There was a staircase behind the archway.
Gu Cheng saw it as he dove inside, so while he was still in midair, he forcibly twisted his body to land on his back, shielding the two women tucked under his arms
in front of him.
The instant he landed,
there was a thud, and the impact knocked a muffled grunt out of Gu Cheng.
Then he went sliding down the stairs.
Fortunately, Jackie Chan and the others who had run in first were still there, and they hurriedly stopped Gu Cheng.
In a flurry, they helped CoCo and Lili off Gu Cheng first, then helped him up.
CoCo and Lili asked anxiously, "Are you all right?!"
They had both seen how Gu Cheng had protected them just now. They were deeply grateful and very concerned about his injuries.
Gu Cheng waved a hand. "I'm fine. Just a minor injury."
Without paying the two women any more attention, he looked at the others. "Are you all right?"
Everyone shook their heads to indicate that they were fine.
Only then did Gu Cheng breathe a sigh of relief.
Outside the archway came the sound of the giant skeleton furiously hacking at it.
Everyone's expression changed.
Gu Cheng said, "Let's not stay here. Hurry up and keep moving."
Everyone had wanted to leave long ago. They could hardly wait to get away from that monster.
They formed a line and headed down the stairs.
"Young Master Gu, what exactly was going on with those skeletons? They didn't feel like ghosts."
As they walked, Fatty suddenly asked.
The others had actually wanted to ask the same question, but they were not as close to Gu Cheng as Fatty was and could not be so casual with him.
When they heard Fatty ask, they pricked up