she was performing some important ritual.

"As you can see, those ten children really like the living environment I provide. However, they are your plants, so I don't mind returning them to their original owner."

"Where did you find all this dirt? Where did the fertilizer come from? Where did you hide it?"

"Tick-tick - time's up, the question-and-answer session ends here." Ma Zhaodi gently tapped the alarm clock beside him. It had been five minutes since he was awakened.

"I know you've been waiting for me to ask about recent events, but I think with your interrogation experience, you can find out without my help."

Ivy was a little confused and was about to ask a question when she heard someone's footsteps in the darkness.

"You know I'm coming."

"I just guessed, and I just happened to guess right. So, when did you come?"

“From the beginning.”

(End of this chapter)