Jiang Yu had stood motionless beneath the tree for five days.
Apart from the pale, clear glow rising from her body.
She looked no different from how she had on the first day.
Big Mao, who had originally circled outside the shade, had long since followed the five-person squad into it, inching forward day by day. He lay coiled not far from the witch, gazing longingly at his young mistress and the great tree whose scent made a dragon drool.
Unfortunately, he still had no way to coil around the tree.
Whenever he entertained the idea and tried to sneak closer, several branches would invariably droop down and tell him, in the most direct way possible, that it was out of the question.
But that was all right.
The greatest advantage dragons had was their long lifespan. With enough patience, Big Mao believed he would one day be able to coil around this great tree!
"Is... her current condition normal?"
Beneath the tree, Zhang Jixin looked at their Diviner for the seventh time, a touch of hesitation in his voice. "Do you think we should send Zhu Si a message? She is a teacher at the school, after all..."
"I'm a teaching assistant at the school myself!"
Xiao Xiao sat on the ground with his legs sprawled out, patiently polishing a piece of white crystal with a lens-grinding stone. He interrupted the captain irritably and answered his question for the seventh time. "Neither Zhu Si nor I, nor any member of any hunting team anywhere in the world, has ever encountered Sister Yu's situation. There's only one piece of xuanhuang wood this big in the entire world, and Black Gems are few and far between too. Asking us is like asking a blind man for directions!"
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