Gu Luoxin's countenance turned somber as he pointed at what Shen Nianzu had assumed to be the mass corpses of the man-eating plants. Upon closer scrutiny, however, he noticed that the massive green leaves were pulsating with a faint, ominous rhythm as they formed a protective bud.
Shen Nianzu drew in a sharp breath, "Don't tell me…"
Gu Luoxin nodded, confirming his suspicion. Among the five of them, Ying had been the one who seemed to be the most affected by the alienation. "Is she going to be okay?" He asked anxiously. "Will she really turn into a nightmare creature? Arghh, I should have asked Da Shen more about that timeline if I had known something like this would happen!" He yanked on his hair in frustration.
"I don't know, but…" Shen Nianzu pressed his lips together as he instructed, "Let's wait a little longer. She is a powerful player, after all. I don't believe that she will succumb here."
