Guo Xian died last night.
He died very peacefully, just like Ni Rong in dormitory 202 on the night of the 25th, his face was serene, and he lay upright on the pillow, as if he fell into a deep sleep and did not wake up.
Guo Xian put his hands flat on his chest like a prayer, and his stiff fingers tugged at the paper bag containing the regret medicine, as if he was holding on to the last straw.
It's a pity that this straw didn't let him survive.
"What's the matter? Didn't Guo Xian change his age by taking medicine? According to the school rules and taboos last night, he should not die?" breathed.
"Could it be that the rule is... looks the oldest?" Shu Yanfan asked
Tong Yu: "It's possible. Before, women's clothing also avoided taboos visually and got through..."
Tang Yu looked at the serene middle-aged uncle on the bed in the dormitory, and frowned, "But Guo Xian's death method should be the same as Ni Rong's, it belongs to the "Christmas Eve" sacrifice, and does not trigger the school rules last night. "
According to the death status of the sleepwalkers who violated the school rules in the past few times, if it was because of the "eldest" death, Guo Xian's body would probably turn into a rickety old man overnight, or died of various geriatric diseases. , rather than leaving so peacefully.
Tang Yu continued: "And the system interface of the school does not indicate our gender, only the age is written, and I am a relatively special example... I am also classified as a girl... So I feel that gender can be judged visually, And age must be determined by the system, it is unlikely that Guo Xian violated school rules because he looks very old."
"Chi Nan, what do you think?" After getting along for the past few days, Tang Yu had already trusted Chi Nan's character and ability very much.
Chi Nan: "As you think, Guo Xian died at random sacrifice last night."
Tong Yu was stunned: "But why? Even if he changed his age without authorization, the oldest person in the round is me, shouldn't it be Christmas Eve?"
Chi Nan reconfirmed his system information: "Probably because the system failed when recognizing my age, this school rule could not be advanced from the beginning."
All inferences are just guesswork, and the early class becomes the best chance to validate their inferences.
"Last night, classmate Guo Xian of 205 ended his 6-day study life at the boarding school in the most decent and peaceful way. For his departure, I offer my most sincere blessings on behalf of all the living beings in the school..."
The female teacher stood on the podium and announced Guo Xian's death in a pious and sad tone, which was almost exactly the same as Ni Rong at that time.
"But death is never the end, their souls will stay in this boarding school forever, to send good luck and shelter to the classmates who live here, I hope you don't indulge in the sorrow of parting, and gain usefulness from their departure information, which is very valuable for your future study and life.”
The female teacher distributed the test papers to everyone as usual. "The situation was slightly different last night. Today's test consists of three questions, two mandatory questions and one additional question. Please answer carefully according to your own understanding and judgment."
The questions on the test paper are -
[What are the school rules that were added yesterday? ]
[What is the cause of Guo Xian's death? ]
[Additional question: What is the relationship between Guo Xian's death and the newly added school rules? ]
Chi Nan did not hesitate to write on the answer sheet, "The oldest student will be cleared by the school rules", "Guo Xian died as a sacrifice on Christmas Eve", "Because the system could not read the ages of all the students, the school rules could not be advanced, so that night became Christmas Eve. Guo Xian was randomly selected to be the target of death."
In less than half an hour, the female teacher finished grading the paper: "Today's performance is also very satisfactory to the teacher. Among them, five students answered all correct, and these five students will receive credits for three questions, congratulations."
Although Chi Nan had already stated his inference before the morning class, nearly half of the sleepwalkers doubted his absurd theory. After all, no one could see the other party's boarding school system interface. Chi Nan said that the system could not read Taking his exact age sounds unreliable.
They believe in "seeing is believing".
"Yesterday, some classmates in the acting class had already obtained the clues of the school rules on the 27th through wonderful performances. It is very regrettable, because the age of one of our students could not be read, which hindered the advancement of the school rules. The classmates have followed other school rules perfectly, so the night of the 27th is regarded as Christmas Eve."
"The rules of Christmas Eve were made clear yesterday. The school will randomly select a student to sacrifice to death. Last night, classmate Guo Xian of 205 was honored to be the second person to be sacrificed. I am proud of him. "
As soon as the female teacher finished speaking, the entire 103 classroom fell into a strange silence.
Everyone looked at Guo Xian's fixed seat in the past with complicated expressions, and felt very sad... In fact, the result was the same yesterday whether Guo Xian changed the regret medicine or not. Don't become a greasy and fat uncle at the last moment of life...
"Guo Xian certainly didn't expect it himself. He calculated everything, and finally died according to the rules of random sacrifice," Shu Yanfan's tone no longer contained yesterday's sarcasm, replaced by a faint emotion, "It's probably 208. The two boys' souls are looking for revenge on him, didn't the female teacher just say that their souls will stay in the boarding school and watch us forever?"
The truth is indeed the truth, but Shu Yanfan's statement made everyone who was already uneasy horrified.
Chi Nan thought about it for a while. In this way, 229's act of giving Guo Xian the regret medicine yesterday can also be explained, because it was useless, and 229 was just admiring the last self-righteous gesture of the dying person.
Tong Yu looked at Chi Nan: "Why can't your age system be read? Can you tell us if it's convenient?"
Chi Nan was stunned for half a second: "The system is faulty."
"Then what is your real age...?" Tong Yu asked tentatively.
Chi Nan: "Nineteen, it will be twenty after tonight." He said this instead of his body.
Tang Yu glanced at Chi Nan lightly and didn't say anything. He felt that the other party must have hidden some information, but he intuitively felt that this was not something he should know.
He respects everyone's secrets.
"Classmates, please be quiet," the female teacher tapped on the blackboard behind her, and the classroom quickly became quiet, "I will give you a warning in advance, because today's day is special, the school will organize a grand banquet in the evening. The afternoon class is closely related to the process, rules and difficulty of the evening banquet, so please be sure to take the class seriously.”
Seeing the female teacher's condescending and serious face, everyone in the classroom became nervous.
After 0:00 tonight is the 29th. According to Chi Nan's speculation, the 29th is the most critical time to break the dream.
"Excuse me, what is the class schedule for the afternoon?" Chi Nan raised his hand and asked.
The female teacher looked over stiffly: "Divination class."
During the lunch break, Chi Nan went to the school doctor's office as usual, and the doctor had prepared fresh desserts waiting for him.
"Are you and Guo Xian on good terms?" The doctor asked with his hands on the table, half a smile.
Chi Nan raised his eyelids to look at him: "Can't you see our every move?"
The doctor narrowed his eyes slightly: "Although this is the case, I hope to get an answer from you."
Chi Nan said truthfully, "I'm not familiar with it."
The doctor finally smiled and said, "That's it, it's a pity."
After a pause, he asked again, "Do you know why I promised to give Guo Xian the regret medicine yesterday?"
Chi Nan looked back at the doctor's eyes: "You know it's useless to give it, you want to use him for fun?"
The doctor curled his lips: "No, I don't care about everyone, and his existence alone can't interest me."
Chi Nan: "Oh, then why?"
Doctor: "Guess what?"
Chi Nan said seriously: "Your regret medicine is about to expire?"
Doctor: "..." He almost laughed.
"Because it was introduced by you, I have no reason not to welcome it." The doctor looked at Chi Nan half-truth and said.
Chi Nan: "...Oh, thank you."
Then Chi Nan said, "I dreamed of you last night."
The doctor's voice lazily wrote interest on his face: "Really? What did I do in the dream?"
Chi Nan looked into his eyes: "I dreamed that you looked like You Yu again, just like in acting class."
The doctor's expression froze for a moment, and then he raised his face with a smile: "So what?"
Chi Nan shook his head, and suddenly said after a while, "I just feel like it suits you."
The doctor's expression finally changed, Chi Nan caught the change in his expression and calmly finished the pudding in his hand.
He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes: "Thank you for your hospitality, I'm going to take a nap first."
Chi Nan has already thought about his birthday wish.
The divination class in the afternoon was held at 103. Like the physiology class, the female teacher moved the tables and chairs to both sides of the classroom. A black silk carpet was laid in the middle of the classroom, and a pair of tarot cards were placed in the center of the carpet.
The windows around the classroom were covered by thick blackout curtains, and candles were lit at the four corners of the classroom, and the light was dim.
"I believe you have already guessed that the form of divination today is Tarot."
The female teacher also changed her makeup, her fingernails and lips were as bright red as they had just drank blood, which made people creepy, "I already reminded this morning that the results of the divination in the afternoon are related to the form, difficulty and process of tonight's dance. Please follow your inner guidance and complete the divination study in class."
Shu Yanfan complained in a low voice, "Oops, I only know constellations... I don't know anything about tarot divination..."
Tang Yu: "I know more about mathematics in metaphysics. About Tarot, I only know basic card meanings, and I have no idea about divination skills."
Their voices were small, but they were still heard by the female teacher, who swept over her eyes stiffly: "Students don't need to worry, this divination class is very simple, you can complete it if you know the basic tarot card meaning, we only need two Twelve Great Arcanas."
After a pause, her red lips suddenly cracked, "Your luck is more important than divination skills and common sense."
Hearing the word "luck", the sleepwalkers in the classroom were inexplicably uneasy. The air suddenly became thinner, as if the candles around the classroom had exhausted the oxygen, and everyone had difficulty breathing.
The female teacher took out the twenty-two tarot cards and placed them upright on the black silk carpet. Her blood-red nails ran across the carpet, giving the illusion of leaving deep bloodstains.
"We still have ten students left. In order to ensure the fairness and justice of this divination, please form a circle with these twenty-two tarots as the center for the opening ceremony. Students must make sure to draw every card, otherwise it may affect your divination results."
"Then let's begin."
The female teacher stepped aside and gave the cards to ten sleepwalkers.
According to the female teacher's request, everyone knelt on the carpet in a circle and shuffled the cards. They were afraid that something might go wrong, so they repeatedly touched the cards no less than ten times before completing the opening ceremony.
Seeing that they were ready, the female teacher came over to gather the twenty-two tarot cards scattered on the ground, and began to shuffle and cut the cards according to the procedure. No one dared to make a sound during the whole process, and the entire classroom was shrouded in tense silence.
The female teacher, from left to right, spread out the twenty-two cards into a fan shape: "Next, I will choose three classmates to draw cards."
She raised her head, her eyes still closed, facing the crowd, "Chi Nan, Tang Yu, Tong Yu, the three of you will be today's card drawers."
Tang Yu and Tong Yu were both stunned, only Chi Nanmian walked to the tarot card without changing his color.
Then the female teacher opened her eyes and looked at him fixedly: "In the process of drawing cards, please keep your inner peace and don't have distracting thoughts."
Chi Nan nodded and instinctively drew out a card and pressed it on the carpet.
The female teacher reminded him: "Because the Tarot is reversed, please open your cards by flipping the book."
Chi Nanyiyan turned the card over, and everyone silently gathered around to witness their first card.
This is a positive "lover" card.