"It's been several days. Why hasn't Luo Yan come back yet?"
Sitting on the shoulder of "Xi Niang," Bai looked dispirited.
Beside her, a white skeletal hand gently tugged at her sleeve, as if trying to comfort her.
Bai glanced at the skeletal hand and sighed. "You don't think anything happened to Luo Yan, do you?"
The white skeletal hand immediately began waving.
"You're saying Luo Yan will be fine too, right?"
"Yeah. Luo Yan always manages to turn danger into safety. I think this time will be no different."
Just then, a dark mass emerged from Bai's other side and transformed into a tiny, cloak-shaped figure.
Hei Wu.
It drifted onto Bai's leg. Its hood lifted, but there was nothing inside.
Bai hugged Hei Wu tightly, as if she were embracing a stuffed toy. "Besides, I can't even reach him through the communication system. That's what worries me!"
Hei Wu struggled desperately, finally wriggling free from Bai's arms and floating in midair.
At that moment, Hei Wu noticed something and looked toward the distant mountain forest.
Bai drew up her knees and hugged her legs. "These days without any news are the most agonizing. If I'd known this would happen, I would've gone with him. It would've been better than waiting around here. Don't you agree?"
The white skeletal hand tugged at the girl's pants.
Without even looking at it, Bai gently brushed the hand away. "Stop it. I'm in a bad mood. I don't have time to play with you."
The skeletal hand tugged at Bai's pants again.
Bai finally looked over angrily. "What is it? I said I'm not in the mood to play!"
She saw the skeletal hand raise one finger, then point toward the mountain forest behind them.
Bai looked over. Her eyes were first