The King of Curses

Chapter 65 Lurking
"The important thing is not who is the ghost, but we have to find a way to escape. Li Ting, I promise you that I will protect you and leave here. But I need you to do me a favor."

"See? That female ghost is still wandering outside. If we want to find the door out, we have to defeat her... I have a way. As long as we are well prepared, but I also need a bait."

"Bait?"

Xiao Liting's eyes widened.

"Yes. I see that you have quite a say among your companions, right?"

Liu Xiaochuan sneered.

If he were outside, he might still be in the mood to play house with others, but now he only wants to defeat the evil spirits in this haunted house.

He can do the same things that others can do.

"Don't want to?"

"Is not likely to……"

Xiao Liting took a deep breath.

I would rather die than let my friend die. In this situation, she has no other choice.

……

"What did you say?"

Du Changlong opened his eyes wide, looking shocked.

"You want me to be the bait? To die?"

"No, it's not bait. Why would I want you to die?"

Xiao Liting showed an embarrassed expression and quickly explained:

"I just hope you can do Master Liu a favor and attract the ghosts here. Master Liu will make full preparations before that, and then he can successfully exorcise the ghosts blocking the way outside. In this way, everyone can get out, which will also be good for you, isn't it?"

Du Changlong snorted coldly.

"Going out in this situation is no different from committing suicide."

Xiao Liting choked again.

"But, but, we can't stay here forever..."

Every once in a while, the sound of high heels stomping on the ground could be heard outside the window, which was very annoying. Even if she didn't come into this classroom, the psychological pressure on people was very strong.

Anyone could tell that the female ghost with eyes gouged out and heads chopped off was patrolling outside.

They didn't dare to leave the room at all.

"how about you?"

"Eh? I'm a woman..."

Xiao Liting answered subconsciously.

She didn't expect Du Changlong to reject her so decisively.

"Why should we distinguish between men and women in this kind of situation?" Du Changlong frowned. "Besides, anyone else can do it. What do you mean by coming to me? It's not like there are no other men here."

"But, but I trust you the most..."

She looked like she was about to cry, trying to arouse the other person's desire to protect her as she did before.

"……forget it."

Du Changlong looked at her with obvious hesitation and wavering expression.

But in the end, he sighed and shook his head.

"Wang Wei is dead, and I don't even have a helper."

Seeing him turn his head away and look like he was not going to pay any attention to her, Xiao Liting couldn't help but clench her teeth.

She knew that the techniques she had always used failed this time and had no effect.

It was a matter of life and death, and being in this dangerous area, the young master finally became a little wiser.

If Wang Wei was here, maybe he could help her. His brain was not as good as Du Changlonghai's, and Xiao Liting could see that he was actually infatuated with her, but because of his status as a follower and his inferiority complex, he dared not show it at all. But as long as she waved her hand, Wang Wei would definitely come over and do things for her willingly.

Pity.

And there is Sun Wen. If it were before, she might have instructed her follower Sun Wen to go.

but now……

Xiao Liting glanced at the woman secretly with fear.

She was very sure that the other party was a fierce ghost hiding in the crowd, so how could he dare to do such a thing?

"Um, classmate Xiao Liting, is there anything I can help you with?"

Just then, another boy's voice sounded nearby.

The other person was a thin, ordinary-looking boy who walked towards this side.

"...Yang Chao, are you willing to help?"

"Ah."

He smiled shyly, and his eyes looking at Xiao Liting were filled with longing, shyness, and a little bit of admiration that he tried to hide.

Xiao Liting's eyes suddenly lit up

She could tell at a glance that this person... was just like Wang Wei!
The two were in the same class before, but they were not familiar with each other. In fact, they had never spoken to each other, because Yang Chao was just an ordinary student, while she was a campus celebrity surrounded by everyone and treated like a star.

But Xiao Liting didn't think there was anything wrong with this. It was normal for there to be boys in her class who had a crush on her.

Although normally, she probably wouldn't even bother to look at him, but now it was different.

She immediately put on a warm smile and started chatting with Yang Chao.

Du Changlong, who was standing by, saw their conversation and subconsciously frowned, his face gloomy, but he did not get angry in the end.

……

As Xiao Liting expected, after she tried to please the other party a little, the boy named Yang Chao was overjoyed and agreed to her request without much hesitation.

In Xiao Liting's words, he will become a hero who saves everyone and even her. Upon hearing these words, the young man who believed them became excited and forgot the horrific experience of having his eyes gouged out.

The two left the classroom together, and she prepared to report the situation to Liu Xiaochuan.

"Xiao Liting."

At this time, Yang Chao called her with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Ok?"

"I, I have something to tell you..."

The boy's voice suddenly dropped, and he became hesitant and unwilling to speak.

Xiao Liting was getting irritated. She had always been very irritable, but she couldn't do without him right now. She could only smile and ask:

"What's up, Yang?"

"Later, when I come back, I, I want to chat with you more and get to know you better..."

The lazy toad still wants to eat swan meat. I guess you won’t be able to come back later.

"Of course." She smiled. "I never knew you were such a brave boy. I also want to know more about you... I'll wait for you."

After saying this, Xiao Liting turned around.

Behind her, Yang Chao grinned with a silly look on his face.

He seemed really happy. Because he was so happy, the curve of his mouth was so exaggerated that it seemed like it was about to split.

"Crack."

The crisp sound of fracture.

Yang Chao's head suddenly dropped to one side, swaying as if he had no spine, a posture that no human could ever achieve.

At the same time, sticky black blood was slowly oozing out from the corners of his eyes and nose.

"oops……"

The boy sighed softly and straightened his neck with his hands.

"Yang Chao? Why don't you come over...you won't change your mind, will you?"

A girl asked from the front.

"I'll be right away."

He laughed happily.

*
In the classroom, Tian Jingwen looked out the window at the night, adjusted the frame of his glasses on his nose, and couldn't help but sighed slightly.

Although they escaped from the evil ghost of the female teacher and temporarily found a safe house, their current situation did not improve and they were still trapped.

All in all, he had been trapped for more than three days.

Can I really still go out?
Just when he was worried, he suddenly heard a "rumbling" sound coming from outside.

Like everyone else in the classroom, he quickly walked to the window and looked out into the corridor.

The originally intact Teaching Building No. 2 began to collapse slowly like a cake melted by high temperature, and was about to follow the same fate as the building in front of it.

Smoke and dust were everywhere, and in their eyes, the entire building was on the verge of collapse.

"It starts again."

"It's Mr. Cen! He is fine!"

Everyone's tone changed from surprise and astonishment at the beginning to excitement and anticipation now.

In the blink of an eye——

A faint, invisible white shadow cut through the night sky, and most of the volume from the second to the third floors was directly cut off and slid to one side. The "boom" sound had not yet ended, indicating that the battle was still going on.

Just like the fight that took place in Teaching Building No. 1 not long ago, only a man named Cen Dongsheng could cause such a commotion.

Tian Jingwen watched helplessly. Although he was powerless to do anything, seeing these two men fighting, he couldn't help but feel a little hope in his heart.

If there was anyone among all the people present who had the ability to get them all out of this haunted house, it might be him.

Although the man named Liu Xiaochuan is also a curse master, any discerning person can see that there is a clear gap in strength between him and Cen Dongsheng.

One sets out alone to fight with hundreds of ghosts, while the other has to flee like an ordinary person when faced with an evil ghost demanding his life.

But no one will say it.

After all, they are the real ordinary people. No matter how weak Master Liu is, he at least has the means to deal with ghosts and monsters, and is much stronger than them.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and the night outside the window returned to silence again.

Several people exclaimed in amazement and sighed for a while before returning to their original seats.

At this time, the girl named Wei Yanyan suddenly came up to him and whispered to him.

"Teacher Tian..."

Her actions were very intimate, not like that of a teacher and student at all.

Tian Jingwen looked around the classroom calmly, making sure no one else was paying attention in that direction.

Right now, everyone is preoccupied with life-and-death issues and has no time to think about others.

"Yan Yan, what's wrong?"

He put his arm around the girl's shoulders and spoke in a low voice.

"I'm coming to find you."

"Really? You haven't talked to me in private these past two days, which is actually a good thing..."

After all, everyone was in the same classroom, and if they acted a little intimately, they would easily be noticed.

Perhaps it was because of this that Wei Yanyan had never looked for her since she was involved in the haunted house.

He was worried that she would be as clingy as before...

That’s right, although he and Wei Yanyan are teacher and student, they are secretly a couple.

The power relationship between teachers and students is unequal, and teachers, as adults, have authority that is difficult to violate. Although Wei Yanyan was the first to express her good intentions, Tian Jingwen knew that he should choose to refuse.

But he didn't.

Wei Yanyan is a less noticeable type in the class, but she is still young after all and has a natural attraction to men. Tian Jingwen was overwhelmed by desire for a while and can only maintain this relationship with a guilty conscience.

"I know."

Wei Yanyan said.

"You have worked hard during this time."

Tian Jingwen sighed and encouraged her.

"But we will definitely be able to escape."

"Ah."

Wei Yanyan nodded vigorously.

Just as he was about to continue saying something, he suddenly heard the sound of approaching footsteps.

Tian Jingwen was slightly surprised and found that it was Sun Wen.

"Teacher Tian!"

She seemed very happy.

"...It's you, uh..." Tian Jingwen quickly retracted his hand, fearing that their relationship would be exposed to others, "Um, how is classmate Xiao Liting?"

"She's fine... Teacher, do you only care about her and not me?"

Sun Wen seemed a little resentful, even like she was acting coquettishly.

Student Sun Wen, is she such a person?
Tian Jingwen was confused.

However, the other party's words quickly answered his question.

"Teacher Tian, ​​I have a question for you. Can we really get out?"

Sun Wen came closer and whispered with a worried look on her face.

"I feel like those two outsiders are weird. I can't count on the other boys. You're the only one I can rely on, teacher."

It turned out to be the case.

Compared to the unknown man and the unreliable high school boys, he, as a teacher, is indeed the most reliable one.

Tian Jingwen pushed his glasses and raised the corners of his mouth.

He really enjoyed this feeling.

It is difficult for men with ordinary identity and social status to enjoy respect and admiration from the opposite sex, but the identity of a teacher gives them the opportunity to enjoy it openly.

"Don't worry, as an adult and as your teacher, I will protect you well."

……

After that, the three of them started chatting. Tian Jingwen watched Wei Yanyan and Sun Wen talking, and felt like they were jealous of him, and he couldn't help but feel happy.

But, unknown to him——

When the male teacher turned his head, the two remaining girls looked at each other in bewilderment.

"This is my prey, not yours to target."

Wei Yanyan's face suddenly turned pale. She opened her mouth, and a fishy smell of rain and soil came out of her mouth.

"Of course, of course..."

Under the light of the fluorescent tube, Sun Wen's face also turned as pale as a deathly person, and she answered with a wry smile.

"I won't compete with you, big sister."

……

"Everyone, come here quickly!"

At this time, they heard someone shouting at the classroom door.

"what happened?"

"We have a chance to get out!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on him, and they all stood up unconsciously.

"Really?"

"Really! Student Yang Chao is very brave. He plans to lead the female ghost to a specific location after he goes out, and then Master Liu can take action!"

The remaining survivors in the classroom gathered together, walked to the door and windows, and looked out.

They saw the boy named Yang Chao walking slowly along the corridor with a nervous and timid look on his face; behind him, Liu Xiaochuan, with a serious expression, held the magic weapon Lingjian in one hand, and with the other hand, sprinkled talisman water along the corridor like a farmer sowing seeds into the soil. The water was a mixture of burnt talisman paper ashes and clean water.

And the sound of high heels stepping on the ground rang out at this moment.

(End of this chapter)