Xu Yi wanted to reach out and hold her, but he was afraid of frightening her. At a loss, he glared fiercely at Old Desolate. "Tell me, what exactly happened to her? Old Desolate, all I want now is to kill someone. Don't waste a single word."
"Maybe, maybe... I don't know either! A Li, hurry and talk him down. This, this is madness! His eyes are practically spitting fire!" Old Desolate was genuinely frightened. As he spoke, he jumped behind A Li.
"Could it be that you're not from Phantom Spirit Sect, sir?" the haggard Green-robed Girl asked tentatively.
Xu Yi clasped his hands toward the Green-robed Girl in salute. "I'm this Ginseng Baby's uncle. May I ask what happened to her, Fairy? She doesn't recognize me at all."
The Green-robed Girl gave a desolate smile. "More than half of her plant spirit was taken, leaving her consciousness muddled. She only barely recognizes me because we've kept each other company. Of course, she also remembers those villains from Phantom Spirit Sect. But her name is indeed Qiu Wa, and she once told me she had an uncle called Bearded Uncle Xu Yi. Might that be you?"
Xu Yi's heart surged with emotion. He bowed to the Green-robed Girl. "Thank you, Fairy, for looking after my little girl. I'm most grateful."
The Green-robed Girl hurriedly helped Xu Yi up. "You're too kind, sir. Qiu Wa is pure by nature. Those villains deliberately used the pretense of cutting down a spirit plant to lure her into rescuing it, and that's how she ended up trapped here. These past few days, if she hadn't taken turns with me supplying those villains with spirit liquid, I wouldn't have lasted until today. You needn't thank me."
Xu Yi said, "Fairy, say no more. This