Global Evolution: I Super Double Up on my evolution

The scent of the Mountain-Laurel…

An Shihua furrowed her brows slightly upon hearing this and replied with a chilly voice, "Maybe you smelled it wrong."

"Is that so…" Su Yan pondered for a moment. Then he smiled and said, "Maybe. I also happen to have a cold today, a bit of a stuffy nose."

Seeing that the other party did not want to answer this question, Su Yan tactfully found an excuse. He did not choose to dig deeper.

However! Just as he had finished speaking, Li Changxiao, who was still humbly conversing with Lü Shuyu, suddenly interjected, "Student Su Yan, you're not very good at this, are you? That excuse was just too lame, wasn't it? Your Creature Level is at least Rare level and above, how could you possibly catch a cold? And even if you really did catch a cold, how the hell can you still smell anything with a blocked nose?"

Li Changxiao pointed out all the loopholes in Su Yan's words with a serious face.

Damn it! After hearing Li Changxiao's words, Su Yan's face darkened. Is this guy sick or what? An Shihua herself hinted at it but didn't spell it out, and you have to be the smart one, the one who talks so much! So eloquent! Why don't you go perform crosstalk? Or write a damn book!

At this moment, Su Yan was harshly criticizing Li Changxiao in his mind, already remembering this slight. If we both make it to the finals, I'll break your damn legs.

Meanwhile, Li Changxiao, the instigator, found it dull when he saw Su Yan merely scowling in silence. He had deliberately stirred trouble, hoping to use Su Yan to probe deeper into why An Shihua's mouth tasted of Mountain-Laurel. He was also very curious about what this girl, An Shihua, had been doing during the break. Why did her mouth taste so strongly of Mountain-Laurel? To be honest, it was quite intriguing, and Li Changxiao was very curious.

At the same time, Lü Shuyu, who hadn't gotten involved, was also just as curious. It was just that he was too shy to ask An Shihua, even if he wanted to know. So, while Su Yan was asking, Lü Shuyu, though appearing to be chatting with Li Changxiao, was actually all ears, keenly listening to the conversation between Su Yan and An Shihua.

Unfortunately, Su Yan didn't find out anything in the end. Lü Shuyu was also unable to witness the scene he had imagined: An Shihua blushing profusely.

At this moment, compared to the trivial thoughts of the three young men, An Shihua herself felt somewhat regretful. How could I have been so careless? she thought. To have so scatterbrainedly forgotten to eliminate the Mountain-Laurel taste in my mouth.

Lost in thought, An Shihua calmly left the waiting area and casually walked into a deserted corner. After confirming no one was around, she took out several flat, light blue petals from an inner layer of her clothing. They had a smooth surface and emitted a faint, pleasant fragrance. These were petals of the Three Upper Seedling Flower, which nourished Divine Sense and were quite expensive.

An Shihua's red lips parted slightly as she gently placed the petals from her jade-like hand into her small, cherry-like mouth. Then, with a gentle bite and a stir of her tongue, she allowed the floral fragrance to fully burst forth.

After about half a minute, feeling the Mountain-Laurel taste was mostly masked, An Shihua swallowed the chewed petals. Following that, a look of profound enjoyment appeared on her usually cold and aloof pretty face. This expression was quite at odds with her usual chilly image, yet it didn't feel out of place. Instead, it held an indescribable, captivating allure.

After composing herself for a moment, An Shihua felt her Essence, Spirit, and Vitality become more abundant.

She thought, Just to mask the taste, I ate three petals of the Three Upper Seedling Flower. Honestly, that was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. The main effect of the Three Upper Seedling Flower is to nourish Divine Sense and quickly restore spiritual power. Using it just to eliminate a taste is indeed too wasteful. But there's no helping it. Who asked me to be so scatterbrained? I'll just consider it a lesson learned. Next time I eat Mountain-Laurel, I must pay attention to eliminating the taste.

After some self-admonishment and reflection, An Shihua quickly left the corner and headed straight for the waiting area.

By the time she returned, it was 5:30 PM, with only 10 minutes left before the fifth round of the competition.

At this time, the three boys in the waiting area had gathered, seemingly engrossed in some topic. They were very animated, and occasional bursts of knowing chuckles could be heard. An Shihua was quite curious and listened carefully from a distance.

After a while, she realized Li Changxiao and Lü Shuyu were the main speakers. Su Yan, beside them, was more of an audience member, listening with relish and occasionally grinning foolishly along with the other two.

An Shihua continued to eavesdrop silently, growing more puzzled as she listened. The content of their conversation seemed very odd; they mentioned many creature names she had never heard before. For instance, unfamiliar names like Ozawa Maria, Asuka Kirika, Sky Sea Ant, Dancing Vine Orchid, Mountain Dark Bud, Shentian Yongmei, and so on.

The names of these creatures all sounded very formidable, possessing an aura of power. But the strange thing was, An Shihua found she didn't recognize a single one. This left her very perplexed. Take Ozawa Maria, Asuka Kirika, and Sky Sea Ant, for example. You can tell just by their names that they belong to animal-type Species...