After a certain Orange Cat... or rather, a certain Devouring Beast left with him, Bai Zhi discovered that he could no longer enter that scene.
Even when he sat down again, everything around him remained that dead silent, dark void. It seemed that with the Devouring Beast's departure, that scene had collapsed completely.
...To be honest, he had originally wanted to see if he could pluck a few leaves.
After coming out, the Orange Cat fell unusually silent for a while as it looked at the dark, withered surroundings.
Seeing this, Bai Zhi said nothing and simply boarded the vehicle again.
Although he had delayed for six or seven hours because of the Orange Cat on his shoulder, gaining two highly useful Seeds for such a small delay meant that he had still come out well ahead overall.
As for that so-called cat Master... he would call them the cat Master for now. Although they might be unexpectedly powerful, the fact that they had needed to entrust someone else with rescuing their own cat meant that who knew what state they were in now.
After all, according to the Orange Cat perched on his shoulder, its Master had already been gone for quite a long time...
It had taken a little over two hours to get here earlier via that road paved with Radiance, but the return trip took less than ten minutes.
"This road..."
Watching the scenery shift around them, the Orange Cat, which had jumped onto the table with a bundle on its back, wore an expression of utter shock.
"What, do you know this place?"
Sitting in his chair, Bai Zhi glanced at the Orange Cat.
"Uh... I don't."
Suddenly coming back to its senses, the Orange Cat decisively shook its head.
"How much longer until we