The Principal Didn't Like Sunlight

However, contrary to Yu Xing's guess, the Principal did not summon him on his first day back.

Yu Xing actually spent three days peacefully. By "peacefully," I mean that during the day, she still watched teachers with ill intentions punishing students who made mistakes, and during evening self-study, she could occasionally hear screams from other classes.

Many of the cafeteria's food stalls were temporarily closed, and the stall for the bird-shaped food stall was taken over by another female chef who looked exactly like him. However, when Yu Xing went to eat, he vaguely noticed that this female chef's face, which was not particularly lively, often showed an expression of great fear towards him.

They probably know the inside story of what happened before.

Apart from that, nothing particularly unusual happened during those three days that they couldn't handle. At most, there were conflicts between the students of Class 4, Grade 3, and Oliver and Rebecca. This had been going on for many days in a row, and they had gotten used to it.

Having gained hope, the bullied have learned how to fight back, often engaging in back-and-forth verbal sparring. Overall, although they still suffer from group bullying, it's not particularly distressing.

The white-haired girl remained invisible in the class. Ever since the transfer students revealed the class's worldview, she had become very friendly towards them, but unfortunately, she was always sleepy.

Three days passed in a flash. Yu Xing waited quietly for the Principal's summons each day, while also having Qu Xianqing, who had become a red Qu Xuanqing, secretly gather information and help her gather news.

Qu Xuanqing concluded that the Principal returned to St. Johnis Middle School and his first priority was to deal with the mess he had left behind, so he did not look for Yu Xing immediately.

Yu Xing knew this was just a facade; compared to Ghost Tree, the mess was nothing.

It's likely that the Principal is also making preparations to eliminate any opportunity for him to escape.

An ordinary weekend has passed, with most students staying in their dorm rooms and a small number going to the library to read.

On the morning of the fourth day, Yu Xing walked into his seat in Class 4 of Grade 3. He had just sat down when the vice class monitor, who disliked him intensely, came to him with a sour face and relayed a message: "Director Gene wants you to go to his office."

They've arrived.

Yu Xing remained calm. The three-day buffer had given him ample time to think. He smiled, made no comment, and walked out of the classroom amidst the curious gazes of the students.

The school bell rang, and all the classrooms quieted down. Director Gene stood at the door of the teachers' office, smiling at him.

"Hello, teacher," Yu Xing greeted politely.

Director Gene revealed his kindest side, a stark contrast to his demeanor when he first received the new students. "Hey, Roy, how's class going lately?"

"It's fine. The teachers are very dedicated. Although the atmosphere in the class isn't great, it doesn't concern me," Yu Xing said, half-jokingly. Unsurprisingly, she saw a glimmer of satisfaction in Director Gene's eyes.

Those who want to be faculty and staff should be more detached; otherwise, if you're constantly worrying about this person and pitying that person, how can you provide psychological support?

Then, Director Gene, without keeping anyone in suspense, patted Yu Xing on the shoulder.

"That's good. You've performed so well, and with the recommendation of our former school doctor, the Principal wants to meet with you to discuss your post-graduation plans."

"The Principal is finally going to see me. I've been looking forward to it for so long." Yu Xing said this with utmost sincerity. Although Director Gene felt that the tone was a bit strange, he couldn't find anything wrong with it.

He left Yu Xing out of the teaching building.

The administration building isn't particularly far from the teaching building, but it's quite small. Zhao Yijiu once sneaked inside and described it as a two-story European-style villa. Most of the space was like an open exhibition hall.

Very few rooms were actually locked; most were occupied. For example, Director Gene actually worked here when he didn't have classes.

The heads of the other two grades are also here.

Yu Xing came to check it out himself based on Zhao Yijiu's description. His aura was largely in sync with the inherent aura of this instance, and none of the directors noticed him.

That's why Yu Xing searched the entire building but couldn't find the Principal's office.

If it's not the kind of power from an unusual space, then there must be a secret room.

It's easy to wander around, but finding a secret room quietly in an entire administration building is difficult. He didn't choose to do that, as it would only alert the enemy.

So now that Director Gene has brought him back to the administration building, he pretends to be curious and looks around, marveling at the layout of the administration building. He even points to a vase in the corner of the lobby and asks Director Gene about the origin of the vase.

Was that vase from my ancestral hometown?

Although his name in the instance is Roy, his face hasn't changed at all; he has a distinctly Eastern appearance. He had already found out in the past few days that even though this is just an instance, it still has a background setting that combines both Eastern and Western elements.

Thinking that he would be her colleague and director from now on, she patiently nodded to him. "This was brought back by the Principal when he traveled to the East when he was young. I heard that it took him a lot of effort to transport it."

"The Principal is such a refined person," Yu Xing, seizing every opportunity to praise him.

He followed Director Gene's footsteps and soon arrived at the stairwell. He was supposed to continue up, but Director Gene stopped him and pointed to the wall at the stairwell.

"Come with me," Director Gene said, tapping rhythmically on the wall with his cane, as if giving a secret signal.

A few seconds later, Yu Xing vaguely heard the sound of some kind of mechanism being activated, not here, but in another part of the building.

It really was a secret room.

But even a secret room must have special restrictions, otherwise it would be impossible for him and Zhao Yijiu, who is good at moving in the shadows, not to find the entrance.

After turning on the switch, Director Gene led Yu Xing to another side, where an exhibition hall displayed many certificates of honor. The hall was neither too big nor too small, and all the certificates were engraved with the glorious historical achievements of St. Johnis Middle School.

Yu Xing squinted; he didn't even need to look closely to notice that there was something extra in the room.

It was a door that extended up from the floor, with only a thin frame. The frame confined the air around the door, creating another space that was faintly filled with black mist.

These are probably the items that were just dispatched from the mechanism.

"The Principal doesn't like sunlight, so he chooses to work underground," Director Gene said. "This door leads to the school's underground area; the Principal is waiting for you there. He told me he wanted to speak with you alone, so you'll have to go there yourself."

Yu Xing nodded, noted down the details about the Principal, and walked excitedly toward the door frame emanating black mist, seemingly unaware of what was about to happen, with a hint of nervousness and restraint.