After bowing, the ghosts once again congregated, carrying the lantern, and "ran" back along the river's surface until they disappeared into the quiet village.
At this moment, Yang Xiao and the others were completely dumbfounded. Except for the coffin left on the riverbank, all traces had vanished. It wasn't until a good while later that someone timidly spoke up, "Should we... should we go take a look?"
The person speaking was Mi Shu, the long-haired art teacher with her hair draped over her shoulders. Her suggestion took Yang Xiao by surprise; he hadn't expected such a seemingly quiet girl to be so bold.
"If you want to go, go by yourself," Tong Han said without glancing at her, his gaze fixed on the coffin by the riverbank, feeling increasingly puzzled by it.
After being rebuffed by Tong Han, Mi Shu fell silent. Once everyone was sure that the ghosts weren't coming back and had relaxed, they remembered Quan Doufeng, who was still tied up in the woods.