The puppet was not taken away by Xu Huo, but rather left for other players to discover.
Because the instance description included a hidden rule that seemed to prohibit destroying the puppet, other players did not seize it either, and eventually the puppet ended up in High Ponytail's hands.
"Why is it incomplete?" High Ponytail frowned at the puppet in her hand. Earlier, she had already searched everywhere nearby but couldn't find the missing arm.
"Maybe it was incomplete from the start," Xu Huo said, "The castle owner is the one who makes the puppets, and he and the servants are the ones who first interact with the puppets. The servants are unlikely to defy the owner's intentions."
"Are you saying the castle owner intentionally didn't make the arm?" High Ponytail didn't understand what this meant.
