Chen Lin looked at the flower on the fishing platform and wanted to step forward to examine it, but before he could move, it radiated a three-colored glow and transformed into a woman with skin like creamy jade.
"Greetings, Master!"
Unlike Grass's initial panic, this woman rose calmly and offered a poised greeting.
Chen Lin stared at her in astonishment, his mouth hanging open for a moment.
Her appearance was simply too striking!
A pair of white wings folded against her smooth back, while two small, dark red horns grew from her head. Between her brows, a lifelike pattern of just three petals shone with a three-colored radiance.
A contradictory beauty, both sacred and uncanny, arose naturally from her appearance.
Suppressing his astonishment, he turned to gather some long grass from the mountainside, wove it into a simple covering, and had her put it on.
"What is your name?"
He looked her over again.
She was tall and beautiful, with exaggerated curves in all the defining places. She certainly qualified as an exotic beauty.
Yet he could not feel pleased.
Someone with an appearance like hers would attract far too much attention outside, which did not suit his low-profile style.
Moreover, she gave off no energy fluctuations whatsoever. No matter how he looked at her, she did not seem powerful. What he needed was an assistant, not a beauty.
"I have no name. Please bestow one upon me, Master."
The woman spoke respectfully, stealing a glance at Chen Lin.
Chen Lin sighed inwardly and said, "Then you shall be called Hua Ruyu, to signify that you came from Wanhuagu Valley."
He had already fished her out. He could hardly throw her back, so he could only keep her by his side.
"Thank you, Master!"
Hua Ruyu bowed again, then stood