"Zard," Big Yu asked in a gentle, unhurried tone, "may I ask what kind of vicious cycle I've fallen into?"
As he spoke, Big Yu's tone turned grief-stricken. "Or did I commit some terrible sin in my past life that I ended up stuck with you in this one? Huh?!"
Big Yu felt utterly powerless now. In his current state of mentally overextending himself, he would probably fall into dormancy in another two or three days, letting Little Yu come out.
Then, no matter how far he ran, Little Yu and Zard would ultimately bring him back here.
And he could not easily leave Zard, because Little Yu would emerge while he was asleep. Little Yu could not control his abilities. To avoid being recognized, he had come out in disguise, and he had not even brought any paintings with him.
Under these circumstances, Big Yu needed Zard to protect Little Yu while he slept.
That was the only way Big Yu, Zhong Yu, and Little Yu would survive!
"Give me an explanation," Big Yu said coldly.
At that moment, Zard carefully explained, "Actually, right after you fell asleep, I ran into that Wilderness family. They were approaching the settlement. They're very strong. It looks like they've already united the four major families of the wilderness, with several thousand people altogether. I had to return to the settlement to warn them."
"And? Did you fight them?" Big Yu asked.
"They only tested us a few times. They injured Nangong Yuanyu and the others, then ran away. Luckily, I came back. Otherwise, this settlement would have been in real danger," Zard said seriously. "Little Yu really likes this place. Even if we leave, we can't just watch all these people die, can we? If Little Yu finds out later, he'll definitely