Uma Musume, from entry level to basement

"Snap!" Unlike the previous reaction, when Rudolf symbolically said this, the thin needle used for embroidery in Qi Cao's hand broke into two in the blink of an eye, fell to the ground in the quiet room, and made two tinkling sounds.

Qi Cao suddenly raised his head and looked towards the door, staring at the strange man in black hiding behind the Rudolph symbol.

Her aura suddenly changed, from a lifeless pool of stagnant water to a volcano ready to erupt, as if it would explode in the next second.

The empty eyes began to show waves of emotion.

"he?"

146. Inner Desire

"he?"

At this time, a dangerous aura emanated from Qi Trough's body. He slowly stood up, with all the muscles in his calves tensed, as if he would pounce on him in the next second.

If there was a bar next to her that showed her danger level, it would be skyrocketing! Increasing rapidly! Increasing rapidly! It would burst through the ceiling!

"Qi Tan! Calm down!"

Rudolf noticed that Qi Cao's mood was not right at this moment, so he moved his feet lightly and completely blocked Tang Han behind him.

If Qi Cao lost his mind and rushed over, she could stop him in time to protect Tang Han's life and chastity.

If necessary, she doesn't mind knocking Qi Cassandra unconscious. After all, a Qi Cassandra in a rational state certainly doesn't want to attack others.

"Han, hide well, I will protect you...eh?"

But what surprised Rudolf was that the air tank in front of him had not moved yet, but Tang Han behind him directly bypassed the protection of Rudolf and took the initiative to rush towards the air tank.

"Ms. Qi Cao, don't be impulsive. I just might know..."

Tang Han stood in a place not too close but not too far from the gas tank. He had a gentle attitude and a steady tone, and did not show any panic.

"Rather, the information I know is very likely false. So even if you catch me and torture me, you won't be able to find the person through what I say."

"....." After hearing what Tang Han said, his expression froze and he was obviously stunned for a moment.

She paused to think for a moment, then sat back down in frustration.

"Is that so..." Qicao's expression returned to dejection. He lowered his head and stared at the embroidery in his hands in silence.

"Huh..." Seeing that Qicao's emotions had returned to calm, Tang Han secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Fortunately, when he asked Rudolph to introduce himself symbolically, he said "he might know where the man is" instead of "he is the man".

Just like the difference between a map and the final treasure, people will of course flock to the final treasure, but the importance they attach to a map that does not have much value in itself will definitely be greatly reduced, not to mention a map that has a high probability of not finding the treasure.

Otherwise, given Qi Cao's intense reaction just now, if I told her Tang Han's true identity directly, she might not be able to calm down now...

That's why Tang Han dared to refuse Rudolph's symbolic protection, took the initiative to approach the gas tank, and personally asked the questions he wanted to ask.

"Ms. Qicao, why... do you want to find him?" Tang Han swallowed nervously and asked the question that concerned him the most.

Qi Cao's answer will determine the extent of information Tang Han will reveal next.

If it is dangerous, then the information Tang Han will tell you later will all be false. Otherwise, he can reveal a little bit of true information.

"I don't know..." Tang Han's question seemed to make Qicao think of something bad. She covered her head in pain, her face full of distress.

"I've never met him before, and I don't know anything about him. He's not super handsome, he just has a special warmth. I can't even remember what he looked like back then..."

“But I just want to see him again, to be closer to him… to understand him… to explore him…”

"Daytime...night...no matter what time...his figure flashes before my eyes every moment...but I can't touch him...I have no mood to do anything else..."

"It's not just me. I heard that many other horse girls have seen him and tried every possible means to find him... but without exception, they all failed..."

"I don't exist in this world, but when I appeared, there was a storm, and I played with the hearts of the horses..."

"That guy is definitely a devil..."

As if to release all the grievances of the past few weeks, Qi Cao had a depressed look on his face and spoke out all his inner thoughts.

Her words caused Tang Han and Rudolph in the room to fall into a brief silence.

"Devil... hehe~" Rudolph looked at Tang Han who was listening carefully to Qi Cao's words in front of him, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

"Tang Han is dragging Na down, what do you think?" Rudolf joked, wanting to observe Tang Han's reaction to this comment.

"Ah..." Tang Han scratched his head awkwardly and gave a wry smile.

As a normal person with good thoughts, he felt a little sad when being called a devil.

But I'm not too sad. After all, it seems better to treat him as a devil than to want to punch him. At least it's safer, right?

Thinking of this, Tang Han felt much better.

Qi Cao didn't notice Rudolph's symbol and Tang Han's reaction at this time, and continued to talk to himself.

"That demon has already harmed many horse girls. We must not leave him alone."

"So I must find him, and then... and then..."

Qi Cao seemed very excited, his hands clenched tightly, and even his pale cheeks were stained with a blush.

"Then what?" Tang Han asked curiously.

Qi Cao raised his head and gritted his teeth:

"And then...lock him up in the basement forever!"

"Puff!" Tang Han couldn't hold it in and almost spit out blood.

Why is it still a basement? Do you horsegirls have any special feelings for basements?

In excitement, hot blood flowed out of his nose.

"Uh..." Tang Han noticed that he was bleeding from his nose again. He calmly took out a tissue and wiped the blood away.

But considering that Qi Chong was now in a state of obsessive-compulsive disorder where he would "clean the entire room as soon as he saw a fallen leaf", Tang Han did not throw the tissue into the trash can in the room, but put it back into his four-dimensional pocket.

"Besides this? Do you have any other wishes you want to fulfill?" Tang Han continued to ask.

"......." Qicao glanced at Tang Han in confusion.

"What's the point of asking this?"

She didn't understand. They were just talking about the mysterious man, so why did they suddenly bring up her wish?

"Of course it makes sense." Tang Han crossed his arms and nodded seriously.

As to why those ten people fell into autism strangely after seeing Tang Han and Ma Bohe with their own eyes, there was actually an explanation when Lucky entrusted Tang Han with the task.

His horse mint physique is actually a conductor that brings out the inner desires of horse girls.

In addition to making the horse girls want to punch him, it will also dig out their true desires buried in their hearts.

In daily life, everyone has ideas in their minds, but due to various external reasons, it is very difficult to realize those ideas, so they will bury them deep in their hearts and abandon them temporarily. Over time, they will forget what their real wishes are.

However, if something happens to dig up this wish and put it on the table, people will fall into confusion, anxiety, and helplessness, reflecting on what they were doing before, and struggling with the choice between realizing their wish and maintaining the status quo.

In the end, not only will your wishes not be fulfilled, but you will also be unable to maintain your normal life.

Qi Cao's more extreme behavior than usual, that is, she became interested in cleaning the room and embroidering, might be a manifestation of her true desire.

And if Tang Han can help satisfy the real desire that was seduced by Ma Bohe, maybe he can help them get rid of the negative influence of Ma Bohe on them. This is a lucky suggestion.

But Tang Han couldn't tell Qi Cao the truth directly, so he changed his words.

"Miss Qi Cao, didn't you say he was a demon? Think about it, a demon is a bad creature that likes to use desire to deceive people. If you express your inner desires, you might be able to lure it out."

"Are you serious?!" Qicao became excited again and stared at Tang Han with anticipation.

"Maybe..." Tang Han scratched his head guiltily.

Of course it wasn't true. Tang Han must have slipped away after helping her fulfill her wish and restore her mood. How could he possibly appear in his true form?

But Qicao believed Tang Han's words and wanted to seize the opportunity to meet that person.

So she covered her head and calmed down to think about what she wanted to do.

The magical thing is that the mysterious man who appeared in Qigou's mind every moment appeared less and less frequently as she thought about it seriously, and was replaced by something she had never thought about before.

"I think... I think..." There was a hint of clarity in Qicao's confused eyes.

“Grow an Epiphyllum with your own hands and see it bloom with your own eyes…”

147. A flash in the pan

"Epiphyllum..."

After obtaining the key information, Tang Han did not stay long. He found a reason and symbolically left the Ma Musume dormitory with Rudolph.

As soon as he walked out of the dormitory, Tang Han took out his mobile phone and searched the Internet for information about Epiphyllum.

He didn't know much about flowers, let alone Epiphyllum. At most, he only knew the idiom "a flash in the pan" and understood that although Epiphyllum was very beautiful when it bloomed, the beauty lasted only a moment.

After Tang Han finished searching online, he finally understood why there were such comments.

As for Epiphyllum, although it is not too difficult to grow, as long as you pay a little attention and maintain a suitable planting environment, you can keep it alive and bloom.

But the problem is that it takes a very long time to grow. It takes at least three years from sowing to flowering, and it only blooms at night, blooming for about four hours, and then it will wither. If you want it to bloom again, you can only wait half a year.

Qi Cao's wish is to "grow an Epiphyllum with my own hands and see it bloom with my own eyes"...

This completely cuts off the option of "buying a ready-to-bloom Epiphyllum online and showing it to the gas tank". After all, what she wants is to cultivate it by herself and experience the process from seed to flower firsthand.

But as mentioned above, it will take at least three years to complete this process.

Neither the gradually deteriorating state of her energy tank nor her peak physique as a horse girl could tolerate such a long period of time.

By the time the night-blooming cereus blooms again three years later, Qi Cao has already missed many competitions and has been out of the public eye for a long time. The dreams he set for himself cannot be realized, and all that is left are the decadent memories of three years of doing nothing.

Therefore, Tang Han must find a way, a way to realize his gas tank wish in the short term.

"But....."

“I can’t find it!”

Tang Han searched the entire Internet but could not find any way to shorten the growth period of Epiphyllum. At most, there were some articles that taught you how to grow it in general terms, and some photos of Epiphyllum in full bloom.

"Hmm?" Tang Han suddenly had an idea and thought of a way to be sneaky.

Or... download these photos of Epiphyllum from the Internet as materials, and then combine them with the planting methods taught in the article to make a small game that simulates planting Epiphyllum?

Then give this little game to the air tank and let her water, fertilize and bask in the sun.

When she finished all the operations, a photo of a blooming Epiphyllum popped up on the screen.

At that time, Tang Han would jump out from behind the gas tank and say:

"Great, Miss Qi Cao, you just planted an Epiphyllum with your own hands!"

Thus, Qi Cao's wish was fulfilled and he returned to normal life.

Congratulations, congratulations...

......

"No, no, no!" Tang Han shook his head frantically and quickly rejected his outrageous idea.

What is this, cyber gardening?

No matter how you think about it, you can't take it seriously! Using this to perfunctorily satisfy someone else's true wishes is too cruel!

After completely cutting off this incredible idea, Tang Han continued to think seriously.

Unable to find it on the Internet, Tang Han placed his hopes on his idol, the guy in the basement.

“Maybe there’s something in the book that my brother wrote that can help me…”

Tang Han quickly took out the three books from his four-dimensional pocket and read them carefully.

"Trainers from Entry to Basement" is all about how to be a qualified trainer. There is no part about growing flowers, so it is useless.

There is no need to read "Massage Techniques from Feet to XX", it is useless.

"Training Tools: From Treadmills to Children's Toys" does include a few things for planting, like UV lamps, automatic watering cans, fertilizer mixers, etc., but...

These props can only make plants grow better, but they do not help shorten the growth cycle.

So it still doesn't solve the problem.

"What should I do..." Tang Han covered his head in pain.