"I actually kind of miss the classroom." Gao Ming found his bed and lifted the bedding to check underneath. Only after making sure there were no venomous insects, snakes, scorpions, talismans, or scraps of corpses did he put it back.
"That's because you never became a teacher. People envy us for having summer and winter breaks, but only we know how exhausting teaching is." Du Bai was tall, and he and Gao Ming had been roommates in high school.
"Do you two seriously think we're here on vacation?" Yuan Hui, their class monitor, shut the dorm room door, his face darkening. "I suggest you don't stay in the dorm too long. Follow Zhuo Jun's instructions to the letter."
"I admit Zhuo Jun's doing pretty well now, but why act like such a big shot in front of his classmates? I couldn't stand him back in school." Du Bai looked at bed number six. Zhuo Jun used to share their room, but after he switched to commuting, bed number six had remained empty.
"If you don't listen to him, you really could die." Yuan Hui's expression was frightening. "I'm not joking. Zhuo Jun is the reason my family was destroyed. He forced me to come to Hanhai and help him trick you!"
"Hui? Have you been under too much stress lately?"
Du Bai tried to show his concern, but the moment he reached out, Yuan Hui slapped his hand away. "Stay away from me! Don't come near me! Who knows whether you're humans or ghosts?"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The dorm room door swung open. Xishan, their sports representative, and Wang Jie, a third-generation rich kid, happened to walk in, breaking the awkward tension.
"It sure wasn't easy getting room 1314 back together!" Xishan trailed after Wang Jie, attending to his every