Shu Cai hurriedly covered the child's mouth and looked apologetically at the others.
"Sorry, we can't reveal anything more."
"Uh..."
Ye Buyu looked up. "End of what? What world?"
Mu Bingge sighed softly.
"You heard right. The End of the World. They're from the End of the World. Looks like we have to go now."
She turned to Shu Cai and the others.
"Was it Lan Huaiyu you met, or Slyder?"
This time, the people of Lishu were dumbfounded.
Shu Cai asked suspiciously, "You know them?"
The corner of Ye Buyu's mouth twitched. "As it happens, they're our teacher and friend. Perhaps you've heard the name Hold Up the Heavens?"
Shu Ri craned his neck in surprise. "You're Hold Up the Heavens, that Demon King of Chaos?!"
They did not know whether to laugh or cry. How were they a Demon King of Chaos?
Teacher Lan, is that how you see us?
"Can you tell us where they are now?"
Shu Cai fell silent for a few seconds. "If you really are Hold Up the Heavens, please tell us what weapon that woman uses."
"The Greenwood Spear. She usually turns it into a hairpin and wears it in her hair," Kou Ying answered smoothly.
Only after hearing that did the people of Lishu let down their guard and explain their benefactors' current situation.
"When we escaped, our benefactors and the remaining people were holding off those Calamities. With our benefactors' skills, they should have gotten away safely by now, unless something unexpected happened."
The moment Ye Buyu heard "unless something unexpected happened," she shuddered reflexively.
"All right, all right. Tell us which direction you escaped from. Head to the Primordial Beginning Tower in a bit. We'll go take a look."
The people of Lishu pointed in the direction they had