My abstract plant was exposed by my sister.

As soon as Lin Muyang entered the reception room, he saw Liu Xudong, who was squatting on the ground with his hands clasped above his head, eyes closed, and a pious expression on his face.

He touched it with his hand first, but there was no response. He poked it again, but there was still no response.

Just then, Liu Xudong frowned slightly: "Don't touch the mushroom, it will break."

Lin Muyang stood up expressionlessly, while Wu Tao, who had just rushed over upon hearing the news, asked with concern, "Is he alright?"

"It's nothing." Lin Muyang glanced at the remaining purple juice on the table. "He probably ate a purple tomato and is now imitating a giant mushroom."

Wu Tao: ...

He suppressed the urge to hit someone and asked Xiao Zhao to bring him a glass of water, hoping to speed up Liu Xudong's metabolism and help him recover as quickly as possible.

Liu Xudong remained unmoved: "Mushrooms don't drink water; they only absorb rainwater."

Wu Tao: ...

Lin Muyang paused for a moment: "Don't worry about it, it will return to normal in a while."

Wu Tao nodded: "Xiao Zhao will stay and watch over him, the rest of you continue training."

About half an hour later, Liu Xudong slowly opened his eyes and saw Xiao Zhao staring at him with a serious expression. He then looked at his own squatting position on the ground.

I tried to stand up, but found my legs were a little numb, and I almost fell.

"What... happened to me just now?"

Xiao Zhao barely suppressed a laugh: "You thought you were a mushroom, squatting there for over half an hour."

Liu Xudong then remembered that he had secretly eaten the purple tomatoes, and his face instantly turned red: "...I only ate one small one."

Wu Tao and Lin Muyang walked in, and Liu Xudong became even more embarrassed: "This place is quite far from the giant mushroom, I didn't think it would be..."

Lin Muyang remained expressionless: "What you call far is only what you can see. Its mycelium has already spread down below, and there might even be some right under our feet right now."

Upon hearing this, the group immediately shifted their feet.

Lin Muyang was speechless and didn't say anything more.

Wu Tao glanced at Liu Xudong, who was still slumped on the ground: "Today's training isn't finished yet. What are you still squatting here for? Now that you've recovered, why don't you hurry up and get to work?"

Liu Xudong: "My...my legs are numb."

Wu Tao: "We'll crawl over there, even if we have to."

Liu Xudong opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. With Xiao Zhao's help, he stood up and limped towards the training ground.

On the seventh day of ginseng seed germination, Lin Muyang entered the laboratory in the morning and found that the seeds in the petri dish had already cracked open.

The white bud tip emerged from the seed coat, as thin as a strand of hair, and covered with a little bit of pale yellow down.

He counted them; fifteen in total, and they had all sprouted. The sprouting rate was about what he had expected.

He carried the ginseng seedlings to the greenhouse on a tray, chose a relatively shady corner, and prepared to transplant them.

First, the pH value of the soil was measured to ensure it was around 6, and then humus was applied.

He carefully took the sprouted ginseng seeds out of the petri dish, placed them one by one into the soil, covered them with a centimeter of soil, and then watered them thoroughly.

The orange cat had been following him since the lab. It sniffed the soil in the flowerpot, sneezed, and then tried to reach out its paw to poke at it.

Lin Muyang grabbed its paw: "You can't touch this."

The big orange struggled for a moment but couldn't break free. Lin Muyang picked it up and placed it aside, keeping it away from the ginseng seedlings.

The big orange tree squatted on the ground, still watching the newly sprouted buds, its tail swaying slowly, looking for an opportunity to take a bite.

Xiao Kui watched in astonishment; Da Ju had never been so obsessed with anything before.

"Brother, does Big Orange want to eat ginseng sprouts?"

"Yes, there must be something in the ginseng seedling that attracts it. There are too few samples at the moment, so we can only conduct tests after the ginseng matures."

The viewers in the live chat were also quite surprised:

"Does Big Orange want to eat ginseng?"

"Can cats eat this?"

"Big Orange: I'll just look, I won't touch it."

"Its eyes look so longing."

As soon as Lin Muyang turned around, the orange cat tried to reach out its paw to grab him. He suddenly turned back, and the orange cat's paw stopped in mid-air. Then, it acted as if nothing had happened, pretending to lick its fur.

"Keep an eye on it," Lin Muyang said to Xiao Kui. "I'll go to the warehouse and get something."

He found some wooden sticks in the warehouse and used them to form a circle around the ginseng seedlings. To prevent the big orange cat from jumping over the wall in a panic, he also covered the top of the seedlings.

Daju went from being completely indifferent at first to being dumbfounded.

It stared at Lin Muyang in shock: No way? Even a gentleman cat is wary?

The orange cat was still unwilling to give up and tried to jump on it and crush it, but it failed several times.

I could only squat there, craning my neck to look at the ginseng seedlings inside the fence.

Liu Xudong walked over: "Big Orange, isn't your neck sore?"

Daju ignored him and continued to stare at the ginseng seedlings.

Xiao Kui followed him in, saw Da Ju's posture, and patted its head: "Da Ju, are you trying to steal some food?"

Big Orange ignored her and continued staring at the flowerpot.

"The Orange's Obsession".

"The ginseng was coveted even before it had fully grown."

"The guy with the poker face: I've circled him up, let's see how you steal from him now."

In the afternoon, something strange happened: many small animals began to appear outside the greenhouse.

First, a few sparrows landed on the windowsill, peered inside through the glass, and chirped incessantly.

Then a squirrel came along, squatted by the door, its nose twitching as if it were searching for something.

Then several more butterflies flew in and fluttered around outside the greenhouse, unwilling to leave.

Xiao Kui was live-streaming and didn't notice anything unusual at first, until sparrows started pecking at the greenhouse with loud banging, and that's when she realized something was wrong.

She went outside and was instantly stunned.

"Family members, look outside! There are so many animals!"

She pointed the camera out the window and saw sparrows, squirrels, butterflies, hedgehogs, and a few wild rabbits that seemed to appear out of nowhere.

There was even a snake constantly poking its head out, looking for a gap to crawl into the greenhouse.

"The research institute has turned into a zoo!"

"Were they attracted by the ginseng?"

"Does ginseng smell this good?"

"Holy crap, there's a snake!"

Xiao Kui has been afraid of snakes since she was little. When she saw the small snake peeking out, she immediately screamed, "Brother, there's a snake!"

Lin Muyang walked out of the greenhouse, looked at the small animals expressionlessly, while Liu Xudong had already taken the lead, carefully scooped up the snake with a shovel, and walked away into the distance.

Seeing the bustling scene, Lin Muyang knew they were all after the ginseng, so he carefully checked every corner of the greenhouse again to make sure there were no loopholes.

Liu Xudong released the snake at a distance and quickly returned: "Were those small animals, and the snake, all after the ginseng? Could the ginseng be in danger?"

Lin Muyang glanced at the fence: "No, from now on, we'll keep the gate closed when entering and exiting, and we'll check for any damage to the greenhouse regularly."

Liu Xudong turned to look at the big orange cat, which was squatting at the entrance of the greenhouse, staring at the squirrels outside through the glass window.

The squirrel wasn't afraid of it, and the orange cat didn't move either. The person and the squirrel stared at each other through the glass, neither willing to give in.

Is the orange cat negotiating with the squirrel?

Squirrel: Come out here. Orange cat: Come in here.

"It's a stalemate."

Xiao Kui turned the camera to the middle-finger guy that Lin Muyang was holding.

The guy with the middle finger was giving the middle finger to the small animals outside the window, and then he gave a "V" sign to one of the sparrows.

The sparrow tilted its head and glanced at it, and the middle finger guy switched back to the middle finger.

Xiao Kui: "Middle Finger Bro, are you flirting with a bird?"

The guy with the middle finger ignored her and continued to give the middle finger to the sparrows outside.

Not far away, the planted bamboo shoots had already sprouted from the ground, emitting faint glows in the shadow of the warehouse, looking mysterious and dangerous.