Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi’s school is near Yanghuai No. 3 Middle School, which is a very famous junior high school in the area, called Xuzhou Affiliated Middle School, abbreviated as Xuzhou Affiliated Middle School.
Xiang Yan took a look at the information collected by the system. On the surface, it seemed that there was nothing wrong. It was just an ordinary school.
But we can't let our guard down, after all, schools are often places that appear in horror stories. Especially in this world where ghosts really exist...
[Huh?] Xiang Yan uttered a soft "huh?", his eyes stopped at one place, [Did a fire happen at Xuzhou High School last year?]
[Yes, dear, according to my investigation, the fire that occurred in Xuzhou Affiliated High School last year was very serious, causing heavy losses and the death of many students.] The system looked at the ruins in the photo in front of it and couldn't help but sigh.
“…”
Hearing the system's sigh, Xiang Yan couldn't help but frown, and a trace of worry flashed through his mind. You know, people who died tragically in accidents have heavy resentment and are most likely to become evil spirits.
Xiang Yan planned to go to Xuzhou High School in person after school to take a look.
But...right now it's more important to go to class.
Just as Xiang Yan was reading the materials of Xuzhou High School, the teacher of the first class came in, took out the book and prepared to start the class.
Xiang Yan opened the book, holding a pen and pretending to listen to the class seriously. After all, in the eyes of the teacher, he was a top student with excellent academic performance. He couldn't be absent blatantly, so he had to at least pretend to be absent.
However, Xiang Yan did not focus all his attention on the teacher on the podium. While listening to the class, he discussed the matters of Xuzhou High School with the system.
Since he had decided to go to Xuzhou High School after school, Xiang Yan planned to make some preparations first.
Speaking of preparation, Xiang Yan suddenly remembered that he seemed to have a big gift package that he hadn't opened yet. Because Xiang Yin and the others came over, and Xiang Yan was in a hurry to go to class, he didn't have time to see what was in the gift package.
[System, open the gift package.] Xiang Yan took notes while taking some time to look at the gift package opened by the system.
[Okay, dear.] The system happily opened the gift package.
【Gift Pack:
① A blank character model card (he will come alive after you set the data)
② The Demon-Exorcist Sword (a legendary sword forged from divine iron that can exorcise demons and monsters)
③Sealed Camera (Are you still worried about where to put the ghosts you caught? Just take a picture with the sealed camera, and any ghost will turn into a photo and lie in your pocket)
④Teleportation Talisman × 10 (Are you still worried about the long distance? With it - Teleportation Talisman, you will no longer be worried.) (Note: This is a one-time item and has a limited distance. Please use it with caution.)
⑤ A fragment of a worn-out blueprint (This seems to be a map of some place. Perhaps collecting all the fragments will reveal some secrets.)]
[Eh… Another character model card. Is this thing so easy to get?] Xiang Yan looked at the blank character model card and recalled the ghost messenger from before.
Although the ghost catcher's close combat ability is not very strong, his actual strength is not weak.
The Ghost Messenger has a natural suppressive effect on other ghosts. Ordinary ghosts are no match for him (the ghosts in horror games are less suppressive). Moreover, he has two powerful weapons, the Ghost Binding Chain and the Rebirth Lamp, so his strength is very strong.
Xiang Yan had always thought that he was very lucky to get the shell of the ghost messenger, but he didn't expect that he would get a blank character model card that he could set at will.
You know, a character model card is equivalent to a powerful assistant.
[Dear, I've said it before, I'm very strong, it's easy to get character model cards from me.] The system said proudly.
Hearing the proud tone of the system, Xiang Yan laughed slightly and admitted that he had underestimated the system at first.
At the beginning, Xiang Yan and the system were not bound normally, and the system's character seemed rather unreliable, so Xiang Yan had always been skeptical about what the system said about how powerful he was.
Especially in the first few days after arriving in this world, the system was of no use and Yan had to rely on himself for everything.
Therefore, Xiang Yan's previous impression of the system was that it was an unreliable and useless system. But now, his impression has changed a lot.
"Student Shen Bing, please answer this question."
Just as Xiang Yan was talking to the system, the teacher at the podium called Shen Bing to answer a question.
Xiang Yan stopped talking to the system and followed the teacher's gaze to look at Shen Bing.
Shen Bing's current appearance is still similar to the one Xiang Yan saw before in the ghost messenger shell, just as cold and cool.
Even when the teacher called on her to answer a question, Shen Bing's expression didn't change much.
She looked at the question on the blackboard, thought about it for a moment, and then answered it.
After Shen Bing sat down again, the teacher began to talk about other knowledge points, and the classroom was filled with the sound of flipping books.
Xiang Yan also retracted his gaze and looked at his book.
[Dear, Shen Bing is a very good candidate for a partner.] The system looked at the collected information about Shen Bing and suggested to Xiang Yan.
[Partners?] Xiang Yan asked: [So we are not fighting alone?]
Ever since coming to this world, Xiang Yan has been thinking about overcoming his fear to catch ghosts or improve his strength to protect his family.
He always thought that he and the system would have to go out and catch ghosts and eliminate demons on their own.
I didn’t expect that the system would bring up the word partner today.
[Dear, special situations require special treatment.] The system explained: [Generally speaking, we fight alone. After all, ghosts are very dangerous. They cannot fight alongside us without a certain level of strength. However, people like Shen Bing who are born with bad luck cannot be held to the same standards as ordinary people.]
[But I can't just drag Shen Bing into a dangerous situation, right?] Xiang Yan still felt that he couldn't easily involve other people.
Although Shen Bing has bad luck in her fate and it is difficult for ghosts to harm her, Xiang Yan cannot drag Shen Bing, who is attending school normally, into participating in those ghost events.
[Dear...] The system hesitated a bit, [Even if you didn't pull her in, she would have been unable to get out long ago.]
Living in this supernatural world, it is hard not to encounter those scary ghost stories.
Judging from Shen Bing's performance in the red-clothed female ghost incident, this was not her first time seeing ghosts. Her performance should be regarded as being very familiar with ghosts. Neither the ghost messenger nor the sudden appearance of the round table game made her panic.
In this situation, it is actually a good thing for Xiang Yan to extend an invitation to Shen Bing, allowing the two of them to become partners and take care of each other.
The danger of two people working together to fight ghosts is indeed much lower than that of one person.
[I... will think about it again.] Xiang Yan was a little conflicted. He knew that two people were definitely safer than one, but he still couldn't drag innocent people into this ghost incident.
Catching ghosts and participating in horror incidents to collect information and energy were originally just his business, and he shouldn't have dragged Shen Bing into it.
Seeing Xiang Yan's conflicted look as he refused, the system looked at the countless ghost incidents that Shen Bing had encountered since she was a child. After a moment of silence, it no longer persuaded Xiang Yan to get to know Shen Bing and become friends with her.
Anyway, judging from the frequency with which Shen Bing encounters ghosts, the possibility of Xiang Yan encountering her while catching ghosts is not low.
I believe that if they meet a few more times, they will naturally become partners.
The system is very happy with this.
…
On the other side, after Xiang Yan left for school, Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi stayed at home packing their things.
After all, they were transferring to another school and moving in with their brother, so they brought a lot of things with them.
As Xiang Yin packed her things, she was worried about her brother's life. No, maybe his life was not in danger, but maybe... physically? Emotionally?
Based on her years of experience of reading novels, the man in black they had seen before must be an extraordinary person, and he might have some unspeakable thoughts about her brother... um...
Alas, I don’t know when did my brother provoke such a big guy?
Xiang Yin thought silently in his heart, and many strange guesses flashed through his mind.
For example: Was Xiang Yan and him lovers in their previous life? They had a tragic love affair in their previous life, but they didn't end up together. So in this life, the man in black came to Xiang Yan to rekindle their previous relationship?
It could also be that the man in black had been injured before, and Xiang Yan happened to have saved him, so he came to repay his gratitude this time?
No... if he wanted to repay a favor, he wouldn't kiss Xiang Yan secretly, right? Could it be that he wanted to marry her? !
"Hiss..." The more Xiang Yin thought about it, the more outrageous it became. She quickly shook her head and brought her wandering thoughts back.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Xiang Shi packed up his things and came out, and saw Xiang Yin standing in the room with a dazed look on her face and shaking her head with a little fear.
Hearing Xiang Shi's voice, Xiang Yin came back to his senses, looked at him, and shook his head slightly, "It's okay, I was just lost in thought."
"Are you thinking about your brother?" Xiang Shi said in an affirmative tone.
"Yeah." Xiang Yin nodded, walked to the sofa, poured a glass of water, and sat down. "I'm still a little worried about the man in black."
"Doesn't he like brother? He will definitely not hurt brother." Xiang Shi also walked over and sat down.
"Poof!!!" When Xiang Yin heard Xiang Shi's words, he accidentally sprayed out the water he had just drunk.
"Ahem, cough, cough, you like...like your brother? How did you know?" Xiang Yin looked at Xiang Shi in surprise who had an innocent face.
Xiang Shi handed Xiang Yin a few tissues, and then asked in confusion, as if he didn't know why she reacted so strongly, "Don't you only kiss someone if you like them? That's what the book says."
"Books???" Xiang Yin was stunned for two seconds, then suddenly realized what book it was, "You peeked at the books in my room? Those books are not for children to read!"
After entering junior high school, Xiang Yin met a few friends who liked to read novels, and they also led her to read novels. Before, Xiang Yin and her friends secretly bought a few novels, yellow and comics about BL out of curiosity.
Those are probably the books I read at that time...
"I'm not a child anymore. I'm fourteen years old, and you're only a few minutes older than me. Why can you read it but I can't?" Xiang Shi frowned and refuted Xiang Yin's words, "It's just a few comics. What's wrong with not reading it?"
"Uh..." Xiang Yin looked at Xiang Shi's expression carefully and found that he really thought so, so the expression on her face became a little strange.
Sometimes Xiang Shi’s behavior made Xiang Yin wonder whether he really didn’t understand or was just pretending not to understand.
After all, some of his words were too direct and blunt, making people feel very embarrassed, and sometimes he was very naive and dull, as if he knew nothing.
"Anyway, you are not allowed to look at it." Xiang Yin decided to hide all his notebooks and not let Xiang Shi see them again, otherwise he would say something earth-shattering.
"Hmph, if you don't want to look, then don't look." Xiang Shi snorted, ignored Xiang Yin, and turned around to go about his own business.
Watching Xiang Shi walk away, Xiang Yin hurried back to his room and hid his books.
If her brother knew she was reading this kind of book, he would definitely nag her for a long time...
After packing all the luggage, Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi decided to go out for a meal, and then stop by the school they were transferring to to get familiar with the environment.
…
Ding-ling-ling——
When Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi arrived at Xuzhou High School, the school had just been over. Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi told the guard that they were transferring students there and then entered the school.
Looking at the beautiful greenery and buildings around them, Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi felt very satisfied and were full of expectations for their future study life.
"Huh?" Xiang Yin saw that the house not far away seemed to be on fire, but when she looked carefully, she found that there was no fire in the distance.
"What's wrong?" Xiang Shi glanced at the place where Xiang Yin's eyes were pointing, and found nothing special, so he turned around and asked in confusion.
"It's nothing, maybe I saw it wrong." Xiang Yin shook her head and took Xiang Shi to another direction. After walking a few steps, she looked back at the place where she had just seen the fire and found that it was still an ordinary building. So she left with Xiang Shi without paying much attention.
Just after Xiang Yinxiang turned and left, intermittent shouts, screams, and cries seemed to be heard from a building not far away... They were extremely shrill.
Yanghuai No.3 Middle School.
After finishing a day's classes, Xiang Yan packed up and prepared to visit Xuzhou High School.
He walked out of the school gate carrying his schoolbag and headed towards Xuzhou High School.
"I hope nothing will happen." Xiang Yan murmured to himself in a low voice.
Although he has encountered ghosts before, and he also has a shell as a ghost catcher, but... he is still afraid of ghosts!
Although he was no longer as weak-kneed as before when seeing a ghost, he was still filled with fear, especially since he was going to Xuzhou High School with his own body instead of the ghost's shell which had a calming effect.
If he encountered a ghost now, his reaction would not be very good...
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