Shen Ye finally flew back into the tree hollow and whispered in the little girl's ear:
"Wake up, Charlotte."
The little girl mumbled something but kept her eyes closed.
Shen Ye, unable to help it, continued to call out:
"Lancy, Pei A'suo, Charlotte, whoever it is, you must get up now!"
Only then did the little girl open her eyes.
"Are we escaping, Baxter?" she asked.
"To be precise, we're going back," Shen Ye said.
"Going back?" the little girl asked in surprise.
Her eyes regained their emerald green color.
——It seemed not to be Pei A'suo, but either Lancy or Charlotte.
"Charlotte?"
"No, I'm Lancy now."
"Lancy, listen to me, don't you think they're really annoying?"
"Of course, I find them annoying. I haven't seen my parents in so long, and I miss them a lot."
"Now they're still after you."
"Baxter, you're our fighter among us—you tell me, what exactly should we do?"
Shen Ye lowered his voice and said: