Fifteen minutes earlier,
"Stop! What are you doing!" Xing Bin shouted.
Not far ahead, two figures in black armored exoskeletons had just knocked Gu Ya unconscious and were about to carry him away.
A man in black spoke to Xing Bin through a voice changer, "You'd better shut your mouth, or you'll be next."
With that, the two men carried Gu Ya and vanished into the darkness.
After a rapid journey, the two arrived at a dilapidated house. They tossed Gu Ya onto a bed, set up the prepared camera equipment, and then hurried away.
Jiang Tingyue emerged from the inner room, silent.
She glanced at Gu Ya, then removed her outer coat and knelt on the bed.
Soon, the scene captured in the video unfolded.
Ye Ying stared, wide-eyed, unmoving, at the holographic screen.
It felt as if thousands of needles had pierced her heart simultaneously, only to be squeezed fiercely, drawing out blood and flesh.
Pain surged through her entire body.
Ye Ying felt a profound sense of betrayal.
Instantly, light was engulfed by boundless darkness.
Ye Ying's vision darkened, and she clutched her chest, groaning.
The next moment, Ye Ying's inner world felt like a world shattering.
Suddenly, a face, grinning widely and malevolently, emerged from the darkness.
A sinister voice echoed in Ye Ying's mind:
"Little girl, let me out..."
A few seconds later, Ye Ying's expression changed completely.
Her lips slowly began to curve upwards, revealing an expression that was not her own.
A killing intent emanated from her malice.
Ye Ying looked up at Xuan Lang, smiling flippantly, and said, "Where is he?"
Xuan Lang also smiled and replied, "I'm downstairs. Come with me. I'll take you to see your little lover, hee hee hee..."
Ye Ying almost jumped off the bed, slowly walked to the desk, and as she turned back, she was holding a fruit knife.
Her roommate was startled and cried out, "Ye Ying, what are you doing?"
Ye Ying slowly turned her head, her eyes unblinking, a sinister grin on her face, and said softly, "Revenge."
With that, she swiftly disappeared through the doorway.
Xuan Lang hung up the communication and then called Wei Yongji, showing him the video as well.
Wei Yongji's expression shifted from shock to fury. Grabbing a wooden stick, he charged towards the dilapidated house.
"Hee hee hee, the actors are all in place."
"Gu Ya, you have no chance of recovering this time."
Xuan Lang muttered to himself with a smile.
If Wei Ping was an appetizer that made Ye Ying's heart waver,
then Jiang Tingyue was the main course.
Both Ye Ying and Wei Yongji were diners at this delicious feast.
And Xuan Lang was the butler responsible for the invitations and observation.
A perfect manipulator, truly hiding behind the scenes.
Wei Yongji quickly found the old house and stormed in, shouting angrily, "Gu Ya! Get out here!"
Jiang Tingyue's cries for help echoed through the house.
Wei Yongji could no longer think calmly.
He smashed through the rickety wooden door, and the sordid scene on the bed was right there.
Wei Yongji's rage burned, his mind went blank. He grabbed the wooden stick and swung it down hard on Gu Ya's back.
With a dull thud, the wooden stick snapped in half.
Wei Yongji grabbed Gu Ya and landed a heavy punch.
Jiang Tingyue screamed in terror, her body curling into a ball.
Gu Ya, however, slumped forward like a corpse, offering no resistance, crashing face-first onto the ground with a muffled thud.
"Jiang Tingyue!" Wei Yongji took off his shirt and draped it over her.
At the same time, Wei Yongji raised his wrist to call Xie Fangbin.
Jiang Tingyue reached out, tears streaming down her face, shaking her head, "Please, if you tell anyone else, how can I show my face!"
Xuan Lang waited for Ye Ying downstairs.
He stepped forward and said enthusiastically, "Classmate Ye Ying, please follow me..."
Ye Ying rushed forward with a sinister grin, giving Xuan Lang no chance to resist. She clamped a hand over his mouth, and simultaneously, held the fruit knife to his neck, "Tell me, where is he?"
Xuan Lang was startled by Ye Ying's powerful grip, wanting to pry her hand away, but suddenly, the fruit knife frightened him.
Ye Ying's aura had twisted, emitting a pure malice, devoid of any other thought.
It was as if all the wickedness in the world was insignificant in her presence.
She could definitely stab the dagger into Xuan Lang's neck at any moment!
For the first time in his life, Xuan Lang felt fear!
"Speak quickly, brat!" Ye Ying leaned closer. The air she exhaled carried a chilling killing intent.
Xuan Lang's eyes widened in panic as he pointed towards the woods, stammering, "There... a... dilapidated house..."
Ye Ying instantly let go and ran into the woods.
Xuan Lang's hands trembled. After a long moment of regaining his composure, he dared to take a step and followed.
This night was destined to be extraordinary.
Ye Ying, like a ferocious beast, crouched low, holding the fruit knife, a sinister grin on her face, and charged into the house.
Jiang Tingyue screamed in fright, and Wei Yongji also panicked, quickly shielding Jiang Tingyue.
Ye Ying ignored the two of them and walked up to Gu Ya. She looked down at him and said softly, "So you're here~"
With that, Ye Ying lifted Gu Ya's leg with one hand and dragged him outside.
Wei Yongji quickly stopped her, shouting, "What are you doing! Gu Ya is a criminal now! No one can take him!"
Ye Ying turned back, baring her teeth like a ghost, a sinister grin on her face as she looked at Wei Yongji, and said, "If you don't want to die, shut up!"
Wei Yongji was completely subdued by Ye Ying's powerful and twisted aura, leaving him speechless.
Ye Ying picked up Gu Ya and rushed out of the house.
When Xuan Lang arrived, only Wei Yongji and Jiang Tingyue remained inside.
"Where did they go?" Xuan Lang asked breathlessly.
"They were taken away. Who was that girl? What's going on?" Wei Yongji said.
Xuan Lang angrily punched a door frame and looked at the camera equipment.
He quickly walked over and deleted all the previous videos, starting from when Gu Ya was pressing down on Jiang Tingyue.
...
In the woods, Ye Ying ran swiftly like a werewolf, carrying her prey.
Branches and stones scraped Gu Ya's face, but he remained unconscious.
Running furiously, she arrived at the back mountain of the academy.
Legend had it that this place was haunted, and even couples on dates deliberately avoided it.
Ye Ying placed Gu Ya under a tree and forcefully tore open his shirt, exposing his chest.
Gu Ya's scarred face was already unrecognizable, smeared with blood and mud.
Ye Ying lifted her foot and kicked Gu Ya's chest viciously with her heel.
Gu Ya let out a muffled cough, then began to gasp for air as if suffocating.
His face turned purple, and he was about to stop breathing from choking.
Ye Ying kicked Gu Ya's chest again, hard.
Gu Ya exhaled his last breath.
A few seconds later, he finally took a long breath.
Before long, Gu Ya's eyelids began to twitch slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.
Ye Ying immediately grabbed Gu Ya's chin, tilting his head back, while pressing the fruit knife to his neck.
Gu Ya was so terrified by Ye Ying that he dared not move. After a long pause, he finally reacted and said softly, "Ye Ying?"
"I am not Ye Ying! Brat, do you remember what you did?" Ye Ying's voice was sinister and venomous.
Gu Ya quickly tried to explain, "Ye Ying, listen to me, I, I was pulled down by Wei Ping!"
Ye Ying tightened her grip, the fruit knife pressing deeper, the tip piercing the skin and drawing a drop of blood.
"And then?" Ye Ying asked fiercely.
Gu Ya thought quickly and said, "I was knocked out, and then I don't remember anything."
Ye Ying became even more enraged and roared, "You're talking nonsense! If you dare say another lie, I'll stab you to death!"
Facing this scene, Gu Ya's mind finally began to think. Calm down, calm down. Provoking Ye Ying at this moment would have no good outcome.
Wait.
It's not difficult to prove my innocence. There's that!
Gu Ya looked at Ye Ying and said calmly, "Ye Ying, I have evidence that can prove my innocence."
...
Xuan Lang was completely furious.
He had originally intended to use this opportunity to completely separate Gu Ya and Ye Ying, to humiliate Gu Ya and drive him out of the academy.
But Ye Ying's transformation had completely disrupted his plan.
What was the deal with that sudden malice and the overwhelming power?
That girl seemed to have transformed into someone else in an instant.
If it weren't for Ye Ying, Gu Ya would surely be kneeling there now, crying and begging Ye Ying for forgiveness, begging Xuan Lang to let him go!
Just then, Xie Fangbin rushed in with a group of people.
Xie Fangbin immediately asked, "Where is Gu Ya?"
Class B homeroom teacher Zhang Xindan was also among the crowd and asked, "Where is Ye Ying?"
Xuan Lang calmly replied, "I think she's in the back mountain."
Two female teachers from the Ethics Committee came over to drape clothes over Jiang Tingyue.
A total of ten people headed towards the back mountain together.