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Chapter 196 Housewarming Banquet, Blood Soul Wood
When I woke up, it was already bright outside.

Li Jingmo drew the curtains and turned around to see his younger brother sitting on the bed looking at him, looking unusually dazed and cute.

"Tsk, I slept for almost twelve hours, am I still groggy?"

Li Chengxiao wiped his face.

He was sent to bed around 9 p.m. last night and slept for 12 hours, so it's 9 p.m. now?

"Kind of."

"Then hurry up and wash up to wake yourself up. I've prepared your clothes. Get ready and come out for breakfast. We'll have to take a detour to pick up Hanying later."

"Okay, thanks, bro."

Stepping out of the room, Li Jingmo turned back to look at his younger brother, who had obediently gotten out of bed and walked into the bathroom. He was really starting to act more and more like a mother hen.

After washing up, Li Chengxiao was fully awake. He opened the wardrobe and saw the clothes that Li Jingmo had prepared for him.

I looked at it for a few seconds, then changed it anyway.

Outside, Li Jingmo had already set out breakfast. Hearing footsteps, he looked up and his eyes lit up.

He immediately started praising himself: "As expected, I still have excellent taste."

As expected, the clothes he picked out fit him perfectly and looked great on him!

After finishing breakfast, Li Jingmo glanced at the time.

"It's 9:30. Let's go. Tag Hanying in the group chat and tell her we're going to pick her up."

"Ah."

Upon receiving the message, Jiang Hanying replied: 【The busy person is finally online!】

After posting, I'll go to the studio for a free meal.

Upon seeing her reply, Li Jingmo relayed it to his younger brother, who was driving beside him: "Hanying said the busy man is finally online."

Li Chengxiao: "..."

Could the teasing tone be any more obvious?
Jiang Hanying had breakfast at someone else's place, then took the gift she had prepared for Lin Shuangshuang and went downstairs, where she was just waiting for the jeep that was going to pick her up.

He glanced at Li Jingmo sitting in the passenger seat, then opened the back door and got in.

Turning my head, I saw two exquisite gift boxes on the seat next to me.

I was a little curious: "What gifts did you prepare?"

If Pei Yuan hadn't asked her yesterday if she needed help preparing a gift for the housewarming banquet tomorrow, she really wouldn't have thought of that.

I placed the order overnight, and thankfully it was delivered to the studio reception early this morning without any delay.

Li Jingmo answered this question; Li Chengxiao had no idea what gift his brother had helped prepare.

"Mine is a set of tableware, and Shuheng is a decorative piece. What about you, Hanying?"

Jiang Hanying held up her own cake and placed it on the seat next to her, saying, "It's cake, perfect for lunch."

The first gift she thought of was food; she would never waste anything.

The two brothers in the front seat quickly exchanged a glance.

Not surprising at all!

Following the navigation, Lin Shuangshuang's new residence was surprisingly not too far from the Shan Hai Studio. It only took fifteen minutes to drive there.

After scanning the temporary access code that Lin Shuangshuang sent to the group, the car smoothly drove into the underground parking garage of the community.

The three people in the car saw Lin Shuangshuang waiting in the underground parking garage from afar.

As soon as the car came to a stop, Jiang Hanying grabbed her cake, opened the car door, and jumped out.

Lin Shuangshuang accepted the gift and hugged her again, "Is work going well?"

"A piece of cake."

Li Chengxiao and Li Jingmo also got out of the car with gifts.

"Dr. Li, Instructor Li, welcome. Please enter the elevator."

The elevator takes people directly to their residential floor.

Jiang Hanying followed the host into the house first, and looked around Lin Shuangshuang's new home.

It's not very big, but it looks quite spacious. While it can't compare to the previous villa, it feels much cozier. "What do you think?"

Jiang Hanying nodded, "It's good. I can tell that you like it here too, Shuangshuang."

Lin Shuangshuang looked at Li Jingmo: "Thanks to Dr. Li's help, otherwise I really wouldn't have been confident in finding such a suitable house in such a short time."

She absolutely refused to go back to the villa for even a single day, and she also didn't want to shamelessly continue living in the research lab, mainly because Ge Dahai was still there.

Even though Ge Dahai was now half-dead and neither human nor ghost, she still didn't want to see that face.

But if she were to move out, it would be troublesome given her current condition.

Therefore, Lin Shuangshuang was genuinely grateful to Li Jingmo, who had taken her in for several days and helped her find a place to live.

Li Jingmo put down the gift and waved his hand, saying, "It was nothing."

He then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to his younger brother, who was looking in his direction.

Li Chengxiao raised an eyebrow. Just from what Lin Shuangshuang said earlier, it was clear that they still didn't know who the actual owner of the house was.

He had no intention of exposing it at all.

Lin Shuangshuang opened the gift.

Put the cake in the refrigerator first, and take it out after you finish eating.

The tableware set that Li Jingmo gave us can be washed and scalded and used soon.

As for the ornaments given by Li Chengxiao, she and Jiang Hanying assembled them together and put them on display.

"Thank you, I really like the gift. I ordered hot pot for lunch, it should arrive around 11:30. Please have a seat, I'll go to the kitchen to cook a few more dishes."

Jiang Hanying was self-aware enough to know her limits when it came to cooking; she just sat quietly and didn't cause any trouble.

Li Jingmo wanted to help out, but he was kicked out before he even stepped into the kitchen.

Finally, the three of them sat down on the living room sofa and chatted while watching TV.

Jiang Hanying sat next to Li Chengxiao, and thinking of the smell she had on the plane yesterday, she turned her head and sniffed again.

Li Chengxiao turned her head and saw that the person was like a little dog. She also remembered what she hadn't finished saying on the plane yesterday, and her heart suddenly stirred.

"What are you smelling?"

Jiang Hanying looked up at him and frowned. "Why do you smell of Blood Soul Wood?"

"Blood Soul Wood?"

"Yes, I smelled it on the plane yesterday, and I can still smell a little bit now. What have you been doing all this time?"

What is Blood Soul Wood?

"You don't know about Blood Soul Wood?" Jiang Hanying almost laughed. "Then how did you come across Blood Soul Wood?"

Li Chengxiao: "...An elder asked me to retrieve something. He only told me where to go and who to retrieve it from, but didn't say what it was."

"An elder?" Jiang Hanying's expression turned strange. "Are you sure it's an elder?"

When Li Chengxiao met Jiang Hanying's gaze, he felt a sudden panic, but still nodded: "Mm."

Li Jingmo added from the side, "That elder even saved Shu Heng's life when he was a child."

"But Blood Soul Wood is the companion wood of Corpse-Lying Worms. Before they grow up, Corpse-Lying Worms are still very fragile. Blood Soul Wood can protect them from certain dangers and also provide nutrients. I thought you found the worms' nest. By the way, what kind of things did you bring back?"

Li Chengxiao felt as if the sounds around him were shrouded in a layer of fog, making them sound somewhat unreal.

Li Jingmo's mouth was wide open; his expression showed he was completely stunned.

"It was a box, flat, about the size of my palm. I didn't open it, so I don't know what was inside."

“That should be a Blood Soul Wood Bead with Corpse-Hidden Worm Eggs inside.” Jiang Hanying clicked her tongue lightly as she spoke. “It seems that your elder also knows about the existence of Corpse-Hidden Worms. I just don’t know if you’re going to use it for research or try raising the worms for fun.”

Li Jingmo coughed lightly, "They probably want to do research."

But even he himself wasn't sure about what he was saying. Why didn't Uncle Sen tell his younger brother anything about taking such a dangerous thing from beginning to end?
"Corpse-laying worms? You can raise them? What can you do with them?"

"Sure. I remember mentioning the characteristics of the Corpse-Hidden Worm. Its most powerful ability is controlling people. But if you raise it, people can also control the worm. However, the risks and rewards are about equal. If you, as an elder, are really planning to raise it, then you're quite daring."

After Jiang Hanying finished speaking, the living room fell silent.

This news is absolutely mind-blowing!