What I was thinking about now were already broad, theoretical questions. They were no help at all in solving the problem at hand.
I was almost certain that the courier ghost had killed these ghost officers. The thought sent a cold sweat running down my back.
It had been able to take out more than a dozen ghost officers, so it had to be at least as powerful as the ghost of Guangyuan Mountain. I'd already struggled enough when I dealt with that ghost, and it had taken a lot of help from Greenleaf for me to succeed in the end. Now I had Nantian and the Thin Man with me, and our fighting strength was limited. Our troubles hadn't diminished; they might even have gotten worse. This was a real problem.
I climbed down from the chair and told the Thin Man and the others what I'd seen.
When I turned around, I realized the little ghost baby on the Thin Man's shoulder was gone.
The Thin Man and Nantian were still processing what I'd just told them, thinking about what to do next.
I looked up and spotted the little ghost baby perched inside the bell tower.
The little ghost baby babbled and waved its lotus-root-like arms, as if making some kind of gesture. It looked very excited.
I asked the little ghost in the suit behind me.
He translated for me. "Tian saw a ladder out there."
A ladder?
I was completely baffled.
But since it had found something, we had to go take a look.
I told Nantian and the Thin Man, and we climbed back up.
I pushed aside the pile of ghost officers' corpses blocking the little door. It was a struggle to grip the bell tower floor and haul myself up.
The little