"Follow me."
Yang Xiao, holding the Ghost's eyeball, walked ahead of Xiang Fengchen. He didn't need to see Xiang Fengchen; as long as the latter could see him and follow, that was enough.
Under Yang Xiao's lead, the two avoided the other Ghost Substitutes and returned to the second floor, locating the bedroom and study.
Through the door, the room was quiet, and Yang Xiao couldn't help but feel, perhaps psychologically, a dangerous aura seeping through the cracks of the door.
After putting down the Ghost's eyeball, Yang Xiao noticed that Nalan Shuo's body was being eroded even more severely; over two-thirds had been completely replaced. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before it completely transformed into the ghost maid.
Once it reached that point, Nalan Shuo would no longer stand a chance; his infection was a ticking time bomb towards death.
Unless they could break the curse.
