Vine Source was terrified that danger would befall Shiny while it was in the marsh world. He could not afford the consequences of Shiny being put at risk or becoming injured.
Vine Source was well aware that he had offended Lin Yuan.
If he allowed Lin Yuan's fey to befall danger now, he would not even be allowed to continue watching over the marsh world.
Hornless Dragon Source and Vine Source were on good terms. Although he did not try speaking up for Vine Source after Lin Yuan punished him, he did tell Vine Source all that had happened in the water world.
Vine Source learned that an emperor-class mermaid had angered Lin Yuan for an unknown reason, leading to her losing her emperor scale and being demoted to the Turning Wheel Realm.
That emperor-class mermaid had possessed pinnacle Samsara Realm power and shared the same bloodline as Lin Yuan.
