Chapter 21
"Mysterious creatures are supernatural creatures that are infected by mysterious factors and have some mysterious factors, so they also have special abilities, such as the various mythical beasts recorded in local myths..."
The bright sunlight outside the window shone through the glass and onto the table in the club's meeting room, leaving a large area of light spots.
The four students slumped over the table in a crooked manner, and continued to learn about the mysterious world during their lunch break.
Three portions of rice bowls that had been barely touched and the lunch boxes brought by Luo Dong's nanny were neatly arranged in a corner of the table. Under the high-intensity study of balancing high school homework and CPA online courses, Luo Dong rubbed his aching forehead.
The young master, who had always lived a life of luxury, experienced for the first time what it meant to feel like vomiting after learning something.
"I can't hold on any longer. Someone come and save me, or I will die..."
Chu Zhongyuan shook his hands intermittently, and his voice was as shrill as a pig about to be slaughtered in a slaughterhouse.
"It will be over soon, hold on a little longer, hold on a little longer——"
Gu Qingming's mental state did not look very good either. His eyes were about to turn into mosquito coils and he was muttering something, not knowing whether he was talking to himself or to Chu Zhongyuan.
"Hold on a little longer and I'll grow tentacles and crawl all over Lantai No. 1 Middle School. If there aren't any mysterious events, I'll just turn myself into a mysterious event to increase my performance, hehehehehe..."
Chu Zhongyuan's voice sounded even weaker. He held up his eyelids tightly, trying to force himself to continue reading the words in front of him.
However, it had no effect at all, and Luo Dong's eyes only widened.
"Based on my previous experience, victory is just around the corner... After finishing this difficult common sense education at the beginning, we will win--!"
Zheng Qiuji waved his arms as if he was waving a flag on the battlefield to cheer for the entire army.
"What's the point of winning? I've been studying for two weeks, but there's clearly no trace left. I didn't expect that I died at the hands of mystery, but at the hands of mysterious knowledge."
Chu Zhongyuan rested his chin on the information book with a distorted expression.
“Bang!”
Luo Dong seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He slammed the reference book in his hand shut, capped the pen with both hands, turned around and took out a notebook with page-turning labels on the side from his canvas bag. His voice was soft, but the content was terrifying.
"Don't forget, you guys still have the monthly exam this week."
The young man with delicate features smiles sweetly, but his words are like those of the devil.
Gu Qingming buried his face in his hands, Chu Zhongyuan fell on the table as if he had died, and Zheng Qiuji fell symmetrically across from Chu Zhongyuan.
"but--"
Luo Dong stretched out the tone with a wicked smile.
"At least after we get through the monthly exam, we have a chance to relax. I found out from the student union that our classroom will be closed this Friday afternoon because of the teacher qualification exam. The school's study tour to Heshu Town is also about to begin. Dad's work partner just gave him several tickets to Heshu Town, but I can't find anyone to use them. Do you want to go there with me on Saturday or Sunday to relax after the monthly exam?"
The young man held his cheek and suggested while flipping through his exercise book with wrong answers.
The study tour to Heshu Town is a rare extracurricular activity of Lantai No. 1 Middle School. Only students in the first and second year of high school are eligible for a place, and most of the students selected are good students who are famous for their good character and academic performance in their grade.
However, these places have always been occupied by the two pure science key classes of 16 and 17, and have nothing to do with ordinary classes like theirs.
However, my father's business partners also sent him a few free tickets with time limits, which he felt would be a waste if not used. With Gu Qingming and others and myself, we can just help fill the vacancies.
If the school doesn't give them a chance, then they'll go on their own.
"Is it okay? Is it okay?"
Zheng Qiuji's eyes began to flash with golden light, and in his excitement, the black contact lenses could hardly cover the original color of his eyes.
"Of course, why not. I'll make the decision for you!"
Luo Dong closed the book of wrong answers and answered in a very heroic manner.
“Wuhu!!! Great!”
Zheng Qiuji and Chu Zhongyuan jumped up and high-fived happily, and even Gu Qingming seemed to relax a lot.
The continuous study brought them too much mental pressure, but when they thought that after enduring the last two monthly exams on Friday morning, they could go to the famous Heshu Town to relax, they could not contain their excitement and joy.
The full name of Heshu Town is Heshu Hot Spring Ancient Buildings Complex. It is located in Xia County, Shuhe City, the counterpart friendly city of Lantai City. It is a famous 5A-level scenic spot.
Heshu is backed by mountains and canyons, located in a special geological zone with abundant geothermal energy, clear and clean spring water and rich mineral content. Coupled with the local long history, unique ethnic costumes and ancient architectural complexes, after being developed by the local people, it has quickly formed a complete and developed tourism service industry.
At the same time...Heshu Town...that is also the place recorded in my mother's notes. Maybe I can find traces of my mother there.
Gu Qingming thought.
After having hope in life, the days began to pass quickly. In the blink of an eye, the three people with sad faces and Luo Dong arrived at the days of monthly exams. When cleaning up the examination room, Cao Sheng asked Gu Qingming and others to stay behind to help the duty students to organize the desks, but they found that if they arranged them in the order of 8, 8, 8, 7, there was still one desk missing for Class 15.
"I remember there's a table at the end of the corridor in the opposite building. Could you please move it over here?"
Cao Sheng patted their shoulders and gave them a sly fox-like smile.
"Let's go, free labor classmate Xiao Ming."
Upon hearing this, Chu Zhongyuan half-deadly pulled on the corner of Gu Qingming's clothes and collapsed towards the door. If Cao Sheng hadn't been watching from behind, this lazy man would have wanted to crawl all the way in.
Fortunately, Class 15 is located on the first floor of Huide Building, the Grade 12 teaching building. After walking half of the corridor, the two of them only have to face a road on campus.
The sunlight in late summer and early autumn is still somewhat dazzling, shining through the lush green leaves of the tall trees beside the school teaching buildings, scattering spots of light on the streets.
Gu Qingming's vision was slightly blurry due to the change in ambient brightness. He rubbed his nose bridge and tried to focus. However, Chu Zhongyuan, who was not nearsighted, suddenly stopped and pulled the sleeve of Gu Qingming's school uniform.
"Xiao Ming... look over there, is that the fox mask you mentioned?"
Gu Qingming was so frightened when he heard this that he quickly adjusted his glasses to focus. His eyes, which had adapted to the light, quickly conveyed the correct visual signals to his brain: at the corner of the complex building opposite, a fox masked man wearing a long loose coat and holding a square compass in his hand, was standing there thinking and calculating something openly and honestly.
"Isn't this a bit too much of a disregard for us and Boss Cao?"
Chu Zhongyuan touched his chin, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"The enemy is in Honnoji, the enemy is in Honnoji..."
Gu Qingming seemed to be in a state of fear and forced to shut down. In a trance, the white shadows that he had not seen since awakening his superpowers rushed in front of him again.
"Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming, cheer up!"
Chu Zhongyuan patted Gu Qingming on the shoulder. He tried his best to speak quietly, but the fox mask at the corner of the building still turned its head nimbly. Although his eyes could not be seen, Gu Qingming and Chu Zhongyuan could feel very clearly that the other's gaze was on them.
The fox mask was slightly startled when he saw the two figures, and then raised the compass in his hand towards them, as if to signal something.
The next second, the water pipe for watering the plants in the green belt was turned on, and the golden sunset light merged with the blooming water splashes, blurring the vision for a moment. When Chu Zhongyuan and Gu Qingming looked again, the fox mask had disappeared.
The two boys looked at each other without saying anything, then rushed to the corner of the building where the man in the fox mask had just stood.
Behind the corner of the comprehensive building is the teachers' garage of Lantai No. 1 Middle School. Bicycles and electric vehicles are neatly lined up there, with no trace of anyone.
The fox mask disappeared completely.
"What is this? A magical transformation?"
Chu Zhongyuan was a little at a loss.
"Maybe... it's the effect of supernatural powers?"
Although he had learned a lot of knowledge related to mystery and supernatural powers, Gu Qingming was still shocked when he saw such a supernatural phenomenon.
If the fox mask's special ability is invisibility, then his lurking and elusive whereabouts can be easily explained.
Gu Qingming and Chu Zhongyuan went to the Comprehensive Building with heavy hearts to move the ownerless table. When they moved the table across the street into Huide Building, only Luo Dong and Zheng Qiuji were left waiting for them in the classroom.
The other students on duty had finished their work and hurried to the cafeteria to eat.
"You two are really slow. Did Director Zhang Yiwei catch you and force you to write a self-criticism while you were moving the table?"
Luo Dong sat on the table with his legs crossed, looking suspicious.
"How can you talk like that?"
Chu Zhongyuan rolled his eyes and said unhappily.
"I haven't written a self-criticism for a whole week. I swear to God, from today on, I will move Lantai No. 1 Middle School, no, I will move Emperor Zhang, one of the top ten inspirational figures."
Zheng Qiuji tried to roll her eyes even wider at Chu Zhongyuan, and almost made her colored contact lenses pop out.
"Don't make jokes yet. Where's Mr. Cao? I have something to ask him."
Gu Qingming put an end to the verbal fight between a few boys. He pushed his glasses unconsciously and looked very anxious.
"Him? He said he had to leave for a while to go to the Forbidden City CPA headquarters to help us submit our psychic files. I just asked Boss Cao if he wanted to go to Heshu Town, but he refused and said he had reserved the tickets for tonight."
Hearing this, Luo Dong got down from the table and shook his head, as if he felt that talking to Gu Qingming in this way would seem more formal.
"Left? But——"
Gu Qingming calmed down, forced himself to stay calm, and explained clearly to Luo Dong and Zheng Qiuji what he had just seen about the fox mask.
"You mean... you saw that fox mask again?"
Luo Dong also realized that something was wrong. When the three of them were exchanging information before, they learned that the notebook from each other's family came to them, and it seemed to be closely related to a shadow wearing a fox mask.
The express package of Gu Qingming's notes was handed over to He Song by Fox Mask, who then signed for it. Zheng Qiuji also helped Chu Zhongyuan sign for it from Fox Mask. Only Luo Dong was a little different: he foolishly signed for the package himself from Fox Mask.
Like Chu Zhongyuan and Gu Qingming, Luo Dong thought it was something sent by a friend or relative, but after opening the package, he found that it was actually the notes of his cousin Lori who had been missing for several years.
The bizarre and mysterious things recorded in it made Luo Dong think it was just a scam. However, on the very night when the express was signed for, he awakened his supernatural powers from the notebook.
The white feather light slowly fell in the night. Luo Dong was also scared to death at that time. He directly called all the cleaning staff and nannies in the villa to accompany the young master for several hours.
"Fox mask... I thought it was just a student from the drama club..."
Zheng Qiuji glanced at Chu Zhongyuan with some regret. At that time, the school was in the middle of a drama club rehearsal, and he didn't think too much about it, so he accepted it for Chu Zhongyuan. Who knew...
"It has nothing to do with you, Old Zheng. If I hadn't signed for this notebook, I might have turned into an EN condensate on the first night because I don't have any superpowers."
Chu Zhongyuan shrugged and said nonchalantly.
EN condensates are common knowledge among people with special abilities. Whenever a person with special abilities dies, his or her special abilities will transform back into various forms of EN condensate items, waiting to be recognized by their masters or to be used by humans.
In other words, the appearance of EN condensate marks the death of the owner of the superpower.
"Teacher Cao must know more about this fox mask. He just left, so he probably can't get far. If we chase him now, we may be able to catch up with him."
Gu Qingming pushed his glasses again and said seriously.
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