Great, it's just a lackey, we're saved!

Chapter 306 A Dark and Windy Night!

Inside the dormitory of Zhengshan Academy.

Zhou Wei sat resting in the princess's room, while the two of them looked at the food that Tan Lin brought over, but did not touch their chopsticks.

"Weiwei, is this something we can eat?"

Jiang Yueli had some doubts. There was no one at Zhengshan Academy, yet the kitchen was stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables.

Tan Lin and Jiang Zao thought it would take a lot of effort to prepare the food, but to their surprise, everything was already prepared.

Just then, someone knocked on the door. Zhou Wei opened the door and saw Tan Lin and the little monk standing outside with bowls in their hands.

"Sister Zhou Wei, let's make a fire."

When Tan Lin came in, he saw that the two of them hadn't touched their chopsticks, and he understood what was going on.

"Eat up, this should be fine. I ate the same thing when I was stuck in the academy for a long time."

After Tan Lin said this, Zhou Wei and the Princess picked up their chopsticks.

Before they could even put the food in their mouths, Tan Lin's next words left them both stunned.

“Zhou Dianjun, Princess, there may be someone else mixed in with us.”

other people?

What do you mean?

Zhou Wei put down her chopsticks immediately. "Mr. Tan, you don't mean that someone in our group has been impersonated, do you?"

Tan Lin nodded, then looked at the little monk, signaling him to speak.

Zhou Wei knew that the young monk had keen senses, especially about ghosts and spirits.

I knew this woman was extraordinary just from the first glance I took at Hu Youniang.

“Actually, I wanted to say this when we came out of the white jade steps,” the little monk said, holding a bowl while the princess kept piling food into it, “our smell has changed.”

Zhou Wei thought for a moment and asked, "You mean, the smell of us all together has changed?"

The young monk nodded, "Yes, the smell, or rather the sensation, is different when different people mix together."

"We've traveled all the way from the capital to this blessed land, and I'm already familiar with the atmosphere of us all mingling together."

"But when I came out of the white jade steps, I suddenly felt that the smell had changed."

As the little monk spoke, the bowl in his hands grew heavier and heavier. Looking down, he saw that the princess had actually made him a vegetable tower in the bowl.

"Eat up, eat up, you're still growing, eat more."

Zhu Qi smiled wryly, picked up a large mouthful of food with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and chewed.

Tan Lin said, "The little monk was afraid that saying it in front of everyone would cause panic, so he came to me first after everyone had dispersed."

“Mmm,” Zhu Qi swallowed the food in his mouth, “The taste of being with Mr. Tan is fine.”

"When Sister Zhou Wei opened the door just now, the four of us mingled together, and it was fine."

Zhou Wei seemed thoughtful. "So, are there any doubts about Xiaozhao, Wan Qianliang, or Shen Shuqing?"

Zhou Wei hadn't expected the situation at Zhengshan Academy to be so complicated.

Before they even saw the academy disciples trapped in the cycle, problems arose within their own ranks.

If there is anything mixed in with them, we must find it.

Otherwise, no one can predict what kind of trouble might arise later.

As they were pondering, the knocking sounded again. Tan Lin opened the door and saw Jiang Zao standing outside.

She was taken aback when she saw so many people in the room.

Then he said, "Princess, Aunt Zhou, I just boiled some water in the kitchen and brought it to you."

Jiang Zao walked in carrying a teapot. Afterwards, the little monk shook his head at everyone.

That means Jiang Zao is fine too!

Zhou Wei understood immediately; the problem lay with the two senior and junior disciples from the Divine Doctor Valley.

The person behind this is quite interesting; they actually chose this pair after much deliberation. I wonder what their plans are?

……

After nightfall, Zhengshan Academy was completely silent; not even a whisper of wind could be heard.

Wan Qianliang opened the door, looked around in the darkness to make sure no one was around, and then began to move towards the archway.

After he left, Zhou Wei and the others peeked out from the end of the corridor.

"Where is Wan Qianliang going in the middle of the night?"

Jiang Yueli said, "You're not planning to take this opportunity to escape, are you?"

Zhou Wei thought about it and realized that it was possible.

She said with a look of disdain, "So this is the legendary physician Gu Tianjiao? I think he's scared out of his wits, otherwise why would he have run away with his bucket?"

The young monk also peeked out; his bald head appeared pale in the dim light.

"Sisters, hurry and follow him. If he really escapes, that would be a real problem."

Tan Lin said unhurriedly, "Wait a minute. Since he wants to run away, let him go and scout ahead."

“Zhengshan Academy is no longer a place you can come and go as you please. The white jade staircase disappeared after we came out of the mist during the day.”

Tan Lin reminded them, and Zhou Wei and the Princess also remembered that it wasn't easy for Tan Lin to come down the mountain back then.

First, he pulled Ji Zhengyao and several fellow disciples into the fog to try, but after repeatedly getting stuck in the loop, Tan Lin decided to risk everything and enter the fog himself.

Who knew that he would suddenly escape from the instance and never return.

If Wan Qianliang wants to escape, he must go down the white jade steps.

Tan Lin also wanted to see if he had the ability to restart the loop of Zhengshan Academy, thereby pulling everyone back into the instance.

After waiting for a while, the group followed Wan Qianliang to the archway.

As they approached the archway, Tan Lin told everyone to hide behind a building.

At this moment, beneath the archway, Shen Shuqing, dressed in white, was carefully observing the mist.

Upon hearing that Wan Qianliang had arrived, Shen Shuqing said, "Senior brother, it's so strange. We can't see the white jade steps at all. It's completely different from when we came here during the day."

Wan Qianliang stepped forward and took a look, and he was also shocked.

"There is absolutely no sign of any steps, Junior Sister. If that's the case, we can't enter this fog."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shuqing looked at Wan Qianliang and asked, "Why? Since we came up from here during the day, there must be a way down the mountain."

"Perhaps it's because the fog is too thick that the steps are not visible. If we walk straight in, we might end up going down the mountain."

Hearing Shen Shuqing say this, Wan Qianliang also hesitated.

He knew that with the Zhengshan Academy gates closed, the white jade staircase would not appear.

But during the day, they clearly came up the stairs, which made Wan Qianliang begin to doubt whether the outside world's claim that the stairs disappeared after the Zhengshan Academy's gate was closed was wrong.

Shen Shuqing urged from the side, "Senior brother, Zhengshan Academy is built on the top of the mountain, and there is only one way down the mountain. We should at least give it a try."

"If you are afraid, senior brother, then I will go ahead and scout ahead."

As Shen Shuqing spoke, she lifted her foot and walked into the mist, but was pulled back by Wan Qianliang.

"How could I let you take such a risk? Let me go in first and scout ahead. If everything is alright, then you can come in."

Shen Shuqing smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, Senior Brother."

Wan Qianliang took a deep breath and slowly walked into the mist. Shen Shuqing stood at the end of the mist, staring motionlessly at Wan Qianliang's disappearing figure.

Zhou Wei and the others, who were hiding to the side, were about to exchange glances and discuss what was happening.

Suddenly, Shen Shuqing, who had her back to them, slowly turned around. A ray of moonlight, which was obscured by thick clouds, shone through the gaps and fell on Shen Shuqing's face.

Everyone could see clearly that Shen Shuqing was smiling at them.

Just as Zhou Wei sensed something was wrong, her vision suddenly went blurry. She struggled to turn her head to look at the Princess.

They discovered that the princess had already disappeared, along with Tan Lin and the little monk.

Before losing consciousness, Zhou Wei looked up and saw the thick clouds in the sky gradually closing in, and the moonlight hiding in the darkness once again.