Just as with the thirst, Qin Manjiang's stomach immediately growled.
He immediately repeated the same sort of answer he had given earlier:
"I'll find something to eat once we reach the bottom!"
He was acting very much like a scumbag who habitually made empty promises, but right now, he really could think of no other way besides stalling like this.
Could he somehow conjure up food and drink for it?
This time, however, he did not manage 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 that set Qin Manjiang's heart pounding.
The Female Ghost was still on his back, but it had stopped saying anything.
Carrying it did not tire Qin Manjiang out. It was just... a little terrifying.
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 stretched into the darkness amid the eerie green moss.
Qin Manjiang stared into that unfathomable darkness, unable to figure out what the Vengeful Ghost on his back wanted.
Where were the others who came down first?
Where were the people behind me?
Why am I the only one here now...?
Just then, white lights suddenly appeared deep in the pitch-black bottom of the well.
Two brightly colored paper figures, a Paper Boy and Girl, walked stiffly out, each carrying a White Paper Lantern:
"An honored guest has arrived..."
"An honored guest has arrived..."
The two paper figures' voices were sinister. Though smiles had been painted on their faces, there was no trace