Although it was only a blade of grass, it still set Chen Lin's heart at ease.
It was just like his first fishing trip to Gambling Fortune Lake. Although he had only caught a tiny shrimp, that had still satisfied the rules, and he had escaped punishment.
Presumably, the same held true here.
After waiting a while without seeing the Gaudily Dressed Woman appear, Chen Lin examined the blade of grass, then prepared to put it away and leave.
But the moment his hand touched it, the grass suddenly glowed with fluorescence. Before his astonished eyes, it transformed into a young girl!
"Greetings, Master!"
When the girl saw Chen Lin, she looked like a startled little rabbit. Rather than fleeing, however, she timidly stepped forward to pay her respects.
Chen Lin's mouth fell wide open. For a moment, he could not make sense of what was happening.
"Are... are you a demon or a spirit?"
After asking in astonishment, Chen Lin glanced around, went outside the fishing platform, and pulled up some weeds with large leaves. He swiftly wove them into a Grass Garment, then tossed it to her. "Put this on first."
"In answer to Master, I am human."
The young girl obediently draped the Grass Garment over her completely naked body, covering her exposed flesh.
Only then did Chen Lin resume studying her.
She was young, around sixteen or seventeen, and not particularly pretty. She was also skinny and scrawny, as though malnourished.
"You're human?"
Chen Lin looked doubtful, then asked, "Then how did you end up here, and how did you turn into a blade of grass?"
The girl shook her head, looking bewildered. "I don't know either. I don't remember anything. All I remember is that whoever pulls me out becomes my master, and I can