Not My Escape-It Brought Me In

Bai Zhu lowered his voice.

"Young Master, don't move yet."

Milluki hugged the box and stood beside the tree roots, still not recovered from that wave of dog faces slamming into the wall.

"Do I look like I want to move right now?"

On the other side of Dankū, the dog pack was still blocking the way.

The Labradors led several Spear Soldiers around, trying to find gaps from both sides. The two Husky Priests were even more troublesome. The blue stone chips around their necks flashed on and off as they kept yelping, and the Black Roots bulged against the edge of the barrier.

Bai Zhu watched for two seconds. Once he confirmed they could not get through for the moment, he repeatedly cast Dankū to keep them trapped, then began surveying the surroundings.

There was no sign of Ging and the others.

They had clearly been nearby just moments ago.

Yet the moment a wall rose up, he and Milluki had become a separate team.

Bai Zhu sheathed his blade at his waist and climbed a tall tree in a few quick movements.

Milluki grew anxious below.

"What are you doing?"

Without looking back, Bai Zhu said,

"I'm checking the route."

"Watch out for that bird up there!"

"I know."

He did not climb straight to the top. Instead, he stopped near the canopy and gently pushed aside some branches with his scabbard.

Then he froze.

After waiting several seconds without hearing any movement from above, Milluki became even more uneasy.

"Bai Zhu?"

The tree was silent for a moment.

Then Bai Zhu's voice drifted down.

"Young Master."

"What?"

"You'd better pray that your ancestors send up a little smoke today."

Milluki's face turned green.

"Don't say something like that in a place like this!"

Beyond the gap