"Ghost Sister!" Little Ghost heard Ghost Sister's scream. He was frantic, but he didn't stop running.
"Hey! You up ahead! You didn't finish telling us that ghost story!" Little Ghost sprinted with all his might, but he still couldn't catch up to Old Zhou, so he shouted, "You said that if someone became friends with the Ghost Student, he'd leave. What would happen to the person who became friends with him?"
Little Ghost hadn't dared to go back for Ghost Sister, but it was clear he still cared about her.
"The Ghost Student only comes back on Ghost Festival. Once he finds a friend, naturally, he'll take that friend away with him."
"Holy shit! Doesn't that mean anyone who becomes friends with the Ghost Student will die?" Little Ghost slowed down, wanting to go back for Ghost Sister.
"You could look at it another way. Maybe your friend will become the new Ghost Student. Doesn't that make it a little less scary?"
"Your sister!"
"She's not my sister. She's Ghost Sister." Old Zhou clutched his chest and ran at full speed, yet still managed to carry on a normal conversation.
The group of seven had dwindled to five in the blink of an eye. The Ghost Student's cries continued behind them in the corridor, but everyone could clearly tell it was slowing down.
"We can't keep running around blindly!" At this critical moment, Bai Buhui stepped forward. Caught up in the panic earlier, he'd followed Old Zhou and Duan Yue deeper into the Teaching Building. "Even if we're going to escape, we should head toward the Library. Liu Kang is there. We have to meet up with him as soon as possible!"
"But do you know where the Library is?" Old Zhou leaned against the wall, panting hard.
"No, but