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The surrounding environment returned to normal.
Jiang Huali found herself still standing on the podium, while Qi Man and Yin Mengshu were still sitting at the back of the classroom.
Qi Man looked at Jiang Huali on the podium, who smiled at her with her eyes crinkling.
After they separated, Qi Man tried to kill the ghost that was chasing them, but found that she couldn't.
At the stalemate, all the ghosts suddenly disappeared.
Jiang Huali looked at Xiao Lan beside her. Xiao Lan was actually quite cute, but not so cute in the illusion.
Jiang Huali told Xiao Lan to go back to her seat, and nothing unusual happened after that. Jiang Huali finished the class smoothly.
Director Luo did not reappear.
After confirming that the side quest was completed, Jiang Huali walked out of the classroom.
The next side quest hadn't refreshed yet, so Jiang Huali and the others went down to the first floor, where Qi Feng and Cun Ke were waiting for them.
Qi Feng saw them and quickly waved. After they came over, he asked, "What happened? How did we suddenly return to the normal space?"
Qi Man looked at Jiang Huali, "Did you do this?"
Jiang Huali didn't hide anything and nodded.
This isn't a good place to talk; the students come out to play during recess, making quite a racket.
The group walked towards the office.
At that moment, a group of people approached from the opposite side, who appeared to be players as well.
The leader was a tall, good-looking man with a tuft of blue hair on his head and a scar on his chin.
Qi Man seemed to recognize the other person and nodded at him.
Just as the two groups were about to pass each other, the man suddenly called out to Qi Man.
Xin Mingqing handed over a scroll and said to Qi Man, "I still hope you can consider the matter we discussed last time."
Qi Man remained expressionless and pushed the scroll back, saying, "No need."
Xin Mingqing glanced down at the scroll that had been pushed back, and scoffed, "Do you really want to stay in this wretched place for the rest of your life?"
Qi Man remained unmoved, her tone indifferent, "I have my own plans."
Xin Mingqing scoffed, "Your plan is to wait until your teammates are capable of surviving independently?"
Qi Man didn't reply and turned to leave.
Xin Mingqing wanted to say something more, but was stopped by the person next to him, "Captain, class is about to start."
Xin Mingqing paused, but still said to Qi Man, "I hope you will reconsider."
After the group left, Qi Feng frowned and asked, "Sister, what did Xin Mingqing want to talk to you about?"
Qi Man walked forward, saying, "It's nothing."
Yin Mengshu glanced at Qi Man thoughtfully, but said nothing.
Qi Feng received no answer, but surprisingly, he did not press the matter further.
When the group arrived at the office, Cun Ke was the last to enter, and he locked the door behind him.
There were no other teachers in the office at the moment, and the group sat down next to Yin Mengshu's seat.
"Speak," Qi Man said, looking at Jiang Huali.
Jiang Huali recounted everything she encountered in the illusion, but omitted the part about the appearance of the Ink Shrine.
Yin Mengshu said, "But so far, we haven't gotten any leads."
Indeed, today's illusion was rather inexplicable, and it didn't seem to reveal any useful information.
What Jiang Huali was somewhat concerned about was Xiao Tian.
If she remembered correctly, Xiaotian kept her head down during class. Later, when she entered the illusion, Xiaotian remained motionless at first. When she was chased by the ghost, she didn't seem to see Xiaotian's face. Finally, when all the students appeared in the classroom, Xiaotian remained unchanged.
Logically, after entering the illusion, all the students were transformed, including Director Luo and the ghost in the toilet.
But Oda remained motionless.
Qi Feng suddenly remembered something, "By the way, who is that ghost in the men's restroom?"
Cun Ke, who had been silent as a background figure, finally spoke up, "It's Qian Tong."
"Huh?" Qi Feng turned his head. "Is it that perverted male teacher Meng Shu mentioned?"
Cun Ke nodded.
Everyone fell silent.
No wonder Cun Ke attacked that male ghost with his knife as soon as he saw him.
It's no secret within the group that Cun Ke likes Yin Mengshu, but neither of them has reacted.
The lack of reaction here refers to the fact that Cun Ke usually does nothing but work silently. He doesn't even know how to chat with Yin Mengshu; he's just a complete shut-in.
Yin Mengshu didn't react much to Cun Ke, treating him like an ordinary teammate. Even when the atmosphere was a little off, she would pretend not to notice.
Yin Mengshu asked Qi Feng, "When you found Qian Tong, which stall in the men's restroom was he in?"
Qi Feng thought back for a moment, "It should be the third one. I had just pulled up my pants when he suddenly pushed the door open and pounced on me, which startled me."
Yin Mengshu nodded and said, "After I beat him up, I threw it into the third toilet."
The group fell silent again, which, aside from indicating that the illusion and reality were connected, offered no other clues.
Qi Man said, "That's all for this afternoon. Everyone, go back now. You can also look for more clues around here."
After leaving the office, Jiang Huali returned to the teachers' dormitory.
As soon as I entered the dormitory, I saw Zhao Yu sitting at the table between the two beds, her eyes red and swollen, as if she had just been crying.
Seeing Jiang Huali enter, Zhao Yu quickly wiped her eyes and forced a smile, "Teacher Jiang, you're back after class."
Jiang Huali nodded, "Mm."
She asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhao Yu knew that her crying was too obvious, so she just shook her head and said, "I was scolded by Director Luo this afternoon because of work, but I'm fine now, so you don't need to worry about me."
Zhao Yu seemed reluctant to talk about it, so Jiang Huali didn't ask any further.
Jiang Huali simply took off her coat and lay down on the bed.
Zhao Yu asked, somewhat puzzled, "Teacher Jiang, are you sleepy?"
Jiang Huali replied, "I had a fever yesterday and I'm still feeling a bit unwell. I'll rest for a bit."
The students haven't been dismissed from school yet; it's still early, and it's not lunchtime yet.
Zhao Yu nodded in understanding.
"Then you should rest well, Teacher Jiang. I have to go out for a bit."
No one made a sound in the room. After a while, Jiang Huali heard Zhao Yu leave.
A soft sound came from the door closing.
Jiang Huali turned to her side and buried herself in the blanket.
[System?] Jiang Huali called out.
What happened today?
The system appeared and said: "[I submitted feedback to headquarters while I was in the illusion, and I have received a reply.]"
[When I saw Mo Ci in the illusion just now, I realized that his soul and Meng Zhiling's soul shared the same origin.]
[After the last world ended, the system monitoring Meng Zhiling also discovered something amiss, so we now have an additional task: to bring the soul of the Mo Shrine from this world back to the Time and Space Bureau.]
[Same origin? What does that mean? Do they share the same soul?]
System: [Just as a person's soul is divided into many fragments, "Meng Zhiling" is one of them, and "Mo Ci" is another.]
This usually happens when a soul from another world shatters and falls into a smaller world. In order to maintain the stability of the smaller world, the Time and Space Bureau will collect these soul fragments and bring them back to the management center.
Therefore, a new task called "Recovering Soul Fragments" has been added. As for the soul fragments of "Meng Zhiling" from the previous world, there will be someone specifically tasked with collecting them.
What happens to the collected soul fragments?
Jiang Huali asked.
The system whispered to her: "You will be dormant in the management center."
Once the soul fragments are brought back to the Time and Space Bureau, they will spontaneously fall into a slumber. To awaken them, there is no other way but to find all the soul fragments and fuse them together.
However, with countless small worlds, finding and collecting all the soul fragments is a major challenge.
Therefore, the vast majority of soul fragments eventually fall into eternal slumber.
Jiang Huali didn't stay in bed any longer; instead, she decided to go out and look for clues.
I'll also see if I can run into the Ink Shrine again.
She wasn't quite sure how far her feelings for Meng Zhiling had progressed.
When they finished their mission and left, Jiang Huali thought they would never see each other again.
Except in memories or dreams.
But at this moment, they suddenly made a new connection.
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