Chapter 138 Who Preaches the Way (Part 9) The Thief

Du Yu was intently staring at the last "bonus question" on the exam paper when he suddenly shivered. The hairs on his back stood on end, like an animal that sensed an impending catastrophe, terrified and losing its reason, wanting only to let its instincts drive it to run wildly across the earth.

what happens?

The question had barely crossed Du Yu's mind when he automatically provided the answer—Gu Tu!

She was the only unstable element around him!

Because of the huge pigeons eyeing him menacingly, Du Yu couldn't turn his head directly. He could only turn his head to steal a glance at Gu Tu out of the corner of his eye. The pale-faced girl was still wearing that wrinkled silk nightgown, holding a pen, and answering questions seemingly normally.

—No, this is the biggest anomaly!

Du Yu's eyebrows twitched. When the test papers were handed out, she had confirmed that all the questions were written in Chinese. How could Gu Tu, who grew up in the City of the Sun, answer the questions with a normal expression? There must be something wrong!

The giant pigeon, as tall as two people, cast an unfriendly glance. Even if the world treats Du Yu favorably, it is only under the premise of not violating the basic operating rules of the world. Now, maintaining the correct operation of this "exam" is written into the underlying logic of this giant pigeon, and it will not make exceptions for itself.

Only by facing the death threat emanating from that giant pigeon can one understand that Gu Tu's performance just now was actually not particularly bad. As an ordinary person (possibly), it is already remarkable that she was able to withstand such pressure without breaking down.

Feeling the pressure rising exponentially, Du Yu tried to ignore the constant warnings of danger screaming in his mind, picked up the test paper again, and absentmindedly pieced together the pixel map in his mind. Only then did the giant pigeon's blood-red eyes move away from Du Yu.

"Click, click."

The exam room was automatically issued ballpoint pens, but when Gu Tu's pen tip touched the paper, it made a cutting sound. Du Yu frowned even more. No matter what Gu Tu was doing, he had to stop her, and that was without violating the exam rules.

take an exam……

Du Yu pursed her lips tightly, suddenly raised her hand, and apologized to Gu Tu in her heart. Sure enough, people can still become the kind of person they hate the most: "I'm going to report Gu Tu for cheating on the exam!"

Upon detecting that Du Yu was not answering the questions properly, the white dove, whose eyes were flashing red lights, paused suddenly when it heard the word "report," as if a stuck robot had encountered some paradox and was frantically searching for information to solve the problem.

Finally, Bai Ge let out a heavy snort, her gaze sweeping over Du Yu's seemingly righteous face, before she strode heavily toward Gu Tu.

You made the right bet!

Du Yu felt relieved. With the absolutely legitimate identity granted by the space, it would be much easier for the 166-year-old White Dove to stop Gu Tu than for him.

As expected, although this space was full of eeriness, since it was disguised as Jinling University, it still adhered to the university's "academic design" in some minor details. Every year during exam week, how could there be a lack of dramatic scenes of backstabbing and mutual accusations for GPA and graduate school admission?

It's not so bad that there are more female history students in Du Yuxuan's school. It's said that a murder occurred in the neighboring science college because of the competition for graduate school spots. This is the dark side of human nature. This space is no exception and still retains the reporting channel.

"How dare you!"

Upon receiving the report, the white dove, who had only gone to take a casual look, suddenly flew into a rage when it saw Gu Tujuanzi. The feathers on the back of its neck bristled with anger, and it flapped its wings as if raising a large sword and sweeping forward heavily.

To everyone's surprise, Bai Ge, who had repeatedly emphasized the importance of following the rules and would severely punish offending candidates, did not target Gu Tu, who had violated the rules, with her primary attack this time. Instead, she targeted the test paper with unidentifiable writing on it, as if the test paper was more hateful than the offender.

Bai Ge had no time to pay attention to herself. Du Yu turned her head and tried to see the contents of the test paper. However, perhaps because Gu Tu wrote too hard, all the words were blurred into a mess. From a distance, all that could be seen was a bloody mess.

Wings tore through the air, each seemingly soft feather gleaming with a sharp, metallic sheen. Even Du Yu's avatar couldn't confidently claim to have escaped unscathed after being struck solidly by the white dove. Yet Gu Tu, who had just been intimidated by the white dove, showed no fear whatsoever.

She seemed deaf to the white dove's questions and warnings, her head bowed, as if she were completing a masterpiece, unable to spare a single ounce of energy for the outside world. For some reason, the tip of the ballpoint pen she held was leaking a bright pink liquid, which accumulated on the exam paper, gradually thickening into a shocking patch of blood.

Even though Gu Tu hadn't done anything, and there was nothing on the desk except the test paper, the white dove's heavy flapping of its wings seemed to hit a swamp, and the momentum was visibly decreasing until it was almost zero when it was five centimeters away from the test paper.

Sensing the familiar scent gradually emanating from Gu Tu, Du Yu disregarded Bai Ge and flicked his finger. A cluster of purple flames suddenly adhered to Bai Ge's wing, dyeing the edges of the pigeon's gray-white feathers with a magnificent, flame-like color.

"boom--"

The white dove, which had just been paused, suddenly returned to normal without warning. With the force of a meteorite impact, it slammed heavily onto Gu Tu's desk. The exam paper, which was just a few strokes away from being filled, seemed to let out a sharp scream like a person, trembled a few times on the ground, and was then engulfed by the purple flames that pounced on its prey like a hungry tiger, burning it to ashes.

"Cough cough...No...No!"

Although the white dove wasn't specifically targeting Gu Tu, the enormous impact still indiscriminately tore everything around her away. She was thrown heavily out, crashing into the unseen "edge" of the examination room, letting out another scream before falling heavily to the ground.

The oblivious focus in her eyes vanished, and her beautiful black eyes were dazed for a moment. After a few seconds, she realized what had happened amidst the intense pain, her pupils dilating in terror. She struggled to crawl forward a few steps, but it was all in vain.

The exam paper, soon to be filled with bloody words, and the ○-shaped ballpoint pen, which was spewing pink liquid as if it were enraged to the extreme, were both burned to ashes by the raging purple flames.

"Using communication devices to contact others during the examination room is a serious violation. Candidate, do you know your crime?"

With a wary glance at the ever-growing purple flames that seemed to radiate satiation and hunger, the white dove selectively ignored the other examinee, strode to stand in front of Gu Tu, and suddenly lowered its enormous bird head, its scarlet eyes fixed on the woman with a face full of regret.

"No, no... I was forced into it. Without His instigation, how could I have had the ability..."

The shadow of death kept whispering in her ears. Gu Tu finally snapped out of her daze and jolted awake. Panic instantly filled her eyes. She bit her lip, trying to find the most harmless-sounding words in her chaotic mind...

"puff--"

The white dove remained motionless, a hint of mockery seemingly appearing in its scarlet eyes. It did not make a move, but Gu Tu seemed to have been struck a heavy blow, her head snapping back and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The moment the blood droplets touched the air, they transformed into pale pink petals. Ignoring Gu Tu's increasingly listless expression, the scene had a touch of romance, but unfortunately, neither the person nor the bird present had any intention of appreciating it.

Du Yu raised an eyebrow slightly. At the moment the petals appeared, Gu Tu, who had always been an ordinary person in her perception, suddenly showed spiritual fluctuations that only superhumans could trigger.

Du Yu had long known that the abilities of superhumans were varied and their special abilities were diverse. This was the first time he had seen such a special ability. Before it was exposed, the superhuman looked exactly like an ordinary person.

Speaking of which, the fluctuations emanating from Gu Tu right now "sound" very much like the appearance of someone whose superpowers have suffered a backlash and whose spiritual body has been damaged.

Gu Tu had just used her supernatural ability on Bai Ge, but she underestimated the latter's strength. Her attempt to steal a chicken backfired, and she ended up making her injuries even worse.

The mockery in the white dove's eyes intensified. It scoffed, "This is my territory! I can't control that peeping tom, but I can certainly control a mere mortal like you? Stubborn fool!"

As she spoke, the white dove seemed to have exhausted its last bit of patience. It flapped its wings again, the edges of its soft feathers turning dark gray, and slammed down on Gu Tu like a blade!

"Bang!"

Gu Tu closed her eyes in despair. The white dove's feathers tore through her body with a crisp sound.

Du Yu, who was standing nearby, saw clearly that the moment the white dove's attack landed, Gu Tu, who was alive just a second ago, turned into a mercury-silver gemstone statue the next second. It was shattered by the white dove's wing, breaking into countless small pieces, like a thunderstorm of gemstones.

"Pah! You peeping tom!"

The white dove seemed unsurprised by the outcome; it cursed and flapped its wings, as if rummaging through the pile of jewels.

Du Yu was pondering how to get information out of it when a flash of light appeared before her eyes. After she clearly saw what was in front of her, she instinctively looked at the white dove with hesitation:

"Is this the necklace that Gu Tu was wearing just now?"

The white dove scoffed again—its lung capacity was just right—and said coldly, "Humans are so stupid that they don't even notice when their things are stolen, and they just let the thief dangle right in front of them."

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Author's Note: A no-prize quiz! Can you guess what Gu Tu's defining characteristic is? [sunglasses]