Chapter 204: Fright
So they waited nervously for the dean to announce the result.
After the last exam, the dean sent a message asking teachers and students to restore the classroom to its original state first, clean it, have dinner, and then come to the office.
"Have dinner before coming over... Why do I feel like this is the last meal before execution?" The player who spoke was a little nervous and accidentally blurted out something unlucky.
"Pah, pah, pah, what last meal? I guess the principal wants us to stay up all night grading the papers!"
"Oh..." The dean called them over and said that the previous test results had been sorted out and the test papers could be distributed to the students.
Originally, this matter should have been announced after the event ended yesterday, but because the dean and Ning Hanqi went out, it was delayed.
Today was the weekend, and the students had nothing to do. What should have been a pleasant day off had turned into a thunderbolt from the blue when grades were announced. Even though she told herself it was just Ning Hanqi's dream, Xia Yingnuan couldn't help but clench her fists.
"And then? You rescued me? And then we successfully left the game together?" After all, it was a beautiful dream, so the ending was naturally good.
Ning Hanqi was silent for a moment, then said, "You don't remember me, so in order to get you out of that copy, I used some tricks, and unsurprisingly, I made you angry."
This was a truly unexpected yet logical development. Xia Yingnuan was curious about her own reaction after hearing this. Was she angry at Hanqi… would she hide away and ignore her? And then, while she was thinking about leaving Hanqi to fend for herself, she was also on the lookout for danger in other dungeons?
Xia Yingnuan had a clear understanding of herself, but she did not take into account the contamination of the copy and the negative impact of Ning Hanqi's memory, so she did not believe that she would attack her wife.
But when she mentioned this matter jokingly, Ning Hanqi's slightly averted gaze made her silent. So, in Hanqi's dream, she really was committing domestic violence? Could it be... that the crying just now was also because of this?
"Of course not, don't think about it." Ning Hanqi's expression was sincere, without any trace of lies.
But Xia Yingnuan had a strange intuition. She felt that her wife was helping her to cover up for herself in the dream.
"Dreams... and reality are the opposite!"
How could she possibly bear to attack Ning Hanqi? Even if she had lost her memory, she couldn't bear to do that to that face!
Ning Hanqi followed her words and said with a smile, "Yes."
But for some reason, when Xia Yingnuan looked at Ning Hanqi's smile, she felt an indescribable uneasiness in her heart.
"Dreams are all fake. Okay, let's not dwell on this. What do you want to do next? Go back to the real world or stay here?" Ning Hanqi skipped this topic, as if he was no longer concerned about the things in the dream.
If Xia Yingnuan was only a little uneasy at the moment, Ning Hanqi's momentum as if he wanted to implement all his future plans in one go made her sure that this uneasiness was not just her imagination.
The seeds that had just been planted would need some time to grow branches and leaves and bloom, so Ning Hanqi made them bloom in full bloom ahead of time. The bird couldn't speak yet, so she gave it the ability to speak. No matter what Xia Yingnuan taught it, it would understand it after listening to it once...
She seemed to want to treat today as the last day before separation, and to leave behind memories of what she wanted to do so that they could say goodbye.
Xia Yingnuan didn't ask why, but chose to accompany Ning Hanqi to "play tricks".
Only when the sky was dyed red by the sunset glow did they rest in the pavilion by the pond.
Tomorrow should be good weather, suitable for traveling, but Xia Yingnuan did not propose any plans.
As the sun set, Ning Hanqi said sorry.
"I'm sorry, Nuannuan, I have to go back."
Xia Yingnuan didn't look that surprised. She had already figured out a lot of things in just one afternoon.
"What you just said wasn't a dream, was it?" In fact, thinking carefully, Xia Yingnuan found that Ning Hanqi never said that those things were dreams, and what she said was obviously a beautiful dream and had nothing to do with it.
"Yes, those are realities, and everything I'm experiencing now is my dream, and you... are your past extracted from my memory."
"Is that so..." Xia Yingnuan nodded, as if she quickly accepted this conclusion.
"Don't you have any doubts?" Ning Hanqi's expression was filled with sadness.
Xia Yingnuan's gentle expression revealed a trust in Ning Hanqi that others could not understand. "I trust your judgment."
The rope in Ning Hanqi's hand was pulled, and a snow-white horse appeared at the other end of the rope. It walked towards Ning Hanqi with its head held high, rubbed her arm, and seemed to urge her to leave.
"Leaving?"
Unlike the phantom in other people's memories, Xia Yingnuan did not try to keep the person. Instead, she walked to Ning Hanqi and tidied the clothes for the person who was about to leave.
"Take care of yourself." Xia Yingnuan hugged her.
"I might be a little immature now that I've lost my memory. If I cause you trouble, please don't indulge me. If I really dare to do anything with my memory lost... I will definitely admit my mistakes after I regain my memory. Please don't abandon me."
"No." Ning Hanqi buried himself in her arms, his voice choked.
"Don't cry, your eyes will hurt if you cry." She patted Ning Hanqi's back gently, and there was sadness in her expression, but she would hide it when facing Ning Hanqi.
She couldn't become an obstacle for Hanqi to leave here. Having experienced countless copies, how could she not guess that this might be a trap for Ning Hanqi?
The pure white horse seemed a little anxious as it stayed beside Ning Hanqi, rubbing against her gently, as if urging her to leave as soon as possible.
Ning Hanqi went to the classroom with the test papers of all subjects for everyone in the class. The students, who were originally a little noisy, immediately quieted down when they saw her come in. They all looked at her like nervous little chicks. Wherever Ning Hanqi went with the test papers, their eyes followed her.
After all, players are not real teachers. In just a few days, players who are threatened with death at any time cannot teach students much useful knowledge. During these days of teaching, Ning Hanqi more or less knows the level of this group of students. If he doesn't think of a way, their test results are estimated to be terrible.
Students will become emo if they don't do well in exams. It's hard to say what these students, who cannot be classified as normal people, will do. If the obsession of a student before his death is triggered, the only one who will be in trouble will be the player.
So after seeing the general situation of the test paper, Ning Hanqi gave the students some special lessons in class, focusing on reviewing some knowledge points. As a result, the students' grades were generally okay, but there were still some students who were not willing to eat even if the food was fed to their mouths.
Fortunately, these students don’t care much about grades. Even if they fail all their subjects, they can still eat and drink as usual without any psychological burden.
Ning Hanqi has a few little accomplices among the students, who are the students who were rescued from the wall that day. No matter if there is bullying in the class or students are in a bad mood, those children can always tell her first.
So during this period she was able to deal with problems that arose among students in a timely manner.
Now, after observing the expressions of all the students after receiving the test papers, Ning Hanqi picked out a few who seemed a little abnormal and kept them aside to comfort them individually.
Just like Xia Yingnuan said, Ning Hanqi is very good at fooling people... No, he is very good at comforting children. It's just a small test. As long as the teacher guides them well, the students' emotions will not be a big problem for the time being.
"Teacher Ning, why didn't Teacher Xia come today?"
The gentle Ning Hanqi is very popular among students, and Xia Yingnuan is always inseparable from her. Students can't help but be curious about why the fierce teacher Xia suddenly didn't come over.
Ning Hanqi is here, so how could Xia Yingnuan not be here? It’s just that a certain ghost felt embarrassed after saying those words last night, and has been hiding in the wooden doll and hasn’t come out yet.
Hearing the student's question, Ning Hanqi smiled and said, "Your teacher Xia is shy and embarrassed. Now, she is hiding from me."
"Oh!!!" The students around her collectively shouted in excitement.
Xia Yingnuan, hiding in the puppet doll: I'm still here! Ning Hanqi dared to make up stories about me right in front of her! And you bunch of stinky brats, what the hell!
The puppet doll exudes coldness to express its protest.
"Teacher, teacher, um...are you guys in a relationship?" A student with innocent eyes asked Ning Hanqi curiously.
"......?" Ning Hanqi was a little surprised. Were her and Nuannuan's behavior obvious enough for these kids to see?
The puppet doll was sometimes cold and sometimes warm, and one could feel that Xia Yingnuan's mood was fluctuating greatly.
Ning Hanqi touched the child's head and asked, "Do you know what love means?"
"I don't know." The child shook his head, his innocent eyes full of innocence.
"Then why do you feel that way?"
"She said that!" Before the student Ning Hanqi asked could answer, several children next to him pointed anxiously at a little girl in the corner of the classroom.
Ning Hanqi looked up and saw the little girl, like an ostrich burying its head, covering her head with an open book, pretending that she didn't exist.
"Puchi..." Ning Hanqi couldn't help laughing, and the little girl who hid her head in the book trembled.
The child has good taste. I’ll reward him with a lollipop later.
"Teacher~Are you and Teacher Xia really in love?" Children are very curious, like asking a hundred thousand whys. Even though they don't know what love is at their age, it doesn't stop them from wanting to get an answer from Ning Hanqi.
"Not yet." Although Ning Hanqi really wanted to give a positive answer, unfortunately, Nuannuan was still feeling awkward, and he had a long way to go.
"Huh? It's not true?" The silly student thought that the classmate had spread the wrong message.
The clever student said, "If it's not there now, it means it will be there in the future, right?"
Ning Hanqi smiled but said nothing. After all, the cool air emitted by the puppet doll was almost cooling down the entire classroom.
"Ahem." The Dean coughed twice at the classroom door. "Teacher Ning, please come out for a moment."
Although the dean asked the players to have dinner first, most of them couldn't eat, of course, except Ning Hanqi.
She didn't have a big appetite, but she couldn't stand the voice in the puppet nagging in her ears.
"Match meat and vegetables together! Don't be picky, eat more meat! I finally met a generous dungeon boss, and there's edible meat. Don't be polite with them!"
Under such urging, Ning Hanqi, who had a small appetite, became the person who ate the most tonight. Seeing her chewing slowly, Xiao Yang, who was sitting next to her, couldn't help but eat a few more mouthfuls of rice.
It was rare for the players not to discuss issues during meals. Most of them were preoccupied. After finishing their meals, they cleaned up the mess made by the little masters in their classes, and then went to the office to wait for the dean to announce the final result.
After all the teachers arrived, the principal, who was busy doing something else, finally arrived.
"Thank you all for your hard work, teachers. I know the process from preparing the test papers to the exam was very rushed and it was not easy for everyone, but..." The Dean of Studies changed the subject, his tone becoming serious, "Our entire exam process was not perfect."
"Several teachers failed to fulfill their responsibilities, and students cheated during the exams!"
The dean glanced at all the players and pointed out five people.
Among the eight players, five failed to catch all the cheating students, and only three escaped. In addition to Ning Hanqi, there were Xiao Yang and another calm old player.
"Especially you. You have the highest number of cheaters in your class!" The Dean of Studies looked at the new player with the highest number of failed tests and spoke sternly. "Our school has a strict evaluation system for volunteer teachers. If they fail to meet the standards, we have full authority to expel them."
"Then we'll have no choice but to ask you to leave our school."
The new player who was named had a face that turned pale and red. He lowered his head, his expression full of resentment.
After the dean warned the player, he continued to explain the next arrangements.
"Regarding the examination marking, the principal said that the results will be available tomorrow. Please finish marking the examination papers as soon as possible and calculate the scores."
"Also, please do not bring the test papers back to the dormitory for grading. There have been cases of students sneaking into teachers' dormitories and stealing test papers. To prevent this from happening, please grade the papers in your office."
After the dean finished speaking, he kindly reminded everyone, "There will be a blackboard newspaper competition tomorrow, so don't forget it, teachers."
After explaining everything, the dean left like a ruthless task-delivering machine.
"It's over, those little bastards are my nemesis!" The players who were named finally felt relieved, and now they were about to face the second half of the dark dungeon.
"Don't be too nervous, or you might lose your composure. Even with the high-difficulty mode turned on, the survival rate is still very high."
The experienced old players had already made plans, but for the old players who were considered half-newcomers, this was like a devastating blow, and the old men were so annoyed that their eyes were red.
In this depressing atmosphere, someone suddenly stood up and overturned the table.
This change was very sudden. After all, although the office was not small, it couldn't be too spacious to put ten desks here. When he overturned the table, it almost affected several players.
"What are you doing!" an old player stood up and shouted loudly.
Ning Hanqi was within the affected area, but Xia Yingnuan used her power to pull her back a step in advance and erected a barrier with her ghost power.
But Teacher Yang was hit on the leg. It wasn't broken, but there was a big bruise on it.
"Are you ill?"
"I'm just sick!" The new player who was almost driven crazy by the copy screamed loudly like a madman.
Xiao Yang's roommate pulled her back to the corner of the office, while other players, including Ning Hanqi, took several steps back.
"What can I do? This damn thing said that the kids in my class cheated the most. Can I blame myself for this? Those kids are targeting me! Not a single one of them listens!" He muttered to himself madly, "This can't be blamed on me, it can't be blamed on me!"
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