Chapter 85

Before Shi Jian spoke, no one had even thought of them in that way.

They just felt these plants were everywhere, numerous, making everyone uneasy.

After all, these were creatures the streamers had never seen before—they sucked blood!

But after Shi Jian spoke, the group, who hadn’t eaten properly in a while, thought: they do look quite like vegetables.

Maybe the colors were different, maybe their shapes were a bit twisted—like the red eggplants and the green beans shooting straight up to the sky… Normally, eggplants are purple, and green beans hang down when growing in the ground.

But that didn’t change the fact that they looked like vegetables.

The more Shi Jian and the others looked, the hungrier they became; on each person’s face were two words:

Want to eat.

Viewers: ?

Blood-sucking plants: ?

One streamer couldn’t help but question, “Are they edible?”

Then everyone eagerly discussed this point.

Tang Tian said, “They should be. They look like vegetables, why wouldn’t they be edible?”

“They suck our blood, so we should be able to eat their leaves!”

Another streamer said, “They probably aren’t poisonous.”

Her reasoning: “Look, neither I nor she got poisoned after being bitten, so they probably aren’t poisonous.”

“Besides, cooking them over high heat basically kills off all sorts of nasty things.”

For food, humans are willing to try anything—even themselves as test subjects.

The skeptical streamer was easily convinced, happily saying, “How about stir-fried broccoli, braised eggplant, oyster sauce lettuce?”

“I’ll be the chef—my family runs a restaurant!”

Everyone: Wow, didn’t expect there’d be a chef here.

Even more excited.

But soon everyone noticed Shi Jian hadn’t said anything. Tang Tian quickly looked for Shi Jian’s figure—where was she?

Shi Jian was elegantly holding a pot in one hand, and a big chainsaw in the other, heading toward the blood-sucking plants. She moved with grace and poise, but her steps were urgent.

Showing her bright smile, Shi Jian called out:

“Come quick, let’s pick some vegetables!”

Shi Jian was always on the front line of action. Once she realized these things looked pretty edible, she quickly grabbed a pot.

Vegetable salad, here I come!

...

【An unexpected path has opened up.】【Teacher Shi Jian has opened up a new way of thinking—treating blood-sucking plants as vegetables?】

【Although, I don’t know if I’ve been brainwashed by everyone, but I also think these things look pretty tasty, slurp.】

After Shi Jian and the others decided to take action against the blood-sucking plants, an even more unexpected scene occurred.

Previously, Shi Jian and the others had never seen the blood-sucking plants move; they only twitched some root parts that acted like straws to suck blood. But this time, one by one, they uprooted themselves and ran very fast, as if being chased by wolves and tigers.

Blood-sucking plants: Can’t we not run!

If we don’t run, we’ll be eaten!

Those humans were definitely not joking.

The more Shi Jian shouted from behind, the faster the blood-sucking plants ran.

The plants never thought the day would come when they themselves would be the buffet.

They could indeed move, but each movement caused them great harm, so they usually wouldn’t do it lightly—but now they really couldn’t hold back anymore.

Look—the big pot was already set up there.

Shi Jian and Tang Tian: “...”

They were a bit dumbfounded—how can plants run?

Moreover, once they started running, they realized there were so many more undetected plants nearby.

Viewers in the public chat started discussing:

“Let me analyze: the blood-sucking plants all fled, so the streamers are safe now? So this is the female star’s new strategy? Impressive!”

Indeed, all the blood-sucking plants around Shi Jian and the others fled, which to some extent meant they were safe.

Shi Jian’s personal stream’s longtime viewers: Somehow feel Shi Jian didn’t quite mean that.

...

The blood-sucking plants sprinted away, in full escape mode. They could communicate with each other using a special language.

After confirming their escape was successful, the blood-sucking plants felt reborn after disaster.

The psychedelic mother flower saw the blood-sucking plants all running toward it.

Confused, the mother flower asked, “Why are you running?”

It knew the blood-sucking plants could escape but also knew running caused great harm to plants.

The blood-sucking plants gradually explained to the mother flower:

They encountered a big mutant wanting to eat plants; they were fleeing for their lives.

Upon learning it was Shi Jian’s group, the psychedelic mother flower’s hatred blazed fiercely. It shouted to the blood-sucking plants:

“Don’t listen to her! She’s definitely lying to you, bluffing—humans are the most deceitful!”

“Don’t forget who you are—you’re not ordinary vegetables… no, plants. You’re blood-sucking! How could humans dare to eat you?”

Blood-sucking plants: But she already took out the pot just now.Psychedelic mother flower: “That’s exactly why humans are deceitful.”

Seeing the blood-sucking plants hesitate, the mother flower added fuel to the fire.

“I’m not just saying this casually—I clearly heard their conversation carried by the wind this morning. They said you’ve been making their lives miserable.”

The psychedelic mother flower didn’t lie; she really heard it. Shi Jian’s voice was unforgettable to her.

Upon hearing this, the blood-sucking plants immediately shook off their discouragement.

“So that’s how it is. You understand these cunning bipeds better,” they praised the mother flower.

“Then let’s go back now, suck their blood dry, every last drop!”

“How dare they fool us like this!”

The psychedelic mother flower sent the blood-sucking plants off with a look.

Charge! Suck the humans’ fresh blood dry, and avenge the offspring flowers!

...

The blood-sucking plants regrouped. The more they thought about being tricked by Shi Jian, the more embarrassed they felt.

It wasn’t just about pride—they had uprooted all their roots and fled so far, suffering great losses.

Now they all wanted Shi Jian and the others to pay.

The blood-sucking plants ran fast to save their lives, and now they ran fast to take revenge, while Shi Jian and the others were still setting up camp.

The blood-sucking plants had just arrived when they encountered Shi Jian, who looked at them and instantly showed a joyful smile.

If a poet were to describe that smile, it would be like dewdrops on spring morning buds, brilliant summer sunshine, clear blue autumn skies, or the first snow of winter...

But what she said chilled the blood-sucking plants to the bone: “You actually came back?”

Because they didn’t expect the plants to understand them and uproot themselves, Shi Jian and the others missed out on a delicious meal.

Shi Jian was just about to discuss chasing after them when they unexpectedly returned.

Shi Jian was like she hit the jackpot: “This time, don’t even think about running!”

“Everyone, surround them!”

“Got it!”

Tang Tian and the other two female streamers quickly took their positions.

Time to harvest the vegetables!

The ones dumbfounded again were the blood-sucking plants.

Shi Jian wasn’t trying to scare them off; she simply wanted to eat them. Although many stars in the industry pretend to eat, Shi Jian never did.

She shouted at the lush green “lettuce,” “Get into the pot quickly.”

She lifted the pot again.

“Lettuce”: No, you’re the one going into the pot!However, it couldn’t help itself; just because the pot didn’t want it in, didn’t mean it could avoid going in.

Shi Jian had already sawed off all the leaves covering it with the chainsaw, and its leaves lay in the pot.

“...”

Tang Tian and the others were also busily picking plants.

Shi Jian’s side was having a great time harvesting.

Lettuce +1.

Loofah-like plant +1.

Several string beans + multiple.

The viewers were also very happy, wondering what new farm-harvest mini-game Shi Jian had added to her wild survival show this time?

For the blood-sucking plants, however, it was like a nightmare.

Terrifying!

The hungry streamers were especially fierce; the blood-sucking plants barely resisted before being neatly piled aside, waiting to be cooked.

The blood-sucking plants also noticed that a few of their kind were especially popular.

With a “better to die with comrades than live alone” mentality, one plant sighed quietly.

It’s okay, it shouldn’t be noticed—it smelled very strange, full of a spicy scent. Even other blood-sucking plants avoided it, let alone eating it.

The blood-sucking plant exuding the spicy scent: “I’m safe.”

However, Shi Jian’s gaze landed on it, and she asked the female streamer whose family ran a restaurant:

“For stir-fried broccoli, do we need chili? Did we bring any?”

The streamer thought for a moment and replied, “Yes, chili is needed, but it seems we don’t have any in the backpack. I only found basic seasonings—oil and salt and such...”

Shi Jian said, “No problem. I cut this plant last time; it smells spicy, so it should work as a substitute for chili.”

With that, Shi Jian chopped down the blood-sucking plant that thought it was safe because of its spicy scent.

When it came to eating, they were serious.

Shi Jian: Chili—got it.

Chili, an indispensable seasoning in Chinese cuisine.

...

Other blood-sucking plants: !

Humans can even eat that? Won’t leave anything alone!

The blood-sucking plants were being slaughtered unilaterally here, the scene was extremely grim. One blood-sucking plant cried out in deep regret, warning its comrades arriving later.

“There’s a traitor, don’t bring food, you’re feeding the humans!”

The “traitor” they mentioned was, of course, the psychedelic mother flower. The blood-sucking plants thought the mother flower was betraying them, colluding with Shi Jian and the others.Otherwise, they would have already fled and couldn’t have come back.

After this incident, among the plants in the Misty Forest, a widely believed rumor spread:

Two-legged creatures are all villains, and beautiful women are even more ruthless!

Shi Jian looked at the pot filled to the brim with vegetables and sighed with gratitude, “Thank you for nature’s gift.”

The outdoor survival show could continue, and this time everyone gained abundant ingredients, adding a delicious new element.