Not long ago, under the street light, Teacher Qi conveyed Yaerlin's words verbatim. Of course, he was not stupid, and he emphasized the fact that he almost died at Yaerlin's hands in order to create an atmosphere of shared hatred against a common enemy.
Just as Yaerlin imagined, Teacher Qi could not tolerate the existence of unknown dangers in the academy. Teacher Qi was not as crazy as the principal. He always felt that mermaids were a hidden danger, and now the hidden danger had increased.
"Do you know who the other party is?"
Teacher Ruan's eyes were almost bleeding, and he gritted his teeth and said three words: "I don't know."
Teacher Qi is an extremely selfish and cold person. He suggested, "It would be better to inform the principal about this matter, otherwise we will always be in a passive state."
When facing a jackal, if you step back even a little, the attacker will become more aggressive.
Whether evil or righteous, the principal will always be the patron saint of Mingzhu Academy.
"Mermaids are best at bewitching people. I had a feeling that I was out of control earlier." Teacher Qi analyzed rationally, "Maybe it was the mermaids who did this this time. They want to divide us from within."
Teacher Ruan had a cold expression on his face. Just as he was about to speak, Teacher Qi suddenly said, "I never felt that the Mermaid King was truly dead."
Teacher Ruan's heart was filled with murderous intent, but his face was calm: "Really?"
The hands hidden behind the back were covered with a thin layer of lake blue scales, and the claws on the front of the webbed claws were extremely sharp.
"The other party asked me to say this because they know your personality. You want to kill me, right?" Teacher Qi never smiled, but now he suddenly smiled. "Although we have eaten human flesh together, you and Lily are much better than me..."
"In fact, I informed the principal on the way here."
The claws faded, returning to the relatively smooth appearance of human fingers.
Teacher Qi made a final emphasis: "Teacher Ruan, the overall situation is more important, and you have also gained something."
As soon as they finished speaking, they received a notice from the principal convening an emergency meeting.
The last round of meetings had just ended not long ago, and the tutors, senior teachers, etc. all returned to the conference room within a quarter of an hour.
After everyone was present, the principal looked at Mr. Ruan, whose shirt was buttoned to the last button, almost tightly sewn to his throat, and said with a tone of grief that he should have expressed: "Mr. Ruan, is this true?"
In fact, I already have an idea in my mind.
Teacher Ruan’s fingernails pierced his palms, and for the first time he did not respond to the senior executive.
Lily at the side cast a complicated look at him. Both she and the principal had always been suspicious of Teacher Ruan. In order to test him, the principal even personally cooked mermaid meat for him to eat.
Except during the breeding season, mermaids will not cannibalize their own people. In order to reduce the extinction of their race, their later mating partners began to transition to humans.
When faced with the mermaid meat, Teacher Ruan showed a greedy and humble attitude, and ate it without any hesitation, but because the other party had a three-year study experience abroad, the principal still had doubts. Children who were not born and raised in the Mermaid Coast are always unsafe to use. Considering that Teacher Ruan has a strong family background, it is best to keep a person who is not active and somewhat suspicious under his nose.
So since Teacher Ruan entered the school, although he worked diligently, important work has never been assigned to him.
Unexpectedly, he is now...
"I hope you can cooperate and tell me what happened in detail," the principal said in his usual hypocritical manner, "Teacher Qi's concerns are not unreasonable. This may be an internal division conspiracy of the mermaids."
Lily: "Yes, the victim is innocent."
Teacher Ruan's eyes were piercing, and he spoke each word with emphasis: "I was not harmed."
It is this attitude that confirms what happened.
In the eyes of the principal, all the teachers and students were nothing more than a bunch of dogs that could be used. He threw out a meat bun: "This year's concert will be jointly organized by Teacher Ruan and Teacher Qi."
Firstly, it was to appease Teacher Ruan, and at the same time to hint to him not to target Teacher Qi.
This is the benefit that Teacher Qi mentioned. Teacher Ruan can gain the trust of some principals.
The goal that I had been trying to achieve for several years was finally realized in this way.
Teacher Ruan's gentle appearance was completely shattered.
He stopped pretending, and the others looked understanding.
"That night was very chaotic," Teacher Ruan closed his eyes, spoke in a suppressed tone, and his breathing was a little rapid, "I need time to sort it out."
He certainly couldn't say that he used the king's power to drive away the invaders. In order to fit in with his identity as a victim, he even had to personally fabricate and imagine the disgusting details.
About five or six minutes later, Teacher Ruan opened her eyes again, her cold eyes motionless. "At that time, I heard a faint singing voice, but I didn't take it seriously at first. After all, it was a teacher's dormitory building..."
"Later, a man jumped in through the window. I didn't see clearly, so I was subdued from behind. I tried to call my colleagues and the principal," Teacher Ruan combined the known information and guided them in a direction that was beneficial to him. "He tore my clothes and said that the principal was inspecting near the lake. It was useless for me to shout at the top of my lungs."
Teacher Ruan is implying that the abnormality of the lake is a deliberate bait conspiracy by the mermaids.
As expected, the principal began to doubt as well, but every time he doubted something, he would habitually deny it first to ensure comprehensive consideration.
Teacher Ruan did not give him this opportunity and deliberately talked about the exciting plot: "After that, he bit my neck and rubbed my back with his hands. His fingers were very rough, not as smooth as the legendary mermaids..."
Teacher Ruan, who seemed gentle but was actually cold and aloof on weekdays, narrated the vivid scenes, and everyone present held their breath.
Outside the comprehensive building, Yaerlin originally wanted to witness a dog-eat-dog fight, but he didn't expect that Teacher Ruan showed his claws but didn't kill anyone.
After the lights in the conference room were turned on, he thought for a moment and released his mental power to avoid alerting the enemy. The mental power only covered an area a few meters away from the building. At this moment, Yarlin was leaning against a big tree, listening to the intermittent words coming from inside, and his expression changed subtly.
What do you mean it’s useless even if you hurt your throat
When did I tear his clothes
Although some words were blurred due to the distance, he could still understand what the other party was saying. After listening to the content, Yarlin sneered. It seemed that he had shown mercy that day.
"concert."
He caught the key words. The younger brother had said that he wanted to participate in the concert, and Mr. Ruan started to make up stories because the principal mentioned that he should be responsible for the event.
Yarlin reached one hand into his pocket and paused when he was about to light a cigarette. He could feel that the faint smell of tobacco on his body would occasionally make his younger brother frown slightly.
Wen Shi has a traumatic experience with Yan because his father was very rebellious during the period when he was seriously ill.
"I don't have many days left to live anyway, so let's drink and smoke some cigarettes." This is a phrase the other party often says.
Wen always searched his room like he was checking a primary school student to make sure there were no cigarettes or alcohol.
Yaerlin didn't know this, but because he noticed this detail, he put out his cigarette and said, "Just quit smoking."
The feeling of quitting smoking for his family was quite amazing. He rested his head with his eyes closed, listening to the erotic novels in the audiobook in the complex building, while pondering how to help his younger brother realize his dream of a concert more perfectly.
On the other side, Wen Shi was still doing dangerous side quests like a resentful person.
The more hypocritical a person is, the more terrifying he becomes when he explodes.
Wen Shi, who had almost drowned in the complex building, quickened his pace and moved away from the crazy teacher Ruan. The distance was not very short to begin with, but because he walked in places with few people, he was forced to make an extra detour.
Twenty minutes later, Wen Shi turned out of a secluded path. The dark wind made the surrounding trees rustle, and it seemed as if something would jump out of the dark bushes at any time.
The library, which occupies almost the entire center of the road at an angle, becomes the only beacon.
The third floor was very bright, completely different from the night he had been studying. There was no flickering light.
After making sure that there was no one around, Wen Shi lowered his head and quickly entered the library, going up to the third floor without stopping.
The rest area is a relatively open space. The tables and chairs here are relatively artistically designed, and there are power sockets everywhere.
There was a laptop on one of the tables, and several people were gathered there watching a dance video. Students were also gathered at several tables nearby, mainly responsible for choreography.
A girl first noticed Wen Shi. Seeing that he didn't have a name tag on his uniform, she immediately knew that he was a special admissions student and immediately yelled, "Who let you in?"
Wen Shi seemed not to hear her accusation and smiled, "Hello, senior sister." He then greeted the others who gave him unfriendly looks, "Hello, senior."
He promptly explained his purpose: "The dean asked me to deliver something. She heard that you were choreographing a more creative dance recently, so she dug out some reference materials."
"Dean of Studies?" The girl came over suspiciously.
Wen Shi nodded: "The director said that stereotyped programs are not very entertaining, and he really appreciates your creative passion." Then he showed an envious look: "I wonder if I will have the opportunity to be noticed by the director in the future."
This sentence perfectly inspired the students present to be in high spirits. They had always wanted to make a splash at a concert, but the arrangement of a large-scale musical was too difficult and they were short of good ideas.
Wen Shi put the book on the table and stepped aside.
After receiving the booklet, the old students couldn't wait to read it, and no one cared about Wen Shi who was reluctant to leave.
At first, most people still gathered together and chatted from time to time, but gradually, they subconsciously distanced themselves from the classmates around them.
The booklet that Teacher Ruan prepared specifically for old students contained more textual pollution effects than any other book in the library. On the way here, Wen Shi did not bother to flip through it out of curiosity. Anyway, the content was nothing more than introducing the misery of mermaids and praying to them.
He had other things to do.
At this moment, Wen Shi's standing position not only makes it convenient for him to keep an eye on his seniors, but is also close to the elevator entrance. The game requires ensuring that these people finish reading the booklet smoothly, and something is bound to happen in the middle.
"For a special mission, it's better to be safe..."
The air in the library was so humid that water seemed to be dripping out of it, and moss of unknown color grew in the cracks of the ceiling. When dealing with mermaids, the first thing to prevent was being bitten or having other sources of contamination drip into the wound.
Wen Shi narrowed his eyes, opened his backpack and found the [Shroud].
"Do you want to use the [Shroud]?"
"yes."
His body suddenly felt restrained, and he even had to hold his breath. The prop was different from the traditional covering cloth. In order to facilitate the user's movement, it was very humanely broken down into small pieces. The four-meter-long cloth was wrapped around the body like a bandage.
Wen Shi completely turned into a bandage monster.
[Shroud] has a dark effect. A mummy-like young man is reflected on the metal door of the elevator, as if he had just crawled out of a pile of corpses.
Fearing that he might scare these fragile old students, Wen Shi quietly moved to the side, ready to fight the mermaid at any time.
As he moved so attentively, his sight and footsteps suddenly stopped at the same time, and Wen Shi noticed that the senior sister who scolded him at the beginning had a dark purple jade pendant hanging around her neck.
At first glance it looks like a leaf, but in fact the nine tails converge towards the middle at the same time, curling up to form the curvature of the leaf.
Fox fairy.
These two words suddenly appeared in Wen Shi's mind. From ancient times to the present, there have been countless stories about worshipping fox spirits, but few of them have a good ending. Even though he couldn't see the face of the fox clearly from a distance, he could still feel the evil in it.
The student who finished reading the book first was silent for a long time. After two minutes, he seemed to be asking himself or others: "Do you think what is written in the book is true?"
The boy next to him sneered: "These weird things can only fool little girls like you."
The senior student's tone was full of sarcasm: "Oh? If you don't believe it, why are you playing pen fairy with everyone?"
The boy blushed and retorted: "Isn't it to cooperate with you?"
"Cooperation?" The senior student wearing the fox fairy jade pendant rolled her eyes. "It was just a sudden flash of light, and some people almost peed their pants. They didn't even complete the process of sending the pen fairy."
Everyone started to criticize each other.
Wen Shi's face was also wrapped in several bandages, but his facial features were basically exposed. At this moment, his exposed eyeballs blinked, revealing a bit of irritability in his innocence.
"Fuck." Wen Shi really wanted to say some trash words now.
When he was in school, many students liked to worship random things at the end of each semester. His roommate who was almost defrauded because of nude chatting was the same. He liked to worship some weird things.
According to the other party, the god of exams is not effective at all, and if you want to worship him, you have to do it in an unconventional way.
The students of Mingzhu College are obviously in the same situation and are in a desperate state of trying all kinds of methods.
Wen Shi was fully aware that the trouble he would encounter later might not come from mermaids, but other dirty things. The more powerful pen fairy could form a copy of itself, and these students could not recruit it with their irregular methods. The one who came would most likely be a lonely ghost.
As for the fox fairy...
Wen Shi's eyes fell on the fox fairy jade pendant. The Pen Fairy was a widely spread game, and he had heard a lot about it. All the rules mentioned that one should not wear jade or amulets, otherwise it would be difficult to summon the Pen Fairy.
These students succeeded in their request, but this jade will probably be classified as an evil object.
A cool breeze blew past his eyelids, and the rest of his body was tightly wrapped in the shroud, making his eyes feel even colder. The windows were about ten meters away and were all closed, so the wind came for no reason.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the power cords of the laptops were shaking wildly, but these students seemed to feel nothing and transitioned from ridiculing each other to discussing the contents of the notebooks.
The [shroud] generates heat, which to a certain extent resists the infiltration of negative energy.
"Hurry up and read the book!" Wen Shi shouted at the old student.
According to the task description, as long as these people finish reading the contents of the book, he can just walk away.
However, the students did not give any response. Except for a few people who finished reading it in advance, the rest are still slowly studying and discussing it.
Wen Shi tried desperately to get closer to that direction, but was cruelly blocked by an invisible barrier.
When he was blocked for the second time, Wen Shi stumbled backwards and bumped into something again. He turned around and was caught off guard by a huge fox face. A pair of cold yellow eyes stared at him, and the long hair around the pointed face exuded a fishy smell.
"Do you want to make a wish?" it asked coolly.
This is a selective problem, no matter which one you choose, it will lead to a dead end.
Wen Shi pursed his lips tightly, trying to delay time and wait for the Pen Fairy to appear. Monsters do not have the good moral character to share their prey equally. Once the two sides kill each other, he will have the opportunity to find a way to escape.
"I..." When he noticed the harsh impatience on his sharp face, Wen Shi finally spoke: "Is there any requirement for making a wish? Can you make a wish for someone else?"
The speed of each word was deliberately slowed down by half a beat.
A strange look appeared on the fox's face, and he only uttered one sentence: "Make a wish sincerely."
Almost at the moment when the fox fairy finished speaking, a 'ding' sound came from the system.
[Illustrated Book of Fox Fairy: A village fox that focuses on fulfilling all wishes.
Please note that when making a wish with a fox fairy, you must not offend it. You must do the following:
1. Do not question the ability of the fox fairy, you must make a wish; 2. Do not make a wish that the fox fairy cannot fulfill; 3. No matter what wish you make, the fox fairy will take something from you.]
Wen Shi had only seen the monster encyclopedia once, when he was confirming the identity of the Blood Bride in the castle. He thought silently that anything involving a special side quest was bad, and this kind of forced wish might as well be another bathroom escape.
"Do you want to make a wish?" the fox fairy asked for the second time. This time, the fangs in its mouth almost touched Wen Shi's forehead. The pungent fox smell made Wen Shi unable to open his eyes.
Three times the limit, Wen Shi was sure that when it asked the question for the third time, it would bite off his head.
Why hasn't the Pen Fairy appeared yet
He looked at the oblivious old students and suddenly remembered the key element they mentioned in their conversation: the Pen Fairy had not been sent away.
That means the Pen Fairy has most likely always been in this space.
"I really want to make a wish," Wen Shi looked up at the fox with a look of respect for the gods, "but I just invited a ghost, and I have to pay its debt first."
Animals have sharper perceptions than humans, and this is also true when they transform into ghosts. The fox fairy's eyes are extremely narrow and long, and its yellow eyeballs move slowly to both sides, locking onto a certain position.
The moment the fox's eyes fixed, a black shadow behind the bookshelf suddenly floated out of the window.
Wen Shi's expression remained unchanged, but his fingers tightened.
The lonely ghost simply chose to escape, proving that the fox fairy was invincible to it.
The sharp claws grabbed across the space, and the evil ghost was grabbed with his claws and fangs bared amidst a terrible howl. He did not have what the fox fairy needed, so he was directly crushed and trampled by the claws and stuffed into the fox's mouth.
The brutal scene did not move Wen Shi at all. When the fox fairy finished eating and looked over, he was dazed for a moment, then asked calmly: "Any wish has a price. The last two questions are, what are you going to take from me? Will you take it immediately after the wish is fulfilled?"
Seeing that this human had lost his initial cautiousness, the fox fairy's cunning eyes were full of scrutiny. After confirming that there was nothing else abnormal about him, she said, "Lucky."
Its nose sniffed at Wen Shi, its tone filled with impatience: "The moment the wish ends, I will take away half of your luck."
Take one of my Bs?!
How could the luck points that his father worked so hard to earn for him be stolen by a wild fox in the mountains
Wen Shi looked at him as if he were looking at a dead fish: "Well, since you insist so much, I am willing to make a wish."
Under the sinister gaze, he said calmly: "Great Fox Fairy, I wish you to come to my home as a guest, are you willing to come?"
The latter question was asked very politely.
The fox fairy's innate vigilance made it feel strongly ominous. It tried to follow its subconscious choice to refuse, but unfortunately this was a wish that was completely achievable within its capabilities.
"Yes." The two words came out of his mouth uncontrollably.
Wen Shi heard the prompt sound as he wished.
"This invitation was agreed upon by both parties."
"Testing is in progress. This guest is not a special NPC, but a high-level evil creature."
"Transmission about to take place—"
The moment when Wen was in a trance earlier was when he specifically asked the game whether he needed to contact his family in advance.
The game repeated a sentence in the function description: This function is also known as luring monsters in and killing them.
In other words, when this function is used, the ruthless killing machines will be automatically teleported to their homeland.
The environment in the library gradually became blurred and the world soon turned dark. Wen Shi knew what was going on and waited calmly for the darkness to pass. As the inviter and host, he was teleported to the sanatorium after the function was activated.
As calm as Wen Shi was, the fox fairy was as panicked. It was being sucked into another dimension by an unfamiliar force, and it had no way to resist.
In the chaos, I vaguely heard a sentence: "You should feel honored."
Wen Shi originally didn't want to use this function on the fox fairy, but the opponent's strength was beyond what he could contend with. In addition, most of the mentors who appeared in this copy would most likely be classified as special NPCs, and the mermaid king's strength was definitely beyond that of the evil creatures. After comprehensive consideration, he finally decided to grant the fox fairy the identity of the first guest of the home.
When the world regained its light, Wen Shi returned to the familiar sanatorium.
An old light bulb shone on the round table covered with a light dust. Jian Qingrong and Yaerlin were not there, probably because they were in the same copy.
This is an extremely terrifying round table. There are both men and women sitting around the table. The moment the space fluctuated, everyone turned their heads one after another and looked in one direction at the same time.
"Bring it here."
The fox fairy had not yet realized the current situation. While observing the surroundings, one of its colorful tails rolled towards Wen Shi first, ready to take away his luck.
The tail full of explosive power was grabbed by an overly white hand in mid-air. The owner of the hand exerted a little force and actually tore the fox tail off by the root. The smelly black blood splashed in the air. The boy stepped on the broken tail and slowly uttered a word: "Ugly."
The fox had no aesthetic appeal and was so ugly that he didn't even want to skin it and make a foot mat.
The severe pain was delayed for a few seconds, and the sharp and angry fox cry instantly resounded throughout the data room. Even more terrifying than the wish was the fox fairy's curse, but all these illusory curses were taken back by the least noticeable old lady present. She gently pinched her left hand, and the curse turned into a black pattern, sealed in the dirtiest gap of the floor tiles.
The most proud method was easily resolved, and the furious fox fairy began to feel fear.
Ah Sang jumped off the stool holding the bowl and ran towards Wen Shi happily: "Dad—"
It seems that his father brought him snacks.
Although Dad is dressed strangely today and his whole body is wrapped in bandages, there is no smell of blood underneath. Dad always smells the best!
Compared with the others, A Sang looked particularly harmless and easy to bully. The fox fairy habitually had evil thoughts and wanted to kidnap the younger one to threaten the older one, and his claws reached out towards A Sang swiftly.
Want to tickle me
A Sang originally had his hands in a hugging position, but now he only raised one of his arms. He did not even look at the fox fairy that pounced on him, and the small broken bowl was knocked down on him.
"Ah ah!" The hard facial bones were ruthlessly smashed, the eye sockets were sunken, and the fox fairy's eyeballs were almost smashed out.
"Don't kill him," Wen Shi said, "I still have some use for him."
[The visit lasted less than four minutes.]
The system started a five-minute countdown from the moment you entered this space.
Ignoring the fox fairy's miserable condition, Wen Shi fulfilled the child's wish and picked up A Sang. The child was still thin, but had become a little heavier recently.
When looking at the round table, warmth appeared in Wen Shi's eyes.
There was a countdown for each person. Xie Tangyan saw that he was here temporarily, and her tone revealed a touch of concern: "Are you getting along well with your new family?"
Wen Shi's expression was a little complicated for a moment.
There was pleasure, but more of it was worry. He was always afraid that Yarlin would do something big.
"It seems someone is bothering my brother." The boy's pure white horns contrasted with the indifference in his eyes, "I will help my brother behave at the next tea party."
Wen Shi was quick-witted and immediately refused with a wry smile.
The boy sighed helplessly, his brother was perfect, but too soft-hearted.
He walked quickly and naturally to the fox fairy, and in front of the other's horrified gaze, he pulled off the tail that could once easily take other people's lives.
"You can't control an animal, especially one like this that is wild in nature," the boy said softly, "Wait until I cut off a few of its tails, and then you can keep it and use it."
He reminded her anxiously, "But don't use it for too long."
Easy to be backfired.
Wen Shi nodded.
It is impossible to keep the fox fairy with him all the time. It is just a disposable prop and he just wants to use it to complete a task.
Pinching the pointed chin with fingers, the bloody fox face was forced to lift up, and the fox fairy hid the resentment in his eyes in time.
Wen Shi wiped the blood from its eyes gently: "Are you eagerly hoping that I will use you to make wishes?"
The fox fairy was shocked that her little trick was easily seen through. No matter how weak she was, as long as she still had a tail, she could drain the other person's vitality the moment they made a wish. Even if she cut off her tail completely, she could still take away the luck of the wisher as long as she left this space, because the previous wish had been fulfilled.
Wen Shi knew the deterrent effect of the rules of the game better than anyone else: "Finish the previous transaction first."
He never left any hidden dangers when doing things. He took out a jar from his backpack and said in a tough manner: "Take this first and settle the bill for being a guest."
The transactions with fox spirits are inherently unequal, as what to take is entirely decided by the other party, and luck is just one of the options it covets.
Naturally, the fox fairy was unwilling to pay off his debt with a broken jar.
Wen Shi smiled and said, "Three seconds. If you don't settle the previous account, I will take your life."
As he spoke, his hand was already indicating the number two.
Being under someone else's roof, the fox fairy finally stretched out a trembling claw and pulled the jar in front of it.
Its nose moved.
What does it smell like
Wen Shi: "I used to soak human pigs."
Fox Fairy: “…” It is willing to curse this cruel human with its life!
There was not much time left in the five-minute countdown. Wen Shi put A Sang down and smiled at everyone: "See you at the tea party."
Before waving goodbye, he said solemnly, "I almost forgot to tell you, my family, that I have successfully reincarnated and recovered my memories of my past life."
Asang raised his head, and everyone's eyes turned to Wen Shi.
The next moment, Wen Shi did something that made him seem a little autistic for countless days and nights to come. He first touched Asang's little head and said, "Asa II, if I fail to restore my country, you will shoulder the glory of our Usa Empire."
"Second generation?"
Wen Shi: "I am myself in this life, but it doesn't matter. You just need to remember your mission."
Ah Sang didn't understand, he blinked in confusion: "Oh."
Wen Shi looked at Xie Tangyan again: "The Second Emperor is still young, so he will have to rely on Sister Wang from now on."
Xie Tangyan's lips moved a few times, and she wanted to say something, but finally pursed them into a straight line again, and she almost couldn't hold the sword firmly in her hand.
The old lady, who had not been called out in time, walked silently to the corner, trying to reduce her presence as much as possible.
As she dodged, Wen Shi's gaze fell further on his devilish brother: "My brother should be a foreign envoy."
The boy's inverted triangle tail swayed slightly, and only one thought remained in his mind -
Bro, it's broken.
(End of this chapter)