I passed through the wall again and saw Ye Jinghong.
Ye Jinghong stood there, staring blankly at the two passages before her.
Hearing the movement behind her, she turned around, her face full of vigilance.
I saw bloodstains on her face, and there were two tears in her clothes as well.
"Xiaobai!" She was delighted, but she quickly noticed the little pig in my arms. "This is..."
"One of the pigs from the Chinese Zodiac. But it says it's the king of this maze. I don't know whether that's true or not, but it really did scare that tiger away just now."
Ye Jinghong's expression became strange. She looked at me as though signaling something with her eyes.
What was wrong with her?
I knew she wanted to say something but could not say it outright. It was probably related to this little pig.
When she saw that I still had not caught on, she added, "It's what we've been looking for!"
Her words jolted me. Although she had put it vaguely, I understood completely. She was telling me that this little pig was very likely the metal fragment we wanted.
This was too incredible. Wasn't this exactly what they meant by finding something without even looking for it?
But how had it turned into a pig?
Still, I quickly accepted it. If a metal fragment could turn into a giant, why could it not turn into a little pig?
Even this maze was likely created because of it. Otherwise, why would it call itself the king of the maze?
I looked at the little pig. "You knew all along what I was looking for, didn't you?"
It nodded. "Of course."
I sighed. "Then will you come with us?"
"I will, but you can't destroy this maze. It exists for