I took a step back, looking uncertain. I couldn't help but swallow hard as I wracked my brain for a solution.
"Senior brother, what are you doing here?" I had no choice but to take the initiative.
"That's exactly what I should be asking you." I had never heard Wei Fan speak so coldly before. This was not the Wei Fan I knew.
"I heard that the soul of Senior Wei Liang haunts this place, so I came here with some classmates for an adventure."
Suddenly, I raised my hand and pointed towards the staircase. "Look, they're coming up."
Wei Fan's gaze was drawn to the staircase. Before he could react...
I dashed downstairs as fast as I could.
"Thud, thud, thud."
I held my breath and ran down the stairs quickly.
I never thought I could run so fast when fleeing for my life.
In a flash, I reached the first floor. Just as I was about to climb out of the window...
A big hand suddenly appeared behind me and yanked me back.
I let out a scream and struggled desperately with my hands and feet.
I kept shouting for help.
Until the masked man in black took out a gleaming dagger. I was greatly shocked, and a cold sweat broke out on my back.
When the dagger came down, I tried to block it with my hand.
"Clang..." With a crisp sound, the dagger fell to the ground.
The masked man in black fell to the ground.
In the chaos, I saw Wei Fan standing opposite me. He whispered, "Run."
I didn't care about anything else. I got up from the ground and climbed out of the window.
When I looked back, I heard footsteps coming from the staircase. Another Wei Fan appeared. He came down the stairs unhurriedly, thinking that the masked man had already caught me.
Just as he came down, the figure of the Wei Fan who had just saved me gradually became transparent and slowly disappeared.
I quickly fled the comprehensive building and found a crowded place to sit down.
I hugged my shoulders, and my body kept shivering.
My mind was full of Wei Fan's cold and terrifying appearance.
Wei Fan wanted to harm me, but another Wei Fan came to save me.
My mind was in a complete mess until I remembered them mentioning the real child.
And Wei Fan's actions in the staircase suddenly made everything clear to me.
I didn't even care about going to class. I rushed home without stopping.
He Bi saw me rushing back in a hurry. Not knowing what had happened, he stopped me directly.
"Sister, why are you back? Don't you have classes today?"
I gasped for breath, took a sip of water, and asked, "Where's Gu Yuan? I need to find him. Where is he?"
"Sister, are you being silly? Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. How could the Third Master be here?"
I looked at my phone. I rarely paid attention to the lunar calendar on weekdays. Sure enough, it was the fifteenth day. Fortunately, I didn't look for him just now. Otherwise, I might have been in worse trouble than getting stabbed.
But without Gu Yuan, how could I save Wei Fan?
I paced around anxiously.
Seeing me in such a hurry, He Bi quickly asked if he could help.
That's right. He was also a shaman. There were also immortals in his shrine. Unlike me, apart from the chief immortal in charge, there was only a weak smoke spirit.
I quickly told He Bi about Wei Fan's situation. Maybe the immortals in his shrine could solve the problem, and then there would be no need to bother Gu Yuan.
After He Bi heard it, he asked me for Wei Fan's birth date.
I blurted it out. I had memorized Wei Fan's birthday two years ago, so I didn't even need to ask.
He Bi invited his own immortal to possess him and helped calculate a divination. He said, "Wei Fan has the child fate, but fortunately, he is a fake child. We just need to find a paper figurine as a substitute and send it away."
The so - called child fate generally means that in a previous life, one was a young attendant beside various gods.
Such as those who served tea and water, maids, or servants.
They remained chaste throughout their lives. Later, for various reasons, they were reincarnated as humans. These reasons included falling in love with the mortal world, running away, being punished for making mistakes, or having a special mission.
When a child is reincarnated into the mortal world, there is always a possibility of being recalled. So before the age of forty - eight, they will encounter many hardships.
If it is a fake child, it's okay. We can make a substitute figurine and burn it to send away the child fate.
If it is a real child, making a substitute figurine will be useless. To survive, one must find a real person as a substitute, which is commonly known as changing the fate.
When He Bi's immortal mentioned the child fate, I suddenly remembered the person who had just talked to Wei Fan. He also mentioned the child fate.
But what he said was not simply making a substitute figurine. Instead, he wanted to send the soul away with a red cloth.
I held my phone and called Yan Lin. I asked him to help me investigate Wei Liang.
I thought this Wei Liang must be related to the person on the rooftop.
Yan Lin was a member of the student union, and Wei Liang was also in the student union, so it was easy to investigate.
In a short while, Yan Lin got his birth date.
Sure enough, as I thought, Wei Liang and Wei Fan were born in the same year, month, and day, and they both had the surname Wei.
As for the exact time of birth, the school definitely didn't have that information.
However, He Bi's immortal calculated it.
Although they were born in the same year, month, and day, their fates were completely different because of the different birth times.
One of them had the real child fate, while the other had the fake child fate.
The one with the real child fate was Wei Liang, while Wei Fan was the fake child.
Combined with my experience on the rooftop just now, everything fell into place.
Wei Liang had the real child fate. He had died not long ago, but his soul didn't seem to have been recalled. Instead, he forcibly changed his fate with Wei Fan.
Wei Fan's soul had been lingering in the comprehensive building and hadn't left. So today, Wei Fan's soul came to save me.
The conversation between that master and Wei Liang was to forcibly gather and send away the soul.
They wanted Wei Fan's soul to replace Wei Liang's, so that Wei Liang could continue to live in Wei Fan's body.
His plan was really clever. It was simply a win - win situation. Wei Fan had a good family background, was good at studying, and was good - looking.
To put it simply, he was a person who had a head - start in life. If the fate - changing was successful, it would be extremely beneficial to Wei Liang.
Now everything was clear. Before eleven o'clock tonight was the crucial time to save Wei Fan.
"He Bi, I'm going to save someone tonight. A dear younger brother should accompany his sister." My expression was solemn, and I wasn't joking at all.
"I'm not your real younger brother."
The hand on his shoulder suddenly went limp. I kept complaining in my heart: This ungrateful little brat.
"Although I'm not your real younger brother, I'm better than a real one. I'll go with you."
I patted He Bi on the chest and said, "You're really something."
I asked He Bi to pack some things simply. At eight o'clock in the evening, He Bi appeared at the school gate on time.
I planned to go in earlier. If I could save Wei Fan earlier, I wouldn't have to wait until eleven o'clock.
The two of us stood outside the comprehensive building. It was only eight o'clock, and there was no one around. Looking up at the rooftop, I always felt a sense of oppression as if dark clouds were covering the top.
"He Bi, can you summon Wei Fan's soul? I want to ask him what exactly happened."
"I can't summon him here."
He Bi looked up at the comprehensive building, frowning tightly.
"Sister, I think you'd better not get involved. Both the real and fake children are related to the celestial beings. Whether you do right or wrong, you'll get into trouble. It's not worth it."
"But he's my classmate. Wei Fan is my senior. How can I just watch him die unjustly? And now the whole school is spreading the rumor that I killed Wei Liang. I need to prove my innocence."
"Just ignore what they say. Why do you care about these things?"
Hearing his words, I guessed that his immortal didn't want to help.
"To be honest, is it because your immortal doesn't want to help?"
He Bi hesitated and simply changed the topic.
"Sister, why don't we wait? The Third Master will be back tomorrow. Let's ask him."
"By the time we wait for him, it will be too late. I can wait, but Wei Fan can't."
Before He Bi could persuade me further, I had already climbed in through the window...