Thud, thud, thud!
The knocking sounded again. Everyone's nerves went taut.
Who could it be?
New trouble had arrived, but the old trouble was far from over.
Xiao Ya stood behind Wen Xishu, silently making her position clear. It meant she would support him in the next vote.
The sight made Zhang Qiang even more wary. Wen Xishu... was nothing like an ordinary teacher. He was far too calm.
Chen Ming also greatly admired the ways Wen Xishu had adapted to defuse the last crisis.
Of course, Old Zhou and Li Wei were still on Zhang Qiang's side. As for the shut-in A Fei, his position remained unclear.
One thing worth noting was that the Water Ghost was still claiming a replacement.
Wen Xishu noticed that Xiao Ya's body... was dripping more and more water. Her clothes had begun to grow soaking wet.
The salty, fishy smell of seawater had also begun to cling to her. Wen Xishu knew this was bad, but for now, he had no way to stop her from becoming the Water Ghost's replacement.
Traces of water had begun to appear in Xiao Ya's other eye, too.
Anyone looking at the Water Ghost now would have noticed that it already had two eyes and a nose. It was looking more and more like Xiao Ya.
Xiao Ya's vision was also split evenly between her real surroundings and the Water Ghost's view.
But the two did not appear simultaneously. One moment, she saw the Bar; the next, she saw herself drowning.
It was agonizing, but Xiao Ya endured it in silence, doing her best to stay rational.
The most painful thing in her life had just been resolved. She believed that if she could survive this ordeal, things would get better.
The biggest problem remained the knocking