CH 7

When Lu Yibei put his phone down, it was already 8:27 am.

The night sky gradually receded, and the first ray of sunlight flashed into the living room through the gaps in the curtains.

Has it already been three hours? Lu Yibei thought. He felt that he only slept for five minutes. He guessed that he unconsciously fell asleep after snoozing his alarm.

After getting up, he washed up briefly to get to the university.

He doesn’t like to procrastinate. Although there was still one day left to enrol, he didn’t want to delay it any longer.

God forbid something unexpected happens. He thought as he got up from the bed.

When he came to the bathroom, he was prepared to wash up. He splashed his face with cold water, and when he looked up, he was taken aback by his appearance in the mirror.

Strangely enough, the Yibei that stared back seemed energetic, and his skin seemed to glow. It was as if the nightmare last night didn’t even affect him.

However, his eyes were bloodshot.

He frowned upon noticing his eyes. However, he didn’t feel any discomfort.

“Guess I’ll wear sunglasses,” he muttered to himself. He decided to go to the hospital if the redness in his eyes persisted.

At 9:00 am, the tranquillity of the park was interrupted by a series of shouts and curses.

“Holy sh*t! Who did this?”

“If I find whoever did this, he’s dead!”

“I almost sh*t my pants.”

Some aunties who were exercising in the park heard the commotion and decided to walk over to find out what happened. They could see the woman, who worked as a street cleaner, was incredibly distraught.

“Zhang, what’s the matter?”

“Yes! Tell us what happened. Did a man hurt you? I’ll teach him a lesson!”

Zhang merely put a hand on her hip and sighed: “No, no. Just… look at this! I don’t know who would be so cruel to just… dump their pet’s corpses by the lake!”

Only then did the aunties realize there were two dead rabbits by her feet, exuding an incredibly pungent and disgusting smell.

One of the rabbits was swollen and wet, and the other was beaten into a red pulp. If it wasn’t for their telltale ears and white fur, it would be impossible to tell that it was a rabbit.

“What the hell! How could they just kill their rabbit like this?”

“Disgusting! We need to find this person and…”

Meanwhile, a handsome guy who was wearing sunglasses passed behind them.

‘What’s going on?’ Lu Yibei wondered. ‘Nice to see that my neighbours are energetic.’

He left them alone and hailed a taxi outside the park.

“Take me to the polytechnic university,” he said before collapsing against the car door and falling asleep.

The taxi driver sighed and drove him to the Huacheng University of Technology.

Nearing the end of August, the heat of summer was receding like a wave, but the university grounds were clearly hot with passion.

Due to the fact that it was enrolment season, the seniors would be outside looking for “prey” to seduce. Perhaps it was the other way around, and the freshmen were the ones seducing their seniors. Maybe it was jealousy that mutual burning hate sparked between them.

Wait a minute, that’s not the point of a university! This isn’t a reality TV show!

Buses came to pick up and drop off freshmen who were looking to enrol in the university, stepping through the grand and magnificent school gate, ready to welcome their new lives.

Lu Yibei’s residence wasn’t far from the university. He vividly remembers that he came to the university’s bathhouse when the electricity and water in his house were cut off.

Of course, he remembers it vividly due to his bad experience of bumping into a female senior in the bathhouse.

As soon as you enter the university gate, you will be greeted by a boulevard named Cherry Blossom Avenue. There are countless cherry blossom trees planted on both sides of the road, and in the spring, the blooming flowers will be very beautiful. Through the branches, you can see vines and the mottled walls of the school, which quietly tell the story of the school’s past.

It was deserted when he first came here, but obviously, it was much more lively today.

On both sides of the avenue, there were gongs, drums, and colourful flags that fluttered in the light morning breeze. Many clubs have already set up their tents and stations, ready to snatch the freshmen for themselves.

“We’re the Basketball Club! If you love sports and basketball, you will love us! Ah, you don’t have a basketball? No worries! We got plenty!”

“Join us! We can take you into the National Football League!”

Near the gate were traditional clubs that you would see in many typical universities. Naturally, those clubs attract the most freshmen. However, the further you go inside, some weird clubs will begin to pop up.

“The Ego and Superego Club, the E-Sports Club, the Macho-Bathhouse-Mutual-Aid-Rubbing Club, If-You-Can’t-Come-Up-With-A-Name-Let’s-Just-Call-It-This Club…”

‘These clubs are weird. I might get involved with strange people.’

Lu Yibei glanced at the clubs one by one and rushed past them. As soon as he turned around, he bumped into something that felt soft and bouncy, with a faint fragrance emanating from it.

“Ah!”

Just as Yibei felt that he was in heaven, a voice full of disdain and contempt rushed into his ears: “You’re Lu Yibei?”

‘Huh? Who? How do you know my name?’ Lu Yibei was taken aback and took a step back.

It was a girl with long, chestnut hair; her face was delicate but childish.

The light-blue, lacy camisole on her upper body hugged her body well, but she wasn’t that tall. She was petite with a great figure.

“Hey!” the girl waved her hand in front of Yibei’s eyes. “I’m asking you a question! Are you Lu Yibei?”

Lu Yibei stared at her as if he were fighting a mental war: ‘You just unconsciously took advantage of this girl, and she, understandably, wants to beat you up.’

“I am Gou Erdan,” he said. “I think you got the wrong person.”

Since he was wearing sunglasses, there was no way she could tell that he was lying. Yibei patted himself on the back.

“Wait, but…” The girl was obviously taken aback, but Yibei was long gone.

The girl sighed and said, “Hello? Is my system here?’

‘Hello! I am here.’

‘There must be something wrong with the information you gave me. That guy is a man, not a woman! How could he be a witch? I think you made a grave mistake.’

‘Apologies. Recalibrating results. Progress: 10%… 20%…’

‘Recalibration complete. That was the correct target. That male creature is the witch, who is destined to destroy the world. Kill him as soon as possible.’

‘Understood. Lu Yibei! Wait, no… Gou Erdan, you’re done! I will save the world from your evil clutches!’

‘The target’s name is Lu Yibei. He lied to you.’

‘Damn it.’