Rules-related weird stories: 4016.

Chapter 593 I Bear Your Ashes
"You're not going anywhere. Stay by my side and behave yourself!" Xia Lian said sternly, tapping Wei Liang's forehead like she was striking a wooden fish.

Wei Liang, who was just shouting that "I'm already taken," now looked miserable: "I'm not a mascot, why are you controlling me!"

"Fine, you're going to take advantage of me and pretend nothing happened, you scumbag!" Xia Lian leaned back strategically, a cold smile playing on her lips as she stared at Wei Liang.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Lin Yi looked at Wei Liang with a strange expression: "Liangzi, could it be that you guys..."

"Holy crap! It's not what you think!" Wei Liang was sweating profusely. He had been so arrogant before coming to the gymnasium, but now he was denying it, leaving Lin Yi completely bewildered.

"That's exactly what you think!" Xia Lian interrupted Wei Liang, giving him no chance to explain. "Alright! That's how it is. Don't say anything else!"

"I'll take you to see the boss first," she said to Lin Yi, then turned to look at Wei Liang, "...and then I'll give you some individual training!"

Wei Liang lowered his head, looking aggrieved, his baseball cap drooping down.

Upon hearing "boss," Lin Yi quickly nodded, then asked, "By the way, Senior Xia Lian, do you know what happened last night?"

"Last night?" Xia Lian was slightly taken aback. "During the gray fog invasion, everyone carried out their respective tasks as planned. Was there any problem?"

Lin Yi quickly asked, "What I mean is, what happened to Li Huiyuan?"

Xia Lian immediately became disdainful again: "A scumbag only has scumbags around him. Why ask about the situation at the stadium? In the end, he's only thinking about Li Huiyuan."

Lin Yi's lips twitched violently, but seeing that Xia Lian didn't show much change in her micro-expression when he asked about Li Huiyuan, he was certain that she knew something, so he repeated the question seriously.

Seeing Lin Yi's insistence, Xia Lian didn't hide anything and said, "Last night, Li Huiyuan left the gymnasium. When the boss brought her back, she had already suffered serious injuries. Fortunately, she was sent to the school clinic in time, so her life was not in danger."

"Li Huiyuan left the gymnasium?!" Lin Yi exclaimed in surprise. "Why did she leave the gymnasium?"

Xia Lian said, "I don't know exactly what happened. She has already left the school clinic and is with the boss. If you have any questions, you can ask her directly."

As she spoke, she guided Wei Liang toward the stairwell, and Wei Shan, seeing this, also said goodbye to Lin Yi: "Old Lin, I won't go up. You guys do your thing, I'll go see if Young Master Tian has arrived yet."

"No, Wei Sang, come with us! I won't feel safe if you leave, Wei Sang, Wei Sang..." Wei Liang shouted.

Lin Yi ignored Wei Liang and nodded: "Okay."

He didn't notice why Wei Shan only mentioned "Young Master Tian" instead of "Young Master Tian and Yin Bi." In his memory, Kuai Hongji seemed to have never taken the physical education class that was supposed to be mandatory for every student.

After parting ways, the group quickly went up the stairs to the gymnastics hall on the second floor and saw the familiar sign with the cartoonish big-headed boss.

Only then did Xia Lian release Wei Liang, saying "See you at the gymnastics hall," before walking into the women's locker room on her own.

As soon as Xia Lian left, Wei Liang straightened his back again, looking all smug and proud: "How about it, Lao Lin? Didn't I give her plenty of face just now?"

Lin Yi glanced at him and silently walked into the locker room.

Wei Liang quickly followed up: "Hey Lao Lin, what's with that expression? Let me explain myself!"

"Liangzi, whether you should speak or not, from just now until now, all I see about you is your mouth that's stubborn..."

"Damn it, you old Lin, how dare you look down on your brothers like that!" Wei Liang chuckled maliciously. "Since that's the case, don't blame me for telling the boss about that girl who's been sucking up to you!"

"Hiss—?!" Lin Yi gasped sharply, his mouth almost twisting in pain. "Wait, when did this happen? Damn it, Liangzi, don't tell anyone!"

Others may say whatever they want, but if Wei Liang says something like that, he'll be in deep trouble no matter what!
Wei Liang sneered: "Yesterday I was just about to go to the bathroom when I saw a girl licking the spot where you had been standing!"

Lin Yi then realized that Wei Liang was probably referring to Zhao Lingxiao licking the remnants of extraordinary power left behind by him when he created the puppet...

"It's a shame you're not reporting to the SB editorial department," Lin Yi said viciously as he searched for an empty locker in the dressing room.

"You mean the UC editorial department, right? But whether it's UC or SB, it's all the same... I actually submitted my resume, and those guys said I should go to 91.com as a porn moderator. It's infuriating that they want me to make my side job my main job and ruin my hobbies!" Wei Liang gritted his teeth, furious.

Lin Yi automatically ignored his words, and after finding the locker, he put down the backpack on his shoulder.

But just as he was about to open the locker door, a thought suddenly struck him, and he reached out and touched the door, sensing his tentacles extending outwards...

The cabinet door automatically popped open the next moment.

"It really works..." Lin Yi muttered to himself, took out his blue and white leotard, and silently changed into it.

Wei Liang seemed not to have seen it. Seeing that the previous topic was over, he could only deliberately beat his chest and stomp his feet, dejectedly going to the other side to change his clothes.

But Lin Yi seemed to realize something, and his body stiffened abruptly as he changed clothes—"Zhao Lingxiao's movements occurred within the layer, how did Liangzi observe them?!"

He suddenly looked at Wei Liang.

Wei Liang then looked away, turned his head and felt a slight chill on his chrysanthemum. He shivered and met Lin Yi's gaze again. He was stunned for a moment by Lin Yi's gaze and quickly hugged himself tightly: "That look you gave me, ugh... what are you trying to do?"

"It's nothing..." Lin Yi knew that Wei Liang probably knew far more than he realized, but considering Wei Liang's state, he didn't continue the topic. Instead, he quickly changed the subject, abruptly saying, "But Liangzi..."

"Hmm?" Wei Liang grunted.

"You should be content," Lin Yi said. "At least it'll be Senior Xia Lian training you later. Otherwise, if the boss had assigned you to be Xiao Zhouzi or something, you would have gone back to your old ways. And then it wouldn't have been as simple as just being annoyed."

"Hiss—" Upon hearing the name "Little Zhouzi," Wei Liang sat up straight, looking rather paranoid. "Damn it, what do you mean by 'old road'? I've been on the straight and straight road from the very beginning!"

"I'm ready." Lin Yi suddenly stood up, stuffed his backpack into the locker, and left only his student ID card with a card holder on his left arm.

"What do you mean 'hello'... Wow, you changed clothes really fast!" Wei Liang's eyes widened. "Alright, alright, you go find the boss first, I'll come back when I'm done changing."

"Okay." Lin Yi didn't hesitate. Time was tight and the task was heavy, so he took the opportunity to chat with Wei Liang for a few minutes while changing clothes.

After changing into his gymnastics uniform, he glanced at the time and headed into the gymnastics hall.

It's 14:58 now, almost 15:00, and there's only half an hour left before PE get out of class ends.

However, for Lin Yi, time was no longer a factor to consider.

15:30 PM is just the time when other people get out of class; it doesn't really concern him anymore. Besides, if he doesn't go back to the dorm tonight, the timing isn't so strict, and he can even think about whether or not to go out for dinner later.

After all, he had already received all the necessary supplies. It was hard to say whether going to the cafeteria area again at that time in the evening would cause any trouble.

Lin Yi then hurried to the gymnastics hall, but just as he was about to leave the locker room, a gust of air, similar to the effect of a duct, brushed against his cheek. In a daze, he seemed to collect a familiar scent, but in an instant, the scent disappeared, and no matter how hard he tried to recall it, he could not remember any trace of it.

He hesitated for a moment, but didn't think too much about it, and quickly left the locker room.

After Lin Yi left, Wei Liang quickly changed into his gymnastics uniform, but instead of chasing after Lin Yi, he looked towards the shower room on the other side of the changing room.

He frowned slightly, then walked towards the shower room.

White steam swirled in the shower room, instantly engulfing Wei Liang.

A moment later, the steam suddenly parted to both sides, and Wei Liang slowly walked out of the shower room like Agul emerging from the sea.

He adjusted his baseball cap and walked towards the gymnastics hall, his gymnastics uniform slightly dirty at the hem.

……

X023, 15:00, Gymnastics Hall.

Upon arriving at the gymnastics hall, Lin Yi spotted Boss and Li Huiyuan among the many sports students.

There's nothing we can do about it, because all the PE students who appear in the gymnastics hall will change into gymnastics uniforms, except for the leader.

It seems that all of the boss's uniforms are those black yoga pants with blue stripes, the only difference being that he wears other "external accessories" on different occasions.

Beside the leader was Li Huiyuan, who was undergoing some kind of flexibility training.

As soon as Lin Yi's gaze fell on Li Huiyuan, Li Huiyuan turned her head to look at him as if she had a telepathic connection.

"Linlinzi!"

As soon as Li Huiyuan saw Lin Yi, she jumped up and down on the spot, shouting with delight.

The boss naturally noticed Lin Yi's movements early on, but didn't react much.

Seeing Li Huiyuan interrupt her training and jump towards Lin Yi, she didn't stop her, but just watched quietly.

"Why are you so late today? Did you run into some trouble on the way?" Li Huiyuan asked with concern, looking Lin Yi up and down. Then, unable to resist, she leaned closer and twitched her pert nose a couple of times. "Hmm, you smell better and better. You don't smell like those other flashy, cheap women..."

"That's strange, I've never heard of boys having a natural body odor..."

Li Huiyuan's eyes darted around, and she kept muttering to herself, as if she were looking at a human-shaped incense burner.

Lin Yi pushed Li Huiyuan away slightly, placed his hands on her shoulders, and asked earnestly, "I heard you were injured. How are you feeling now?"

Upon hearing this, Li Huiyuan was taken aback at first, a hint of joy appearing in her bright eyes. However, she seemed to realize something, and her gaze immediately darted away: "Ah...? This...you, you know too? I didn't actually leave the gymnasium on purpose..."

She lowered her head and pouted, like a child who had done something wrong.

"I don't actually know what happened here. Everyone told me they didn't know the situation and asked me to ask you," Lin Yi said with concern. "What are you worried about?"

Li Huiyuan bit her lip and remained silent.

At this moment, the eldest brother's voice slowly came: "Just tell Lin Yi everything, anyway, this matter is related to him as well."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi was taken aback: "What does this have to do with me? What's going on... Never mind, if you're not ready, then come with me when you're ready. I'll go ask the boss first."

Although Lin Yi didn't know what kind of training his boss would give him today, he still wanted to ask about what happened at the gymnasium last night.

"No!" Li Huiyuan grabbed his hand, but misunderstood Lin Yi's meaning. She thought Lin Yi wanted to ask the boss about her situation, so she said, "Let me tell you first."

"I...I...Actually, last night, I think I heard your voice, and that's why I left the stadium..."

"My voice? This..." Lin Yi was immediately somewhat helpless. "And you were tricked into leaving the stadium? I definitely wouldn't have been in the stadium area last night..."

Lin Yi was both amused and exasperated, thinking to himself that young girls these days are too easily fooled!

But Li Huiyuan's next words made his expression immediately turn serious.

Li Huiyuan pursed her lips: "But I'm sure it's your voice... because ever since we parted, I've been able to hear your voice intermittently. Boss said it's because I carry your ashes..."

"Wait, what do you mean by 'you carried my ashes'?" Lin Yi exclaimed in surprise.

Li Huiyuan took a deep breath and then closed her eyes.

Just then, a strange light flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. He could clearly sense that a power was accumulating within Li Huiyuan's body, a power that was spinning like a reactor...

The energy source that powers the "reactor" is none other than "ash".

The ashes inside Li Huiyuan's body were different from the ashes and debris scattered on the fifth floor and above of the teaching building; the ashes inside her body were much more concentrated than those debris.

This ash was different from the ash he had been tainted with before; it was even purer.

Much purer.

"You're saying... this is my ashes?" Lin Yi's expression was strange. Even if it is my ashes, it's not the same as yours!

Moreover, how did this information end up in Li Huiyuan's possession?
He didn't understand.

The "reactor" inside Li Huiyuan's body slowly went out, and then she opened her eyes: "It wasn't me who said it, it was the boss who said it."

(End of this chapter)