She looked as natural as if she had never left.
After saying that, she went inside.
Only then did Yan Chi believe that she had really returned.
When it was time to eat, Jiang You finally told the two of them where she had been all this time.
It turned out that after awakening Ten Thousand Year Green with Blood Tai Sui, she had left a portion of the Blood Tai Sui on the tree.
During the six months she had been gone, she had been doing one thing.
That was fusing herself with Ten Thousand Year Green, just as she had once done with the man-eating tree...
Now, her life was closely connected to that tree. As long as the tree did not die, she would live forever.
"Human lifespans are far too short. Even Blood Tai Sui only has a longer lifespan; it can't grant eternal life."
Jiang You lazily leaned back in her chair, her pitch-black eyes filled with smugness and arrogance that seemed ready to overflow.
"When a tree like this appeared right in front of me, how could I waste such a good opportunity without maximizing the benefits? Hahahahaha!!
"It was practically an opportunity sent to me by heaven itself!
"It's true that Xuan Xi and the others saved this world, but I did contribute, too. I'm not that noble. As long as it doesn't affect the outcome, isn't it perfectly reasonable for me to obtain some benefits from it?"
This was Jiang You, laying her selfishness and cunning bare under the sun.
A little sharp, a little cold-hearted.
But this was who she was.
She raised her hand. The man-eating tree's branch reached in through the window, and the tip of its vine gently landed in her palm. A flower bud grew, blossomed, and