If Qiming Middle School really has a so-called prince, that prince would undoubtedly be Fang Qianan.
Although Wang Rongfa runs around the school with a group of people showing off his power every day, he is just a useless lackey next to Fang Qianan.
Li Xiu was so blatantly showing no mercy to Fang Qian'an that she was ready to receive a violent beating from him. But to her surprise, the expected pain did not come.
Instead, the boys who were holding him hostage suddenly tensed up, as if they were even more nervous than Li Xiu himself.
"Tsk, you have such a bad temper."
After a brief silence, Fang Qianan raised his eyebrows and said to Li Xiu.
Just like before, there was still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, but there was no smile in his yellow eyes. Li Xiu looked at Fang Qianan like this, and a slight fear suddenly flashed in his heart.
Then he heard Fang Qianan say slowly, "I heard that you didn't react no matter how Lao Wang bullied you before, but then they joked about taking off your pants and you went crazy. You're so afraid of others seeing your body, are you really a woman?" The pampered boy turned his head and looked at his little follower with a smile, "Let's check it out. Oh, by the way, Song Cheng, I heard that the camera function of your new phone is very good. Don't waste such a good new function, turn on the camera."
Fang Qianan's words and actions made Li Xiu's pupils shrink suddenly.
"You—mmmm—"
Before he could resist, Li Xiu was forcibly dragged to his feet by several men, some even reaching out and ripping off his school pants. The icy air soaked Li Xiu's skin, and he shuddered uncontrollably in intense disgust. His vision was distorted by the intense emotion, and his memory began to blur. Warm hands licked his thighs. Someone deliberately tugged at his misaligned ankles, watching him lose his balance and collapse to the ground. Another, laughing, crouched behind him, deliberately making twitching movements.
"Wow, look at these legs..."
"What a shame, he's actually a man."
"Hehe, you don't know this. Men can actually do it too..."
…
In order to please Fang Qianan, the boys teased Li Xiu even harder than usual.
But before they knew it, this prank had gradually gotten out of control... There seemed to be some special atmosphere in this old room, which amplified the hidden twisted malice in their hearts that they might never have discovered in their entire lives.
Li Xiu instinctively sensed the danger. He struggled desperately. In his reddened vision, the boys around him seemed to have unconsciously transformed into monsters with white faces.
The last person to approach him was Fang Qianan. He hadn't known when he'd come closer, and in the chaos, he half-crawled on the ground like a pig or dog, one hand supporting himself while the other raised, caressing Li Xiu's face.
"Wow, why are you still crying?"
He said.
Li Xiu looked at him and found that Fang Qianan was actually smiling sincerely now, but the corners of his mouth were stretched too wide, almost scratching his earlobes. Between his scarlet lips was a row of snow-white, fine teeth. In Li Xiu's blurred vision soaked by tears, the teeth seemed to gradually turn into slender, sharp fangs.
"You look really pretty when you cry..."
Fang Qianan's voice seemed to have changed as well. His voice was turbid and wheezing, more like some kind of beast with a different language than human imitating human speech.
Li Xiu felt Fang Qianan's fingers, which were as cold as a dead person's, pressing against his lips, as if they were about to enter his mouth in the next second.
[It's going to be eaten.]
The moment this strange thought flashed through Li Xiu's mind, something in his body seemed to shatter with a "snap".
Li Xiu suddenly opened her mouth and bit Fang Qianan's finger.
He bit hard, and a bloody taste instantly burst out in his mouth.
It was Fang Qianan who was bitten by him and bled.
"grass--"
Fang Qianan let out a scream and jumped up.
He pulled his hand away, and most of his palm was stained red. The teeth marks on his fingers were so deep that the bone was visible, and blood was still dripping from them.
"Fuck, Brother Fang, are you okay?"
"How dare this little bastard bite me?"
"This guy is looking for death!"
Accompanied by loud curses, punches and kicks rained down on Li Xiu like a torrential rain. The severe pain hit Li Xiu and he almost fainted.
But strangely, in the midst of the pain, Li Xiu felt inexplicably relieved.
Everything is normal.
In other words, the illusion that had just been lingering in his mind finally disappeared.
The boys who were beating him up looked like what he remembered, and the sticky, twisted, and strange atmosphere in the room no longer existed.
The only problem was that when the other boys in the room saw Fang Qianan injured, they panicked and beat Li Xiu almost without restraint. Soon, Li Xiu could no longer maintain his spirits. He even lost the strength to hold his head and hunch over, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.
Will I be beaten to death here?
Just as Li Xiu was thinking this, suddenly there was a "rustling" sound coming from the corner of the wall.
Something is moving.
The sudden noise brought the chaotic scene to a momentary silence. Everyone involuntarily looked up in the direction of the sound, and as the boys watched, the thick, old wallpaper that had been covering the walls of the room began to curl and peel away.
More than ten years ago, the wallpapers used by wealthy families were actually "wall cloth".
Top-tier wealthy families like the Xiao family are even more particular when choosing decoration materials. They use embroidered wall coverings made of genuine materials. The texture is thick and when they peel off, they fall off in whole pieces, which naturally makes a lot of noise.
In fact, this is not a big deal. As mentioned before, the villas in the Xiao family garden have not been taken care of for many years. After water seeped into the wall, the glue behind the wallpaper became damp and aged, losing its stickiness. In addition, the wallpaper itself is too heavy, so it is normal for the whole piece to fall off the wall like this.
However, at this moment, the boys present couldn't help but take a step back when they saw the peeling wall cloth, revealing expressions of great disgust.
"What the hell is this..."
Before it fell off, it looked like just a faded, old wall covering, but after it fell off, its disgusting side was revealed.
Over time, moisture caused a series of dark green mold spots to grow behind the wall covering, which made people feel very uncomfortable just by looking at it. What was even more worrying was that after the wall covering fell off, the wall surface was exposed to everyone.
The entire wall of the room was covered with densely packed talisman papers, which were also covered with mildew and severely damp. The runes drawn on the talisman papers were naturally soaked in the water vapor and became blurred.
One after another, water marks dripped down the wall, and after soaking the red paint on the talisman paper, those water marks looked like bloodstains.
Yes, at first glance, the entire wall seemed to be bleeding.
"Damn, this place is really a haunted house?"
After coming to their senses, there was a commotion among the boys.
"I heard that after the incident, someone invited a wizard to come here and perform a ritual..."
"The school seems to have dealt with this place before. This must have been left behind from that time, right?"
"What kind of ritual requires sticking talismans like this? It's too scary."
"You're not still afraid of this, are you? I can't tell."
…
Not everyone was not afraid of the strange talisman paper that suddenly appeared in front of them.
However, the most taboo thing for adolescent boys aged 17 or 18 is to show a timid look in front of their companions. So even if someone is really afraid of them, they have to grit their teeth and put on an indifferent expression.
"Knock knock knock—"
At this moment, a knock on the window saved the boys just in time.
"Which class are you from? Didn't your teacher tell you that students are not allowed to enter the Xiao Family Garden?"
A school worker, holding a long-handled flashlight in his hand, stood outside the dusty window and looked into the room. A vague sound was heard, and the boys in the room looked at each other and then jumped up together.
"Why is the janitor patrolling here?"
"Quick, quick, get out of the balcony."
"I've already blocked the front door. He can't get in."
"It's okay, this guy can't catch us."
…
In fact, everyone knew that with Fang Qianan there, it would not be a big deal even if they were caught violating the rules by the school workers. But at this time everyone tacitly ignored this point, and using the excuse of the school workers' appearance, they quickly left the old villa.
Even middle school boys with nerves as thick as wires and who are bold enough to commit all kinds of suicidal acts can vaguely feel that special pressure.
There's something really wrong with that wall.
"You're lucky, little cripple."
"We'll talk to you tomorrow."
Of course, before leaving, they did not forget to make harsh words to Li Xiu, who was lying in the shadows with blood all over his head.
Li Xiu lay motionless on the ground, listening to the boys' messy footsteps gradually disappearing.
During this time, he could sense that the janitor standing at the window had been standing still, looking at him through the glass. Perhaps even the janitor knew that Fang Qianan had a special identity, so there was no need to chase him.
It seems that I am the only one who suffers in the end...
He still remembered that when he transferred to this school, the teacher emphasized many times that students were absolutely not allowed to enter the Xiao family garden without permission, and they would be punished if caught.
Li Xiu gave a bitter smile, and a second later he took a breath because of the wound at the corner of his mouth.
it hurts.
I hope it won't affect the exam bonus.
He thought about it and tried to get up, but after the group of people who beat him left, the pain that was originally bearable became even more severe. At this point, Li Xiu was already exhausted.
He simply lay on the ground as he was, breathing heavily, and watching numbly as the shadows outside the window fell on the wall not far away.
The talisman paper on the wall was still dripping red liquid, and the mottled runes seemed to sway in Li Xiu's peripheral vision, appearing extremely strange and bizarre. But as long as Li Xiu looked closely, he would find that it was just an illusion.
It wasn't without its strangeness, but Li Xiu didn't find it particularly frightening. He bit his tongue, took a deep breath, and tremblingly tied up the pants that had been ripped off by the others. It was a simple action, but his fingers were shaking, making it difficult to complete. And even with just this slight movement, Li Xiu felt an uncontrollable urge to vomit, and waves of cold began to spread throughout his body.
My guess was correct. I must have suffered a concussion from the beating by Wang Rongfa, Fang Qianan and their group.
Li Xiu thought.
"You should go."
An indistinct whisper suddenly rang out.
Li Xiu was startled and turned around, just in time to see the janitor - he was standing in the corner of the room, with his head down, muttering to Li Xiu.
When did the other party come in?
Li Xiu was a little confused, but when he thought about what other classmates had said, that the school would occasionally send people to check on the condition of the Xiao family villa, he felt relieved: Maybe the school gave the janitor a key, and he was in a daze when the other party opened the door and came in, so he didn't notice it.
"Feel sorry."
Li Xiu gritted his teeth, used all his strength, and slowly got up from the ground.
"I didn't mean to—"
"You should go."
The janitor abruptly interrupted Li Xiu's weak explanation and repeated it in a voice without any fluctuation.
It was dark, but the janitor was still wearing the standard baseball cap on his uniform. He was standing in the shadow in the corner of the room, making his face even more blurry.
Li Xiu glanced at the janitor, his eyes flickering. He had initially thought the janitor would record his information, but now it seemed the janitor didn't want to cause any trouble.
He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Well, I'll leave right away."
Holding on to his last bit of strength, Li Xiu staggered to his feet and limped out of the abandoned villa.
The janitor seemed very satisfied with Li Xiu's understanding. As soon as Li Xiu walked down the porch of the villa, he heard the door of the room creak and slam shut behind him.
Huh?
Li Xiu turned around subconsciously.
The janitor was still in the room, perhaps checking the peeling wall covering... From Li Xiu's perspective, she could only see the blurry back of the tall janitor.
At this moment, he was standing upright in front of the wall covered with talisman paper, motionless.
*
"Hmm…"
At the same time, in a moving luxury car, Fang Qianan suddenly groaned.
"Mr. Fang, are you really okay? Why don't you give it a careful check?"
Another boy in the spacious carriage immediately noticed Fang Qianan's movements. He frowned and looked at the young master's fingers, which were still bleeding, with some worry.
After leaving the Xiao family's old villa, the strange, oppressive and terrifying atmosphere faded away, and everyone came to their senses belatedly - things were getting serious.
Fang Qianan is the most precious young master of the Fang family, but now, he was bitten by a poor guy and blood was seen.
God knows how much trouble it would be if the adults knew about this.
Fortunately, when everyone was extremely nervous, Fang Qianan himself acted very nonchalant.
He simply asked a younger brother to go to the pharmacy to buy some gauze and wrap the finger, and then he never mentioned the matter again.
Hearing his younger brother's concern for his finger again, Fang Qianan waved his hand nonchalantly: "...It's just a broken finger. You're making such a fuss. I'm annoyed by it, even if you don't feel embarrassed."
Seeing Fang Qianan like this, the younger brother who had the honor of following Fang Qianan into the car did not dare to say anything more, and could only respond awkwardly: "That's right, Master Fang is very magnanimous...but that lame guy really deserves a beating."
When Fang Qianan heard someone mention Li Xiu again, he narrowed his eyes.
"Well...that guy," he snorted softly, "is like a puppy."
Fang Qianan raised his hand, glanced at the gauze on his fingers, and muttered.
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[Note: ...The haunted house bullying plot described in this chapter will be explained from other perspectives later.]