The weeds and shrubs covering the mountainside had all withered overnight!
"How could this happen?" The old village chief's mouth fell open in utter shock.
In all his long years, he had never seen anything so strange.
The villagers were also stunned and broke into a flurry of discussion.
"Maybe it got too cold last night, and they all froze to death."
Zhao Yuan said this aloud, but he knew the truth. The weeds and shrubs on the barren mountain had withered because the Metal Qi from the Five Elements Array he had set up had drained them of their Life Force. But this was a truth he couldn't and wouldn't say.
Zhao Shiquan shook his head. "Weeds and shrubs that freeze to death should at least retain a bit of green. But look at these—they're completely withered and yellow. They obviously didn't freeze to death..."
Zhao Yuan couldn't help but roll his eyes and grumble internally, 'Did I get a fake dad by mistake? Why else would he be the first one to undercut me?'
