Several paper figures hopped and swayed as they walked ahead.
Gu Zhe and the others walked in the middle. Ming Xuan had not come; she was only an ordinary person.
As they walked, the Jinyiwei members could not help studying Gu Zhe, their gazes repeatedly sweeping over his shoulders in particular.
They marveled inwardly at just how cautious this Young Master Gu-Mr. Gu-was.
Not only did he have paper figures guarding him front and back as he walked, but two more stood on his shoulders.
That alone showed how seriously he took his own safety.
They did not find this off-putting. The more he valued safety and acted cautiously, the more it proved that he would not take risks, which meant his claims might well be true.
Although they had chosen to believe him and mustered the courage to follow Gu Zhe into this haunted domain, they were still worried.
What if he was simply spouting nonsense? Or what if his knowledge was limited and he had misjudged the situation?
Death was not frightening.
Dying for nothing was.
Now that they saw how cautious Gu Zhe was, they felt some relief. At least it proved that a man like him would not lead everyone to their deaths.
Living was better, of course.
Now they regarded Gu Zhe with even greater respect, along with a faint mixture of alarm, disbelief, and fear.
If what this young master of the Gu Family said was true...
Then the Gu Family was unfathomable!
Commanding the supernatural power to control paper puppets was one thing, but what had Gu Zhe just said? That the Gu Family even had subordinates in the Underworld, and could descend upon this place through some unknown means. The implications... the more they thought about them, the more terrifying they became!