Her Talent for Courting Death Has Always Been Impressive - Chapter 50 Part 3

He raised his hand to rub his forehead, was about to say something, but Xu Turan had already cheerfully said goodbye and turned to go to the inpatient department.

Yang Buqi stared at her retreating figure for a while, rubbed his throbbing brow, sighed, turned around and picked up his phone to start texting his superior.

Xu Turan, carrying the packed hawthorn cakes, headed straight to a certain room upstairs with familiarity.

The room door was ajar. She knocked twice, entered, and casually raised the cakes in her hand: “Hello, I brought you a gift.”

The little mermaid sitting on the bed reading a book looked up, smiled slightly, said a hoarse thank you, and quickly lowered her eyes again.

Xu Turan didn’t intend to beat around the bush either, and directly said in her next sentence: “I met a boy today, he said his girlfriend was admitted to Golden Tree Academy and moved into the dormitory early.”

“…” The little mermaid’s book-turning motion paused slightly.

“But it’s strange. The address she enrolled at is ‘Xiangzhang Road’.” Xu Turan said, half truthfully and half falsely, “Do you know what that’s about?”

Little mermaid: “…”

“You… go tell him.” After a few seconds, she spoke with difficulty, her voice hoarse, “As long as she obeys. In at most a month, she’ll be able to come out.”

Xu Turan raised an eyebrow slightly: “Obeys?”

“…Obeys the school rules.” The little mermaid clenched her fingers, “And what those teachers and class representatives say… They won’t harm people.”

“Can he… still contact her? If so, he must tell her these words. It’s very important.”

Xu Turan: “…”

As expected, she had guessed correctly.

This girl was one of those who had escaped from the real Golden Tree Academy. She had somehow gotten in, then escaped with the help of resident ability users inside, but because she had contact with the abomination, she was still affected and became an ability user.

If that’s the case…

“Xiao Li.” She sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the girl on the bed as sincerely as possible, noticing her slightly furrowed brow, and immediately corrected herself, “I mean… Audrey.”

“You said before that because I didn’t know, you couldn’t tell me ‘that thing’. But now, I know.”

“I know there’s a ‘domain’ on Xiangzhang Road. I think I’ve been there before, but I can’t remember. But I know there are many scary things in there, people have been hurt there, and this harm is still continuing.”

“There are some things I really need to figure out… So, can you please tell me more.”

She looked seriously at the silent girl, but the latter seemed to be caught in some kind of struggle, her fingers gripping the book pages tighter and tighter.

After who knows how long, she finally gently let go.

That night, at 1 am.

Xu Turan, with a backpack on her back, riding a shared bicycle, was driving along Xiangzhang Road for who knows how many times.

Her gaze vigilantly swept back and forth on the right side of the road—on the right side of this road was a residential area, with a high wall along the road, while on the left side were many shops. At this time, due to the late hour, many shops had already closed, and the whole road was quiet, with only the streetlights and the fragmented shadows of the phoenix trees swaying before Xu Turan’s eyes.

Xu Turan took out her phone to check the time, then continued to wander.

She remembered what Xiao Li had told her—she had said that the “domain” didn’t have a fixed entrance. But if a new student was coming to report, then on the night they were about to arrive, a door leading directly to the domain would randomly appear on Xiangzhang Road. Once it appeared, it would remain open all night.

It was said to be for new students to report, but in reality, its methods of luring people were far more than just this. Like Xiao Li, she was targeted after graduating from the human-run “Golden Tree Academy”, and was called over under the pretext of an “old campus activity”.

According to her, this seemed to be one of its common tactics. Although the teachers repeatedly emphasized at graduation not to believe any emails sent in the name of “Golden Tree Academy”, several students from her batch still fell for it.

“If you really have been there before. It will open the door for you too.” That’s what Xiao Li said, “If it doesn’t open, it means you’re not a graduate from there. You… shouldn’t think about this matter anymore.”

Xu Turan agreed very well at the time, but what she was thinking was, how could that be possible, I look so delicious. Even if it doesn’t recognize me, I don’t believe it won’t open the door if I wander around a few more times.

After all, her “deliciousness” was certified by Haunted House No. 71. Xu Turan was strangely confident about this point.

On the other hand, she also truly believed that the original owner might have come to this “domain” before—at that time, the original was coaxed by an online dating partner, which was when she was studying at “Golden Tree”.

One thing usually isn’t that coincidental, involving two abominations at the same time, and Yang Buqi also said that the abomination on Golden Tree’s side was very high-level, extremely high. It could even go online to be its own water army and post recruitment ads, which was much more clever than a certain Planchette Pen that could only leech off WiFi.

If it could post recruitment ads, it could naturally also date online. Xu Turan felt her logic was flawless.

However, the reality was—

She had been riding a bicycle here since 10 pm. She rode until 1 am, and never saw any “enrollment gate” no matter what.

Xu Turan: “…”

She silently stopped the bicycle, supporting herself with one foot on the ground, resting while secretly pondering if she had been too presumptuous.

…Or should she wear a mask? If that thing really was the one that tricked the original to death, maybe it would have a guilty conscience?

Xu Turan thought uncertainly, took out her phone and flipped through the contacts, then thought better of it and put it away.

Honestly, she had been conflicted earlier about what to do if an entrance really appeared—whether to go in directly or to give Yang Buqi a heads up first… but it turned out she was overthinking it completely.

At least she didn’t call Yang Buqi in advance, otherwise they’d both be feeding mosquitoes together…

Xu Turan sighed inwardly, propped up the bicycle, planning to wait a while longer and see.

Just then, a pair of headlights suddenly flashed before her eyes.

It was already late at night, and this place wasn’t a bustling area, so there were almost no passing vehicles on the road. That taxi stood out very conspicuously—Xu Turan watched it drive past her and stop not far ahead.

The car door opened, and a figure got out from the back seat, swaying towards the sidewalk.

Despite the distance, Xu Turan recognized who it was at a glance, her eyes widening slightly. She immediately pedaled her bicycle hard, rushing forward—

Soon, in the light of the street lamp, she clearly saw the person’s side profile.

It was indeed Qu Mian.

Xu Turan’s heart stirred, and she quickly called out his name, parked her bicycle to the side, and rushed over in quick steps.

The taxi driver was about to start moving, but hearing the voice, he poked his head out and kindly said, “Young lady? Is he your friend? Better take him to a pharmacy quickly, it seems he’s been drinking and got into a fight!”

Xu Turan: …?!

In that brief moment of surprise, Qu Mian had already walked past her, swaying into a half-open metal gate in front. Xu Turan hurriedly thanked the driver and immediately followed, catching up in a few steps, forcefully pulling Qu Mian’s arm.

“Qu Mian? Why are you here? What’s with the blood on your hands? Qu Mian?!”

Qu Mian stared straight ahead, just continuing to walk unsteadily forward. Seeing his abnormal state, Xu Turan had no choice but to raise her hand and slap him hard across the face.

Qu Mian’s face was slapped to the side, he blinked slowly twice, gradually regaining clarity in his eyes: “I… ouch, why am I here. Why did you hit…”

He paused, suddenly seeming to wake up, his whole body jumping: “Where is this? Why am I here?! I—”

He looked down in panic, and in the moonlight overhead, he saw the blood on his hands, his face instantly turning pale.