Seeing Ye Lan, transformed into a serpentine monster, charge straight toward Xia Yan, Bai? couldn't help feeling tense. She looked at Luo Yan beside her and, seeing his calm expression, finally restrained her impulse to summon the Strange.
"It's fine."
"Xia Yan can handle it," Luo Yan said calmly.
Then he added,
"No, it should be said that it's another her."
Bai? also remembered then that Xia Yan suffered from dissociative identity disorder.
Her primary personality was timid and withdrawn. Coupled with her Divine Treasure, this made it difficult for her to interact with others, let alone face enemies in battle.
Therefore,
out of an instinct to protect herself, she had split off another personality called "Xia Yu."
In the records from the past, it was this personality that had harmed her companions.
Just as Ye Lan reached Xia Yan, the hand holding the small knife stopped trembling.
"She's appeared."
Luo Yan spoke softly.
At the same time, he kept part of his attention on Xia Yan to prevent her from suddenly attacking anyone.
"Monster..."
"You're not allowed to hurt my sister!"
Xia Yan suddenly raised her head, but the expression of fear and timidity had vanished from her face.
Her pupils widened slightly, and the corners of her mouth rose uncontrollably.
At that moment, she was like an excited wolf, a beast preparing to hunt!
Without the slightest hesitation, Xia Yan—no, she should now be called Xia Yu—suddenly dragged the small knife across her palm, then flung the blood gushing from the wound toward Ye Lan.
Ye Lan instinctively dodged the few droplets of blood, only for them to suddenly evaporate and transform into Blood Mist. The Blood Mist then formed a human-shaped outline that was not very distinct.
The bloody figure pounced at Ye Lan.
This was the