Wang Tong slowly backed away.
Her movements were a little stiff.
Her heel bumped into something, and she nearly jumped out of her skin.
She turned around and realized the tree stump she had been sitting on was right behind her.
She let out a breath of relief.
Then she couldn't help laughing at herself for making such a fuss.
Since when had she become so timid?
Hadn't she always been afraid of nothing?
She could even laugh while watching horror movies...
"Phew~"
The girl slowly let out a breath.
It was fine.
She shouldn't scare herself.
Who knew when Little Brother and Master Xiao would be back?
Wouldn't they laugh themselves to death if they saw her looking so panicked?
Of course, she meant after they found out why she had been so panicked.
The girl crouched down and reached behind her, feeling around as she prepared to sit back down on the tree stump.
She might as well sit quietly and wait for Little Brother and Master Xiao to return.
"Wa-wa~"
"Ah!"
The girl let out a short scream.
"Thud~"
She fell onto the ground beside the stump.
A faint, prickling pain came from her tailbone.
Wang Tong grimaced. "Who's there?!"
She called out loudly, sucking in a breath from the pain.
"Come out!"
The pain gave her courage.
She was getting a little angry.
It was broad daylight. Surely she wasn't going to run into a ghost?
Some sneak who only dared to lurk in the shadows!
"Come out!"
Wang Tong called again.
Her high-pitched voice rang through the woods.
But it only made the place seem even quieter.
Wang Tong sat on the ground for a while. When the pain in her tailbone had eased a little, she braced herself against the stump and