"How did you end up here?" The crystal wrote a line of words in the air, asking.
The Time-keeping Bird fell silent for a moment, then flapped its wings. Blue words appeared: "Please get me out of here."
It too was a Law Creature and could not speak human words.
The crystal nodded without much thought. "No problem, but you'll need to agree to one condition when the time comes."
Though it did not know whether this Time-keeping Bird was the one Shi An had been searching for, it was better to settle the terms first.
"Fine." The moment the crystal finished speaking, the Time-keeping Bird immediately agreed.
That left even the crystal stunned. It was rather surprised that the bird had agreed without even asking what the condition was.
It did not dwell on it and gave a slight nod. "Good. Since we have a deal, I'll take you out."
After saying that, it reminded her, "Do not resist."
At this point, the Time-keeping Bird could only place its hopes on the crystal, so she naturally would not resist.
The crystal wrapped her in the Law of Space, then used the connection through that little hole to travel through space again and return the way it had come.
It had already familiarized itself with the path on the way in, so it moved along with practiced ease on the way out, much faster than before.
Although bringing the Time-keeping Bird along consumed far more energy, it was still within a tolerable range.
Once it had traveled thirty percent of the distance away from the central area, the way was basically clear and unobstructed for the crystal.
"You're amazing." The Time-keeping Bird looked at the crystal in astonishment.
She knew full well how terrifying this place was. She had never