Upon hearing the guard's report, for a moment, Baiyu couldn't recall if he had any friends left in Mountain City.
But that didn't stop him from meeting the visitor.
In the Earl's Mansion's living room, after instructing the servants to set up fruit platters, tea, and other refreshments, Baiyu quietly waited for the guest's arrival.
It didn't take long.
A girl shorter than Baiyu by a head, led by the guard, walked in. Despite being clad in black armor, Baiyu recognized her immediately; it was Roxia, who had been recuperating in the mental hospital.
The two had shared a deep bond from battles fought together in recent times.
Although the outcome wasn't perfect, Roxia was taken to the Dream Realm by worshippers of the Endless Loop God and fell into the hands of the Divine Spirit, the "Velvet King." Of course, Baiyu believed the deity in the forest was merely an incarnation.
In other words.
