That hand was cold, as if it had come out of an ice cellar, without the slightest warmth.
The palm covered Wen Qing's chest, not only did it not warm up, but it kept absorbing Wen Qing's body temperature.
Wen Qing trembled from the cold, her red lips gradually lost their color, and her cheeks became paler.
so cold...
In a daze, he heard another laughing sound.
Something bit his Adam's apple, not the long, thin and soft thing before, like lips, but not as soft as lips, it seemed to be a lip-shaped ice cube, caressing his neck ambiguously.
Wen Qing instinctively raised her head, whimpered and made a slight sound.
Sensing his resistance, the man sneered, and said in a dragged tone: "I don't want this, I don't want that. I never trade at a loss."
"Told you, equal exchange."
"I saved you... You must give me some benefits."
Wen hummed lightly, bent his fingers slightly, and touched a foot, but there was still no warmth, like a mannequin in a shopping mall, or a figure made of plaster.
"If you don't speak, you will acquiesce." The man chuckled lightly.
Wen Qing tried her best to open her mouth, wanting to say that she didn't agree, and wanted to scold him for cheating.
Immediately afterwards, the other party's lips were covered.
There was no intertwining of lips and teeth, just a simple rubbing and kissing of the lips.
Wen Qing closed his mouth, but the other party deliberately squeezed his lower lip, forcing him to open his mouth.
Wen Qing snorted twice, subconsciously wanting to press his tongue against his lips.
Immediately afterwards, there was a strange taste on the tip of the tongue.
Faint, like lime powder, like the taste of licking the wall when I was a child.
unpalatable.
Wen Qing's face was wrinkled instantly, and the word disgust was written all over her face.
"Squeamish."
The man snorted lightly and pinched his face: "I'll let you off this time."
"Next time..." As he spoke, the man paused for some reason, and suddenly laughed softly, "It might be the next time, poor boy."
...
When Wen Qing woke up, her body was hot and cold, the hair on her forehead was soaked in cold sweat, sticking to her face, and her back was also chilly.
The surface of his body was bitingly cold, but there was an inexplicable heat in his body, as if someone was afraid of him being cold, and set a fire in his body.
After a while, Wen Qing's hands and feet gradually warmed up.
His brain also started to turn slowly.
After a while, Wen Qing asked ignorantly: "System, I, I just..."
001: [Huh?]
For some reason, Wen Qing felt that the system's voice sounded a little uncomfortable.
He pursed his lips, lowered his tone, and asked softly, "Did I just fall asleep?"
001 hummed.
Wen gently rubbed his eyes, and when he touched the water stains on his face, he was slightly taken aback, and his cheeks flushed.
Was he still drooling in his sleep? !
Wen Qing quickly wiped it off.
There was a deathly silence in the confinement room, and soon Wen Qing couldn't help but start thinking about the things he was afraid of.
He lowered his eyes and continued to chat with the system with a blushing face: "I seem to have dreamed about snakes, several of them, and then..."
Then Wen Qing couldn't remember clearly, what happened in the dream was vague, like a dream, and she forgot it when she woke up.
After thinking for a while, he managed to remember some fragments: "It seems... There is still a wall pressing on me..."
very heavy.
001 opened the mouth and said: [Don't think about it.]
Wen lightly froze.
001 said indifferently: [It doesn't make sense.]
[You can leave in five minutes.]
Wen Qing nodded with a half understanding, and couldn't help asking: "Am I going to be locked up like this?"
But he had a nightmare at best, and he didn't see anything scary.
001's explanation: [Time-limited buff.]
Wen Qing was stunned for a moment: "The unknown liquid buff?"
So he didn't see anything scary
He suddenly said: "It turns out that the spirit is refreshed, and that's what it means to have a clear mind."
001 looked at buff's last explanation in silence: he can still fight on the bed for 300 rounds.
He reminded in a deep voice: [Each explanation has its own meaning.]
Wen Qing didn't want to understand, but she obediently responded: "Okay."
Not long after, the door of the confinement room opened.
Teacher Chen stood at the door, because of the light behind him, Wen Qing couldn't see his appearance clearly, only saw Teacher Chen's right hand hanging down, as if it was broken.
"You can go."
Wen Qing quickly stood up from the ground, because she had been sitting for too long, she suddenly stood up and her eyes became dark.
His body swayed, and Teacher Chen immediately reached out to support him.
Wen Qing touched Teacher Chen's hand, it was soft and inelastic, as if without bones, like a dead man's hand, icy cold.
Wen Qing's eyelids twitched, she quickly withdrew her hand, and stammered, "Thank you, teacher."
"You're welcome," Teacher Chen smiled gently, "Let's go, I'll take you back to the dormitory."
Wen Qing took a step to the side nervously, and whispered, "Don't trouble the teacher."
"I'm fine, you can go back by yourself."
Teacher Chen walked beside him with a smile on his face, without saying a word, as if he insisted on sending him back.
Wen Qing didn't dare to say much, and walked along the corridor carefully.
When he walked out of the basement, he saw the statue of Yu Xing again.
Wen Qing paused, feeling that the appearance of the statue was a little different from when it came in.
Not sure if it was my illusion, so I took a second look.
He tilted his head to look for a while, and the corner of the statue's mouth seemed to be raised a little
Lips are a bit faded too.
Wen Qing blinked, it seemed that it was a low-quality statue, and it was still fading.
On the way back to the dormitory, Wen Qing didn't see Bai Tong, Li Jingjing, or Oz, only him and Teacher Chen along the way.
After sending it to the door of the dormitory, Teacher Chen stopped and said to Wen Qing with a smile, "Go and rest."
Wen Qing nodded, said goodbye to the teacher politely, and ran in without looking back.
Teacher Chen stood in place until Wen Qing's back was out of sight, the smile on his face disappeared suddenly, and his slightly shaking right hand fell to the ground with a clatter.
Teacher Chen bent down, picked up his right hand calmly, put it back into his sleeve, turned around and walked into the darkness, gradually disappearing.
Wen Qing walked to the third floor and stopped.
He dared not go back to his dormitory for fear that Ozzy would be there too.
After hesitating for a while, he turned and walked towards Bai Tong's bedroom. Just as he was about to knock on the door, Bai Tong's voice sounded from the stairs: "Wen Qing."
Wen Qing turned sideways, Bai Tong and Li Jingjing had just walked upstairs.
Bai Tong looked normal, as if nothing had happened, while Li Jingjing was pale and seemed to be in shock.
Bai Tong quickly walked in front of Wen Qing, looked into his eyes, stared at him for a moment, and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's fine, just go in and talk."
The three of them walked into Bai Tong's bedroom, and Bai Tong poured everyone a cup of hot water.
Holding the water glass, Li Jingjing said with a pale face, "Damn it, I saw a group of black mice inside, some of them were rotten, and they were still chirping."
She took small sips of water and said disgustedly: "It's so disgusting, I almost got brainwashed."
Bai Tong lowered his eyes and said flatly: "I saw the past."
He didn't go into details, and Wen Qing and Li Jingjing didn't press on.
Just as Wen Qing was about to speak, Li Jingjing hurriedly said to him: "Don't, don't, you don't need to say it, don't think about those nasty things, I just want to complain."
Wen Qing smiled at her: "I didn't see anything messy."
He told the truth: "I fell asleep in it and had a dream, but I couldn't remember clearly when I woke up."
"The system said it was because of what the high priest gave me to drink during the day."
Li Jingjing was stunned for a moment, then said, "Is it the juice from that vine?"
"How about we steal some tomorrow?"
Seeing her excited appearance, Bai Tong frowned, and said seriously: "What you get actively and what you get passively are not necessarily the same thing."
"It makes sense," Li Jingjing sighed, "Forget it, let's go to bed first."
Wen Qing put down the water glass and just stood up when Bai Tong said: "Wen Qing, do you want to sleep with me today?"
Wen was slightly taken aback.
"It seems that the curfew is only for the outside of the dormitory building, and there is no teacher to check the room at night," Bai Tong half-closed his eyes, and explained, "And I don't worry about Ozzy."
Li Jingjing paused, and also remembered what happened before being locked up. She said angrily, "Ozzy is deep in the ice. If you violate the school rules, you violate the school rules. Why did you suddenly bring us Wen Qing and ruin our Wen Qing reputation!"
Wen lightly pursed his lips, and echoed her in a low voice: "He is deep in ice!"
Bai Tong said again: "If you are worried, I can sleep in the living room of your dormitory."
Wen Qing was a little dazed: "Why don't you worry?"
What worries him
"I'll just sleep here," Wen Qing blinked and whispered, "but I want to take a bath first."
Just as Li Jingjing walked to the door, when he heard Wen Qing's words, he stopped, turned his head and said to the two, "I want to sleep together too."
Bai Tong was puzzled: "Didn't you sleep together all the time?"
Li Jingjing raised the corner of his mouth: "I mean, let's sleep in one room."
"I'm a little worried about the rats in the dormitory now. It's safer to sleep with our brother Bai."
"Just don't treat me like a woman."
Bai Tong responded.
Wen smiled lightly: "Then Bai Tong and I will sleep on the floor, and you will sleep on the bed."
"That's so embarrassing," said Li Jingjing, turning his head, crawled onto the bed with a smile, covered the quilt, and said to the two, "Good night."
The three of them took turns to wash, Wen Qing hugged the towel, and then slowly remembered that all his clothes were in the bedroom on the fourth floor, and Bai Tong's clothes were too big for him.
Wen said softly, "I'll go get the clothes first."
Bai Tong replied: "I will accompany you."
Li Jingjing immediately sat up from the bed: "I'll go too."
Go up to the fourth floor, open the door, 406 is quiet, no one is there.
Wen Qing quickly packed her clothes, and planned to live with Bai Tong for the time being.
Just as he closed the bedroom door, the door of the next bedroom opened a small crack with a click.
A few players stood behind the door, watching them warily.
Wen Qing was stunned for a moment, and met the eyes of one of the short players, who immediately closed the door.
Li Jingjing said, "Let's go, I can still sleep for a few hours."
Wen Qing paused, turned his head to look at them, and asked, "Should we tell them about the confinement?"
Li Jingjing paused, raised his eyebrows at Bai Tong: "Teacher Bai's small class should start."
Wen Qing's face was full of bewilderment, and Bai Tong looked at him helplessly, then turned and walked to the door of the player's bedroom just now.
Li Jingjing leaned into Wen Qing's ear and whispered, "Newcomers, study Teacher Bai's lesson well."
"It's called don't meddle in your own business."
After finishing the words, Bai Tong knocked on the door.
The door didn't open, and the player said viciously from behind the door: "Knock what, are you looking for a hit?!"
Bai Tong leaned against the wall, raised his eyelids and looked at Wen Qing: "People will continue to die tomorrow."
The players seemed to think that Bai Tong was cursing them, and said angrily: "If you die, you will die."
Bai Tong said straight to the point: "The system says to pay attention to the school rules, but it doesn't mean that we should abide by the school rules."
"It made us violate the school rules."
"Only being locked up and purifying the body and mind will be safe for the next few days."
The players behind the door fell silent and did not speak.
Just when Wen Qing thought he would thank Baidao, he heard a curse from behind the door: "Fart!"
"You, you all want to trick us into being test subjects!"
Bai Tong looked at Wen Qing, and continued: "We came out of the confinement room safe and sound, what are you afraid of?"
Player: "You have props on your body, of course nothing happens."
"You, you just want the rest of us to die in the confinement room earlier, and then more people die, and then you will be safe..."
Bai Tong said again: "Aren't Zhang Chengrun and Chen Qiang still alive?"
The player gritted his teeth and said, "What's the difference between them looking like that and being dead? They're not letting you slaughter them."
"I know there are only 69 students left before God's birthday. It's not enough to kill Chen Qiang and Zhang Chengrun. You want to attack us..."
No matter what Bai Tong said, this player didn't believe it, and seemed to believe that Bai Tong wanted to kill them.
Wen Qing stared blankly at Bai Tong.
Bai Tong shrugged at him, and said lightly: "Let's go, go back to sleep."
Wen Qing followed them downstairs in a daze.
Back in the bedroom, Li Jingjing explained in a low voice: "This is a god-level dungeon, with advanced tasks and extra rewards."
"The rewards are limited, one less player means one less enemy."
"Unfamiliar players seldom cooperate sincerely. When you meet someone who treats you well, you should be vigilant. They usually have other purposes."
Wen Qing looked at Li Jingjing puzzled: "Then why did you cooperate with Bai Tong and me?"
Li Jingjing smiled, and said honestly: "One is because you are a newcomer, and most newcomers are relatively stupid."
Wen Qing:? ?
It feels connoted.
"Haha, it's not stupid, it's rather naive." Li Jingjing smiled and continued, "Of course the main reason is Bai Tong."
"Bai Tong is a great philanthropist who is not famous in the world."
"In this world, you can also confess your identity card to Bai Tong."
After digesting for a while, Wen Qing understood what Li Jingjing meant.
Many players should have been taken care of and guided by Bai Tong when they first came to the world.
Li Jingjing turned his head and asked Wen Qing, "You are a newcomer, so you probably don't know about Bai Tong's gossip yet?"
Wen Qing responded, and asked curiously: "Does Bai Tong have gossip?"
"Yeah, yeah, why do you think there is such a nice guy like Bai Tong in a place like ours?" When it came to gossip, Li Jingjing immediately cheered up, cheerfully and softly explaining science.
"Some people say that Bai Tong was taken care of like this when he entered this world before, and then he died. Before he died, let Bai Tong pass on his legacy."
"There are also people who say that Bai Tong used to be a bad guy who did all kinds of evil. Later, a bodhisattva who was true, kind and beautiful tried to influence him. As a result, the true, good and beautiful died. Bai Tong started to guide novice players for the sake of his dead sweetheart."
"There are also people who say that Bai Tong is not a human being, but a monster who came to the world to experience hardships. How many good deeds must be done to become a human..."
The gossip became more and more outrageous, Bai Tong looked at them speechlessly: "The person involved is still here."
Li Jingjing chuckled and asked, "So? Brother Bai, why are you a good person?"
Bai Tong laughed: "I don't think I'm a good person."
"It's almost three o'clock, go to sleep."
****
early the next morning
At seven o'clock sharp, the radio sounded in the dormitory building.
This time the broadcast is not the usual prayer, but urging them to gather: "After half an hour, all the students will gather downstairs in the dormitory."
"The teacher will lead everyone to the temple."
Wen Qing got up to wash in a daze. Too many things happened yesterday, and he only slept for a few short hours. His mind was dull, and he didn't wake up until he gathered downstairs in the dormitory and blew the wind for a while. .
Teacher Chen was still in charge. This time, he didn't have a smile on his face, and looked at everyone blankly: "Last night, the high priest's building was broken into by evil spirits."
The faces of the students changed drastically: "Evil spirits?"
"How is the High Priest?"
"Dear God, I give my all to You..."
The students were discussing and bowing their heads in prayer. The hall was chattering and chaotic.
Teacher Chen raised his voice and said, "The high priest is praying in the temple."
"Now, line up."
The students lined up spontaneously.
The players stood where they were, without moving.
Teacher Chen called by name: "Wen Qing, Ozzy, Bai Tong, Li Jingjing, Zhang Chengrun, Chen Qiang."
"queue."
Wen Qing was the first to be called. He was stunned for a moment and looked at Mr. Chen.
Teacher Chen raised his hand stiffly, signaling Wen Qing to join the line of aboriginal students.
Wen Qing did so, he stood in the line, looked back, and bumped his head into Ozzy's chest.
The next second, Ozzy's deep voice sounded above his head: "Huh?"
With burning ears, Wen Qing stammered, "Yes, I'm sorry."
He turned around quickly, but the sight behind him became more and more scorching.
Wen Qing took a step forward nervously, staying away from Oz.
There are three players left in the hall, they are isolated aside, you look at me, I look at you.
"Could it be true what that person said yesterday? Are you really going to be locked up?"
"How is it possible, it must be fake."
"But they all, all went to the aborigines..."
One of the short players gritted his teeth and said to his roommates, "Impossible. If it's true and all of them are locked up, the number of players will definitely exceed 69."
"Don't forget, there will be punishment for the aborigines. They must want to kill us."
Teacher Chen walked at the front of the team, and didn't care what the last three players said or did.
When he reached the temple, he stopped and said to the students at the front of the line, "Go in."
The classmate responded and walked into the temple devoutly.
Wen Qing walked into the temple and found the high priest standing on the high platform, watching them quietly.
Wen Qing's eyelids twitched, and she quickly lowered her head.
"Stop." Teacher Chen said suddenly.
Wen Qing quietly looked sideways and looked back, her eyes suddenly stopped.
The wall at the entrance of the temple is covered with green vines, layer upon layer, tangled and tangled, covering the entire wall, and the outermost layer of vines is slowly crawling.
Suddenly, as if he noticed something, one of the vines hung down slowly, hanging in the middle of the door.
Teacher Chen didn't look at the vines, and said to the three players, "Go in one by one."
The player stared at the vines tightly, not daring to move while standing still.
It was this thing that opened Qian Gangfeng's chest yesterday.
Seeing this, Teacher Chen said coldly, "Go in."
The player trembled in fright: "I, I..."
Seeing that Teacher Chen's face became more and more gloomy, the last short player gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and rushed through the door.
Nothing happened, the vine seemed to be just an ornament, hanging quietly in the air, and even swayed because of the wind brought by the short player's running.
Seeing that the short player was safe and sound, the player just now breathed a sigh of relief and walked in with trembling legs.
Teacher Chen looked at the last player and said coldly, "Go in."
The last player nodded. The two before him were fine, so he breathed a sigh of relief and walked in quickly. As soon as one foot reached the door, the hanging vine stretched and pierced straight into the top of his head. .
The player opened his eyes wide and froze at the door.
The slender vines seemed to be sucking his brain, and a small bag bulged up, slowly moving up and up...
The ethereal voice of the high priest sounded from the high platform: "Evil spirits."
Wen Qing shivered inexplicably, this time her voice seemed tinged with satisfaction, as if she was full.
He raised his eyes and saw that Teacher Chen at the door also had a smile on his face.
Teacher Chen raised his voice and said, "Exorcise evil spirits."
The students shouted in unison: "Expel evil spirits!"
"Exorcise evil spirits!"
Like some cult ritual, the students looked at the player's body with fanaticism on their faces: "Burn him to death!"
"Burn him!"
The high priest said calmly: "The ones who are guilty are evil spirits."
"Yang Fan is innocent."
After the voice fell, several vines protruded from the wall, wrapping the body of the player named Yang Fan.
The students shouted in unison: "Love God!"
"Lord of glory!"
Wen Qing pursed her lips tightly, and chills rose from the soles of her feet one after another.
Choose auspicious time, expel evil spirits, burn incense, pray...
These activities are fixed, which shows that Teacher Chen was lying just now, and there was no so-called evil spirit attacking the high priest at all.
It's that the high priest needs a high-sounding reason to let the vines eat people.
Yu Xing does not eat people.
Could these things... have nothing to do with Yu Xing
This school is just using Yu Xing's name to find food for this vine
Wen took it easy for a while, calmed down, and asked the system tentatively: [The secret of the seminary is that all the students are food for vines?]
001 didn't speak.
Wen Qing asked again.
001: [No hint equals wrong answer.]
Wen lightly groaned, and lowered his eyes, not daring to look in the direction of the door anymore.
He lowered his head and wondered where he was going wrong.
Suddenly, Ozzy's voice sounded in his ears: "What I said always counts."
Wen Qing's eyelashes trembled, she raised her head, a little dazed.
What words
What counts
Ozzy's green eyes were fixed on him, and he slowly leaned over to his ear, repeating the original words.
"Bite me and take you out of here."
Wen Qing: "..."
I kill you!