As soon as it was light, Yin Xiu got up and went to wash up.
There were no clocks in the teaching building, but there were in the dormitories and the cafeteria. He got up and got ready at the appointed time, and then went to the cafeteria at seven o'clock.
Today, many students in the cafeteria looked serious, seemingly huddled together in small groups, whispering about something. "We can sense... something strange has come in."
"A bad feeling...it might be interfered with..."
"No, no, we can't let it be taken away... We have to speed things up..."
"Yes, yes, yes..."
They looked so worried that they didn't even notice when Yin Xiu went in. It was only after a while that they noticed him and then swarmed around him.
Yin Xiu, as always, dealt with them perfunctorily and calmly walked through the crowd.
Instead of the usual commotion, a special student came out today and followed Yin Xiu.
"Good morning! Your third eye is so beautiful." It greeted us warmly as soon as it arrived.
Yin Xiu glanced at him indifferently, "I am disabled, I don't have a third eye."
The other person smiled and remained unmoved, "It's obviously there. Don't believe me? Go look in the mirror."
Yin Xiu ignored him coldly and walked straight to the food serving window.
Rule #1: Never look in the mirror, because the person in the mirror might not be you.
It seems these monsters are finally about to start causing trouble; apparently, due to some unexpected circumstances, they can't keep up the act after a day.
"If you don't want to look in the mirror, touch it. It's on your left cheek," the student said, following behind him relentlessly.
Yin Xiu turned a deaf ear.
Maintaining one's own perception is a difficult thing; it requires a strong will. When one person says you have a third eye, you scoff. When a group of people say you have a third eye, you waver. When everyone you meet says you have a third eye, it's easy to doubt yourself.
Perhaps... I really do have a third eye?
Once a belief wavers, it takes root; the more you try to confirm it, the more you believe it in your heart.
When Yin Xiu realized the true purpose of this instance, he immediately became highly vigilant and dared not relax for a moment.
Knowing your own weaknesses means you must be constantly on guard.
"Don't you feel an itch on your left cheek, like an eye is about to grow out?" The student persisted in following him, trying to sway him.
The viewers in the live chat were getting nervous watching Yin Xiu, who had been ignoring the students. Other players were also experiencing similar situations. Many of the people who had held on yesterday were now unable to hold on and were starting to mutate. This was a terrible start, and almost no one was able to resist.
As for Ye Tianxuan...
"Do I need to grow an eye on my left cheek?"
"Uh-huh."
"I see you have an eye on your left cheek as well."
"Yes, humans should have three eyes. It's abnormal that you only have two."
Ye Tianxuan nodded, then slapped the student across the left cheek. He smiled and said, "Sorry, I'm a jealous person. I don't like others having more eyes than me. Please stay away, or I'll beat you every time I see you."
The student who was slapped stood there stunned, then watched Ye Tianxuan walk away.
The comment section was stunned.
Meanwhile, Yin Xiu...
He finally stopped after being persistently harassed by the students, then turned and stared intently at the third eye on the person's face. "You think normal humans should have a third eye, right?"
"Of course, humans should have many eyes." The student nodded matter-of-factly.
Yin Xiu nodded, then with a snap, drew his sword and gouged out his left eye. "Now you're disabled just like me. Go eat."
He kindly grabbed the bewildered student, whose face was covered in blood, and pushed her to the window for the disabled meals, saying calmly, "Auntie, one more meal."
The student, who took a while to react, covered his blood-covered face and stared at Yin Xiu. There was no anger or pain on his face, but his eyes suddenly became extremely strange as he stared straight at Yin Xiu, excited and cryptic. "As expected, you are special. I really like you."
Yin Xiu remained silent, then grabbed the student by the collar, shoved him through the window, and pointed a knife at him, "Auntie, can I stew it and eat it?"
The cafeteria lady smiled and pursed her bright red lips, "That won't do, eating that will upset your stomach."
Yin Xiu clicked his tongue, somewhat regretful, but the next second his aunt smiled and grinned, "But Auntie can eat, you can give it to Auntie."
Without hesitation, Yin Xiu nodded and tossed the student through the side door. The student, who had just been smiling strangely, suddenly seemed to regain his senses, his face filled with panic, "No! You can't eat me! I haven't graduated yet!"
But the auntie serving the food had already dragged him into the kitchen. Yin Xiu didn't see much, but he caught a glimpse of her long neck flailing around in the room, her mouth opening like a snake as she slowly swallowed the student whole.
This delicate, swallowing sensation is somewhat like that of his teacher, a teacher so thin he's almost inhuman. Both are somewhat like slender snakes, perhaps they are of the same kind.
After finishing her meal, Auntie gracefully wiped her mouth, swayed her slender neck, and slowly walked out. Facing Yin Xiu with a loving expression, she said, "You mustn't tell your teacher about me eating my students, okay? This is our secret."
Yin Xiu nodded, "My aunt is very good to me, I will keep it a secret."
"Good boy." Her head peeked out from the narrow window, her slender neck wrapped around Yin Xiu, and she whispered in his ear with a smile, "Auntie likes you very much. If you have time, you can come and chat with Auntie after get off work. I can tell you some things that other students don't know."
As she spoke, she slowly pulled her neck back in and then shoved a full plate of rice out of the window. "Eat up, my good boy."
Yin Xiu picked up his plate. According to his previous progress, he didn't know what time his aunt got off work, but Ye Tianxuan found out, which allowed him to fill in the information.
At nine o'clock, all students have to be in the dormitory, so Auntie gets off work at nine o'clock.
The rules do not explicitly state that you must stay in the dormitory at night. Rule 5 mentions that they will look for you at night, so as long as you hide well, it is okay if you are not in the dormitory.
However, students must enter the dormitory by 9:00 AM to avoid violating school rules.
While eating, Yin Xiu organized his thoughts in his mind.
Besides the rules on the walls, there should be some hidden rules in the school, such as the one that the monster told us about before, which is not written in the school rules: "You must enter the classroom when the bell rings."
And then there was the girl yesterday who had compound eyes all over her body, and she mentioned doing her homework.
There must be another set of rules in this school that I haven't discovered yet.
While eating, Yin Xiu remembered something important.
It seems he...didn't do his homework.
He paused slightly, quickly finished the food on his plate, and headed straight for the teaching building, since he hadn't brought his homework back with him; it was still on his desk.
It's only a little past seven, still a long way from eight, he should still have time, right?
Yin Xiu rushed to the teaching building and suddenly understood why those students who complained about not doing their homework every day in front of the orphanage had such unpleasant expressions.
It wasn't even eight o'clock yet, and none of the students had entered the teaching building as instructed. Many were still wandering around outside. Only Yin Xiu walked through the corridor on the first floor to his classroom from yesterday.
His light footsteps echoed in the quiet surroundings.
As they walked, a dark shadow suddenly flashed by, and a familiar voice called out from behind.
"Boy friend!"
Yin Xiu paused, turned his head in confusion, and glimpsed at the other end of the quiet corridor, where a dark, sticky substance with many small tentacles was excitedly waving its tentacles as it crawled toward him at the speed of light.
The dark shadow rushed forward and slapped him on the calf with a thud, then its tentacles coiled around him.
Eyes of all sizes emerged from the sticky, dark shadow, and a mouth with a sharp tongue gurgled, "Boyfriend! I'm looking for you! I've come to find you!"
Yin Xiu: ...
The way we met was different from what I had imagined, and he seemed so dazed after just a few days apart.