Beast Tamer: I'm invincible because I can see the evolution path!

Chapter 80 The noisy flower that can't and doesn't want to evolve! The flower that silently carries the burden forward!

"I suppose those noisy flowers that Professor Ge used for his experiments weren't the one your wife left behind?" Qiao Bai closed his dictionary, placed it aside, and crossed his arms. "I think it would be best to take a look at your wife's noisy flower. With a concrete sample, we might be able to analyze the problem more quickly."

Qiao Bai's words convinced Ge Zongyan.

It was also because the noisy flower left by his wife had little time left to live, so Ge ​​Zongyan wanted to try anything as long as there was even a glimmer of hope.

It's not that he had absolutely no doubts about Qiao Bai.

After all, Qiao Bai's age is a factor.

But... apart from Qiao Bai, Ge Zongyan couldn't find a suitable person who could truly help him.

Whether he believed in Qiao Bai's genius or in Qiao Bai's good luck... Ge Zongyan wanted to give it one more try, to fight one last time in the last year of Chao Nao Hua's life!

They could just pack up and go.

Ge Zongyan was not one to drag things out, and Qiao Bai followed suit very decisively.

The two of them bought tickets for the earliest flight.

Including the time spent changing trains, it took until evening to finally arrive at the small city where Ge Zongyan lived.

Quiet.

Peaceful.

The pace of life is slow.

It was filled with the atmosphere of everyday life.

If it weren't for the occasional glimpse of two or three extraordinary creatures brought out by beast tamers, for a moment, Qiao Bai even felt as if he had returned to his former world.

Thinking of this, Qiao Bai couldn't help but smile.

How much time has passed?

I've actually started to feel a sense of things being different now.

"Taoyuan District, this small city is just like its name, like a small paradise." Walking in the bustling city center, Ge Zongyan's tense aura relaxed a lot.

"Actually, we used to live in big cities like Toshiba and Jinyang in the early years, but after my wife was diagnosed with an incurable disease, we quit our original jobs together and started looking for the city we wanted to live in on the map."

"It needs to have a down-to-earth feel, it needs to be calm and comfortable, it needs to be quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, it needs to be far away from big cities... In short, I've listed a whole bunch of things here and there." Professor Ge Zongyan pushed up his heavy glasses and laughed as he spoke.

They got off near a relatively quiet villa complex in the city.

"After eliminating a lot of unsuitable options, my wife and I settled on this small city that perfectly matched our requirements, both in name and in substance." After passing through the security checkpoint with facial recognition, the two walked into the villa area together.

Qiao Bai glanced around at the villa.

It's worlds apart from the Rose Garden in New York City.

And it's so quiet here.

It was very quiet.

The few lights shining in the villas of the residential complex indicate that not many people live here.

Ge Zongyan's words also confirmed this: "Because of the three noisy plants my wife keeps... when we choose a house, we try to choose those with a lower occupancy rate."

Qiao Bai nodded.

Can understand.

This way, it's less likely to disturb the surrounding neighbors.

Otherwise... the noise from the noisy flower can't be easily blocked by mere soundproofing.

Soundproofing can block out most of the noise, but when the noise is at its most intense... well, you're on your own.

After taking a few more steps around the block, Qiao Bai finally followed Ge Zongyan to the front of the most secluded villa in this villa area.

Because this small town is so quiet, its overall development rate is not high.

Behind the villa is a meadow, which extends outwards to wild, overgrown mountains, with a small river running alongside it. There are no other buildings along the river.

It was truly quiet.

The possibility of the noisy flowers disturbing the neighbors has also been minimized.

Qiao Bai could imagine how difficult it must have been for Ge Zongyan and his wife to find such a suitable place to recuperate and also to let loose and express themselves.

This small villa embodies Professor Ge Zongyan's love and tolerance for his wife.

"Professor Ge, your lab isn't in this city, is it?" Qiao Bai then thought of another question: "So, does Noise Flower usually live here by herself?"

Ge Zongyan entered the password and opened the front door of his house.

"Not exactly. Besides the Noisy Flower, the two evolved Serenity Flowers also live here." Professor Ge Zongyan sighed helplessly and pushed open the door. "I hired a housekeeper specifically for this purpose, who delivers food to the door once a week."

"The Tranquil Flower will take the food away and then eat it."

"I usually spend most of my time in the lab, and I only come back during holidays or festivals."

Following behind Professor Ge Zongyan, Qiao Bai finally entered the house.

This is a three-story villa with its own elevator. It's not very big, with each floor being only about 200 square meters. It looks very clean and tidy.

Even someone like Qiao Bai, who isn't very good at housework and cleaning, could see how difficult it was to keep the place so clean.

"These... were all made by the Tranquil Flower and the Noisy Flower." Ge Zongyan saw the doubt in Qiao Bai's eyes and said with a smile, "When my wife was still alive, the three of them loved to follow her around and do housework and cook together... I wanted to squeeze in, but there was no room for me in the kitchen, bathroom, or balcony."

Qiao Bai: "..."

Is the Noisy Flower really such a homely and extraordinary creature?

For some reason, Qiao Bai felt a little tempted after hearing this... It definitely wasn't because he wanted to find a pet that could do his housework for free!

Really, no!

cough cough.

Qiao Bai coughed twice and asked, "Where are they now?"

The first floor has no partitions except for the bathroom. It has an open kitchen and several huge floor-to-ceiling windows. There is no sofa in the center, but a huge round carpet made of various green and fluffy fabrics, with a few faded cushions on it.

Looking around, Qiao Bai couldn't spot the three extraordinary creatures.

"It's on the second floor," Ge Zongyan said with great certainty.

"The first floor is where my wife and I usually rest indoors and snuggle together to watch movies and play games. The third floor has a small open-air balcony where they sunbathe and play musical instruments when the weather is nice. Only the second floor is the living room."

It can be said that in order to allow his wife to recuperate better, Ge Zongyan renovated the villa according to her needs and divided it into functional areas.

They are completely different from people like Qiao Bai, who are content with just having a place to live.

There are four rooms on the second floor.

Ge Zongyan and his wife's master bedroom, with each of their three pet animals in a separate room.

A soft, two-seater sofa was placed at the corner of the stairs, with several bookshelves behind it. As an open-plan study, it has a very cozy feel at first glance, making you want to snuggle up on the sofa.

As you get closer, you can see photos hanging on the wall.

There are about ten photos, and in each one you can see Ge Zongyan and his wife.

Regardless of their backgrounds, Ge Zongyan and his wife would always lean on each other affectionately.

Qiao Bai was stunned for a moment when he saw the photos of Ge Zongyan when he was young... Well, he was completely different from the almost balding Professor Ge now. The Ge Zongyan in the photos was either a handsome young man or a handsome middle-aged man.

But now... never mind, it's better not to say anything.

You can tell from the photos that Ge Zongyan is stiff and unaccustomed to being photographed, but in every photo he is cooperating with his wife's movements.

From these scattered and seemingly random arrangements, Qiao Bai could tell that Ge Zongyan's wife was someone who loved life and was keen to enjoy it.

Neither her physical disability nor her sudden illness could diminish her enthusiasm for life.

This home is filled with a special kind of vitality.

A husband who has lost his lover, a pet beast who has lost its tamer...

The thought that this gentle lady had passed away... Qiao Bai sighed for Ge Zongyan, and also for the Tranquil Flower and the Noisy Flower that he was about to see.

Ge Zongyan walked ahead and pushed open the door to the master bedroom. Two serene flowers, each two meters tall, and a noisy flower, about the height of a normal person's shoulder, sat together with their backs to them without moving an inch.

Qiao Bai carefully examined the appearance of the three extraordinary creatures.

As extraordinary plant-based organisms, both the Noisy Flower and the Tranquil Flower have green trunks.

The branches of the noisy flower are thick and the leaves are also very large and big. The two largest leaves on the left and right are like two human hands. The base of the branches is like a root, and the top is a huge red flower with an opening of nearly half a meter that is completely unbalanced to the body.

This is the face of the noisy flower, and also the part of the flower that makes its voice.

However, since entering the villa, Qiao Bai has not heard the Noisy Flower make any sound.

It's as if the noisy flower knows that the person who most wanted to hear it make a sound is no longer there, and it no longer has the energy to make a sound.

Compared to the noisy flower, the branches of the two tranquil flowers are much thinner, but their bodies are longer. The leaves have changed from being wide and thick to a more slender and delicate light green, and the flowers on top have changed from bright red to a white with pink hues, giving them an ethereal and fairy-like appearance. At first glance, they have a beauty reminiscent of the night-blooming lily of the valley.

"Ding ding, dang dang, Hua Hua, I'm back," Ge Zongyan said to the three extraordinary beings.

The Tranquil Flower and the Noisy Flower then turned to look at Ge Zongyan.

Through the brief moment when they turned around, Qiao Bai finally understood what the three of them were doing.

There is a memorial tablet for Ge Zongyan's wife placed there.

There was fresh fruit on the table, which looked like it had just been put there recently, and next to it were three flowers with colors very similar to those of the Tranquil Flower and the Noisy Flower.

They are gazing at the departed beast tamers across the world of life and death.

The Tranquil Flower and the Noisy Flower saw Ge Zongyan, and at the same time, they also saw Qiao Bai behind Ge Zongyan.

The three of them tilted their heads in different directions, each in a different way.

Although he wasn't the beast tamer of the Tranquil Flower and the Noisy Flower, having spent so many years with them, Ge Zongyan could still see through their thoughts at a glance: "Qiao Bai is a guest I brought back."

Quiet Flower Dingding stood up, walked to Qiao Bai's side in a friendly manner, and sprinkled pollen on Qiao Bai.

"Dingding, Qiao Bai isn't sick. I just brought him here as a guest." Upon seeing this, Ge Zongyan had a wry smile on his face.

He quickly explained to Qiao Bai, "Sorry, I apologize. Last time, a young man in the lab wasn't feeling well, so I brought him back and asked Dingdingdangdang to get him a set of soothing pollen... I didn't expect Dingdingdang to think you were in the same situation."

"It's alright." Qiao Bai waved his hand. "The smell of pollen is very pleasant."

The moment the pinkish-white pollen lands on your skin, it vanishes like snow melting away.

At the same time, Qiao Bai's mood inexplicably became lighter.

He immediately understood that this was due to the effects of the pollen from the tranquil flower.

Immediately.

The results couldn't be better.

Qiao Bai instantly understood why a single gram of Tranquil Flower pollen could fetch several times the price of an equivalent amount of gold—because it was truly worth it.

Furthermore, the number of Noisy Flowers that evolve into Serenity Flowers is extremely limited... causing the price to skyrocket.

To be honest, he actually benefited from this.

As if they understood something, the two Tranquil Flowers, Dingding and Dangdang, started moving at the same time and walked downstairs.

Qiao Bai, who didn't understand anything, turned his puzzled gaze to Ge Zongyan.

"Cough... They must have gone to prepare food for you." Ge Zongyan clenched his fist and put it to his lips, amused. "That's how my wife treats guests when they come to my house, and they just copied her."

Then Ge Zongyan's worried gaze turned to the noisy flower sitting there motionless, and he sighed deeply.

After leaving the room and making sure that the noise inside couldn't be heard when he spoke softly, Ge Zongyan finally spoke to Qiao Bai, saying, "My wife's death is a huge blow to both me and the three of them."

"But life goes on, and we have to keep going step by step. If I stay in the same place and keep reminiscing about the past... she would look down on me and despise me if she knew."

"So both I and Jingmihua are trying our best to accept life without her."

"We will miss her and keep her in the most important place in our hearts forever. For my wife, the Tranquil Flowers are willing to stay in this house and wait for me to come home, and I will also return to this house for them..." It's just like when my wife was still here, only the table is missing one person's figure.

They clung to each other tightly because of the person who had passed away, unwilling to sever the last link between them.

"Only the Noisy Flower..." Ge Zongyan sighed again, it was clear that he was also very troubled by the Noisy Flower: "Actually, the Noisy Flower went on a hunger strike for a while. It was only because the Tranquil Flower and I held it down and used my wife's last wish to keep it alive that it survived."

Even so... it's as if it has lost its vitality.

Quiet and peaceful.

It should be a noisy flower that specializes in making sounds, so exaggerated that it sounds like noise, but it is quiet like an evolved tranquil flower, but in reality, it has not truly evolved.

This is abnormal and illogical.

It has been slow to evolve.

They lost the motivation to make a sound.

And it's the last year of its life cycle... its withering away is imminent.

Ge Zongyan had no idea how to save the Noisy Flower, so he could only place all his hopes on his job—researching new evolutionary paths for extraordinary creatures.

Is it because Flower doesn't evolve into Serenity Flower that it's unsuitable or impossible?

If there were a new evolutionary path, would Flower be able to evolve successfully?

Ge Zongyan knew that the possibility of this was extremely slim.

He had no choice.

Rather than waiting to die and constantly feeling guilty for looking at Hua Hua's quiet demeanor every day, it's better to throw yourself into his field and fight for another possibility!

Not to mention, at the end of the first year, Ge Zongyan discovered that the new evolutionary path of the Noisy Flower really existed!

He discovered a tiny clue and eagerly began to investigate it... which led to three years of zero progress.

It's not that we didn't find anything at all.

While on a flawed research path, they unexpectedly discovered a new evolutionary route for *Euphorbia hirta*.

It was precisely because of this that Professor Ge Zongyan, a professor of pet evolution who was not particularly famous, was able to continue receiving funding support from the Alliance, instead of having his project abruptly canceled.

Upon learning the more detailed story, Qiao Bai was speechless.

Rub your forehead.

Headache.

Not just a little bit.

"Hmm... In other words, you're researching a new evolutionary path for the Noisy Flower because you hope that this new path will allow your wife's Noisy Flower to evolve, right?" Qiao Bai's words were acknowledged by Ge Zongyan.

"Yes, that's what I think."

Qiao Bai: "Have you ever considered this possibility... that this noisy flower, this flower, didn't evolve not because it couldn't evolve, or because of some external factor preventing it from evolving, but because it simply doesn't have the intention to evolve?"

Qiao Bai hasn't used his talent skill to examine this noisy flower yet.

But he dared to speak out.

This noisy flower is definitely not like what Ge Zongyan said, that it cannot evolve if it doesn't have the strength to evolve.

The most likely explanation is... that it doesn't want to evolve.

after all.

Even the noisy flowers have become quiet.

What's the big deal if you don't want to evolve?

Qiao Bai could have simply ignored it.

In any case, as long as he discovers a new evolutionary path for the Noisy Flower, and his collection of extraordinary biological evolutionary paths is illuminated once again, his goal will be perfectly accomplished.

What does it matter to him whether Noisy Flower wants to evolve?

But Qiao Bai is not a heartless person, and... Ge Zongyan is not entirely unaware of this either.

Qiao Bai simply did something that any ordinary person would do.

"...I don't know." Hearing Qiao Bai's words, Ge Zongyan's eyes were filled with a sense of bewilderment.

If Hua Hua really just doesn't want to evolve, what can he do?

Pressing down Huahua's head, forcing Huahua to evolve?

Putting aside whether Hua Hua will unleash a long-awaited noise attack on him, if the distance is too close, he might have to go to the hospital for treatment.

Hua Hua was the last pet contracted by his wife, the youngest in the family, and had been with him for fourteen years. Ge Zongyan treated Hua Hua just like the youngest daughter in the family.

Saying it too lightly won't help, but saying it too harshly will only make him feel bad.

I can't bear to see Hua Hua suffer even the slightest injustice.

"I..." Ge Zongyan turned his head away, he no longer knew what else to say.

If even he himself is struggling with this, what can Qiao Bai do?

Qiao Bai didn't speak, but went back into the room and activated his talent skill as he approached Hua Hua.

[Pet: Noisy Flower]

[Type: Intermediate-level, Low-level Extraordinary]

[Level: Advanced Tier 6]

[Skills: Scream, Frenzied Decibels, Roar, ..., Mental Concussion]

[Evolution Path: Nightmare Flower]

[Evolution loading bar in progress—]

Beastmaster... I miss you so much... Evolve, I can't evolve, evolve, I don't want to evolve...

This noisy flower is the strongest pet that Qiao Bai has ever seen.

Level 6 Advanced.

Most importantly, from Professor Ge Zongyan's account, it's clear that his wife wasn't a skilled beast tamer who bred pets for battle; her contracting of pets was more like having another family member or raising a child.

Naturally, noisy flowers won't receive any proper training.

Under such circumstances, it is quite remarkable that the Noisy Flower can still possess the strength of a high-level sixth rank.

but……

What does the evolution progress bar mean?

What I saw before either didn't meet the requirements or didn't exist.

The loading bar... This was the first time Qiao Bai had ever seen these three words.

Qiao Bai clicked to examine the details.

Immediately afterwards, a complex expression appeared on Qiao Bai's face.

[Evolution loading bar: Due to the extraordinary being's own strong will, the evolution process has been forcibly interrupted. It can only continue if the extraordinary being rekindles its desire to evolve.]

What's this called?

Forcefully interrupt the loading screen?

As expected, yet unexpectedly, Qiao Bai's initial guess was correct.

The noisy flower cannot evolve because it doesn't want to evolve.

However, Qiao Bai also discovered other things that puzzled him.

For example, "What does it mean to be unable to evolve?"

It's understandable that they don't want to evolve.

Whether it's wanting to go with the beast tamer or for some other reason, it all makes sense.

But what does it mean to be unable to evolve?

Why not?

Qiao Bai turned his attention to Hua Hua's evolution path.

Nightmare Flower

A normal Noisy Flower can only evolve into a Serene Flower, but this Nightmare Flower... doesn't have a normal Serene Flower evolution path, which is strange.

Qiao Bai checked the evolution conditions of the Nightmare Flower.

As he watched... Qiao Bai fell into a new silence.

If that's the case, it seems we've found the whole reason why Hua Hua can't and doesn't want to evolve.

Moreover, if the Nightmare Flower is really as described, Qiao Bai isn't sure whether it's better for the flower to evolve or not.

I thought about it.

Qiao Bai felt it was necessary for him to have a talk with Hua Hua.

"Can I have some time alone with Huahua?" Qiao Bai asked.

Ge Zongyan glanced at Hua Hua, then at Qiao Bai. He knew that Qiao Bai was a beast tamer, and Hua Hua had long since stopped attacking people. They wouldn't encounter any danger if they spent some time alone together.

"Okay, then I'll go down and check on Dingding and Dangdang first."

With that, Ge Zongyan quietly went downstairs.

Qiao Bai walked over to Hua Hua's side, but the sound of his footsteps did not move Hua Hua at all. Hua Hua continued to sit there quietly, her red buds facing the photo on the table.

He sat down cross-legged next to Hua Hua.

"You should know that Professor Ge Zongyan has been working hard for you all along, trying his best to keep you alive," Qiao Bai said softly, as if afraid of disturbing Hua Hua.

Hua Hua remained motionless.

"Professor Ge Zongyan has been searching for a new evolutionary path for the Noisy Flower. He believes that you don't not want to evolve, but that some accident has occurred that prevents you from evolving. He wants to help you," Qiao Bai added.

I don't know which word triggered the flower, but its leaves swayed slightly.

Qiao Bai also saw the change in Hua Hua's inner thoughts from the innate skill that was not turned off.

[Ge...baba? Beastmaster...mama...no...no, evolution won't work!]

It's normal for Chao Nao Hua to regard Ge Zongyan and his wife as her parents.

After all, the two of them treated their noisy plants at home like children.

Dingdingdangdang evolved normally, and they did not forget the love their Beastmaster had for them. They continued to stay in this home to take care of their remaining family members, namely their father, Professor Ge Zongyan, and their youngest sister, Huahua.

As for the flowers...

[I don't want to evolve, I want to sing for Mama!]

[Cannot evolve! Evolving will harm Baba!]

Hua Hua's emotions fluctuated greatly, and a series of thoughts came to mind. If Qiao Bai hadn't been watching closely, she would have missed them.

"You don't want to evolve into a Nightmare Flower, you don't want to hurt Professor Ge, right?" Qiao Bai asked in a questioning tone, as if to affirmation.

Hua Hua suddenly turned her head to look at Qiao Bai.

The bright red flower buds opened, revealing a pair of fiery red lips that seemed poised to unleash a lethal dose of noise at any moment, exuding a menacing aura.

Xiao Wu and Maomaochong sensed the threat Qiao Bai was facing, and the two little guys jumped out of Qiao Bai's control from the Beast Taming Space in his mental sea.

The little bird spread its two-meter-long wings and stood imposingly in front of Qiao Bai.

The cat-like insect had seven legs on the ground, and the dragon horns on its head twitched back and forth. It looked like it was about to pounce on Hua Hua at any moment, baring its teeth. If you got close, you could also see the slightly flared scales on its body.

Looking at his two pet beasts, Qiao Bai smiled.

"It's alright, it's alright. Hua Hua was just trying to scare me, it won't really hurt me." He bent down and picked up the cat-like insect, then pulled the little black cat into his arms, stroking the two little creatures. "I'm Professor Ge's friend, how could Hua Hua possibly hurt me? You agree, right?"

Having calmed his two little darlings down, Qiao Bai looked at Hua Hua with a smile.

Hua·Forgot about this·Really prepared to launch a noise attack on Qiao Bai·Hua: "..."

Hua Hua slowly closed her fiery red lips, turned around little by little and sat back in her original position, pretending that nothing had happened.

Yep.

Attacking Baba's friends and stuff... Hua Hua doesn't know, Hua Hua never thought about it, Hua Hua is innocent!

Seeing the guilty conscience that Hua Hua revealed through her body language and actions, Qiao Bai couldn't help but smile brightly.

Hua Hua caught a glimpse of Qiao Bai's expression out of the corner of her eye: "!"

gas!

I'm so angry!

Why did Baba bring such an annoying person home?!

Hua Hua is angry, and she has decided to have a fight with Baba!

Seeing the flower suddenly come to life, Qiao Bai's smile widened.

Hehehe~

Anyway, he's not the one who's going to be in trouble later, so it's not a big deal.

"Huahua, is it possible that this isn't as serious as you think?" Qiao Bai said, "Even if it really does evolve into a Nightmare Flower... Ugh, headache."

"Why isn't Professor Ge a beast tamer?"

Listening to Qiao Bai's words, Hua Hua nodded silently to the side.

Yes.

Why isn't Baba a beast tamer?

If Baba were a beast tamer... Hua Hua thought about the scene where Ge Zongyan made contracts with other extraordinary creatures, and felt its anger rising rapidly.

No!

Baba, you'd better not be a beast tamer!

Unacceptable!

Hua Hua can't accept even the slightest bit of it!

It has to be the youngest child in the family!

Bai Qian, who discerned its thoughts from the flower's angry waving leaves and roots, thought: "..."

Good guy.

He used to think that Xiao Wu was already quite jealous, but he never expected that Chao Nao Hua was even more skilled at being jealous.

However... if you ask Qiao Bai, this is related to the way Professor Ge Zongyan's wife raised the noisy flower.

From the very beginning, the couple did not treat the three noisy flowers as ordinary partners, friends, or family members, but rather as children.

Dingding and Dangdang were slightly better off, probably because the couple was still quite young at that time and didn't spoil them as much. But when it came to Huahua, the couple was older and didn't have any children, so Qiao Bai could totally imagine their attitude towards her.

Hua Hua's jealousy proved Qiao Bai's guess right.

Qiao Bai decided to learn from the experience.

It's okay to think about raising a child in your heart, but you still need to make a slight difference in your actions. You can't let your pet treat you like a father.

The jealousy and rivalry that arise in families with many children is something most people can't handle.

Ge Zongyan carried fruit, followed by two jingling flowers: "Qiao Bai, Hua Hua, come and have something to eat."

He then paused for a moment.

Ge Zongyan saw two extraordinary creatures in Qiao Bai's arms: a large bird he didn't recognize and a cat he didn't recognize either.

Ge Zongyan quickly looked around. Nothing had changed from before, so there must not have been a fight. He breathed a sigh of relief. That's good, that's good.

Then he placed a plate of cut fruit in front of Qiao Bai and Hua Hua.

Qiao Bai glanced at the fruit platter, which was peeled, cut into pieces, and even presented beautifully, and his urge to complain intensified.

...Isn't this spoiling a "daughter"?

Hua Hua, who had shown some energy when facing Qiao Bai, reverted to her lifeless state as soon as she saw Ge Zongyan approaching.

Qiao Bai had a headache and didn't know how to explain the situation.

The task of thoroughly researching new evolution paths for pets has now become a thorny, multifaceted problem.

"What's wrong?" Ge Zongyan noticed immediately that Qiao Bai's expression was a little off.

Could something else have happened during the time Qiao Bai and Hua Hua were alone together?

Ge Zongyan became worried once again.

Qiao Bai released all his pets... Could there have really been some conflict between them that he didn't know about?

"Qiao Bai, you..." Ge Zongyan's gaze fell on the two little ones in Qiao Bai's arms.

"This is Xiao Wu, and this is Xiao Ji. They're both my pets." Qiao Bai smiled. "Don't worry, they didn't fight. I just wanted them to come out and help me and Hua Hua chat."

Ge Zongyan nodded, believing what Qiao Bai said.

It's not unreasonable for extraordinary beings to have a common language with each other.

The tranquil flowers, Dingding and Dangdang, also shook their pollen at Qiao Bai, thanking him for his guidance on the flowers.

Little Wu and Cat Bug lay in Qiao Bai's arms, enjoying the dreamy pollen, and both little ones showed expressions of enjoyment on their faces.

=v=

Comfortable!

So comfortable!

In reality, the three little ones almost got into a fight. Hua Hua, who knew the truth and was thanked even after listening to Qiao Bai's utter nonsense, was speechless.

No, no, I can't take it anymore!

I can't stand even the slightest bit more!

It's about to evolve into a Nightmare Flower!

Then let's destroy it along with this nasty guy!

next second.

Hua Hua saw the photo of the Beast Tamer with a quiet smile, and the darkness and rage in her heart were instantly soothed... No.

You must not harm Mama's home.

We must not damage the photos left by Mama.

You mustn't hurt baby...

The flower buds on the top of the noisy flower suddenly closed up.

Hua Hua: I'm so depressed.jpg

Ge Zongyan, noticing Hua Hua's actions, was speechless.

Tingting and Dangdang, the tranquil flowers: "?"

What's wrong with you, little sister?

do not know.

The two tranquil flowers exchanged glances, and finally, reluctantly, gathered around the flower.

They are here partly to remember the Beastmaster, and partly to take care of Huahua.

Who knows what unexpected things Hua Hua might do if they misjudge the situation?

"That... about the new evolutionary path of the noisy flower..." Ge Zongyan hadn't forgotten the main purpose of bringing Qiao Bai home.

I've seen the noisy hanami too.

I've already read the lab report.

Does Qiao Bai have any thoughts?

Ge Zongyan couldn't help but look at Qiao Bai with expectant eyes. He knew that the chances of getting results so quickly were slim, but he still hoped to hear some useful ideas from Qiao Bai.

Maybe, as he's talking, a brilliant idea will suddenly flash into his mind.

Have you thought of a new evolutionary path for the Noisy Flower?

"Professor Ge, may I ask you a few questions?" After a moment's hesitation, Qiao Bai said, "They are related to your wife's condition."

Ge Zongyan frowned instantly upon hearing this.

That's quite presumptuous of me.

But he wasn't angry: "Is this issue related to the noisy flower's new evolutionary path?"

"It's related to Hua Hua's evolution." Qiao Bai immediately focused his attention on Hua Hua.

Ge Zongyan was stunned. When he came to his senses, he said without any hesitation, "Ask away. I will answer you to the best of my ability."

"What illness does your wife have?"

Qiao Bai had never asked this question before.

Just as Qiao Bai said, the medical technology in this world is very advanced. Common diseases can be cured easily, and there are even treatments for many incurable diseases that Qiao Bai knew about in his previous life.

Under these circumstances, Professor Ge Zongyan's wife still passed away due to serious illness... This was definitely a huge blow to Professor Ge Zongyan.

"It's an extremely rare spinal cord disease." Taking a deep breath, Professor Ge Zongyan rattled off a series of names that Qiao Bai had never heard of before: "This disease is extremely rare; since the advancement of medical technology, there have been no more than two hundred confirmed cases worldwide."

"The disease starts in the spinal cord. In the early stages, there is only a little pain, but gradually this pain will spread to the whole body, and there is no place from head to toe that is not in pain."

"It is said that half of the patients who get this disease eventually choose to commit suicide."

"Because compared to the pain of the moment of suicide, the pain of living is like being in a living hell, constantly enduring the most severe torture."

At this point, Professor Ge Zongyan took a deep breath: "After learning that my wife's illness would cause such torture-like pain, I discussed it with her. If it really didn't work, I would agree to stop taking the medication and undergoing treatment so that she could..." end her painful torment as soon as possible.

Do not force him to remain in the human world and suffer painful torment because of his reluctance and obsession.

"But according to you, your wife finally couldn't hold on any longer and passed away, right?"

Ge Zongyan nodded.

"That's right." Ge Zongyan gave Qiao Bai an expression that seemed to be both relieved and comforted. He wanted to laugh but couldn't quite manage it. "Perhaps my wife was lucky. Even though her illness had progressed to the middle and late stages and the infectious hyphae and fungi from the spinal cord disease had spread to most of her body, my wife miraculously didn't feel any pain."

"If it weren't for the fact that her condition was constantly worsening during each check-up, even the doctors wouldn't believe she had this disease just by looking at my wife's condition."

Qiao Bai: "Is it possible that she's faking it, just to make you feel at ease?"

"No, that's impossible." Ge Zongyan categorically rejected the idea: "The pain of the disease in its middle and late stages cannot be faked... Based on the few patients I've investigated, their symptoms were truly terrifying."

Ge Zongyan's face showed a complex and unbearable expression: "Even just looking at the pictures and words, you can feel the level of pain... It's impossible to pretend to be a normal person under such pain."

"At least my wife couldn't; she's someone who's very afraid of pain."

"When my wife passed away, she had a smile on her face, as if she were just sleeping, rather than her organs failing and dying."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Bai did not ask any further questions.

"Then I must tell you that your wife did not feel any pain until the disease spread throughout her body, not because of luck or a miracle."

Qiao Bai's gaze fell on the silent, noisy flower.

"It's all thanks to Noisy Flower... Flower Flower."

Ge Zongyan: "?"

Ge Zongyan: "!"

There is no such thing as a peaceful and tranquil life in this world.

It's just that someone is bearing the burden for you in places you can't see.

Qiao Bai felt that the inspirational quotes that were once popular online couldn't be more fitting here.

Hua Hua, the couple's youngest child, silently endured all the pain brought on by the illness in places unseen by them.

The pain was like a living hell.

(End of this chapter)