At that, Lin Hanzhi tightened his grip around Qi Gu's wrist. After a long while, he asked quietly, "Are you afraid?"
Qi Gu's warm fingertips felt their way through the bedding to the back of Lin Hanzhi's hand, then traveled up to the bracelet on his wrist that marked their pledge of love. "In life or death, we'll share a bed. Neither of us will face the road ahead alone."
Lin Hanzhi turned his head and pressed a gentle kiss to Qi Gu's cheek.
Qi Gu said, "Let's set a date soon. The Cunning Ghost doesn't have any of the glazed bone now. With nothing left to rely on, it might lash out in desperation."
"In three days?" Lin Hanzhi's gaze lingered on Qi Gu's lower body. "We'll wait... until your injury heals before we go."
Qi Gu: #//////#
With nothing much to do anyway, the two stayed cuddled up in bed until evening. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the sun sank in the west, staining the clouds gold and red.
They also received a message from the Escape Room Trio during that time. Apparently, the three had gone to an escape room venue, had a momentary lapse of judgment while choosing a scenario, and picked a horror one. They then played through the whole thing expressionlessly and actually caught a little ghost lingering in the mortal world at the end of the scenario. They had already followed procedure and handed the ghost over to a nearby Ghost Messenger.
Qi Gu listened with an expression that said, "..."
Was this the legendary experience of paying to go to work? Whatever the case, this behavior was a little too avant-garde and niche.
He couldn't understand it at all.
Two more days passed, and everything remained peaceful. Lin Hanzhi crouched amid equipment