A line of tiny, glowing text appeared before Gu Qingshan:
"Your remaining lifespan:"
"11:57"
"11:56"
"11:55"
Gu Qingshan shifted his gaze to Chi Hu.
Chi Hu was still grieving for Qi Ruo.
Mu stood to one side, frozen in shock, still unable to fully comprehend what had happened.
"She just erased someone outright."
"Why... is there such power..."
He muttered to himself, then suddenly jumped up and shouted:
"Oh no, Reneedol is out there alone!"
Chi Hu sprang to her feet as well and cried urgently, "We have to find her, quick!"
Gu Qingshan looked at them both.
They didn't know Reneedol's true nature and still thought of her as a companion.
In fact, they really should check on her.
After all, she was out there alone, unable to make contact with anyone. There was a very real chance she'd already been erased by the Apocalypse: Fatekeeper.
But even now, time still hadn't flowed back.
If Reneedol had died, why hadn't the Three Great Laws started over?
Was it because this was an Apocalypse?
"Right, we need to confirm her situation at once," Gu Qingshan said gravely.
Suddenly, a voice rang out:
"I'm touched that you thought to come looking for me right away."
Reneedol appeared before the three of them, a faint smile on her face.
—She was back!
But an old man with snow-white hair stood beside her.
Mu's face changed. He and Chi Hu cried out in unison, "Guardian Elder?"
Gu Qingshan froze for a moment, then immediately played along. "Great Elder, you're alive!"
The Guardian Elder—also known as the Great Elder—had been missing for a long time.
The previous Reneedol had once produced his corpse to block Gu Qingshan's attack and buy herself a chance to escape.
Gu Qingshan had examined the corpse. He'd even