Chapter 109: Chapter 109: The Guardian Beast’s Leisurely Time, Loo Huan’s Identity Revealed

It wasn’t just Megan.

The vast foreign audience was losing their minds, too!

This Yun Zhenyue had killed the ghost gym teacher and implicated so many ghost students!

And the Dean of Discipline didn’t even dare say a peep?

The main culprit behind it all, Lily, even became the school’s Guardian Beast?

’The title of Guardian Beast isn’t that simple.’

The Dean of Discipline had essentially delegated the authority to govern the school to Lily!

Who decided who was bullying whom now? The cat did!

Yun Zhenyue practically had absolute power in Chilling Middle School!

And they were supposed to study?

Study, my ass!

Why not just go sit in the principal’s office? The chairs there are softer.

Before you know it, these ghosts will be bringing the principal’s clothes for Yun Zhenyue to wear, and they’ll be finding a slip of paper in a fish’s belly that reads, "Lily Rises, Queen Zhenyue!"

The audience from the Dragon Country, however, was ecstatic!

[Could Chilling Middle School become the second Dragon Country-friendly instance?]

[The way things are going, it just might.]

[Lily’s an Evil Star now? Holy crap, that powerhouse Gu Yuan is insane, raising an Evil Star Level cat!]

[I told you he was no simple character! Those foreign experts are morons who do nothing but belittle and talk nonsense!]

[Can someone rein in these people from the Sun Country? They’re going crazy, holding online polls to make powerhouse Gu Yuan their prime minister.] 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

[No wonder I saw a bunch of people cosplaying as powerhouse Gu Yuan at the anime convention. They’re such bootlickers!]

...

「Time flew by.」

Tomorrow was the end-of-month, all-subject monthly exam.

During this time, all the ghosts in Class 1 and Class 2 dove into a feverish review period.

Without the male class president’s interference, Class 1’s students had mostly recovered from their beatings. Meanwhile, Class 2 had shed its usual lazy attitude. Many ghosts were fired up, ready to get good scores!

After all, if their grades were good, they’d have a chance to win the principal’s favor, work for him, and even graduate to become teachers at the school with high salaries.

Han Sumei, Megan, and the others had also learned to behave.

They knew they were no match for Yun Zhenyue in Chilling Middle School.

Their only hope was the monthly exam.

The better their grades, the stronger the skill rewards they would receive.

The entirety of Chilling Middle School was caught in an atmosphere of intense internal competition.

Unfortunately.

Their ghost homeroom teacher disliked them.

The Dean of Discipline also blatantly favored Class 2.

This resulted in all of the school’s best teaching resources being funneled into Class 2.

When Class 1 had lessons, some teachers didn’t even show up, or they would just stand at the podium preparing lessons for Class 2.

Megan and many of the other contestants, who weren’t good at studying to begin with, were now being deliberately targeted. It was a huge headache. They stood at the back of the classroom, growing more desperate the more they studied, spending their days in a daze.

Some even accidentally angered their ghost classmates and were punished for it.

...

「Meanwhile.」

"Yun, if there’s anything you don’t understand, I’m always available to help you."

A female ghost teacher asked cautiously, standing by Yun Zhenyue’s desk.

The surrounding ghosts, long used to this situation, paid it no mind.

Yun Zhenyue felt her cheeks flush and couldn’t help but say, "Teacher, you can just call me by my name. You don’t have to call me... ’Yun’ or anything like they do."

The female ghost teacher glanced furtively at Yun Zhenyue.

Seeing her serious expression...

...and then seeing Lily stretch languidly in her arms as if nothing was wrong...

’That’s an Evil Star!’

Even though Yun Zhenyue held Lily every day, making her seem harmless, none of the students in the class dared to get close.

The female ghost teacher swallowed hard and said, "I’d better stick with ’Yun’... There’s a proper order to things. The Dean of Discipline will punish me if I overstep."

After saying this,

to Yun Zhenyue’s mortified expression,

she handed over a notebook.

"The Dean of Discipline asked me to bring this. He said it’s a gift for you."

"Oh, right, the cafeteria has also prepared the meal for the venerable Guardian Beast today. It’s the usual meticulously prepared chicken breast, fish, and shrimp, paired with the freshest cat grass..."

The female ghost teacher then turned and left to get the meal from the cafeteria.

PURRRRR~

Lily let out a happy little sound.

She had been in a great mood these past few days, sleeping on Yun Zhenyue’s bed and eating delicious food.

Loo Huan then looked at the notebook curiously and exclaimed, "Huh, aren’t these the notes of that top student, Du’er?"

"She used to be the most brilliant genius at Chilling Middle School, with the best grades!"

"She got a perfect score on every exam. She was quick-witted, calm, and could always find a way to solve any problem. I always admired her..."

"She was that amazing?" Yun Zhenyue asked, surprised.

"Yeah. She was the one who sat next to me back then," Loo Huan said proudly. "When I first met her, she was really cold to me. I thought we’d never become friends."

"Later, I found out she’s just cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Other than you, Du’er was my best friend. It’s just a shame that—"

At this,

Loo Huan seemed to remember something.

Her cheerful voice came to an abrupt halt.

A trace of sorrow flickered in her eyes.

"So, she’s... now?"

Yun Zhenyue noticed her shift in mood. She hesitated, then turned to comfort Loo Huan.

But before she could say more than a few words, Loo Huan was back to normal.

It was as if she had hidden away all her grief from a moment ago.

Like she had put on a mask.

Yun Zhenyue suddenly had that feeling.

Loo Huan shrugged, feigning indifference. "You’ve probably guessed it. The Du’er who told me I could come to her with any problem... she’s passed away."

"This notebook is her keepsake. It contains her heart and soul, the only proof she ever existed. It must be a Ghost Artifact. I could never find it, so it turns out the Dean of Discipline had it hidden away."

’Is this... a keepsake?’

Yun Zhenyue carefully wiped the dust off the notebook.

On the cover, written in elegant handwriting, was the name "Du’er".

She opened it.

The thick notebook was filled with notes on every subject, along with some minor complaints and personal reflections recorded inside.

It was like a meticulously crafted journal.

There were even cartoon doodles in the empty corners.

It also included some speculation about the identity of her deskmate, Loo Huan.

You could feel the writer’s emotions from the pages, as if a living person were right in front of you, whispering her thoughts.

Yun Zhenyue became completely absorbed.

When she snapped out of it, she was startled to realize she seemed to have memorized all the information.

Looking down, she saw that the handwriting in the notebook had become much fainter.

Loo Huan chuckled beside her. "That’s the function of this notebook. It lets you instantly memorize the information on its pages, never to forget. But after you read it three times, all the content will disappear."

"I’m sorry."

Yun Zhenyue’s heart skipped a beat when she heard that.

She felt a pang of regret.

This was the only remaining memento of Loo Huan’s best friend. It would be a terrible shame for the writing to disappear.

"It’s fine, it’s fine. It only disappears after three readings, so one look is no big deal. Besides, it’s a gift from the Dean of Discipline to you, it has nothing to do with me," Loo Huan said, shaking her head.

"Still... no. I’d rather fail than use this notebook,"

Yun Zhenyue said, taking a deep breath.

Just as she was about to put the notebook away,

she suddenly noticed a small slip of paper fall out from it.

She picked it up. There was only a single sentence written on it.

"To whoever gets this notebook, remember this!"

"You must never let the principal find out Loo Huan’s identity!"

Huh?

’The notebook already had speculation about Loo Huan’s identity.’

Yun Zhenyue looked up at her good deskmate.

She had always felt that there was more to Loo Huan than met the eye.

She was a ghost, yet she was physically weak, as if her power had been sealed. Even so, all the students and teachers at school were wary of her, and she could recognize the Board of Directors’ insignia at a glance.

All these clues pointed to one conclusion.

Loo Huan was definitely no ordinary ghost student!

"Ah, this... That Du’er, causing trouble even after she’s dead."

Loo Huan scratched her head awkwardly. Seeing Yun Zhenyue’s serious expression, she seemed to make up her mind. She sighed and whispered in Yun Zhenyue’s ear:

"Sigh... I was hoping to hang out with you as a normal person, but I guess it’s time to lay my cards on the table."

"The truth is... I’m Mr. Luo’s daughter!"