Shi Yuqian covered her mouth, disbelieving, "Teacher Xia, is it true? Don't scare me."
Xia Qing shook her head, not entirely sure. "I thought it was fake at first, but one day when I had to stay late at school for something, it was already dark. I went to the sports field, and when I turned to look at the corridor, I saw five figures watching me."
Hearing this, Shi Yuqian swallowed and still found it hard to believe. "Teacher Xia, could it be your eyesight failing?"
Xia Qing shook her head, uncertain. "Maybe I am getting old and hallucinating, but the feeling was very real."
Yu Daochen's face was expressionless, but his heart was filled with doubt.
He knew for a fact that this couldn't be a hallucination.
However, it was unlikely for a place like a school to have a large number of ghosts.
There must be something fishy going on.
As if the topic was too heavy, Shi Yuqian looked at Yu Daochen beside her and joked, "Teacher Xia, you can ask Yu Daochen. Wasn't he interested in gods and ghosts when he was a child?"
Yu Daochen chuckled awkwardly. "That was when I was a child. I'm so old now, I'm not interested anymore. Besides, aren't you an atheist, Teacher?"
Xia Qing just sighed and said nothing.
She had indeed been an atheist before, but after experiencing this, she slowly began to believe that ghosts existed in this world.
The three chatted about other things for a while, and then Yu Daochen and Shi Yuqian said goodbye and left.
Outside the school, Shi Yuqian looked at the silent Yu Daochen beside her. "Old classmate, do you think ghosts really exist in this world?"
Yu Daochen paused, thought for a moment, and then slowly replied, "Probably."
Hearing Yu Daochen say that, Shi Yuqian suddenly became interested. "Have you seen them?"
Seeing her interested expression, Yu Daochen joked, "Not only have I seen them, but I've also killed them. I've killed no less than eight hundred, if not a thousand, evil spirits."
"Really?" Shi Yuqian looked unconvinced.
Yu Daochen grinned. "Of course, it's... fake."
"Tch." Shi Yuqian snorted in annoyance. "I knew it was fake."
Seeing her like this, Yu Daochen smiled. "You seem very interested."
Shi Yuqian's face was full of curiosity. "Even though I'm scared, I still want to know what ghosts look like."
Yu Daochen was speechless.
Was this the legendary "bad at it but loves to play"?
Curiosity killed the cat.
People like this usually liked to mess around, and they would be the first to die when they actually encountered a ghost.
There's also an old saying: "If you don't court death, you won't die."
However, speaking of this matter, he himself planned to come and take a look tonight.
After all, his parents died early, and Teacher Xia had taken great care of him.
He was already old enough, and it was time for her to enjoy her twilight years.
This could be considered his way of repaying her kindness.
Seeing Yu Daochen suddenly fall silent, Shi Yuqian asked, "Are you thinking about something?"
Yu Daochen snapped back to attention, a smile on his face. "Just some personal matters. What's up?"
Shi Yuqian shook her head, a little embarrassed. "It's like this, my elementary school classmates are planning a reunion tomorrow. Are you coming?"
"Class reunion?" Yu Daochen thought about it and declined. "Never mind, I won't go. You guys go."
Seeing Yu Daochen refuse, Shi Yuqian quickly said, "We're all elementary school classmates, and we haven't gotten together for a long time. It's rare for you to be back, you can't miss this one."
"This..." Yu Daochen looked at Shi Yuqian's expectant eyes and nodded helplessly. "Alright, I'll go then."
Upon hearing this, Shi Yuqian's face lit up. "Then it's settled. Let's add each other on WeChat."
Yu Daochen nodded and added Shi Yuqian on WeChat.
They chatted for a while longer before saying goodbye and leaving.
After Shi Yuqian left, Yu Daochen glanced back in the direction of the school.
It seemed like he would be busy again tonight.
However, the mention of a class reunion gave him a headache.
In his impression, class reunions were all about comparing who was doing better.
He really didn't want to attend such a meaningless gathering.
Yu Daochen continued to wander around.
Back home, Shi Yuqian went to her room and collapsed onto the bed. She opened Yu Daochen's WeChat and stared at it blankly, not sending any messages.
After not seeing her old classmate for several years, he had become a handsome guy.
She remembered playing the game of bride and groom with him when they were children.
She was the bride, and he was the groom.
Because she was very fat as a child and not good-looking,
No one was willing to play the bride and groom with her, except for Yu Daochen in the end.
They even had a wedding ceremony.
Actually, Yu Daochen was unwilling at the time, but he was forced to agree after she beat him up.
Shi Yuqian remembered what Teacher Xia had said today and couldn't suppress her curiosity, deciding to go and see.
Humans are animals driven by curiosity.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be roller coasters and other thrilling activities, and girls often liked these things more.
Yu Daochen wandered around the village until 6:30 PM before returning home.
After cooking and eating a bowl of noodles, he packed his things and headed to the school.
The best scenery is always in the morning and evening.
The sun hung over the mountains, dyeing the surrounding sky red.
As the sun set, a cool breeze brushed against his pale cheeks, carrying the already not-so-hot sunlight.
"It's still good to be in the countryside, to be one with nature."
Yu Daochen sighed and took a deep breath of air.
His worries vanished.
As the sun set, the sky quickly darkened.
Yu Daochen arrived at the school gate and looked at the closed gate. He finally decided to find a blind spot in the surveillance and climb over the wall.
After climbing into the school, he approached the security room. Yu Daochen placed a small glass bottle in front of the window, feeling a sense of nostalgia.
He never expected that the soul-stirring incense he confiscated from Zhang Dade back then would actually come in handy today.
A moment later, a snore was heard. Yu Daochen then opened the door and went inside, turning off all the monitors.
It was still early, so Yu Daochen sat under the basketball hoop, took out a pack of cigarettes, lit one, and began to smoke, waiting for midnight.
Time ticked by, and Yu Daochen sat there smoking.
11:30 PM.
Yu Daochen looked at the teaching buildings on both sides and suddenly noticed a figure watching him.
"It really is a ghost!" Yu Daochen said, standing up. He reached for the Kanglong mace at his waist, intending to go up and eliminate this evil spirit first.
The ghost just stared at Yu Daochen without any fear.
Seeing that the ghost had no intention of fleeing, Yu Daochen clicked his tongue. "Yo ho, so bold?"