Leaving aside the shock and doubt in Mei Sijun's mind for the moment, Qin Manjiang and Xu Yi took a look at the situation and quickly worked out roughly what had happened.
But if this was another Faceless Red-Robed Ghost, why had the one Mei Sijun encountered taken on his appearance?
Now wasn't the time to get to the bottom of that question. Qin Manjiang shouted:
"Throw the Jade Cicada over! These red-robed ghosts are all guarding the Jade Cicadas!"
Mei Sijun didn't hesitate either, immediately throwing the Jade Cicada clutched in his hand to Qin Manjiang.
Qin Manjiang said quickly, "You can handle tossing and catching two at once, right?"
"You should have asked that beforehand," Xu Yi replied.
"A juggler can keep three balls going alone. I have faith in you. There are two of us taking turns tossing and catching."
As he spoke, Qin Manjiang caught the Jade Cicada.
The Faceless Red-Robed Ghost whose face had become "Lin Yanqing's" immediately turned toward him and Xu Yi.
The sudden addition of another Jade Cicada affected them somewhat, but the two soon settled back into a steady rhythm.
"Mr. Mei! There's another one backstage! Find a chance to get it, then figure out a way to meet us at the opera stage!"
Qin Manjiang shouted.
Mei Sijun watched the two run off again, tossing the two Jade Cicadas back and forth, as though they had merely been passing by.
But now there was another ghost behind them.
Two savage Red-Robed Vengeful Ghosts followed right behind them, but whenever they tried to attack one of the two, that person became almost transparent, impossible to touch. When they went after the other, he became untouchable instead. With this strange rhythm, the two ghosts could do nothing to them!
But anyone could