Substitute Rabbit, He Was Unaware of the Truth

He held that half-dead rabbit up like that, staring with those deathly pale eyes, his expression strange as he watched it.

I lay tensely on the ground, not daring to make the slightest sound.

If he discovered me now, I'd be finished.

Chen Guofu stared at the Substitute Rabbit for a while, then cursed unhappily:

"College students these days really have terrible constitutions!"

With that, he carried the rabbit toward the dissection table.

His body was ramrod straight as he tiptoed toward the dissection table step by step.

The Female Ghost trembling in the corner did not even dare raise her head.

When he reached the dissection table, he suddenly exerted force with his hand.

With a bang, the Substitute Rabbit was smashed directly onto the table.

The Substitute Rabbit had just had a mouthful of its yang energy sucked away by him, then been smashed down so violently that it was nearly killed.

Forget escaping—it could not even move.

Chen Guofu stood beside the dissection table, silently watching the Substitute Rabbit.

His face remained grim.

After staying silent for quite some time, he finally spoke in a hoarse voice:

"Dissection class begins now!"

As he spoke, he put on a mask just as he had when teaching in life, covering half his face.

But the exposed eyes, like those of a dead fish, made my entire body feel uneasy as I hid in the classroom.

After putting on the mask, he raised a hand.

A gleaming scalpel appeared in it.

"Today's lesson: live dissection."

With that, he slashed the Substitute Rabbit with his scalpel.

From where I was, I could not see which part of the rabbit he had cut.

But I could hear the rabbit's faint, miserable squeals, as though it struggled slightly.

But it was useless.

Chen Guofu looked excited, his white eyes wide as the scalpel in his hand went slice, slice, slice across the rabbit's body.

It seemed he was skinning it.

Even though it was only a rabbit on the dissection table, his technique remained skilled.

I could see him gripping half a rabbit hide in his hand as he continuously cut apart the muscle tissue.

The air was already filled with the smell of blood.

Chen Guofu muttered to himself:

"Ah, why am I suddenly a little thirsty?

After speaking, he looked around.

"Look at that, I even forgot to bring a cup of water before class.

Forget it, forget it.

Jiang Ning, you've bled quite a bit too.

Teacher happens to be thirsty, so I'll take a few sips and stop the bleeding..."

With that, he pulled down his mask and slowly opened his mouth.

I saw that Chen Guofu's mouth was filled with jagged, saw-like fangs.

A bright red tongue slowly extended from his mouth.

Excited and thrilled, he licked the Substitute Rabbit's bloody flesh.

That horrifying sight made my eyes fly wide open and my heart pound wildly. I could not stop myself from feeling sick.

I covered my mouth with my hand, terrified that I would make a sound in my nervousness.

Yet there was also a faint trace of relief in my heart.

As long as he ate the Substitute Rabbit's blood.

Then he could just wait to die!

Once the Talisman Water took effect, I would no longer need to hide.

I would jump out and deal with Chen Guofu, send him on his final journey, and honor the bond between teacher and student we once had.

The sound of licking—slurp, slurp—continuously rang out from the dissection table.

Chen Guofu appeared excited and thrilled as well.

But after taking a few licks, he withdrew his mouth and said with dissatisfaction:

"Dying so soon? What a disappointment.

Student Jiang Ning, hold on a little longer.

Teacher will speed up the dissection and make up for all the classes you skipped..."

With that, he put his mask back on.

He took up the scalpel and began cutting across the dissection table with slice, slice, slice.

This time, he moved quickly. Before long, an entire rabbit hide had been cut off.

He held the rabbit hide and examined it in his hand.

Then he gave it a few strange looks.

"Jiang Ning, you really are hairy. You grew so much of it."

With that, he tossed the rabbit hide aside.

He gently set down the knife in his hand and switched to another scalpel.

"Now, we begin the next step..."

A few more cuts, and the rabbit was dead beyond all doubt.

Looking at the Substitute Rabbit, now thoroughly dead, I quietly drew a breath.

If Brother Rabbit had not made a substitute for me and used an illusion to fool Chen Guofu,

then the one lying on that dissection table and being killed would have been me.

Sorry, Brother Rabbit. Once I settle this, I'll find you a Feng Shui treasure spot and give you a proper burial.

I thought to myself.

I watched Chen Guofu, who was still chewing on the heart.

After chewing the heart for a while, Chen Guofu spat it out.

It seemed something was wrong with his body.

He shook his head, his body beginning to sway as though he felt unwell.

I narrowed my eyes. It seemed the effects of the Talisman Water were beginning to kick in?

But I felt it was not yet time, so I planned to wait a little longer.

Another minute or two would not make any difference.

If I acted rashly, I truly could not be sure whether I would die here.

But after shaking his head a few times, Chen Guofu suddenly turned to look at the rabbit on the dissection table.

Then he grabbed the skinned, bloody rabbit in one hand.

He opened his mouth and took another savage bite.

But after one bite, he spat it out again.

Holding the rabbit's corpse, he said in astonishment:

"How... how is it a rabbit?"

With that, he threw the rabbit in his hand to the floor.

At those words, my heart skipped a beat.

Damn it, he saw through it!

Just as I was startled, Chen Guofu suddenly drew in a huge breath toward the classroom.

"Jiang Ning, you really are a bad student.

You dared to fool me. You dared to deceive your teacher..."

As he spoke, his expression became utterly savage.

I could even see wisps of black energy beginning to seep from his body, visible to the naked eye.

The black energy grew thicker and more abundant, looking incomparably terrifying.

But judging by his condition, he still seemed difficult to deal with.

According to Master, once this guy ate the Substitute Rabbit's flesh and blood,

he would become extremely weak when the Talisman Water took effect.

That would be the best time for me to act.

But no matter how I looked at him now, he did not seem weak at all.

No, it was not time to act yet.

So I remained prone and motionless.

After all, he had not discovered me yet. I still had to wait.

I could not expose my position early just because I was anxious.

But who could have known that in the next moment, Chen Guofu would face the entire classroom.

With a vicious expression and a furious tone, he said:

"Jiang Ning, you truant student, come out and attend class with your teacher..."