NABC Chapter 674 World 29
Chapter 674 World 29
Zhao Manrou was speechless. Could she really say that this was what she thought?
Shen Ruyin suppressed a laugh, her hands moving without stopping, and in a few quick movements, she braided the two broken threads into a sturdy knot.
She pulled on both sides of the jade thread, tightening the knot even more.
"Alright, let's give it a try."
As she spoke, Shen Ruyin prepared to put the necklace on Zhao Manrou.
Zhao Manrou loosened her grip, and the family heirloom jade ornament slipped from her hand.
Before she could grasp it again, Shen Ruyin pressed her down and carefully put the pendant around her neck.
Shen Ruyin held the jade pendant, but there was no reaction at the jade part of the homemade bracelet she was wearing. It seemed that the yin energy was effectively shielded by this treasure.
She naturally hid it inside Zhao Manrou's clothes: "Hurry up and put it away, so it doesn't fall out again."
Zhao Manrou looked at Shen Ruyin's hand, then looked down at the thread on her neck.
"Yinyin, does your hand hurt?"
Shen Ruyin's face showed just the right amount of confusion: "Huh? It's just making a knot, why would my hand hurt?"
Zhao Manrou's deskmate didn't understand why she would say that either: "Is this string and pendant a biological weapon or does it weigh a ton?"
Shen Ruyin tried to hold back, but couldn't help bursting out laughing.
Zhao Manrou scratched her head, realizing that what she said was a bit outrageous, but she was genuinely worried about Shen Ruyin's hand, and the real reason was indeed difficult to say.
After all, who could believe that a handsome male ghost lived inside that jade ornament?
Oh, right, a male ghost.
Zhao Manrou quickly took out the jade ornament, put it on through her T-shirt, and then zipped up her jacket all the way.
Although it's unknown whether the male ghost's vision and senses were blocked inside the jade ornament, when it comes to protecting oneself, you can never have too much effort, no matter how much.
After the long break, there are two more classes in a row.
Shen Ruyin had noticed Zhao Manrou's absent-mindedness during class, so after lunch, she called Zhao Manrou to take the books to the rooftop.
Shen Ruyin took Zhao Manrou's book and flipped through the pages the teacher had covered in the last two classes.
Okay, okay, while everyone else is in class, Zhao Manrou is daydreaming and drawing men.
Still two.
One was the young girl, number 2, who was standing next to her desk this morning; the other was number 1, whom Shen Ruyin had met twice before, who was dressed more elegantly and had a slightly older demeanor.
They were all male ghosts.
The numbers are marked according to the order in which Shen Ruyin met them.
Shen Ruyin pretended not to know the situation, tapped on it, and lifted her eyelids to look at Zhao Manrou.
"Everyone is going through the second round of review with the teacher, and this is all you've been listening to in class?"
Zhao Manrou said awkwardly, "I just spaced out for a second."
"A little?" Shen Ruyin snorted, flipped through the pages, and seeing that she had made a few notes, she didn't say anything more. "It's quite well drawn. Did you design it for yourself?"
“No,” Zhao Manrou blurted out, then suddenly stopped and stammered, “I just met him on the street.”
She pointed to the younger one: "This is the handsome guy I told you about last time, the one I saw at the livehouse."
“He is indeed quite handsome,” Shen Ruyin said, opening her book. “But now, even if he is handsome, we have to stop here. I’m going to tell you the key points that the teacher talked about this morning. You can’t let your mind wander this time!”
"Of course not," Zhao Manrou could still distinguish between what was important and what was not.
Compared to the teacher, Shen Ruyin explained things more simply. She would only briefly mention the parts that Zhao Manrou was sure she understood, and would only elaborate on the parts that Zhao Manrou was unsure about.
Even so, it took them almost the entire noon to barely finish reviewing the morning's lessons.
Seeing Shen Ruyin yawn sleepily, Zhao Manrou offered to massage her shoulders: "Thank you, Ruyin. What would I do without you?"
“Focus more on the left side,” Shen Ruyin said with a look of enjoyment. “You’d better listen carefully this afternoon, or I won’t be going to explain it to you a second time.”
Zhao Manrou nodded repeatedly: "Okay, darling, I love you!"
Seeing that it was almost time, the two of them strolled back to the classroom. Suddenly, Zhao Manrou said, "Yinyin, remember to go home after school these next few days and stay home as much as possible, okay?"
Shen Ruyin's eyelids trembled: "We get out of school so late, every single day we go straight home after evening self-study?"
"And ever since the red shoes incident, my mom has been going out less. I stay home with her and we basically don't go out."
Zhao Manrou smiled and said, "That's good, this way you still have time to do your handicrafts."
“Indeed,” Shen Ruyin nodded in deep agreement. “I found a website over the weekend with many images of celestial masters. Once I’ve made them all, I’ll send them over for consecration when I have the chance, and then I won’t be afraid of encountering strange things anymore.”
"A Celestial Master?" Zhao Manrou's eyes lit up. After thinking for a moment, she cautiously asked, "Yinyin, are there really Celestial Masters in this world who can exorcise demons, subdue monsters, and capture ghosts?"
“I think so,” Shen Ruyin replied. “Otherwise, how could they have been passed down for hundreds or thousands of years?”
“You’re right,” Zhao Manrou said, her eyes darting around, but she didn’t say anything more.
Back in the classroom, it was back to the intense study session.
When evening self-study ended, the students, who had been dizzy and disoriented, were all fully recharged and rushed out.
Unless you're living on campus and can't leave, nobody wants to stay at school any longer.
Shen Ruyin and Zhao Manrou walked side by side, and before long, they were no longer accompanied by any other classmates.
Shen Ruyin felt a blur before her eyes, and then heard Zhao Manrou beside her utter a short "you," before covering her mouth and swallowing the words back.
Shen Ruyin knew the reason.
Today, the younger male ghost #2 appeared in the classroom, and even stood on the other side of Zhao Manrou.
Apart from Zhao Manrou glancing to her side from time to time, no passerby noticed him.
Shen Ruyin naturally followed suit. Since she couldn't see number 2, she asked in confusion, "Xiaoman, what were you trying to say?"
"Oh? It's nothing," Zhao Manrou explained, trying to remain calm. "I thought I saw someone I knew and was about to say hello, but it turns out I was just seeing things."
She held up her thumb and forefinger to indicate a distance: "There was just a little bit of awkwardness."
Shen Ruyin didn't expose her, but just said softly, "It's okay, I sometimes do that too."
"What's even more embarrassing is that when I'm thinking about something, I walk right past an acquaintance without recognizing them. They have to greet me first, and I only remember them after I've passed by."
"I can't go back and greet them again before leaving, that would be quite impolite."
“You didn’t do it on purpose,” Zhao Manrou comforted her. “You were just spacing out, not pretending not to see it.”
"But I didn't know you, Yin Yin, could be like this sometimes."
When Zhao Manrou started talking to her, she unconsciously forgot about Number 2 next to her, and her speech and actions became much more natural.
When they reached the fork in the road and went their separate ways, Zhao Manrou was still a little reluctant to part, and they made a promise to go to school together the next day.