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Chapter 488 Congratulations
The piercing screams continued until dawn.

When Zhou You opened his eyes, he could already see the sunlight shining through the crack in the door.

Shaking his groggy head, he pulled two more wax blocks from between his ears—although he could use meditation to save sleep time, he was not a god and could not stay awake at all. The person outside was shouting so loudly that it was like a screaming chicken that had run into a motor.

With no other option, I had to use melted wax as earplugs and added some cotton wool I had taken from the bedding to the outside, which allowed me to rest for a short while.

"But this won't do either. I can tolerate it for a day or two, but if it's like this every day, I'll go crazy sooner or later."

Zhou You yawned and had just gotten up from the ground when he heard a duck-like voice in his ear.

"Hey, you've only been doing this for a day, and you've already learned to slack off, haven't you? Are you all deaf to 'hey'? Get up!"

The voice is quite familiar.

After all, for the first half of the month, Zhou You had been using that hoarse voice as an alarm clock.

Zhou You yawned loudly, his eyes still blurry with sleep, and pushed open the door.

Strangely enough, the door that seemed like an insurmountable barrier yesterday opened easily this morning. Sunlight streamed into the room, and a thin layer of moisture washed over us, making everything seem as if yesterday had just passed.
Like a hallucination?
Upon seeing Zhou You's face, the man with the hoarse voice paused for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"What a fucking coincidence! I never expected you'd be assigned to my class—so, little hero, aren't you happy to see a familiar face?"

Without a doubt, that hoarse voice belonged to Xuan Cheng.

However, Zhou You ignored him, bowed, and called out again.

"Senior Brother Xuancheng."

The laughter abruptly stopped.

Xuan Cheng's expression suddenly turned cold. He stared at Zhou You for a long while before letting out a snort.

"That's why I don't like you. I really don't like you. But don't worry, now that you're in my hands, I'll definitely treat you well from now on."

After saying this, Xuan Cheng put his hands behind his back and kicked the children out one by one.

but.

Zhou You quickly discovered the problem.

The number of people is incorrect.

When arranging accommodations, the previous two groups of people were brought along. Although Zhou You had a more advanced room, he was different from the others. He had specifically counted the people and clearly remembered that there were about twenty of them.

But now...

It's quite obvious that a few are missing.

However, Xuan Cheng didn't care. In fact, judging from his appearance, he was quite satisfied. He glanced around and then smiled.

"This batch of goods is actually quite good; only three were gone on the first night. Perhaps the master is quite satisfied as well?"

He spoke very softly, so hardly anyone heard him—of course, even if they did, Xuan Cheng probably wouldn't have minded—he gave a few casual instructions, and then led the group of kids toward the back mountain.

Since he was alone and didn't seem to be supervising him, Zhou You naturally moved closer to his only acquaintance, Lin Yunshao, his junior sister.

The little girl acted perfectly normally, except that her face was a bit pale. When Zhou You came closer, she kept her eyes fixed on him, but managed to squeeze out a few sounds through her teeth.

"Senior Brother Zhou, haven't you had enough of the whipping? Senior Brother Xuancheng is right in front of us, how dare you blatantly cause trouble?"

See that? That's more like it!

With Zhou You's thick skin, how could he care about such things? He led Lin Yunshao far behind at the back of the line, and only when no one was paying attention did he whisper.

"Did you sleep well last night, Junior Sister Lin?" Lin Yunshao glanced at him, then quietly moved a little further away from him.

"What are you doing?"

“My father said that anyone who asks a respectable woman how she sleeps should be treated as a hooligan.”

—No, you haven't even fully grown up yet, what kind of decent woman are you?
However, Zhou You knew this wasn't the time to talk about that—if he continued to dwell on it, it would probably never end, so he gave a rather amiable smile and continued.

"No, that's not what I'm asking you. What I want to ask you is, did you hear anything unusual last night?"

Lin Yunshao tilted his head.

"Senior brother, what are you talking about? What's wrong?"

"If I didn't see anything unusual, why is your face so pale?"

The other party's answer was quite ordinary.

"This place is terrifying. I was so scared yesterday that I didn't sleep much." True to his precocious nature, Lin Yunshao suddenly realized halfway through his sentence, "Wait, senior brother, do you mean you encountered something strange last night?"

—It's nothing, just an 'unknown entity' that impersonates you, speaks exactly like you, and even has some of your memories.

Of course, he couldn't say this to the little girl—after all, it wouldn't do any good except scare her—so Zhou You just casually patted her head.

"It's nothing, nothing serious. I just want to tell you that you must keep the doors and windows tightly closed at night, and don't open the door no matter who knocks—not even me or your own parents, understand?"

Upon hearing the sudden seriousness in someone's voice, Lin Yunshao was somewhat at a loss, but still subconsciously responded.

"Okay, okay."

Zhou You didn't say anything more, but frowned and began to think carefully.

—It seems that this Taoist temple is quiet during the day, and ordinary people can worship and offer incense, but it immediately transforms into another world at night.

The senior disciples and masters didn't know, but it seemed that these newly arrived disciples could only survive by living in those houses.

But that’s not right either.

Zhou You was somewhat puzzled.

Having seen countless bizarre and strange things through these scripts, I've never heard of anyone inviting a monster into their home.

So why is that?
But just as he was scratching his head, he had unknowingly arrived at the back of the mountain.

Looking up, compared to the mountain gate, the ancestral hall, and even the dormitories where they, the "resources," lived, this place was much more shabby. It occupied a considerable area, but it looked like it hadn't been renovated for many years, with cracks and insect damage everywhere.

After wandering around for a long time, Xuan Cheng finally led everyone to stop in front of an exceptionally dilapidated house.

He first straightened his clothes, then took a few deep breaths and tried his best to put on a flattering smile—judging from his appearance, he seemed to be very afraid of the person inside—before finally slowly knocking on the door.

After a while, a hoarse voice came.

"Who?"

Xuancheng answered respectfully.

"Master, it's me. I've brought this batch."

"I've brought you a 'lucky charm' for the occasion."

(End of this chapter)