Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 3 2018 | Page 243

story, he was the only one who was able to see through her disguise! Oh, and…” Her tone turned
grave. “In the story, the White Bone Demon kidnapped the monk Xuanzang because his flesh was
said to grant immortality… if Miss Bai took Xiaolan, then she must be Xuanzang’s reincarnation…”
“So she is going to eat her!” Chun-kit’s voice was shaking with worry. “If we don’t find her, who
knows what’s going to happen? But where could she be ?”
“In the story,” Kashiko replied instantly, “the White Bone Demon took Xuanzang to her lair, a creepy,
dank cave - ”
“Sounds like my granny’s basement,” Connor butted in.
“The basement! She must have taken Xiaolan down there!” Before his friends could agree, Chun-kit
made a beeline for the stairs, running so fast that Kashiko and Connor