This is too hilarious!

15. Huh? They're already holding a memorial service?

In order to hone myself while taking the exam, I was influenced by ghost stories?

The way the teachers present looked at Bai Hui immediately changed.

Politics teacher Ao Wen, who wasn't very familiar with Bai Hui, hesitated slightly before asking, "Could it be that he's cheating using supernatural tales?"

"He's only a high school freshman, how could he possibly master such advanced techniques!"

Bai Hui's homeroom teacher, Zou Shuhuai, immediately retorted: "Besides, this is a long-tongued parrot, which only spreads gossip. How could it be used for cheating on exams?"

This isn't a university... Even if university students cheat on exams, they at least use a "mystical Ouija board"!

Who would use a long-tongued parrot to cheat?!

Ao Wen realized he had misunderstood, scratched his head, and said, "That's true..."

Wei Li muttered under her breath, "Was he controlling the score before? The draft paper was covered with dense writing, was he trying to mislead people?"

Was the reason they moved so quickly afterward because they didn't have much energy left to suppress the ghost stories?

Li Bindao and Liu Shuyan did not participate in Zou Shuhuai's discussion.

Li Bin asked, "Bai Hui, how are you feeling now?"

Liu Shuyan then asked Zhang Yan if any problems had been found during the examination.

Zhang Yan cared deeply about this job, and upon hearing this, she dared not hide anything and quickly informed him of her test results.

"His head temperature is a bit high, he seems to be overworking his brain. My initial assessment is... his mental state is not ideal right now."

In order to keep her job and fulfill her superiors' requirements, Zhang Yan even overused her "martial arts skills from her previous life," to the point that she "exploded" to a certain extent... Originally, as a fake human, her inner evil spirit had already dissipated.

But now it feels like it's been revived!

The reason for this was mainly because... the school gave her a raise of 200 yuan, which made her feel the "prospects" of this job.

At the same time, the small amount of work she had been doing this week made her feel a little anxious.

"I've already used first aid and resuscitation techniques, mixed in some 'chicken soup for the soul' to give him emergency treatment..."

"Did it contain some inspirational quotes?"

Liu Shuyan's mind raced, and she looked at Bai Hui again.

Bai Hui looked up at Zhang Yan, his eyes, which had regained their calm, still faintly swirling with dark red and sinister energy.

"Teacher Zhang, I feel there's something wrong with your emergency resuscitation palm technique. Would you like to demonstrate a few more times so I can take a look?"

"You brat!"

Liu Shuyan slapped Bai Hui across the face, annoyed: "Still looking! You've got some nerve! You've only just condensed your Heart Qi and you already dare to let strange tales enter your body?!"

Having just dealt with the long-tongued parrot, are they planning to provoke the fake school doctor now?!

Li Bin chimed in, "Hey, you can't entirely blame him..."

The head of the first-year high school said with a serious expression: "We must have misunderstood. Bai Hui is now a gossip center, and it's nighttime. There are no students around in most areas of the school... That's probably why the long-tongued parrot came looking for him."

Although it was dangerous, it seems like it turned out to be a blessing in disguise? I think his mental strength has also improved; he can suppress a long-tongued parrot for several hours now, and it hasn't even affected his exams much…”

Upon hearing this, Bai Hui turned around and asked, "Professor Zou, what did you mean by... that college students can cheat on exams using Ouija boards?"

Zou Shuhuai was about to explain.

Liu Shuyan said sternly, "Alright! This isn't something you should be learning right now. Your mental state is very poor; you should get some rest!"

As he spoke, Liu Shuyan struck Bai Hui with a "Neck Knock" technique, forcibly putting him into a sleep like that of an infant.

……

Nine o'clock in the morning.

Bai Hui regained consciousness in the school clinic bed.

It's currently the long break between the second and third periods in the morning, and all the students have gone to places like the playground and flag-raising square to gather and practice.

As a school doctor and a fake human, Zhang Yan's brain circuits are different from those of ordinary people. Since the school clinic is usually very quiet, she was worried that the school would consider her a lazy bum and fire her, so she went out to "patrol".

Therefore, Bai Hui was the only one in the infirmary at that moment.

He glanced at the semi-transparent numerical value in the upper right corner of his vision—

[Sanity Value: 85/100]

"You have to go home by noon today?"

Because his rationality was too high at the moment, Bai Hui couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

Thinking back on what I did last night, I felt a chill run down my spine—it was a genuine ghost story!

He actually let it hide under his tongue to help him cheat on the exam?!

Just crazy!

"It seems that the 'simple lines' state isn't all good; it makes me fearless after all..."

Bai Hui hesitated slightly. Before he fainted, he had been trying to find a way to learn Zhang Yan's "Emergency Resuscitation Palm" technique...

But now that he's too rational, Bai Hui is worried about the other party's fake identity and is somewhat hesitant to be alone with him.

Moreover, with the 'training camp' over and the monthly exams finished, Bai Hui will have to go home this noon to face those three 'unseen' strange tales...

Add to that the fact that they "went bankrupt"...

He was penniless. Although he didn't know if his family had any money left, since everyone seemed to know that he was "bankrupt," and teachers like Li Bin had repeatedly mentioned it, Bai Hui figured his family probably didn't have much money either...

Therefore, if those three ghosts don't kill him after he gets home, he'll have to find a way to make money, otherwise he might starve to death...

"Thankfully, after a week of misleading the food, there's some leeway..." Bai Hui said with a worried look. "But they shouldn't kill me, right? After all, they still let me come to school, and it seems like we can even communicate..."

But then again, if they discover that I'm not the 'Bai Hui' they know, it's not impossible that they might try to kill me...

"Damn it! The ghost stories in my house might kill me! If they don't kill me, I won't make any money, and I might starve to death in a while..."

"This is difficult!"

Bai Hui was extremely worried.

After all, when he was in a "simple line" state, he wouldn't consider these things at all, and even thought about selling the ghost stories in his house...

[Feeling hopeless about the future, sanity value decreases by 5]

With a sigh, Bai Hui got up and left the infirmary, intending to go back to the classroom to sit for a while.

Having a lot of people around should give me a sense of security...

There are still a few hours until school lets out at noon, so I can use this time to gather more courage...

"Also, I need to increase my sanity as much as possible, otherwise, neither [simple lines] nor [extreme colors] are good things..."

The former would make Bai Hui "fearless," leading him to try some dangerous activities.

The latter... if not handled properly, is tantamount to suicide...

Recalling the past few days, Bai Hui sighed again.

……

Class 3, Grade 11.

The classroom was completely empty; there wasn't even a long-tongued parrot.

The students all went out to practice, and the long-tongued parrot, which feeds on gossip and secrecy, naturally followed.

Bai Hui went to his seat in the last row of the classroom without a second thought.

Just as I was about to sit down, I realized something was wrong.

Looking down in confusion, I saw that my desk drawer had been emptied at some point, and at the very back was a simple portrait, clearly torn from an exercise book.

There was an unlit candle on each side.

In the center are four pears piled together...

Bai Hui's expression was strange.

Reaching out and pinching the torn, haphazardly drawn sketch, Bai Hui discovered there were words underneath—

"May Bai Hui rest in peace. You will live forever in our hearts!"

Bai Hui: (눈‸눈)

……