July 12, 2023 by Wyrd
Ruan Qing, upon seeing this, immediately withdrew his hand in fright and even took a few steps back, afraid that the monster in the mirror would drag him directly into the mirror and tear him apart.
The ‘person’ in the mirror froze upon seeing Ruan Qing’s reaction, appearing even more sinister.
The ‘person’ in the mirror seemed to be provoked by Ruan Qing’s actions, but even so, ‘he’ didn’t come out of the mirror.
Ruan Qing breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that ‘he’ couldn’t come out.
He cautiously approached the mirror once again, and under the fixed gaze of the ‘person’ in the mirror, he took off the ruby earring from his left ear and then got closer to the mirror.
And... nothing happened.
The ‘person’ in the mirror tilted ‘his’ head, seemingly not understanding what Ruan Qing was doing.
This time, Ruan Qing didn’t retreat in fear but spoke in his mind in a cold tone, ‘System, there should be a limit to deceiving the player, don’t you agree?’
The emotionless voice of the system sounded, [The Crimson Moon has been changed to a passive defense item, which means it won’t activate unless the ghost attacks you.]
Ruan Qing silently put the earring back on and then removed the Chronometer from around his neck, taking out the talisman inside.
When Ruan Qing took out the talisman, the ‘person’ in the mirror instantly moved further away from the surface.
Ruan Qing looked up at the ‘person’ who was clearly much farther from the mirror’s surface, and then looked at the talisman in his hand. Silently, he moved the talisman a bit closer to the mirror.
As expected, the ‘person’ in the mirror moved even farther away.
Just as Ruan Qing was about to continue testing with the talisman, it accidentally touched the mirror, and in that instant, the mirror unexpectedly shattered.
Ruan Qing never expected the mirror to suddenly break, and he was left completely stunned as the shattered pieces hit him all over.
His exposed hands and face were left with wounds, with his hands being the most severe since he was holding the talisman.
The moment the skin was cut, blood oozed out and dripped onto the ground. However, Ruan Qing didn’t easily move from his position. After all, the floor was now filled with shards, and stepping on them would probably render his foot useless.
So, at the moment the mirror shattered, he forced himself not to step back due to fright.
Perhaps the sound was too loud as people downstairs and in other rooms also heard it. Within a few seconds, Ruan Qing’s room door was kicked open.
Ruan Qing quickly put the talisman paper into the pocket on the side of his clothes, and he also put the watch inside.
The person who kicked the door open was Su Zhiwei. He saw the person standing in the midst of the mirror shards in the bathroom, his pupils shrinking, completely devoid of the previous elegance and composure.
He ran and urgently shouted, “Little ancestor, don’t move! Whatever you do, don’t move!”
After Su Zhiwei finished shouting, he was about to reach the bathroom door. He was afraid that Ruan Qing might fall or step on the shards, so he hurriedly entered without caring about the fragments on the floor. He then carefully lifted Ruan Qing horizontally and carried him out.
Ruan Qing clung to Su Zhiwei’s neck and turned to look at the place Su Zhiwei had walked over. The bloodstains on the floor were very prominent.
He lowered his gaze and looked at the path Su Zhiwei had taken, leaving bloodstains on the floor with each step. Obviously, the other had been scratched by those shards, and the injuries were not light.
Even more severe than Ruan Qing’s own injuries.
After all, the fragments had only scratched him, while Su Zhiwei had stepped directly on them, even trampling on them again when he carried him out.
But Su Zhiwei seemed oblivious to the pain, his face showing no signs of distress, only urgency and concern.
As if he was genuinely worried about Ruan Qing.
At this moment, Ruan Qing was also somewhat unsure whether Su Zhiwei was concerned about his physical injuries or about him as a person.
Mo Ran took some time to run upstairs from downstairs. He looked at the teenager being carried by Su Zhiwei and the blood covering the floor. His voice trembled slightly. “Brother Su, are you okay?”
Su Zhiwei avoided Mo Ran’s reaching hand while holding Ruan Qing and then placed him on the bed.
Because Ruan Qing’s hand was still dripping blood, the snow-white bedsheets quickly became stained.
Su Zhiwei carefully lifted Ruan Qing’s fingertips and gently removed the object that was embedded in his flesh.
Upon seeing the situation, Mo Ran immediately ran out of the room. After a few seconds, he came back running, holding a medical kit he didn’t know where he found.
Su Zhiwei took the medical kit from Mo Ran and looked at Ruan Qing with a furrowed brow, softly saying, “If it hurts, let me know.”
After finishing his sentence, Su Zhiwei began treating Ruan Qing’s wound.
Disinfection was an essential step, but it was painful. Every time Su Zhiwei disinfected the wound, Ruan Qing would tremble slightly.
And Su Zhiwei’s brow furrowed even tighter, as if he himself was the one in pain, not Ruan Qing. Mo Ran, who was standing beside them, also had a twisted expression, as if he empathized with the pain. Only Ruan Qing remained calm.
After Su Zhiwei finished treating Ruan Qing’s wound, he expertly bandaged it, wrapping it as tightly as if Ruan Qing’s hand was already broken.
Ruan Qing moved his hand a little, finding that it didn’t affect his movement, so he didn’t say anything more.
After finishing bandaging Ruan Qing, Su Zhiwei seemed to have forgotten that his own foot was injured. He directly cautioned Ruan Qing, “Don’t let the wound touch water.”
After saying that, he pointed towards the balcony and said, “I’ll make a phone call.”
The balcony had those floor-to-ceiling glass doors, identical to Su Zhiwei’s office, and the bedroom lights were bright, illuminating the balcony as well.
Ruan Qing watched as Su Zhiwei took out his phone and made a call.
Su Zhiwei probably noticed Ruan Qing looking at him and showed a gentle smile, as if the wind was caressing his face.
However, his words were completely different from his expression...
“I’ve fucking told you several times, don’t scare him, don’t scare him! Have you been dead for too long that you can’t understand human speech anymore?“
“If there’s another next time, don’t expect me to help you again.“
“Go back to school, and next time, don’t follow me out...“
As Su Zhiwei spoke, he turned around, and Ruan Qing couldn’t see what he said afterward.
As for listening to it, it’s completely impractical. The glass material of Su’s villa was even better than that of the First High School, completely blocking out the sound.
Ruan Qing lowered his gaze thoughtfully. It seemed that there was no romantic relationship between Su Zhiwei and that monster, as he had imagined.
After all, even if those few sentences were spoken in the gentlest tone, they could never be called gentle.
And ‘he’ followed along? Did that monster follow Su Zhiwei?
Ruan Qing looked at his injured hand, and it occurred to him that when he first returned to Su family’s villa, that feeling of being observed through the mirror shouldn’t have been an illusion; it was most likely that monster.
That monster seemed unable to leave the First High School on its own and could only leave with Su Zhiwei.
So, the man he encountered in the bathroom before and the man who tried to rob him... they were both Su Zhiwei.
So Su Zhiwei didn’t actually want to give his body to that monster; he was just a despicable person who had taken a fancy to his own nephew.
He couldn’t stay in this house with him anymore.
“Let’s go back to school,” Ruan Qing said, giving Mo Ran a glance before getting off the bed and walking out of the room.
Mo Ran was slightly stunned after hearing Ruan Qing’s words, then he smiled and said, “Okay, Brother Su.”
Because Su Zhiwei had his back to the room, and the sound insulation effect of the glass door was good, he didn’t notice that the people in the room had already left.
Ruan Qing didn’t need to pack any luggage. He directly took a taxi with Mo Ran back to school.
After arriving at the school, Ruan Qing sent a message to Xiao Shiyi and immediately received a reply from the other, saying that he would come to pick him up.
Mo Ran and Ruan Qing waited in place.
Xiao Shiyi soon arrived, and he looked at Ruan Qing’s hand and asked, “How did you get injured?”
“It’s nothing, just a minor injury,” Ruan Qing didn’t want to talk about the injury too much. He looked at Xiao Shiyi and asked softly, “Have you been to Su Zhiwei’s office?”
Xiao Shiyi spoke calmly, “Yes, we went there, but we didn’t find anything. The cabinet contained information from the past few years, but there was no information from thirteen years ago.”
“A few other classmates speculated that in order to find clues, we might need to do so at midnight, twelve o’clock.”
Ruan Qing hesitated, although he agreed with the group of players’ words, but...
“This could be dangerous.”
Xiao Shiyi nodded, “Yes, it’s basically gambling with our lives, so everyone is still hesitating now, wanting to see what you think about this plan, Brother Su.”
Ruan Qing thought for a moment and finally said, “I’ll go to Su Zhiwei’s office first and take a look.”
Xiao Shiyi didn’t object, and the three of them went straight to Su Zhiwei’s office, while a few other players also joined them.
Su Zhiwei hadn’t returned yet, but the lights in the principal’s office were on. After all, it was evening self-study time, and the entire First High School was brightly lit.
Xiao Shiyi opened the door directly, left two people on lookout, and entered the office again.
Ruan Qing looked at the files inside the filing cabinet, and they were indeed the recent years’ data.
He put the files back in place, then looked around and finally fixed his gaze on a certain spot on the desk.
Ruan Qing hesitated a bit and spoke. “Wasn’t there a photo frame placed there before?”
Others followed Ruan Qing’s gaze, looking towards the corner of the desk.
Everyone furrowed their brows, but couldn’t recall whether there had been a photo frame placed there or not, as their attention was focused on searching for information and Su Zhiwei himself.
Xiao Shiyi shook his head, “I didn’t notice.”
One of the players rubbed his head. “I didn’t notice either, can’t remember if it was there or not.”
Ruan Qing was certain that there had been a photo frame there during the daytime, but now it was gone.
Ruan Qing looked around and finally fixed his gaze on the shredder, then opened the shredder box, revealing the shredded remains inside, which were impossible to piece back together.
Evidently, Su Zhiwei had already shredded that photograph.
Ruan Qing had never seen that photo. He only glanced at it out of the corner of his eye when he picked up the ink and was about to throw it at Su Zhiwei. The angle was off, so he couldn’t see the full picture of the photo at all.
He could vaguely make out that it was a photo of Su Zhiwei and another person. The other person... seemed to be somewhat short? And had short hair?
No matter how hard Ruan Qing tried, he couldn’t remember anymore.
The rest of the group, who couldn’t recall anything, had no choice but to give up for now and prepare to return to the classroom of Class 1-1 to see if they could find any other clues.
However, before they stepped into the classroom, they all came to a stop.
Because the classroom of Class 1-1 was almost filled with students, who were currently studying during the evening self-study session.
And among those students... included the people who were left in that eerie examination room when they prayed for blessings at midnight.
It was as if those few people had never been left in the examination room at all. Even Pei Yan was among them.
The hearts of the players sank slightly. Could it be that even God Pei had been replaced?
July 12, 2023 by Wyrd
Ruan Qing, upon seeing this, immediately withdrew his hand in fright and even took a few steps back, afraid that the monster in the mirror would drag him directly into the mirror and tear him apart.
The ‘person’ in the mirror froze upon seeing Ruan Qing’s reaction, appearing even more sinister.
The ‘person’ in the mirror seemed to be provoked by Ruan Qing’s actions, but even so, ‘he’ didn’t come out of the mirror.
Ruan Qing breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that ‘he’ couldn’t come out.
He cautiously approached the mirror once again, and under the fixed gaze of the ‘person’ in the mirror, he took off the ruby earring from his left ear and then got closer to the mirror.
And... nothing happened.
The ‘person’ in the mirror tilted ‘his’ head, seemingly not understanding what Ruan Qing was doing.
This time, Ruan Qing didn’t retreat in fear but spoke in his mind in a cold tone, ‘System, there should be a limit to deceiving the player, don’t you agree?’
The emotionless voice of the system sounded, [The Crimson Moon has been changed to a passive defense item, which means it won’t activate unless the ghost attacks you.]
Ruan Qing silently put the earring back on and then removed the Chronometer from around his neck, taking out the talisman inside.
When Ruan Qing took out the talisman, the ‘person’ in the mirror instantly moved further away from the surface.
Ruan Qing looked up at the ‘person’ who was clearly much farther from the mirror’s surface, and then looked at the talisman in his hand. Silently, he moved the talisman a bit closer to the mirror.
As expected, the ‘person’ in the mirror moved even farther away.
Just as Ruan Qing was about to continue testing with the talisman, it accidentally touched the mirror, and in that instant, the mirror unexpectedly shattered.
Ruan Qing never expected the mirror to suddenly break, and he was left completely stunned as the shattered pieces hit him all over.
His exposed hands and face were left with wounds, with his hands being the most severe since he was holding the talisman.
The moment the skin was cut, blood oozed out and dripped onto the ground. However, Ruan Qing didn’t easily move from his position. After all, the floor was now filled with shards, and stepping on them would probably render his foot useless.
So, at the moment the mirror shattered, he forced himself not to step back due to fright.
Perhaps the sound was too loud as people downstairs and in other rooms also heard it. Within a few seconds, Ruan Qing’s room door was kicked open.
Ruan Qing quickly put the talisman paper into the pocket on the side of his clothes, and he also put the watch inside.
The person who kicked the door open was Su Zhiwei. He saw the person standing in the midst of the mirror shards in the bathroom, his pupils shrinking, completely devoid of the previous elegance and composure.
He ran and urgently shouted, “Little ancestor, don’t move! Whatever you do, don’t move!”
After Su Zhiwei finished shouting, he was about to reach the bathroom door. He was afraid that Ruan Qing might fall or step on the shards, so he hurriedly entered without caring about the fragments on the floor. He then carefully lifted Ruan Qing horizontally and carried him out.
Ruan Qing clung to Su Zhiwei’s neck and turned to look at the place Su Zhiwei had walked over. The bloodstains on the floor were very prominent.
He lowered his gaze and looked at the path Su Zhiwei had taken, leaving bloodstains on the floor with each step. Obviously, the other had been scratched by those shards, and the injuries were not light.
Even more severe than Ruan Qing’s own injuries.
After all, the fragments had only scratched him, while Su Zhiwei had stepped directly on them, even trampling on them again when he carried him out.
But Su Zhiwei seemed oblivious to the pain, his face showing no signs of distress, only urgency and concern.
As if he was genuinely worried about Ruan Qing.
At this moment, Ruan Qing was also somewhat unsure whether Su Zhiwei was concerned about his physical injuries or about him as a person.
Mo Ran took some time to run upstairs from downstairs. He looked at the teenager being carried by Su Zhiwei and the blood covering the floor. His voice trembled slightly. “Brother Su, are you okay?”
Su Zhiwei avoided Mo Ran’s reaching hand while holding Ruan Qing and then placed him on the bed.
Because Ruan Qing’s hand was still dripping blood, the snow-white bedsheets quickly became stained.
Su Zhiwei carefully lifted Ruan Qing’s fingertips and gently removed the object that was embedded in his flesh.
Upon seeing the situation, Mo Ran immediately ran out of the room. After a few seconds, he came back running, holding a medical kit he didn’t know where he found.
Su Zhiwei took the medical kit from Mo Ran and looked at Ruan Qing with a furrowed brow, softly saying, “If it hurts, let me know.”
After finishing his sentence, Su Zhiwei began treating Ruan Qing’s wound.
Disinfection was an essential step, but it was painful. Every time Su Zhiwei disinfected the wound, Ruan Qing would tremble slightly.
And Su Zhiwei’s brow furrowed even tighter, as if he himself was the one in pain, not Ruan Qing. Mo Ran, who was standing beside them, also had a twisted expression, as if he empathized with the pain. Only Ruan Qing remained calm.
After Su Zhiwei finished treating Ruan Qing’s wound, he expertly bandaged it, wrapping it as tightly as if Ruan Qing’s hand was already broken.
Ruan Qing moved his hand a little, finding that it didn’t affect his movement, so he didn’t say anything more.
After finishing bandaging Ruan Qing, Su Zhiwei seemed to have forgotten that his own foot was injured. He directly cautioned Ruan Qing, “Don’t let the wound touch water.”
After saying that, he pointed towards the balcony and said, “I’ll make a phone call.”
The balcony had those floor-to-ceiling glass doors, identical to Su Zhiwei’s office, and the bedroom lights were bright, illuminating the balcony as well.
Ruan Qing watched as Su Zhiwei took out his phone and made a call.
Su Zhiwei probably noticed Ruan Qing looking at him and showed a gentle smile, as if the wind was caressing his face.
However, his words were completely different from his expression...
“I’ve fucking told you several times, don’t scare him, don’t scare him! Have you been dead for too long that you can’t understand human speech anymore?“
“If there’s another next time, don’t expect me to help you again.“
“Go back to school, and next time, don’t follow me out...“
As Su Zhiwei spoke, he turned around, and Ruan Qing couldn’t see what he said afterward.
As for listening to it, it’s completely impractical. The glass material of Su’s villa was even better than that of the First High School, completely blocking out the sound.
Ruan Qing lowered his gaze thoughtfully. It seemed that there was no romantic relationship between Su Zhiwei and that monster, as he had imagined.
After all, even if those few sentences were spoken in the gentlest tone, they could never be called gentle.
And ‘he’ followed along? Did that monster follow Su Zhiwei?
Ruan Qing looked at his injured hand, and it occurred to him that when he first returned to Su family’s villa, that feeling of being observed through the mirror shouldn’t have been an illusion; it was most likely that monster.
That monster seemed unable to leave the First High School on its own and could only leave with Su Zhiwei.
So, the man he encountered in the bathroom before and the man who tried to rob him... they were both Su Zhiwei.
So Su Zhiwei didn’t actually want to give his body to that monster; he was just a despicable person who had taken a fancy to his own nephew.
He couldn’t stay in this house with him anymore.
“Let’s go back to school,” Ruan Qing said, giving Mo Ran a glance before getting off the bed and walking out of the room.
Mo Ran was slightly stunned after hearing Ruan Qing’s words, then he smiled and said, “Okay, Brother Su.”
Because Su Zhiwei had his back to the room, and the sound insulation effect of the glass door was good, he didn’t notice that the people in the room had already left.
Ruan Qing didn’t need to pack any luggage. He directly took a taxi with Mo Ran back to school.
After arriving at the school, Ruan Qing sent a message to Xiao Shiyi and immediately received a reply from the other, saying that he would come to pick him up.
Mo Ran and Ruan Qing waited in place.
Xiao Shiyi soon arrived, and he looked at Ruan Qing’s hand and asked, “How did you get injured?”
“It’s nothing, just a minor injury,” Ruan Qing didn’t want to talk about the injury too much. He looked at Xiao Shiyi and asked softly, “Have you been to Su Zhiwei’s office?”
Xiao Shiyi spoke calmly, “Yes, we went there, but we didn’t find anything. The cabinet contained information from the past few years, but there was no information from thirteen years ago.”
“A few other classmates speculated that in order to find clues, we might need to do so at midnight, twelve o’clock.”
Ruan Qing hesitated, although he agreed with the group of players’ words, but...
“This could be dangerous.”
Xiao Shiyi nodded, “Yes, it’s basically gambling with our lives, so everyone is still hesitating now, wanting to see what you think about this plan, Brother Su.”
Ruan Qing thought for a moment and finally said, “I’ll go to Su Zhiwei’s office first and take a look.”
Xiao Shiyi didn’t object, and the three of them went straight to Su Zhiwei’s office, while a few other players also joined them.
Su Zhiwei hadn’t returned yet, but the lights in the principal’s office were on. After all, it was evening self-study time, and the entire First High School was brightly lit.
Xiao Shiyi opened the door directly, left two people on lookout, and entered the office again.
Ruan Qing looked at the files inside the filing cabinet, and they were indeed the recent years’ data.
He put the files back in place, then looked around and finally fixed his gaze on a certain spot on the desk.
Ruan Qing hesitated a bit and spoke. “Wasn’t there a photo frame placed there before?”
Others followed Ruan Qing’s gaze, looking towards the corner of the desk.
Everyone furrowed their brows, but couldn’t recall whether there had been a photo frame placed there or not, as their attention was focused on searching for information and Su Zhiwei himself.
Xiao Shiyi shook his head, “I didn’t notice.”
One of the players rubbed his head. “I didn’t notice either, can’t remember if it was there or not.”
Ruan Qing was certain that there had been a photo frame there during the daytime, but now it was gone.
Ruan Qing looked around and finally fixed his gaze on the shredder, then opened the shredder box, revealing the shredded remains inside, which were impossible to piece back together.
Evidently, Su Zhiwei had already shredded that photograph.
Ruan Qing had never seen that photo. He only glanced at it out of the corner of his eye when he picked up the ink and was about to throw it at Su Zhiwei. The angle was off, so he couldn’t see the full picture of the photo at all.
He could vaguely make out that it was a photo of Su Zhiwei and another person. The other person... seemed to be somewhat short? And had short hair?
No matter how hard Ruan Qing tried, he couldn’t remember anymore.
The rest of the group, who couldn’t recall anything, had no choice but to give up for now and prepare to return to the classroom of Class 1-1 to see if they could find any other clues.
However, before they stepped into the classroom, they all came to a stop.
Because the classroom of Class 1-1 was almost filled with students, who were currently studying during the evening self-study session.
And among those students... included the people who were left in that eerie examination room when they prayed for blessings at midnight.
It was as if those few people had never been left in the examination room at all. Even Pei Yan was among them.
The hearts of the players sank slightly. Could it be that even God Pei had been replaced?
