The next day Shen Yu woke up to something vibrating violently just above his head.
With a low groan, he pulled down his pillow and pressed it to his ears, and went ahead to continue his sleep.
The vibration didn't stop, but got worse. Even shaking the whole of the bed. Shen Yu felt like he was lying on a massage chair.
At first he thought it was just his phone but now he realised something was off.
"What is it?" He rolled into a sitting position and to his surprise saw the little Notebook. Something that shouldn't be there.
How did it get here?
He definitely remembered he threw it on the reading table before going to bed last night.
The notebook became still when he picked it up. Shen Yu stared at it thoughtfully before turning the page.
He skipped the ones he had already read before and saw some new alerts.
(DISTRICT 23 WATCHER SHEN YU HAS EARN THE FAVOR OF LIN XIZHI.
COMPLETION RATE: 80%)
(CONGRATULATIONS TO DISTRICT 23 WATCHER SHEN YU FOR ESCAPING THE PATHWAY.
POINTS GAINED: 10 POINTS.
POINTS ACCUMULATED: 10 POINTS.)
Once you gain enough points and you can rachanhe it for more valuable objects in the exchange market.
(CONGRATULATIONS TO DISTRICT 23 WATCHER SHEN YU FOR OBTAINING THE DISTRICT BUILDING. PLEASE WORK HARD TO UNLOCK MORE PRIVILEGES) There was a address written in a small font under.
(DAILY PROMOT: LOCATE THE DISTRICT BUILDING AND UNDERSTAND THE LAYOUT)
REWARD: 2 POINTS
WEEKLY PROMPT: CLEAN UP THE DISTRICT BUILDING.
REWARD: 5 POINTS.)
(SPECIAL PROMPT: TRIGGER TO UNLOCK)
"....earned Lin Xuzhi's favor.."
This update must have been when he was still in the pathway. Putting two and two together he guessed that this Lin Xuzhi person should be the water ghost he met before.
What really caught his attention was the reward. He would have to find more information on the exchange market later.
As for the prompts. He would do them after school.
It was just some minutes past six. Shen Yu stretched his limbs and forced himself to leave the bed.
He felt lethargic even tho he just woke up. Just the thought of going to school alone filled him with anxiety.
But he already promised teacher Zhang and there was no running from it.
His uniformed were already washed and iron. It didn't take long for him to get dressed.
There was nothing at home to eat so he carried his bag mechanically and walked out of the house.
In the corridor he ran into two of his neighbors. One of them was the grandmother that lived right opposite them. She lived with her son who was married with two children. The other lady was around her mind thirties and lived alone right at the end of the corridor, next to the elevator.
Both ladies stopped talking when they saw him.
Shen Yu didn't have to think to know that they were talking about him.
He greeted them in a small voice, turned his back and then speed off.
As he walked there was this feeling of being stared at.
News spread fast in such an old neighborhood where everyone knew who was who.
Shen Yu regretted his decision.
No. It was the pathway's fault or he would be dead by now.
But now he didn't want to die anymore.
He has a chance to bring back his mother and also search for his father.
He couldn't die no matter what.
The air became considerably lighter when he walked out of the neighborhood. For a moment he contemplated on moving.
He had enough money. It'd be better to move to a place where no one knows him.
On his way to school he makes a stop at a small stall at the junction of the street to some hot pancakes.
They were some middle school students waiting in line and it took about twenty minutes to reach his turn.
Thankfully he had time.
"Shen Yu ah...." The stall owner called out with familiarity. "I haven't seen you in a while. Have you been you sick?"
"Something like that." Shen Yu replied scratching the back of his head. He then saw the uncle adding crisp dough stick to his order. "I didn't ask for that."
"Take it and you can snack on them before class." The uncle said. "It's very easy to fall sick nowadays in this weather. Take care of yourself well and don't let the bad wind in."
"Yes uncle. Thank you." Shen Yu thanked him and took the paper back. Stuffing it into his back.
He was a cautious so as not to get oil over his books.
It was still early and there wasn't a lot of students arriving in the school yet.
Shen Yu slipped into his class unnoticed.
His seat was at the third row, right next to the window. Looking out was the school field.
Yinfeng west central highschool paid a lot of attention to sports and carried out various sports activities, even going on to competitions.
Although they hardly make it to the finals each time.
By the time Shen Yu finished eating, the class was almost half filled. He was about to get up and go to the bathroom to wash his hands when a shadow fell on him.
The next thing a thick arm that smelled of cigarettes was draped over his shoulder and a deep scrachy voice that made the inside his insides crawl reached his ears.
"So you do have the guts to come back?"