"Since you have no other troubles, I'll be taking my leave," said the fiend before vanishing from the mental space.

"Why did that fellow leave so fast?" complained the great sovereign.

The footsteps continued approaching them. It sounded like the creatures from the drawings were about to reach them. Suddenly, I noticed that Bulu looked straight at me from within the projection. All my hair stood on end. I did not understand what it meant by that look. Suddenly, I came to an understanding and darted toward Bulu's sleeping body. I lifted the body and started shaking it. Bulu's body felt like a flexible ball. As I shook it, the light in the body grew brighter. Abruptly, the projection vanished.

"We were nearly stuck there. What a close call," said the great sovereign, who had awakened.

"It might only be the two of you in there, but we felt just as anxious watching you from out here," said Domo.

"Luckily, we completed our mission. Can you contact your descendants now?" asked Zhang ...