The Creatures That We Are-Chapter 183: Main Quest

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Chapter 183: Main Quest

Gao Yang and the others quickly left the cafeteria for the half-constructed indoor basketball court. It would soon be the nap break at noon, and there wasnโ€™t anyone outside the buildings. Gao Yang told the group hiding in the back hill, namely Black Sparrow, Can, Ronnie, and Xiuyi, to meet up with them too.

Soon, Yellow Butterfly, Nine Frost, and Dark Li also snuck in. All twelve members of the two teams had gathered.

โ€œYou three sure take your time!โ€ Gray Bear had gotten tired of waiting.

Nine Frost said, โ€œWe were looking for Li Zhuanghu, but couldnโ€™t find him anywhere.โ€

โ€œWhat a coincidence. We ran into him at the cafeteria during lunch.โ€ Gray Bear told them about the bullying they witnessed.

โ€œWhere is he now?โ€ asked Nine Frost.

โ€œWho knows? Heโ€™s probably back in his dorm room getting changed.โ€ Gray Bear shrugged. โ€œThe five of us are playing construction workers. We canโ€™t chase after him.โ€

โ€œWe looked for him for a long time, but didnโ€™t see him.โ€ Yellow Butterfly added with certainty, โ€œWhat happened at the Eleventh High School eighteen years ago must have something to do with Li Zhuanghu.โ€

Gao Yang wasnโ€™t surprised about that. It made sense to him.

He asked, โ€œYou said you found some clues. What is it?โ€

Yellow Butterfly told them about meeting Xiang Xiaoqin. โ€œXiang Xiaoqin is a classmate of Li Zhuanghuโ€™s.โ€

โ€œSecond class of third year?โ€ Gao Yang remembered the classroom that was most well-known at the school, the โ€˜hauntedโ€™ one.

โ€œYes.โ€ Yellow Butterfly nodded and smiled wryly. โ€œOriginally, Xiang Xiaoqin was the one subject to the most serious bullying.โ€

That surprised the others.

Yellow Butterfly gnawed at her bottom lip. โ€œItโ€™s a little convoluted. Iโ€™ll make it brief.โ€

โ€œLi Zhuanghu and Xiang Xiaoqin were the best students of the second class of third year, and they often got the top and second places in exams. There was a pretty girl in their class. Letโ€™s call her the Class Flower[1] for now.โ€

โ€œThe Class Flower is vain. For the final exams, she forced Xiang Xiaoqin to help her cheat. When the teacher found out, the Class Flower refused to admit the fact. Scared, Xiang Xiaoqin told the teacher the truth when asked. It was far from the first time the Class Flower did things like this. The school had enough and had her transferred away.โ€

โ€œUnfortunately, Yu Pengliang has a secret crush on the Class Flower, and what happened made him furious. He started to bully Xiang Xiaoqin, the most serious instance being the one time he and a few other boys dragged Xiang Xiaoqin to the rooftop, planning to take humiliating photos of her...โ€

โ€œBastard!โ€ Gray Bear spat out.

Sympathy colored Yellow Butterflyโ€™s voice. โ€œLi Zhuanghu happened to witness what happened. Normally, he was the kind of person who didnโ€™t pay attention to anyone or anything other than the textbooks, and he was called bookworm and aerobics leader for that. While people didnโ€™t really like him, he didnโ€™t have enemies, either. If only Li Zhuanghu had turned a blind eye that day as well, he wouldnโ€™t have gotten into this mess. However, he took a stand and stopped Yu Pengliang.โ€

โ€œSo Yu Pengliang shifted his target to Li Zhuanghu,โ€ Gao Yang said.

โ€œYes. What came next were all forms of bullying. As long as they were out of sight of the teachers, Yu Pengliang stopped at nothing to hurt Li Zhuanghu.โ€

Yellow Butterfly sighed. โ€œLi Zhuanghu was known for enduring hell without batting an eye. He had thought that things would be fine after he graduated, that he only had to stay strong until then.โ€

โ€œBut Yu Pengliang didnโ€™t plan to let him off easy. He announced that he wouldnโ€™t let Li Zhuanghu take the entrance exams in peace, and the bullying escalated. Sometimes, he even barged into Li Zhuanghuโ€™s dorm room at midnight to humiliate him, preventing him from getting sleep. As a result, Li Zhuanghuโ€™s study suffered.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s way too much!โ€ Can found it difficult to keep listening, and her face flushed with anger.

Yellow Butterfly nodded. โ€œTo Li Zhuanghu, who came from a humble background, his only hope was to get into a good college. If even that was taken away from him, he would lose his will to live.โ€

โ€œXiang Xiaoqin has witnessed everything from start to finish, and she told the teachers about it. However, they didnโ€™t take it seriously enough and only reprimanded Yu Pengliang.โ€

โ€œA few days ago, Xiang Xiaoqin ran into Li Zhuanghu on the rooftop. He looked dazed and ready to jump. If she hadnโ€™t stopped him in time, he might have taken his own life already.โ€

A short silence followed.

Then Nine Frost added, โ€œWe noticed something when we went to the rooftop.โ€

Yellow Butterfly explained, โ€œDo you remember the comment wall of the rooftop water tank when we were investigating the school last night? There was a line that stood out.โ€

โ€œI remember,โ€ said Gao Yang.

Nine Frost said, โ€œWhen we went to the rooftop, that line wasnโ€™t there yet.โ€

Gao Yang paused, thinking back to the line and reciting it, โ€œIโ€™ll wait for you in hell.โ€

Yellow Butterfly nodded. โ€œWe asked Xiang Xiaoqin to give us Li Zhuanghuโ€™s assignment.โ€

She handed Gao Yang a torn piece of paper. โ€œLook, doesnโ€™t the handwriting seem similar?โ€

Gao Yang tried his best to think back to the words on the wall to compare with the handwriting of the assignment, his brows knitted into a frown.

He said honestly, โ€œI donโ€™t remember very well, but it seems similar.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s what we think too.โ€

Yellow Butterfly looked at Nine Frost then at the others. โ€œMy theory is that whatever happened in the Eleventh High School, Li Zhuanghu must have played the major role. He must have done something extreme with the Rune Circuit and brought about serious consequences, leading to the Heavenly Way inflicting punishment on the whole school, turning it into another Gu Familyโ€™s Village.โ€

Gao Yang nodded. That seemed to be the most reasonable theory at the moment.

โ€œZzzzztโ€”beepโ€”โ€

The radio in Nine Frostโ€™s hand suddenly crackled to life.

โ€œWho can it be?โ€ Gao Yang tensed up.

The others jumped as well. With all twelve of them here, who could be using a radio at their frequency?

โ€œDonโ€™t worry,โ€ Yellow Butterfly explained. โ€œI gave Xiang Xiaoqin a radio so that she would be our informant.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s way too risky!โ€ Gray Bear was surprised. โ€œSheโ€™s a monster. What if sheโ€™s toying with us?โ€

โ€œShe wouldโ€™ve come after us already in that case.โ€ Nine Frost didnโ€™t seem concerned. He handed the radio to Yellow Butterfly.

Gray Bear stopped protesting.

โ€œHello?โ€ Yellow Butterfly said gently. โ€œXiang Xiaoqin?โ€

โ€œSister Xiang Hong, the noon break just ended. Iโ€™m in the restroom...โ€ The voice on the other end of the line sounded urgent.

โ€œTake your time,โ€ Yellow Butterfly assured her.

โ€œLi Zhuanghu didnโ€™t come back to the classroom. I asked around, and no one knows where he is. Yu Pengliang and his gang arenโ€™t here either. The teachers canโ€™t find him... Someoneโ€™s coming. I need to goโ€”โ€

Beep.

The line was cut.

Yellow Butterfly held onto the radio, not sure what to do.

โ€œSomethingโ€™s going to happen.โ€ Gray Bear crossed his arms with a grave expression.

He wasnโ€™t the only one who felt that way.

โ€œLI Zhuanghu and Yu Pengliang must still be on campus,โ€ said Lithe Snake. โ€œThis is a Rune Cave. They canโ€™t leave.โ€ freew(e)bnovel

โ€œBut our roles donโ€™t allow us to run around in the school. Thereโ€™s no reason for construction workers to show up in other parts of the campus.โ€ Gao Yang turned to Yellow Butterfly. โ€œWhat about you?โ€

Yellow Butterfly shook her head. โ€œAfter all we did in the morning, the school is getting impatient with us. If we show up again, theyโ€™ll most likely kick us out.โ€

โ€œOh, oh, oh, Iโ€™ve got this!โ€ Can suddenly raised her hand excitedly. โ€œIโ€™ve got an idea!โ€

โ€œWhat is it?โ€

โ€œMuhaha, muhahaha.โ€

Can cackled and turned to Gao Yang. ๐™›๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™ฌ๐™š๐’ƒ๐’๐“ธ๐’—๐™š๐“ต.๐™˜๐“ธ๐’Ž

1. In Mandarin, the most beautiful girl in the class is known as Class Flower, and the most handsome boy the Class Grass. The same applies to the best-looking people of the school, referred to as School Flower and School Grass. ?

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