Chapter 292 Book 6 The Red Bead Effect
The next few days were a blur of experimentation. Li An, careful to be inconspicuous, used every spare moment to test the bead's capabilities. She started with a small patch of barren soil behind the Yuan family's cottage, a patch where nothing had ever seemed to grow. Each night, under the cloak of darkness, she would bury the red bead for a few hours, then retrieve it before sunrise. The results were astounding. Tiny shoots, vibrant and tenacious, began to emerge. The soil itself seemed to transform, becoming richer and darker.
"Li An, what are you doing with that dirt?" Xiao Lan asked one afternoon, her curious eyes watching Li An meticulously turn over the soil.
"Just trying to grow some flowers, Xiao Lan," Li An replied with a practiced smile, her heart doing a little flutter. She had to be careful.
