The steamed bun rolled quietly onto the ground as soon as it was tossed in, and those little insects just kept buzzing, showing no interest in the steamed bun whatsoever.
However, just because the insects were not interested in the steamed bun, didn’t mean Bai Junjun felt the same way.
She picked up this windfall and tossed it into her Space.
Even though she was living better days now, one shouldn’t waste food.
During the famine, this steamed bun was what many people longed for as a life-saving treasure.
Watching the young lady treasure the food with a resolve to start with herself, Li Wenli smiled in agreement.
At this moment, his eyes rolling around annoyingly in front of the insects, since their arrival, the little bugs had started to buzz around them again.
But they were so small, that even scattered around, they felt like dust particles, barely noticeable.
Yet, they were still insects, and heaven knew when they might burrow into one’s ears or pores.
Just as Bai Junjun was considering whether to use her Wood Series Ability to turn all these bugs into nurturing soil and fulfill their mission to protect the plants, suddenly a dim flame lit beside her.
A certain Fox was already roasting insects silently.
"Aren’t you afraid this light will alert Manager Qiao?"
Li Wenli chuckled while dimming the flame to its faintest.
The pale blue flame, akin to ghostly fire, soundlessly burned the little insects without producing any smoke due to the high temperature, causing the bugs to liquefy and vanish on the spot.
Because of this, the two were burning insects down in the chamber, and the people above had no clue whatsoever.
Just then, there was another knock on the door from outside.
Logically, people trapped in an underground chamber wouldn’t be able to sense anything from the outside, but who said their senses weren’t exceptionally keen?
Right now, the two of them could hear every sound from outside loud and clear.
Manager Qiao looked at Zhao Xiaomiao, who had just walked in and nonchalantly raised an eyebrow, "You’re back."
"Yes," the joy in Zhao Xiaomiao’s eyes was undeniable.
She gave Manager Qiao a slight bow, "Xiao Miao has returned without disgrace and completed the mission."
Without any change in expression, Manager Qiao glanced at the floor and flicked his fingers.
In the chamber below, the remaining insects swarmed, set to stick inside their ears.
Clearly, the intention was to cover their ears, to prevent them from hearing any crucial information.
How could Li Wenli allow the insects to block their ears?
He created a protective barrier like a ring of fire around them, and any insect that neared was like a moth to a flame, instantly extinguished in the blue fire.
Shopkeeper Qiao, unaware of the tribulation the insects in the secret chamber were facing, thought he had the two people below under control, and turned his serious attention to Zhao Xiaomiao.
"Tell me everything."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaomiao took out the tracing from her sleeve, "This is a copy I made after returning; please review it, Shopkeeper Qiao."
Shopkeeper Qiao was surprised that Zhao Xiaomiao had actually made a copy to bring back, and he took the sketches with some astonishment.
Zhao Xiaomiao’s knowledge was just a bit above the ordinary, able to read and write without a problem, but reciting poems and painting... was somewhat more challenging.
So, even though she had exerted all her effort, the result of her tracing was still rather abstract.
Feeling somewhat uneasy, Zhao Xiaomiao prepared to make up for the deficiencies with a verbal report, but Shopkeeper Qiao gestured for her to not say any more.
Afterward, Shopkeeper Zhao moved to the window and opened the incense burner on the incense table.
This was a square incense burner, slightly wider than an inkstone, containing only greyish-white incense ash.