bookbashuk Chapter 13 Group Members' Enthusiasm
Chapter 13 Group Members' Enthusiasm
A big orange? Li Jiu frowned slightly. Who is this? He had no recollection of it at all.
He opened the message history and took a look.
The message was sent starting at 20:12.
[A Big Orange: I saw the group message... Are you okay? [Worried]]
[A Big Orange: Is the snake woman Tang Mubai mentioned a girl in a white dress? My sister took a picture of her at Jiding Temple last year, do you think it looks like that?]
[A big orange: (picture)]
[A Big Orange: Are you okay?]
[A Big Orange: Please reply to this message.]
Li Jiu wondered who this person was, and quickly scrolled through the message history on his phone. Only then did the dead memories begin to attack him.
This person's name is He Rouyi. She is not his classmate, but a senior two years his senior. He added her as a friend at Tang Mubai's urging when the club was recruiting. In the end, they didn't talk much and nothing came of it.
How did He Rouyi find out about the class group chat message?
You even went out of your way to find me?
Li Jiu hesitated for a moment, then silently changed the nickname of "[A Big Orange]" to "[He Rouyi]", and then clicked on the picture.
The photo appears to have been taken from a distance and zoomed in, resulting in a slightly blurry image.
In the photo, a blurry figure is crouching beside a huge incense burner in a temple. The figure is slender and appears to be wearing a white dress, but the whole posture exudes an indescribable sense of distortion and strangeness, making it incongruous with the surrounding environment.
Li Jiu magnified it a little more with two fingers. Although he still couldn't see much clearly, the eerie feeling became slightly clearer.
However, the figure was clearly not the girl he had encountered earlier that day.
He sent the message: 【[Reply (image)]: It looks a bit like it, but it's not.】
He Rouyi did not reply to him.
Li Jiu swiped open the chat window, entered the class group, and subconsciously tapped "1298 new messages." The phone lagged slightly before jumping to 20:08.
For a while, no one posted in the group. The latest unread message was from Tang Mubai: "[Oh my god, Li Jiu and I almost got wiped out by the snake woman!]"
[Zhao Jun: The Snake Woman's skills have a pre-cast animation; you can dodge the petrification by moving and turning your head. Add me on WeChat (V50) for the details.]
Tang Mubai: ??? I'm at Fulong Mountain, bro, reality! Reality, you understand?! [Angry]
[Tang Mubai poked Zhao Jun's penis and asked why it was so big.]
Tang Mubai: ???
[Wu Bing: I remember now, Professor He's summer camp? You were acting strangely on the first day?]
Tang Mubai: Thank goodness I used my invincible Wind and Fire Wheels to dodge her, otherwise Li Jiu and I would really be done for. Enough said, let me eat a piece of watermelon to calm my nerves [smug]
[Chen Shishi: [Eating melon emoji] Let's talk about the snake woman in detail. What does she look like? Do you have any photos?]
[Zhang Wei: Exactly, exactly, no pictures, no proof...]
【…】
Flipping further, there was almost nothing of substance left. Many of the lurkers in the class were brought out and started chatting idly, with the amount of information being comparable to panning for gold in the sand.
Li Jiu rowed for a while, and Tang Mubai just finished taking a shower and came out.
Suddenly, his phone chimed. Class monitor Lin Shijiu had tagged him: [Where's Li Jiu? Why hasn't he said anything for so long? Is what Tang Mubai said true? How come he's been hiding in S City exorcising demons for twenty years?]
Li Jiu stared wide-eyed at Tang Mubai: "You're exaggerating that much?"
Tang Mubai leaned over and glanced at it, then immediately put on a pleading look: "Good brother, I usually only pretend to be a nobody, but today I'm unusually going to act big, so please help me cover it up!"
Li Jiu pursed her lips and silently typed: [@Lin Shijiu: Except for the parts he was bragging about, everything else is true.]
[Li Jiu: We were indeed chased by a strange thing, but we've cooperated with the hotel to handle it, and we're currently checking in.]
[Lin Shijiu: Meme (A cute pink lion giving a thumbs-up for justice)]
Upon seeing the message, Tang Mubai immediately slid to his knees: "Godfather! Please accept my bow!!"
Li Jiu smiled. He had been "telling the truth," so it was nothing.
Lin Shijiu stopped speaking, but Li Jiu received a private message from her: [Li Jiu, how are you? Are you really okay?]
Li Jiu was stunned for a moment. Wasn't everyone saying that it had been handled properly?
[Li Jiu: It's really okay now.]
[Lin Shijiu: Yeah, it's good that everything's alright. Things at Fulong Mountain sound really eerie... Why don't you tell Professor He to leave early? Professor He's a very nice person, he won't make things difficult for you.]
[Li Jiu: Yes, Tang Mubai and I have discussed it and we'll leave tomorrow.]
Lin Shijiu: I'll treat you to dinner when you come back.
[Li Jiu: Okay.]
[Lin Shijiu: Meme (A cute pink lion giving a thumbs-up in righteousness)]
……
Tang Mubai also got into bed, and was about to cheekily barge back into the class group chat when he suddenly spoke up: "Damn it, Li Jiu, Professor He tagged us! In the summer camp group chat! Do you think... we should secretly tell him we're quitting the summer camp?"
Li Jiu quickly clicked on the summer camp group, which was indeed buzzing with activity, but it was quite different from the class group.
The group was started by a classmate from S City University who saw Tang Mubai boasting and came to the group to confirm the information. Professor He had originally planned to privately message Li Jiu and Tang Mubai, but seeing this, he had no choice but to tag them in the group.
【…】
[He Shougui: @Li Jiu-S City University @Tang Mubai-S City University: I received a call from Mushroom House. You two should get some rest. We can talk about it tomorrow.]
[Zhang Wei - S City University: Holy crap, what's going on? Is what Tang Gou said in the class group true? I thought he was making it up!]
[Zhou Hao - City Photography Association: That thing is called "Dragon Servant," I always thought it was a local folk tale made up to boost tourism. @Li Jiu - S City University, could you please reveal which direction she ultimately went?]
[Ma Chaofeng - S City University: Hao Ge is awesome! Is he going to go head-to-head with a camera?! A true war correspondent! [bowing in greeting]]
[Zhao Zhengmeng: @Zhou Hao - City Photography Association, together.]
Looking at the messages in the group chat, Tang Mubai turned to Li Jiu: "Li bro, you say it."
He clearly understood that the story of the invincible wind and fire wheel was not suitable for the style of the summer camp group.
Li Jiu thought for a moment and replied in the group:
[Li Jiu - S City University: Thank you for your concern, Professor He. We are fine. The staff guided us through the crisis.]
He tagged Zhou Hao again: [@ZhouHao-City Photography Association: Brother Hao, what's that Dragon Servant...?]
Professor He spoke up almost within seconds of him sending the message.
[He Shougui: Let me speak.]
……
Less than a minute after Professor He sent the message, Li Jiu's phone was dialed.
"Professor He's on the phone!" Li Jiu glanced at Tang Mubai.