Just as when it had said it was thirsty, Qin Manjiang's stomach immediately growled.
He immediately repeated the same sort of answer he had given before:
"I'll find something to eat once we reach the bottom of the well!"
He was acting very much like a scumbag who habitually made empty promises, but right now, he truly could think of no other way besides stalling like this.
Could he conjure up food and drink for it?
This time, however, he failed to stall for long.
"Splash-"
He had reached the bottom of the well.
The moss on the stone walls gave off an eerie green glow, making Qin Manjiang's heart pound.
The female ghost was still on his back, but it no longer said a word.
Carrying it did not tire Qin Manjiang out. It was just... rather frightening.
He looked up at the mouth of the well overhead. Everything was pitch-black. He could see neither the night sky nor Miss Lin, Lin Yanqing, who had been following him.
What on earth was going on?
And the bottom of this well was far larger than he had imagined!
A stone path extended into the darkness beneath a covering of eerily green moss.
Qin Manjiang stared into that unfathomable darkness, unsure what exactly the Vengeful Ghost on his back meant by this.
Where were the others who had come down first?
Where were the people behind me?
Why am I the only one here now...
Just then, white light suddenly appeared deep in the pitch-black depths of the well.
Two brightly colored paper figures, a Paper Boy and Girl, each carrying a White Paper Lantern, walked stiffly out:
"An honored guest has arrived..."
"An honored guest has arrived..."
The two paper figures' voices were sinister. Though smiles had been painted on