Meng Xiaozhi Sugar Core

"So, Xiaomeng, maybe we can see ghost lights at night~" Sister Chen threatened me in a sinister tone.

"Sister Li, did you see it on Zhihu? Share the story you just made up online." I laughed out loud. I probably don't believe in such things.

"Who made that up?" Sister Chen said seriously, "We all really saw it that night!"

“Maybe a plastic bag?”

“Can a plastic bag still glow?” Sister Chen shook her head. “Sometimes it’s better to have a sense of awe, even if it’s just to show respect to the deceased.”

"I am a determined... um..." I suddenly thought of something and stopped talking for a moment. After all, when I thought about my own time travel, it was no longer very scientific.

"What do you mean by firm? Tell me." Sister Chen laughed. "Okay, I won't scare you anymore. Go back quickly. It's not safe outside after all."

As she spoke, Sister Chen came over and held my hand, as if she was worried that I would get lost. Although I felt a little guilty, Sister Chen was only showing her love to the younger generation, so I decided to accept it. What's more, holding Sister Chen's hand made me feel safe.

After walking a few steps, Sister Chen suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

I could see she turned her head solemnly, put her index finger in front of her mouth, and made a hushing gesture, asking me not to make any sound.

The two of us stood there motionless like wooden men. After a few seconds, I felt cold sweat on my back. It was pitch black all around, with only the weak camera lights from our two phones to illuminate us, and the occasional chirping of crickets seemed a little weak.

What did Sister Chen find? I was a little scared. I saw her other hand quietly reach into her pocket and slowly take out a switchblade. With a ding, the blade came out of the sheath and she held it tightly in her hand.

I was even more scared. What the hell, what kind of thing requires a knife?! I could even feel my legs shaking. Li Xiao, cheer up! You are a man, how can you let a girl stand in front of you to protect you from danger?

Just as I was daydreaming, the grass in front of me began to sparsely move. My heart almost stopped beating!

Chapter 133 Dirty Things

Just when my heart was about to jump out of my throat, a black shadow quickly jumped out of the grass, jumped into the bushes nearby and disappeared.

Sister Chen relaxed as soon as she saw this, and put the dagger back into her pocket.

"What is that? A fox?" I recalled the dark shadow I saw just now, still in shock.

"Who knows? Maybe it's a badger." Sister Chen joked, "Look at your palms. They're sweating so much. Is it necessary to be so scared?"

"Ahaha...ha!" I laughed awkwardly. "After all, we are in the deep mountains and old forests. What if we two girls encounter some wild beasts?"

"Don't worry, wild animals usually don't appear in places where people often appear. Besides, as long as they are not tigers or wild bears, I can handle them." She patted her chest confidently.

"It's better not to encounter it." I shook my head, feeling a little scared, so I held her hand tightly and walked back faster.

"The stars in the sky are so bright!" Sister Chen said suddenly after walking a few steps. She looked up at the sky, not paying attention to the road at all: "I can't remember how long it has been since I saw such a bright sky."

"Pay attention to the road when you walk, and don't trip accidentally. This is not a concrete floor." I scolded her.

"I see, I see. I didn't expect that Teacher Li Xiaomeng is also very caring!"

"Do I look that cold?"

"Yes, when I met you for the first time, you looked very cool, like a young lady from some wealthy family." Sister Chen nodded.

"Sister Chen! You're coming..."

I was stuck in the middle of my sentence because something very unusual appeared in my vision, a ball of blue energy floating in the air like a flame.

WTF?! I was horrified, cold sweat broke out on my back, and my legs began to tremble and weaken slightly. Probably noticing the sudden change in my expression, Sister Chen also followed my gaze.

“What…” Sister Chen’s words were stuck in her throat. Without saying a word, she grabbed my hand and ran towards the school.

I didn't care whether I fell or not, I just ran as hard as I could with my legs stretched out. It took more than five minutes for us to run into the school gate and back to the dormitory.

Sister Chen and I rushed into the dormitory and immediately closed and locked the door. We leaned against the door and looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

"Dong dong dong!" There was a knock on the door.

"Wow!" I screamed and almost jumped up in fright.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? What happened?" It turned out that Fu Le and the other man were knocking on the door outside. They became a little anxious when they heard my shouting.

Sister Chen opened the door, pulled the two people into the house, and then closed the door tightly with a bang.

"Would you like a midnight snack? I just roasted some corn tonight!" Wu Xinghui didn't notice the change in atmosphere at all. He held up a few pieces of corn stuck on chopsticks and handed them to us excitedly.

The three of us stared at him blankly, feeling a little embarrassed. But thanks to him, we were able to relieve a lot of our nervousness.

"Huh? Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?" He finally realized something, but it was a little late.

"Sister Chen, what's wrong? You seem to be coming back in a hurry." Fu Le was a sensible man and asked us.

"I saw something unclean." Sister Chen poured a glass of water and drank it in one gulp.

"Unclean stuff?" Wu Xinghui looked at the pitch-black corn in his hand and frowned. "This one is very clean! Just remove the outer skin."

"I didn't tell you this!" Fu Le held his forehead with one hand, and it seemed that he was also embarrassed by Wu Xinghui.

"I saw a ghost fire floating in the air, it was quite creepy." I explained. I finally had the strength to speak. The sprint just now almost made me faint from exhaustion. I took the cup of water handed to me by Sister Chen and drank it all in one gulp.

"No way?" Fu Le was full of disbelief. "Willow or something like that, how is that possible!"

Wu Xinghui, who was about to eat, was also shocked: "No way, is this true?"

"Really? It's quite different from ordinary flames. It's faint and translucent, burning quietly in the air." I nodded. "It looks a bit like the magic energy in cartoons."

Perhaps because they saw how serious we were, they also gradually became serious.

Fu Le thought for a while and said, "Willow or something? I read in a popular science magazine that it is phosphorus fire. Because phosphorus has a low ignition point, it will burn in the air like this."

"There is a key problem with this statement," I replied. "Since phosphorus has a very low ignition point, why not burn it during the day when the temperature is quite high, but wait until night to burn? And the little phosphorus in the body is not enough to burn for a long time, right?"

"Hmm... instead of thinking too much, why not eat the corn? Otherwise it will get cold!"

"That makes sense!" I took the corn and nodded. Instead of worrying about these fictitious things, I might as well enjoy the food.

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At noon the next day, when I was resting on the table, I felt a sore and uncomfortable sensation at the bottom of my throat. By the end of the afternoon class, my throat was already aching. My mental state also began to take a sharp turn for the worse. I felt dizzy and my vision was not so clear.

"Students, please study on your own. If you have any questions about math problems, you can come up and ask me privately." I was so tired that I had to let the students study on their own while I lay down on the table to rest.

Qiu Yin just happened to walk to the side of the podium with a math book in her hand. She carefully handed the book to me and asked softly, "Teacher Li, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah, it's okay." I took one look and pulled myself together. "What's wrong? Is there any question that Qiu Yin doesn't understand?"

"Oh no, Teacher Li, what's wrong with you? You look not very well." Qiu Yin is indeed a careful child in the class. She immediately noticed when I was unwell.

"Really?" I gave a sad smile. "Maybe I have a cold? My throat hurts a little."

"Did you catch a cold?"

After hearing what she said, I remembered that I was sweating all over after running back to the dormitory last night, and I didn't take a shower in time. After eating the corn, I went to the bathroom after most of the sweat was gone. Maybe I caught a cold last night?

"Are you okay?" Qiu Yin reached out and touched my forehead. "Ah, it's so hot. Teacher Li, you have a fever!"

Qiu Yin's voice was not loud, but all the classmates heard it and all looked over at her.

"Hurry, help Teacher Li to the dormitory!" Qiu Yin said quickly, "Class monitor, go find Teacher Chen, she should be able to help."

The kids were much more mature and capable than I thought. Before I could react, I was being supported by several girls on the way back to the dormitory.

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Chapter 134: Confusing

"What's wrong?" Sister Chen pushed open the door and shouted worriedly as she looked at me lying on the bed.

"It's okay, I just have a slight fever." I panted and smiled at her, trying to reassure her, "Maybe it will be fine after a good night's sleep, right?"

Sister Chen didn't say anything. She walked straight to my bed and sat down. She looked at me seriously and asked, "When did you start to feel uncomfortable?"

"About noon?"

"And you just stayed hard?" She frowned and touched my forehead. "It's almost 39 degrees!"

"Hey, is your hand a thermometer?" I complained.

"Is your focus still here?" Sister Chen pouted and flicked my forehead with her index finger. "You're already sick, why don't you give me a good rest?"

"Hey, I don't want you to worry too much!"

"Did you get sick often before?" Her expression changed and she became worried again.

"No, I was in good health before. Maybe I'm just too tired these days and caught a cold." I shook my head.

"Did you bring the medicine?" Sister Chen sighed and asked helplessly.

"No, I brought some medicine to prevent diarrhea, but I didn't bring any cold medicine. I thought it was impossible for me to catch a cold in the middle of summer!" I said, sticking out my tongue.

"How should I say hello to you? But this is also my fault. I should have been prepared." Sister Chen said self-reproachfully.

"No need to worry, it's just a cold." I was the one who felt a little embarrassed.

"Does your throat still hurt now?" Sister Chen continued to ask.

"It hurts. Even swallowing hurts." The tonsils must be inflamed and swollen. Even his voice is a little hoarse.

"Teacher Chen, let me pour you some water." Qiu Yin had been listening to our conversation for a long time, and finally found an opportunity to show off. She immediately ran to the table, picked up the thermos and poured water into my cup.

"You should go home quickly, otherwise it will be unsafe on the way back." I took the cup of water from her hand, looked at her gratefully, and said with some concern, "The road over there is so dark, will you be okay going back alone?"

Qiu Yin was stunned and burst out laughing: "I have been walking that road for seven years, there is no problem."

Sister Chen and I looked at each other, a little puzzled, "Have you encountered any strange things on the road?"

"Strange things?" Qiu Yin tilted her head and put her index finger on her chin. "What strange things?"

"Well... nothing." I thought about it and decided that I shouldn't scare the child, so I didn't tell anyone about what happened yesterday.

"Ah? Did the teacher see something?" Qiu Yin reacted, "Yesterday?"

"No." I shook my head quickly, "Go back quickly~"

"Stare~" Qiu Yin narrowed her eyes and looked at me in confusion, "Teacher Li is lying. He is hiding something from me."

"Okay, okay, don't force your teacher Li." Sister Chen came over and touched her head. "Yesterday we saw something like a will-o'-the-wisp."

"Will-o'-the-wisp?" The little girl's head was filled with great doubts.

"Sister Chen!" I was a little dissatisfied. How could I tell such unreliable things to students?