Chapter 42 (2/2)

“Are you asleep?

“Did you fall asleep?”

As he listened to that wispy voice, Jian Xing’s eyes widened with fear and shock. He opened his mouth to scream, but he couldn’t make a single sound.

The next moment, in Jian Xing’s vision, a strange black shadow slowly crawled out from beneath his bed. It put a pitch-black palm on the bed, slowly feeling its way toward Jian Xing’s shoulder.

The black palm looked rather peculiar; it had a slight curve to it, like long twigs. It reached out from Jian Xing’s shoulder to his entire body.

Jian Xing felt the shadow cover his body, It became heavier and heavier. Terror flashed in his eyes.

***

After another night of studying, Zhou Bai was planning on going straight to sleep. But he saw Elsa’s expression of longing and thought about how he had been immersed in his studies every day, and Elsa could only lie on the side with boredom.

He decided to bring Elsa out for some food and to walk her.

Seeing Zhou Bai pick up the leash, Elsa jumped up in excitement, dashing in circles around Zhou Bai. Finally, she put her head into the leash.

Seeing what Elsa did, Zhou Bai didn’t know how to feel about it. He stroked her head and said, “Elsa, why are you becoming more and more like a dog? Don’t be like a dog. Remember, you’re a human.”

Elsa gazed at Zhou Bai with a blank expression, unsure if she’d understood what he said.

Zhou Bai walked Elsa around. On his way back to the dorm, he saw one dorm building with many people gathered outside it.

Zhou Bai frowned. He didn’t want to approach at first, but noticed many people in his class were over there.

He walked over. Soon he saw someone covered in a white sheet and being carried out of the dorm.

“What the hell? Was there an incident?” Zhou Bai watched this scene in shock.

Then he heard someone say quietly, “I think someone died.”

Another person said, “Yeah, someone died. I heard it’s a student from the new class. They got attacked by something.”

“How is that possible? How can you get attacked in Tao academy?”

“How isn’t it possible?” That person scoffed. “Did you forget what happened five years ago?”

Zhou Bai frowned. He saw Lu Chongyang rush over too. He looked at the corpse on the stretcher with an overcast expression.

Another person was carried out of the dorm building.

It was Jian Xing, who was covered in blood and injured all over. He opened his eyes and glanced at Lu Chongyang before he passed out. Then Lu Chongyang took him away.

Zhou Bai said, “Someone was attacked in Tao academy? What in the world happened?”

He saw Jing Xiu standing not far away. Zhou Bai walked over and asked, “Jing Xiu, you’re here too?”

Jing Xiu looked at Zhou Bai with surprise, “Brother Zhou, you’re finally out?”

Zhou Bai smiled awkwardly. He didn’t answer Jing Xiu’s question. Instead, he asked, “What happened here? Do you know, Jing Xiu?”

Jing Xiu nodded and said, “Two students in our class got attacked. Sun Chuan, who got seventh place in the entrance exam, died. Jian Xing, who placed fourth, was deeply injured and is now unconscious.”

Jing Xiu said with a somewhat solemn expression, “I heard there were marks of Overturn Heaven Cult at the scene.”

Overturn Heaven Cult? Zhou Bai thought to himself. I’ve never heard of it…

Jing Xiu sighed, “I didn’t expect Overturn Heaven’s forces to spread into the Tao academies. Brother Zhou, you must be careful too. By the way…”

As she spoke, Jing Xiu reached into her backpack and took out a notebook, handing it to Zhou Bai, “Brother Zhou, here are the notes I’ve been taking in class. Take a look at them.”

“Jing Xiu…” Zhou Bai didn’t expect her to remember this still.

Jing Xiu said seriously, “Brother Zhou, I know you have an extraordinary gift and comprehension capacity, but my dad always tells me, even if you have amazing comprehension, you still have to listen to lectures. You must learn from others’ experiences when you practice Tao. You can’t just do everything alone. Come back to class soon.”

Zhou Bai nodded. “Your dad is right. You go to class, watch out, and stay safe. As for me…it’s not time for me to go to class yet.”