Chapter 31: Shopping
The afternoon of only one class has always been relatively leisurely, and after class, it has not yet reached the appointed time with Yang Xiran, Xun Qingzi and I are idle and wander around the campus.
I don't know if it's because she talked about Xun Qingzi's private past, she was unusual, no longer walking forward alone, just keeping her head down and silently following me.
It is said that the founding president of the university had a special fondness for traditional Chinese garden art, and at the beginning of its construction, it was designed in the style of the Suzhou-Hangzhou garden. Although Shenzhen-Hong Kong University has undergone many renovations in the decades since its establishment, the appearance of the garden has always been maintained. Therefore, Shenzhen-Hong Kong University has always been in the ranking of the most beautiful universities in the country, and there is an endless stream of tourists who come from other places to visit every year.
"What's wrong? Remembering your uncle? β
Walking to the stone bridge spanning the artificial river, I looked down at Xun Qingzi beside me and asked with some concern.
But she still looked sullen, lowered her head and kicked the pebbles on the ground, and nodded:
"Hmm...... I miss my dad, but I hate him a lot, I hate him for leaving me and my mom behind. β
The girl's fair face became a little ruddy with the words, and her peach-like eyes were covered with a faint mist.
I felt a little distressed, and reached out and gently patted her shoulder.
"It's okay, don't think about it, if you feel uncomfortable, cry out, it's not good to hold it in your heart."
Xun Qingzi just shook his head, grinned, endured the sadness in his eyes, and said with a smile:
"I'm fine, thank you, haven't I and my mom come over like this after so many years? That man can go if he wants, I don't need him either! β
Looking at the petite but stubborn girl in front of her, her face was full of sadness but she was still smiling. I thought she was just a vexatious daughter of a family, but I didn't expect that there was such a sad past behind her. Although I don't know why I had to compete with me in the first place, but now I am inexplicably happy in my heart, happy that she now finally does not regard me as an enemy, but as a friend.
No matter what people have experienced in the past, they still have to look forward after all.
I smiled too, and gently touched her head with my palm.
"Niu, give Ye Le."
Teasingly told a somewhat clichΓ© joke, and she finally broke into laughter.
"Let's go, it's almost time."
I looked at my watch and found that it was almost time to make an appointment with Xun Qingzi, so I opened the topic and said to Xun Qingzi.
Xun Qingzi nodded like a little girl.
"Let's go."
As soon as she turned around, her delicate body trembled suddenly, as if she had seen some extremely terrifying scene, and she was standing in place at the moment.
I hurriedly grabbed her wrist and pulled her behind me, looked around with some wariness, and turned back and asked:
"What's wrong?"
She was so frightened that she was a little stunned for a long time before she replied with a little trembling:
"That'...... The river...... Yes...... There's a kid! β
When I heard this, I thought that some of the children had stumbled and fallen into the water, but I did not dare to slack off, so I grabbed the guardrail and looked into the water. However, the surface of the artificial river is extremely clear, and the dense woods around it give the gently flowing water a vibrant green. There is no such thing as a child.
He ...... He didn't feel like a person, he looked like a ...... It's a ghost! β
Good guys, are you hitting the ghost again?
"What the hell, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here." I comforted her softly, took her wrist, and pulled her to the guardrail, "Look, there are ghosts. β
His left hand was behind his back and he pinched a trick.
"Probably...... Maybe I'm too tired, and I've been having nightmares these days. I always felt that I was in a dark corridor and was pierced in the chest by a very ugly monster. β
Xun Qingzi breathed a sigh of relief, there were indeed no more ghosts on the river. Maybe it's really my own dazzle.
"Do you have nightmares......"
It seems that Xun Qingzi's memory of the ghoul has begun to recover, she has recalled the dissection building, and the appearance of the ghoul, although it is still just a few fragments, just regarded by her as a nightmare, but if she really recovers completely, she will be frightened and collapsed by that terrible situation.
Although I said that there were no ghosts, I didn't think so in my heart.
Because he is a warlock himself, he has always believed that what people call ghosts is really ghosts. Although people who usually don't have spiritual power or heavenly eyes have only a handful of chances to see ghosts. But nothing is absolute, and it is possible to hit a ghost at certain moments or in certain places. Although most of the ghost buildings and yin houses that are rumored on the Internet are just scary, they still have their reasons to be called yin houses.
A small seal took shape behind me, fluttered over the stone railing, flew above the lake, paused for a moment, and then floated back into my hand, trembling slightly, and scattered.
"There's really a ghost, this girl's eyes are pretty good."
I felt the message that Fa Yin had brought back and thought to myself.
This seal is called the "Searching Spell", a secondary seal designed to help warlocks search for information. I just used its ability to search for ghost energy, to search for the demon aura on the artificial river. However, according to the information it has just sent back, there is really a faint ghost aura in this artificial river, although it is not strong, but it is a fact that there are ghosts in this place.
It seems that after experiencing ghouls, this Xun Qingzi has become sensitive to this kind of yin breath.
Although the existence of the ghost was confirmed in his heart, he remained silent on the surface, just chuckled and said comfortingly:
"It's okay, you're just too tired, you can recover with a good rest."
Xun Qingzi also believed my words, rubbed his somewhat tight forehead, and smiled reluctantly:
"Well, let's go, Qian'er, they should wait in a hurry."
I nodded, and stretched out my hand to signal her to go first, but my eyes were fixed on the crystal clear river. Although according to the aura contained in the ghost qi, this is not a demon, it may be just a soul that has not been discovered by the Yin after death, hovering on the surface of this river. But if it is left here for a long time, there is no guarantee that it will not be eroded by evil spirits and resentment.
"Let's find some time to talk to the ghosts."
Muttered in a low voice. turned around and caught up with Xun Qingzi, who had already walked out five meters.
By the time we arrived at the school gate, Jian Huiqian and Yang Xiran were already standing there early. The two talked and laughed, but I don't know if people thought they were two old friends who had known each other for a long time.
Jian Huiqian's eyes were sharp, and she saw Xun Qingzi walking towards her at a glance, threw down Yang Xiran, rushed up enthusiastically, and handed over a cup of milk tea in her hand.
"Qingzi, give, your favorite boba milk tea, three sweet ice and coconut fruit."
Xun Qingzi took the milk tea, smiled, but complained:
"Oops, I'm going to get fat~"
As he spoke, he took a big sip of milk tea and laughed contentedly.
"Hey, Lao Mu, your brother is interesting enough, I feel that I get along well with this little beauty. There is a possibility of further development. β
The two girls were making trouble, Yang Xiran came to my side and whispered.
I gave him a roll of the eye.
"Why do you think about picking up girls every day?"
But he laughed cheekily and said treacherously:
"It's all men, don't you have the will to develop the school girl into a girlfriend?"
"I really don't, I just want to study hard."
I retorted.
"You...... Don't be gay. β
Yang Xiran obviously didn't believe what I said, and he was not polite, and mocked me.
I suddenly got playful, and I didn't answer, my eyes stared at him, and I licked my lips wickedly, and he trembled with fright.
"Don't disgust me."
I burst out laughing, turned around and shouted at the two girls:
"Two, didn't you mean shopping? Can you go? β
The two girls looked over when they heard the voice, but they rolled their eyes together, and Jian Huiqian said unceremoniously:
"What's the hurry, no wonder I don't have a girlfriend."
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I've never accompanied a girl shopping, and I can be considered to have experienced the horror of a girl's shopping.
Obviously they said that they were here to buy clothes, but as soon as the two girls entered the mall, they rushed to the cosmetics counter to try on this foundation and try on the lipstick. Yang Xiran and I carried the bags for them, standing aside with a helpless face, but the shopping guide lady looked at us and laughed all the time.
"Two aunts and grandmothers, this is the fourth store, didn't you say you buy clothes?"
When they finally came out of the LancΓ΄me store and into the innisfree store, I couldn't bear it anymore and begged the two girls for mercy.
What he got was a white eye from Xun Qingzi and a straight man from Jian Huiqian.
I don't go shopping with girls anymore, who can stand this.
Yang Xiran pretended to be old-fashioned and patted me on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice:
"Brother, if you want to find a girlfriend, you have to endure this."
"Then I'd rather be single for the rest of my life."
The two sat on the bench in the middle of the mall, staring at the cosmetics store in front of them, hoping that the two girls would be merciful and give up the idea of continuing to shop for cosmetics.
I was bored, but the screams of a girl in horror came from the clothing store behind me. Several middle-aged women in fashionable clothes rushed out of the store in a panic, and even the young clerk in a professional suit ran out in a daze.
"More ...... Dressing room...... Yes...... Ghosts! β
A middle-aged woman stopped beside me panting, screaming weakly, and before she could utter a second shout, she fainted.
I hurriedly stepped forward to hold her back and gently lowered it to the ground. After a preliminary examination, it was supposed to be just a protective fainting due to excessive startling.
"Lao Yang, call 120."
I turned my head and said to Yang Xiran. He stepped forward again, pulled a relatively calm young lady of the clerk, and asked:
"Hello, what's going on?"
Although the young lady of the clerk was relatively calm, she was also frightened, and she slowed down for a long time before she reluctantly replied:
"This ...... This shop is haunted! At...... In the locker room. My colleague is still in there...... Report...... Call the police. β
Haunted?
My brow furrowed, there are still ghosts in this mall?