208: Chapter 206

Chapter 206

Curiosity drove her forward, pushing through the crowd to get a closer look.

"What kind of shoddy hotel is this? The surveillance cameras are never repaired until it's too late. And of all nights, they chose last night to do maintenance. If it was your hotel where the person went missing, even if you tear down the whole place, you better find that person for me!"

Inside the room, Principal Xu ranted while rummaging through the cabinets.

Beside him, Xia Ziyan and Xu Chengfeng were searching through drawers and crawling on the floor, trying to look under the bed.

"Sir, please try to stay calm," the hotel manager advised, trying to defuse the situation.

"Your student went missing while they were sleeping. Can you really stay calm?" Principal Xu retorted angrily.

Lu Miao stepped forward and gently patted Principal Xu's shoulder.

"Step aside," Principal Xu brushed her hand away without even looking, his tone filled with frustration.

Lu Miao raised her hand to her forehead. "Principal Xu, I'm right here."

In her haste to leave earlier in the morning, and considering it was still too early, she didn't inform him. Little did she expect that he would assume she had gone missing as well.

Upon hearing her voice, Principal Xu turned his head abruptly, his eyes filled with relief.

"Where did you go? You didn't have your phone with you, and we thought you had disappeared too."

The recent student disappearances had left him feeling anxious and on edge.

Luckily, she hadn't gone missing. If she had, not only would Mr Gu be furious, but even Elder Sun, Professor Wen, and Academician Zhou would have been ready to devour him. He would have been tempted to find a rope and hang himself.

Xia Ziyan also approached, gripping Lu Miao's arm with teary eyes. "I thought you had been abducted by some monster."

Lu Miao sighed, "Well, there's no need to search for me in drawers or under the bed."

Xu Chengfeng scratched his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

It had been a chaotic morning full of misunderstandings, and Lu Miao apologized to the hotel staff.

At 10:30 p.m., Fu Jingshen arrived as planned to pick her up.

To avoid a repeat of the morning's confusion, Lu Miao had specifically informed Principal Xu that she had something to attend to and would be going out. Although Principal Xu insisted on accompanying her, Lu Miao reassured him repeatedly that nothing would happen and that she would keep her phone on and stay in contact with him. With that, she successfully left.

As the car approached the lakeside, Lu Miao asked Fu Jingshen to stop.

Quietly, they made their way to a spot by the lake and took cover behind a flower bed.

Fu Jingshen peeked out and scanned the surroundings before whispering, "Are we hiding from ghosts?"

Lu Miao gave him a glance that clearly conveyed he was being foolish and gently pushed his head back down. "Shh."

The night had grown deeper, and the moon cast a shimmering reflection on the lake's surface. The gentle breeze rustled the branches along the shore.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a figure finally emerged from behind a nearby thicket.

After cautiously surveying the area to ensure no one was around, the person quickly approached the lakeside.

With a glimmer of silver in their hand, they drew a dagger and cut their palm.

Drops of blood fell into the lake.

After a moment, the previously calm surface of the lake suddenly erupted like boiling water, with bubbles rising from the spot where the blood had fallen.

A ghostly black figure slowly emerged from the tumultuous water.

Their face was obscured in darkness, rendering them indistinguishable even in the moonlight.

The person on the shore immediately erupted in fury, berating, "You're nothing more than a slave bound to me by a blood covenant. Without my permission, who allowed you to bring those two people ashore?"

The black figure in the middle of the lake emitted a chilling hiss and swiftly glided forward, knocking the person on the shore to the ground.

The figure drew closer, and Fu Jingshen could vaguely make out the pale and grotesque face with distorted and ugly features.

Sharp teeth were exposed in abundance.

"You are my slave."

A hoarse and terrifying voice emanated from the dark figure's mouth, followed by a sudden opening of its mouth, which enlarged to the size of a head. It leaned over and lunged toward the person on the ground.

The person on the ground struggled to reach into their pocket for a bottle but was swiftly thwarted by the sharp claws of the black figure, piercing through the hand.

The person screamed in pain.

The gaping maw drew closer and closer to them.

Even though Fu Jingshen was at a distance from the creature, he could still catch a whiff of the putrid odor emanating from its mouth. He hurriedly raised his hand to cover his nose.

As the creature was about to devour the person's head, Lu Miao swiftly clapped a golden-glowing talisman from her hand, flipping the black figure over.

The black figure let out a roar and swiftly turned around, lunging towards Lu Miao.

Lu Miao casually retrieved a few copper coins from her pocket and hurled them towards the black figure.

The copper coins formed a formation in mid-air, directly enveloping the black figure.

The black figure seemed to be scalded instantly, howling and screaming frantically, struggling desperately to break free from the formation.

The formation emitted a shimmering golden light in the air.

The black figure's sharp nails slashed through the formation, igniting sparks of light.

It actually managed to tear a corner of the formation, and its arm rapidly extended outward from the torn part, aggressively reaching for Lu Miao's head.

Fu Jingshen beside her hurriedly reached out to pull Lu Miao away.

However, Lu Miao remained calm and composed. Her hands formed seals in the air, and the light from the formation intensified in an instant.

The torn formation automatically healed itself, severing the extended arm of the black figure.

The black figure's howls grew weaker, its form fading away until it completely disappeared.

The few copper coins tinkled as they fell to the ground.

The person on the shore suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and then passed out.

Fu Jingshen approached, curious as he picked up the copper coins from the ground, examining them repeatedly. Following Lu Miao's example, he tossed them out, and the coins landed with a metallic sound.

Nothing happened!

He picked them up again, filled with enthusiasm, and asked, "How can I throw these coins and make them magically emit light, just like you did? Can they capture demons?"

Lu Miao responded directly, "Go buy a pillow from the supermarket and dream about it."

Fu Jingshen:...0

This sharp tongue was no different from Gu Shiyan's.

Well, he had thought that this thing could be mass-produced, just like the previous bracelet.

Now it seemed that he had been naive.

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