The wind rustled through the dark woods, startling the grass; at night, the general drew his bow.
"When did you get here?"
Turning her head, Huan Yan looked calmly toward her side.
—There was no way she could mistake the voice of her childhood friend.
"...Back when she was teaching you, I guess."
Looking at the aloof young girl before him, Bai Zhi gave a slight cough before answering.
After leaving that false world, he had sent Shadow guards down into the ruins. One reason was to find people; the other was to scavenge resources.
Such a huge settlement might have been destroyed, but the resources buried in its ruins would not simply vanish along with it. He was desperately short on money right now, so naturally he would not let this opportunity slip away.
When he said he wanted it all, he meant it literally.
He would take the people, and he would take the money. Neither could be left behind.
What was yours was his, and what was his was still his.
Back in that false world, he had been rather envious of Xun Wu's collection...
It was just that there was no telling what dangers lay in the ruins below. The Shadow guards he had sent to gather resources had vanished one after another. At the time, he also had to stay behind and deal with young Dead Zero, so he truly had no spare attention to spare for the place below. He could only put it aside for the time being.
As for Huan Yan's safety... he was quite reassured about that Pink Haired Girl who was suspected to be Central Hou Tu.
This Pink Haired Girl possessed the ability to freely transform dreams into reality and reality into dreams—to turn existing reality into a dream,