Everyone's heart felt as if it was pricked by a needle, suddenly feeling intense pain. However, her move was very nimble. It didn't even disturb the bark connected to the roots below, as she smoothly pierced into the core of the sapling's trunk.
She nodded in satisfaction, then lightly lifted the top of the water bladder with the dagger, opening a small hole, and instructed the guard beside her to raise it. After listening closely to the vine for a while, she declared, "Done."
Elder He appeared pleasantly surprised, and after listening for a bit, he expressed a few words of admiration, "You've worked hard. How did you come up with this method?"
