Class went on until lunch time after which Shen Yu was called by the principal and then sent to the guidance and counsellors office.
The lecturing went on until the lunch bell rang and it was time to return to class.
All in all Shen Yu wasn't able to grab lunch and was in a very bad mood.
As if it wasn't enough the people at the back of the class kept throwing paper balls at the back of his head through out the class.
He turned back to look at Liao Bo who rolled his eyes to the back of his head and made a funny face with his tongue sticking out. "Run. Run. Run. Freak." He mouthed.
Shen Yu didn't know what came over him, but he mouthed a reply back. "You are the freak. Fat idiot."
He didn't know if he understood but Liao Bo's face changed drastically.
I should have kept my mouth shut. Regret hit him too late.
Shen Yu didn't remain for a second after school ended.
It wasn't that he was scared. But it was better to avoid trouble if he can.
He was very self conscious of his ability. Tossing a chicken and tossing Shen Yu had the same difficulty.
He grabbed his bag and walked towards the school gate.
There was a lot if students in the hallway, all in an hurry to get home so it was a bit of an hassle to navigate past the crowd.
"Shen Yu! Shen Yu wait." Frowning at the voice. Looking back he saw that it was the class monitor, Tang Mo. The boy with the glasses waved at him frantically.
What does he want?
Shen Yu doesn't stop but instead increase his pace. He was close to the exit, when suddenly a soft metallic click came from his pocket.
The low melody poured out for a second then ceased. As if he had just imagine him.
But from the corner of his eyes he caught a black figure materialize under the shade of a maple tree where two girls were busy discussing something excitedly. Oblivious to the thing next to them.
"How come it suddenly became cold?" The first one stopped in the middle of the conversation and complained. Rubbing the goosebumps on her arms.
"Right. But the sun is shining so brightly. The weather nowadays is very weird." Her companion said tugging her shirt. "Look over there, why does that guy keep staring at us?"
Shen Yu wasn't interested in what they were saying.
The shadow paused for a second and he could see the shape of a short, lifeless girl with two short ponytails then the silhouette disappeared. Flashing past the science building and deeper towards the back of the school where the abandoned field is.
Shit. Shit. She came out!
The timing couldn't be worse.
Shen Yu didn't not hesitate to pursue.
"Sorry. Sorry. I am really sorry." He hurriedly shove people out of his way not wanting to lose sight of her. He race back into the depths and past several buildings school.
Just thinking of all the things that could go wrong made him shed tears in his eyes.
Little ancestor ah....why is it that of all places you decided to appear now?
He would have left the box at home but he feared she might float out when he wasn't around and scare the neighbors.
At last they stopped at the old and abandoned teaching building.
Hau Lian stood at the double doors which was locked and also tapped. A gloomy look on her face.
"You—" Shen Yu called out to her, while catchung his breath. "What are you doing? Get back into the box. What if someone sees you?"
He was seriously panicking. But the cause of all his anxiety stood still like a statue. Staring blankly.
"Hau Lian." Shen Yu called out softly.
Still no response.
He glanced at the building suspiciously, but there wasn't anything. "Are you looking for something?"
This time she turned her head. Her pale lips parted. "Home."
"Home?" Shen Yu was confused for a full second until it hit him. "Wait, it can't be that the orphanage was originally here."
He didn't know much but he heard that a lot of buildings was demolished during the construction of the school. It has both a middle and high school with standard lab buildings and sport centers so it took a lot of space. Spanning about three football fields.
Was the orphanage one of the places that was demolished?
He rubbed his temple with one hand, saying little ghost. "This isn't the orphanage anymore. It is gone and you can't stay here."
Hau Lian tilted her head, dark eyes peering at him with no change in emotion.
Shen Yu almost faltered but pushed himself to continue. "Come with me. You can stay at my place."
For now. He added in his head.
Since he was the one who brought her from the pathway, it was his responsibility to look after her.
Her figure was fading rapidly under the sunlight. Ghost were made of Yin and being exposed to yang energy was extremely harmful.
Hau Lian understood this. And she was still recovering from the injuries from the fight brfore.
She took a step forward towards him and then she disappeared.
Shen Yu heard the faint click from the box and breath out in relief.
But he had relaxed too soon.
Something hard hit his shoulder from behind, splinter of wood scattered around, some even grazing his face. He stumbled, almost falling to the ground but a hand grabbed his hair roughly, pulling him back.
Shen Yu let out a wince.
"You are bold aren't you? Why don't you say that again?" Liao Bo's voice came from behind him. Anger evident in his words. "Who did you call a fat idiot?"
"Hey. Go easy on him. You can't leave too much injuries." He Qiao had a cigarette between his fingers, and besides him were more people. They had him surrounded.
Shen Yu's heart dropped.
"Of course. It will be as usual." Liao Bo lips curled into a ugly smirk.
pa.pa
Two loud slaps landed on Shen Yu's face and a rough kick on his stomach. He curled in pain as he fell on the ground.
It hurts. It hurts like hell.
"Say that again. Why don't you say that again? Pussy?" Liao Bo taunted, crunching to his height.
Shen Yu coughed, a metallic taste spread in his mouth and he had the urge to gag.
Seeing Liao Bo drawing close he gritted his teeth.
He raised his head, hitting the boy right below the chin.
The sound was like popping a bottle open.
That hurt more than a expected. A tear almost slipped out if his eyes.
The others hadn't expected him to fight back and was still in shook when Shen Yu kicked himself up, swang his back at the nearest person with a swift precision and broke into a full run.
"You son of a bitch!"
Shen Yu hasn't run far when he almost ran into someone. Recognizing the person he almost shouted. "You....Tang mo what are you doing here?"
The boy with glasses was flustered for a second, then quickly replied. "I am here to help you."
Save yourself first. Shen Yu wanted to curse but then grabbed him to continue sprinting.
"What is...." Tang Mo glanced back and saw the people chasing behind and obediently shut his mouth and followed.
"Hey...those students over there...what are you doing?" A deep voice called out fiercely.