Chapter 68 Supernatural Events (I)

The room was pitch black. Although it was a hot summer day, the windows were shut and bolted. As I walked around, mosquitoes buzzed past my head and ears, which was very annoying.

There was no one in the room, and she didn't turn on the light. She walked to the smoothly spread bed in the dark, and silently inserted a needle into the quilt.

Small and hard to detect.

After finishing everything, she turned around and caught a glimpse of the incense burner behind the bamboo and moonlight screen. After thinking for a moment, she stepped forward and lit the incense skillfully. After the cool and pleasant incense curled up and the summer mosquitoes in the room were driven away, she quietly left again...

next day
Xu Shanshan was wearing a green robe and a square scarf, and was waiting outside the Gu Yue Jiarong Lan Yue cottage in a polite and elegant manner. The sky was dim and the wind was pleasant. She was watching her nose with her eyes, her mouth with her nose, and her heart with her mouth.

Not long after, Gu Yue Jiarong also straightened his appearance. He wore a long gown with his hair tied up, his green robe fluttering in the wind, and walked out with an elegant gait.

When he saw "Xu Chu" standing next to Nanzhu, he was not surprised: "You came so early, have you had breakfast?"

Before Xu Shanshan entered school, she was urgently trained in the etiquette of meeting a teacher. After greeting, she said, "Not yet. I am going to go to the hall of the academy with Mr. Gu Yue."

Gu Yue Jiarong saw that her figure was as thin as a bamboo, her demeanor was relaxed, and she looked like a dignified young girl. She did not look like the naughty and unteachable person that others said could not be taught.

"Then let's go together." Although Gu Yue Jiarong was not familiar with her, he was used to communicating with freshmen, so he was not unfamiliar with this business: "Did you study and copy the text until very late last night?"

"No." She answered frankly.

Yes, that's right. I got up so early to greet him. My love for my teacher is so deep that I can't let it be wasted by staying up late or sleeping late.

"How many pieces of Chuci have you read recently?"

"Nothing."

The two "no"s caused Gu Yuejiarong's smooth communication to pause for a moment, and he simply asked directly: "So what did you do after class yesterday?"

Xu Shanshan smiled back at him and answered simply: "Planning, dining, stargazing, designing."

To sum up all these things, she didn't do anything related to studying.

...She had just been expelled from school by her own teacher and rejected by a group of teachers. Doesn't she have any determination to work hard?
Gu Yuejiarong thought heavily in his heart, it shouldn’t be.

She must be...disheartened.

Since she wanted to maintain her self-esteem and act nonchalant, he decided not to discuss study matters with her for the time being, so as not to irritate her fragile and sensitive nerves.

Since we don’t want to talk about study, let’s talk about life.

"Did you sleep well last night?" he asked.

Xu Shanshan said: "It's not very good. There are many mosquitoes where I live."

The "mosquitoes" she mentioned were many, but they were different from the ordinary meaning of "many" for others. They really came in large numbers and formed nests. This was normal. After all, they were all raised in the Yin house. Aquatic dark creatures like these would only be stimulated to multiply more and more.

It was noisy in the first half of the night, and she got impatient and put it out in the second half, but this kind of thing can't be completely put out, it will come back again in the next night.

Hearing this, Gu Yue Jia Rong said with a smile: "You knew to light the mosquito repellent incense for me, why didn't you light it yourself?"

"Should I light some mosquito repellent incense for you?" She looked confused.

Gu Yue Jiarong didn't understand why she had that expression: "Yes, when I came home at night, I saw the window in the room was half open and there was incense burning...wasn't it you?"

Since he had asked for "Xu Chu", and he and "Xu Chu" had been in a teacher-student relationship for some time, going in and out together, the academy would definitely arrange accommodation for him nearby, so he subconsciously thought that it was "Xu Chu" who did it.

She then noticed that Gu Yuejiarong's face didn't look good this morning, but it wasn't too obvious: "What if I say it wasn't me who did it?"

If it isn't, then it isn't.

Gu Yue Jiarong didn't think too much about it. He said, "It must be someone else arranged by the academy."

Xu Shanshan just smiled and said nothing. She felt that... something seemed to have happened to him.

-

After breakfast, they started a busy day. Xu Shanshan followed Gu Rong Jiayue as a tutor. She accompanied him in class, listened to his lectures, wrote with him, and studied with him.

When the evening came, he still did not rest, but instead made time to arrange remedial lessons for her.

As a teacher, his sense of responsibility and teaching patience are far inferior to those of Mr. Chen.

A lamp, a pen, a night, a miracle.

The gentle evening breeze dissipated much of the daytime heat, but the summer cicadas were chirping in the dense forest, making the night noisy.

Xu Shanshan was arranged to study at a seat, while Gu Yuejiarong found a few books and placed them on the desk. The moonlight and the light blended together and shone on his profile, like a clear jade, bright and beautiful.

"This is what you are currently studying. What don't you understand?"

Xu Shanshan turned her head and saw that he was going to teach her all night, so she tactfully replied, "I understand a little bit."

How can a teacher not know about students’ euphemisms? If they understand, they understand; if they don’t understand, they don’t understand; if they are confused, they don’t understand; if they understand slightly, they seem to understand but not quite; and when they are tested, they don’t understand at all.

This is something I haven't learned at all.

He didn't rush to open his mouth to lecture her, or to brainwash her, but his eyes were warm and he said, "I heard that you like to interpret the contents of books in the form of divination?"

Is this a preliminary investigation on her?
Xu Shanshan said calmly, "I don't like it."

But it's an occupational disease.

"I have read Guiyun Ji and Da Meng Xing Shu. Although they are miscellaneous books, I am quite interested in the various mysterious things in them. Have you heard of them?"

When it comes to these strange, spooky, niche literature covering astronomy and geography, she becomes familiar with them.

"Seen."

Good, it turns out she is this type of student.

"Then you must also like to read the Gusu Nan family's genealogy and the illustrated tomb collection, right?"

Gu Yue Jiarong usually doesn't read these books, but there are many independent and eccentric students in Bailuzhou Academy. They break the rules in class and are distracted after class, so he always receives some strange and weird books.

Based on his understanding of the things that students are interested in, he also read the contents, which are quite interesting and curious. Although they are unrealistic and fanciful, they are not completely useless and not worth reading.

He had accurately grasped her preferences.

"……Yes."

Gu Yuejiarong has a teaching direction. He always believes that as long as students are interested in learning and love to learn, there will be no students who cannot be taught.

Therefore, the teaching method cannot be rigid and only knows how to cram and teach. Smart people have a large capacity and it is acceptable, but if you encounter a student who cannot think flexibly, it will only be counterproductive.

"I remember a sentence in the illustrated tomb collection that is similar to the content of the textbook you are currently studying. For example, this sentence goes back and follows it, the road is long and obstructed. This refers to the obstacles and troubles in difficult situations, and..."

Gu Yue Jiarong found the entry point from where she was interested and discussed it in detail with her, so that she could understand the deep meaning and write down the interpretation. Only then could she be considered to have understood and remembered it.

This was the second time someone spoke such boring content, yet Xu Shanshan found it worth listening to.

She didn't know how many books Gu Yue Jiarong had read to be able to speak so meaningfully, but if he didn't have a huge knowledge base to provide inspiration, he would definitely not have dabbled in everything.

The night gradually deepened, the silvery moonlight sprinkled on the gray stone in the courtyard, the sound of writing could be heard, and the lights gradually became dim...

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew out the lights, and the room became dark. Gu Yuejia was surprised.

It's strange. There wasn't much wind, so why did the candle go out?

He just stood up when he heard the faint sound of "Xu Chu".

"Sir, it's late, you should go to bed."

"No hurry, finish this question first."

He was about to light the oil lamp, but a cold, soft little hand held his in the darkness.

He only felt a chill coming from where their skin touched, and his limbs seemed to become much stiffer, and he allowed the other party to lead him step by step to the bed.

"You'd better go to bed early, otherwise... you will be eaten by ghosts."

"Sir, sir——"

A series of repeated shouts suddenly woke Gu Yue Jiarong up. The surrounding light was bright at this time, and he found himself standing in front of a bookshelf, raising his hand to take a book.

...Was I possessed by a demon just now?
"Sir, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Shanshan looked at him standing in front of the bookshelf in a strange posture, in a daze for a long time.

He rubbed his swollen and sore arm, looked at her with warm eyes, and asked, "Did the light go out just now?"

"No, you just..."

Before Xu Shanshan could ask more questions, Gu Yuejiarong interrupted: "Xu Chu, let's stop here today. I'm tired. You should go back and rest early."

Seeing that his eyes were indeed blue and he looked tired, Xu Shanshan did not insist. She just said "Okay", packed up her things and left.

After she left, Gu Yue Jiarong rubbed his forehead, blew out the light, and undressed behind the screen to rest. At this moment, he suddenly heard a "creaky" sound coming from the door being pushed open.

His expression suddenly froze. He clearly remembered that he had locked the door.

"who?"

He walked behind the screen. Through the faint moonlight that came through the gap in the window, he could vaguely see the outline of a figure standing at the door in the darkness.

"Is it Xu Chu?"

The other party did not respond and walked towards him slowly.

Gu Yuejiarong's pupils suddenly narrowed. The man clearly only took one step, but suddenly appeared in front of him.

He stepped back in shock, tripped over the footrest, and fell backwards on the bed, while the figure pressed down on him.

The wind made the windows rattle. The moonlight was hidden by the dark clouds at some point, and the room was not only completely dark, but even as thick as ink, as if some unknown horror was hidden in the shadows.

Gu Yuejiarong gasped for breath, but found that he could not make any sound.

The other person's petite body was sitting astride his sensitive waist. There was a pungent smell in the air, coming from the person on top of him. She was deftly undressing him with her hands.

He was already wearing very little, and after taking it off, his upper body was almost completely exposed.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you..."

A familiar voice sounded beside her ears, and Gu Yuejiarong's eyes widened: "Xu Chu? It's really you!"

This shock enabled him to speak again.

"Sir, please don't scream. You smell so good. Can you let me lick you?"

Gu Yuejiarong felt the hairs on his body stand up. In an invisible place, something was slowly crawling at his collarbone. The wet, sticky and fishy smell made him angry, ashamed, angry and anxious. Finally, he couldn't stand this stimulation and fainted.

At this moment, a cold white light burst out, and "Xu Chu" in the darkness was violently bounced away and fell to the ground. She looked at the door, gritted her teeth, and finally left unwillingly.

-

Gu Yuejiarong had a nightmare all night. When she woke up, she found that it was already daybreak.

He sat up, his head dizzy, and looked around, but found nothing unusual, as if nothing had happened last night.

"...Xu Chu?"

He didn't know whether what he experienced last night was real or not. If it was an illusion, it was too real. If it was real, then why was he fine? And why was his clothes still on?
What puzzled him even more was, was that person last night "Xu Chu"?

The voice sounded similar, and the figure was similar, but he never saw the other person's face...

When he thought of what happened last night, he was not only frightened but also felt ashamed and embarrassed. The word "lick it" was simply unbearable to hear!
If it was really "Xu Chu", he——

When he walked out of Lanyue Cottage this morning, he found that "Xu Chu" did not come to pick him up as usual, and Gu Yue Jiarong became even more suspicious.

Could it be that the person last night was really her?

Gu Yue Jiarong has important things to do today. He has to give a lecture at the Wendao Conference of Yingtian Academy, and also have an exchange meeting with literary scholars.

Time was tight, and since "Xu Chu" didn't come, he went over to gather the people first.

The teachers and students of Bailuzhou Academy all came to the square to meet him. In the team, he looked unwell. While others were discussing and communicating along the way, he was the only one who was absent-minded.

"Jia Rong, what happened to you? Did someone pick your flowers last night?"

Gong Anguo, who was on good terms with Gu Yuejiarong, teased him with a sly smile.

Gu Yuejiarong has always known that Gong Anguo would only be serious when teaching, and would be out of tune at other times.

He ignored him and just wondered where "Xu Chu" had gone.

"Hey, look over there, there's a student tied up and hung up."

Upon hearing the sound, the people from Bailuzhou Academy looked over curiously.

"Xu Chu——"

Xu Chu?

When Gu Yuejiarong heard the name "Xu Chu", his face became solemn. He left Gong Anguo and the others and walked forward.

At this time, the kidnapped student was surrounded by many students from Yingtian Academy. They were talking about the incident and sharing the whole story with their companions.

"This student sneaked into Mr. Lei's residence in the middle of the night with a hemp rope in his hand. It was obvious that he was planning to do something bad. Now that he has been caught, I think he will report it to the police."

"But look at Mr. Lei. I haven't seen him for a few days. He seems to be more... that."

"Yeah, he seems to have lost weight again, and his eyes are creepy, as if he is possessed by a ghost, not at all like before..."

Lei Feng was panting heavily, furious, holding a rope in his hand, and walked behind Wei Qiyao: "Who allowed you to trespass into my residence? No one is allowed to get close to my place--"

He actually wanted to kill someone.

Gu Yuejia Rong was startled and immediately stepped forward to stop him, but was stopped by a hand, "Sir, you can't handle him, step back."

He tilted his head and saw a graceful figure walking past him. She casually broke off a weeping willow branch and then hit Lei Feng's arm with it. Lei Feng, who looked ferocious, was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly.