Following the girl out of the treehouse, heading towards the east side of the Tree of Eternal Life Club.

Entering an indoor garden, green vines grow windingly along the wooden frame, the glow of twilight spilling through the glass skylight, and the plants in the garden unfold leisurely under this golden sheen. Birds are chirping away on a swing woven from vine branches, casting curious glances with their grain-sized little eyes.

Xu Xiaoyou watched the girl sit down on the vine swing, the rounded toe of her shoes lightly tapping the ground taking a few steps back, stretching her legs, and her body began to sway lightly with the swing, her fluffy skirt fluttering in the wind like a graceful butterfly.

A few birds flew to the girl's side, chirping around her. The girl smiled serenely, extending her fingertips, as a bird with a red beak perched on her hand, tilting its head to make eye contact with the girl.

Xu Xiaoyou looked at the bird with the red beak, blinking, and surprisingly felt an aura of weird tales surrounding this little bird.

"You're so cute today too, Xiaomi."

As she spoke, the girl tossed a plucked flower bud into the air, and the bird's beak suddenly split into four parts, each wall of the beak embedded with small white sharp teeth, flesh sprouts growing from the large bloody mouth, far more enormous than its original form.

It was only then that Xu Xiaoyou realized the oddities in the seemingly peaceful garden.

Behind the planting racks, numerous dark red gazes were peeping at her from beneath the cover of green leaves, like predators sensing the scent of prey. Corrosive liquid dripped from the gaps between petals onto the brown soil, emitting sizzling sounds.

Large shadows poured down from above, covering the twilight glow. Xu Xiaoyou looked up to see a giant plant had somehow climbed to the top of the garden, with eight barbed vine arms securely attached to the canopy's rib structure, and a central pink flower bud was blooming, emitting a sharp roar, countless tooth-like stamens trembling in the sound waves.

Looking down, she noticed in the corner by the creek, many plants were tightly wrapped around a corpse missing its upper half, extending various feeding organs, absorbing nutrients from the body; the skin of the corpse gradually shriveled at an imperceptible speed.

"Today, one more intruder has been dealt with, Xiaomi is awesome." The bizarre scene along with the girl's smile seemed slightly off-putting.

The red beak of the bird named Xiaomi wasn't innate but dyed with the fresh red blood of others.

At this moment, a blue little bird flew over and perched on her shoulder. Xu Xiaoyou noticed the blue bird cautiously approached her, made cooing sounds, and then affectionately rubbed its soft head against her cheek.

"Looks like you are quite liked by these Punishment Birds." The girl said.

"Punishment Birds, is that their name?" Xu Xiaoyou looked at the blue bird on her shoulder, and the Little Blue Bird tilted its head, gazing at her with its black little eyes.

The girl nodded slightly: "They are the guardians of the Great Forest, where peculiar, priceless flowers and plants abound, born from people's greed for that forest."

"These poor little birds, becoming homeless after their perching trees are toppled by bad people, most are endlessly sold on the black market, reduced to caged pets."

"Are you from the Dawn Office too?" Xu Xiaoyou pondered for a moment and asked.

"No, I'm just from Dawn Society," the girl shook her head. "Nice to meet you for the first time, my name is Tao Shier, and I'm a Square Q in Dawn Society, also a member of the Tree of Eternal Life. I am a Three Tier Plant Scholar."

Xu Xiaoyou gazed around, she had never seen plants with such aggressive and peculiar properties in other places, thinking maybe they were products derived from the girl's mutative abilities.

"No need to be so guarded, I don't intend to harm you." Tao Shier seemed to guess what she was thinking, smiled and said.

"This entire garden is my mimicry, called Eden, those plants are quite cute and interesting, right?"

"By entering my mimicry, I can sense your physical conditions, detecting your thoughts and emotions."

Upon sensing Xu Xiaoyou's unease, Tao Shier apologized: "Sorry, it was unintentional..."

After finishing, Tao Shier stopped probing into Xu Xiaoyou's mind, her eyes closed, emerald phosphorescence flowing through her pupils.

It was as if a gray haze that veiled Xu Xiaoyou's mind was lifted, and she felt a bit relieved.

"Back to the main point, I am willing to offer you assistance, naturally from the position of Tree of Eternal Life, not Dawn Society."

"What kind of publicity do you need to stir up?"

Xu Xiaoyou adopted a thoughtful posture.

The veil has memory, and directly quelling publicity isn't realistic. When public opinion grows so large that regular methods like paid commentators and controlling reviews can no longer handle it, those media companies often conduct cold treatments on the surface, while secretly contacting the media to throw another bombshell to divert people's focus and attention, like a gecko shedding its tail to survive.

Therefore, when the paparazzi discover a blockbuster news about some celebrity, they often don't release it immediately, but sell it at a high price to media stations or extort media companies.

After articulating her needs concisely, Tao Shier nodded.

"I understand, I will contact someone at CCA City Radio, see if they have any major scoop hidden."

"Rest assured, I'm one of CCA's biggest investors, they won't refuse me."

After a brief communication through the veil, Tao Shier chuckled as if she heard explosive information.

"This really is some powerful scoop."

Hearing Tao Shier's words beside her, Xu Xiaoyou's lips curled imperceptibly.

...

Under the misty sky, the splendid night scene of Queens District was reflected in small puddles, red high heels splashed water, making a thumping sound on the ground. A woman's face turned pale green as she walked towards the interior of Rongsen Media's building, raindrops falling on her expensive vibrant women's suit, the affected areas slightly deepening in color.

Entering the building, passing employees greeted her after realizing who she was.

"Good evening, Sister Chen."

"Assica, good evening."

"Hmm." The woman nodded slightly in response, as if reminded of something, her face sank again, and she quickened her pace.

"What's wrong with her, why does she look so upset?" someone asked.

The person next to him pulled him aside and whispered: "You don't know? It's about Lin Fan, now everyone's talking about it..."

Hence, the people on the company floor saw a figure exuding a strong-willed woman's aura trotting across the shiny marble hall, entering the elevator.

The waiting time inside the elevator seemed a bit long, and as the employees noticed the woman's not-quite-right expression, they all backed away a certain distance, one of the young employees wanting to reach out to press the floor button but was fiercely glared at with a stare as if it could eat him.

The young employee retreated timidly to the corner, and soon the elevator reached the designated floor, before exiting the woman coldly glanced at the young man: "Pack your things and leave, don't come to work tomorrow."

After saying this, under the watchful eyes of the silent crowd, the woman walked away in a huff, her red high heels clicking.

In the dark room, a young man sat limply, eyes vacant, surrounded by a group of perplexed girls. Upon hearing the familiar sound of high heels outside the door, his expression changed a few times, finally lowering his head heavily.

Within a few breaths, the woman was already in front of him, her voice icy: "Lin Fan."

The young man had barely raised his head when a loud, fiery slap landed on his face.

"Have you grown tired of living, daring to mess with Moon Sugar!?"