**Chapter 80: Bai Yu’s Discovery After Entering Mingyue’s Body**
With her hands cradling a Rabbit Plush Toy, Zhao Mingyue’s eyes drifted off as she reminisced about a slightly dark chapter in her past.
“I was little back then and don’t remember much, but in my mind, that village was just dark. It felt like it was shrouded in a gloom, suffocatingly oppressive; it had no hint of life.”
“Everyone’s faces lacked smiles. There were no joyful sounds, just serious silence.”
“Eventually, everyone started moving away. Maybe for some other reason, who knows? A lot of people just disappeared. After relocating to the village I told you about, things slowly improved. The back village had people living in it, and it seemed like the old villagers knew something, so they were pretty resistant toward us.”
“I don’t know how to explain this, but before I touched your world, I never really believed it. I just kept hypnotizing myself.”
“Only recently have I started really thinking about these things.”
“Tell me what you know, as many details as you can. I’ll figure out the rest,” Bai Yu urged softly.
So far, what Zhao Mingyue had shared seemed rather simple. But her intuition told her it wasn’t as straightforward as it appeared.
After all, with Zhao Mingyue being the female protagonist, judging by her experiences, anything that happens to her, especially matters of identity, wouldn’t be simple at all. There would likely be a significant force behind it or a powerful BOSS lurking around.
In any case, this journey wouldn’t be a cakewalk like it was with Sunshine Apartment or Dongcheng No. 13 Middle School.
“I’ll think some more,” Zhao Mingyue frowned, deep in thought.
“One thing: I wasn’t chosen to be a sacrifice, right? I don’t know who that god is or what happens to the sacrifice. My sister told me the sacrifice is supposed to become a vessel for that god.”
“I didn’t complete the ritual, so I shouldn’t have been chosen.”
“But before we moved to the back village, right until my parents’ accident, I felt like that god was already in my body.”
“How did you find that out?” Bai Yu narrowed her eyes.
“It’s just a guess. I’m not sure,” Zhao Mingyue hesitated. “In Ping Shan Village, everyone had seen ghosts or knew someone who died from one, but I never saw any. I suspect it’s because that thing is in my body, so I never encountered any ghosts.”
“When I was little, I’d sometimes have episodes where my body just wouldn’t listen to me, as if I were sleepwalking. I had no awareness, and when I did wake up, I was somewhere else.”
“My parents and sister knew, but they wouldn’t discuss it with me.”
“That thing inside…”
Bai Yu suddenly recalled something. If she remembered correctly, Lu Liangting had something similar hidden inside him, and it posed a considerable threat to her.
That’s why she hadn’t acted against him, even when she had the chance.
But what about Mingyue’s body? Was anything there?
Bai Yu took a closer look; everything appeared normal, just like usual.
Next, Zhao Mingyue and Bai Yu discussed some specifics about Ping Shan Village, but unfortunately, she didn’t know much. Childhood memories were hazy, so she could only share limited information with Bai Yu.
Besides, it had been so long, nearly a decade; who knew what Ping Shan Village looked like now?
“Mingyue,” after spilling everything she knew, Zhao Mingyue hesitated again, “Do we really have to go? Can’t we wait a little longer?”
“Yeah, no rush for now. Let’s stick to a week from now,” Bai Yu nonchalantly replied.
“A week?” Zhao Mingyue sighed in relief at the delay, but didn’t expect Bai Yu’s “no rush” was just a temporary pause.
She suspected if it weren’t for school, Bai Yu’s “no rush” would only last a day.
“Isn’t that a bit rushed?”
“We don’t have much time left.”
“Well… okay then.”
Discussing such serious matters, Zhao Mingyue glanced at a photo set aside, showing her and her sister at thirteen.
But in that photo, only her face was visible; her sister’s was obscured by a smear of bl**d. Not just this one, in any photo with her sister, her face would surely be blocked by bl**d stains, unable to be cleaned or repaired.
Didn’t she want to go back?
Of course she did; it was probably the only place she could find a trace of her sister.
But she couldn’t let Bai Yu go under these circumstances.
A night passed in silence, and Zhao Mingyue lay in bed for a long time before finally falling asleep.
Bai Yu sat at the bedside, removed her clothes, hanging them on a rack. She was still wearing that old white dress.
Only in this outfit could she enter Zhao Mingyue’s shadow.
If she tried to force her way in while wearing Zhao Mingyue’s clothes, she would just end up leaving them outside.
That night, she pondered everything about Zhao Mingyue.
So far, she had only grasped the surface; to understand more details, they had to visit the village.
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The next morning, Zhao Mingyue woke up early, tidied up the clothes Bai Yu bought yesterday, washed up, had breakfast, and set off from home right on time.
Downstairs, she hopped on her bike.
“Bai Yu, what are we going to do about the female ghost on the fifth floor?”
Zhao Mingyue turned back, suddenly recalling something.
“Already taken care of.”
“Taken care of? Did you do it?”
“Nope, that was Lu Liangting.”
Lu Liangting was quite impressive; he somehow managed to bring Little Ghost Xiao Lian’s child back. Just last night, he stopped by and successfully sent away the female ghost from the fifth floor.
“Now that you mention it, he’s pretty capable.”
While chatting with Bai Yu, they soon arrived at school. Before Zhao Mingyue even stepped through the gates, she noticed a crowd gathered. She walked over to check it out and found two girls fighting.
“Let’s not get involved; just walk on by,” Bai Yu instructed in her ear.
“Ah, okay.”
Just as Zhao Mingyue agreed, it was already too late.
Among the fighters, the red-haired woman dominating the brawl caught sight of Zhao Mingyue and, with one swift punch, knocked down the black-haired girl in front of her. With knees bent and a terrifying burst of power and speed, she leaped toward Zhao Mingyue with alarming quickness.
The red-haired woman wore loose sportswear, her long hair tied high, with a mask covering her face, hiding her features from view.
She appeared to be around twenty-five, tall and athletic.
“Zhao Mingyue!”
Clenching her fist, the red-haired woman lunged at Zhao Mingyue’s head.
Her speed was so fast that ordinary people wouldn’t even have time to react. Zhao Mingyue only saw the spiked knuckles on her hand when it was nearly too late.
And that was just the beginning! After the punch missed, the red-haired woman lifted her leg for a knee strike while retracting her punch, aiming another thrust at Zhao Mingyue’s heart.
bl**d Threads had already connected to Zhao Mingyue’s waist and shoulder, and with a sharp pull, her body spun uncontrollably, narrowly escaping both the stab and the knee attack.
Stuck in this mess guaranteed she’d face a hurricane of hits, and Bai Yu couldn’t afford to waste any time.
“Mingyue, relax your body. I’m coming inside you.”
As everyone knows, ghosts possess the ability to take over bodies, just like the classic “ghost hitting walls” move.
Bai Yu understood this technique well, but had never used it until now.
In a panic, Zhao Mingyue mentally acknowledged her statement, and suddenly she lost consciousness.
At that moment, the crowd went into total chaos.
This was supposed to be just another typical school day, and no one expected an uninvited guest would show up, wounding security guards and ready to k*ll!
The black-haired girl lay bleeding on the ground, her condition uncertain!
This black-haired girl was quite impressive in her own right; she initially fought back effectively against the red-haired woman but somehow ended up in a vulnerable state.
And this lunatic clearly wasn’t done yet; she turned her attention toward other students!
As everyone assumed Zhao Mingyue was about to meet her demise, they suddenly noticed the crazy woman was frozen in place. Upon a closer look, they saw Zhao Mingyue, the seemingly frail girl known as the school beauty, griping the lunatic’s wrist!
What the onlookers couldn’t see was that the moment the red-haired woman swung her third punch, Zhao Mingyue’s eyes instantaneously turned completely black, and her aura underwent a dramatic transformation.
Gone was her panicked expression, replaced by calmness and indifference as her pitch-black gaze locked onto the red-haired woman’s eyes.
“Interesting. I want to know who you are,” the red-haired woman chuckled, her eyes narrowing as she released Zhao Mingyue’s hand and lightly leaped back to create distance.
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Mingyue vanished, appearing right in front of her. With her left foot as support, her right leg lashed out in a swift kick that was astonishingly swift.
The red-haired woman had no intention of dodging; she raised her left hand to block while still winding up her right punch.
But she didn’t expect Zhao Mingyue to leap into action the moment she connected, striking her chest with a powerful kick before flipping in mid-air and landing gracefully on her feet.
The red-haired woman crossed her arms over her chest to block the kick, revealing a menacing smile beneath her mask.
“An opening!”
Before Zhao Mingyue could land fully, the woman had already thrust her kn*fe, perfectly predicting her landing spot. It was set to stab right into Zhao Mingyue’s chest.
However, in the next instant, the woman’s pupils dilated.
Her punch missed the target, and suddenly, bl**d squirted from her severed right wrist, which had just dropped to the ground, leaving behind a fountain of bl**d streaming out.
Zhao Mingyue landed smoothly, her palm resembling a kn*fe, tiny bl**d threads faintly visible at her fingertips.
Stepping forward, she struck at the woman’s throat with blinding speed and precision.
The red-haired woman felt a chill down her spine and desperately leaned back, her left wrist rotating. A fine thread suddenly launched skyward within that brief moment, weaving itself together to ensnare Zhao Mingyue’s strike.
At this point, Zhao Mingyue’s control over her body was nothing short of shocking. Mid-air, she retracted her hand, kneed the woman in the abdomen, and as the woman bent over, she raised her elbow for a strike against the woman’s neck.
That hit was a force to be reckoned with, sending the woman sailing through the air, crashing to the ground.
However, Zhao Mingyue didn’t pursue. She took two steps back, watching the woman rise again.
Wiping the bl**d from her lips, the red-haired woman, her neck slightly distorted, spat out bl**d-stained saliva, her smile showing no signs of waning.
“Interesting, interesting, interesting. Can you tell me, who exactly are you?”
Before she could finish her sentence, a translucent thread, even thinner than fishing line, shot toward Zhao Mingyue’s leg.
With enough elasticity and speed, the thread was sharper than a razor.
Instead of jumping away, Zhao Mingyue chose to retreat and create distance.
Jumping earlier was a deliberate setup, a feint to catch her opponent off guard. But now, with the enemy on alert, making a foolish leap could end like the old principal from the cafeteria, turned into minced meat!
Just as she withdrew, the thin thread barely flickered in mid-air before swiftly advancing toward her neck.
Raising her hand, she sliced through the thread, and in that instant, her other hand shot up, pinching a dagger wrapped in threads.
That thread was incredibly tough, almost akin to steel wire. When Bai Yu pinched the flying dagger, the threads immediately exploded, wrapping around her fingers.
Miraculously quick, she used the bl**d Threads to sever the restraints, but even then, Zhao Mingyue had multiple small lacerations on her fingers, almost drawing bl**d.
To put it accurately, if she hadn’t reacted swiftly, she’d have lost those two fingers for sure.
In other words, if she had attempted to catch it with her bare hand, it would have turned into a chopped meat disaster!
Outside the campus, the sounds of ambulances and police cars were swiftly approaching, set to arrive in less than three minutes.
The red-haired woman emitted a grotesque cackle; she seemed utterly indifferent to the wound on her wrist and intended to take Bai Yu on in a battle.
But then it happened.
*Swish!*
From her severed wrist blossomed a bl**d-thread lotus, instantly transforming the neat wound into a gruesome mess.
bl**d and pulverized flesh burst forth, mingling in an unsightly spray.
As the bl**d-thread lotus bloomed, it quickly wilted, with the woman’s injury emitting a hissing white smoke.
The woman looked bewildered, glancing back at Bai Yu, finally understanding it all.
That lotus was planted the moment her wrist was severed!
“If you want to d*e, I’ll help you out, Spider.”
Zhao Mingyue spoke softly, stepping forward.
“Ha ha ha! I may not know who you are yet, but I feel I’ll find out very soon!” the red-haired woman laughed, “You’re strong, but I enjoy collecting heads from people like you. Just wait, I’ll come to see you again!”
With a flourish of her retort, the Spider retreated rapidly.
If she stayed, there would only be two outcomes for her.
Either she got chopped to bits or became the target of police fire.
After the Spider left, Zhao Mingyue’s eyes quickly returned to normal, and her body felt as if she had just survived a heavy workout, every muscle sore.
“Yue… Sister…”
“Mingyue, I saw something while I was in your body,” Bai Yu suddenly spoke, not mentioning the Spider.
“Huh? What is it?”
“I don’t know, but I’m sure that thing is slumbering inside you.”
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