Mist

A surge of excruciating pain overwhelmed Su Yu, who felt as if his internal organs were being ripped apart, and even breathing was excruciatingly painful.

I was completely enveloped in an endless darkness, all despair and exhaustion tightly wrapped around me, and I was almost too exhausted to even struggle.

Suddenly, a beam of light descended and precisely enveloped him. The warmth seeped into his cold heart little by little through his skin, and his mind, which had been hanging on the edge of a cliff and was about to fall, was as if it were being steadily supported by a pair of hands.

Unable to pinpoint the source of the light, Su Yu was acutely aware that someone was traversing the darkness to rescue him from his predicament. The suffocating feeling that had been weighing on his heart for so long eased slightly at that moment.

Kurama, Daphne, Ka-jie, Fa-jie... more and more people appeared, and Su Yu could see them more and more clearly. Malfoy, Theodore, Blaise... one after another, his companions reached out to help. The darkness gradually receded, and Su Yu was enveloped in light.

Yes, he's not alone. So what if it's a new world? He's already unknowingly accumulated so many ties. He has a home. Who says he doesn't? Home is where they are.

Su Yu gripped Daphne's hand tightly and struggled to break free from the darkness.

"Thank you so much for taking care of me these past two weeks, Uncle-Master."

At the foot of the Ling Nuo Lü Mansion Mountain, Su Yu and his group were bidding Li Guanfu. They had been here for so many days, and it was time to part ways. After all, there were still many sects to visit for this exchange activity at East University.

"Remember to come back and visit often, don't end up like your unreliable old man, never even seeing a trace of him."

Li Guanfu waved his hand and sighed, "When you get old, sometimes you can't bear to part."

"Also, kid, remember to let me know if you get into trouble. This trip won't be peaceful. Although your grand-uncle is an old man, he won't let you be bullied by just anyone. Those old men at headquarters need to be dealt with properly."

Su Yu agreed, and after telling Daoist Li Guanfu good care of himself, he led everyone to part ways and board the bus that Zhang Qinwan had already prepared.

That old bastard Grindelwald, he's long since disappeared. He only went up the mountain a few days ago, and he said he had something important to do. He hasn't come back yet, and I don't know what he's been busy with. Only Isolde is left as the team leader, and Phoebe is a part-time member.

After their last mental connection, Blaise and Callis have become quite adept at coordinating. However, the two are always acting mysteriously, which Su Yu doesn't dwell on, since everyone has their own secrets.

Holding Daphne's hand, Su Yu slumped in his seat, watching the scenery flash by outside the window. The bus was gradually entering the highway; the next stop was Xiangxi, Lake Province.

As the saying goes, "Stealing Gu traps can kill with a thousand lives, and the Orchid Goddess can adjust the Red Handkerchief." These all belong to the Outer Eight Gates, but some of them have gradually declined, and a large part of them are even illegal. Zhang Qinwan chose this place as the second stop because she wanted these Hogwarts Academy students to know that some of the traditions of East University are also very cruel and terrifying.

Of course, the Eight Yin Trades are also indispensable.

The executioner's blade severs all worldly ties.

Paper craftsmen sculpt the underworld.

The second cobbler mended the damaged skin with thread.

The coroner's discerning eye discerns the truth in cases of injustice.

The coffin bearers cross to the Yellow Springs.

Corpse-driving journey back to the old home

Retrieving the body by crossing the water to search the abyss.

A knife borrowed from a merchant Prophecy the year's fortune.

However, according to old sayings, these things are not respectable, so there are no systematic academies to learn them. They are basically passed down from family to family for generations. Sometimes, if a family is wiped out, a unique skill may be lost.

Kurama was hiding in the back, secretly eating snacks with Goyle and Crabbe. The place they were going to was a bit remote, so Zhang Qinwan had prepared a lot of food and supplies in advance. Unfortunately, Kurama saw them carrying the food onto the car. Now, the three gluttons were secretly feasting at the back. Kurama would occasionally peek to see if anyone had noticed, and then pin the crime of stealing the food on Goyle and Crabbe, while he would secretly stuff candy into his pocket and say he knew nothing about it. When asked, he insisted he hadn't eaten any!

"Chief, is it possible to see ghosts at the place we're going to this time?"

Pansy clung fearfully to the seat in front of her, craning her neck to ask Su Yu a question.

"What's so scary about them? They're similar to the ghosts in our academy, except that due to magnetic field cultivation and other reasons, the ghosts here might have some killing power. But overall, they're pretty much the same."

Su Yu didn't even open his eyes. It was just a ghost, yet these people were terrified, especially Malfoy. He'd bought a whole bunch of different exorcism gadgets. At least be a little more professional! Why should a ghost from East University be afraid of a Western cross? Jesus's got some peculiar sense of the law, huh?

However, Luna felt it would probably be very interesting, and she craned her neck to listen to Su Yu talk about the local customs and culture of the places they were going to visit.

"I'm not playing anymore! You two are cheating!"

Nearby, Ginny, Olivia, and Brescare were playing cards. Was this telepathy really that abnormal? It was practically a cheating device! They didn't even need to exchange glances to know each other's cards, leaving Ginny and Olivia's faces covered in slips of paper.

Ka-jie, Fa-jie, and Hermione were whispering to each other, occasionally glancing at Su Yu. Meanwhile, Isolde and Phoebe were chatting and laughing with Aunt Cho Chang and the other three, making Zhang Qinwan laugh and cover her mouth while praising them.

The atmosphere on the bus was very cheerful, except for Neville, who didn't talk to anyone. He was chatting with Parvati in his chat log, but the expression on his face proved that he was very happy, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"What are you chatting about? You seem to be having a lot of fun. Let me see."

Malfoy craned his neck, trying to peek at what Neville was talking about, but Neville wasn't the kid he used to bully Tenten anymore. He dodged, refusing to let him see, making Malfoy as anxious as a monkey, scratching his head and cheeks.

"Little Theodore, could you get me a bottle of water?"

Theodore, who was reading a book, heard Olivia's call, took out a bottle of water from his Storage Ring, unscrewed the cap, and placed it in Olivia's hand.

"Be careful not to spill it on yourself."

"Okay, okay, I'm not a child anymore. Little Theodore really underestimates me."

The car had already entered Lake Province. This area is not a very developed coastal city, and even the national highways are full of potholes and very bumpy. However, the fog around us was getting thicker and thicker, and soon, it seemed like we could hardly see anything around us.