Realization hit me like a truck as I stared at the seven children who I managed to rescue from the Forsaken Tree. Here I was, thinking that I'd finally get to take a momentary break after all the commotion with the Forsaken Tree was over.
Here I was, thinking that the only thing I have to do right now is to bring these children and Mei Mei to the nearest shelter and I won't have any problems.
I, the great Sect Master Tang Yongrui, thought wrong.
Why didn't I take into account that they were exposed for who knows how long to the virus?
Despite the fact that there were no more roots running all over the children's body, their depleted Qi Core was about to run out as well. There was only one explanation for it— that the Forsaken Tree was keeping them alive while sucking their Qi Energy dry.
