The campus was buzzing with rumors. Some said the school was built on a mass grave, and the students’ youthful energy was needed to suppress the vengeful spirits. Others pointed to the blown-out campus wall. In just a few short days, two people had already died. Gossip was flying, and the whole school was on edge.
After school, Qin Luo planned to find his sister to discuss the matter. There was definitely something fishy going on. He wasn’t sure about the mass grave theory, but he was certain it had a lot to do with vengeful spirits. Just as he turned the corner of the teaching building, he ran into the woman he least wanted to see in the entire school.
Dressed in a black-stockinged uniform that accentuated her mature, alluring figure, the tear mole at the corner of her eye added a unique touch of charm.
“Student Qin Luo, what a coincidence, meeting you again.”
The black-stockinged teacher’s gaze locked onto Qin Luo as he appeared, like a hunter locking onto prey.
Pei Bi licked her red lips, the playful light in her eyes growing more intense. There was no escape from her grasp. Such a delicious young man. Just the scent of his lifeblood was enough to make her body tremble with uncontrollable excitement.
If she ate his heart, she would absolutely reach the pinnacle!
The moment Qin Luo saw the black-stockinged teacher, his scalp went numb. He was about to turn and leave when he realized his body wouldn’t move!
“My, Student Qin Luo, why so scared to see your teacher? It’s not like I’m going to eat you~”
Click-clack—
The sound of her heels grew closer. His heart began to race, but not with the kind of flutter one feels when seeing a beautiful woman… though there was a bit of that, too.
An intoxicating fragrance drifted into his nostrils. Her long, stocking-clad legs swayed with each step. He could only watch as Pei Bi closed the distance between them step by step.
“Student Qin Luo, you left without saying goodbye last time. That was very disrespectful to your teacher. If you refuse me again this time, you’ll become a bad student in my eyes. And bad students deserve punishment.”
Pei Bi gave a bewitching smile, a dangerous glint flashing in her eyes.
Punishment! Could it be the same as last time?!
Qin Luo vividly remembered that classmate who was left with only his underwear. He hadn’t come to class today either. Rumor had it he was reported by the school for serious misconduct and his parents were called to take him home for reflection.
Did this woman plan to do the same to him?!
No way! That would be worse than death! How could he ever hold his head up on campus again? His wonderful university life had only just begun.
Seeing his nervous, uneasy expression, the black-stockinged teacher Pei Bi curled the corner of her lips. The look of fear on her prey’s face filled her heart with pleasure and delight.
Qin Luo’s throat bobbed.
“Student Qin Luo, do you want to become a bad student in your teacher’s heart?” Pei Bi asked with a smile.
In this situation, he was completely powerless. The students around him acted as if they saw nothing. Logically, a mature, charming teacher in black stockings would definitely draw attention, but right now, no one even glanced their way.
Qin Luo’s heart sank. This question was a trap. No matter how he answered, she wouldn’t let him go.
The black-stockinged teacher took another step closer, reaching out her arm. Just as her slender fingers were about to touch the young man’s chest, a pair of soft yet ice-cold hands wrapped around Qin Luo from behind.
A voice, like the clinking of ice, rang out:
“Why do I smell something so vulgar? Oh, it’s a vixen getting close to my prey.”
Qin Luo: “?!”
He knew that voice all too well—it was his sister!
Instantly, control of his body returned to him. Held in his sister’s embrace, he clearly understood the meaning of ‘being caught between ice and fire’.
Bai Jingyu narrowed her beautiful eyes, shooting out a chilling light. The temperature around them plummeted.
Pei Bi was startled by the sudden appearance of this domineering beauty, her expression stiffening. The other party had seen through her disguise, clearly indicating she was also an Awakened.
“Since you’re one of us, if we really fight, we’ll only end up hurting each other. How about this? We each take a step back and split it fifty-fifty?”
For Pei Bi, she naturally wanted to devour him whole, but the other party wasn’t weak. Getting half was better than getting nothing.
Bai Jingyu’s gaze was icy as it swept over the mature, alluring woman opposite her. After hearing the dismissal bell, she had waited and waited, but her brother didn’t return. She sent messages but got no reply. A sinking feeling gripped her heart, and she rushed over immediately.
And the moment she arrived, she saw this woman getting so close, even trying to lay hands on him. Her anger instantly flared.
“Anyone who dares touch what’s mine has only one fate—to die without a whole corpse!”
A crimson light flickered in her eyes as she shielded Qin Luo in her arms. What should have been a warm, soft embrace was now piercingly cold.
That tone, that feeling—Qin Luo was all too familiar with it. Whenever his sister saw a girl getting close to him, she would be like this: eyes glowing red, with faint wisps of black energy swirling around her, utterly terrifying.
Pei Bi felt the killing intent emanating from the domineering beauty, even forming a palpable pressure around her.
If they really fought, this entire building might collapse, ordinary people would be caught up in it, and it would likely alarm the entire Awakened community.
The Awakened world had rules: no harming ordinary people. Anyone who broke this rule would be labeled a ‘Demon’ and hunted down.
“…Fine. It seems I have no choice but to give up.”
Her voice was so soft it could make one’s bones go weak, as if anything she said would make people unable to refuse.
Bai Jingyu snorted coldly. An invisible pressure shattered the other’s charm, making Pei Bi frown slightly.
The two women’s gazes met, the air between them seeming to spark. Qin Luo even felt like he saw electric arcs flashing.
A war between women was truly terrifying…
Finally, Pei Bi turned and left, her stockinged legs clicking, her swaying hips full of allure even from behind.
After walking some distance, her steps paused slightly, her gaze turning sinister. Since the other party refused to share, then she couldn’t be blamed for being greedy. Prey she had set her eyes on had never escaped before.
“Whew—”
Qin Luo let out a long sigh of relief. He was saved.
At that moment, Bai Jingyu’s black hair cascaded down, lightly brushing against Qin Luo’s cheek. His sister’s low voice sounded in his ear:
“Little puppy, confess honestly. What is your relationship with that woman?!”
Qin Luo cried out in injustice on the spot:
What relationship? There’s no relationship at all!
He wished he could stay as far away from that woman as possible. The more beautiful a woman, the more dangerous she was—that saying was absolutely right!
The black-stockinged teacher’s gaze made his hair stand on end. He felt like Tang Sanzang, being eyed by a female demon who wanted to eat him.