Chapter 481: The Monarch Piranha Flower Makes a Move (1/2)

It was not only Lan who was surprised upon hearing Xue Wei's words, but his friends were also shocked.

Xue Wei knew that Lan was originally treating him as a tool, but he still trusted him enough to consider him part of their group?

Upon thinking about it a bit more, they understood his reasons. Lan was a Deity, and if he truly wanted to treat Xue Wei as a tool, then he had no reason to open up to him.

The friends Xue Wei had did not possess a low intelligence, and after considering it for some time they understood that he was actually sincere to Xue Wei now.

Their displeasure reduced by more than half due to this, and while they still held a bit of a bad impression, they were much more polite and friendly, even their expressions turned softer.

Lan smiled mirthfully, his eyes glistening with amusement. He understood that they were able to see that he was no longer as arrogant as before, and thus they accepted him. Being accepted was a surprisingly good feeling.

The group was suddenly lighthearted as they continued their journey, but they had not come far before Xue Wei's heart began aching. His face went pale in an instant, and he stopped in his tracks.

It had been months since the Monarch Piranha Flower had edged itself into his heart, and during all this time, it had been well-behaved and silent, but now it seemed as if it had gathered enough strength to try and take over it's host body once more.

Feeling the immense pain that wreaked havoc in his body, Xue Wei gritted his teeth, and he slowly began feeling how sweat was beading on his forehead.

His friends also stopped in their tracks and turned around to see the sweating and pale Xue Wei, who was grasping his chest with his hand.

Everyone frowned and hurried back to his side, they were worried about him but dared not touch him out of fear of making it worse.

”Everyone back off!” Lan said, his voice was solemn and his eyes observed every change that happened to Xue Wei.

The vines of the Monarch Piranha Flower suddenly erupted from the ground and wrapped Xue Wei within them, taking the shape of a wooden cocoon.