The Old Woman exchanged a few words with the seemingly serious but clearly unserious Old Zhao.
She treated him exactly like a normal person and had him stay behind to watch the goods.
She even mentioned that she would find a few doctors to come examine his diarrhea tomorrow.
This exchange really did have an effect.
Old Zhao stopped, tilted his head, looked at everyone, and then nodded woodenly. "That's fine too. My stomach feels uncomfortable, so I'll stay behind and rest."
"Come back as soon as possible. I'm worried there might be Vicious Ghosts nearby."
It worked!
Hearing this, everyone felt slightly relieved.
Only then did they remember that most Vicious Ghosts had no self-awareness. They acted according to some of their habits from when they were alive.
So sometimes, following their way of thinking could produce unexpected results.
"It really takes a team leader."
"An old person in the family is worth a treasure."
"Sister Yan has far too much experience."
Everyone gave the Old Woman a thumbs-up in their hearts, secretly praising her with, "Very good."
Then.
While keeping an eye on Old Zhao's every move, the group slowly walked toward the road ahead. Only after they could no longer see him did they let out a long breath.
Fortunately, this ghostly thing hadn't followed them.
"My god, Old Zhao is seriously creepy." The short, stocky man wiped the sweat from his face.
"What exactly is that thing? How come we never encountered it at Human Head Mountain before?" The woman with the gun swept her gaze around, her face wary.
Although they had temporarily escaped Old Zhao, there might still be some danger nearby.
She remembered clearly that Little Six, who had been with Old Zhao, had disappeared.
"Hard to say."
"So far, more than thirty