Free Web NovelChapter 636: Chapter 517: Fraud_2
He slowly closed the door, with such care that no sound was made. He didn’t leave but instead stood silently outside the bathroom door waiting. Sure enough, after about five seconds, the eerie dripping sound started up again.
"Drip-drop."
"Drip-drop."
...
Yang Xiao took a deep breath and cracked the door open again; the dripping sound stopped as if everything before had been an illusion. But Yang Xiao didn’t think so; he was certain this was ghostly activity.
He slowly raised the Ghost Lantern in his hand, pouring a considerable amount of spiritual power into it, and then placed it by the gap in the door, shining it inside. As the green light entered, the scene inside turned eerie. The previously neat walls were now decrepit, covered with black mold, and the floor of the bathroom was muddy as if it had been corroded by some kind of acid. At the same time, the bathroom door was pushed by a strange force and slammed shut.
Yang Xiao pushed it open, the door closed, Yang Xiao pushed again, the door closed again. On the third attempt, Yang Xiao quickly jammed the Human Bone Staff into the door gap before it could shut, keeping a three-fingers-wide crack open. He then raised the Ghost Lantern high. As the green light invaded, he saw a horrific scene that made his heart stop: a drenched woman squatting behind the bathroom door, currently bent over the crack looking up at him.
Almost reflexively, Yang Xiao pulled out the Human Bone Staff and struck at the female ghost, but the next second, as he withdrew the staff, the bathroom door slammed shut and, at the same time, the lights in the room went out.
Yang Xiao quickly backed away from the bathroom, retreating all the way to the bed while listening intently. The sound of the dripping water in the bathroom started up again.
But this time was different; the dripping sound was moving, albeit slowly, Yang Xiao could sense it leaving the bathroom and entering the room!
Yet eerily, Yang Xiao couldn’t pinpoint the exact location of the dripping sound; he also saw no water dripping anywhere in the room.
The Ghost Lantern’s light only reached so far, so Yang Xiao condensed the area of the green light, striving to protect his immediate vicinity while gripping the Human Bone Staff tightly, staying alert.
"Drip-drop."
"Drip-drop."
Yang Xiao’s eyes were bloodshot, his gaze sweeping inch by inch across the room, nothing, nothing, there was nothing anywhere... This female ghost was different from anything he had encountered before. It seemed to be sentient, not just a simple paranormal event, but as if someone was controlling it from behind the scenes.
The Drama Robe had not given any warning, making it feel like a premeditated attack, an assault launched against him by an Angel Envoy!
But this was the Ru Lin Academy, heavily guarded, how could anyone dare to act here? Could it be... his identity had been exposed?
There was no time for Yang Xiao to think more. Suddenly, he shivered uncontrollably, feeling an abnormally cold liquid drop on the tip of his nose. In an instant, his body felt as though it was encased in ice, his limbs grew cold, and his veins filled with ice, rendering him immovable.
But as he poured a vast amount of spiritual power into the Ghost Lantern, the icy state quickly subsided. The parts of his body that the green light touched began to thaw. Yang Xiao struggled to raise his head and lifted the Ghost Lantern to shine it above him. Even with his extensive experience, the sight before him sent a cold sweat down his spine: a female ghost, limbs stuck to the ceiling suspending herself in mid-air, but a head wrapped in wet, long hair had rotated 180 degrees, face-down, a pair of blood-red eyes buried deep in the hair staring down at him.
The moment the female ghost lunged at Yang Xiao, the Ghost Lantern exploded with a strong light. At the same time, Yang Xiao swung the Human Bone Staff at the female ghost, but for some reason, the staff was awkward to handle today, and the swing felt off.
Striking the female ghost with the Human Bone Staff felt like hitting air, as if it passed right through. It was the Ghost Lantern’s burst of bright light that had an effect. The female ghost hadn’t even touched him when she screamed, her color rapidly fading, and she vanished into thin air.
Before Yang Xiao had a chance to catch his breath, he suddenly heard a muffled groan from outside the window, as if someone had been injured. He immediately realized someone was hiding outside, and it was this person who had sent the drenched female ghost to attack him.
Not daring to rush to the window, Yang Xiao was worried about an ambush outside. He subconsciously wanted to summon the Soul-Capturing Mirror, intending to use its ability to track the assailant, but curiously, no matter how hard he tried, the Soul-Capturing Mirror wouldn’t appear. What was more frightening was that the connection between him and the Drama Robe seemed to have been severed; he couldn’t sense the Drama Robe on him at all.
"Thump thump thump..."
The sound of running footsteps came from the corridor. There were many people, moving extremely quickly. They came to Yang Xiao’s door and knocked forcefully, "Is there anyone inside? We are from the Academy’s security, open the door! Open the door quickly, are you alright?!"
Before Yang Xiao could react, they had already broken through the door. Yang Xiao panicked; after all, he had many things on him that should not be seen, especially the Drama Robe. People who were not knowledgeable might not recognize it, but Ru Lin Academy surely had experts.
Just as Yang Xiao had decided to take off the Drama Robe and quickly hide it, he looked down and was stunned. There was no Drama Robe on him; instead, he was wearing a trench coat, which Fu Qingzhu had bought for him a long time ago. Additionally, what he held in his right hand was not a Human Bone Staff, but an unopened bottle of mineral water. No wonder he felt so awkward using it.
The ones who had come were from the Academy. Yang Xiao recognized their clothes; they were the security personnel of the Academy. He had heard about them from Yang Cha; most of the Academy’s security forces were managed by people from the Law Enforcement Hall.
"How are you doing?" Among those who had barged in was a middle-aged man dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, looking like the leader, who asked Yang Xiao.
"I was attacked by someone outside the window," Yang Xiao reported truthfully.
"I know, we were tracking that person, but unfortunately, he got away again," the middle-aged man said indignantly.
Soon after, footstep sounds echoed in the corridor again, and amidst several people’s escort, an elder wearing a cyan Chinese-style robe approached. The elder’s face was grim, looking not to be trifled with. Yang Xiao found the elder somewhat familiar; it seemed that one of the people on the stage during the previous covert character drawing ceremony at the Academy was him.
"This is Elder Qingmu from our Academy’s Law Enforcement Hall," the middle-aged man introduced to Yang Xiao. freewēbnoveℓ.com
Yang Xiao nodded in acknowledgment, greeting, "Elder Qingmu, I was just attacked. I nearly lost my life."
"Hmm, I’m aware of that; the perpetrator just got away, but rest assured, as our guest, we will definitely give you a proper explanation." Your tone shifted, Elder Qingmu’s sharp eyes fixed on Yang Xiao, "Since the assailant dared to take such a risk to attack you at our Ru Lin Academy, there must be a reason. Do you have a feud with anyone?"
"This..." Yang Xiao had too many enemies; he couldn’t think of a suspect on the spot, especially since this was Ru Lin Academy.
"Our Ru Lin Academy’s security is strict; it’s as hard as ascending to heaven for outsiders to break in. Think carefully; this person must be someone you offended after arriving. Could it be at"
"Hmm, I’m aware of that; the perpetrator just got away, but rest assured, as our guest, we will definitely give you a proper explanation." Your tone shifted, Elder Qingmu’s sharp eyes fixed on Yang Xiao, "Since the assailant dared to take such a risk to attack you at our Ru Lin Academy, there must be a reason. Do you have a feud with anyone?"
"This..." Yang Xiao had too many enemies; he couldn’t think of a suspect on the spot, especially since this was Ru Lin Academy.
"Our Ru Lin Academy’s security is strict; it’s as hard as ascending to heaven for outsiders to break in. Think carefully; this person must be someone you offended after arriving. Could it be at"
"Our Ru Lin Academy’s security is strict; it’s as hard as ascending to heaven for outsiders to break in. Think carefully; this person must be someone you offended after arriving. Could it be at"
