The Human Plant (24)
The face and voice still lingered.
It was only a dress, but the moment it was put on, it seemed to lend its wearer a unique air.
Fu Qian knew this wasn't just his imagination. At a glance, even though Jining hadn't said a word yet, every spectator already had a strange look on their face.
Partly because of how the dress looked on her, and partly because of the way she'd put it on.
First of all, in such a strange scene, in such a strange place, the appearance of a dress like this was genuinely jarring.
After all, even if you gave it every possible benefit of the doubt, behind the curtains still wasn't a place to hang clothes.
At the same time, Jining, who had been leading them through their desperate struggle to survive, had taken the dress down and put it on without the slightest hesitation. Her decisiveness was abnormal.
Most crucially, the dress fit her frighteningly well.
The series of changes that defied their understanding had made quite an impact.
"What do you think?"
In this atmosphere, Old Master Li finally showed the responsibility of the one in charge. Looking at Jining, who stood there quietly, he was the first to ask in a soft voice.
"It is indeed what I was looking for, but it's somewhat different from what I imagined..."
Clearly, this dress was far more than a mere visual effect. For a moment, even Jining's voice seemed to carry a hint more of deathly stillness.
Judging from her earlier behavior, she clearly wasn't the sort to deliberately pull a cruel prank and scare people.
"...How is it different?"
Old Master Li's expression was more grave than ever.
"This really is my dress."
"Although I failed to catch