Divergent Thinking

As for letting the little girl go in first, that actually carried some risk.

No one knew what the space inside was like. If the little girl set a couple of traps on the other side and ambushed him, things could get troublesome.

But for some reason, perhaps because of the intelligence the little girl had consistently displayed, Wang Ye had let down his guard around her somewhat. He always subconsciously felt—

What could this bitch possibly do?

Wang Ye had clearly realized this as well. Standing at the entrance to the passage, his expression grew somewhat grave.

All his previous actions had been instinctive, without much thought put into them. In fact, the instant he threw the little girl inside, he had already regretted it a little.

The safest approach would have been to tie the little girl to his back again, seal her energy, and bring her in with him.

He had been careless.

If the little girl was truly some ultimate schemer, someone even better at acting than Lu Qing, he would sooner or later suffer a disastrous loss over something like this, perhaps even pay with his life.

This was no joke.

After all, Wang Ye's guiding principle in life was never to underestimate any opponent, even a piece of trash.

But the little girl was simply too deceptive. Even someone as vigilant as Wang Ye had not been particularly guarded around her.

Wang Ye took a deep breath and forced himself to take the little girl seriously again. Only then did he grip the General Ghost in one hand, clutch the token in the other, and slowly step into the passage.

The passage was somewhat dim.

To Wang Ye's relief, the little girl was standing right by the entrance. She had not gone farther inside