Chapter 1 The Flower Tree

Li Cheng颐 had noticed the flower tree before, and knew its flower language. But now, with too many complicated flower languages, he had to consider the matter of fusion and enhancement before this thought occurred to him.

Standing on the path at night, he vaguely recalled seeing the flower tree in the botanical garden a year ago.

The purple-red flower clusters looked like sea foam from a distance.

He slowly approached, sighed as he looked at the plaque hanging on the trunk.

He reached out and gently touched one of the blooming purple flowers.

The flower was small, and the entire branch trembled slightly upon contact.

A faint fragrance entered Li Cheng颐's nose.

An average person wouldn't smell it without getting close.

Unlike other flowers, its fragrance wasn't its defining feature; its color, its vibrant hue, was.

As his fingertips touched the flower, a stream of cold floral energy traveled up Li Cheng頤's finger, chilling and clear.

'Crape Myrtle: Lagerstroemia of the Lythraceae family.'

'Flower Language: Power of Speech (The words you speak will have great persuasive power over others while the flower language is in effect. When the other party cannot refute, they will be forced to coexist peacefully with you, the duration of which depends on their constitution.)'

'Flower Language: Good Luck (Passive ability, possessing this flower language will slightly increase your luck)'

This was the most suitable flower language he could think of for himself now.

It was also what he wanted to try, a dual flower language main flower.

Luck was too ethereal to consider for now. The key was the power of speech. Li Cheng颐 wasn't thinking of using this on people, but on those non-verbal, unarguable monsters in the blind spots!

Blind spots had a troublesome aspect.

Once monsters in some blind spots were killed, they would be immediately banished. The next time someone was pulled in, the monster's strength would increase significantly.

Therefore, whether encountering people or monsters in a blind spot, it was best not to kill them.

The best approach was control.

Controlling the opponent, preventing them from attacking, and then finding a clue to escape the law of the blind spot – that was the best solution.

Li Cheng頤 intended to use the crape myrtle's power of speech in conjunction with the Wisteria flower's hand of enthrallment.

Alternating between the two, the hand of enthrallment followed by the power of speech, even the smartest person could be strongly controlled for a long time.

First, try to persuade the opponent with words, then use the hand of enthrallment to force control when they want to refute.

This would make it impossible for them to refute, thereby activating the power of speech.

This was Li Cheng颐's planned scenario. Alternatively, he could use it in reverse, to enhance the effect of the hand of enthrallment.

More importantly, the power of speech flower language was subtle and could be used in everyday life without raising suspicion.

'This is it. The initial flower language effect is persuasion. I wonder what will happen after evolution.'

Without hesitation.

Li Cheng颐 quickly confirmed his choice to the Evil Flower.

Soon, streams of cold floral energy flowed continuously from the crape myrtle into the back of his hand.

In the Evil Flower's mark, a new grid slowly lit up with a purple-red halo.

Then came the Flower Scale Armor's collection progress.

It was the blooming season for crape myrtle, and there was no shortage of floral energy to replenish from the vast crape myrtle trees before him.

Before long, the purple-red fluorescence slowly died down.

Li Cheng颐 exhaled, retracted his hand, and stood under the flower tree, experiencing the newly acquired crape myrtle flower language.

The collection progress had reached one hundred, successfully activating the flower language and the Flower Scale Armor.

At his current level, collecting floral energy wasn't as difficult as it had been at the beginning. Whatever he needed, he just had to give the order, and someone would quickly find it for him.

Apart from a few extremely rare species, everything else could be easily solved with money.

What the Mingyuan Group had the least of now was, arguably, money.

The high survival rate of blind spot people had made their reputation grow.

The experiments on Da Xiong's side produced many byproducts, and the hospital was thriving more than ever.

Cai Hong Tang (Rainbow Candy) had become a top hacker. If the Aggregate Heart didn't have the limitation of consuming mental power when used, she could cross over to a higher level entirely on her own.

At least, judging from the last operation, Li Cheng颐 had never heard of a hacker temporarily invading a Feiyi Master's Feiyi.

To ensure their safety, Feiyi Masters almost always used fully isolated materials for their Feiyi, and the communication encryption was extremely high, making invasion extremely difficult.

Even top hackers would need a lot of preparation to achieve that.

But Cai Hong Tang had done it on a whim.

This showed how strong her abilities were.

Other businesses developed by the Mingyuan Group, such as the currently designed flowers and building materials, were almost always successful under Xiao Zong's assassinations.

'Now, it's time to try it out and see how effective the flower language ability is.'

He wondered if using the power of speech to enhance the hand of enthrallment on the Four-Winged Silent Angel would work.

Having obtained a new main flower, he was eager to try out the ability and see if his expectations would be met.

He looked around at the quiet surroundings, and there wasn't a single person.

But...

A stray cat was lazily sleeping on the lawn not far away.

The cat was gray-brown all over, with neat black stripes on its back like ripples of water.

One of its ears was missing a piece, perhaps bitten off by something.

Li Cheng颐 thought for a moment, then quietly walked over to the cat.

*Slap.*

He slapped the cat.

*Meow!*

The one-eared cat cried out miserably, woke up instantly, jumped away, and glared at him fiercely from a meter away.

"Come and bite me." Li Cheng頤 smiled, and with a shadow flash, he slapped it again.

*Slap.*

The little cat was slapped in the face and rolled over several times before getting up again on the grass.

*Meow!!*

Its cry became sharp and angry.

Being slapped again made it very angry, and it immediately pounced towards Li Cheng頤's face.

"1+1=2!" Li Cheng頤 suddenly said.

*Meow!!*

The one-eared cat, halfway through its pounce, only had time to let out a meow when it heard the sound. Then...

*Thump.*

With a muffled thud, the little cat cried out miserably and, in a manner completely defying gravity, accelerated towards the ground.

Upon landing, its limbs dug firmly into the ground.

The little cat's eyes quickly became peaceful, like a statue, and it looked at Li Cheng颐.

Then it stopped moving.

"Did it work?" Li Cheng颐 curiously went forward and rubbed its face, but there was no reaction.

He tugged at its whiskers, pulling out two forcefully. The little cat cried out, but its eyes remained peaceful, allowing him to pull them out.

*Thump.*

Li Cheng頤 thought for a moment and slapped its head again.

The little cat groaned in pain and rolled several meters away, then quickly flipped back up, returned to its original position, dug its limbs into the original spot, and resumed its original posture.

Li Cheng颐 looked at the Evil Flower. The column belonging to the crape myrtle was glowing with a faint purple light.

But the purple light was slowly dimming.

'Could the brightness of this light be the duration of the flower language?'

He wondered.

To test the effect of the flower language, Li Cheng颐 turned the cat upside down and grabbed one of its legs, swinging it around.

Then he tied its tail to one of its hind legs, or threw it into the lake, and then threw it back in when it was about to reach the shore.

If it got hurt, he would immediately heal it.

He tormented it like this for half an hour.

Finally, the purple light went out and disappeared.

*Meow!!!*

A sharp meow suddenly exploded, and the one-eared cat's eyes changed drastically. It turned around and ran away.

"1+1=2!" Li Cheng颐 quickly shouted.

But this time the little cat didn't react and ran away.

'The flower language didn't work. It seems it only works when the other party is hostile towards me?' he wondered.

He had tested the power of the power of speech and confirmed that it could force opponents to coexist peacefully with him. This was indeed very powerful.

Li Cheng颐 wasn't satisfied with just a cat, after all, cats were too weak. But there were no enemies or opponents nearby.

He thought for a moment and decided to find a different test subject.

Leaving the botanical garden, Li Cheng頤 headed towards the city along the road.

Walking, he soon found the target he needed.

There were naturally few people on the road, but there were many cars.

To find someone, he naturally had to look in the cars.

So...

*Screech!*

Li Cheng颐 stood in the middle of the road, forcefully stopping a red sports car that looked quite flamboyant.

This was the target he had specifically chosen.

The person driving the sports car wasn't old, at most in his early twenties, wearing a floral shirt and sunglasses, clearly not from an ordinary family.

After being stopped, the person opened the door and started cursing.

"What the hell are you doing!? Are you trying to die standing in the middle of the road!?"

Li Cheng颐 smiled at him, and without saying a word, went up and slapped him.

*Slap.*

The slap was loud.

The young man was stunned.

"Quick, hit me." Li Cheng颐 said.

"What? I... How dare you hit me!?" The young man touched his slapped left cheek. "Try hitting me again!!?"

He was instantly furious.

Li Cheng颐 looked at the car. There was a pretty long-haired girl in a red dress inside, seemingly drugged, with a flushed face, unconscious.

He smelled a faint odor of some kind of narcotic.

*Slap.*

Li Cheng颐 slapped him again.

"This is the first time I've heard this kind of request in my life."

*Slap.*

"This is my reward to you. Don't be polite."

*Slap.*

He slapped him three times in a row.

The young man's sunglasses were knocked off, and his cheeks were red.

"Fuck!!" The young man was furious, raising his hand and rushing forward to punch him hard.

"1+1=2!" Li Cheng颐 quickly said.

*Thump.*

In an instant, the young man's legs froze, and his entire body plunged into the cement ground.

With his legs fixed, he lowered his raised hand, and his eyes quickly changed from angry and violent to peaceful and serene, like a high monk.

Standing in place, the man breathed gently, his hands hanging naturally and his knees slightly bent, as if practicing some kind of stance.

"How is it?" Li Cheng颐 pinched his face.

The other person still maintained a peaceful smile.

"How is what?" The young man actually replied.

"I hit you. Are you angry?" Li Cheng颐 was surprised, not expecting the other person to be able to respond after the flower language was activated.

He wouldn't know the specific effects without actually trying it.

"I'm not angry. I know you're doing it for my own good, hitting me to correct some of my wrongs. That's why you hit me," the young man replied with sincere eyes and a peaceful tone.

"Really?" Li Cheng颐 thought for a moment. "What's your bank card password?"

"4522212x," the young man replied without hesitation.