It's so far, so we can't wait any longer. I put away the things on the windowsill and told them that we must not only find Chen Ming and the other three people before dark, but also rush back to the hotel. So this time, as long as Shen Bing follows me, the others will wait in the hotel. I plan to lead the ghost back to the hotel, and this time I will kill him in the hotel!
Qu Mo understood what I meant. Ghosts wouldn't appear during the day, so it was safe to stay in the hotel. She was left behind just in case to protect Wang Zijun and Wang Yang, so she agreed without objection. But she didn't know that I had other ideas. It was the best choice to take her with me. At least if we encountered a situation like the cave in the canyon, she could climb up and take a look.
Wang Zijun was of course happy not to go, and he was eager to agree to be with Qu Mo. But Wang Yang was worried about his sweetheart's life and death, and insisted on following us. This girl was actually very stubborn, and no matter how we persuaded her, it didn't work. It seemed that she had a deep relationship with her boyfriend. In the end, I had no choice but to take them with me. I was afraid that Wang Yang would waste time on the way and I wouldn't be able to get back before dark. I was also worried about Qu Mo and Wang Zijun.
When Qu Mo heard that he wanted her to follow him again, he smiled happily. I quickly turned around and pulled Shen Bing out. After leaving the hotel, we saw a lot of small businesses setting up stalls along the mountain road, all selling small accessories and the like. I walked over and picked a jade pendant to buy, and asked the stall owner which direction we were going and whether there were other shortcuts.
Shen Bing and Qu Mo saw me buy something and showed eager looks at the same time. No way, I didn't buy it to give to others, but to make it easier to ask for directions. The stall owner pointed to a mountain stream in the distance and said that at the end of the mountain stream, there was a very narrow crack on the stone wall, which was called "a line of sky" by the locals. Because stones often fall from it, it is very dangerous and no one dares to go there. But this road passes through the bottom of the mountain and can save half a day's journey.
I stood up and handed the jade pendant to Shen Bing. Even though I had thought of buying it for her before, I would definitely give it to her. Shen Bing happily took it and complained: "Stingy, you exchanged my windbreaker for such a cheap thing."
Qu Mo looked slightly disappointed. I pretended not to notice and pointed at the mountain stream and said, "Follow me if you are not afraid of death." I strode over there. Shen Bing was running after me while hanging the jade pendant around her neck. Wang Yang followed without hesitation.
Wang Zijun pulled Qu Mo and said, "Forget it, let's wait for them in the hotel." The boy was scared.
Qu Mo said with a stern face: "You want to go back to the hotel and no one will stop you. Why do you want to pull me?" He shook off his hand and caught up with us in a few steps.
"Why are you angry? I don't mean anything else. Wait for me..." Wang Zijun shouted in panic behind him.
"Do you want to know why I'm angry?" Qu Mo asked, turning around.
Wang Zijun nodded obediently like a grandson.
"Why don't you buy me a jade pendant?" Qu Mo turned his head away angrily and walked forward.
Wang Zijun ran back as if waking up from a dream, shouting, "I was wrong. Wait, I'll go buy two!"
Shen Bing followed me, gently pulled my sleeve, and whispered, "She seems jealous."
I hit her hand and said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense. Is this a joke?"
I know very well whether Qu Mo is jealous or not, but I would rather not know. What was originally a simple business trip turned out to be so complicated and heartbreaking. If I had known this, I would never have brought Wang Zijun and Qu Mo with me. It would have been so much more peaceful with Shen Bing.