Wang Dong'er called out to the large pink flower before her, "Hey, if you're still alive, say something. Otherwise, I'll burn you with a single flame."
"Where did this girl come from? How dare you be so rude?"
Just then, pink light shone from the flower. The entire plant swayed, and the blossom atop it bloomed even more brilliantly.
"This thing can actually talk? Could it be a hundred-thousand-year soul beast?" Huo Yuhao was astonished.
"I'm not a hundred-thousand-year soul beast."
The large pink flower suddenly sprayed pollen.
Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao hurriedly defended themselves, worried that it was another kind of poisonous gas.
Yet they discovered that their defenses offered no resistance whatsoever against the pollen.
When the pollen landed on them, it melted straight into their bodies. However, they felt no discomfort. Instead, their whole bodies felt considerably more at ease.
"Don't worry. My pollen isn't poisonous."
"You must be the aromatic silk beauty, right?" Wang Dong'er said.
The aromatic silk beauty looked at Wang Dong'er in surprise. "I never expected you to recognize me! You can just call me Youyou. I chose that name myself. Isn't it lovely?"
I never expected this flower to be so full of herself, Wang Dong'er thought.
"I came looking for a book. It should be with you, right?" Wang Dong'er stated her purpose directly.
"Oh, so that person sent you? That's right. I do have the book."
A somewhat ancient-looking book appeared before them.
"This is the book you're looking for."
Wang Dong'er reached for it, but Youyou pulled it back.
"I've kept this book safe for so long. I can't just hand it over to you."
"Then what will it take for you to give it to us?" Huo Yuhao asked.
"The person who gave me this book said