Chapter 66 Shugao Girls’ High School 26
In the Moon Altar, Jiang Yuelu sat away from the crowd, closed his eyes and rested. His identity as a teacher allowed him to freely choose his clothes. On the second day after arriving here, he threw away the skirt in his closet and changed into pants that were convenient for sitting cross-legged and moving. Now his slender legs were crossed together, and the snow crystals on his long black boots flashed coldly.
Xie Xiaoya retracted her gaze, "Xu Li, do you feel that it's a bit cold in the Moon Altar? If it were in the classroom, the snow on my shoes would have melted long ago."
Xu Li nodded, "I feel it."
Xie Xiaoya muttered: "I feel very uncomfortable here... Jiang Yuelu is the same. From the second time he answered the questions, he became very abnormal. He became... became..."
Xu Li grew up with her and spoke for her, "I have become very trusting of the priest."
"That's right. Is he the type who believes everything others say? No way. He is very cautious in everything he does. Sometimes I even feel like he is too rigorous." Xie Xiaoya couldn't help but wonder, how would a normal Jiang Yuelu deal with answering the question the second time?
"I think he will probably try to get the priest to say something first, compare it in his mind, and then verify it himself. Before there is definite evidence, he will try to reassure the priest... Huh?" Xie Xiaoya slowly realized that what she said were all psychological activities, but psychological activities cannot be seen, so no one knows whether Jiang Yuelu is being cautious or reckless.
Xu Li looked at her and said, "You already trust him very much."
Xie Xiaoya stroked her chin and thought, "Maybe because he always acts like a brother."
"Sorry for the wait, everyone."
The priest's voice seemed to come from a long distance away, and the pillars and floor tiles made a clicking sound as they were disassembled and put back together. It sounded like someone was twisting this huge building like a Rubik's Cube.
"I'm sorry to have you running around on a day that should be a day of celebration." The priest said, "Let's get started now without further delay."
Xie Xiaoya hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, Priest! We haven't all arrived yet."
The priest said, "Is it the student named Wen Han? Don't worry, she encountered a little trouble on the way to Yuetan. Teacher Yu has already taken her to Yuehe. We will meet her soon."
"But..." With her doubts growing stronger, Xie Xiaoya looked at Jiang Yuelu.
But he agreed: "Okay. Then let's do as the priest says."
He believed it easily again! Xie Xiaoya clenched her fists angrily.
Leng Wenhan knew that they were all waiting for her, so why would she follow the teacher of the girls' high school? And "I encountered a little trouble" sounded like an excuse to fool people. They could tell that there was something fishy, but Jiang Yuelu still believed it.
She was so angry that she almost went crazy. "You..."
Jiang Yuelu didn't even look at her: "Master Priest, today we went to various places in Yuehe, just as you said..."
He turned his back to them and began to explain today's events to the priest. He acted like a brother protecting his sister.
Xie Xiaoya was feeling distressed. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly heard a familiar voice in her ear: "Xie Xiaoya, when the priest makes a move later, remember to protect everyone."
Xie Xiaoya was startled and looked up. Jiang Yuelu still had his back to her and was even reporting today's actions to the priest with ease.
[Look at your ears, but don't be too obvious, there are eyes everywhere]
Jiang Yuelu's second half of the sentence made her shudder. Are there eyes in the Moon Altar? Xie Xiaoya glanced down and noticed a flickering flame, faintly emitting a rune spell. She quickly recognized that this was the most basic talisman for passing messages.
Jiang Yuelu did this because she didn't want anyone to hear their conversation. She understood what he meant and made a gesture, and communicated with him using her mind. [Will the priest make a move? What move?]
[I only know what he is planning, but I don't know what action he will take yet. You just need to be careful and vigilant. I have read your information and you are very good at opening a large-scale umbrella of protection.]
Xie Xiaoya rolled her eyes, [That's the mysterious spirit's secret method to relieve misfortune! What umbrella? That's too corny.]
[Also, after you notify me, you still have to notify the others. It would take too much time to use a fingernail-sized messenger. You'd better open a bond formation so that you can talk to each of us at the same time...]
Jiang Yuelu was very straightforward: [Sorry, I’m too weak now, I can’t do it]
【……】
When the messenger came back, Jiang Yuelu was still arguing with the priest. The priest couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Teacher Luyue, we can talk about this after we come back. We can't delay any longer now, as you know--"
Jiang Yuelu was easily persuaded: "Oh ok, let's go."
Priest: "..."
"Okay... let's go and see then."
"Uh. Master Priest." Jiang Yuelu asked: "Excuse me, you said look, not go? I thought we were going to Yuehe to meet up with Wenhan and the others next."
The priest said calmly, "That's not a problem. We have eyes everywhere, including Yuehe. Didn't you see it on the day of the exam? The people and the scenery can be restored. We can just sit here and watch, and we don't have to run around."
As soon as the words fell, water-colored eyeballs rose from the stream again, gathering in the air to form a huge water curtain. Countless eyeballs blinked, and an image appeared in the center of the curtain. However, it was not a frost-covered moon river, but a desolate and uninhabited altar.
"Look, there is a person!"
Exclamations came one after another, and all eyes were fixed on the figure in the center of the altar. It was almost night, and the light was dim. One could vaguely make out a thin figure, with white hair flowing in the dim moonlight, and his tightly closed eyes twitching slightly. The person in the painting looked like he was having a nightmare.
"That's..." After taking a closer look, Xie Xiaoya's pupils slowly dilated, "Is that Leng Wenhan?!" Among the people present, except Jiang Yuelu, she and Leng Wenhan had the most interactions, but based on the daily nods and greetings, it was difficult for her to recognize her at the first time.
Jiang Yuelu said: "Yes. That's her."
Xie Xiaoya didn't know why he could still be so calm. They were his teammates and students of Class 3. His mission was also linked to their safety. Now Leng Wenhan was lying unconscious in an unfamiliar place, and he could actually nod calmly and say, "I know that's her"?
"Then let's go and rescue her!" Xie Xiaoya shouted.
Xu Li shook his head. "Wait a minute. We don't know where she is now."
Xie Xiaoya: “…”
Xu Li frowned, "Luo Yin Guan is our support to catch Ji Hongcha, we can't lose her. We have to know where she is first, and then we have to rely on Meng Ru. With Meng Ru, we can still turn the tables."
Xie Xiaoya looked at Fu Mengru, "Their relationship is very bad..."
Xu Li rubbed his brows and said, "It's okay. Mengru is very clear about the big things. She will put the overall situation first."
Fu Mengru agreed: "I know."
"That's good..." Xie Xiaoya looked at her again. She had been sitting in the corner and had said very little since she came in. Fu Mengru was different from usual, she noticed it, but she didn't investigate further. Countless times afterwards, she regretted not investigating her abnormality at this moment.
Jiang Yuelu smiled and asked, "The priest means that we just need to stay here, and major ceremonies can be left to Leng Wenhan alone?"
The priest said, “You can understand it that way.”
Jiang Yuelu: "How dare you trust one of my students with this ritual that concerns your life and death?"
The priest smiled and said, "She is not an ordinary person, nor is she an unknown witch. She is the Underworld Official. Isn't that clear to you? When Teacher Yu told me that there was one transfer student who could go to and from the Gates of Hell without any hindrance, I knew that my great mission had been accomplished and that the heavens were on my side."
Jiang Yuelu: "Then I don't understand. Luoyin is to ask ghosts and communicate with ghosts. What does it have to do with your great cause?"
The priest laughed. "Teacher Lu Yue, you don't really think I want to win tonight and let the students escape from the cage?"
Jiang Yuelu's face turned cold: "If I didn't believe it, I wouldn't have been busy all day as you said."
The priest was pleased by his obedience. "I didn't expect you to be so careless with me. Since you have given me all your trust, if I don't respond a little, wouldn't it seem that I have no sympathy for women? Oh, I used the wrong word. Alas, I always forget that you are a real man."
His voice was interrupted for a moment, as if he was looking at Jiang Yuelu from an invisible place, "You are already a beauty in female form, so you must not be much worse in male form. Teacher Lu Yue, I am very curious about what you look like."
It would be terrible if Xia Yi heard this. Jiang Yuelu thought, fortunately he is not here.
The plan provided by the priest was implemented by teachers and students from outside. Although Xia Yi was also an outsider, he was not from the same place as them, and... their races were also very different. Therefore, Xia Yi was not called to the gathering at the Moon Altar.
But the premise for doing so is that the [Book of Heaven] is true and the [Plan] is true. Now that the priest has changed drastically, he probably has other arrangements for Xia Yi.
The priest said, "Are you looking for your good student? Unfortunately, he is the most uncontrollable factor in this plan. The heart test in the mirror flower water moon can not only see a person's state of mind, but also his past. But it's strange that I can see Luo Yinguan's past clearly, but Xia Yi has nothing."
Jiang Yuelu whispered: "Is that why you wrote 'empty'?" It turns out that emptiness not only means that the mind is empty, but also means that there is no past.
"I was very wary of him, so I cast a little magic and trapped him in a place. That place is impossible to get out of or in, and it's the best place to lock people up."
Jiang Yuelu said calmly: "That may not be the case."
The priest actually agreed, "Indeed, with my current strength, I may only be able to trap him for a while, but it will be enough for me to accomplish my great cause."
"Great cause, plan, what exactly are you going to do?"
The priest smiled. From his angle, he could see everyone in the Moon Altar, and he could see the dust and dew in every crack of the bricks. He was omniscient and omnipresent. Before he obtained the power that defied morality and heaven from the gods, he was puzzled by the tree people who possessed the power of the moon. How good could a power that would eventually drive people crazy be?
But only after I had it did I realize how satisfying it was to stand on a high place and watch the weak asking ignorant questions and watching them walk helplessly towards their predetermined fate.
Jiang Yuelu whispered: "If you are not here to rescue them, then what is it for?"
How cute, like a lost deer. The priest smiled and said, "I don't care whether they live or die. I planned this ten years ago to open the passage to the Tree Girls' High School tonight. They have been hiding in the gutter for ten years. It's time for them to come out and bask in the sun!"
"Shuren Girls' High School..." Xie Xiaoya seemed to be dreaming, "Isn't this Shuren Girls' High School?"
She felt dizzy. "What on earth is he talking about..."
They all remembered the name of the examination room, which was written exactly on the assignment book - Shu Ren Girls' High School. Now the priest in the Moon Altar was saying that he needed to do something in order to go to Shu Ren Girls' High School? Then what was the place where they had been studying for the exam?
Xie Xiaoya was shocked and suddenly remembered what Jiang Yuelu had said before.
He frowned and said, why is it a Yin-Yang Bagua formation?
This formation appears on topographic maps and in buildings that symbolize divinity. It appears repeatedly, and there must be a purpose. Yin and Yang, rising and falling, gathering and dispersing, are like two entangled fish. When your fish eyes look at me, my fish eyes are also looking at you.
Is the girls' high school standing in the snowy forest also being watched by another girls' high school?
She suddenly got goosebumps all over her body, "Could it be..."
At this moment, she suddenly heard a burst of laughter. Intermittent laughter rang out from the Moon Altar, which was shrouded in a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere. It grew from quiet to loud, splashing into the entire hall, shocking everyone.
Even the priest fell silent, "..."
Just when Xie Xiaoya was wondering if Jiang Yuelu had been bewitched by some evil spell, he slowly stopped. Jiang Yuelu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, slowly stood up while holding her aching stomach, twitched her eyebrows, and looked up at the sky as if to provoke: "The priest really took great pains."
The priest said indifferently: "What do you mean?"
Jiang Yuelu sighed, "I wasn't sure where you would hold the ceremony at first, but now that I think about it, my initial thought was correct. You really did choose another school that is opposite to the girls' high school."
Priest: "..."
"Are you wondering why I know this? In fact, I have long suspected the existence of an afterworld here."
The priest whispered, "The other world?"
"According to what you said, it should be another girls' high school corresponding to this one. Outside is to inside as Yang is to Yin. People outside cannot observe people inside, just like people walking in the world of the living cannot see the existence of the underworld. Hmm, that's why you targeted her. So that's why she was taken to the cemetery on the other side of the Moon River by Teacher Yu. Is there such an altar over there? I didn't see it last time."
The priest seemed to be fed up with his self-talk, "Teacher Lu Yue——"
"Ah." He turned around, "My name is not Lu Yue."
"……What?"
"My real name is Jiang Yuelu. The name Luyue is used to deceive people. I know that lying is wrong, but if you say so, Master Priest, you will definitely forgive me."
Jiang Yuelu's expression returned to indifference, "Because you are the best at deceiving, aren't you?"
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