Su Pu flew into a rage. "You act like such a hero now, but when the evil ghosts come out later, let's see whether you run first or Camel does!"
Camel and Sansir were fellow disciples, so naturally Camel spoke up for him. "Heh heh, the two of us would still have the strength to run if we saw evil ghosts. We wouldn't be like you, scared stiff and trembling on our knees."
Su Pu was furious, yet he could not say that he had been worried about Axiu and the others just now. He was left feeling utterly stifled. Fortunately, Aman stepped in to smooth things over and urged them to stop bickering, and only then did they let the matter drop.
"There's actually a path in the woods!" Öchen noticed that although the ground ahead was overgrown with weeds, faint traces of an ancient road could still be seen.
"It seems we found the right place this time." Elder Usun was somewhat excited as well. They had suffered such a crushing defeat as soon as they set out, and at last there was some good news.
Everyone's spirits lifted, and they continued deeper inside.
After walking for who knew how long, Aman suddenly cried out, "Oh no!"
Su Pu hurriedly asked, "What is it?"
Aman pointed at a gleaming silver bracelet beside the path ahead. "Look! This is the bracelet I dropped earlier." The bracelet lay two or three zhang ahead of them, but no one knew how it had suddenly appeared there.
Aman said, "When I dropped the bracelet, I thought I could only look for it on the way back. How did it end up here again?"
Öchen frowned deeply. "Take a closer look. Is it really yours?"
Aman did not dare pick it up. Su