"Baa baa baa..."
Walking alone down the empty street, Yuan Zhu led the little goat, restored to full health and brimming with endless vitality, swiftly onward. Suddenly, a suit of dark-red armor splattered all over with green bloody eggplant juice blocked his path.
It gripped a long spear, holding it upside down with the tip pointed at the ground. Foul Bone Tainted Blood dripped from the spearhead, drop by drop. A dim glow shone from the eye slits of its helmet as it stared coldly at Yuan Zhu, assuming a provocative stance as though ready to spring into attack at any moment.
Clang.
The sound of iron chains striking each other rang out. Only then did Yuan Zhu notice a familiar ring of chains connected to the dark-red armor's waist. They were Zhou Chu's Law Decree.
"Hey, are you all right?"
Sure enough, the young lady emerged from the darkness. Her breathing was slightly hurried, and the chains extending from the red glove on her right hand were connected to the dark-red armor. It was as though she were walking a dog through the night on a leash, except the dog was an armored knight.
"I caught up with Meng Xiyue earlier. They said you chose to stay behind and cover their retreat, so I came specifically to help you." She looked at the black rope in Yuan Zhu's hand, then shifted her gaze to the little goat and asked, "Where's Granny Yu?"
Yuan Zhu had no way to explain in detail how he had sent Granny Yu into the Shadow World and entered the loading phase while waiting for Yellow Springs to return.
So he pointed at the red Knight Armor and turned the question back on her. "The old granny passed away peacefully. What's that?"
"A forbidden piece