The King of Curses

Chapter 40 Weird Girl

"Li Ting, Li Ting...you are walking too fast!"

The sun was shining brightly overhead and the campus was deserted. Xiao Liting blocked the sun with her hands and walked in front, while Du Changlong followed closely behind, still talking non-stop.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly ignoring me? And you're walking so fast alone..."

Why? Because the weather is too hot, my makeup is almost ruined by the sun, and I want to find a cool place to cool down as soon as possible. Why do I have to listen to your nagging?

It was a hot summer day, and the previous experience was very unpleasant. In addition, Du Changlong was buzzing around her like a fly. All this made Xiao Liting feel irritated. She was the kind of person who had a bad temper and a small mind.

This guy is so annoying, he has no sense at all... I guess he never knew how to pursue girls?
The young master of a rich family grew up in a honeypot, and he was spoiled by his family. He had no shortage of girlfriends before, but they were all the type that he could hook up with just because he was generous and spent money casually to buy things.

At that time, Du Changlong didn't have to put in much effort to pick up girls, so naturally he didn't need to learn how to be likable.

However, it was precisely because he was this kind of person, seemingly dating several girls, but actually not having much emotional experience, that it was so easy for her to get the upper hand. She just pretended a little bit and maintained a "close yet distant" "good friend" relationship, and the boy soon took the bait and became obsessed with her.

Xiao Liting sighed and finally stopped.

Although she hasn't decided who she wants to date, let alone the future, because she feels that she is still young and has plenty of time in the future. With her abilities, she will definitely meet someone better in the future... But for now, Du Changlong is the best candidate.

So, you can be willful, but you can't treat her too rudely or coldly, after all, it's her wallet.

"Sorry, Chang Long, I was just... a little scared just now."

Xiao Liting's face was a little gloomy. This was not a complete lie. The previous experience in the breakfast shop did scare her.

Where did that cold-blooded man who looked like a gangster killer come from? And where did that greasy-looking middle-aged charlatan come from? It was confusing.

Du Changlong's face was not very good at first. After all, he was a young master who was the center of attention. He had lived a smooth life since he was a child and had never been wronged, let alone being looked down upon. But when he saw the "pitiful" face of the girl he liked, he suddenly felt sympathy for her and quickly comforted her:

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Is it because of what happened before?"

"Yes, I'm a girl," Xiao Liting said in a resentful tone, "You should have protected me at that time."

"Of course I will protect you! I just didn't react at the time..."

Du Changlong's expression was a little embarrassed. He coughed and quickly changed his target.

"If we really want to talk about embarrassment, it's this kid, right?"

He turned to look at Wang Wei who was following the two of them and mocked him deliberately.

"You were so scared just now that you ran away in a panic. I don't know what you are doing with such a big body..."

Wang Wei did not answer, his expression was blank. He looked as if he was in a trance and had not yet recovered.

"whispering sound."

Du Changlong turned his head away with disdain.

Xiao Liting couldn't help but frown.

She certainly wouldn't be as careless as Du Changlong. Wang Wei's condition was unusual. He must have witnessed something that she didn't see.

The charlatan just sprayed water into the air and frightened him like this. She couldn't figure out what was going on. It didn't look like a magic trick, so was it real kung fu?
If those legendary magical powers and spells exist in this world, doesn’t that mean... there are also monsters and demons?
She had no idea what was going on, but she had a vague sense of uneasiness in her heart.

In particular, Xiao Liting came to school this time to rescue her best friend.

The person was called Sun Wen, and she was one of the “three students and one teacher” who disappeared in the relevant reports.

When we say “good girlfriends”, they are actually just playmates who often stay together.

The relationship between Xiao Liting and Sun Wen is a bit similar to that between Du Changlong and Wang Wei. She enjoys being pursued by boys and being surrounded by girls, both of which make her feel good about herself.

Sun Wen was one of the people in that group of playmates with whom she had the closest relationship, but it would not be said that she and Sun Wen had a deep friendship, or that their relationship was so good that they were willing to take risks to save people for each other.

After Wenwen disappeared, Xiao Liting was concerned about her whereabouts and was frightened for a while, but she finally handed the matter over to the police. As a high school student, she could not do much.

But the problem is...

Before Sun Wen disappeared, her last phone call was to herself.

Xiao Liting can clearly recall the scene at that time.

At first, she cried. It was obvious that Sun Wen on the other end of the phone was very scared and nervous, and she was so flustered that she didn't know what to do. She kept sobbing and repeating words like "Li Ting, I'm so scared," "I want to leave here," and "Come and save me."

At that time, Xiao Liting naturally didn't understand what she meant. She was shocked and asked repeatedly, but couldn't get an answer. It was as if she was the only one talking and the other party couldn't hear her.

Then, Sun Wen's voice began to become gloomy, as if she had completely fallen into despair. Not only that, she even began to curse the friend on the other end of the phone.

"You deserve to die! Xiao Liting! Don't think I don't know what you did!"

"Wha...what? Wenwen, what are you talking about..."

"I won't let you go...I won't let you go even if I become a ghost..."

The voice became like a man.

"You, don't be like this, it's a bit scary..."

"——Come to school and find me. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences."

The last sentence sounded as if someone was whispering in her ear. It was so clear and so close that a chilling feeling spread to her bones.

Xiao Liting opened her mouth wide and froze in fear.

On the other end of the phone, the call was hung up, leaving only a busy tone.

The microphone slipped from her hand.

……

The next day, Xiao Liting heard the news. Including Sun Wen, four teachers and students had given extra lessons at school on the weekend, but disappeared without a trace. No one could find their whereabouts, not even the police.

A few days later, Xiao Liting had nightmares for several days in a row. She tossed and turned every night and couldn't fall asleep.

This torture finally made Xiao Liting determined: she planned to come to school to look for clues.

Of course, she definitely didn't dare to come here alone, so she called Du Changlong and his followers.

But in the current situation, she felt that she had called too few people. She was originally worried about being noticed by parents and teachers, and thought that having two men would be enough. Now it seems that these two boys are more unreliable than the other.

Xiao Liting touched the jade pendant on her chest.

She brought this with her specially this time. Her mother is a Buddhist, so she spent a lot of money to buy back a jade Buddha that was said to have been blessed by a master.

Of course she didn't believe it at first, but now she really has to believe it...

……

After climbing over the guardrail and entering the school, the three first went to their classroom and several teachers' offices, but found nothing.

Come to think of it, if there were any clues here, the police would have noticed it long ago.

"Why don't we go to the playground?" Du Changlong suggested.

"playground?"

"Yes." Du Changlong said with a smile, "There is a place leading to the outside of the school over there. There is a gap in the wall and you can step over it from the tree next to it. I usually skip classes from there, so maybe the adults haven't noticed it yet."

"……All right."

Xiao Liting didn't hold out much hope, but at the moment she had no other clues, so she could only follow.

……

As a result, although they failed to find any traces left by the missing persons, they gained something unexpected.

"Hey, I say, did you see it?"

Walking to the shade of the trees beside the playground, Du Changlong suddenly stopped and pointed at a figure in front of him.

She was a slim girl. She was exposed to the sun and the weather was as hot as a big steamer, but she was still wearing the spring and autumn school uniform with long sleeves and long pants.

The girl has long black hair. It is so long that it affects her movements. The messy hair completely covers her facial features.

One can tell from her appearance that she is a weird person that people should stay away from. If she hadn't appeared in broad daylight, some people might have mistaken her for a female ghost.

She walked unsteadily on the track, as if she might faint from heatstroke at any time, and she was holding something in her arms.

The three people's eyes were all focused on this person.

"That person is not..." "Is it the one from Class 3?"

"It's that crazy guy."

Du Changlong frowned and stared at the other person with a look of disgust, as if he had seen something unlucky.

Although they are of the same age, go to the same school and the same grade, they have little contact with each other and just know that there is such a girl.

Because her fame was, in a sense, greater than those "big names" in the school, but in a bad way.

She was eccentric, dressed strangely, and always said things that no one could understand. In short, she was not likable... Even the teachers thought she was a weird person. Some people saw her not going home late at night and wandering around the school like a ghost.

The girl slowly approached them, seemingly not noticing their presence at all.

It was not until she came closer that they realized that her appearance would make any normal person subconsciously stay away from her, and it really fits the public's impression of a "mad person".

The school uniform was obviously ill-fitting, the sleeves were so long that they covered the hands, and there was a pair of old sneakers that were washed and discolored... and Xiao Liting, who was on the other side and had carefully dressed up, put on makeup and was dressed very fashionably, were obviously the same age, but they were like people from two different worlds.

The girl's hair grew wildly like seaweed, with no signs of having been trimmed. She was wrapped tightly, with small patches of skin occasionally showing, looking frighteningly pale.

"What a stinky smell! What a smell!"

When she came closer, Du Changlong smelled a strong stench and couldn't help but cover his nose.

Is it coming from the other person? No, it doesn't smell like a human either...

"Hurry, look! What she is holding in her arms..."

Xiao Liting patted his shoulder and pointed at the thing wrapped in several layers of cloth in his arms, her face pale.

Only then did they see clearly—

That's a dead cat.

Its fur had rotted, and because of the hot weather, several mosquitoes were attracted and flew around the corpse.

"Ahhhh——!"

Xiao Liting let out a sharp scream, ran to the side and squatted, pretending to vomit.

Du Changlong also felt his stomach churning and yelled:

"W-what's wrong with you?"

The girl didn't answer.

She looked around and seemed to have finally found her target, and walked towards the lawn.

Picking up the shovel from the corner, the girl began to dig the soil and soon dug out a shallow pit.

"Yes, helping to bury the cat's body...?"

"How is it possible... This person can't be so kind..."

Xiao Liting's face was pale and her voice was sharp.

"She must have killed this cat. She wanted to destroy the evidence... No, maybe she wanted to use this cat to curse someone!"

Cast a curse? Du Changlong felt that his companion had a rather overactive imagination.

However, it is true that this woman is mentally ill. Most people would walk around a dead cat even if they saw it, not to mention carrying it for a distance before burying it.

"Did you kill this cat?"

Du Changlong couldn't help but walk over and asked.

The girl dug the soil silently, and spoke after a while.

"Well, it's me."

Her voice was unexpectedly clear and clean, and even made Du Changlong feel that it was a bit of a waste to use it on a woman like this.

Of course, he couldn't actually see her face. But after being dressed like this, she couldn't be that pretty...

—Wait, did she just say "it's me"?
This is such a frank admission, there is absolutely no intention of hiding anything.

"I'll just say it's her!"

Xiao Liting's shouting came from behind.

"why?"

"Because it bit its companion to death."

The girl's answer was still calm. The pit had been dug and she began to bury the cat's body that was placed aside.

"Uh, what does this mean... So, you're seeking revenge for its companion?"

The girl shook her head, remained silent and did not answer.

"No need to say more! Why are you still trying to reason with this kind of person? How can a person who kills cats be considered normal? He must be a psychopath! He will definitely become a murderer in the future!"

Xiao Liting was still shouting. Du Changlong took a step back and unconsciously caught a glimpse of something in the soil. His eyes suddenly widened.

In the sparse grass, next to the shallow pit, you can vaguely see the outline... and there are traces of more than one head.

——There is more than one dead cat buried here!
Du Changlong suddenly felt a chill down his spine, a chill that even the hot summer sun could not dispel.

"Li Ting, you are right..."

he murmured.

"This woman is a lunatic..."

The long-haired girl ignored their reactions, as if they didn't exist. She just silently buried the cat's body and filled it with some soil with a shovel.

After feeling the overwhelming fear and misunderstanding, what followed was -

It's unwarranted anger.

Du Changlong had a bad temper to begin with, and this time he couldn't control himself. He raised his foot and kicked the girl to the ground.

She fell to the ground suddenly, looking a little embarrassed.

Afterwards, the girl stood up silently, without saying anything, nor showing any intention of scolding, she just brushed off the dust on her body.

Her school uniform didn't fit her and her shoes were old, but they were washed very clean. Whether she was holding the cat or burying the cat, she was very careful and didn't get any dirt on her... It can be seen that she doesn't actually care about her image.

But now, all these efforts have been in vain.

When the girl stood up, Du Changlong, Xiao Liting and Wang Wei had surrounded her.

She looked up and saw expressions of disgust and incomprehension on the faces of her peers.

"..."

She lowered her head silently.

"How about it? Do you want to teach me a lesson?"

"I feel a little annoyed watching him, but I'll just kick him a few times. I find it dirty to touch such people."

"Too."

As they were talking, they heard someone else's voice behind them.

"What are you doing here?"

Du Changlong and Xiao Liting were startled, turned around, and found a familiar face -

It was the man who looked like a gangster killer in the breakfast shop.

“Is it punishing those who don’t fit in?”

His expression was not as cold as it had been in the morning, and he was even smiling at them.

"You are still young, so let me teach you how to teach others."

(End of this chapter)