Chapter 268: Sudden Shock (4200 words)_2

Zhao Zheng, He Bishou, and Huahua all remained silent, their heartbeats pounding like drums. As they stepped onto the staircase, although they were now very close to the woman, they dared not look directly at her, instead keeping watch from the corners of their eyes for any movement in that direction.

Only Yan Junze kept his gaze fixed in that direction.

As the four of them quickly ascended the stairs, the crouching woman twisted her neck as if her limbs were incredibly stiff, making a cracking sound as she slowly turned her head toward the stairs.

Yan Junze could clearly hear the chilling sound of bones grinding as he quickly pushed the three in front of him up the steps and into the dining hall.

He was filled with suspicion; the woman seemed to be a strangeness rather than a normal person. But why was she crouching, and why was her back turned to the outside?

The scene was very much like the first time he encountered the Lantern Woman and the way she appeared in his dreams.