In the jungle of Emerald City, a red shadow darted past, heading straight for the Teleportation Array.
"Vivian, why do you think Xiao Xue is at home?" Only now, on the way, did Mu You have time to ask.
"You entered the Time Prison. If she ended up stranded in another world for some reason while inside it, then upon returning to our world, she should appear directly in the last scene she occupied before leaving this world."
"The last scene..."
Mu You began to understand.
Xiao Xue had never left the Time Prison along the way, so she must have disappeared within one of its scenes.
And their Time Prison's scenes were most likely places where he had lived as a child.
The Pet Shop was the most likely of those. After all, he had grown up there, spending far more time at home than anywhere else on Earth.
"Of course, that's only my guess. You'll have to go back to find out for certain," Vivian said.
"Mm."
Mu You nodded and silently quickened his pace.
Soon, he returned to the Abyss through the elven city's Teleportation Array, then passed through the spacetime rift beneath the Abyss to return to Earth...
Amid a wave of dizziness, Mu You appeared on the Teleportation Array in the Pet Shop's basement.
The once somewhat cluttered basement had been cleaned until it was spotless. In particular, there was no clutter whatsoever around the Teleportation Array.
He had been away for over a month, yet the place was as tidy as if someone had cleaned it every day.
"Meow, Mu You!!" Amid familiar meows, Cola emerged from the darkness beneath the table, excitedly pouncing at his feet and circling his legs.
"Mu You, you're finally back, Mu You!" Cola excitedly treated the floor like