Next, taking advantage of his ease of movement, the Herbalist quickly caught another dozen or so Dark Grotto Climbers and fitted them onto all four people's hands and feet.
In short, thanks to the Herbalist's arrival, the group made it safely through the most difficult stretch.
They continued downward, following the light. After they entered unexplored territory, Geguwu, who had originally served as their guide, became much quieter. Most of the time, it was the Herbalist explaining the things he had encountered over the past two days, while Geguwu followed close behind him, listening as attentively as an apprentice and occasionally murmuring her agreement.
[The Herbalist and Geguwu led the way, while the three of you behind them huddled together, quietly putting several meters between yourselves and the pair.]
[You heard Linglong and the Night Watchman whispering.]
["Looks like the girl has dropped her verbal tic," the Night Watchman said.]
["More than that. Even her voice has gone all cutesy," Linglong said with a suppressed laugh.]
["I remember her saying she planned to grow old alone, didn't she?" the Night Watchman asked.]
["Ah, youth..."]
["Sigh, it pays to be handsome..."]
Mu You watched speechlessly as the two traded gossip, without joining in.
In short, Geguwu seemed to have shown signs of her first budding crush upon meeting the Herbalist, bringing the situation another step closer to the future he knew.
From the look of things, there was a strong chance that the Lord of Calamity was the Herbalist clone!
The Saint and the Rose Queen also closely resembled the other two clones. His theory that the three clones corresponded to the three Kings was very likely to prove true.
Mu You had actually already accepted the possibility that the three clones might leave him later. The only thing he