The Thing Behind the Door

Although she had not answered the question directly, Bai Zhi had already guessed the answer.

In the era they had lived in, the dining hall had reopened, yet she had been transformed into this neither-human-nor-ghost state and forced to wander the dining hall for Eternal Life. The answer to whether the dining hall had been contaminated was already quite obvious.

"Forget it. Let's not talk about depressing things. Let's talk about something happier."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi spoke.

"It's not great to keep having no way to address you. How about I give you a name? What do you think of Xiao Xiao Bai?"

"Why not call me Xiao Bai?"

She gave him an expressionless glance.

"Oh, because Xiao Bai is a dog."

"..."

"Xiao Xiao Bai, tell me about your era?"

"Please do not address me with such a stupid name."

"Okay, Xiao Xiao Bai. No problem, Xiao Xiao Bai."

"...I was merely the Acting Shopkeeper of a dining hall. What important things do you think I could have known?"

Xiao Xiao Bai remained utterly expressionless.

"Besides, in my current state, many of my memories have become vague or been lost. If not for you, I would still be trapped in that nightmare-like state of chaos."

"It's fine. Let's focus on the important parts."

Bai Zhi waved a hand casually.

"For example, what destroyed your dining hall, who the enemy you faced was, and what that disgusting Flesh Wall above us is... You couldn't have forgotten those memories too, right?"

"...I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"I don't know who the enemy was, nor do I know what destroyed this dining hall. The disaster simply descended without warning."

Xiao Xiao Bai spoke calmly.

"We resisted, but we never even learned who our opponent was. The disparity