In the dead of night, a black cat mysteriously appeared and blocked her way, making Chen Qianqian feel that something was wrong. She wanted to change direction and go around the black cat so she could hurry back to her dormitory.
But they found she couldn't move.
Then the black cat suddenly spoke in human language: "Don't you want to die? I'll help you!"
The night was dark, a cold wind blew, and all around was utterly silent, except for the eerie black cat's cawing laughter, a terrifying and chilling sound!
Chen Qianqian was so frightened she almost fainted.
"Don't come any closer!"
She said, trembling.
The black cat completely ignored her and walked towards Chen Qianqian with strange steps. Suddenly, the black cat leaped at Chen Qianqian!
A dark shadow flew out of the black cat's body and entered Chen Qianqian's body, after which Chen Qianqian lost consciousness.
The streetlights on the utility pole are on again!
At midnight, the black cat had disappeared, and a girl wearing a red mink coat and a scarecrow hat stood under the streetlight, grinning foolishly.
The girl's face looked distorted and eerie in the darkness!
Building 17, Room 403.
"Why hasn't Qianqian come back yet? It's already past midnight!"
"I don't know, maybe we should give her a call."
\"good!\"
"Beep beep beep!"
"No one's answering the phone?"
"Forget it, let's go to sleep first. Qianqian might have gone to a hotel with her boyfriend!"
"Let's not bother her."
In dormitory 403, Chen Qianqian's three roommates climbed onto the bed laughing and joking. A little while later, the dormitory lights went out.
One o'clock in the morning.
The rooftop of Building 17, the girls' dormitory building.
The cold wind howled, and dark clouds obscured the moon.
Chen Qianqian stood on the rooftop of the dormitory building.
The night wind tousled her long hair, and beneath her feet lay the ground, several meters above the ground.
At this moment, two voices echoed in Chen Qianqian's mind.
"Jump!"
"Jump! If you jump, Xiao Chen will remember you forever, and he'll regret it and be heartbroken for the rest of his life!"
"No, I don't want to die!"
"Don't push me!"
Chen Qianqian's expression shifted between maniacal laughter and sudden, fearful crying. Although she was the same person, her behavior seemed completely different.
It was as if two souls were inside his body.
"Xiao Chen is a heartless man!"
"I hate unfaithful men the most! Unfaithful men should die!"
Chen Qianqian's expression turned ferocious again.
She laughed maniacally at the night sky.
"Didn't you want to commit suicide this afternoon? Then just jump! You'll be free from suffering after that!"
At this moment, another unknown soul within her body took control of Chen Qianqian's body.
Chen Qianqian took one foot into the void, a strange, blissful smile on her face, but then she jumped off the rooftop!
...
The following morning.
The sun was shining brightly, and the temperature rose to 15 degrees Celsius.
Winters in Tongcheng are always unbearably hot and cold.
Zhang Yuan carried a bag of odds and ends down from the dormitory, including a broom, dustpan, and blanket.
Yesterday, he rented the last floor of a small building in the courtyard of a house in the student street, a house with flowers and plants that had been uninhabited for a long time, from the old landlord.
A small two-bedroom apartment with a living room, the monthly rent is 2400 yuan, one month's rent as deposit and one month's rent in advance!
Today is Sunday, so there are no classes. Zhang Yuan took his newly bought broom, dustpan, and other items to clean his new dormitory, while complaining that the stingy landlord didn't even provide a broom or a trash can.
He wouldn't have rented this house if it weren't for the need to make changes!
At Tongcheng University, students were whispering among themselves on the sidewalk in the dormitory building.
"Have you heard? A girl jumped off a building last night!"
Walking ahead of Zhang Yuan, several boys with their arms around each other's shoulders glanced around the girls' dormitory building while discussing the strange things that happened last night.
\"What!\"
"Really?"
"Which college are you from?"
"I heard she's a sophomore in the painting department of the art academy!!"
Why are you so depressed?
"I don't know, it seems like she was heartbroken and couldn't take the blow, so she jumped off a building!"
"Sigh, there are so many guys at Tongcheng University, why hang yourself on one tree?"
...
Zhang Yuan, walking behind, overheard the conversation among the boys and was quite shocked.
Such a big thing happened at school!
After walking along the school road for a while, when I passed the No. 17 girls' dormitory building, I saw that there were indeed a lot of people gathered there, including school security guards and teachers, as well as people from the police station.
A cordon has been set up in front of Building 17!
Police officers and school teachers are dispersing the students who are watching.
Zhang Yuan shook his head and sighed softly.
"So young, how could you be so foolish!"
~~
In the alleyway of the student street, there is a three-story courtyard with white walls.
Zhang Yuan has already rented the third floor of this house.
There are rental advertisements hanging on the wall at the entrance of the courtyard, but they haven't been fully rented out yet, probably because the rent is too high.
Therefore, the entire house currently only has Zhang Yuan as a tenant, making it very quiet.
Zhang Yuan really liked this house.
It has good natural light, is quiet, and there's a banyan tree in the yard.
You can practice martial arts and refine elixirs here without worrying about being disturbed.
Zhang Yuan opened the gate of the courtyard wall of the small building, carried some odds and ends into the house, then climbed up to the third-floor room, put the things down, and began to clean.
A little over an hour later, the cleaning was done.
Looking at the clean house, Zhang Yuan felt happy.
The apartment has two rooms. Zhang Yuan plans to use one room for living and the other for cultivation and alchemy. There is also a large hall.
There is a small balcony outside the hall, where you can practice your skills in the morning.
After tidying up, Zhang Yuan wanted to boil some water, but he realized that the kettle and cups hadn't been brought over yet, so he gave up.
He sat in the chair, crossed his legs, and began to plan how to spend the 30,000 yuan he had earned from selling Foundation Establishment Pills last time.
The tuition for the second year is 10,000 yuan. There are still 2 months of vacation this semester, and 5 months next semester. There are a total of 7 months left in the first year. The monthly living expenses are 1,000 yuan, so you need to set aside 7,000 yuan.
After deducting the 4,800 yuan deposit for renting a place, I only had a little over 9,000 yuan left.
Zhang Yuanman's allowance from home was almost gone this month, and the prize money he won playing basketball was also used for rent. All in all, 9,000 yuan could only cover rent for a little over three months!
I thought 30,000 yuan was a lot, but after calculating it, it doesn't last long at all!
This doesn't even include the expenses for refining elixirs in the future.
Cultivating immortality is really expensive!
After arranging the money, Zhang Yuan called his mother.
\"mom!\"
"Yuanzi, what's wrong? Are you short of living expenses?"
"No, Mom, you don't need to give me any living expenses this month or next semester!"
My mom was clearly taken aback for a moment.
Yuanzi, where did you get the money?
Zhang Yuan's mother asked with some concern.
"I earn money through part-time jobs at school, and I also receive prize money from participating in the school basketball tournament!"
Zhang Yuan said.
He certainly wouldn't dare say that he made the money from selling Foundation Establishment Pills!
This is too far from my mom's values, so let's stick to the idea of working while studying.
Zhang Yuan's mother seemed unconvinced and added, "Yuanzi, you must study hard and not let part-time jobs affect your grades!"
Don't worry about living expenses. Your mom and dad both work in a factory, and we each earn 4,000 yuan a month. You don't need to worry about tuition or living expenses!
Zhang Yuan was deeply moved!
The people who love you the most are definitely your parents!
"Yes, yes, I know!"
Zhang Yuan comforted him, feeling somewhat ashamed himself.
He's been focusing on cultivation this semester and hasn't been studying properly at all. Zhang Yuan doesn't dare tell his mom this, otherwise she'll come to the school and give him a beating!
However, Zhang Yuan did not regret it.
The benefits of cultivation far surpass those of academic performance. It not only improved Zhang Yuan's physical health but also endowed him with miraculous abilities and limitless potential for the future.
For example, his exceptional jumping ability and basketball talent, and the fact that he can now sell a single Foundation Establishment Pill for 30,000!
Meanwhile, his classmates of the same age are still spending their parents' money.
It was already past 11 a.m. when I hung up the phone.
At noon, the yin and yang energies of heaven and earth transform, making it a good time to practice qigong.
Zhang Yuan spread the blanket he brought from the dormitory on the floor, then took out the chewing gum box from his pocket, opened the lid, and inside were two miraculous Foundation Establishment Pills, quietly waiting in the box.
Zhang Yuan has been carrying these two Foundation Establishment Pills with him wherever he goes these past few days, afraid of losing them.
Setting the Foundation Establishment Pill aside, Zhang Yuan began cultivating.
He has had his Dazhui acupoint on his back opened up for several months now, but he still can't open the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head, which makes him somewhat discouraged.
This time, he will use the effects of the Foundation Building Pill to try and break through to the Baihui acupoint and see if he can reach the Meridian Opening Realm!
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