Chapter 54: I Don’t Like Men
Bai Yu fell silent. To be honest, she suspected that it was that brat who had come in. Aside from him, only those crazy folks would dare to show up here in the middle of the night. But if it really were those nutcases, they wouldn’t be flashing their flashlight around like this.
In their usual style, they would hide in some dark corner of the school, waiting for Zhao Mingyue to deliver herself right to their door, and then they would grinningly k*ll her in the most brutal way possible.
Speaking of Lu Liangting, Bai Yu didn’t have a great impression of him — it wasn’t just because he went nuts around her, but because he was too much of a “main character.” His personality was precisely what she found detestable.
Soft-heartedness and a self-righteous sense of kindness would only end up hurting those around you. He liked to spout empty words and make promises he had no idea how to fulfill, like a hypocritical little twerp.
It had to be said, though, this was truly “main character” behavior, and everyone around Lu Liangting might be uncontrollably influenced by his aura, putting him at the center.
But as for her, her perception of Lu Liangting might just be prejudice.
Just as Bai Yu was thinking this, Zhao Mingyue, pinching her nose, said, “Sister Yu, if it really is Lu Liangting, why not reveal yourself? He knows you! And, well… it seems like he cares about you a lot.”
That was a rather tactful way of putting it. Considering how Lu Liangting acted, if Bai Yu weren’t a ghost, she might actually think he was smitten.
But then again, if Bai Yu decided to do one of those “beauty saves the hero” things now, who knows what might happen?
Who wouldn’t like a fifteen-year-old girl ghost who could kick b*tt while being ridiculously adorable?
The only risk was that when she was talking to other girls, she might eavesdrop from the shadows. If she got jealous, she might strangle you one night and make sure you’d be “together forever.”
Cough, cough, these were all jokes, though — definitely not something to say in front of Bai Yu.
Otherwise, even if Lu Liangting didn’t get his head squeezed off, she’d get beaten to a pulp first.
“Mingyue,” Bai Yu suddenly appeared right in front of Zhao Mingyue.
“I’m here.”
“You should focus on the task at hand and stop overthinking things.” Bai Yu squinted at Zhao Mingyue, knowing exactly what this girl was thinking.
“I can tell you, I don’t like men. If Lu Liangting gets too close, I’ll twist his head off.”
Bai Yu’s gaze was fierce and her tone serious, sending shivers down anyone’s spine.
Of course, this was true for ordinary people.
But Zhao Mingyue was different. Sometimes her little brain really worked in a unique way. For instance, just now, while normal folks would focus on the latter half of Bai Yu’s statement, she only caught the phrase, “I don’t like men,” choosing to selectively ignore the rest.
“Um… If I say I haven’t thought of anything, would you believe me?”
Stepping out of Room 404, Zhao Mingyue leaned over the railing and took a glance down.
She was on the fourth floor, and she could see an overview of the school. She wanted to check the light she saw earlier, but after scanning the area, she found nothing — the campus still held its eerie silence.
“Not showing up, or could someone be shining a flashlight from outside? I hope that person isn’t hiding.”
Zhao Mingyue muttered to herself, her voice not too loud but without attempting to keep it down.
The mission said not to make noise, and she had followed that guideline, having made little sound during the way here. Yet earlier, she had spoken quite audibly in the dormitory, and still, no horrifying evil ghost showed up.
She wondered if the no-noise rule only applied in certain specific locations, like the teaching buildings.
Just as she was about to turn and leave, she heard a commotion, her foot nearly stopping mid-step.
The sound came from the first floor, very clear — something was dashing up to her from below. Along with it came a terrible stench, more intense than the one from Room 404.
The foul odor rapidly approached, and the footsteps grew louder, which meant that something down there was speeding closer to her location at an inhuman pace!
Zhao Mingyue’s pupils dilated; she didn’t have time to think and rushed back into Room 404, closing the door behind her with a quick push, pressing her back against it.
Before closing the door, the silver moonlight outside still offered a bit of visibility inside, not to mention the flashlight.
At that moment, Zhao Mingyue turned off the flashlight and covered her mouth and nose with both hands, staring into the pitch-black Room 404. She couldn’t shake the feeling that something in there was watching her.
Even with the door shut, she couldn’t escape the foul smell, which seemed to seep in through the walls.
All was silent around her, making the footsteps from the fourth floor especially obvious.
The stench was so strong she couldn’t tell how far away that thing was — though she’d certainly be able to tell soon enough.
Zhao Mingyue was certain that thing was standing in the corridor on the fourth floor. It slowed its pace and lowered its voice, approaching her step by step.
To say she felt calm would be a lie. Just as she thought the noise wouldn’t attract any evil ghosts, that very ghost appeared downstairs.
In the corridor of the fourth floor, a human-shaped figure was slowly approaching, standing at least two and a half meters tall, with a skinny body that looked like merely a skeleton. Because it was so tall, it had to hunch over, making its movements appear slightly limping.
It wore an old, black school uniform that had no obvious rips, but for some reason, it always gave off a sense of ancient decay.
Compared to the figure’s body, the school uniform obviously fit quite poorly.
With a neck twice the length of a normal person’s, it reached the spot where Zhao Mingyue had just been standing and talking.
If Zhao Mingyue could see this monster’s face at that moment, she would definitely recognize it — it was the ghost face she had seen in her memories.
Back then in her memory, an unknown figure had lifted the covers only to reveal a disfigured face resting on the top bunk, before the image vanished.
Zhao Mingyue was clear that she’d never been more than two meters away from that thing, separated only by a wooden door.
Two different worlds, one in front of the door and one behind.
Zhao Mingyue instinctively held her breath, worried that the monster might push the door open.
She couldn’t make sense of it: she had spoken and made quite a ruckus while she was on the first floor, and even said something in Room 404, yet this monster never showed up until she began talking to herself.
Thankfully, she was close to the dormitory; otherwise, she’d have nowhere to hide.
From the time the creature’s footsteps appeared to when it reached the fourth floor, it couldn’t have taken more than ten seconds.
“I found you, Room 652.”
The monster outside hadn’t left; bl**d threads were sealing off the stairs on the fourth floor.
Bai Yu hadn’t even thought of looking for Room 652; this guy had come out all on his own.
“652, so it’s you…”
