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"": "Thin laughter echoed through the main hall, and Luo Bin felt goosebumps rising over and over.
The short man stopped, keeping his distance from Luo Bin instead of coming any closer.
The two stared straight at each other.
Then the short man slowly backed away, retreating through the doors of the main hall, down the steps, and out of sight into the rainy night.
For a moment, the hall became completely empty.
The short man had not approached.
Was it because I acknowledged its existence head-on and faced my fear?
Because I knew he was fake and didn't imagine anything happening next, nothing happened next?
A little of the tension in Luo Bin's heart eased.
But when he looked at the unconscious Zhang Yunxi again, concern returned to his eyes. He himself was fine now, but Zhang Yunxi's "problem" was serious. He was completely immersed in his own thoughts and fears and could not be awakened.
Zhang Yunxi was already old, and he had been hovering on the brink of exhaustion before this.
He couldn't last much longer. Would his mind collapse completely, leaving him utterly deranged and slowly dying even if he didn't die suddenly in the end?
The rain grew quieter. It was no longer a downpour, but a light, pattering drizzle. Luo Bin helped Zhang Yunxi up, hoisted him onto his back, and walked out of the main hall.
With his backpack against his chest and Zhang Yunxi on his back, Luo Bin looked extremely "bulky."
He went around the main hall and followed a path onward.
There was one detail worth noting here: the Heart-Peering Grounds had very few paths. From the entrance into the main hall and then out again, there was a clear path to the hall's