Chapter 395: Time-Space Artifacts' Incompatibility
Xu Huo flexed his hands and feet, finding that some of the strength had returned to his right hand. He turned his palm upward, and a Stopwatch and a pen appeared in it at the same time.
Before he could do anything, the woman across from him turned into a swarm of butterflies and retreated, instantly withdrawing beyond the Garden Maze.
Just then, the Metal Collar around Xu Huo's neck popped open by itself, and the air—which had seemed to have been drained of oxygen—returned to normal.
He held the collar in one hand. Although Madam Butterfly was no longer in sight, she hadn't left. He gripped the Stopwatch in his palm and picked up the pen, ready to write, but Duke Tar's voice came from the castle: "Out enjoying the flowers so late, Madam?"
The darkness in the garden swept away, and the clawing, grasping trees all around returned to normal.
Xu Huo's hand paused.
"I couldn't sleep, so I came out for some air," Madam Butterfly said. "What brings you out, Duke Tar?"
"I had a nightmare. I dreamed all the spiders in the Annex had turned into Monsters. I was worried you might be in danger, Madam, so I searched everywhere. Before I knew it, I'd reached the entrance—and who would've thought you'd really be outside?" Duke Tar's voice drew closer, tinged with amusement. "You're soaked, Madam. You should go inside first. I'll have someone prepare some hot tea for you."
Their footsteps faded into the distance. Mr. Dong appeared behind Xu Huo, picked up the sword from the ground, then put it away and hung it from his arm.
"Did you wake Duke Tar?" Xu Huo put away his artifacts and looked at the collar in his hand. It was probably