Yang Xiao narrowly pulled Beibei to safety, just avoiding a ghost child that descended from above, while Wu Zhengwu turned around and drew his sword in a smooth, flowing motion, slapping the boy in the cartoon jacket away with the flat of his blade.
But in the process of saving Beibei, Yang Xiao's gun had fallen to the ground, and as he picked up Beibei to run, he had no time to retrieve it.
"The fish cry, the cats leap, Granny Hong orders you not to smile, babies cry, children fuss, cut off your tongues and Granny Hong will laugh."
The eerie nursery rhyme grew more grating, continually sapping the last of Yang Xiao and the others' mental strength. The children's faces bore a dull and wooden smile as they clapped their hands and rocked their bodies, chasing after them.