Li Yifei clicked his tongue. "If we're talking about ruthlessness, you're the ruthless one!"
Just as Lin Qiye was about to say something, a voice came through his earpiece, and his expression changed slightly.
"What's wrong?"
"Something's happened to Hongying." Without saying a word, Lin Qiye grabbed the black box and ran out of the classroom. Lin Xi Chen jumped off the desk and ran out of the classroom with Lin Qiye; as she went, she took off her wig and tossed it—along with her contact lenses—into a nearby trash can.
"Hey! Class starts in one minute!" Li Yifei reminded him subconsciously, then realized that it was no longer the peaceful time to sit in the classroom and attend classes.
He took a step and rushed out after Lin Qiye. Just as he reached the door, he bumped into the English teacher!
"Li Yifei? Class is about to start, where are you rushing off to?" The English teacher glared at him and said irritably.
"Class?" Li Yifei pushed the teacher aside and ran quickly away, shouting back as he did so, "At a time like this, what's the point of having a class!"
"Times have changed, teachers!"
English teacher: (｀⌒´メ)??!
Li Yifei sprinted all the way to Lin Qiye's dormitory, where a large crowd had already gathered.
"Did you hear that? There sounded like an explosion inside!"
"I heard it! It sounds like something is screaming, how scary!"
"How could that be? I heard an explosion. I guess someone hid some unauthorized electrical appliances and caused a fire again?"
"Has anyone called the police?"
"Someone is making a phone call. The fire truck should be here soon. First, cordon off the area."
"Huh? Why is there no signal?"
"I don't have any either!"
"Weird..."
...
Apart from No. 2 Middle School.
Leng Xuan sat in a secluded corner, put down the notice board, and lightly cut his fingertip with the blade of his knife, causing a few streaks of blood to seep from the wound.
He stretched out his hand expressionlessly and drew a long mark on the surface of the notice board.
"How did Old Zhao do it before..." Leng Xuan muttered to himself, recalling for a moment.
He clasped his hands together abruptly.
Press down!
"Forbidden Ruins, [Unrestrained Void]."
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Ten seconds passed, and the sign remained unresponsive.
Leng Xuan's lips twitched slightly. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Is it because there isn't enough blood?"
So he pulled out his knife again, made a cut on his left hand, and drew a horizontal line on the sign.
"Forbidden Ruins, [Boundless Void]!"
There was still no response.
Leng Xuan patted the surface of the notice board with some impatience, as if he were patting an old television set with a faulty connection.
After being patted twice, the notice board trembled slightly, and an invisible canvas extended out from it, connecting with the other two notice boards and covering the entire sky above the No. 2 Middle School.
"This time it's right." Leng Xuan stood up with satisfaction, looked up into the distance, and suddenly paused,
"Huh? The color of [Boundless Skies] is a little different this time..."
"..."
"Holy crap! Look! The sky has turned green?!"
"Really? That's amazing!"
"Quick, take a picture!"
"Which unfortunate fellow has been wronged and unfairly accused of such a serious crime?"
"How much of a cuckold's accusation must one be to produce such a bizarre phenomenon?"
"..."
The sudden change in sky color immediately attracted everyone's attention; even teachers and students in class came out of the classroom and pointed at the sky.
"Qiye, what, what's going on?" Li Yifei looked at the lush green sky, feeling uneasy.
Lin Qiye frowned slightly. "I don't know, but it might be related to the [Boundless Void]. It's not important."
His gaze fell on the girls' dormitory building, which was surrounded by a dense crowd, and his brows furrowed slightly.
"They've sealed off the girls' dormitory. It's not easy for me to go in under everyone's watchful eyes. Could you make some noise to distract them?"
"Making noise?" Li Yifei was taken aback. "What noise?"
"Whatever, you can fake a heart attack or do a striptease, as long as you can attract their attention."
"I...I don't know how to do this either!"
"Li Yifei."
"Um?"
Lin Qiye turned around and looked solemnly into Li Yifei's eyes, "Since you plan to join the Night Watch after this incident, you must be prepared to give everything for it... including your chastity."
"...Wait a minute, why do we have to sacrifice our virginity to join the Night's Watch?" Li Yifei had a headache.
Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of someone in the crowd out of the corner of his eye. After frowning and thinking for a moment, he made up his mind!
"Okay, go ahead, I'll help you draw attention."
Lin Qiye nodded, walked around the crowd to the vicinity of the cordon, and gave Li Yifei a look.
Li Yifei took a deep breath and shouted at the crowd in front of him!
"Wu Shujie!!"
This loud voice immediately silenced the noisy crowd, and everyone turned around at the same time, looking at the boy who had suddenly appeared downstairs in the girls' dormitory with surprise.
In the crowd, Wu Shujie also turned around and looked at Li Yifei, whose face was serious, with a look of confusion on her face.
Lin Qiye's lips twitched slightly. "This guy, could he be preparing to...?"
"Wu Shujie!" Li Yifei shouted again, "I like you!!!"
Upon hearing these four words, a cheer immediately erupted from the crowd.
That's how high school students are; they show unusual interest in everything except studying, such as a sudden fire, or... someone confessing their love in public.
Clearly, the latter is more attractive to them than the former.
Everyone's inner gossip was burning brightly!
They cast their burning gazes at Wu Shujie in the crowd, and even took a few steps back to make room for her.
Lin Qiye seized the opportunity, jumped over the cordon in the blink of an eye, and ran into the girls' dormitory.
Wu Shujie lowered her head, not daring to meet Li Yifei's gaze. After a moment of silence, she slowly spoke:
"I'm sorry... I have someone I like."
Upon hearing these words, Li Yifei's mind went blank. In a daze, he seemed to suddenly understand what Wang Shao had just felt.
"Who...who do you like?"
A shy blush appeared on Wu Shujie's face. "I...I like Lin Qiye..."
"..."
Upon hearing the name Lin Qiye, Li Yifei's expression became incredibly interesting. He subconsciously glanced at the entrance of the girls' dormitory, only to find that Lin Qiye was no longer there.
He remained silent for a long time before slowly raising his head to look at the lush green sky above.
His eyes welled up with tears.
Liu Yuan...
Don't cry.
I, Li Yifei, understand you!
...
Boom--!!
The flying spear tip trailed dazzling sparks, like a long, red tassel adorning the spearhead, and rose-colored sparks bloomed in the dark corridor.
Hongying's figure swiftly weaved among the monsters, sweeping across with her spear, and in an instant, a monster's head flew high into the air, burning to ashes.
The few remaining monsters seemed to have begun to feel fear, and they all took a few steps back in unison.
In front of them,
Holding a fiery spear, her long hair swaying, she slowly strolled over.