I was eager to confirm it, staring intently at the ghost.
The group leader hesitated, though. It was as if, at the final moment, he'd lost his nerve.
The daredevil beside him shouted, "What are you doing?!"
The group leader gritted his teeth and finally put all his strength into it, the muscles in his arm bulging.
Yuan Xiaomei sat up straight, while Liu Liangwang stretched his neck to see.
Just then, I sensed another change in the ghost's yin energy.
The ghost burst apart like a soap bubble.
I froze. I could still sense his yin energy, so I knew he hadn't been destroyed. I couldn't help feeling disappointed.
The group leader was stunned, too.
The daredevil was already celebrating. He let out a breath and said, "Well done! Now..."
Liu Liangwang looked uncertain. Yuan Xiaomei's expression was complicated, as if her mind had gone blank and she couldn't think of anything.
My gaze followed the dispersing yin energy.
Gu Mo was still crouched in the bushes beside me. He whispered, "Is it really dead?"
"No." I gave him a one-word answer.
The yin energy had gathered again, and it wasn't heading toward Yuan Xiaomei or the group leader. Instead, it settled beside the daredevil.
The daredevil hadn't noticed a thing and was still chattering away. Maybe he felt he'd escaped a near-death experience and had finally relaxed. He was also thrilled that they'd destroyed a ghost, so he was especially excited.
The ghost stood behind the daredevil. He didn't attack right away, only glared ominously at the back of his head.
The daredevil belatedly sensed something was wrong, and slowly fell silent.
Yuan Xiaomei said dejectedly, "Since it's already... Let's keep looking for a way out. If we want to leave..."
She started to stand, and Liu Liangwang