Amid his confusion, Lu Ya's expression began to change.
One moment he was still baffled, but the next, as the badge on his chest turned a brownish-yellow, his brow furrowed. He muttered to himself, "What's going on? You old devil, not only are you injured, but you're cursed too?"
A moment later, the badge-like altar on his chest flashed again, this time turning silver. His expression went blank as he muttered, "Why didn't you deal with the curse before we acted? You should have at least told everyone..."
Before he could finish, his expression changed once more. The badge-like altar became a jade-green tinged with pink, and he went on, "You were cursed before, but you never brought it up again. I thought you'd dealt with it. Why is it still in your body? Did you grow attached to it or something?"
The vine attached to the puppet's rear was causing a rift among the five perfectly fused individuals.
