Chapter 107 Nobles 5
"Since you have a new toy, try to stay home less at night." Lu Yangfeng put down his knife and fork, half criticizing and half teasing, "What have you been doing wandering around outside every night instead of staying in your dorm to rest lately?"
Lu Xuejin was a little annoyed: "Who told you that?"
Because of his unique abilities, he had never been discovered wandering around the campus at night. Now that Lu Yangfeng had exposed him, the first person he thought of was Zhu Can, who often followed him.
That little follower who looks like a zombie does indeed have the scent of something invisible. Could it be that he has already been subdued by Lu Yangfeng?
He doesn't want a disloyal lackey!
The cutlery continued to make a sizzling sound.
"You think nobody knows?" Lu Yangfeng said with a smile. "The nuns are in the church day and night, saying that you always make some little noises."
It wasn't Zhu Can after all.
Lu Xuejin instantly forgot about the idea of causing trouble for others.
"Mom, do you know her?" Lu Xuejin looked over curiously, muttering a complaint, "She's always talking nonsense and saying strange things to me."
Although the nuns were friendly, he rarely went into the church. At most, he would stroll around the flowerbeds outside the church and pick the newly opened buds.
Lu Yangfeng shook his head slightly, "I don't have much interaction with the nun, but we are the same kind of people and have had a few conversations."
Seeing Lu Xuejin's eyes gleaming, clearly indicating she was plotting something, she tapped her son's smooth forehead.
"She also worships an unseen lord and has learned a lot of magic. Stop being naughty and disturbing the nun, or she'll give you a good scolding."
"How could that be?" Lu Xuejin neatly arranged the knife and fork, placed her hands in front of her knees, tilted her head slightly, and smiled innocently, "Mom, I'm the best girl, when have I ever been naughty?"
Lu Yangfeng gave him a meaningful look.
"Okay, okay. Our baby is the best."
This was a treasure she had obtained after venturing out of the mountain stronghold alone. She could never get enough of looking at it and loved it. How could she possibly find her treasure naughty?
Soon the child will have to go back to school, and a faint sense of loss and reluctance instantly enveloped Lu Yangfeng's heart. As night fell, she drifted into the void, seeking comfort from the deity she worshipped.
Two days later, Lu Xuejin returned to school, and Zhu Can couldn't wait to return to his side.
Pernambuco School stands in the night, its Gothic spires piercing the dark blue sky. Moonlight, like water, flows coldly through the stained-glass windows and the dark gray stone walls.
As the hustle and bustle of the day fades away, this ancient institution of learning reveals its silent, dignified, and even slightly eerie nature at midnight.
Lu Xuejin likes nights like this.
He often strolled alone through deserted corridors or sat on a stone bench in a quiet garden, enjoying the sense of security enveloped by the still night.
As night falls and all things lie dormant, he can roam freely in every corner of the campus, casually knocking over decorations and leaving mischievous graffiti on the clean canvases of the art studio, without caring about the disapproving gazes of the supervisors or having to pretend to be polite and kind.
The moonlight stretched his shadow long, making him look like a restless little monster.
However, there are always some ungrateful "rats" who intrude on his territory.
The public school buildings were old, the facilities outdated, and the discipline strict, with a strict ban on electronic devices and entertainment facilities. Students' boundless energy could only be channeled through repeated challenges to authority and disruptions of order.
Whether for a pointless game of courage or for a fleeting moment of excitement, they sneak out of their dormitories late at night and wander around the campus in small groups. Suppressing their excitement, they whisper amongst themselves, and the occasional bursts of strange shouts and laughter, meant to bolster their courage, are like sharp pebbles thrown into a calm lake... unpleasant.
A faint, high-pitched laugh broke the silence. Lu Xuejin stood in the shadow cast by the clock tower, expressionless, watching several blurry figures run past on the tree-lined path not far away, startling a few hoots from the night.
"It's too noisy." He shook his head and sighed. "They're too excited. Don't they know it's dangerous to leave the dorm at night?"
Turning his head slightly, Zhu Can seemed to emerge from the deepest darkness, silently standing a step behind him, his dark green eyes resembling those of a demon.
And the angel stood before him, gazing with such tenderness and worry at the shadow wandering the forest path at night.
Zhu Can tilted his head, initially intending to use force to shut up the noisy humans, but then he remembered that he and Lu Xuejin were also human and should abide by human rules, so he asked:
"Arrest him and hand him over to the supervisor during the day?"
Bai Nan strictly forbids people from going out at night. The patrol team will conduct regular patrols every once in a while. Anyone caught by them will not only be severely punished and forced to do manual labor, but will also become a big joke in their social circles.
As the chief, Lu Xuejin also has the right to correct behavior and punish it. The only thing that needs to be explained is why they also go out at night.
But Zhu Can knew that this was not the answer Lu Xuejin wanted.
Sure enough, Lu Xuejin turned around.
The moonlight only illuminated half of his profile, the other half hidden in the shadow of the clock tower, but his eyes remained clear, and every brow and eyebrow exuded an innocent charm.
He leaned closer to Zhu Can, so close they could almost feel each other's breath.
"Hand it over to the tutor?" He chuckled, his breath brushing against Zhu Can's ear. "That would be so boring."
"The more you catch them and punish them, the more excited these idiots become and the less obedient they are."
Lu Xuejin stepped back a little, his flawless face bathed in moonlight, with clean skin, bright eyes, and golden hair. He was like a child nurtured by the sun, with no part of him that was not lovable. But at this moment, a shadow fell on his iris, swaying into a wicked phantom.
"To teach them a lesson, we must instill fear in them, so that they will never again regard the night as a playground for unbridled behavior. They should tremble and make a fool of themselves at the mere mention of the word 'night.'"
"That way, no one will be so blind."
He lowered his voice, drawing out his words with a seductive malice, his face revealing an almost cruel, playful expression.
Reaching out, he lightly hooked Zhu Can's fingers; his warm fingertips touched a cold surface, the sensation like touching a corpse.
Lu Xuejin blinked. "What do you think?"
"That sounds interesting."
Zhu Can then took the opportunity to pinch Lu Xuejin's little finger.
Soon, a sinister rumor began to circulate among the students.
It is said that the Bai Nan Academy has a long history, and its vast complex of buildings hides countless corpses that would go out every night.
It started with a few students who claimed to have seen pale, ghostly figures near the library in the evening. They spoke incoherently, saying that the shadows had twisted limbs, moved in a way that was not human, and were incredibly fast. But no one took it seriously, thinking it was just a prank or an illusion.
Next, a few members of the drama club, while secretly going to the warehouse to get props late at night, heard a "clattering" sound coming from deep inside the warehouse, which was filled with discarded dolls and costumes, accompanied by a low, painful groan.
They were terrified and ran for their lives, some even breaking their arms.
Panic began to spread like mold.
But these seemingly trivial tales didn't deter some people; instead, they fueled their interest in nighttime adventures. A few young men, emboldened by their youthful exuberance, brought cameras they'd "smuggled" from home, claiming they were going to find the culprit behind the mischief. The leader happened to be an old acquaintance of Zhu Can's—the same spoiled brat who, on a whim, had locked him in the bathroom and splashed him with cold water.
Several wails and cries rose and fell, before finally fading into silence.
Lu Xuejin stood by an open window, the night breeze ruffling the stray hairs on his forehead. He could clearly hear the howling from this distance, and he listened quietly.
Lu Xuejin couldn't help but laugh when she thought of the person who was crying and wailing, who had been so arrogant and haughty during the day.
"I should have let you take some pictures so his family could see how stupid he looks."
He turned around and smiled at Zhu Can.
The man had just finished dealing with the person and silently walked to a position one step behind Lu Xuejin. His breathing was steady, and his body was clean and tidy, except for the dark red bloodstains on his knuckles that were not yet completely dried.
"Or?" Zhu Can asked, "I'll go back and film now."
After a moment's hesitation, he added, "But I don't know how to use a camera, you'll have to teach me."
"Never mind. Let's save face for our elders."
The next day, Lu Xuejin appeared in the infirmary. Sunlight streamed through the glass window, casting a warm glow around him.
With just the right amount of concern on his face, he went to the bedsides of the victims, who were wrapped in bandages, pale-faced and still in shock, and comforted them gently. Only when the victims were calm did he ask about what had happened in the middle of the night.
"Did you see who it was?"
Whenever this topic is brought up, the victims look pained, cover their heads, and can't explain for a long time, as if the attacker was really a formless ghost.
Seeing this, Lu Xuejin considerately stopped talking.
"Don't be afraid, it's alright. The academy will definitely find out the real culprit." Lu Xuejin's eyes were full of sincere sympathy and comfort. "Get some rest, and tell the doctor if you need anything."
His impeccable appearance, gentle voice, and caring gaze that seemed to dispel all gloom enveloped the ward like a holy light. The students, who had experienced extreme terror, looked at him in a daze amidst their severe headaches and dizziness, almost thinking they were seeing an angel.
Their fear was somewhat dispelled by this gentleness, and they nodded dazedly. The leader, while grateful, also felt guilty for having mocked Lu Xuejin's background.
He thought to himself, "Once I'm discharged from the hospital, I'll definitely treat Lu Xuejin well and invite him to spend the winter at the manor in the south. What gift should I give him then?"
Just then, Lu Xuejin turned and left, and the leader's blurry vision framed a tall and thin figure.
The leader's face instantly revealed undisguised hatred.
That lowly commoner, despite being soaked in icy water in the dead of winter, didn't freeze to death; in fact, it allowed him to catch Lu Xuejin's eye.
How could there be such a lowly person by Lu Xuejin's side?
This question still lingers in the minds of some people today.
Since passing the interview and becoming a member of the student council, Silence has appeared more and more frequently around Lu Xuejin, causing countless Silver Oak students to go crazy in the tree hole.
[What right does that lowly, lowly, lowly person have?! I'd be willing to be a dog, Jinbao, look at me!]
[No way, we were supposed to snipe Chen together, where are they? They actually let him finish his job, what a bunch of useless idiots.]
[A closer look at Shen: Born in an orphanage, with grades so poor he couldn't even get into a regular high school—how did he manage to get in?]
[Hehe, it's alright. Everyone was just afraid of upsetting Jinbao, that's why they didn't make things difficult for him. What is he anyway? Pei Gou will be back soon, let's see how many lives he has to cling to Jinbao's side then.]
Not only were bystanders dissatisfied, but those around Lu Xuejin also harbored deep resentment towards Shen Mo.
Kang Yuan was the one who hated silence the most.
He was sent to the Shen family when he was young and grew up almost with Lu Xuejin. From elementary school to high school, he went through all sorts of hardships to stand out from countless people. From clothing and food to travel and gift-giving, he took care of most of Lu Xuejin's miscellaneous affairs.
He had no prejudice against silence.
The young masters and ladies of Silver Oak consider themselves superior and regard the specially admitted students as inferior and lowly. In fact, in the eyes of the high and mighty Lu family, there is no difference between the two. Sometimes, the specially admitted students are more useful. They are not so stupid. Because of their natural disadvantage in birth, they have a strong desire to make progress and can accomplish things.
But this special admission student was ambitious and greedy, and actually wanted to take his place and make the young master dependent on his existence.
He completely failed to recognize his own position, relying on his soft heart as a young master to swagger around.
Kang Yuan privately warned Mo Chen about this, telling him what it meant to be proper and respectful. However, he didn't expect Mo Chen to obediently agree in person but then turn his back on him. Kang Yuan was ostracized by Mo Chen to the point that he had almost no place to stand. Lu Xuejin hadn't thought of calling him for a long time.
Discontent accumulates until it explodes one day and becomes uncontrollable.
He found a contact number without any notes. As Lu Xuejin's servant, he had dealt with many high-ranking members of the Lu family, but he had never dared to disturb this person even though he had obtained her contact information.
The other party was Lu Xuejin's elder in the true sense. Although he was not the head of the Lu family, he still held great power and had always been very concerned about Lu Xuejin's daily life.
After much hesitation, Kang Yuan finally sent the text message.
Silence, blame it on your excessive greed and insatiable desires.
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