In just an instant, a thread appeared above each of their heads-Gu Qing's, Gu Yao's, and Xia Shuran's.
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158: The shadow's true face [bonus chapter for monthly votes]
Sizzle!
Sizzle!
Two fleeting sounds rang out.
The two threads that had just landed on Gu Qing's and Xia Shuran's heads were instantly burned away by the Qi and Blood Power naturally radiating from their bodies.
They burned away so quickly that neither of them even noticed a thread had landed on their head.
Only Gu Yao, an ordinary person, still had a thread firmly attached to the top of her head.
"Aah!"
Suddenly, a humanoid ghost prop sprang out ahead of them, letting out an utterly chilling scream.
Gu Qing reacted extremely quickly. He had noticed the humanoid ghost prop just as it was about to spring out and was mentally prepared, so it did not frighten him.
By contrast, Xia Shuran and Gu Yao, on either side of him, had no warning at all. Their bodies jerked in fright, and they instinctively screamed:
"Ah!"
"Aaaaaah!"
At that moment, both girls, who had only just turned eighteen, were badly frightened and opened their mouths to scream.
Xia Shuran recovered fairly quickly. After a single scream, she realized it was a prop and soon calmed down.
Gu Yao was more timid. She did not dare lift her head to look at the prop, only clinging tightly to her brother and burying her head in his chest as she kept screaming in utter terror.
As she screamed loudly.
The thread on top of her head began to give off a faint glow.
"..."
"Idiot Yao, stop screaming. It's just a plastic prop. It's fake."
"..."
"No, no, this haunted house