"Lanlan, why aren't you going in? Your classmates are all waiting for you inside," Tian Peng urged me kindly.
The classmates in the room were also waving at me, telling me to hurry up. They were just waiting for me.
I definitely couldn't go into the room. I was trying to think of an excuse to get away.
"Ring, ring, ring..."
The phone tightly held in my hand suddenly rang. I thought the phone was completely broken, but unexpectedly the screen lit up. The alarm sounded just like an incoming call.
This alarm was set by Gu Yuan. Every day at this time, he ordered me that no matter how busy I was, as soon as I heard the alarm, I had to send him a message immediately.
Before, I complained that he was too domineering, but at this moment, I suddenly thought it was a well - thought - out plan.
I quickly grabbed this life - saving straw. I picked up the phone and said to Tian Peng, "Sorry, you go in first. I'll answer this call and then come in."
My eyes stayed on him all the time, afraid that he would make a surprise attack. My body instinctively stepped back to keep a distance from him, and I picked up the phone pretending to answer it.
Tian Peng just stood there, staring at me intently. I already understood in my heart that from the moment I opened my eyes, I seemed to have been drawn into a maze set up by someone, and it was a maze with one link after another.
If I slackened off at any link, it might cost me my life.
If I really stepped into the private room now, I would be truly doomed.
Now I couldn't count on anyone else. I could only rely on myself to break the maze. Having been a spiritual medium for so long, how could I not know a few incantations to exorcise evil spirits?
Since I couldn't invite the celestial beings, it would be best if the incantation could repel them. If not, I could at least intimidate them and then find a chance to escape.
The idea was good. I hoped it would work. I made a hand gesture and began to mutter the incantation.
"Golden Flower Goddess is here. All evil spirits and ghosts go away. From now on, you must do good deeds, or my divine soldiers will hurt you. I, by the decree of the Golden Flower Goddess, command you as quickly as the law of heaven."
As I recited the incantation, suddenly my body felt heavy, as if someone had possessed me.
I didn't even sing the incantation for the assistant, so why did a celestial being possess me?
As the celestial being entered my body, in the sight of the celestial being, all the splendor in front of me disappeared. At this moment, I was standing at the door of Classroom 405 in the teaching building.
Tian Peng across from me and the people in the private room no longer had their sunny and gentle smiles.
They were clearly a bunch of evil ghosts with gray - colored bodies, full of hatred on their faces and blood flowing from their seven orifices.
The celestial being in my body tilted its head, exuding a strong evil aura.
"Bang, bang, bang..." Several corpses fell from the ceiling of the classroom.
Tian Peng's corpse happened to fall in front of me. His head was like a watermelon that had exploded, with blood gushing out.
This wave of heart - shattering and terrifying scenes almost scared the life out of me. I blurted out,
"Help..."
"I'm saving your life," a voice said.
I had never heard this voice before. I couldn't help but be stunned for half a second, and then immediately asked, "Who are you?"
"The one who will take your life."
After saying this, this person took a step forward. Those ghosts seemed to sense a powerful sense of oppression.
They stepped back and didn't dare to get close. This person's aura was extremely powerful. His deterrence was comparable to that of Gu Yuan.
"The Ghost King has committed many evils, sucking the essence of the living as offerings for his funeral. I could turn a blind eye, but I've set my eyes on this woman."
"However, I don't want to owe anyone a favor. The physical bodies are here. If you're sensible, claim your bodies and go to reincarnation. If not, there's only one way..."
He looked at my hand nonchalantly, slowly closing his fist. The clicking sound of his finger joints was eerie and strange.
The implication was clear: either die again or slink away with your tail between your legs. There was no other choice.
Those evil ghosts weren't stupid. The person in front of them was extremely powerful. Even if there were a hundred of them, they couldn't be his match.
So they could only obediently take their corpses and leave.
"Wait, Tian Peng can't go. My friend still needs an explanation from him."
"All are dead. Meeting him will only bring sorrow." The person in my body didn't stop Tian Peng. I watched as they took their corpses and disappeared into Classroom 405.
"How did he die?" I was really curious about Tian Peng's cause of death.
"He died right here." The man controlled my body and walked to the window, pointing at the lawn downstairs.
"This guy named Tian Peng was heartbroken after a breakup. He wanted to threaten the girl to get back together with him, but the girl didn't even want to see him. So he got so desperate that he committed suicide. After his death, no one cared about him. How pitiful. Besides, he should have chosen a better place to die. Dying here, tsk, tsk, tsk..."
"The yin energy in this building is extremely heavy. The souls of those who die here will be locked by the Ghost King, and their bodies will be taken away to become puppets for him to suck the essence. They'll never be able to reincarnate and will be the Ghost King's servants for life. They go out to find prey and suck the essence of suitable people as sacrifices for the Ghost King's annual mourning. It's really cruel."
It turned out that Tian Peng committed suicide because of a broken heart. After his death, no one cared about him, and even his body couldn't be found. Poor Yan Lin was still so infatuated, thinking she had found a good partner.
Unexpectedly, it was a partner who would take her life. This person was right. Sometimes it's better not to meet.
After everything calmed down, this person still controlled my body and didn't seem to want to leave.
I was a little scared. This person must not be a good person. "Thank you, benefactor, for saving my life. I'll surely find a way to repay you in the future. Could you please let me out? I still have other things to do."
"I've saved your life twice. Are you just going to perfunctorily thank me with such high - sounding words?"
When this person was talking to me, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Twice? Did you also save me when I fell into the water?"
"Otherwise?" the man said.
"Then why did you throw me in the hotel lobby?"
"I threw you in the lobby, but I didn't tell you to wander around. Who knew you would follow a good - looking man and make it so hard for me to find you."
"I..."
I didn't want to talk to him anymore. The conversation was getting more and more out of line.
"I've always been clear about grudges and kindness. I never do anything at a loss. You owe me two lives. How do you plan to repay me?"
Since he was in my body, I could guess what he was thinking through my facial expressions. He seemed very proud now.
"It's okay for me to repay you, but could you please come out first? Let me see the true face of my benefactor so that I won't be a stranger when we meet next time."
I really wasn't used to this way of chatting.
"Hahaha, I'll recognize you even if you turn into ashes. How could we be strangers? This way of talking is great."
Saying that, he strode out.
Watching him walk forward, I was really scared. Although this person had saved my life, he didn't do it without asking for anything in return. He had a purpose.
"Benefactor, where are we going?"
"You disrupted my wedding. Shouldn't you compensate me?"
I disrupted his wedding. Oh no. My heart immediately rose to my throat.
The Demon Lord was getting married. Could the person in my body be the so - called "Demon Lord"?
It seemed that I had just jumped out of one fire pit and into another.