"Why has this flower wilted... what happened to make her so depressed?"
"Who knows? It's been ages since I last saw the Flower of Deceit take so many different forms. So lively."
"That's just Qihua. Never mind her true form-you should see how she lets herself go when she turns into a polar bear."
"Oh, speaking of which, Yudun likes turning into insects because of her race, but why does Qihua turn into a polar bear?"
"Because she looks so guileless even when she's playing pranks, I suppose. Didn't she fool Zai Jiu Xunge before?"
"True, her sense of humor really is too twisted sometimes. The more ridiculous a situation gets, the more amusing she finds it."
"Huh? Why has this flower started flashing? What's that supposed to mean? Where's Mangmang? Get the Fragrant Branch studies expert over here. Has something happened?"
"...Oh, no. The light stays steady when a Fragrant Branch dies. This is fine. She's just frightened."
No sooner had Mangmang finished speaking than Yudun pressed her palm against the Magic Array beneath the Flower Branch, channeling magic into it to send a contact request.
Qihua could feel the Flower of Deceit from the Chaotic Star Sea vibrating.
Although this communication function wasn't really a skill, merely an innate ability of the Flower Branch, something like another private chat channel, and naturally couldn't be banned since it wasn't listed on the player panel, she couldn't answer even if she wanted to.
At that moment, Mountains Xunge stood in front of her with her blade raised, while Star Sea Xunge loomed behind her like a chilling wind...
Even Tulan and B80, who loved watching the fun, had slipped back into Zai Jiu Xunge's Pet Space at the first opportunity.
Screech-!
The blade's tip scraped across the golden greatsword