Those with an Innate Spiritual Body had keen senses and could easily detect hostility from others. Hua Min'er was wary of Situ Feiying, Mo Wen, and the others, so they could hardly be the ones to drug her.
There were few people at the Immortal Spirit Palace whom Hua Min'er trusted. Thousand Hands Granny and Wen Jian were perhaps the only ones she trusted completely. But Wen Jian was pure-hearted by nature and deeply in love with Hua Min'er. He would rather die than harm her, so only Thousand Hands Granny could carry out the task.
Given Thousand Hands Granny's temperament, she didn't want to drug Hua Min'er either. But she knew the methods Situ Feiying and the others were capable of, and to spare Hua Min'er further suffering, she had no choice but to accept the task.
"Alas, Min'er, I hope you can understand why I have to do this." Thousand Hands Granny accepted the jade bottle and murmured to herself, her expression desolate.
"Thousand Hands, we all know you're close to Hua Min'er, and that you'd give your life for her." Situ Feiying suddenly spoke, his expression ominous. "But there are so many of us here. She can't escape. If you don't want her turned into a puppet, you'd better do exactly as we say."
At that, Thousand Hands Granny's face tightened, and despair filled her heart. She had deliberately put on a dejected look earlier to lower everyone's guard, hoping to find a chance to flee with Hua Min'er. She hadn't expected them to see through her plan. Now that Situ Feiying and the others were on their guard, there was no way they could escape.
She knew Situ Feiying was skilled in soul restrictions. With so many people, subduing Hua Min'er would be a simple matter.