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Chapter 19 The first school rule (1)
After breakfast, Bai Shuangxing opened the shopping software on his phone.
Both she and Shen Chan prefer a simple and elegant decoration style. The home is dominated by light tones without much other decorations.
The guest room that Jiang Mian lived in was the same, neat but monotonous, and looked a bit stuffy.
Bai Shuangxing has very little experience with children, but recalling the various novels and film and television works she has read, she thinks that Jiang Mian should prefer the pink and cute style.
So she held up her mobile phone, and together with Jiang Mian, she picked out a few teddy bears, toy cats, toy rabbits, a small table lamp with stars, many small decorations, and a few story books and picture albums to relieve boredom.
After that, Jiang Mian continued to sleep and rest, Bai Shuangxing sat on the sofa in the living room, and turned his attention to the Baiye system in his mind.
She was in the white night challenge before, and she was always at the critical moment of life and death, so she didn't have time to study it carefully;
Later, when he came back to reality, he was busy with the Song family's grandma's affairs, and only glanced at her briefly.
Until now, Bai Shuangxing can finally sit comfortably on the sofa and observe the system from top to bottom.
The first is the character panel.
The panel contains her name, age, skills, and customs clearance history, and there is only one "evil ghost will be reflected" in the historical record.
As far as she knows, Bai Ye will rate everyone according to their performance, the worst is D, and the best is SSS.
Behind the "evil ghost will reflect" on her panel is a blood red F.
"F (This challenge collapsed, cannot be rated)"
...That's right, after all, the monitoring system is gone.
Bai Shuangxing silently lit a candle for 056 in his heart.
Swipe across the character panel, and you can see the Points Mall.
Undoubtedly, this is one of the most magical functions of Bai Ye.
Looking around, the goods in the mall are dazzling, arranged in an orderly manner like a game interface.
The cheapest "lighter", "knife", and "compass" only need 1 point, and the more expensive the price, the more unconstrained the function of the product.
The "thunder fire talisman" used to exorcise ghosts is priced at 5 points, and the "high-level amulet" is 10 points.
Baishuangxing also saw a prop called "Happy Rainbow Candy". Just eating one can make the mood instantly happy and eliminate all unhappiness.
If it is more expensive, it is items that are completely unreasonable such as "high-level exorcism charm", "true truth potion", "quick effort", "book of curse".
Bai Shuangxing silently glanced at his 11 points.
Bai Ye, stingy.
There are no items that need to be exchanged at present. She moved her eyes and clicked on her skill box.
Everyone's skills can be upgraded. Baishuangxing has read the Baiye forum and knows that for most people, it takes 10 points to improve their skills by level 1.
But next to the upgrade button of [House of Ghosts], it says "20 points".
Bai Shuangxing was taken aback for a moment, then quickly accepted the fact.
Her skills are very rare, and she can be regarded as a one-of-a-kind golden finger. If the profit is large, the cost of investment will naturally be even greater.
Not sure how it will change after the upgrade.
When it was almost one o'clock at noon, Shen Chan came back.
She is warm-hearted, and she is very concerned about helping Jiang Mian find her brother. As soon as the family reunion was over, she called Bai Shuangxing immediately.
Everything was ready, after waking up Jiang Mian, the two of them set off for Baijia Street with a ghost.
In "Evil Ghosts", Bai Shuangxing never stepped out of this dense and decaying house.
Ten years ago, Baijia Street was bleak and chaotic, full of fish and dragons. Ten years later, when Baishuangxing came here again, there was an illusion as if it had been a lifetime away.
In the past ten years, Baijia Street has not changed much.
The buildings are still closely attached to each other, which looks densely packed and row upon row; the lanes extend from all directions, weaving a dazzling spider web.
During the walk, there is gradually a subtle overlap with the picture in the white night.
Jiang Mian hung her head in silence, Bai Shuangxing saw her nervousness and patted the child's head.
Ghosts need to accumulate enough energy so that they will not be dissipated.
Jiang Mian was exhausted in the white night, and is still very weak today. In this state, he should have fallen into a deep sleep obediently and recovered his little energy.
But she wanted to see her brother so much, even with the last bit of strength, she didn't want to miss the most important reunion.
Thinking of this, Baishuang Xing speeded up.
Since both Baili and the landlord had accidents, No. 444 has become a well-known haunted house, and until now, it is still empty and unoccupied.
There are many alleys here, passing through familiar shops, several unrecognizable unit buildings, several blocks and corners, slowly, Baishuang Walk stops.
Jiang Mian next to her pursed her lips and clenched her fists tightly.
Arrived.
Going forward, the direction they are directly facing is the former Jiang family.
The house has been refurbished, and the mottled and dirty walls ten years ago have become white. The anti-theft door is tightly closed, and two pots of small flowers are placed in front of the door.
Perhaps to seek Bai Shuangxing's opinion, Jiang Mian glanced at her.
Bai Shuang smiled: "Will you knock on the door?"
The girl hesitated for a second, carefully put on the sunglasses on her face, and nodded.
Shen Chan raised her right hand and made a cheering gesture.
Jiang Mian was small in stature and weak in strength, and when she knocked on the anti-theft door, it made a crisp thumping sound.
Bai Shuangxing stood behind her, feeling nervous.
There are many residents in Baijia Street, and the surrounding area is extremely noisy, but the space they live in seems to be tightly separated, and even the sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves can be heard.
Not long after, someone pressed the handle and opened the security door.
With the creaking sound, Bai Shuangxing held his breath.
The next moment, he blinked his eyes in disappointment.
She didn't know the person who opened the door.
This is a woman in her thirties and forties, with long hair and shawls, wearing loose casual clothes.Bai Shuangxing tried hard to recall, in his memory, no one in Bai Ye could match him.
The woman did not expect to meet three strangers: "Are you...?"
"Hello."
Bai Shuang responded politely, and made up a reason casually: "Do you know the Jiang family who lived here ten years ago? We are distant relatives of his family, and we haven't contacted for a long time."
"The Jiang family?"
The woman scanned her up and down and raised her eyebrows: "You mean the man with two children?"
"yes."
Bai Shuangxing: "I heard that something happened to his family ten years ago. His daughter disappeared and his father hanged himself. We didn't know this news not long ago, so we wanted to visit him."
When talking about the Jiang family, the woman showed disgust on her face: "That family has not lived here for a long time."
She complained: "I am the landlord of this house. Since the accident that night, this place has become a haunted house. It cannot be rented out at all. I can only move in by myself."
Realizing that she had strayed from the topic, she coughed lightly: "Their source of income depends entirely on that man, that is, father. Later, father died, sister disappeared, and there was only one little boy left—he had no relatives and no reason, and was killed by his family.Adopted by the orphanage."
……Right.
Jiang Yu was less than ten years old, his father died, and his mother abandoned them. He has no means of income, so it is impossible for him to continue living in this house alone.
However, since the woman said so, there is still a clue.
Bai Shuang's heart moved: "Do you still remember the name of that orphanage? Or, do you know how to contact that child?"
"I forgot the name of the orphanage... After all, it was ten years ago."
The woman thought for a while and said seriously: "However, if you really plan to find that child, you can go to Xinghua No. 1 Middle School."
Shen Chan on the side was curious: "Xinghua No. 1 Middle School?"
"It's the best high school we have here."
The woman said: "There are very few people in Baijia Street who can be admitted there. A few years ago when I was chatting, I heard people say that the kid from Jiang's family was admitted, and he is pretty good."
Bai Shuangxing silently wrote down the address, nodded and smiled: "Thank you."
Ten years ago, Jiang Mian and Jiang Yu were all eight or nine years old. Today, Jiang Yu should be in the third or freshman year of high school.
If Jiang Yu was just a high school student, she could meet him directly at Xinghua No. 1 Middle School; even if he had already gone to college in other places, just ask the high school teacher, and she could find him by following the clues.
"Oh, those two children are also pitiful. With such a father, they suffer all day long."
The woman closed her skirt with a look of unbearable expression: "Later, the police conducted an in-depth investigation and found that the man actually sold his daughter to a so-called 'celestial master' and asked her to do it—but it's absurd, do you know? Not long after, that man and the celestial master are both dead, what a retribution."
of course know.
Bai Shuangxing thought to herself, not only did she know, but she was also a person who experienced the incident first-hand. Father Jiang and Baili turned into crazy appearances, and she couldn't get rid of it.
The woman sighed after thinking about it, and finally said: "If you can really find him, it's better not to mention the tragedy of that year. The child is so pitiful."
Bai Shuang nodded.
After thanking the woman, Bai Shuangxing said goodbye to her.
The door closed slowly, she turned her gaze sideways and saw Jiang Mian's lost eyes.
"it's OK."
Bai Shuangxing patted her head: "As long as we know your brother's high school, we will be able to find him—and he has been admitted to Xinghua No. 1 Middle School, which is the best school here. Isn't Mianmian happy for him?"
She is very good at coaxing people. Jiang Mian was originally like a wilting grass, but when she heard "the best school", her eyes lit up: "...Happy!"
Seeing this, Shen Chan felt relieved and was full of energy: "Then, let's go to Xinghua No. 1 Middle School next."
Baijia Street is still some distance away from Xinghua No. 1 Middle School. The estimated time will take about half an hour.
Jiang Mian struggled to come here. After saying goodbye to the woman, it was already difficult to maintain his shape.So Bai Shuangxing asked her to go back to the system to sleep first, and then summoned the children when there was news.
Jiang Mian was very sensible and obediently agreed.
"Xinghua No. 1 Middle School—"
Sitting in the taxi, Shen Chan began to search for relevant information: "It seems to be really good. As a high school in a small place, a group of students can enter University A every year."
Looking at the dilapidated and chaotic environment of Baijia Street, one can tell that this place is not prosperous, and it can even be called remote.
University A is currently the top university in China, and it is not easy to get into it.
The car was unimpeded all the way, and half an hour later, it arrived at Xinghua No. 1 Middle School on time.
Bai Shuangxing raised his head and took a rough look at the school.
There is a wide avenue outside the school gate. Tall ginkgo trees are planted on both sides of the road. Now that it is autumn, the leaves are golden and covered the ground.
The school gate is closed, and there is a security booth beside the gate. If you want to enter, you need to negotiate.
Shen Chan has always been gifted in social interaction, so she immediately gave her a wink: "Go, go to the security booth."
Bai Shuangxing followed behind her.
There was a middle-aged uncle sitting in the security booth, Shen Chan lightly knocked on the window, showing a grinning smile: "Hi, may I ask—"
Before finishing a sentence, Shen Chan's voice suddenly stopped.
Bai Shuangxing also sensed something was wrong, his right eye twitched heavily, and was about to speak, when suddenly his mind sank, and the scene in front of him became blurred.
……Oops.
This feeling seemed familiar, not long ago, she had experienced it.
This is a sign of being pulled into the white night.
As if in response to her thoughts, a lively female voice came from next second.
"Ding dong!"
"Welcome to White Night, the survival challenge is about to begin. I am the monitoring system 663 of this challenge, and I am retrieving mission information..."
Bai Shuangxing heard Shen Chan say: "Huh? This - Bai Ye?!"
"Challenge Name: First School Rule"
"Challenge Difficulty: Intermediate"
"Challenge introduction: Xinghua No. 1 Middle School has strict discipline and a high rate of enrollment, and is well-known as an excellent high school.
Today, two transfer students came to this big warm family, only to discover that behind every school rule, there is an extremely terrifying secret hidden..."
"Your role: an energetic transfer student.
early morning is the golden time of the day, a year's plan lies in spring.You finally entered Xinghua No. 1 Middle School after a lot of hard work. You vowed to seize this opportunity, study hard, make progress every day, and be admitted to University A successfully!"
Hoarfrost Walk: ...
Such an inspirational character.
Putting it in a horror story will make people feel that the degree of acclimatization is a waste of talents.
With the experience of the previous round, she quickly accepted the setting this time, while listening to the monitoring system 663's mission broadcast, she reached out and patted the back of Shen Chan's hand, so that she would not be too scared.
Shen Chan squeezed her thumb with her backhand, signaling that she was fine.
"Main task: complete two days of course study"
"Side Quest: Unlocked"
Shen Chan whispered: "Study is indeed the most terrifying challenge in the world."
"The above is all the known information of this white night challenge. I wish you two a good time!"
Shen Chan whispered again: "Thank you, very happy, try it and die."
Bai Shuangxing pursed his lips and smiled.
Different from the cold and dry neutral voice of 056, the No. 663 system can clearly hear a lively female voice.
In terms of speaking style, it is not as eccentric as 056, showing obvious hostility to the challengers, but full of vitality, much like a real show host.
As soon as the system tone fell, a pixel villain in a white dress with big waves appeared in Bai Shuangxing's mind.
Shen Chan entered Baiye for the first time, and was taken aback by this brain-invading method: "Why did I get a pile of toilet paper in my brain?"
663 kept smiling: "This is a simulation of this monitoring system. Through brain projection, challengers can have better communication with me."
It emphasized the tone: "It's a white dress, not toilet paper."
Before the two could speak again, the blurred picture in front of them was instantly clear.
The strong light faded, and the surrounding scenery seemed to be painted with watercolors, glowing with new colors.
They were still standing at the gate of No. 1 Lieutenant Colonel Xinghua, but the blue and clear sky just now disappeared and was replaced by a dark sky full of dark clouds and full of oppression.
A few thunderclaps came from the distant sky, but there was no sign of rain. The thunder was billowing. Someone came from the campus and slowly approached them.
She is a young woman with delicate features and professional attire.
"You are the two newly transferred classmates."
The woman smiled at them and opened the iron school gate: "Come in, please. I am your head teacher, Qin Mengdie. Just call me Teacher Qin."
Her tone was gentle, her eyes curved when she smiled, and she looked approachable and friendly, not like a fake.
Come to think of it, in this white night challenge, the roles of the two of them are transfer students.
Bai Shuangxing responded politely: "Thank you teacher."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Shen Chan and asked how she was doing with her eyes.
Shen Chan shrugged and smiled, giving a thumbs up.
This means she doesn't have to worry.
After being friends for so many years, they have a pretty good tacit understanding.
"It's class time now, and the students are all in the classroom."
Qin Mengdie smiled and said, "I'll take you to class."
With the teacher leading the way, Shen Chan held back what she wanted to say, but now she couldn't utter a single word, so she could only wink at Bai Shuang desperately——
Why did it come in the white night?It's only been a day since the White Night Challenge ended in the White Frost Journey, right?What kind of lucky white night patron is this?Is it possible that he is a death student?
Bai Shuangxing shook his head, gently rubbed the center of his brow——
She didn't know what was going on, she had a headache.
"This is the lotus pond, and over there is the playground. Go straight along the path on the left, and you can reach the dormitory."
Qin Mengdie walked in the front and led the two of them into the teaching building in the middle: "Our class is Grade 2 (1) Class, on the third floor. Including you, there are a total of forty students."
As she spoke, she stopped in front of a classroom door.
This school is the main venue for White Night's challenges, and there may be a chase.
Bai Shuang Xing kept an eye on it, keeping the layout of the buildings in mind one by one.
There are three teaching buildings in the center.
The dormitory is on the left, and the playground is on the right. The architectural style is slightly old-fashioned, solemn and quiet.
As it stands, there's nothing out of the ordinary.
When she regained her senses, Qin Mengdie had already opened the classroom door: "Come on, introduce yourself to the students."
Her tone is gentle, and it is easy to make people feel good.Bai Shuangxing nodded, exchanged glances with Shen Chan, and walked into the classroom.
The classrooms are also very ordinary.
White walls and wooden tables, the students were sitting on the chairs, seeing her and Shen Chan, whispering.
It is very in line with the characteristics of high school students' gossip.
The two of them briefly reported their names, and the head teacher smiled slightly: "These two are new transfer students. In the future study and life, everyone should get along with them in harmony."
After she finished speaking, she pointed to the two empty tables in the corner of the classroom: "You go and sit there first, and the seats will be adjusted according to the situation later. The textbooks have been placed on the tables for you, so don't confuse them."
Bai Shuangxing smiled: "Okay, thank you teacher."
The current background story and main quest are not clear. In order to avoid trouble, she didn't do anything extra, and obediently went back to the table and sat down.
Shen Chan couldn't hold back her words in her heart. After holding back for so long, she finally had a chance to stay away from the class teacher. As soon as she sat down, she lowered her voice and said:
"Dream back to high school. In the atmosphere of this classroom, there is no need for demons and ghosts to appear, and I am already afraid."
Bai Shuang smiled: "It's the first time you entered Bai Ye, how do you feel?"
"good."
Shen Chan gathered the neckline of her clothes, and thought seriously: "To be precise, it's okay so far. I haven't seen real ghosts yet, maybe once I bump into them, I'll be crippled immediately—don't hug me too much.Great hopes, and it's good to lower expectations appropriately."
Bai Shuang raised the corners of his mouth.
"In addition to introducing new classmates to you today, I have to announce another important thing."
On the podium, class teacher Qin Mengdie smiled: "From today, Xinghua No. 1 Middle School will adopt a new school rule and discipline."
This sentence did not arouse much reaction from the students.
"New school rules, new school rules, how can they be new?"
The girl sitting behind them muttered softly: "Don't be late, don't leave early, don't fall in love early, study hard...that's all."
Bai Shuangxing turned his head slightly and glanced at her.
She and Shen Chan were sitting in the second-to-last row, and the girl was in the innermost row of the last row, and she had no deskmate.
Short shoulder-length hair, small freckles on her face, wearing a washed-out school uniform—a very ordinary high school girl.
Sensing Bai Shuangxing's gaze, the girl smiled: "New classmate, don't you think so?"
Bai Shuangxing was noncommittal and did not answer her question: "My name is Bai Shuangxing, and she is Shen Chan."
"You said it at the podium."
The girl leaned on the back of the chair with a carefree expression: "My name is Chen Miaojia."
On the podium, the head teacher took out a stack of white paper with handwriting on it and distributed it to each student one by one.
"What is printed on the paper is our new school rules."
The woman's smile remained unchanged: "Breaching the rules will be punished, so please, don't violate it."
From the front to the back, the students got the paper slips one by one, and Bai Shuangxing carefully observed their emotions. For some reason, just glancing at the words on the paper, everyone's expressions changed slightly.
The name of this white night challenge is the first school rule.
Curiosity arose in Bai Shuangxing's heart, and when he got the paper slip, he lowered his eyes without hesitation.
Like the other students, she was also taken aback.
It is obviously a very common black and white text, but when the characters are connected together, the content expressed is completely different from the so-called "school rules and regulations".
[In order to standardize school discipline and allow students to have a comfortable learning environment, Xinghua No. 1 Middle School has made the following regulations:]
[1??????]
The first one made Bai Shuangxing look dazed.
His eyes swept across the string of question marks, and he was caught off guard, and a crisp system prompt sounded in his mind.
"Ding dong! Congratulations to the challenger for unlocking the side mission: the first unknown school rule!"
"The first school rule is the most basic and important, but now it has been maliciously obliterated. What kind of content is written under the question mark? Let's explore it!"
"Do you accept this side mission?"
Select "Yes" for Hoarfrost.
The discussion of the students beside her ears was getting louder, and she moved her gaze down to the rules below.
[2 Strictly abide by the work and rest time, do not be late, do not leave early, and do not miss classes.]
Well, it's normal.
Look down.
[3 Remember what you look like.Humans have eyes, noses and mouths, all are the same, no one is special.]
"……what?"
Shen Chan was at a loss: "Remember my appearance, I have eyes, nose and mouth...does this have anything to do with school regulations?"
Bai Shuangxing couldn't understand either, so he shook his head.
[4 If you hear crying and choking from the corner, even if you can’t see anyone, as a classmate, please come forward and ask friendly.]
"What is this, a ghost story?"
Chen Miaojia at the back table was stunned: "Did Teacher Qin make a mistake?"
[5 There will be no minced meat and blood clots in the desk drawer.If found, please report to the class teacher immediately.]
Shen Chan: ...?
Could the words desk and minced meat be linked together?Who would put blood clots in the desk?
Subconsciously, she glanced at her drawer.
Nice and clean.
[6 Once you see a huge manic monster in school, please run away immediately and report to the class teacher.]
[7 If you are followed by unknown creatures in the corridor, please run away immediately and report to the head teacher.]
Someone whispered: "What... a huge manic monster? The brain of the person who wrote the school rules was eaten by zombies?"
Bai Shuangxing did not make a sound, but looked at the last school rule.
[8 Do not trust the principal.Whenever and wherever you are in danger, please ask the head teacher for help.]
……headmaster?
"teacher."
Some students raised their hands: "Did you send it by mistake? The content above is obviously not a school rule."
"That's right, that's it."
The head teacher on the stage smiled to himself: "Has everyone finished watching?"
"But teacher, what does the manic monster mean? And the phrase 'don't trust the principal', after all—"
"literal meaning."
The woman's tone was relaxed, with no ups and downs: "You will definitely abide by the rules, right?"
After she finished speaking, she smiled, her tone was always gentle, but she said something creepy: "The school rules... have already begun to be implemented."
This is definitely not an illusion.
As soon as the voice fell, the whole teaching building trembled suddenly——
In the huge campus, a long and sharp bell rang, almost piercing the eardrum.
Immediately afterwards, the dark cloud-covered sky was instantly filled with blood, and the turbulent clouds were like overlapping waves of blood. The sun dispersed, leaving only a scarlet color.
There was a red mist outside the window, and several students were taken aback: "What, what's going on?!"
Looking back, the podium was empty, and there was no figure of the class teacher.
"...So that's how it is."
Bai Shuangxing finally understood: "No wonder the difficulty of this White Night is intermediate."
According to the different forms, Baiye is divided into two types.
The first is to reproduce what happened in the past, such as the "Evil Ghost Jiang Ying" she entered before, and every plot in Bai Ye can correspond to reality one by one.
The second is the current situation.
White Night is composed of "consciousness", and what consciousness is best at is fantasy.
In this type of white night, the background setting will be more unconstrained and unrealistic. The objects that appear, what happens, and even the people who appear on the scene may not necessarily exist in reality.
Like a grotesque dream.
But at this very moment, she was awake in a dream.
"These school rules..."
Shen Chan read the words on the paper over and over again, inexplicably feeling a little cold on the back: "We will really encounter manic monsters, trailing creatures and pieces of meat on the table? As for the sentence 'remember yourAppearance'... Is there anyone who doesn't have two eyes, one nose and one mouth?"
She tried to imagine the eerie scene, and slowly took a breath of cool air.
Bai Shuangxing smiled helplessly, and responded warmly: "Don't scare yourself."
"Who made these school rules so eerie?"
Shen Chan shivered: "When I saw those words, I couldn't help thinking about them."
With this style, what is a school is clearly a cemetery.
The daily life of the students is not to study, but to sort out the remains for themselves every day.It is impossible to live in harmony, at most it is like living in peace with teachers and classmates.
"This kind of half-covered and weird writing style is indeed very flattering."
Bai Shuangxing leaned back in his chair and raised his eyebrows slightly: "But in fact, if you don't regard them as terrorist incidents, but as ordinary rules that must be followed, the sense of fear will drop a lot."
Shen Chan was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
"Look, like this one."
Bai Shuang stretched out his hand and pointed to the fifth piece, the piece of minced meat in the desk.
"Ignore the word 'minced meat', this sentence can be changed to—"
She said: "For example [there will be no high-power electrical appliances in the dormitory, if found, please contact the head teacher in time]."
Shen Chan: ...
It seems that they are really similar.
"And this one."
This time, the hoarfrost line is pointing to the seventh, the unknown creature in the corridor.
"Ok……"
She thought for a while: "[During the self-study period, you are not allowed to look up, and you are not allowed to look at the rear window. Once you find human eyes on the rear window, please pretend nothing happened and go back and continue reading.]"
Shen Chan: ...
Thinking of the head teacher who stood in the corridor every day in high school and inspected through the back window, and then looked at the school rules in front of him...
She actually felt so kind.
"There are many similar things, such as [the bell is fake, even if you hear the bell, don't rush out of the classroom immediately], [the physical education class is real, and at the same time, it may not exist], [Scores are necessary, and all people and things that hinder the improvement of scores should be cleared]——As long as you use the analogy of daily rules, you will find that, aside from those flesh and blood ghosts, it is just a very common school rule.”
Bai Shuangxing: "Do you still feel particularly creepy now?"
Shen Chan: ...
Shen Chan: "Thank you, no more."