Within the Ruins, in the Medicine Garden that had once belonged to Nine Infants, Lu Ye had barely stepped inside when he saw a little girl with long emerald hair standing not far ahead.
Her cheeks puffed out, her eyes wide as she glared at him, her gaze filled with a blood-and-tears accusation.
Hm? Why was this timid little thing so bold today? Lu Ye found it strange.
Normally, she would reveal her true form and curl up somewhere, too scared to move about.
Little did he know that Tea Tree was anxious to the extreme at that moment.
She had suffered so much...
Ever since some changes had occurred in the Medicine Garden, that Human Race member would come by every few days and pluck away some of her leaves.
Once, twice, three times, four times...
Every time, she would be heartbroken for a long while.
Finally, after the last time, she had reflected painfully on her mistakes. Her heart aching, she had made up her mind.
This could not go on!
If he kept plucking her like this, sooner or later she would go bald. Every single one of her leaves had been hard to grow; she had poured all her care into nurturing them. Now, even her hair was noticeably thinner than before.
She would resist! She would make that Human Race member understand that she was not someone to be trifled with! She would definitely give him a good beating and let him know how formidable she was!
That was why she had been waiting here all this time, trying her hardest to put on a ferocious, evil-looking expression.
And that wait... had lasted nearly a year.
At last, the Human Race member had come!
The fear in her heart had nearly made her turn and