The little girl's words filled me with an inexplicable sense of panic.
A child's words weren't a reliable guide, but when she said that, I believed her completely.
It felt as though the moment Seventh Master and I walked out of this building, something terrifying would happen to us.
Seventh Master was calling the shots here, so naturally, I listened to him.
But Seventh Master kept staring at the little girl too. He seemed somewhat shaken as well.
While we stood there in a daze, we looked back outside the main entrance, only to find that everything had turned pitch-black. It was so dark we couldn't have seen our hands in front of our faces.
This place was some distance from the city, but not very far. With the bright city lights in the background, we could vaguely make things out and see some of what was nearby.
But now, it was as though ink had been poured all over the outside of the hotel. We couldn't make anything out, even right beyond the entrance.
"Seventh Master..."
"It's an illusion."
Seventh Master narrowed his eyes and said, "The ghost here doesn't want us to leave. It's just a Ghost Wall. Don't take it seriously. The more you do, the harder it'll be to get out."
Then he turned to the little girl. "Little ghost, are you playing tricks on us?"
The little girl hurriedly shook her head. "It's not me..."
Seventh Master thought for a moment, then told me, "I'll go out first. If everything's all right, I'll come back in and take you out with me."
I was a little worried. "But what if you can't get back in after you leave? What am I supposed to do...?"
Seventh Master looked at me and said only, "Six Ding Divine