Ningmeng Busuan guessed the Doctor had found a way to survive, so the ghost wanted to avoid him. But she soon realized the ghost's evasion was excessive. The ghost hadn't just dropped Wenqin Tan Jiu; its running posture had become much more conventional. It no longer used its frightening short-range teleportation. Instead, it sprinted like an exam candidate, swinging its arms and dashing madly down the road.
Yes, it definitely looked like it was fleeing.
The ghost was running along the path they were photographing, so Ningmeng Busuan could clearly see its movements. It was moving fast, already halfway through the second photo's frame. They couldn't see Gu Mian in the photos; they could only look ahead, hoping to catch a glimpse of his back. But they saw nothing. Gu Mian had long since sped away on his bicycle.
