"...Has she shrunk?"
Li Aozi was somewhat surprised and for a moment forgot about going out to collect supplies and survivors.
He lifted the quilt and took a careful look. Dialan's stature had indeed reduced significantly; she now wouldn't be over one meter sixty, her complexion and breathing both far from smooth.
As time passed, Li Aozi observed that Dialan's body was continually 'melting'. Her flesh, like gold in a blast furnace, shrank and dissolved little by little. Colorless blood and tissue fluid seeped out, swiftly soaking the quilt on her body, drip-dropping like raindrops onto the ground.
She was still shrinking. Her features were also becoming more childlike, resembling those of a 12 or 13-year-old. Her hair, however, hadn't shortened and remained long, draping over her body, rising and falling with her breathing.
"Whimper..."
With no other choice, Li Aozi had to wipe her body with a towel. Dialan moved restlessly, but without any strength.