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In fact, many students in the class were afraid of this teacher, Mr. Wang, from the bottom of their hearts.

Despite being a female teacher, she inexplicably targets female students. She loves to call on girls to answer questions during class, and if they can't answer, she makes harsh remarks and even punishes them by making them stand for the entire class.

At that moment, Shen Jingshu's gaze fell on Wang Xuemei as she entered the room, and she instantly understood.

As soon as Teacher Wang entered the classroom, a ghastly ghostly figure followed behind her—a woman with disheveled hair, dressed in clothes from ten years ago, walking slowly behind Wang Xuemei.

Her eyes were filled with resentment as she stared intently at Wang Xuemei, occasionally trying to pounce on her or slap her shoulder. If she weren't just a wisp of a ghost, she probably would have already torn her apart.

Shen Jingshu took a closer look at Wang Xuemei's face. Her forehead was dark and her cheeks were covered with a dark bluish-black color, which was clearly a sign that she was possessed by a vengeful ghost.

The prolonged exposure to yin energy had left her with two large dark circles under her eyes, and her complexion was extremely poor, clearly caused by long-term insomnia and mental stress.

This explains why she has become increasingly irritable and easily angered lately.

Xu Zhixia, standing beside her, lowered her voice and cautiously leaned closer to give her some instructions:

"Jing Shu, this 'Extinction Master' has been getting increasingly irritable lately. We need to keep a low profile and try to minimize our presence. We absolutely mustn't get called out by her, or we'll be lucky to escape with our lives!"

Shen Jingshu listened to her friend's worries, but her gaze remained calm as she looked at Wang Xuemei in front of the podium.

She knew in her heart that this wasn't just a bad temper; she was clearly being tormented by a ghost.

Years of sleepless nights and constant tension naturally make a person gloomy and irritable.

The class finally came to an end, and everything was peaceful throughout.

Neither Shen Jingshu nor Xu Zhixia were called on by Wang Xuemei. As soon as the bell rang, the whole class breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone relaxed.

Wang Xuemei turned and left the classroom with her lesson plan in her arms, and the vengeful spirit followed closely behind her.

Shen Jingshu immediately grabbed Xu Zhixia and hurried after her, a suspicion creeping into her heart—this female ghost was filled with resentment and clearly harbored a grievance that was difficult to clear. If she continued to cling to her obsession, she would eventually become a vengeful ghost.

Xu Zhixia thought she was in a hurry to get to the cafeteria, so she hurriedly picked up her schoolbag and followed her.

Standing in the hallway after leaving the classroom, I noticed Shen Jingshu staring intently at something, and I couldn't help but ask curiously, "Jingshu, what are you looking at?"

"Look at something interesting," Shen Jingshu replied casually.

She saw it clearly: Wang Xuemei stepped out of the teaching building and into the midday sun. The female ghost was about to chase after her when she was scorched by the sunlight and trembled violently. She hurriedly retreated back into the building and dared not take another step. It seemed that this vengeful spirit was imprisoned in this teaching building and could not leave even for a moment.

Later, the female ghost drifted through the corridor, and as she passed by the students laughing and playing, a hint of undisguised envy would flash in her eyes. When they brushed past each other, Shen Jingshu remained expressionless, pretending not to see her at all, and calmly walked past with Xu Zhixia.

"Come on, if you dawdle any longer, your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs will be all gone."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhixia immediately forgot her curiosity and dragged her straight to the cafeteria.

There are many canteens at Peking University, and the two of them made a special trip to the small canteen with the best reputation and the most authentic sweet and sour pork ribs. While waiting in line, Xu Zhixia clasped her hands together and muttered prayers, hoping that she could get one of the last few servings.

When it was their turn, there were only two servings left. One for each of them, and they ate it perfectly. Xu Zhixia smiled, her eyes crinkling with joy.

Finding an empty seat and sitting down to eat, Xu Zhixia munched on ribs while remarking, "The cafeteria chef's skills are truly amazing. My mom can cook too, but the taste is just not as good."

Shen Jingshu took a small bite and found it to be sweet and sour, soft and fragrant, and indeed delicious.

They enjoyed a pleasant lunch, and afterwards, the two of them strolled back to their dormitory to rest.

Shen Jingshu and Xu Zhixia share a dormitory room. The other two roommates, due to their different majors, usually work part-time in the cafeteria and are rarely in the dormitory at noon, so only the two of them are in the room at this moment.

Xu Zhixia fell asleep as soon as her head hit the bed and quickly drifted off to sleep.

Shen Jingshu was wide awake. She quietly got out of bed, dressed, walked to the dormitory door, and headed straight for the innermost washroom.

She muttered incantations and took out a soul-summoning talisman from her personal space.

The talisman ignited spontaneously in the wind, and the moment the ashes were scattered, the vengeful spirit that had been lingering in the teaching building seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and instantly appeared in the washroom.

The female ghost, who was wandering in the corridor just a second ago, was dragged to the washroom of the girls' dormitory the next second.

She paused for a moment, then, seeing it was lunch break, assumed the girl was just spacing out and wondered why she wasn't going back to her room to sleep.

It wasn't until Shen Jingzhu's gaze locked onto her that the female ghost suddenly realized something was wrong—this girl could see her!

She stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Shen Jingshu, then made a face, clearly testing her.

Shen Jingshu said helplessly, "Alright, stop shaking. Just like you thought, I can see you."

The female ghost froze instantly, took a step back, pointed at herself tremblingly, and said in a shrill voice, "You...you're talking to me?"

Shen Jingshu glanced at her indifferently: "Is there anyone else here besides the two of us?"

"Awooo—!" The female ghost suddenly let out a deafening scream.

Shen Jingshu, her head aching from the noise, frowned and snapped, "Alright, shut up! It's too noisy!"

The female ghost stopped abruptly, her eyes filled with excitement and disbelief. She leaned closer, her voice trembling, "You...you can really see me?! I've been drifting here for almost ten years! I've seen countless people every day, tested myself countless times, but never, never has anyone been able to see me...You're the first! You're the first!"

"Stop!" Shen Jingshu coldly interrupted her agitated rambling. "I summoned you here not to listen to your lamentations. I only want to ask you—why do you keep clinging to Wang Xuemei?"

The female ghost was stunned upon hearing this, staring blankly at her for a long while before suddenly realizing, "How...how did you know?"

She blinked her empty eyes, then suddenly realized, "Oh right! I remember now, you were a student in class today! I clearly saw you in the classroom just now!"

"By the way, you're Wang Xuemei's student?" the female ghost belatedly asked.

"Never mind who I am." Shen Jingshu's tone turned cold, her attitude decisive and straightforward. "I'm going to ask you a few questions now, just answer them truthfully."

"First, what is your name? Who were you in your previous life? Why have you lingered in this school for ten years, refusing to report to the underworld and enter the cycle of reincarnation?"

"Secondly, what exactly is the grudge between you and Wang Xuemei? Why do you keep clinging to her and following her with such resentment?"

As a series of questions were asked, the female ghost's excited expression suddenly froze, and her empty eyes gradually became turbulent, as if a long-buried past had been touched, and the long-buried memories surged up instantly.

She stood there blankly, muttering to herself, "Yeah... why have I been wandering around here..."

After a moment, she suddenly came to her senses, her voice tinged with a hint of bitterness: "I remember now, I was also a student at Peking University, just like you, a student of this school... except that I died ten years ago."

Shen Jingshu's gaze darkened slightly as she pressed for details: "How did you die ten years ago? Was your death related to Wang Xuemei?"