It was about an hour's drive from Magic City Theatre Academy.
This was already on the outskirts of Magic City, an undeveloped wooded mountain with a small village at its foot.
Behind a small clump of trees, a little dark figure cautiously parted the undergrowth.
Wu Jia looked carefully from side to side. Once he was sure no one was around, he stepped out in confusion.
"Strange. They should've disappeared somewhere around here. Where are they?"
"Aren't I right behind you?" a voice said plaintively behind him.
"Aaah?!" Wu Jia couldn't help screaming. He jumped three feet into the air, shut his eyes, and turned around, chanting furiously, "Demons and monsters, begone!"
"All right, it's us." Speechless, Shi Yao pushed aside the undergrowth nearby.
Hearing the familiar voice, Wu Jia looked delighted. "Boss! Shi Yao! What are you doing here?"
Ever since she had dealt with the bear last time, Ye Xunzhi had been gloriously promoted to "Boss" in Wu Jia's eyes.
Ye Xunzhi looked at the pitch-black surroundings. This kid probably had nothing left in him but guts.
"Shouldn't we be asking you that? What are you doing out here in the middle of the night?"
Wu Jia chuckled and explained:
"I was wandering around campus, but then I needed the bathroom. On my way out, I ran into three sneaky-looking people: one tall, one short, and one fat."
At this point, his expression turned serious.
"They probably cut across campus to take a shortcut. And from what they said, I figured they were very likely grave robbers. Their trunk happened to be partly open, so I took the chance to sneak in. So how exactly did you get here?"
Shi Yao said very quietly, "We saw you sneaking around and followed you. On the way, my sister borrowed