Nothing had happened before she knocked, but that knock caused a problem. As though answering her, a pitch-black box rolled out of the robe woven from the Sea of Stars.
As though it had just woken up, it rubbed its bleary eyes, then asked, "What did you call me for?"
Wan Lan stared dumbfounded as the thing emerged from Ye Buyu's robe, utterly shaken. Had it been following them all along, never once disappearing?
Ye Buyu was a little dazed. "So we've had our ride home with us this whole time?"
Su Wuwei said, "You dug this pit for us, didn't you?"
Kou Ying nodded in agreement. "It was definitely the captain. The evidence is conclusive."
Mu Bingge said, "We can go back whenever we want. That's good news."
It counted as good news, probably. It was better than drifting around alone and helpless, knowing nothing.
After they stared at the black box for a long while, it bounced impatiently and burrowed back into Ye Buyu's robe. Why wake it up if they weren't going anywhere? Was this a scam?
The six: ...
Well, even their ride had a personality.
Now things were settled. They had found the way back; it was just a matter of when they chose to return.
The six knew full well what inhuman horrors awaited them if they, invincible in this world, returned to that wretched place.
Never mind the utterly wicked Li Yong. The moment they dared go back and draw that blade, the malice of the entire universe would come kissing them. Being reduced to minced meat would be the least of it. If even a single intact chunk of flesh remained, that would count as mercy from those Calamities.
With the situation so dire, Hold Up the Heavens dared not return.
Until