"If you take one more step, I'll cut you."
Little Cabbage's voice had the distinctive quality of a Flower Spirit's—soft, sweet, and gentle. No matter when you heard it, you would always feel a sense of warmth. Usually, when a Flower Spirit like this made threats, they lacked any force.
But Little Cabbage was different. The same voice, the same soothing tone, yet those warning words carried an overwhelming sense of menace!
The person approaching stopped in their tracks.
Only then did everyone react, turning to look over in astonishment.
The first to react were Carmen and Ba Lie. Their first thought was one of inexplicable confusion.
"When did this guy get over there?"
Although both of them had been focused on Grandpa Lu at the time, surely they should have noticed someone approaching the Operating Table, right?
Next to react, for equally inexplicable reasons, were Ars and Tula of Starry Sky Academy.
The two of them had already been wary of He Lan Ziyue. Seeing her approach so strangely and get so close, their vigilance grew even stronger.
Facing Little Cabbage's warning gaze, He Lan Ziyue smiled faintly. "I was merely admiring your technique. I'm very sorry for disturbing you."
Zi Yue seemed to realize that she had been too abrupt. After giving a slight bow, she quickly backed away.
Seeing her retreat, Little Cabbage continued with what she was doing. At this moment, her expression held a tension she had never shown before.
The two physicians watching from the side were also extremely nervous.
On one hand, they actually wanted to tell this Flower Spirit that what she was doing was useless. For a normal creature, the instant its head was severed, it was already considered dead.
That was not to say there were no exceptions. Some creatures