Chapter 40
“I always thought the rumors online were fake. I never expected that there really are Fierce Ghosts who, even after death, still maintain the habits they had in life.”
“Why do these Ghosts keep attending class after death? It just feels strange-this really isn’t something kids their age should be doing.”
“Could it be that they’re being coerced by the Ghosts of the school teachers?”
“You say they’re being coerced by the teachers’ Ghosts, but why haven’t we seen any teacher Ghosts?”
“Forget it, thinking about it makes my head hurt. Let’s just wait for our Streamer to reveal the answer for us.”
The viewers in the Live Streaming Room discussed for a long time, but in the end still couldn’t come up with an answer. This was just as Li Yi expected.
After spending so much time with these viewers, he understood their nature very well.
They were inexperienced and prone to overanalyzing. If they were in a horror movie, they’d be thinking, “If I go out now with the Ghost-Slaying Blade and sweep away all the Fierce Ghosts in the classroom, will the Evil Ghost hiding in the school appear to stop me?”
Li Yi observed that the grudge on these ghostly students was indeed heavier than that on ordinary Fierce Ghosts.
But it hadn’t reached the point of being unmanageable. Compared to Zhang Na from the Ghost-Sealing Scroll, they were still a bit inferior.
If he used the Yin-Yang Five Thunders Technique, it would still be very easy to destroy them.
“One, two, three, four, five…”
Just as Li Yi was thinking, a counting voice came from the classroom outside. It sounded like the Fierce Ghost playing the teacher was counting the number of students.
“Twenty-one, twenty-two.”
“Today, there are twenty-two students in our classroom.”
A ghostly voice echoed in the classroom, and Li Yi’s back was instantly drenched in cold sweat.
There were only twenty students outside. Where did the twenty-two come from?
They had been discovered!
At that moment, a scream from Wu Qian came from the bookshelf beside him-a Fierce Ghost had opened her cabinet door.
Li Yi knew he couldn’t wait any longer. He pushed open the cabinet door.
The Ghost-Slaying Blade on his back was about to be drawn, ready to fight to the death.
“You two students, class time has started. What are you doing hiding here? Hurry back to your seats.”
Just as the tension peaked, the “teacher” on the podium spoke with a beaming smile.
Students?
What are these Fierce Ghosts up to?
Li Yi looked at the scene in the classroom, filled with doubt and suspicion.
After the two of them were exposed, these Fierce Ghosts didn’t attack. Could there be another twist?
“This is a classroom composed of Fierce Ghosts. If you have accidentally come here, you must abide by the classroom rules. The Fierce Ghost playing the teacher tells you to return to your seat. You decide.”
“Option One: Even if I, Li Yi, die, am besieged by Fierce Ghosts, or jump out from here, I will never attend class.
Refusing to attend class will result in a frenzied attack from the twenty-one Fierce Ghosts in the classroom.
Task Reward: Title: World’s…”
“Option Two: Live and learn, obediently return to your seat.
Task Reward: Exemption Card. Using this card, you will not be selected as a target for attack by Fierce Ghosts.”
Once again, two choices appeared.
“I choose two.”
Li Yi pondered for a moment. Now was not the time to fall out with these Fierce Ghosts.
His task objective was singular, and he had no fundamental conflict with the Fierce Ghosts in the classroom.
Li Yi gave a signal to the panicked Wu Qian beside him, then walked toward the two newly added seats in the classroom.
Only then did Li Yi notice that there were now two extra seats in the classroom.
And these two seats did not exist before.
Did they already know that the two of them had come here?
Once the two sat down, the classroom resumed its previous trajectory.
“System, claim the Exemption Card.”
A black card appeared in Li Yi’s hand. The card looked quite ordinary, no different from a regular paper business card.
Except that there were no patterns or words on this card.
Is the System giving me this option so I can use the Exemption Card to create a way out?
Li Yi couldn’t tell what material the card was made of. It felt cool all over, even giving him a metallic sensation.
Better hold onto this thing for now.
Li Yi thought it over and ultimately couldn’t bear to use it.
The card’s function was to grant exemption when targeted by a Fierce Ghost.
If used at a critical moment, this card could save his life.
To him, this was a life-saving item as valuable as the Death-Substitute Doll.
It would be a shame to use it on these few ghosts.
“These two students look unfamiliar. Are you new to our school?”
The Fierce Ghost standing at the podium revealed a strange smile.
The smile struck Li Yi as odd.
It was extremely fake, as if the corners of its mouth had been forcibly pulled upward.
They think I’m one of them!
Hearing the Fierce Ghost’s question, Li Yi was startled. This attitude didn’t seem like it was directed at a human.
Instead, it was as if he was being treated as another Fierce Ghost.
Could a Fierce Ghost really not tell the difference between a human and a ghost?
Suddenly, he recalled the System’s earlier prompt.
Follow the classroom rules.
Could it be that those who need to follow the rules aren’t just them, but also these Fierce Ghosts?
What are the classroom rules, if not simply following discipline?
This feeling really sucks. After living for more than twenty years, he actually had to recognize a kindergarten ghost as his teacher.
Li Yi clenched his fists tightly, but decided that patience was the best strategy.
He nodded, which counted as a response to the Fierce Ghost’s question.
Fortunately, the Fierce Ghost didn’t make things too difficult for Li Yi. After receiving his answer, it let him sit down.
For the next forty minutes, Li Yi was surprised to find that these ghosts actually started teaching a class.
What kind of proper ghost teaches a class? If they’re teaching, can they still be called proper ghosts?
Li Yi sat at his desk, bored out of his mind, while Wu Qian beside him listened with great interest.
He couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Amidst the raging storm and the rampage of a hundred ghosts, he, a dignified A+ Spirit Binder, was actually attending class with a bunch of kindergarten ghosts.
With nothing else to do, Li Yi started rummaging through the things inside his desk.
Aside from some old textbooks from two years ago, there was nothing else to be found.
He randomly opened a book, and a certificate caught Li Yi’s attention.
“Teacher: Sun Aiguo.”
The man on the certificate had a classic square face, a receding hairline, and a thick stubble on his chin.
“Is this a teacher’s ID from the school?”
Li Yi picked up the certificate and examined it closely, then searched through the remaining books.
[“Damn, that hairstyle screams old intellectual.”]
[“The less hair, the higher the rank. Streamer, I bet this guy is the boss of Dajiang Kindergarten.”]
[“If nothing else, just from the hairstyle, this man must have at least twenty years of teaching experience.”]
[“Nonsense, he’s clearly just a twenty-something programmer.”]