Lu Shi's completely black eyes were fixed on Ye Bugui's neck, his hand still raised.
Ye Bugui had no doubt that Lu Shi wanted to kill him right now.
However, Ye Bugui had a sudden inspiration and hugged Lu Shi at the crucial moment.
In an instant, Lu Shi regained consciousness.
He just destroyed the bus and also performed a ritual to send all the passengers on board to the afterlife.
The large-scale slaughter drove the Heavenly Demon Saint Body within him into a frenzy, causing Lu Shi to instantly lose his mind.
If Ye Bugui hadn't suddenly hugged him, Lu Shi would have suspected that he would have killed all three of his teammates.
"Thank you." Lu Shi leaned on Ye Bugui's shoulder, feeling incredibly comfortable.
Not far away, Zeng Fugui exclaimed in surprise, thinking that it was fortunate that Ye Bugui was here to keep watch, otherwise all of them would be in danger.
Ye Bugui shook his head: "Why thank me? After I became the Boss, wasn't it you who woke me up first? We woke each other up, so we don't owe each other anything."
“You’re right,” Lu Shi smiled. “If I really do make a move against you next time, you must not hold back.”
Then Ye Bugui got down to business: "Have you also eliminated those ghosts?"
“They have been put to the afterlife,” Lu Shi said calmly. “They were all people who died on the bus. This bus was like a monster, devouring their souls after they died. I destroyed the bus, and these people had a chance to be reincarnated.”
"That's great." Ye Bugui seemed to know what Lu Shi was worried about and said to him, "The passengers will definitely be grateful to you for doing this. Now, let's continue with our original purpose."
Zeng Fugui then walked up to them and said very stiffly:
"Haha, what a coincidence that we just happened to be at the mental hospital."
“Unfortunately,” Lu Shi said in a low voice, “it was all arranged.”
He looked up at the brightly lit mental hospital, which was still brightly lit even though it was late at night, and for some reason, he felt very uncomfortable.
...
“I’m sorry,” the gatekeeper shook his head, “I can’t let you in.”
Zeng Fugui squeezed in at this moment, smiling and saying, "Brother, tell me what conditions you want, I can give you anything."
A glint flashed in his eyes, clearly indicating that he had used his skill.
However, Zeng Fugui soon put on a mask of pain.
The security guard absolutely refused to make the deal!
"I'm sorry, but after midnight, all visitors are prohibited from entering. If you insist on breaking in, I will call the police."
"Should we force our way in?" Ye Bugui asked in a low voice to Lu Shi, as this seemed to be the most effective method.
“We’ll come back tomorrow.” Lu Shi made a quick decision: “This is the inner world. We can force our way through, so we shouldn’t be stopped. But if there are places that we are forbidden from passing through, then there must be rules preventing us from doing so.”
“Okay, I’ll listen to you.” Ye Bugui nodded and quickly said, “Let’s go then. We’ve actually gained quite a lot from this trip.”
At this point, Ye Bugui glanced at Lu Shi beside him.
Zeng Fugui, on the other hand, looked like a wilted eggplant, completely devoid of vitality.
"What's wrong with you?" Wei Jin said, somewhat speechless. "I didn't realize you had such poor mental fortitude!"
"Who said that!" Zeng Fugui suddenly shouted, attracting everyone's attention. He immediately lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I... I just feel that I performed terribly today. My abilities were completely useless!"
“It’s alright,” Lu Shi comforted him. “It’s precisely because your ability failed that I’m certain there’s a power of rules here.”
Then another problem arose: how to leave the other world.
“In the past, we would automatically leave the other world by killing ghosts. But it seems that this method is no longer working.”
Wei Jin suddenly had an idea: "It seems that people in the real world can also awaken us and pull us out of the inner world."
"But there's no one else in our dorm, is there?" Ye Bugui asked from not far away. "Then we can't get out?"
“That’s not necessarily true,” Zeng Fugui said. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be excited because he suddenly had a chance to show off: “When I was in school, the whole school would ring a bell at six o’clock to wake us up for morning exercises. So as long as one of us woke up because of that, we could leave here.”
“Not bad.” Lu Shi looked at Zeng Fugui approvingly. “Then let’s rest here for a while.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and entered hibernation mode, completely absorbed in the moment.
Zeng Fugui was full of admiration. What kind of mental fortitude was that? He could sleep so soundly even in the Otherworld.
When he turned around, he realized that everyone else was resting with their eyes closed in the inner world.
...
At exactly six o'clock, the school bell rang.
Lu Shi, who was on high alert about his surroundings, woke up immediately.
They successfully left the underworld, not only obtaining a wealth of information but also restoring Lu Shi's strength.
...
"What?" After hearing about their experience last night, Han Ran's mouth dropped open, her expression clearly saying, "How could you have such a wonderful time without inviting me? You guys had it so good!"
“It’s actually quite terrifying,” Zeng Fugui said. “If it weren’t for God Lu, we probably wouldn’t have been able to escape unscathed.”
"Lu Shen?" Han Ran frowned. After being away for a night, she felt like she had fallen behind the game.
At this moment, Ye Bugui explained to her, "This is his pet name for Lu Shi. He said that only in this way can he express his respect for him."
After listening to their story, Han Ran finally spoke:
“I just happened to hear about the bus incident you experienced last night from my roommate.”
“Not surprising,” Lu Shi said in a low voice. “Strange tales are the foundation of the inner world, so all the ghosts and monsters we encounter in the inner world may come from strange tales.”
"And the source of all this seems to be that ghost story club that once existed but is now unknown to anyone."
Ye Bugui cleared his throat and added, "Our task today is simple: during the day, we'll do our best to investigate the Ghost Stories Club, and then as soon as get out of class is over, we'll enter the Otherworld together and find the mental hospital!"
Chapter 87
☪ Ghost Story Academy 15
"The Ghost Stories Society? Never heard of it!"
"Don't ask me, I really don't know!"
"I'm terrified of ghost stories, and I've never even heard of the Ghost Stories Club!"
Lu Shi and Ye Bugui tried to ask each other whenever they had a spare moment in the morning, but the answers they got were all pretty much the same.
"Judging from their reactions, it's like they really don't know anything." Han Ran sat on the rooftop railing, her legs swinging in the wind, looking just like a delinquent girl in a teen movie.
“Of course,” Ye Bugui replied. “If we’re exposed, we’re doomed. I even suspect that anyone who voluntarily reveals their name as a member of the Ghost Stories Club will be found by the ghosts in the ghost stories.”
"Speaking of which," Han Ran said, opening the takeout container from the school cafeteria and glancing at the food inside. She lost her appetite immediately. "The girl who asked me to go to the chemistry lab last night doesn't seem to have come to class today."
Zeng Fugui, who was engrossed in his meal, suddenly looked up. He let out a slightly startled burp, then stared at them in disbelief:
"What? The person is gone? Isn't this ghost story club too eerie? We can't even discuss it!"
Wei Jin remained silent, but as Lu Shi became more familiar with Wei Jin, he knew that he was thinking.
Then Lu Shi stood up and said softly, "Do you know where these school clubs usually operate?"
Zeng Fugui's eyes lit up, and then he gave Lu Shi a thumbs up: "As expected of you, God Lu, all the club activities in our school, except for a few that require outdoor activities, are held in a dedicated activity room."
“Such strange things have happened in the Ghost Stories Club, I think other clubs probably wouldn’t want to use that classroom either, right?” Ye Bugui immediately followed Lu Shi’s train of thought, thinking that as expected of Lu Shi, his thinking was indeed quite thoughtful.
“Hmm,” Lu Shi nodded. He didn’t even eat his meal, eager to check out the activity room. “We just need to find a locked classroom; there will definitely be clues.”
During their lunch break, the five of them went to the teaching building that was closest to the dormitory.
This teaching building is quite old. Apart from the students on the first and second floors, the upper two floors are activity rooms and also used by student clubs.
It was clearly afternoon, but when they went downstairs, they felt a cold wind blowing in their faces, and the whole building was quite gloomy.
“This place is very eerie,” Wei Jin touched his nose, he could even smell the scent of many of his kind: “I think the Ghost Stories Society must be in this building.”
Han Ran pursed his lips: "This building looks really old. I didn't expect the school to have no intention of renovating it at all. And what about the students living on the first and second floors? Aren't they scared?"
“Who knows,” Ye Bugui laughed. “But at least we found the right address. Hmm, I think we’ll definitely find what we’re looking for here.”
At this moment, Lu Shi broke the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere by reminding them:
"This place is dangerous, we must be careful."
“You all follow behind me.”
Lu Shi's words gave them no time to refute, and his expression was very serious.
Ye Bugui thought for a moment and was the first to follow behind Lu Shi.
He knew that this was absolutely not the time to make jokes; Lu Shi's strength was indeed suitable for taking the lead.
Han Ran hummed in agreement, then moved closer to Ye Bugui and whispered, "Brother Lu seems to have changed his personality too."
"Really?" Ye Bugui retorted, a reaction that made Han Ran roll her eyes inwardly. Is this what they mean by "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"? "I think he's pretty good now, very gentle."
Han Ran decided to shut up, after all, the gentleness in Ye Bugui's eyes and her understanding of it seemed to be two different things.
Led by Lu Shi, they entered the extremely gloomy teaching building.
The wind blew, and countless leaves fell from the sky, landing on the ground without making a sound.
Unseen by them, the fallen leaves were instantly absorbed by the soil.
The sound of students reading aloud came from the classrooms on the first and second floors, which, combined with the flickering old light bulbs in the corridor, added to the atmosphere of fear.
Zeng Fugui couldn't help but joke at this point: "If I had come here alone, I would have been scared out of my wits by now."
"That's outrageous?" Ye Bugui looked at Zeng Fugui in surprise, and finally asked a question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time: "You didn't just rely on luck to clear all the dungeons before, did you?"
"Of course not!" Zeng Fugui immediately felt a sense of crisis; he didn't want to be kicked out of the guild. "I... it's just that my abilities are useless in this dungeon. I even traded with NPCs today, but they still wouldn't tell me the truth about the Ghost Stories Society..."
"ah!"
Suddenly Zeng Fugui shouted. He looked down and realized that he had missed a step on the stairs without realizing it.
If Lu Shi hadn't caught him in time, Zeng Fugui suspected he would have fallen straight down.
"The quality of this teaching building is terrible. Can't the school leaders fix it?"