As Little Grape's body sank into Yi Chen's,
its consciousness was dragged by an irresistible force into a special ward, where it was confined.
A silver-haired youth was sitting on the hospital bed by the window, the moonlight pouring into the ward bathing him perfectly.
When he turned his head, Little Grape's fur instantly stood on end.
"Are you William's little friend? Your composition is quite complicated... Should I dissect you a little to deepen my understanding? Or would you rather tell me where you came from?"
"Help!" Little Grape was on the verge of tears. It couldn't understand at all why the inside of Yi Chen's body had turned into the Moon Scar Ward.
"Don't be nervous. I was only joking. This time, I merely asked William for a favor~ I'll stay in his body for a while to take a nap, and I'll leave once I reach the Old World.
"I look forward to getting along with you during this time, Mr. Gryph."
Inside the speeding carriage
Yi Chen wasn't worried about Little Grape's situation, because he had already reached an agreement with Moon Scar beforehand: if anything happened to Little Grape, their transaction would be terminated immediately.
For now, he only needed to consider the mountain-climbing journey ahead.
Unlike the other two teams,
the carriage carrying them would drive directly to the foot of Mount Grail, delivering the three of them to the mountain path once chosen by pilgrims—a Pilgrim's Road filled with hardship, steep and rugged.
When half the scheduled travel time had passed, the coachman's corpse-like, hoarse voice came from the front.
"We're about to enter the gray zone surrounding Mount Grail. You can use the 'Membrane Windows' to observe the conditions of the event area in advance."
A Membrane Window was what they