Free Web NovelAround 8:30 in the morning was the liveliest time at Huacheng Institute of Technology.
Here, under the guidance of fate, younger students rushing from outside the campus collided with older students sprinting while gnawing on large meat buns at the corner.
Over there, a cool and handsome guy carried a sweet young man who had twisted his ankle, they exchanged smiles, and the light in their eyes was called friendship.
A Professor with a crooked tie buried his head in his phone, quickly typing in the game chat box: "Brothers, I have to quit, class is starting soon!", "Skip class? I wish I could, but I'm a Teacher!"
Lu Yibei walked among the coming and going crowd, backpack on her back, trying hard to suppress the anxiety in her heart, proceeding with a calm expression.
Although she hadn't done anything bad, the vegetable cleaver and seventeen or eighteen talismans in her backpack always made her feel like she was carrying a bag of "military supplies", causing her inexplicable panic.
Looking at it this way, the mingwang statue was more convenient. Lu Yibei thought, at least she didn't have to worry about being discovered; as a silly, chuunibyou teenager, carrying a mingwang statue around would also be reasonable.
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The first class on Monday morning was Professor Ma's class, and the attendance rate was particularly high.
When Lu Yibei finally managed to get through the crowd and arrived at the classroom, it was already full of people, with only a few seats near the podium still empty.
Finding a seat relatively far from the podium, Lu Yibei looked at the empty podium and slightly furrowed her brow.
Strange, Professor Ma hasn't arrived yet?
As Lu Yibei was wondering, the bell rang outside the corridor, and Professor Ma walked into the classroom just as the bell sounded.
That Old man, who was originally full of vigor, looked exceptionally listless today, his face was a bit pale, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, his hair was messy, and his temples seemed to have turned snow-white overnight, not knowing what had happened.
Professor Ma walked absentmindedly to the center of the podium, and after the bell stopped, he weakly said, "Today is self-study. I'll check the surveillance later, and whoever leaves will have their grade deducted!"
After speaking, he hurried out of the classroom.
The same words, heard today, sounded like the mournful cry of a tiger whose claws had been pulled out, completely lacking their usual deterrent force, and soon the classroom became noisy.
Lu Yibei looked in the direction Professor Ma had left, and her confusion deepened at once.
Professor Ma was strict, but he wasn't someone who was strict with others and lenient with himself; he would always arrive well before class to prepare.
Not only was he late today, but he also looked like he had kidney deficiency. What was going on?
Could it be that he encountered something strange?
After thinking for a moment, Lu Yibei decided to follow him and see.
Although she was timid and very afraid of dying, she couldn't just ignore it if Professor Ma might be in danger!
However, this wasn't being nosy; at most, it was a small favor.
If Professor Ma really encountered a urban legend, and she could help, she would take advantage of it and get some urban legend core for free.
Although she didn't have to worry about hunger for the time being, she always felt that sixty-something First Light Spring Wind Curse were still a bit too few.
If possible, she planned to make three to five hundred more as backup.
If she couldn't help...
Wasn't there the Night Watch?
At that time, she would first find a way to protect herself, and then report it. Maybe because of her report, the dangerous factor would be nipped in the bud, and she might even be given a credit! Lu Yibei thought.
...
In the long corridor, the light was blocked by the walls, making it appear somewhat dim.
Professor Ma walked along, leaning against the wall, his mind filled with the events of the past few days. From time to time, whispers came from his ears, muttering some crazy, fragmented, meaningless content, making him feel disoriented. Behind him, it felt like a shadow was slowly approaching, waiting to tear him apart.
"Clang—Clang—!"
Suddenly, a light sound of wooden pieces colliding rang out in his ear. His body trembled violently, and in a state of nervous sensitivity, he turned around and roared in the direction the sound came from.
"Who! Who's there!?"
Professor Ma's sudden outburst of shouting, his bloodshot eyes, and his face full of negative emotions made Lu Yibei feel at a loss. After a long moment of stunned, she weakly said, "Professor, it's me, Lu Yibei."
"Hoo—!" Seeing Lu Yibei's face clearly, Professor Ma patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he forced himself to cheer up and said seriously, "Didn't I tell you to have self-study? Why did you follow me out? Go back quickly, be careful or I'll deduct your grade!"
Does he only know how to deduct grades? Lu Yibei cursed in her heart, but weakly said, "Don't, Professor, let's talk nicely! Didn't you ask me to help out in your research room before? I don't know where it is, so I came out to ask."
Everything needs to be done gradually. Lu Yibei didn't directly ask Professor Ma the reason for his abnormality. If you ask directly about some things, the other party is very likely not to tell you directly.
"Oh..." Professor Ma nodded thoughtfully and gave a wry smile, saying, "No need. You go back and have self-study! You don't need to participate in this project anymore."
That set of bamboo slips had already caused a series of events, full of strangeness, making Professor Ma want to stop the research at one point.
Although no casualties had occurred so far, he always felt that a greater danger was lurking in places he couldn't see.
At this time, dragging Lu Yibei, who hadn't been in contact with the bamboo slips, into this was not something he would do.
Seeing Professor Ma continue to walk forward, Lu Yibei opened her mouth, hesitated for a long time, then gritted her teeth and caught up, asking, "Professor Ma, did you... did you encounter some mysterious event?"
When asked by Lu Yibei, Professor Ma's pupils slightly contracted, and he suddenly turned to look at her, his face full of surprise, saying, "Why did you... Do you know something?"
"It's a bit embarrassing to say..." Lu Yibei scratched the back of her head and said seriously, "I'm actually very interested in these kinds of things and have done some research. I..."
After a pause, Lu Yibei made up a story, "I know how to read faces. From your facial features, I saw that your forehead was dark, so I guessed whether you had encountered something."
I'm a man who has read the advanced series of occult books, si ye shu. What's wrong with exaggerating my abilities a bit? It doesn't cost anything!
What's more, I wasn't lying. With Professor Ma's face, his forehead was greenish, like a green-faced ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) ghost. Anyone could see that he had encountered something. Lu Yibei thought.
"Really?" Professor Ma looked Lu Yibei up and down with suspicion. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
Lu Yibei nodded and said with certainty, "Really. If you've encountered something, please be sure to tell me."
"Actually..." Professor Ma opened his mouth, hesitated for a long time before continuing, "Actually, it's not me who encountered something, but a student involved in the project."
Speaking of this, Professor Ma's face showed bitterness. Lu Xu was a student he thought highly of, but in the past few days, his mind had inexplicably gone wrong. He always felt it had a lot to do with that set of bamboo slips.
"I'm going to see him now. If you really have... uh, that kind of ability, and if you're willing, perhaps you can come with me to take a look. Maybe you can help."
Professor Ma had spent his life researching ancient special characters and had come into contact with some mysterious events. He didn't believe that there were no forces in this world that science couldn't explain, so he chose to trust Lu Yibei this time.
"Uh... I'm willing, but I'm not sure I can help." Lu Yibei said.
"Give it a try?" Professor Ma forced a smile and said, "Whether it works or not, I'll thank the child for you first."
"Also, if there's really any danger..." Professor Ma said, his expression suddenly becoming serious, looking directly into Lu Yibei's eyes, "Child, promise me, if it's really not possible, just give up. You must ensure your own safety."
"Mm... mm..." Lu Yibei responded twice, thinking to herself, even if you don't say it, I will do the same.
...
Ten minutes later, Lu Yibei saw Lu Xu in the graduate dormitory at Huacheng Institute of Technology.
He was sitting in the corner of the room against the wall, wrapped in a quilt and curled up, trembling from time to time as if having a seizure. His eyes were wide and slightly bulging, his gaze vacant, making one inexplicably think of a dead goldfish.
Lu Yibei looked at Lu Xu, observing him for more than ten seconds. He hadn't blinked once, and the question "Do his eyes not get dry?" couldn't help but pop into her mind.
Immediately after, she mentally chided herself, Lu Yibei, the person is clearly in more trouble, and at this time your focus is on whether his eyes are dry or not!?
"Lu Xu, this is Lu Yibei, my student, your junior. She has some understanding of... uh, your situation. Why don't you talk about it? Maybe she can help you." Professor Ma said.
Professor Ma and Lu Yibei entered the dormitory using a key borrowed from the dorm manager. Lu Xu showed no surprise at these two unexpected visitors, or rather, it was as if he hadn't noticed their presence at all, just staring blankly ahead.
Seeing Lu Xu remain silent, Professor Ma sighed lightly and explained on his behalf, "A few days ago, this child came to me and said he might have depression and wanted to withdraw from the research project. I was busy with my work at the time and didn't pay too much attention, so I contacted an Old friend who does psychological research and recommended Lu Xu go see him."
"My Old friend, after an afternoon of diagnosis, found that Lu Xu didn't have the usual symptoms of depression, only excessive fatigue and anxiety. At the time, I didn't pay too much attention and gave him a few days off to rest well."
After a pause, Professor Ma looked at Lu Xu with some heartache, "This morning I received news that he had injured his roommate. After rushing over and understanding the situation, I found out that he hadn't slept at all these past few days, and his roommate couldn't stand him talking to himself at night, which led to the conflict."
"According to his roommate..." Professor Ma lowered his voice and whispered into Lu Yibei's ear, "His roommate said that when he attacked, he was completely hysterical, like he was having a rabies attack, and there were signs of wanting to bite, like... he was possessed by something."
Lu Yibei, "..." This wave, how should she handle this wave? Logically, if he was really possessed, it should be an evil spirit type, right?
Other types of urban legend could be tried by fighting head-on, but evil spirit types are invisible and intangible...
It's a bit difficult to handle. I myself was almost killed by Miss Zhu last time.
While thinking, Lu Yibei glanced at her backpack out of the corner of her eye.
How about... try a talisman? I also want to know how powerful the First Light Spring Wind Curse is. Lu Yibei thought.
