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"": "Luo Bin pondered for a long time, and the screams continued just as long. At last, they faded away.
He scanned his surroundings but saw no trace of a ghost.
In the end, Luo Bin did not call out.
If it was Si, not everyone could see him unless Si wanted them to.
The evil spirits were close by. Drawing them over would do no good.
Hu Jin still looked at him with fear and unease.
"Let's go a little farther. I've been following the stream upstream. We'll find somewhere quiet and prepare this wild game," Luo Bin said.
"All right..." Hu Jin answered reluctantly.
"I won't kill you. You don't need to be afraid of me. Right now, we're companions. You're useful," Luo Bin said.
Hu Jin smiled, but it was still strained, as though he had forced it onto his face.
The two continued upstream along the mountain creek.
After about half an hour, Luo Bin stopped.
There were few trees around, no Blackblood Vine, and no evil spirits. Naturally, the Bamboo Grove from earlier was gone as well.
Luo Bin did not intend to catch any more wild animals.
He sat beside the creek and washed his hands.
Whitish brain matter and bits of connective tissue were stuck beneath his nails, making him uncomfortable.
His cuffs were stained with blood, and his clothes had acquired many more holes.
Hu Jin gathered some firewood and arranged it for a campfire. Only after Luo Bin had washed the blood off himself did Hu Jin begin preparing the game.
He glanced at Luo Bin out of the corner of his eye. Luo Bin was sitting on a broken stump beside the creek, lost in thought.
Hu Jin did not dare say anything else. He simply