The sunny boy from Cardcaptor Sakura

Yuzhi Elementary School, school corridor.

I don't know why, but no matter which country it is, buildings like schools and hospitals always give off a strange sense of dread at night.

This may explain the prevalence of ghost stories in schools and hospitals, but no matter how terrifying these stories may be, they are just rumors.

However, for those with strong associative abilities, no matter how much they tell themselves it's just a rumor, a sense of fear will still involuntarily arise.

Sakura is like this now. Even though she is a magician and has companions by her side, she just can't help feeling scared.

Whenever a breeze blows, she shivers and looks around timidly.

The courage that had been so hard to muster before setting off gradually vanished amidst the terrifying atmosphere around them.

"Tomoyo, Natsumi, aren't you scared at all?"

After walking for a while, Sakura's fear not only did not lessen in the slightest, but instead increased along with the slight whistling of the wind.

Unlike her, Xia Yu and Zhi Shi were both incredibly calm, even making the usually composed Sakura a little uneasy.

She looked at Xia Yu and Zhi Shi with tearful eyes. Xia Yu was one thing, since he was a boy and boys are generally bolder.

But why are you so calm, Tomoyo? I'm so scared.

Upon hearing Sakura's question, Tomoyo moved the camera away from her, tapped her chin with her index finger, thought for a moment, and replied, "I'm fine. Compared to ghosts or anything like that, I'm more worried about not being able to clearly record your heroic figure in the dark."

Hearing this unexpected yet reasonable answer, Sakura smiled sheepishly. Although the answer was somewhat unexpected, it seemed so reasonable coming from Tomoyo's mouth.

Hearing the conversation behind him, Xia Yu, who was holding a magic wand to provide light, turned around and said, "What's there to be afraid of? If we encounter a ghost, we can just send it to the afterlife, right?"

"However, we don't have any Taoist priests or monks among us, so we guess we can only use physical methods to deliver the deceased."

"Physical salvation?" Upon hearing this term, Sakura tilted her head in confusion. How could the word "physical" be associated with salvation?

"That's right. As the saying goes, all fear stems from insufficient firepower. A great Confucian scholar once said, 'Namo Gatling Bodhisattva, with six pure senses and depleted uranium bullets, turning 3,600 times in one breath, with great compassion to save all people.' Later, there were also Buddhist sayings such as 'The bullet passes through the chest, but the Buddha remains in the heart' and 'Seven bullets are better than building a seven-story pagoda.'"

"So there's no need to be afraid of demons and monsters; they're the ones who should be afraid."

"interesting……"

Upon hearing Xia Yu's words, which were full of Buddhist, Taoist, and martial virtues, Xiao Ying responded with an awkward yet polite smile.

Xia's words are very good. It would be even better if she could understand them.

"By the way, Tomoyo, you've been practicing in the music room these past few days. Have you heard the rumored ghost singing voice?"

To prevent Xia Yu from continuing to speak in complicated and incomprehensible language, Xiao Ying quickly changed the subject and asked Zhi Shi.

Chatting can dispel fear; she still doesn't know if Tomoyo has heard the ghost's song.

"No."

Tomoyo shook her head, thought for a moment, and said, "During the afternoon practice, there was only the sound of our choir practicing, and no other sounds. However, the latest we practiced was only around seven o'clock."

"So, only the choir member who forgot something and the high school student next door have heard the ghost's singing?" Sakura recounted as she recalled what her older brother had said that night.

“I heard from my brother that because they are high school students, they are able to stay at school until about 10 p.m..”

"Tsk, ten o'clock."

Xia Yu clicked his tongue lightly. Hearing that high school students could stay at school until 10 p.m., he suddenly recalled his painful high school days.

Back then, evening self-study sessions would go on until after 9 p.m., and in the senior year of high school, there was only half a day off on Sundays, along with a constant stream of exams.

He thought he had made it through, but suddenly returning to elementary school meant he would have to go through the painful high school experience all over again.

"what happened?"

Seeing Xia Yu's expression suddenly turn somewhat unpleasant, Xiao Ying's heart trembled, and she couldn't help but grip her magic wand tightly, looking around nervously.

Has a terrifying ghost appeared?

"I'm thinking, maybe I should just drop out of school before finishing junior high," Xia Yu murmured thoughtfully.

He remembered that even the later Transparent Card arc only took place during the junior high school period, so dropping out of school after junior high was entirely feasible.

He no longer needs any academic qualifications to prove himself; whether he attends school or not is irrelevant.

"Forehead……"

Upon hearing this, Sakura was momentarily stunned and couldn't react.

We were just talking about ghosts, how did the topic suddenly jump to dropping out of school? Even if casual conversation can easily go off-topic, this has gone way too far!

"Hey!"

While Sakura was in a daze, a sudden voice came, followed by a hand patting her shoulder.

"Ugh—!"

"Uh-huh!"

"what--!"

"I'll go."

"Wow."

In an instant, three screams, one exclamation, and a rather calm "Wow" rang out in succession. A few seconds later, among the four people who were frightened at the scene, Xia Yu was the first to come back to his senses.

He pressed his pounding heart, suppressing the urge to swear. He couldn't use foul language; it would be bad for setting a bad example for the children.

I was almost scared into swearing, but thankfully he reacted quickly and managed to change what he said as "fuck" into "I'm going".

He was startled by Sakura's sudden scream, and the reason Sakura screamed was...

Xia Yu looked speechlessly at the two people who were also frightened. One was wearing a green Taoist robe, and the other was wearing a milky white Taoist robe. They were Li Xiaolang and Li Meiling, who had come to investigate.

At this moment, Li Xiaolang and Li Meiling looked distressed, clearly frightened. The person who had frightened them was now crouching on the ground, burying their head in their legs and not daring to raise their head at all.

A few seconds later, Sakura, realizing that the surroundings had quieted down, raised her head with tears in her eyes and cautiously looked at the two people who had appeared beside her in the light.

"Huh? Li? Meiling?"

After seeing who was next to her, Sakura breathed a deep sigh of relief. It turned out that the person who had patted her shoulder was not a ghost, but Li. So everything was alright.

"That scared me to death."

"You scared us to death!" Li Meiling breathed a sigh of relief and complained to Xiaoying in a low voice.

Although Li Xiaolang didn't speak, he nodded in agreement with what Meiling had just said.

Thinking back, this wasn't the first time he'd been frightened. Last semester, during an extracurricular activity at the beach, he was similarly startled by Sakura's extreme reaction.

It was still night then, just like it is now.

Damn it, why didn't he realize it sooner? He shouldn't have patted this guy on the shoulder tonight. He should have just said hello.

Chapter 139 Song Cards

"Oh my, not only are you wearing Taoist robes, but you brats are also carrying swords. You're here to investigate the Clow Cards too, aren't you?"

Upon seeing the Li siblings suddenly appear, Xiao Ke flapped its little wings and floated to Li Xiaolang's side. After glancing at him up and down, it said with some slight dissatisfaction.

"Who's the brat?!"

Li Xiaolang was also very unhappy that Xiao Ke had just called him a brat, but he did not deny investigating the Clow Cards.

"Hmph, a child of about ten years old, calling you a brat is enough."

Xiao Ke crossed her arms arrogantly, then turned to Li Meiling: "You brat, you're here too? I didn't expect you guys to be so enthusiastic."

"What? Can't I come along too?"

Seemingly dissatisfied with Xiao Ke's attitude, Li Meiling retorted defiantly. However, before Xiao Ke could say anything, Li Xiaolang looked at her seriously.

"No."

"Eh?"

Hearing that Li Xiaolang actually agreed not to let her come, Li Meiling looked at him in surprise. Li Xiaolang continued, "Meiling, you have no magic power. You won't be able to handle any situation that arises."

Li Meiling pouted, unconvinced, and looked around at everyone present. Suddenly, her eyes lit up.

"And what about her?"

Li Meiling hurriedly moved closer to Zhishi, pointed at Zhishi, and asked Li Xiaolang a question in return.

There's clearly another ordinary person here without magic, so why can't she come along? She's indignant.

However, before Li Xiaolang could answer, Zhi Shi suddenly pointed to Xia Yu standing to the side and smiled at Mei Ling, "I have someone to protect me."

"Well……"

Hearing these seemingly boastful yet calm words, Li Meiling felt as if she had been dealt a heavy blow. So, she was the only one who was easily put in danger, right?

No, she also has someone protecting her.

"Little wolf, you'll protect me when I'm in danger, right?"

Li Meiling suddenly looked at Li Xiaolang pitifully, intending to appeal to his emotions and persuade him to stay.

"I……"

"Little Wolf".

Seeing Li Meiling's pitiful look, Li Xiaolang finally softened and could only sigh helplessly, "I will protect you."