Lian Hengshan quickly climbed to his feet. Without caring what changes the injection of the Heavenly Ghost's blood might have caused, he picked up his rifle and glanced at Liu Lijun, who was sitting on the floor deep in the passage.
Then he pulled Lu Hongyun up. "Hurry, let's go!"
Lu Xinyue held her head as she stood. The moment she saw Liu Lijun, she ran over.
"Sister Jun, are you all right?"
"Come with us, quickly."
At that moment, Zhang Shou Zhuang's voice sounded through Lian Hengshan's communicator. "Hengshan, are you still not done?"
"Hurry and get out. The situation is critical."
Lian Hengshan shouted, "We're coming out now."
He did not bother with Lu Xinyue and immediately ran toward the exit.
Lu Hongyun shouted anxiously, "Xinyue, hurry over here!"
Lu Xinyue turned around. "Dad, come help me. Let's take Sister Jun back."
Lu Hongyun agreed and was about to go help when he suddenly saw Liu Lijun, behind his daughter, raise her head.
At that moment, Liu Lijun's facial features were no longer as distorted as they had been inside the Sensory Loop.
But an eerie smile appeared on her face. She suddenly picked up Lu Xinyue and ran toward the other side of the Mirror Room passage.
Lu Xinyue cried out, her voice rapidly fading into the distance.
"Xinyue!"
Lu Hongyun's mind went blank. At that moment, the Haunted House seemed to come under attack. With a thunderous boom, large amounts of sand and gravel began falling from above.
Only then did Lu Hongyun recover. He was about to chase after them, but Little Zhong stopped him.
Little Zhong struck Lu Hongyun unconscious with one palm, hoisted him over his shoulder, circulated his cultivation technique, and sprinted toward the exit.
Outside the Haunted House, Lian Hengshan had