Curled up, Gao Ming felt the Water Ghosts' resentment stab into him like poisonous barbs. Even after he escaped, their hatred had not faded.
Seeing Gao Ming in such agony, Zhang Ding silently walked over and pressed a hand against his head.
The pain and resentment lingering in Gao Ming slowly flowed into Zhang Ding's palm like water. Soon, another wound appeared on the back of Zhang Ding's hand.
At the same time, Gao Ming felt much better.
He opened his eyes and gulped down air. Clutching his chest, he slowly sat up and said to Bai Xiao, "I couldn't get everyone out. I did my best."
Bai Xiao was a cold, stern man. He did not know how to respond to Gao Ming, and only spoke after a while. "Thank you for saving my team members, and my sister."
This might have been the first time Bai Xiao had thanked anyone in his life. He spoke slowly and with great sincerity.
"No need to thank me. I had other reasons for saving you. My motives weren't entirely pure." Gao Ming's honesty surprised everyone present, human and ghost alike.
Leaning against a shelf, Gao Ming struggled to raise his arm and grabbed Bai Xiao's arm. "These neighbors in the supermarket are ghosts, aren't they? Didn't they save you?"
Bai Xiao did not understand what Gao Ming was getting at. After a moment's thought, he nodded. "These customers did save us, but they're also the reason we were trapped in the supermarket."
"It was the Vengeful Ghosts amassed beneath the supermarket that trapped you. Besides, when the flood came, these people drowned. What did they do wrong?" Gao Ming did not let go. If he wanted Bai Xiao to follow him, he had to win his wholehearted agreement.
When Bai Xiao