Everyone was still shaken, unable to pull themselves out of the scenes that had seemed both illusion and reality, when they saw Dongfang Minghui walk expressionlessly toward the Cold Pool. She extended a hand toward the three ancient trees, and Little Lecher's vine shot from her palm, fastening around one tree's trunk. A single vine linked girl and tree, as though they were communicating.
"I want to make a deal with you."
After listening to the Love Flower's encouragement, she decided to negotiate with these three trees, which looked exceptionally old.
Earlier, the three old trees had gone berserk when people intruded into the Cold Pool. Unexpectedly, however, when Dongfang Minghui spoke politely to them, they agreed to communicate.
"Ninth Sister, what are you planning?"
After experiencing a blissful lifetime of growing old together in the Three-Life Mirror, Qian Wanyu could no longer bear to take her eyes off Dongfang Minghui. That life had been too beautiful. She wanted its happiness to continue.
"Seventh Sister, I want to make a deal with them."
At first, Dongfang Minghui had not understood what use those hideously ugly fruits could possibly have. After the Love Flower explained the Ghost-Face Fruit's uses inside her space, she was immediately tempted. With an opportunity right before her eyes, there was no reason not to fight for it.
Qian Wanyu held her wrist tightly. "I'll go with you."
The moment the two approached an ancient tree, vines surrounded them from all directions. They did not bind the girls immediately, merely swayed half a meter around them, watching like tigers eyeing their prey, poised to strike if they took another step forward.
"She cannot come up."
Although Qian Wanyu's five types of spiritual power were blended together, dark-type spiritual power remained the thing plants hated most.
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