Translator- Tojo
Editor- Fishhh
Chapter 91
“Oh? What’s going on?”
Huang Yelei’s back leaned against the curtain. Using his index finger, he opened a small gap to look at the scenery outside. His expression slightly froze, and his brow furrowed.
Why is the sky turning red?
“Cough.”
Suddenly, Huang Yelei felt a tickle in his throat, as if some soft creature was crawling and wriggling in the back of it. He began to cough frantically, struggling to catch his breath.
Huang Yelei repeatedly patted his chest with the palm of his hand, attempting to regulate his breathing.
“Cough, cough, cough.”
“Cough, cough, cough.”
Huang Yelei crouched on the ground, his face turning deeply flushed from the intense coughing. His eyes were filled with a myriad of bloodshot veins.
Due to the intensity and force of his coughing, Huang Yelei’s voice began to change pitch. His face began to be covered in mucus and saliva, distorting his appearance into a disheveled mess, far from the gentlemanly demeanor he usually displayed when around Su Jingyan.
Huang Yelei struggled to rise from the ground, his left hand patting his chest with increasing urgency. Staggering and unsteady on his feet, he made his way to the table, desperately trying to grab some tissues to wipe his face.
But before his hand could actually touch the edge of the table, he felt the sensation of that crawling entity inside his throat swelling, as if it was on the verge of bursting.
“Ah—Huu—Ah—Huuh—”
Huang Yelei gasped with his mouth agape, struggling to breathe. It was the only way he could barely seize a momentary chance to catch his breath. In pain, he even resorted to gripping his own throat with both hands, tightly suppressing the wriggling entity wrecking havoc inside his throat.
What’s going on?
Huang Yelei’s eyes were wide with fear and dread, unable to conceal the terror within them.
I don’t want to die!
I don’t want to die!
I feel so uncomfortable.
Huang Yelei, with unsteady steps and a faltering gait, moved towards the door, attempting to rush out for help.
But after only a couple of steps, his legs began to lose control, giving way beneath him. He knelt on the ground involuntarily, and due to the momentum of his forward movement, his head slammed into the floor, causing his chin and nose to bleed.
Help! Help!
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I don’t want to die yet!
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I’m going mad, going mad.
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He frantically pressed the screen of his phone, the agony contorting his features even more, making him appear increasingly distorted.
But strangely, despite being in perfect condition and showing a full battery just moments ago, his phone refused to open at this crucial moment, remaining in a black screen state.
It was very strange.
What’s going on? Damn!
Huang Yelei’s eyes were filled with terror and dread, cold sweat covered his palms and soles. He lay on the floor, the temperature of the ground chilling, making him feel as though he was lying on ice.
With his chin against the floor, and face alternating between shades of red and pale, his fingers scraped against the floor, attempting to crawl forward.
But what Huang Yelei didn’t see was a faintly visible face just above him, at the ceiling, watching him intently…
With no limbs, no body, not even a neck or hair, only a featureless face resembling human skin appeared there…
Those eyes stared wide, resembling a demon crawling out of hell, unblinking and filled with malicious hatred, fixated on the dirty entity squirming and crawling on the ground.
Huang Yelei tried to scream, but he found himself lacking the strength to speak. Writhing in agony, he curled his body into a cocoon, constantly squirming and struggling.
Exhausting all his strength, he squirmed for several minutes before finally crawling to the doorway.
However, at this very moment, Huang Yelei was utterly drained of strength, lacking even the energy to pull himself up or reach for the handrail.
Let me out! Let me out!
Coughing uncontrollably, he pounded on the door with his palms, desperately hoping that someone passing by outside might notice him.
But he forgot, this floor was the topmost level, and not only his room but also other classrooms on this floor had no students. There was no possibility of someone passing by because these classrooms had been temporarily abandoned by the school.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been openly lurking here, secretly spying on every move of Su Jingyan.
“Drip, drip, drip—” Just when Huang Yelei was on the brink of despair, he suddenly heard a faint sound of footsteps in the corridor outside the door.
He was overjoyed, a glint of hope shining in his eyes. His palm-pounding accelerated, and he even tried to shout with his almost inaudible voice.
“Quick, help, save me—”
Come and save me quickly!
Whether his cries for help had any effect or not, the footsteps outside the door gradually approached his location.
He laid on the ground, able to clearly hear the footsteps growing louder, as if approaching the entrance of his room.
Come quickly! Hurry!
Huang Yelei’s eyes were bloodshot with intensity of his desperation.
Without deviation, the footsteps actually stopped right at this door.
Huang Yelei, filled with excitement, once again exerted all his strength, vigorously pounding on the door, attempting to convey a distress signal to the person outside.
With a “creak,” the door was pulled open from the outside.
Huang Yelei ecstatically lifted his head to look outside. The crimson light, resembling blood, spilled in. The person standing at the doorway had an expressionless face, like an emotionless zombie.
When Huang Yelei saw the face of the newcomer clearly, the smile that had just appeared on his face froze abruptly. His eyes widened, and his pupils contracted violently.
How, how is this possible?!
Zhou Xialei’s pallid face slowly lowered, locking eyes with Huang Yelei’s terrified gaze. The former’s originally bloodless face suddenly revealed a mysterious smile, the curve of her upturned lips reaching a height that seemed almost to split her face open.
The next second, before Huang Yelei could even cry out for help, Zhou Xialei stomped her foot right on his face.
“Ugh—”
Huang Yelei cried out in pain, but he couldn’t form a complete sentence.
Zhou Xialei took a step into the room, her right hand on the door handle, and she closed the already-open door once again.
Her left hand tightly gripped a knife she had taken at some point.
Huang Yelei’s eyes reddened with urgency, his fingers scraping the floor as he tried to retreat…
No rush, the accounts will be settled slowly.
People, they also need to come one by one.
Staring at the mysterious figure of the girl, Su Jingyan’s patience was wearing thin. He couldn’t help himself, tugging at the sleeve of the calm man beside him, and quietly asked, “What is she up to? Why is she just standing there without moving?”
Lu Yichen raised an eyebrow, stealing a glance at the teardrop mole on Su Jingyan’s face. The light in his eyes flickered slightly, and his tone underwent a subtle change as he answered in a deep voice, “Under normal circumstances, ghosts don’t have a physical form.”
When he mentioned the word “physical form,” Liu Yichen’s voice subtly underwent a noticeable change.
Su Jingyan swallowed and continued to gaze at the man with a curious expression, as if seeking knowledge.
It must be said that his brain’s processing ability is truly powerful. When most people hear about ghosts or spirits, it challenges their worldview, making it difficult for them to comprehend. However, Su Jingyan seemed to digest the information quickly.
Lu Yichen smiled and calmly added, “Even then, only the deceased with intense resentment, almost hating the entire world, have the potential to become ghosts. It’s not that everyone who dies will become one.”
Otherwise, if vengeful spirits and malevolent ghosts were everywhere, how could they possibly go unnoticed by humanity?
At this point, Lu Yichen paused, as if thinking of something, and a mocking smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
“According to reason, the resentment of this girl is not enough for her to become a ghost. Even if her resentment were multiplied by ten or a hundred times, it still wouldn’t be possible for her to turn into a ghost.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jingyan furrowed his brow, feeling somewhat puzzled.
He looked up at the strange red sun and the unmistakable chill in the air around, and it seemed to him that it differed from what Lu Yichen had described.
This doesn’t seem like a low level of resentment at all.
“So…” Lu Yichen paused, gripping Su Jingyan’s hand, and calmly asked, “Have you seen the head growing out from the back of her head?”
Su Jingyan reluctantly glanced again at the girl with her back turned to him, unable to bear looking directly, and shifted his gaze away.
That scene was somewhat nauseating.
“Mm.” Su Jingyan nodded and blinked.
“She condensed the resentment of thousands of people in this world, using her ghostly form as a vessel, becoming a ghost. As payment, her body will continue to grow thousands of heads.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jingyan couldn’t help but inhale sharply.
“Furthermore, since ghosts lack a physical form, she is performing a ritual.”
“What kind of ritual?” Su Jingyan hurriedly asked.
Lu Yichen patted his head and continued to answer with an indifferent expression, “Make a contract with the person she needs, and have that person do something that will never be resolved until her death.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jingyan fell silent for a moment.
“Is it, is it murder?”
In almost an instant, Su Jingyan’s mind jumped to this conclusion.
The man neither confirmed nor denied, offering no response.
Of course, it’s impossible. Death is such a simple matter – close your eyes, and there is no more pain.
They put in so much effort to become ghosts just for revenge. It would be impossible for them to let someone die so easily.
They had a thousand ways, ten thousand ways, to make someone’s life worse than death…
“So…”
Su Jingyan paused, and his head, which was originally lowered, suddenly lifted. His eyes fixed unwaveringly on Lu Yichen’s face.
“So why do you know so much?”
Lu Yichen pursed his lips, still wearing a smiling expression at the corners of his mouth. However, it was clear that the laughter in his eyes faded and turned colder due to Su Jingyan’s words.
Feeling the chill though the hands clasping his own, and recalling the strange experiences of the past few days, Su Jingyan gazed seriously at Liu Yichen’s face.
“What about you? Who are you?”
Thanks for the update
Once again still confused 💀 Most confusing arc yet!