From beginning to end, Gu Shaocheng sat in his chair with his eyes closed, barely opening his eyes now, "Did they run away?"
"There's nobody around, either they ran or they're hiding!" Nan Baihao stomped his foot in frustration.
Yan Fengchi, face deadpan as if covered in charcoal, resolutely retorted, "Impossible, who could escape under my watch. They must still be here. Everyone, search every inch of this place, even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find them!"
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"Achoo!"
"Achoo!"
Huanhuan, Chenxing, Luo Xi, the three of them emerged disheveled from an inconspicuous ventilation duct, gasping for breath against the wall.
"Whew, I could barely breathe." Chenxing was excited beyond belief, having fled through a ventilation duct for the first time. He was dirty, but laughed heartily in sheer exhilaration.