In the otherworldly space surrounded by starlight, Wen Yanyu slowly opened his eyes and looked straight into a pair of gray-blue eyes.
"Yan..." The dog broke off, closed his eyes briefly, and lowered his head, calling softly, "Host, long time no see."
Wen Yanyu froze for two seconds, then lunged forward despite his still-aching body. He wrapped his arms around the enormous Meteorite Border Collie before him and buried his face completely in the dog's fur.
The sudden embrace caught the dog off guard. Just as he was about to speak, tears soaked the fur on his chest.
"I thought I'd never see you again."
The dog immediately fell silent, his body stiff as he let Wen Yanyu use him as a cushion, rubbing his face against his chest.
With no time to catch up, Wen Yanyu hurriedly began explaining what had happened. "I saw Jun Changmo. He found me. He isn't dead. What do I do? I, I don't want to be taken back again."
"Jun Changmo definitely won't let me go. Fu Hanchuan is the protagonist of this world, and he's involved with me. Jun Changmo... I'm too weak. I, I can't protect Fu, Fu Hanchuan."
"He, he died back then, but he still came after me. I, what do I do... Fu, Fu Hanchuan, what if I drag him into this? What do I do? Can I, can I lure Jun Changmo into another world?"
Wen Yanyu's eyes were red as he clung tightly to the dog before him, trembling uncontrollably.
"I don't want to, I don't want to be taken back again. I'm scared. I finally managed to escape. Why won't he leave me alone?"
Fear and resistance battled endlessly in his mind.
He wanted to resist, but the physical pain had been branded into his