Cuarto Campus

Capítulo 2

When it looked up, it realized that the sound was actually coming from Jiongying's mouth; she was chewing gum! (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the previous sentence.) The text appears to be a jumbled collection of characters and symbols, possibly from different sources. A direct translation isn't meaningful without further context or clarification. "Master, it's her...she doesn't seem...not human...?" Blackie cried out.

The person was Cheng Zhiyun. Her eyes were staring blankly into the distance, but her body seemed to be running forward frantically, as if some ferocious beast was chasing her. She was already very close to Jiong Ying and the others, but it was as if she couldn't see them at all. She ran straight towards them, about to crash into them. Jiong Ying remained motionless, and Hei Mi, seeing that its master was not moving, also squatted down vigilantly to the side, watching intently.

Just as Cheng Zhiyun was about to crash into Jiong Ying while running wildly, Jiong Ying caught her with her jade-like arm, as if catching a wisp of breeze in the void. Cheng Zhiyun immediately stopped shouting and collapsed into Jiong Ying's arms as if she had fainted. Her body was as transparent as smoke and mist, as light as a sheet of paper, and was held in Jiong Ying's hands almost without any weight.

At this moment, the faint, mournful singing suddenly stopped, but the red mist surrounding the house grew even thicker, and everything within five steps disappeared into the thick fog.

"Hey Mimi, follow me." Jiongying's expression was solemn.

After walking only a dozen steps, another woman in a white bathrobe emerged from the thick fog, screaming, "Help...help me!" Her voice grew increasingly frantic, as if she had lost all reason. This woman looked exactly like Cheng Zhiyun; in other words, she was yet another Cheng Zhiyun!

---Magpie Bridge Fairy

Reply [6]: This time, Jiong Ying quickly went to meet her and hugged her around the waist without saying a word. The woman, like the previous one, immediately stopped moving and let Jiong Ying hold her in her arms. Strangely, the two Cheng Zhiyuns could overlap and merge into one Cheng Zhiyun, but she was still as light as smoke and seemed to have no weight at all in Jiong Ying's hands. Jiong Ying led Hei Mi to the door of the villa. The door was half open and the inside was pitch black. The surroundings were in a deathly silence, not even the sound of insects. Only the door creaked as it swayed in the wind.

Jiongying carried two Cheng Zhiyun characters in her hands, with Heimi following behind, as they entered through the gate. In the darkness, Jiongying suddenly asked Heimi, "Do cats prefer to catch mice with the lights on or off?"

The black cat, wanting to test its owner's skills, replied, "Games without lights are usually more fun!"

Jiongying said "Oh" and continued walking forward. Of course, cats move freely in the dark, because their eyes are so special! Jiongying, like a cat, nimbly bypassed various obstacles in the dark and slowly walked towards the stairs.

Suddenly, a hissing sound came from the stairwell, and a red candle lit up on the handrail, casting a faint, firefly-like glow in the darkness. The stairwell was illuminated, but the rest of the room seemed even darker. Jiongying sighed and said, "Looks like they prefer playing games in the light. Alright, I'll go along with it!" With that, she parted her cherry lips, and the chewing gum she had been holding shot out like an arrow. In an instant, the gum emitted an intense, dazzling light, illuminating the entire room as if it were daytime!

Heimi thought to herself, "My kids mustn't follow this girl's example! Spitting out chewing gum on the ground will get you fined by the police!" But the chewing gum remained floating in the air, turning into a luminous pearl. With each step Jiongying took, it drifted along, never leaving her head, never letting the darkness get close. Then, Heimi noticed that the red candle at the top of the stairs was gone, replaced by a human finger bone! This finger bone pointed downwards, as if cursing anyone going upstairs to go to hell.

Hei Mi was horrified, but Jiong Ying seemed oblivious and had already climbed the stairs. There were several rooms on the second floor, and they headed towards the innermost one. The other rooms were half-open, and Hei Mi sensed a suffocating, malevolent energy emanating from them. This energy, though intensely powerful, seemed to fear something, hiding ominously, as if many giant beasts were lurking, ready to pounce and tear their prey to shreds at the first opportunity.

At that moment, Jiongying chuckled softly, then kicked the door open, sending it swirling open. Another Cheng Zhiyun lay on the bed, but unlike the previous two, she was human. Hei Mi finally caught a whiff of human scent.

Jiongying carried the two weightless Cheng Zhiyun figures towards the one on the bed. Just then, a mournful and strange song drifted from outside the window, "Moonlight, oh moonlight, shining on the ground..." Heimi suddenly turned around and saw an old woman's face pressed against the glass window, her mouth moving as she sang! In the light of the luminous pearl, it could see that the old woman had no teeth. As she sang, she glared at them with hatred. No, she was glaring at Cheng Zhiyun on the bed.

"Master..." Hei Mi was about to call out to Jiong Ying when another Cheng Zhiyun suddenly crawled out from inside Cheng Zhiyun's body on the bed! The Cheng Zhiyun who crawled out was also as beautiful as a cloud of smoke. As soon as she left the body of the other Cheng Zhiyun on the bed, she immediately cried out in panic, "Help... Help..." and tried to run out.

Without a word, Jiongying embraced her tightly. She already held three "inhuman" Cheng Zhiyun figures in her arms, three ethereal bodies overlapping, yet still feeling weightless. Jiongying slowly bent down and placed the three ethereal Cheng Zhiyun figures on top of the Cheng Zhiyun on the bed like blankets. Moments later, the ethereal Cheng Zhiyun figures slowly melted into the body on the bed.

Jiongying then turned to look out the window. The old woman's hair was flying in the wind like weeds, carrying an indescribable eeriness.

The two looked at each other without saying a word.

Finally, the old woman slowly said, "This matter has nothing to do with you. You should leave now, young lady."

Jiongying chuckled, "I'm no longer a little girl. In terms of age, it's more like I should be calling you a little girl! This little girl, you've already forcibly pulled out her three souls, causing her to lose ten years of her lifespan. Shouldn't the grudge be settled? Please stop casting spells. I can see that you don't have bad intentions; you're just blinded by hatred. Why not stop now?"

"Give up now?" The old woman retorted with a cold laugh. "I have no children of my own. Ever since Ah Xuan came into my life, he's been like my son! Before, his family was poor, and I sewed every single piece of clothing for him by hand. Ah Xuan was such a kind-hearted boy; he always volunteered to do chores around the house, always calling me 'Grandma, Grandma.' When I was tired, he would massage my bones. He..." She choked up as she spoke, tears streaming down her face. "It's a pity he had such bad luck... This vixen killed him. What's wrong with me making her pay with her life? Murderers have to pay with their lives! Why should I just give up? Don't think I'm afraid of you. I'll risk my old life to get rid of this vixen!"

Jiongying shook her head and sighed, "Although we possess magical powers and are considered extraordinary beings among the masses, we cannot punish on behalf of Heaven; we do not have such authority. Your cultivation is still shallow, so I'm afraid you cannot comprehend this yet?"

The old woman chuckled, "Shameless! You've only learned a few tricks and you dare to act tough in front of me? Heh heh, just you wait... Ah Xuan will be back tomorrow night to take this vixen's life. Let's see how you pay with your life!"

After she finished speaking, a gust of cold wind blew by, and the old woman disappeared outside the window.

---Magpie Bridge Fairy

Reply [7]: Jiongying said in a low voice: "Young people nowadays like to pretend to be old, while the really old ones like to pretend to be young, hehe~" "Master, she's awake!" Heimi called. Cheng Zhiyun's eyelids twitched a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes. As soon as she saw Jiongying, she froze for a moment, and then immediately started crying: "Jiongying... Zhou Tao... he... he wanted to kill me..." IV. Better to remember than to meet "Zhou Tao... became Zhang Xuan, he... he said I killed him and wanted me to pay with my life. He strangled my neck with his hands, his eyeballs were ruptured, he was hit by a car and died... he died so tragically!" Cheng Zhiyun said intermittently, her thoughts were confused, and her body was trembling. "Later, I struggled desperately and managed to escape, but he kept chasing me. I... I lost my way and didn't know which way to run. Suddenly, I heard a sound... it sounded like... someone was singing. So I ran towards where there were people. When I woke up, I saw you all... Am I dreaming? Where's Zhou Tao? Is he gone?"

“The old woman cast a soul-tracing curse on you. People under this curse can’t escape even if they run to the edge of the sky,” Jiongying sighed. “Actually, you never left this place. She used illusion magic to terrify you, and then used her singing to draw your soul out of your body. As long as you keep following the song, your soul will be controlled by her. When your body loses its soul, you will die! As for Zhou Tao, I think he may have already been taken away by the old woman.” She lifted Cheng Zhiyun’s wrist and saw that the red line had slowly climbed up her back arm from her pulse, only three fingers’ distance from her heart.

Terrified, Cheng Zhiyun asked in a trembling voice, "Then...how could you save me? How did you know all this?"

Jiongying smiled smugly, stood up, stretched, and then turned back to reply, "I'm just someone who has a tiny bit of interest in and knows a little bit about these boring things. You should rest well. It seems that old woman isn't going to give up yet. Tomorrow night, it looks like she's serious. I need to go out for a bit." Cheng Zhiyun immediately grabbed her hand, saying anxiously, "What if she comes back if you leave?" Jiongying lightly kicked the black cat at her feet. The black cat meowed in annoyance, as if complaining about its owner's sudden kick. "It will protect you. Hey, Blackie, if you want to be a hero, protect the beauty. If you want to be a coward, go home. How about that?" Jiongying asked it. The black cat immediately meowed again. Cheng Zhiyun was a little scared. "Does it really understand human speech?" Jiongying laughed, "Of course it does. But don't worry, although this guy is a lecherous cat, he can't turn into a human. You can abuse him as you please... hehe..." "Meow~" the black cat protested. Wait! "You've been ruined by a beautiful woman, and you've found her? What are you protesting for?" Blackie thought to itself. It immediately changed its expression, nuzzling against Cheng Zhiyun's feet and rubbing its body against hers in a fawning manner. Cheng Zhiyun, a timid and kind-hearted woman, saw how well-behaved the cat was and immediately picked it up. "Hehe, our Blackie is truly blessed with a beautiful woman!"

Jiongying grabbed her car keys, slung her bag over her shoulder, and walked out. The entire room fell into an endless, deathly silence once more. Cheng Zhiyun held Heimi tightly in her arms, curled up into a small ball, staring in alarm at the empty space. Of course, Heimi, immersed in boundless happiness, hadn't forgotten its great mission: protecting the beautiful woman!

"Hmph, if anyone dares to lay a finger on this beauty, I won't let them get away with it! I'll make them taste the power of my seductive claws!" Black Cat Hero thought ambitiously. Suddenly, a light, faint red mist blew in through the window, slowly growing thicker and thicker until it formed a human shape. The human shape had a face and hands, and as the red mist increased, the shape became clearer and clearer. Cheng Zhiyun was so frightened that she hugged Blackie tighter and tighter, almost as if she wanted to bury it inside her body. Blackie was almost suffocating from her hug.

"Zhou Tao!" Cheng Zhiyun finally saw the person in the fog clearly; it was her boyfriend and boss. At this moment, Zhou Tao's face was also filled with panic. He seemed to see Cheng Zhiyun right beside him, and he stretched out his hands as if to beg her for help. "Save me... Zhiyun..." he cried out desperately.

Cheng Zhiyun involuntarily stood up and slowly walked towards the fog. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her foot. Looking closely, she saw that the black cat was biting her ankle. The pain brought her back to her senses. Looking up, Zhou Tao was gone, and a figure in an Adidas tracksuit appeared faintly in the red fog, getting closer and clearer—it was the dead Zhang Xuan! Cheng Zhiyun felt her legs slip and she swayed precariously.

---Magpie Bridge Fairy

Reply [8]: Zhang Xuan slowly approached her with a cheerful smile, just like he had in life, without any change. "I'm sorry, Ah Xuan..." Cheng Zhiyun couldn't help but cry, "But I... I..." Before she could finish speaking, the smile on Zhang Xuan's face disappeared, and he looked extremely pained. He slowly reached out and touched his body. His hand actually went through his body and suddenly pulled out a bright and dazzling thing from his heart. The thing was still beating and covered with blood streaks. It was a living heart!

Cheng Zhiyun screamed and collapsed to the ground. Zhang Xuan, his face full of worry, walked towards her, holding the bright red, beating heart in his hands. With each step he took, a red footprint was left on the ground. "No...don't come any closer! I...I don't want it!" Cheng Zhiyun cried out, but her voice grew weaker and weaker. Just as Zhang Xuan was about to hand the heart to her, Cheng Zhiyun's vision went black, and she fainted.

In that instant, a small, dark figure, radiating a fierce killing intent, pounced on Zhang Xuan from the side. A flash of cold light! Zhang Xuan vanished. The old woman, her hand still dripping blood, retreated angrily to the side, glaring at the black cat that had pounced on her. The black cat, having succeeded, was extremely smug. "Old woman," it said, "you can't even beat me, how dare you challenge my master? I advise you to hurry back to your hometown and enjoy a few more years of peace and quiet!"

The old woman suddenly smiled sinisterly, "Of course I know your master is a difficult person to deal with, but she should know who I am, and she should understand what the consequences will be for offending our Heavenly Mother!"

Blackie was completely confused, but it sensed that she wasn't lying. It didn't know what kind of person "Tianmu" was, but hearing that even its former master dared not offend her, it seemed to be extremely hostile. Immediately, it suppressed its smugness and dared not say another word.

The old woman didn't dare approach, coughed twice, and then vanished silently into the red mist… When Cheng Zhiyun woke up, it was already dawn. The fat, black cat lay at her feet, warily watching its surroundings. They say cats are lazy, and while this cat was indeed lazy, it was remarkably loyal and devoted to the beautiful woman!

V. But at the time, it was all in vain.

A moment later, Jiongying came in carrying a bulging bag. She saw the red footprints on the ground, stepped over them without a care, and went straight to Cheng Zhiyun, asking, "Weren't you scared? Don't be afraid. Look what I brought back." After saying that, she took things out of the bag, the first being a large bag of Whiskas. "This is a reward for you, tuna flavor~ Hmm, see how loyal you are."

Hei Mi meowed sweetly, drool dripping down its face, its greedy expression obvious. Jiong Ying then pulled a large tub of potato chips from her bag, followed by a big bag of chocolates, several cans of cola, fish-skin peanuts, various kinds of preserved fruits, and all sorts of snacks that Cheng Zhiyun probably couldn't even name. Cheng Zhiyun stared blankly; if it weren't for what happened last night, she would have thought Jiong Ying was hosting a gluttonous feast. She looked at Jiong Ying, puzzled. Jiong Ying continued rummaging through the items, grinning, "Hei and I are staying here for a day and a night. Are we just going to sit here and do nothing while that old woman shows up? We need to take good care of ourselves, otherwise she'll take advantage of us!" She even pulled out two Lancôme face masks from her bag, saying, "I was planning to do skincare last night, but now I have to make up for it. Women age quickly if they don't take care of themselves~ Have one?"

Cheng Zhiyun was so flustered by her that she could only grab a bag of dried lemons to eat. Jiongying turned on the TV and said to Heimi, "Hey, don't you like watching the morning news...?" Cheng Zhiyun finally couldn't help but ask, "Jiongying, aren't you afraid she'll come back and take revenge tonight? I get terrified just seeing those bloody footprints!"

Jiongying sat down beside her, holding a bag of almond chocolates. "You mean those footprints? Don't worry, it's not blood, it's iron filings. The person who cast the spell believes that iron filings can attract the spirit of the dead, so they smear iron filings on the feet of the deceased to make him..." Before she could finish, Cheng Zhiyun was already terrified. Jiongying sighed, went to find a mop, and cleaned the floor. This lazy woman, who usually hires a cleaning lady, was being asked to do it herself—it was truly a wonder of the world. It was really too much for her.

"It's alright, let's watch TV, watch the morning news."

After a while, Cheng Zhiyun fell into a deep sleep again. The fright from last night had caused her considerable mental damage, and she needed a period of rest. Jiongying gave up the sofa and covered her with a blanket. After finishing the tuna, Heimi leisurely groomed its fur.

"Master, what is 'Tianmu'?" Heimi asked, seemingly casually.

Jiongying seemed stunned for a moment, but quickly regained her nonchalant expression. "Who told you? That little girl, wasn't it?"

Hei Mi didn't dare hide anything from her and immediately told her what had happened after she left last night. Jiong Ying listened silently, her eyebrows furrowing, and she sneered, "So, she's trying to use 'Tian Mu' to bully me, is she? Humph, does she think that even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner? Do you think I have to give 'Tian Mu' face? I won't give her any face. Trying to threaten me? Humph, I haven't been threatened in eight hundred years. Let's see what 'Tian Mu' can do to me now!"

Upon hearing that her master hated being threatened, Hei Mi immediately added more provocative words, "That's right, that's right! That's what I told her. Our master doesn't take any of you 'Heavenly Mothers' seriously at all. Even if there were ten or eight 'Heavenly Mothers,' our master wouldn't care!"

---Magpie Bridge Fairy

Reply [9]: Who knew that Jiongying would scold her angrily: "You really said that? Are you tired of living?" Seeing that her master was really angry, Heimi stuck out her tongue and quickly changed her words: "No, no, how dare I..." Jiongying sighed heavily and sighed with relief: "Fortunately, no... otherwise, it would be really troublesome, extremely troublesome..." Heimi had never seen her speak in such a tone before. She felt a chill in her heart. It seemed that this "Tianmu" was really not a big deal. Maybe her master was also a little embarrassed!

Just as it was about to ask another question, Jiongying stood up, grabbed some snacks, and slowly walked to the second-floor balcony. She sat in the rocking chair for a long time, seemingly lost in thought... Night fell, and the cold moon shone like water. Jiongying finally walked back into the room from the balcony. Cheng Zhiyun had already woken up and was actually chatting with Heimi. Actually, she couldn't understand what Heimi was saying; she just talked, and Heimi listened, occasionally meowing to express her opinion. She didn't even notice Jiongying walking behind her.

"Mimi, do you have someone you like? If you were me, would you choose Zhang Xuan or Zhou Tao? Actually, I don't know how to choose. As for Zhou Tao, I'm not even sure how much he loves me. He's that kind of man—mature, rational, successful, but selfish and wanting to control you forever. Zhang Xuan, on the other hand, is passionate, affectionate, and energetic, but he lacks ambition. You can't see a future with him because he never plans for tomorrow; he's the kind of guy who lives for the moment. Sigh... but now there's no choice. Zhang Xuan is already..." She became more and more distressed as she spoke, covering her face and crying.

Blackie meowed sweetly a few times, then rubbed against her and licked the soles of her feet in a flattering manner, which made her turn from crying to laughing.

Jiongying coughed lightly, and Cheng Zhiyun turned to her, saying, "Jiongying, your cat is so obedient, can I have it?" Heimi immediately meowed happily, indicating its agreement. But Jiongying snorted, "No way! This little guy owes me a favor from his past life, and he'll have to pay it back in this life!" Cheng Zhiyun didn't understand what she meant, but Heimi knew perfectly well. It thought to itself, "I'm really stuck with a vampire. I'll probably have to stay by her side for the rest of my life, being bullied by her fierce nature." Thinking this, it felt a pang of sadness, and a tear almost welled up in its eye. Just then, there was a knock on the downstairs door.

Cluck cluck, cluck cluck. The knocking was firm and steady. Cheng Zhiyun immediately picked up Heimi. Jiongying glanced at Heimi, who understood and secretly stretched out its paw. Jiongying then left the room and went downstairs to open the door.

The lights in the stairwell and hall had already been turned on, but it didn't really matter whether they were on or off. For large carnivores that prefer to hunt at night, the dead of night is the best time for them to hunt.

Jiongying arrived at the door, where a man in a blue uniform stood, the logo of a famous fast-food restaurant on his chest. "Excuse me, did someone order takeout?" the man asked. Jiongying shook her head and replied, "No, you might have made a mistake." "But... the address is clearly here," the man said, puzzled. Jiongying smiled and said, "Since someone's kind enough to order takeout for us, then I won't be polite!" With an extremely charming air, she asked gently, "Then why aren't you coming in?"

Inside the room on the second floor, Cheng Zhiyun nervously watched the door, as did Hei Mi. Suddenly, a few knocks came from the glass window, a series of clattering sounds. Cheng Zhiyun stared at the window in alarm, only to see Jiong Ying there! She was holding a takeout family bucket from a famous fast food restaurant, standing outside the window with a smile. Cheng Zhiyun exclaimed, "Jiong Ying, what are you doing there?" Jiong Ying pouted and said, "Someone delivered takeout, and when I went out to sign for it, I wasn't paying attention, and the door closed. I got locked out, so I had to climb in here. Please open the window and let me in!"

Cheng Zhiyun nodded, stood up, and was about to open the window. She slowly got up, then suddenly grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from the table and threw them out the window! Jiongying outside the window was startled. She saw Cheng Zhiyun grit her teeth and say, "Don't try to fool me! We didn't order takeout. Jiongying really bought all this food a long time ago. How could she possibly order a family bucket?"

Outside the window, Jiong Ying gave a sinister smile. The family bucket in her hand suddenly transformed into a crimson banner with a skull drawn on it, looking extremely terrifying. Jiong Ying then transformed into Granny Cheng. Pointing at Cheng Zhiyun, she muttered curses, "You wretched demon, tonight is your death day!" With that, she waved the banner, a cold wind swept in, and the window opened with a bang. A red mist immediately filled the air. Cheng Zhiyun screamed and fled outside. Seeing the danger, Hei Mi followed her. Cheng Zhiyun rushed out the door and ran like the wind to the stairs, where she saw another Jiong Ying approaching, also holding a takeout family bucket! Jiong Ying looked at her with surprise. Seeing her at the top of the stairs, Cheng Zhiyun realized she had nowhere to go and trembled all over.

Jiongying, standing at the top of the stairs, asked curiously, "Zhiyun, what happened? Why are you so flustered?"

Cheng Zhiyun, breathless, looked at her with suspicion and asked, "Who...who are you?"

Ying was puzzled and reached out to touch Cheng Zhiyun's forehead, but Cheng Zhiyun dodged her hand. Jiong Ying looked innocent and said, "Zhiyun, do you have a high fever? How come you can't even recognize me? What happened?"

Cheng Zhiyun felt a little relieved and replied, "The old lady was dressed up as you just now, trying to lure me into opening the window to let her in. I didn't fall for it, and she opened the window herself. She was chasing me just now!"

---Magpie Bridge Fairy

Reply [10]: "Don't worry, with me here, she won't dare to chase after us. Let's go back to the room." Jiongying waved the family bucket in her hand and smiled, "Are you hungry?"

Cheng Zhiyun shook her head and said, "With all your snacks, I can't even finish this!" Jiongying then said to Heimi, "What about you, Heimi? Do you want me to save a big piece for you?"

Suddenly, Blackie roared, its fur standing on end, its claws gleaming, and it pounced on Jiongying. Jiongying quickly dodged to the side, shouting, "Blackie! What are you doing?"

Blackie seemed not to hear, its figure swiftly turning in the air before launching another gleaming attack! Its eyes were also gleaming, staring at Jiongying with a ghostly green light.

Jiongying sighed, "Heimi, don't you even recognize me?" Heimi still glared at her with hostility. Cheng Zhiyun was also confused. She moved closer to Heimi and asked疑惑地问道, "Jiongying, what's our professor's name?"

Na Jiongying smiled and replied, "Our professor... I don't know his name, but..." Her face slowly aged, became ugly, and turned into that of an old woman! She continued coldly, "But I do know that the person you killed was named Zhang Xuan!" With that, her right hand grew outwards, her fingernails black and sharp, and she plunged it straight into Cheng Zhiyun's heart!

Blackie hurriedly pounced, catching the old woman claw to claw. The old woman's hand immediately split open with a deep gash, from which blood quickly flowed and dripped onto the ground—it was black! A trickle of blood also slowly seeped from Blackie's back, but the wound had turned black. Blackie knew it had been poisoned and that if it delayed any longer, it would be unable to protect the beauty. It immediately endured the pain and pounced on the old woman again.

Cheng Zhiyun was leaning against the stair railing. Looking down, she figured jumping from here to the first floor wouldn't be too bad, so she climbed over the railing and was about to jump when suddenly someone grabbed her arm from behind! She looked back in panic and saw Jiong Ying smiling at her… “Ah!” Cheng Zhiyun frantically tried to shake off Jiong Ying's hand, but it was held tightly. Jiong Ying forcefully pulled her, preventing her from jumping. “Let go of me, you devil! Let go of me!” Cheng Zhiyun screamed in terror. Jiong Ying pointed forward and said, “Look where you are! Do you still want to jump?” Cheng Zhiyun turned around in a panic. Good heavens! When did she end up on the roof? And the place she had just wanted to jump from was concrete below. If she jumped, she would definitely be bleeding profusely and die!

"I...you...I was just on the second floor! How could..." Cheng Zhiyun was completely bewildered, her mouth agape in shock. Jiongying said, "That illusion was meant to force you to jump off here. Even Hei Mi couldn't see through it. Are you alright?"

Cheng Zhiyun stared silently at Jiong Ying, who was appearing for the third time, her eyes filled with fear. Jiong Ying smiled wryly, "What's wrong? Don't you believe I'm Jiong Ying? Our professor's name is Huang Yibin. He never shaves, and he doesn't wash his clothes even once a week. Is that right?" Cheng Zhiyun was confused; the excessive shock had severely damaged her rationality, and her memory was hazy. She felt Jiong Ying was right, yet something seemed off. "It seems his name is Huang Yibin… he doesn't shave… um." She nodded. "Then let's go down," Jiong Ying said. "True gold fears no fire! It's a bit cold here, it's better to go down." The two turned and walked towards the stairwell on the top floor. Cheng Zhiyun was in front. After a few steps, a sudden thought struck her, a thought that froze her blood and gave her goosebumps! Because there was no professor named Huang Yibin in the MBA program she and Jiongying attended. The professor named Huang Yibin was the one who taught management to Zhang Xuan when they were in the same class in college!

"You...you're not Jiongying!" she screamed, turning around to see that, sure enough, the person following behind her had become the old woman holding a red banner! The old woman's long fingernails on her right hand were less than a finger's width away from her heart!

"You wretched woman, you still saw through me! Too bad, you're still going to die!" the old woman shouted fiercely, about to strike Cheng Zhiyun with her poison, when suddenly the top of her head split open, her body twisted strangely a few times, and then split in two from the top of her head all the way to her feet!

Cheng Zhiyun's vision went black. When she calmed down and opened her eyes again, she found herself still lying on the sofa, with Heimi lying in her arms with its eyes closed and a black wound on its back.

"It's alright, Zhiyun." Upon hearing this voice, Cheng Zhiyun slowly looked up and saw Jiongying standing in front of her with a roll of gauze. "Give me Heimi, I need to treat its wounds."

Cheng Zhiyun was utterly desperate. Her voice was hoarse as she said, "Just come and kill me. I won't run away anymore... Why make me suffer so much? This cat is a loyal cat. Just kill me, don't kill it."

Jiongying smiled, but her expression was very serious. "I know you've been deceived by her three times, and I didn't save you because I wanted you to suffer again and settle the score between you two. If she comes back to bother me, I'll kill her without any reason!"

---Magpie Bridge Fairy

Reply [11]: Cheng Zhiyun still couldn't believe it. She closed her eyes, but held the black cat in her arms tightly. Jiongying sighed and said, "Hey, you cat who's pretending to be dead... People have already praised you as a loyal cat, so hurry up and get out of here. If you're too late and the poison takes effect, I won't have time to bury you in the pet cemetery. I'll just throw you in a plastic bag at most!" Before she finished speaking, the black cat, which had been lying in Cheng Zhiyun's arms with its eyes closed, suddenly jumped up and immediately slipped out. It lay at Jiongying's feet and meowed sweetly twice. Its voice was so sweet, and its appearance was so adorable. It was really nauseating!

Cheng Zhiyun opened her eyes and watched as Jiongying took out a bottle of medicine from her bag, applied it to Heimi, and then wrapped it up with gauze. "Are you really Jiongying?"

Jiongying replied calmly, "Our professor is called Emperor Father, because not only is his surname Wang, but he also absolutely does not let anyone who skips class get away with it!"

Cheng Zhiyun collapsed onto the sofa, feeling utterly exhausted. "This time it's finally for real. Jiongying, you've finally come to save me..." Jiongying helped Heimi apply the medicine and said, "I've already let her go twice, I've given 'that guy' enough face! If she still doesn't know what's good for her..." Just then, the old nursery rhyme drifted in from outside the window again: "Moonlight, shining on the ground, on the night of the thirteenth, chewing betel nut..." Extremely desolate, extremely resentful... VI. This Love Can Only Be Remembered Cheng Zhiyun suddenly cried out in terror, "Jiongying, I... my heart hurts so much..." Jiongying quickly grabbed her hand and saw that the bright red line had climbed from her pulse all the way up her arm, from under her armpit straight into her heart. Cheng Zhiyun opened her clothes and saw that a faint red scar had appeared on her heart. And the color was getting darker and darker. "Will I die?" she asked sadly.

“That depends on you.” Jiongying gazed at her. “She will use her most powerful illusion to deal with you in a moment. You must remember two things: First, no matter what happens, do not leave this place. As long as you stand here, you are safe. Second, Zhang Xuan is dead, but you are not the one who killed him. Remember these two things, and you can live. Of course, if you are still too deeply guilty to pull yourself out of it, I cannot save you.”

Cheng Zhiyun looked at Jiongying, placed her hands on her stomach, and nodded thoughtfully.

Sure enough, the singing grew closer, and with a wisp of red mist, the window opened. The old woman stood coldly by the window. Cheng Zhiyun wanted to call out to Jiongying, but when she turned around, Jiongying was gone! Even Heimi was gone. She was left all alone in the room, along with that fierce and strange old woman.

The old woman nodded, coughing as she said, "Did that little girl leave? Good! She was clever..." Cheng Zhiyun secretly encouraged herself, and boldly said, "I'm not afraid of you! Because I know you're using illusions to deceive me, and I won't believe you!"

The old woman suddenly threw her head back and burst into laughter, her toothless mouth gaping wide open. Cheng Zhiyun could even smell the stench emanating from it. The evil laughter spread throughout the room, making it feel like a terrifying hell. "Aren't you afraid of me? Then look behind you!" the old woman shouted.

Cheng Zhiyun tightly closed her eyes, "I won't look, you're lying to me." But then Zhou Tao's voice came from behind, "Zhiyun, it's me!" Cheng Zhiyun was startled, still refusing to believe it, "I won't look, I won't look!"

Zhou Tao shouted from behind, "Zhiyun, what will it take for you to believe me?" Cheng Zhiyun hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Then tell me, where are we planning to travel next month?"

Zhou Tao thought for a moment and immediately replied, "Japan! Zhiyun, you believe me now, right?"

Cheng Zhiyun thought to herself, this must be true. When she discussed it with him, she wanted to go to Europe, but Zhou Tao wanted to go to Japan, so she compromised. That's just the kind of person Zhou Tao is; he only wants to control others.