The few of them ate in silence.
At a time like this, almost no one really had an appetite.
On top of that, not far away, several Vengeful Ghosts were staring at them with deathly green eyes that glowed faintly.
Under the control of despair and fear, none of them had any appetite at all.
But Gu Shengyin said sternly, "Even if you canât eat, youâre going to eat. Force it down if you have to! If you donât take in food, your body wonât have enough strength and energy. When a chance is right in front of you, you wonât even have the stamina to run for it!"
Then they noticed that the Ghosts and Goblins whoâd been staring at them finally moved.
Maybe because they saw them eating, those Ghosts and Goblins tilted their heads with sluggish movements.
Then the little ghost boy dressed like some young noble said something to the Female Ghost, and several Ghosts drifted over toward the dining table.
They all still remembered that dining table laid with snowâwhite tableware, with six exquisite plates on top.
Inside those, supposedly, was the food the ghost things had "prepared" for them.
But looking at the situation now, it seemed they were planning to enjoy it themselves.
They watched as those Ghosts and Goblins slowly lifted the lids of the bowls on the plates with their hands, then picked up knives and forks, ready to dig in.
Very unfortunately, everyone present happened to have excellent eyesight.
So every one of them saw clearly what the Ghosts were eatingâthe plates were filled with bloody human hands.
"Ughâ" Xue Juan was the first to fail to hold it in, turning sideways and throwing up everything sheâd just forced herself to swallow.
Her reaction clearly triggered the others as well.
One after another, everyone except Gu Shengyin and Zhang Chao ended up vomiting too.
Gu Shengyinâs stomach was churning as well.
But she hadnât expected that this Steady as a Mountain Skill not only worked on her body, it could actually suppress physical reactions too.
She forcibly held herself absolutely still in an environment like this.
As for the other one, Zhang Chao, he was relying purely on his own willpower.
Gu Shengyin secretly admired them in her heart.
Everyone turned their faces away so they wouldnât have to look over there, but the sounds of chewing and tearing still rang distinctly in their ears, one after another.
Qin Chingching grabbed her own hair. "Iâm really going to lose my mind!"
Honestly, was it just her?
Everyone felt their scalps tingling.
They were all thinking: in a few days, will the ones laid out on those Ghostsâ dining table be us?
Gu Shengyinâs scalp was crawling too.
She started forcing herself to think even more frantically, there had to be a way, she absolutely could not just sit and wait to die!
Time ticked by, bit by bit.
The first twentyâfour hours passed.
Gu Shengyin signaled everyone with her eyes, and no one moved.
They were gambling, dragging things out, secretly praying in their hearts that those Ghosts wouldnât realize their talismans had failed.
What if, if they were lucky, they could somehow drag things out and survive these ten days?
But reality proved that even the Goddess of Luck wasnât on their side.
In less than ten minutes, Qin Chingching suddenly screamedâan eerie pale hand shot out from underground and grabbed her calf.
Right after that, an equally pale face pushed out from the ground, baring rows of white teeth as it opened its mouth at her.
Qin Chingching was completely stunned, she didnât even think to resist.
Fortunately, Qing Ge, who was sitting right next to her, reacted fast and brought a stick crashing down on that ghostâs hand.
The ghost seemed to feel pain and shrank back down into the ground, disappearing.
But the commotion here had obviously drawn those Ghostsâ attention once again.
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Seventh update.
Thereâll be three more updates before midnight, see you later~