The river kept flowing relentlessly, yet the tree whose roots floated in the water did not drift along with the current but remained firmly in place, unmoved.
Within the river, flecks of golden light danced up and down, like stars in the night sky.
And the tree, too, emitted a faint glow; its roots and trunk both shone softly.
The light on the trunk was a greenish hue, which drew Shu Guan's gaze upwards.
The next moment, he stiffened abruptly, his skin crawling with an eerie sensation.
For in the branches of this tree hung "shadows"!
Yes, the same kind of shadows that resembled human figures he had seen earlier tonight in Rong's Manor.
Now, these "shadows" clustered densely, layer upon layer, draped over a canopy spanning more than ten meters across, gently swaying.
That feeling... that feeling... was as though these "shadows" were the leaves of this glowing tree!
