Trembling, Ruan Qing picked up the phone and looked at the figure who was earnestly mopping the floor.
Had he been let go?
Ruan Qing’s slender figure trembled slightly, and after standing like that for a minute, he slowly moved away from the restroom, leaning against the door, swaying unsteadily.
He wanted to leave the restroom.
Seeing this, the figure silently shifted towards the wall, making way for him.
Ruan Qing finally reached the restroom’s entrance.
“Xia Qing!”
Just as he was about to run, a voice calling his name suddenly came from behind.
It was the voice of Ji Zhiyuan.
Ruan Qing instinctively turned his head, only to meet a pair of hollow eyes filled with resentment.
Terrifying, deep, and chilling.
In the figure’s hand was a ‘mop.’
No, it wasn’t a mop; it was a person.
A person standing upside down on the ground, using their hair as a ‘mop head.’
Moreover, the hair on the ground kept wriggling, and it wasn’t just the figure forcefully mopping the floor.
Instead, the hair was actually moving, as if it had a life of its own.
Ruan Qing’s eyes widened, his whole body instantly stiffened, and even his heart stopped beating for a moment, fainting the next second.
Because of the force he had exerted in running, he no longer have enough strength and couldn’t stop falling forward.
The restroom at the First University was usually at the end of the corridor, and the stairs were also at the end of the corridor.
So when Ruan Qing fell, he directly fell towards the staircase entrance.
If no one caught him, he would roll down the stairs, and he would definitely get injured.
The figure and the ‘mop’ in his hand didn’t think that the young man would suddenly turn around, so they didn’t hide anything from him.
Moreover, the figure sensed that someone had broken his illusion and naturally wasn’t going to let them off.
But he didn’t expect the young man to see their actions first.
The figure, seeing the young man scared to the point of fainting, widened his eyes and immediately rushed over to catch the other.
The shout of ‘Xia Qing’ was precisely Ji Zhiyuan calling out. Ji Zhiyuan spent some time breaking the illusion.
The result was seeing the ghost intending to lay hands on the young man.
He also saw the young man falling down from the staircase, but falling down was always better than ending up in the hands of the ghost.
Ji Zhiyuan directly intercepted the ghost’s figure and engaged in a struggle with it.
The figure urgently wanted to go and catch the person, not wanting to fight with Ji Zhiyuan at all. However, the figure didn’t expect Ji Zhiyuan’s speed to be so fast, directly blocking him.
With this delay, the figure could only watch as the young man tumbled down the stairs.
System: “...” This is too absurd.
Fortunately, at this moment, Qiao Nuo happened to arrive. He saw the young man rolling down the stairs at the corner. Without hesitation, he supported himself on the staircase railing, flipped over directly, and smoothly caught the person.
However, the young man’s forehead probably hit something, showing a slight redness and a small abrasion with traces of blood.
It wasn’t a severe injury, just a minor skin wound.
Qiao Nuo probably wouldn’t pay much attention to such an injury if it happened to him.
But because the young man had fair skin, the redness looked particularly alarming on his pale and somewhat translucent skin.
Qiao Nuo didn’t need to think to know how the crybaby would react when he woke up.
He had warned him to go back early in the evening, but he still didn’t return until late at night.
Serves him right!
Although Qiao Nuo thought that way, he gently carried the person horizontally without paying attention to the people fighting in the bathroom.
He went straight to the school infirmary.
The school infirmary should have someone on duty 24 hours a day to deal with any accidents that might occur at night.
But at this moment, the First University was an isolated space—a hell for humans but a paradise for non-humans.
As long as humans in the mortal world had a connection with this space, they would be pulled into it.
This was the so-called Ghost Domain.
Belonging to the Ghost King.
And those who had no connection with this space wouldn’t be pulled in, so the school infirmary was empty at this time.
Even if there were people, they certainly wouldn’t be ‘human’.
Qiao Nuo didn’t have the key to the school infirmary, so he kicked the door open without hesitation.
Turning on the lights in the school clinic, Qiao Nuo placed Ruan Qing on the sofa, then went to the medicine cabinet to find supplies for treating injuries.
The young man was evidently afraid of pain; even when unconscious, he frowned slightly during the disinfection process, evoking a sense of pity.
“People who cry a lot are indeed delicate,” Qiao Nuo said with disdain, but his actions became gentler.
“Ding ling ling! Ding ling ling!” The echoing ringtone of a cellphone filled the empty medical room.
Due to being startled by the sound, Qiao Nuo applied a slightly heavier force with his hands. He looked at the young man’s furrowed brow due to pain, a hint of displeasure flickering in the depths of his eyes, even though he didn’t realize it himself.
Assuming it was just someone disturbing him late at night, Qiao Nuo chose to ignore the call and continued attending to the injured young man.
After finishing the bandaging, Qiao Nuo finally picked up his phone and found a call from ‘Teacher.’
In a respectful tone, Qiao Nuo hurriedly answered, “Teacher? It’s Qiao Nuo. Is there something urgent at this late hour?”
After a brief exchange with the person on the other end, Qiao Nuo glanced at the unconscious young man, furrowing his brow. With a hint of reluctance and hesitation in his voice, he said, “Teacher, I have something to deal with right now. Can I go later?”
“Alright, I’ll be right there.”
Qiao Nuo hung up the phone, feeling a bit irritated, and an inexplicable sense of displeasure and frustration emerged.
Whether directed at the young man or the teacher, it was unclear. Certainly not towards his own teacher, so it must be related to the injured young man.
“Always causing trouble for me.”
Qiao Nuo took a deep breath, picked up a small knife nearby, cut his palm, and used the blood to draw a line around the sofa.
The blood seemed peculiar, disappearing as soon as it touched the ground, as if it had never existed. However, if any non-human entity encountered the blood, it would immediately reappear, creating an impassable boundary, protecting the young man within.
After some contemplation, Qiao Nuo took out a triangular talisman from his pocket, placing it inside the young man’s shirt.
Finishing his actions, Qiao Nuo hesitated for a moment, then took off his own jacket, covering the still unconscious young man.
Then he rushed to the location mentioned by the teacher in a hurry.
However, within a few seconds, Qiao Nuo ran back again.
Even though he had drawn a circle and provided a talisman, Qiao Nuo still felt uneasy.
After all, the lines he drew were fixed, and the young man might wake up and walk out on his own.
The talisman in his pocket could also fall out.
Without him by his side, the young man wouldn’t survive the night.
It wasn’t that he was worried about the young man; he just couldn’t stand seeing someone die.
After all, he was just that kind-hearted.
Qiao Nuo directly found sleep-inducing medication on the shelf, pinched the young man’s chin, and fed it to him.
This way, the young man should be able to sleep until he came back.
As long as he stayed within the circle drawn with his blood, no non-human could approach the young man.
In other words, the young man was absolutely safe.
This time, Qiao Nuo left with reassurance.
Trembling, Ruan Qing picked up the phone and looked at the figure who was earnestly mopping the floor.
Had he been let go?
Ruan Qing’s slender figure trembled slightly, and after standing like that for a minute, he slowly moved away from the restroom, leaning against the door, swaying unsteadily.
He wanted to leave the restroom.
Seeing this, the figure silently shifted towards the wall, making way for him.
Ruan Qing finally reached the restroom’s entrance.
“Xia Qing!”
Just as he was about to run, a voice calling his name suddenly came from behind.
It was the voice of Ji Zhiyuan.
Ruan Qing instinctively turned his head, only to meet a pair of hollow eyes filled with resentment.
Terrifying, deep, and chilling.
In the figure’s hand was a ‘mop.’
No, it wasn’t a mop; it was a person.
A person standing upside down on the ground, using their hair as a ‘mop head.’
Moreover, the hair on the ground kept wriggling, and it wasn’t just the figure forcefully mopping the floor.
Instead, the hair was actually moving, as if it had a life of its own.
Ruan Qing’s eyes widened, his whole body instantly stiffened, and even his heart stopped beating for a moment, fainting the next second.
Because of the force he had exerted in running, he no longer have enough strength and couldn’t stop falling forward.
The restroom at the First University was usually at the end of the corridor, and the stairs were also at the end of the corridor.
So when Ruan Qing fell, he directly fell towards the staircase entrance.
If no one caught him, he would roll down the stairs, and he would definitely get injured.
The figure and the ‘mop’ in his hand didn’t think that the young man would suddenly turn around, so they didn’t hide anything from him.
Moreover, the figure sensed that someone had broken his illusion and naturally wasn’t going to let them off.
But he didn’t expect the young man to see their actions first.
The figure, seeing the young man scared to the point of fainting, widened his eyes and immediately rushed over to catch the other.
The shout of ‘Xia Qing’ was precisely Ji Zhiyuan calling out. Ji Zhiyuan spent some time breaking the illusion.
The result was seeing the ghost intending to lay hands on the young man.
He also saw the young man falling down from the staircase, but falling down was always better than ending up in the hands of the ghost.
Ji Zhiyuan directly intercepted the ghost’s figure and engaged in a struggle with it.
The figure urgently wanted to go and catch the person, not wanting to fight with Ji Zhiyuan at all. However, the figure didn’t expect Ji Zhiyuan’s speed to be so fast, directly blocking him.
With this delay, the figure could only watch as the young man tumbled down the stairs.
System: “...” This is too absurd.
Fortunately, at this moment, Qiao Nuo happened to arrive. He saw the young man rolling down the stairs at the corner. Without hesitation, he supported himself on the staircase railing, flipped over directly, and smoothly caught the person.
However, the young man’s forehead probably hit something, showing a slight redness and a small abrasion with traces of blood.
It wasn’t a severe injury, just a minor skin wound.
Qiao Nuo probably wouldn’t pay much attention to such an injury if it happened to him.
But because the young man had fair skin, the redness looked particularly alarming on his pale and somewhat translucent skin.
Qiao Nuo didn’t need to think to know how the crybaby would react when he woke up.
He had warned him to go back early in the evening, but he still didn’t return until late at night.
Serves him right!
Although Qiao Nuo thought that way, he gently carried the person horizontally without paying attention to the people fighting in the bathroom.
He went straight to the school infirmary.
The school infirmary should have someone on duty 24 hours a day to deal with any accidents that might occur at night.
But at this moment, the First University was an isolated space—a hell for humans but a paradise for non-humans.
As long as humans in the mortal world had a connection with this space, they would be pulled into it.
This was the so-called Ghost Domain.
Belonging to the Ghost King.
And those who had no connection with this space wouldn’t be pulled in, so the school infirmary was empty at this time.
Even if there were people, they certainly wouldn’t be ‘human’.
Qiao Nuo didn’t have the key to the school infirmary, so he kicked the door open without hesitation.
Turning on the lights in the school clinic, Qiao Nuo placed Ruan Qing on the sofa, then went to the medicine cabinet to find supplies for treating injuries.
The young man was evidently afraid of pain; even when unconscious, he frowned slightly during the disinfection process, evoking a sense of pity.
“People who cry a lot are indeed delicate,” Qiao Nuo said with disdain, but his actions became gentler.
“Ding ling ling! Ding ling ling!” The echoing ringtone of a cellphone filled the empty medical room.
Due to being startled by the sound, Qiao Nuo applied a slightly heavier force with his hands. He looked at the young man’s furrowed brow due to pain, a hint of displeasure flickering in the depths of his eyes, even though he didn’t realize it himself.
Assuming it was just someone disturbing him late at night, Qiao Nuo chose to ignore the call and continued attending to the injured young man.
After finishing the bandaging, Qiao Nuo finally picked up his phone and found a call from ‘Teacher.’
In a respectful tone, Qiao Nuo hurriedly answered, “Teacher? It’s Qiao Nuo. Is there something urgent at this late hour?”
After a brief exchange with the person on the other end, Qiao Nuo glanced at the unconscious young man, furrowing his brow. With a hint of reluctance and hesitation in his voice, he said, “Teacher, I have something to deal with right now. Can I go later?”
“Alright, I’ll be right there.”
Qiao Nuo hung up the phone, feeling a bit irritated, and an inexplicable sense of displeasure and frustration emerged.
Whether directed at the young man or the teacher, it was unclear. Certainly not towards his own teacher, so it must be related to the injured young man.
“Always causing trouble for me.”
Qiao Nuo took a deep breath, picked up a small knife nearby, cut his palm, and used the blood to draw a line around the sofa.
The blood seemed peculiar, disappearing as soon as it touched the ground, as if it had never existed. However, if any non-human entity encountered the blood, it would immediately reappear, creating an impassable boundary, protecting the young man within.
After some contemplation, Qiao Nuo took out a triangular talisman from his pocket, placing it inside the young man’s shirt.
Finishing his actions, Qiao Nuo hesitated for a moment, then took off his own jacket, covering the still unconscious young man.
Then he rushed to the location mentioned by the teacher in a hurry.
However, within a few seconds, Qiao Nuo ran back again.
Even though he had drawn a circle and provided a talisman, Qiao Nuo still felt uneasy.
After all, the lines he drew were fixed, and the young man might wake up and walk out on his own.
The talisman in his pocket could also fall out.
Without him by his side, the young man wouldn’t survive the night.
It wasn’t that he was worried about the young man; he just couldn’t stand seeing someone die.
After all, he was just that kind-hearted.
Qiao Nuo directly found sleep-inducing medication on the shelf, pinched the young man’s chin, and fed it to him.
This way, the young man should be able to sleep until he came back.
As long as he stayed within the circle drawn with his blood, no non-human could approach the young man.
In other words, the young man was absolutely safe.
This time, Qiao Nuo left with reassurance.
