"Jin Ling!"
"Xixi, I'm here. Don't be afraid."
The moment Qiao Xixi spoke, she heard Jin Ling's voice from behind her. She was about to turn around when a thought struck her, and her body froze in place.
'Have I been caught in an illusion again? Is the one calling my name not Jin Ling at all, but a hallucination created by the monster?'
With that in mind, she didn't make any rash moves. Instead, she listened quietly to the sounds around her.
"Xixi! Xixi, where are you, Xixi?"
Jin Ling's anxious voice came again, still from behind her. She tentatively called out, "Jin Ling?"
"Xixi, I'm here. Don't move. I can sense your aura, but I can't see where you are."
Qiao Xixi was certain now. The person speaking was indeed Jin Ling.
"Jin Ling, I can't see you either."
"Don't move around, whatever you do, and don't look back. I'll figure out a way to find you."
"Okay."
