When Li Wei opened his eyes again, he had left the Divine Realm and returned to the Clock Tower. At his feet, Betty the Puppy was looking up at him, wagging her tail nonstop.
"Woof, woof!"
"Hm? Mr. Li Wei? I thought I just heard-"
Katie came over as well, and the sight of Betty the Puppy startled her.
"Oh! Little one, what are you doing here?"
"Woof, woof! Woof, woof!"
The Puppy barked at Katie a couple of times, circled Li Wei, then ran downstairs.
"Let's go."
Li Wei knew the little one must have discovered something, so he led everyone out of the Clock Tower and back into the Royal City. Following Betty the Puppy, the group arrived at a study. Of course, Li Wei had investigated this place before, and there had been nothing useful here.
Betty the Puppy hopped around, then raised a paw and patted the wall.
The wall?
Li Wei reached out and knocked on the wall the way the Puppy had. Betty immediately barked again.
"Woof!"
At Puppy’s bark, the entire room suddenly began to change, and two translucent figures appeared.
"Eek!"
Katie was so frightened by the sight that she darted behind Li Wei.
"G-ghosts?"
"No, they're not ghosts."
Li Wei shook his head. He had checked with [Soul Sight]; they were merely images, not ghosts. They depicted a conversation between an older man and a boy. The man appeared to be in his fifties, while the boy opposite him was about fifteen or sixteen.
The man sat behind a desk, looking at the boy, who spoke with a solemn expression.
"Father! We can't go on like this. Conditions throughout the Royal City are getting worse. We must explore beyond it. I'm willing to lead the expedition myself!"
"The tunnels are very