An Jing's actions had truly been swift and decisive.
Though they had exchanged only a few brief words, Fu Qian, as a listener, had easily pieced together the general outline of what was happening.
He already knew that Ji Yin had struck some kind of deal with An Jing.
The specifics hadn't been spelled out, but at a time like this, hiring mercenaries and enforcers would have been perfectly normal.
From what he was hearing now, they had clearly just taken action, but something had gone wrong along the way.
Ji Yin already looked as though he could barely hold on.
And because the Greedy Worms had chosen to seal off their shared perceptions and act freely, he couldn't even find Laurie, the Old Man in charge. Left with no other choice, he had come to the Tooth Choker hermit.
"So what exactly is this?"
Unfortunately, there was a reason she had only been listed as an alternative.
Under Ji Yin's urging, the Tooth Choker hermit had indeed realized how serious the problem was.
But even though she was taking it more seriously than ever, she still couldn't identify what was wrong with him.
"Tumor Flower Blooms—"
The next moment, Ji Yin practically roared the words.
"But don't worry about anywhere else. It's right here... Dig it out. As fast as you can!"
As he spoke, he tore open the clothes covering his upper body and pointed to his left flank.
"But what am I supposed to dig out? I can't see anything."
She could clearly sense how anxious Ji Yin was, but even with her eye practically pressed against him, the Tooth Choker hermit still seemed unable to find anything.
His exposed body did show that strange shift in color and texture, but there wasn't even a wound.
"My