Even though the Aromatic Silk Beauty had no face or features, its reaction let Lu Yi sense a plant's shock for the first time.
Unlike the Thunderclap Infernal Vine, the Aromatic Silk Beauty could speak to Lu Yi directly in a gentle woman's voice instead of communicating through thought. Lu Yi could not help finding it novel.
But that was not all. As soon as the green Soul Ring appeared, the larger plants around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well seemed to awaken and turned their attention to him.
Then the plants began chattering in astonishment.
In an instant, the once-quiet treasure ground grew as noisy as a marketplace.
Before Lu Yi could make sense of it, however, the Aromatic Silk Beauty unfurled its enormous flower, released a fragrance even richer than before, and turned toward the other plants.
"Quiet, all of you! Have you never seen the world? What's all this racket?"
Then Youyou turned her unfurled stamens back toward Lu Yi.
"Child of Nature, I'm the Aromatic Silk Beauty. You can call me Youyou. My fragrance is very effective against toxins, which is why the poisonous mist overhead doesn't affect this place. That's why the other Immortal Herbs here are willing to listen to me."
As Youyou introduced herself, she seemed to be sizing Lu Yi up.
"I never thought the Child of Nature would turn out to be a human. That's a first. And your Martial Soul is far too unusual."
"I didn't expect the Golden Tree to choose me, either." Lu Yi nodded slightly. "I felt nothing at the time. It was only when I awakened my Second Martial Soul by chance that this Soul Ring appeared."
"That Martial Soul does suit your identity as the Child of Nature. But how did you learn who