"Class monitor, what do you mean by that? Ghost curse?"
Li Junfei asked subconsciously.
Although everyone did not ask, their gazes were the same as Li Junfei's.
In response.
Sensing everyone's attention.
Lu Lianxue raised her fair and slender hand, rubbed her forehead, and sighed.
"It's a ghost's curse. You've all been cursed by ghosts. That bloody handprint is the ghost's curse on you."
When it came to ghosts.
Everyone's hearts trembled violently, and no one did not instinctively tense up. An extreme fear surged from their hearts and quickly enveloped their entire bodies.
"Class monitor, you, you're not joking, this joke isn't funny. This is a ghost's curse? Does... does a ghost really exist?"
Li Junfei forced a smile that was uglier than crying.
As he spoke, let alone others, he himself didn't believe his own words.
The situation before them had long exceeded the scope of scientific explanation. It was beyond comprehension no matter how you looked at it. Only 'ghosts' could explain it.
But including Li Junfei.
No one was willing to believe in ghosts.
Because.
As soon as they thought of facing ghosts.
Li Junfei and the others felt despair. Their minds uncontrollably conjured up the bloody scenes of ghosts dismembering and biting people to death that they had seen in ghost movies before.
They also thought of folk legends about ghosts.
In movies and folk legends, although there are many descriptions of ghosts, they all state one common point... ghosts are not something ordinary people can deal with. For ordinary people encountering ghosts, there is a 99% chance of only one outcome: a tragic death!
Lu Lianxue nodded.
"Ghosts exist in this world, and you actually know it very well. What is happening now can only be explained as a haunting, nothing else."
"As for whether it's a prank."
"Do you think this looks like it? Can humans create such a bloody night sky?"
"Could the window glass be LCD screens playing the scene of the sky?" Li Junfei thought of a possibility.
However.
Lu Lianxue shook her head.
"Some of us were still in evening self-study here last night. Do you think someone could have connected wires to all the windows and replaced them with LCD screens in less than one night without us noticing?"
As the last 'hope' was dashed.
The classroom fell silent.
The silence was suffocating.
Almost everyone's faces were filled with unease and fear.
If there weren't more than fifty people present, providing some sense of security, someone would have already screamed and cried.
However.
Not everyone was afraid; there were two exceptions.
Lu Lianxue's exquisite face was as cold and serene as ever, as if she was not afraid of encountering ghosts.
In the eyes of Li Junfei and the others.
Lu Lianxue was their class monitor, their school's goddess.
But besides that.
She was also a Taoist priestess.
She hailed from the orthodox Taoist sect 'Longhu Mountain', was the sixty-third generation disciple of Longhu Mountain, and was even expected to inherit the Taoist lineage of Longhu Mountain and become the sixty-fourth generation sect leader.
At the same time.
She was also a member of the current Great Xia official department, the 'Wei Dao Si' (Guardians of the Way).
As a member of the Wei Dao Si, specializing in dealing with demons and ghosts, Lu Lianxue had encountered ghosts many times before, so how could she be afraid?
Compared to encountering ghosts.
Lu Lianxue was more troubled that Zhou Pingyun's four-corner summoning game had actually summoned a ghost with a ghost domain.
Now, although they appeared to be in the classroom, they were actually within the ghost's ghost domain.
The bloody night sky outside the window was the best proof.
And this also led to...
Her inability to suppress the ghost without being discovered. After all, everyone had been pulled into the ghost domain and cursed by the ghost.
After all, in order to prevent panic among the citizens.
The country silently eliminated ghosts, not allowing ordinary people to discover the existence of ghosts.
At this moment.
Lu Lianxue knew that the truth about ghosts could no longer be hidden from everyone.
She decided to implement the ninth rule of the 'Wei Dao Si': when ordinary people encounter ghosts, and Wei Dao Si personnel cannot resolve it for the time being, they can only inform the truth to prevent ghosts from taking advantage of the situation when ordinary people are unaware.
She glanced at everyone.
Taking in everyone's expressions.
Suddenly, Lu Lianxue's gaze fell on Zhang Wei, and she was stunned.
"Hmm?"
She discovered.
Everyone else was terrified of encountering ghosts, with varying degrees of panic and fear on their faces, but Zhang Wei was not. He was as if nothing had happened, looking around, glancing here and there, like a curious baby.
Even...
Lu Lianxue didn't know if it was her illusion, but she thought she saw a hint of excitement flash in Zhang Wei's eyes just now.
Seeing a ghost, and still getting excited?
Lu Lianxue was stunned.
Was this guy too thick-skinned, or did he have a problem with his brain?
Without thinking too much.
The immediate priority was to explain the situation to everyone.
Afterwards.
Lu Lianxue spoke.
She explained some things about ghosts.
"Although the outside looks very scary, it's not that the sky has actually turned red."
"We've just been pulled into its ghost domain by a ghost."
"I think everyone should know about 'ghost walls', for example, when someone walks on a road at night and can't get out no matter what, or walks in a certain place and keeps going around in circles without being able to get out, this is a ghost wall."
"And a ghost wall is actually the lowest level of a ghost domain."
"You can think of a ghost domain as a ghost's territory, and we are currently in its territory."
In addition to this.
She also explained the matter of the bloody handprint.
This was a ghost's curse, to put it bluntly, it was a hex cast by a ghost. As long as the bloody handprint was there, the ghost would find you and kill you.
Upon learning the situation.
Everyone panicked.
"Class monitor, you know so much about ghosts, can you take us out of the ghost domain? I'll treat you when we get out."
The study committee member hurried forward, his face full of pleading.
The others also looked over with hope.
Lu Lianxue shook her head apologetically.
"If this ghost domain only covered the classroom, I could take you out, but this ghost has engulfed more than half of the teaching building, which is beyond my ability to deal with. I can only guarantee your safety for now."
"But don't panic, someone will come to save us. I've already contacted a friend."
"They are rushing this way and will be here soon."
Upon hearing that they couldn't get out.
The scene immediately became chaotic. Anyone with eyes could feel that everyone's unease intensified. Even though Lu Lianxue said someone would come to save them, who could guarantee that the ghost wouldn't kill them before they were rescued?
The study committee member even grabbed Zhou Pingyun.
"Damn it, it's all your fault. If you hadn't transferred to our school, we wouldn't have encountered ghosts."
Some hot-tempered people also rushed forward.
Wanting to lay hands on Zhou Pingyun.
At this moment.
Zhou Pingyun was still in a state of madness, muttering from time to time, saying things like "It's coming, don't find me."
As long as they weren't stupid, combined with what Zhang Wei had mentioned earlier, the gossip brought by Li Junfei, and Zhou Pingyun's words, it was obvious that their encounter with ghosts was inseparable from Zhou Pingyun.
Even.
They guessed.
The so-called 'chemical leak' at Fudong Normal University was probably done by a ghost.
Thinking of this.
Everyone instantly exploded, feeling a chill from their feet to the top of their skulls. Many were so scared that their faces lost all color, trembling uncontrollably with fear.
That was a total of 116 people!
In just one night.
All killed by a ghost?!
Fear spread like a plague at this moment, endlessly permeating everyone's hearts, and everyone panicked, unable to remain calm.
And when people are in extreme fear, they always find something to vent on. Zhou Pingyun became the vent.
Who told him he was the 'culprit'?
Lu Lianxue stopped the study committee member and the others.
"Calm down, everyone. Zhou Pingyun summoned the ghost by playing the four-corner summoning game, but the ghost we encountered this time might not be that one..."
Before she could finish speaking.
Zhou Pingyun, who was driven mad by fear, grabbed his hair and said in terror.
"It is that ghost, no doubt about it. Lin Feng and the others were all killed by it."
"Lin Feng and the others all had that bloody handprint on them, so they all died. Now that ghost is coming for me."
Saying that.
Zhou Pingyun frantically rubbed the bloody handprint on his arm, trying to wipe it off to escape the ghost's pursuit.
However.
Even when he scratched his skin with his fingernails until it bled, the bloody handprint remained like a phantom, refusing to be removed, branded onto his flesh and blood.
This scene.
Terrified everyone.
"I don't want to die here."
"Class monitor, class monitor, you know so much about ghosts, you must have a way to get me out, hurry up and think of a way."
"Someone save us."
Some female students with fragile psychological defenses were so scared that they cried, squatting there and sobbing uncontrollably.
The sound of crying echoed in everyone's ears.
It further intensified everyone's fear.
Lu Lianxue was helpless.
She had expected this reaction from ordinary people encountering ghosts, but she hadn't expected Zhou Pingyun's mental state to collapse so badly. She could only try her best to inform everyone not to be nervous, and to stay together as much as possible for more yang energy, so the ghost would not attack for the time being.
Under intense fear.
The study committee member also lost the inclination to pay attention to Zhou Pingyun. Zhou Pingyun himself looked terrifying now, like a ghost.
He turned to look at Lu Lianxue and stepped forward to beg.
"Class monitor, if you can't take us out, can you help us remove this bloody handprint?"
In unison.
Everyone's eyes turned towards her.
That's right.
If you can't take us out, then removing the bloody handprint would be fine too. Didn't Zhou Pingyun also say that ghosts would find those with bloody handprints? Then if they didn't have it, wouldn't they be unable to find them?
At this moment.
Everyone was desperately seeking any solution.
They surrounded Lu Lianxue, and some students even knelt before Lu Lianxue crying and begging for help.
"I'm sorry."
Lu Lianxue sighed.
"I cannot remove the bloody handprint. This is a ghost's curse, and it cannot be wiped off by ordinary methods like towels or saliva."
"There are only two ways to remove the bloody handprint."
"One is to use magical artifacts, such as talismans or blessed water."
"The other method is to kill the ghost that cast the bloody handprint curse."
In her words.
Lu Lianxue touched her upper pocket. In fact, she had talismans on her. As a Taoist priestess of Longhu Mountain, how could she not have ghost-dispelling items? But the number of talismans she had was only enough to remove the bloody handprints of some people. After all, there were more than fifty people.
She knew very well.
Once she took out the talismans, faced with the fear of death, the people present would definitely not be selfless and willing to give up the chance to remove their bloody handprints. There would inevitably be a scramble, and the situation would become even more chaotic. It would be better not to take them out and save them for dealing with the ghost later.
"Is there really no way, class monitor?"
A female student's voice was choked with tears, clearly too scared to hold back her crying.
The study committee member also spoke.
"That's right! What about virgin boy's urine? We definitely have virgins here. Aren't movies and folk legends always saying that virgin boy's urine is a powerful weapon against ghosts?"
Lu Lianxue shook her head.
"It's no use. Virgin boy's urine is indeed a powerful weapon against ghosts, but that's for dealing with ghosts, not for dealing with ghost curses..."
As she was speaking.
With a glance from the corner of her eye, Lu Lianxue suddenly felt amused and speechless, and looked towards Zhang Wei.
She saw Zhang Wei picking up the eraser on his desk and wiping at the bloody handprint on his arm.
Even an idiot could tell.
Zhang Wei was trying to use an eraser to wipe off the bloody handprint.
Seeing this.
Lu Lianxue felt amused and speechless.
"Zhang Wei, I told you, ordinary methods cannot wipe off the bloody handprint. You using an eraser won't... Huh???"
Before she could finish speaking.
o(ﾟДﾟ)っ!!
Lu Lianxue was stunned, her beautiful eyes widened, and she had a look of disbelief.
Not only her.
Everyone present, upon hearing Lu Lianxue's words, turned to look at Zhang Wei.
At this moment.
They, like Lu Lianxue, were all stunned, their eyes wide open.
"Holy crap?! It's gone?!"
Under everyone's gaze.
Zhang Wei picked up the half-used eraser from his desk.
As if erasing a pencil drawing.
He rubbed the bloody handprint on his arm.
As eraser shavings flew out, a corner of the bloody handprint was wiped away...
...