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 increased by one.
"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 was an extremely selfish and cold-hearted 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 retreat even slightly, the attacker will become more aggressive.
Whether evil or righteous, the principal will always be the patron saint of Mingzhu Academy.
"Mermaids are great at bewitching people. I've been feeling out of control ever since." Teacher Qi reasoned, "Perhaps the mermaids are behind this, trying to divide us from within."
Teacher Ruan's expression was icy. 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 instantly filled with murderous intent, but his expression 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.
"They asked me to say this because they know your nature. You want to kill me, don't you?" Teacher Qi, who usually doesn't smile, suddenly smiled. "Although we've both eaten mermaids, you and Lily are far more formidable than I am..."
"Actually, I already 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 are not in vain."
As soon as they finished speaking, they received a notice from the principal calling for an emergency meeting.
The last round of meetings had just ended not long ago, and within a quarter of an hour, all the tutors, senior teachers, etc. returned to the conference room.
After everyone arrived, the principal looked at Teacher Ruan, whose shirt was buttoned up to the last button, almost tightly sewn to his throat, and said in a tone of grief that he should have expressed: "Teacher Ruan, is this true?"
In fact, I already have an idea in my mind.
Teacher Ruan's nails dug into his palms, and for the first time he didn't respond to the senior executive.
Lily on 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.
Mermaids will not cannibalize their own people except during the breeding season. In order to reduce the extinction of their race, their mating partners later began to evolve towards humans.
Faced with the mermaid flesh, Teacher Ruan displayed a drooling and humble demeanor, eating it without hesitation. However, due to the teacher's three years of studying abroad, the principal remained skeptical. It was always a concern to use a child not native to the Mermaid Coast. Considering Teacher Ruan's strong family background, it was best to keep a quiet and somewhat suspicious person under his watch.
So since Teacher Ruan joined the school, although he has worked diligently, no important work has ever been assigned to him.
Unexpectedly, he is now...
"I hope you can cooperate and describe what happened in detail," the principal said with his usual hypocritical tone. "Teacher Qi's concerns are not unfounded. This may be a conspiracy to divide the mermaids."
Lily: "That's right, 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 exploitable dogs. He threw a meat bun and said, "This year's concert will be jointly managed by Teacher Ruan and Teacher Qi."
One reason was to appease Teacher Ruan and at the same time 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 said, closing her eyes, her tone suppressed, her breathing a little rapid, "I need time to sort things 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 fabricate and imagine the disgusting details himself.
About five or six minutes later, Teacher Ruan opened her eyes again, her cold pupils motionless. "I heard a faint singing voice at the time, but I didn't take it seriously at first. After all, it was the teachers' dormitory..."
"Then someone 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 said, combining the information he knew to his advantage. "He tore my clothes and said the principal was inspecting near the lake. Even if I screamed at the top of my lungs, it was no use."
Teacher Ruan is implying that the abnormality of the lake is a deliberate bait conspiracy by the mermaids.
The principal indeed began to doubt, but every time he doubted something, he would habitually deny it first to ensure comprehensive consideration.
Teacher Ruan didn't give him this opportunity and deliberately talked about the exciting part: "After that, he bit the back of my neck and rubbed my back with his hands. His fingers were very rough, not as smooth as the legendary mermaid..."
Teacher Ruan, who usually seems gentle but is actually cold, narrated the vivid scenes, and everyone present breathed hard.
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 came 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 your throat is hoarse?
When did I tear his clothes?
Although the distance made some words blurry, he could still understand what the other party was saying. Hearing 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 activities.
Yarlin reached into his pocket with one hand 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 shadow over 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 strong cigarettes." This is a phrase that 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 the cigarette butt and said, "Just quit smoking."
The feeling of quitting smoking for his family was quite wonderful. He rested his head with his eyes closed, listening to the audio erotic novels in the complex building while thinking about how to help his younger brother realize his concert dream 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 nearly drowned in the complex building for some inexplicable reason, quickened his pace, moving away from the frantic Teacher Ruan. The distance wasn't very short to begin with, but because he'd chosen to walk through less crowded areas, 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 on the diagonal side, becomes the only beacon.
The third floor was very bright, completely different from the night he studied. 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 he was a special admissions student and yelled, "Who let you in?"
Wen Shi seemed oblivious to her accusations and smiled, "Hello, Senior Sister." He then greeted the others who were looking at him unkindly, "Hello, Senior."
He promptly explained his purpose: "The Dean of Studies asked me to deliver something. She heard you've been choreographing some creative dances lately, and she specifically looked up some reference materials."
"Dean of Studies?" The girl came over suspiciously.
Wen Shi nodded. "The director said that stereotyped programs are not very entertaining. He really appreciates your creative passion." Then he revealed an envious expression. "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 arranging 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, these 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 than any other book in the library. On the way here, Wen Shi did not bother to read it out of curiosity. Anyway, the content was nothing more than introducing the misery of mermaids and praying for them.
He had other things to do.
At this moment, Wen Shi's position not only allows 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].
"Should we use the Shroud?"
"yes."
His body suddenly felt restrained, and he even had to control his breathing. Unlike traditional drapes, this device was user-friendly, broken down into smaller pieces to facilitate movement. Over four meters of fabric 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.
Worried about scaring 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. 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 surface.
Fox fairy.
The words suddenly surfaced in Wen Shi's mind. Countless stories have been told about the worship of fox spirits throughout history, but few have had a happy ending. Even from a distance, even though he couldn't clearly see the fox's face, he could still sense the evil emanating from 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 filled with sarcasm: "Oh? If you don't believe it, why are you playing Pen Fairy with everyone?"
The boy blushed and retorted, "Isn't that just to cooperate with you?"
"Cooperation?" The senior student wearing the fox fairy jade pendant on the other side rolled her eyes. "It was just a sudden flash of light, and some people were so scared that they almost pissed their pants. They didn't even complete the proper 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 curse a few 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 scammed because of nude chatting was the same. He liked to worship some weird things.
According to the other party, the God of Examination 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 desperate to find a solution.
Wen Shi was fully aware that the trouble he would encounter later might not come from mermaids, but from other filthy creatures. A powerful pen fairy could create a replica of itself, and these students' unorthodox methods would be impossible to recruit. The most likely result would be a wandering 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 not be easy to summon the Pen Fairy.
Even if these students succeeded in their request, this jade would probably be considered an evil object.
A cool breeze brushed against his eyelids, and the chill felt by Wen Shi's eyes, which were tightly wrapped in the shroud, intensified. The windows were about ten meters away and closed, so the wind came without any reason.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the power cords of the laptops were shaking wildly, but the students seemed to feel nothing and transitioned from mocking each other to discussing the contents of the notebooks.
The two sides seemed to be in two different spaces. The cold wind was penetrating, but Wen Shi's clothes were soaked with sweat.
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 leave as the boss.
However, the students did not respond at all. Except for a few who had finished reading it in advance, the rest were still slowly studying and discussing it.
Wen Shi tried desperately to get closer in that direction, but was cruelly blocked by an invisible barrier.
The second time he was blocked, Wen Shi stumbled backwards and bumped into something. He turned around and was caught off guard by a giant fox face. A pair of cold yellow eyes stared at him, and the long fur around the pointed face exuded a fishy smell.
"Do you want to make a wish?" it asked coldly.
This kind of selective problem, no matter which one you choose, 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 virtue of dividing their prey equally. Once the two sides kill each other, he will have the opportunity to find a way to escape.
"I..." When Wen Shi noticed the harsh impatience on his sharp face, he finally spoke: "Are there any requirements for making a wish? Can you make a wish for someone else?"
Each word was deliberately spoken at a slower pace.
A strange expression 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.
[Fox Fairy Illustrations: A village fox that is dedicated to fulfilling all wishes.
Please note that when making a wish with a fox spirit, you must not offend it. You must do the following:
1. Do not question the fox spirit's ability, and make a wish; 2. Do not make a wish that the fox spirit cannot fulfill; 3. No matter what you wish for, the fox spirit 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 not good, and this kind of forced wish was worse than 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 smell of fox made Wen Shi unable to open his eyes.
Nothing ever happens more than three times. Wen Shi was certain that the third time it asked the question, 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 point they mentioned in their conversation: the Pen Fairy had not been sent away.
That means the Pen Fairy has most likely been in this space all along.
"I really want to make a wish," Wen Shi said, looking up at the fox with a look of reverence, "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 after transforming into a ghost. The fox spirit's eyes are extremely narrow, and its yellow pupils slowly move to the sides, locking onto a single 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.
This lonely ghost chose to escape directly, 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 crushed by the claws and stuffed into the fox's mouth.
The brutal scene didn't move Wen Shi in the slightest. When the fox fairy finished eating and looked over, he was dazed for a moment, then asked calmly, "Every wish has a price. Last two questions: 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 unusual about him, she said, "Lucky."
Its nose sniffed 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: "Okay, since you insist so much, I'm 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 gave it a strong sense of foreboding. It tried to follow its subconscious and choose 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."
"Tests are underway. This guest is not a special NPC, but a high-level evil creature."
"Teleportation is about to begin—"
The moment Wen Shi was in a trance earlier, he was specifically confirming with 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.
The calmer Wen Shi was, the more panicked the fox fairy was. It was being sucked into another space 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 his ability to contend with. In addition, most of the instructors who appeared in this copy would be classified as special NPCs, and the strength of the mermaid king was definitely beyond that of evil creatures. After comprehensive consideration, he finally decided to grant the fox fairy the identity of the first guest in 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 mottled tails rolled towards Wen Shi first, ready to take away his luck.
The tail, full of explosive power, was grabbed mid-air by an overly white hand. With a slight exertion, the owner of the hand ripped the tail completely off. Smelly black blood splattered in the air. The young man stepped on the severed 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 use it as a foot mat.
The excruciating pain was delayed for a few seconds, and then the sharp, angry howl of a fox suddenly resounded throughout the archives. Even more terrifying than wishes were the fox spirit's curses. However, these ethereal curses were all reclaimed by the most insignificant old woman present. With a gentle squeeze of her left hand, the curse transformed into a black pattern, sealing it in the dirtiest cracks in the floor tiles.
The most proud trick was easily refuted, 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 Daddy is dressed strangely today with bandages all over his body, there is no smell of blood underneath. Daddy always smells the best!
Compared with others, A'sang looked particularly harmless and easy to bully. The fox fairy habitually had evil thoughts and wanted to kidnap the younger ones to threaten the older ones. He stretched out his claws towards A'sang swiftly.
Want to tickle me?
A'sang originally had both hands in a hugging position, but now he only raised one of his arms. He didn't even look at the fox fairy that pounced on him, and the small broken bowl was knocked down on him.
"Ahhhhhh!" 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 guest 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 everyone. Xie Tangyan could tell that he had come on short notice, and her tone revealed a hint of concern: "Are you getting along well with your new family?"
Wen Shi's expression was a little complicated for a moment.
There was some pleasure, but more of it was worry. He was always worried 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. "Next time at the tea party, I'll help my brother behave."
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 its tail, which could once easily take other people's lives.
"You can't control an animal, especially one like this that's inherently wild," the young man said softly, "Wait until I rip off a few of its tails, and then you can keep it and use it."
He warned worriedly, "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 tenderly: "Are you earnestly hoping that I will use you to make more wishes?"
The fox fairy was shocked that her little trick had been easily seen through. No matter how weak she was, as long as she still had a tail, she could drain the life force from the person the moment they made a wish. Even if she could leave this space, even if she cut off her tail completely, she could still take away the wisher's luck, because the previous wish had already been fulfilled.
Wen Shi knew better than anyone the deterrent effect of the rules of the game: "Finish the previous transaction first."
He never left any hidden dangers in his actions. He took out a jar from his backpack and said in a firm tone, "Take this first and settle your bill."
The transactions with fox spirits are inherently unequal. What to take is entirely decided by the other party, and luck is just one of the options it covets.
The fox fairy naturally didn't want to use a broken jar to pay off the debt.
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 pointing to two.
Being under someone else's roof, the fox fairy finally stretched out a trembling claw and pulled the jar in front of her.
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 with a serious expression, "I almost forgot to tell you, my family, I have successfully reincarnated and recovered my memories of my past life."
A Sang raised his head, and everyone's eyes turned to Wen Shi.
The next moment, Wen Shi did something that would make him seem a bit withdrawn for countless days and nights to come. He first touched A Sang'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 you in this life, but it doesn't matter. Just remember your mission."
Ah Sang didn't understand, he blinked in confusion: "Oh."
Wen Shi looked at Xie Tangyan again: "The Second Emperor is young, and from now on he will rely entirely on Sister Wang."
Xie Tangyan's lips moved a few times, and she wanted to say something, but finally pursed them into a line again, and she almost couldn't hold the sword firmly in her hand.
The old lady, who had not yet been called out by name, quietly walked to the corner, trying to minimize her presence as much as possible.
As she dodged, Wen Shi's gaze fell further on his devilish brother: "My brother should be an envoy to a foreign country."
The boy's inverted triangle tail swayed slightly, and only one thought remained in his mind -
Bro, it's broken.