Chapter 250: Strange Arrival 17
Thank you, Teacher Lu, for saving my life, but she is an old trickster!
Going back is absolutely impossible.
She is already on Lu Qingyuan’s death list; if she goes back, she would merely die by his hand instead of by the paper shoe ghost.
Either way, she’s going to die.
She wants to live.
She had originally planned to return to her rental apartment, but now that she was on the second floor, she chose to run out of the building and wander the world! There was only half a day left until the game ended, and if she could just hold on, this round of the game wouldn’t have been a waste of effort.
Chu Yian ran along the main road in the sunlight, only searching for the safest place.
Crowded, sunny spots.
Chu Yian moved and hid in various places, from noon to afternoon, until the sun set. She still found the most crowded fast-food restaurant to rest.
By this time, Zhu Shen had sent several messages.
“Big Chu, I’ve already left the group chat. What exactly happened to you?”
“Didn’t you say you’d be back soon? When will you arrive? I’m waiting for you at the door.”
“Big Chu, are you okay? Please reply. I’m very worried.”
…He sent many similar messages. Chu Yian ordered a hot drink and sipped it while messaging him, “My friend became one of ‘them,’ and now I’ve escaped outside. I have the key, so don’t open the door for anyone who tells you to.”
“Are you safe now?”
Hearing this, Chu Yian looked around. People were coming and going, and everyone who entered was a normal person with a shadow.
“I’m safe for now. I’ll make it through the last few hours outside on my own.”
After she finished speaking, she also opened the mutual aid group. Seeing the messages about being ready to hunt ghosts, she didn’t even dare to warn them in the group.
Delete the group and hide well in this place.
Chu Yian found a server and confirmed again that they would be open until midnight before returning to her seat. However, as soon as she sat down, a woman with a poor complexion at the next table leaned over, “girl, I just saw you talking to yourself over there. What were you saying?”
To herself?
Chu Yian’s heart, which she hadn’t yet put down, instantly tightened again. She quickly looked at the server, checking for a shadow beneath his feet.
The busy server walked to another table, oblivious, to serve, and a chilling voice sounded in her ear.
“You heard it, huh…?”
The server wasn’t a ghost; the one who spoke to her was!
She spun around abruptly, and the ghost was already face-to-face with her.
A pale face, dark eyes staring intently at Chu Yian, but just then, it recoiled half a meter as if burned. Chu Yian also felt it; her amulet was working.
She took the opportunity to flee, scrambling in a panic.
The ghost behind her pursued relentlessly, closing in step by step.
Every time that thing caught up to her, it would be repelled by the amulet. Just as the treasure box said, ghosts cannot be killed, only blocked.
However, the amulet’s protection for her was limited.
Chu Yian watched as the talisman in her hand, which had started out looking proper, dwindled until only a tiny bit of paper remained. She knew she couldn’t last much longer.
Looking at the ghost not far from her, she was both scared and regretful.
If she had known that she couldn’t escape the fate of being eaten no matter what, she would have rather been eaten by Lu Qingyuan.
The cold wind, the Yin Qi, and the fear made her tremble uncontrollably. She closed her eyes, waiting for death to arrive. However, at this moment, the ghost that had been rushing towards Chu Yian suddenly stopped.
A black shadow was behind Chu Yian.
The shadow was much taller than her.
His left hand held her waist, and his right arm was wrapped around her chest, watching the pursuing ghost in a protective stance.
The ghost, frightened by his gaze, retreated, moving faster and faster, then fled as if escaping… Chu Yian’s legs turned to jelly.
She felt as if death was a long execution, until the familiar scent of sandalwood reached her nostrils, and she tremblingly opened her eyes.
What met her eyes was a black trench coat, carrying a cold temperature.
“Still running?”
“No, not running anymore.”
Chu Yian’s originally cunning and cute bun face turned into a bitter gourd face at this moment, “Teacher Lu, I only have one request. When you… when you eat me, don’t be too scary.”
She didn’t want these five points anymore.
She had completely given up.
Being eaten by Lu Qingyuan was at least keeping the good stuff within the family, so to speak.
Her appearance at that moment was both pitiful and amusing, instantly extinguishing the anger Lu Qingyuan felt because of her escape. He took her cold, frightened hand, “Let’s go.”
“Where are we going?”
“Do you want to be eaten here?”
Chu Yian had already given up; it was all the same where she was eaten. “My demands aren’t high; just don’t scare me. Let me go comfortably and peacefully.”
Even if he had a belly full of anger, her cuteness made him unable to express it.
Lu Qingyuan held her cold hand and walked forward, returning to their Residential Area. The food on the table was surprisingly still warm. Chu Yian had been running all afternoon and had just managed to order at the fast-food restaurant when she encountered the ghost.
She sat at the table and devoured her meal, then sat there, waiting for Lu Qingyuan to finish her off.
“Still watching TV?”
Lu Qingyuan asked.
Chu Yian was a little annoyed. Why was Teacher Lu so troublesome about getting rid of someone?
She was about to tell him to just get it over with, but her gaze suddenly fell on the clock in the room. There was only an hour and a half left until the game ended.
Chu Yian, who had originally given up, suddenly had a bright idea—
If she could stall for an hour and a half, wouldn’t the game be cleared?
“…Yes.”
“Drinking?”
“Yes.”
Chu Yian looked at Lu Qingyuan, who was still being very kind to her at this moment, “Teacher Lu, before I die, can I watch the end of this football cup?”
After watching the football cup game, the game time would be just right.
After all, Lu Qingyuan had kept her for so many days; keeping her for another hour and a half shouldn’t be a problem, right?
“Depends on my mood.”
Lu Qingyuan carried a large bucket of mixed drinks and placed it in front of her, then scooped her into his arms, burying his head in her neck and taking a deep breath.
Chu Yian stiffened against his body, “Teacher Lu, are you absorbing my vital energy?”
Lu Qingyuan’s voice sounded in her ear, and as he spoke, a slightly cool breath brushed against the back of her ear, “What do you think?”
Did he even need to ask? Of course!
Chu Yian instantly felt much weaker, and her body temperature grew colder.
She quickly took a large gulp of wine to warm herself, “Teacher Lu, please absorb a little slower… Ah.”
Lu Qingyuan’s chest began to vibrate as he tried to suppress his laughter.
He reached out and held Chu Yian in his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head. His lips occasionally brushed lightly against her hair. Their posture was as intimate as a young couple.
At this moment, Chu Yian, as the food, felt like a cigarette.
Normal people smoke while watching a game; he absorbs her vital energy while watching a game.
Teacher Lu… he really knows how to have fun.
