"Master!" Chou's shrill scream reverberated throughout the clearing as he witnessed the horrific scene. He had managed to collect Ben Mo right before the earth beneath the mushroom got covered with pulsating, killing energy. He had immediately perched the Lingzhi Mushroom on one of the nearby trees surrounding the clearing, stationing him in a safer area.
Right as the Plant Spirit was about to return to Li Meirong's side, he heard her yelling, "Don't come back! I order you to stay where you are!"
Once given a binding command, a contracted spirit could do nothing more than follow the order. Li Meirong had very rarely ordered Chou around. Most of the time, she had been consulting with him and making polite requests. However, currently, his master issued a direct order, and Chou could do nothing more except to follow it, despite wishing to contradict it with every fibre of his being.
