Chapter 157: Liu Yun’s Secret (2)

The moment the Basic Carrot appeared on the low table, the living room fell silent. Except for Ru Jianxiao, everyone stared at the carrot in shock.

After a long silence, Gu Zhenwei suddenly sprang to his feet and exclaimed, "Heavens! What kind of carrot is this?! It’s bigger than my thigh!"

Snapping out of his shock, Ye Xuan looked at Liu Yun and asked, "Younger Sister Liu, where did you get this carrot?"

Liu Yun glanced at everyone’s faces before replying, "I grew this carrot myself."

The moment her words fell, silence filled the living room once again.

This time, even Ru Jianxiao stared at her in shock. He thought she found the carrots somewhere, but never expected her to grow them herself.

Seeing their stunned expressions, Liu Yun smiled helplessly and explained, "Elder Brothers, my space can be used to grow crops."

Before they could fully process this revelation, Liu Yun hit them with another piece of shocking news.

Ye Xuan raised a hand to interrupt her and rubbed his temples. "Wait a moment. Let me process all this information first."

Coming back to his senses, Lan Zuancheng glanced at the giant carrot on the low table before turning to Liu Yun. Pointing at the carrot, he asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

Liu Yun nodded. "Mhm. I don’t just grow carrots. I also grow pumpkins."

Without giving the others any time to react, she took a Basic Pumpkin out of the Multiverse Farmland Warehouse. Because of its enormous size, she couldn’t place it on the low table, so she put it on the floor instead.

Boom!

The moment the Basic Pumpkin appeared, the entire group fell silent once again. All of them turned to look at Liu Yun at the same time.

"......"

Ignoring their stunned expressions, Liu Yun stood up, patted the Basic Pumpkin, and said, "I just harvested this pumpkin today. How about we have pumpkin porridge for breakfast tomorrow?"

Snapping out of his daze, Ye Xuan coughed lightly to clear his throat before asking, "Younger Sister Liu, can you tell me how you grow these vegetables? Also, are you sure they are safe to eat and won’t cause mutations?"

Liu Yun tilted her head slightly and asked in return, "Didn’t you guys already try the carrots? I remember you liked the carrot soup I made before."

Hearing this, Ye Xuan fell silent. "...." You are right.

Qiu Sixun thought for a moment before asking, "Younger Sister Liu, how many carrots and pumpkins can you produce each month?"

Liu Yun scratched her head and replied unsurely, "I can’t give you an exact number, but I managed to harvest 68 pumpkins today."

"Then how long does it take for the pumpkins to be ready for harvest?" Qiu Sixun asked again.

"Pumpkins take twelve hours to mature, while carrots only need two hours."

The moment she said this, everyone stared at her as if she were a monster.

Noticing their strange expressions, Liu Yun asked, "Is something wrong?"

Ye Xuan nodded. "Yes. Have you told anyone else about this besides us?"

"No. I’ve only told you guys," Liu Yun replied. She paused for a moment before asking, "What’s wrong?"

Looking straight at her, Ye Xuan warned, "Younger Sister Liu, you must keep this a secret. Never let anyone else find out. Otherwise, we might not be able to protect you."

He turned to the others and added, "You all know what to do."

Qiu Sixun and the others exchanged glances before replying in unison, "Understood."

Seeing how seriously they were taking this, Liu Yun nodded. "I won’t tell anyone else about it."

After getting her promise, Ye Xuan let out a sigh of relief. Smiling slightly, he said, "Thanks to you, we might be able to eat vegetables every day from now on."

Realizing that the matter had finally been settled, Liu Yun sighed in relief and thought, ’Fortunately, they didn’t ask any more questions. I’m really not a good liar.’

While Liu Yun was lost in thought, Gu Zhenwei picked up a red crystal core and examined it closely. As he stared at it, he suddenly dropped it.

Ding!

Hearing the crystal core hit the glass-topped coffee table, everyone turned to look at Gu Zhenwei.

Noticing the hint of fear in his eyes, Ye Xuan’s expression grew serious. "What’s wrong with you?"

Gu Zhenwei snapped out of his daze and looked down at the red crystal core. Swallowing hard, he raised his eyes to meet the worried gazes of his friends.

A few seconds passed in silence before he finally spoke. "That red crystal core feels hot when I touch it."

Hearing this, Liu Yun grew curious. She had touched the red crystal cores before and hadn’t felt anything unusual. Walking over to the table, she picked up one of the red crystal cores Gu Zhenwei had been examining and looked at it closely.

After sensing nothing unusual, she looked up and said, "I don’t feel anything."

"Give it to me," Ye Xuan said.

Liu Yun handed him the red crystal core, and Ye Xuan examined it closely. After a few moments, he shook his head. "I don’t feel anything either."

"Let me try it." Qiu Sixun took the red crystal core from Ye Xuan and examined it in the same way. Two minutes later, he handed it to Lan Zuancheng and said, "You try."

Lan Zuancheng followed their example, holding and rubbing the red crystal core for a while. Finally, he shook his head. "I don’t feel anything either."

"No way! I swear it gets hot when I hold it!" Gu Zhenwei exclaimed in disbelief as he took the red crystal core back from Lan Zuancheng.

The moment his fingertips touched the crystal core, he felt the burning sensation again and instinctively jerked his hand away.

"Ouch!"

At his cry of pain, everyone immediately turned to look at him.

Seeing Gu Zhenwei’s pained expression, Qiu Sixun grabbed his hand and examined his fingertips. Finding no visible injuries, he frowned slightly before picking up the red crystal core again.

Without giving Gu Zhenwei time to react, Qiu Sixun took his hand and pressed his fingertips against the crystal core.

The moment Gu Zhenwei’s fingertips came into contact with the red crystal core, he felt the burning sensation again.