Chapter 164: Chapter 126: Whoever Locked Them in Here Is Too Malicious

The information session auditorium.

Teacher Wei, still grumbling about being blocked, suddenly noticed a fluffy, orange kitten head hanging from the pocket of the sweatshirt under Shu Yao’s school uniform jacket.

"You brought a pet to school!?" he exclaimed, then seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "Good thing Director Wan didn’t see it, or she’d be on your case again!"

Beside them, Ke Dancheng pushed up his glasses.

’Could I really tell him that’s Sister Yao’s actual son?!’

Xiao Juzi had woken up early and had fallen asleep back in the Hall of Honor. Breathing inside her clothes was a bit difficult, so he had unconsciously poked his head out of an opening, and it had been hanging there ever since.

Noticing Teacher Wei staring at the soundly sleeping Xiao Juzi, Shu Yao turned slightly to the side and mumbled, "It’s just a decoration on the sweatshirt."

Teacher Wei’s gaze followed it. "It’s pretty realistic. Where’d you buy this? Send me the link."

As he spoke, he couldn’t resist reaching a hand toward Xiao Juzi’s head.

Shu Yao warned him just in time, "Don’t touch him. He bites, you know. And it really, really hurts when he does."

Teacher Wei quickly pulled his hand back, but his eyes didn’t move away. He couldn’t tell if that cat head was real or fake.

Wen Miaomiao and You Dan rushed over, distracting him.

"We made it, we made it! I thought we were going to be late!" Seeing there was still plenty of time, Wen Miaomiao was incredibly relieved.

You Dan said a bit smugly, "Well, that’s because my driving skills are superb."

Wen Miaomiao chose to ignore him.

Her gaze was drawn to the few girls Wan Shanyan had brought with her.

"Hey, how come they aren’t wearing school uniforms like they’re supposed to?"

Each one was dressed more beautifully than the last, turning a serious auditorium into their personal beauty pageant.

’What are these girls even thinking?!’

Wan Shanyan arranged for these ostentatiously dressed girls to sit in the very back of the auditorium.

Lin Zhenxiang and Huo Jiao were among them.

But the girl in the white dress, E Yue, and several other girls weren’t there.

’And they probably weren’t the only ones missing.’

Shu Yao withdrew her gaze. "I’m going to the restroom."

Teacher Wei groused, "It’s about to start! Why didn’t you go earlier?!"

Wen Miaomiao followed Shu Yao. "I’ll go too!"

Teacher Wei muttered a few more complaints.

Shu Yao went downstairs, brushing past students from other classes.

Without exception, they were all wearing school uniforms.

The first floor of the Hall of Honor was nearly empty.

Shu Yao checked the time. It was already a quarter past eleven.

There were still fifteen minutes until the information session began.

Wen Miaomiao trailed behind her like a little follower, but she soon realized Shu Yao’s destination didn’t seem to be the restroom.

"Yaoyao, aren’t we going to the restroom? Wait, you’re not thinking of skipping the information session, are you!" She advised against it. "This session is actually pretty important. Imperial University is expanding its enrollment this year, and several less popular majors are lowering their admission scores. I think it would be a great fit for you..."

When Shu Yao shot her an unreadable look, Wen Miaomiao blinked innocently.

’Did I say something wrong?’

Shu Yao shook her head, calming her irritation.

’This Wen girl has had a way with words that stung, and today was no exception.’

Wen Miaomiao still sensed something was off. "What’s wrong?"

Shu Yao’s tone relaxed. "I hear your Wen Family has a profound medical background, and that everyone has a unique healing ability. You do too."

’Such a downer.’

Wen Miaomiao mulled it over for a moment. "Somehow... I don’t feel like you’re complimenting me."

Shu Yao beamed. "Don’t doubt it. I am complimenting you."

Ke Dancheng and You Dan came over as well.

Wen Miaomiao looked at them. "Why are you guys here too?"

You Dan rubbed his nose. "Going to the restroom."

Wen Miaomiao swung her uniform sleeves. "You guys like to go to the restroom in groups, too?"

Ke Dancheng and You Dan glanced at each other, rather speechless.

Shu Yao pulled at the hem of her sweatshirt.

Seeing this, the two boys automatically averted their gaze.

Shu Yao pulled the soundly sleeping Xiao Juzi out from under her clothes.

"A kitty!" Wen Miaomiao’s eyes lit up as she exclaimed with delight, "So cute!"

’A cat?’

You Dan glanced over. From the very first look, he didn’t think it quite resembled one.

Ke Dancheng, without a change in expression, shifted his body to partially block You Dan’s scrutinizing gaze.

Xiao Juzi licked his lips, waking up in his mother’s hands. He stretched his fluffy limbs.

"Yaaaawn—"

"It’s alive! Ahhhh, so cute!" Wen Miaomiao was completely captivated by the soft, adorable little cub.

Shu Yao scratched Xiao Juzi’s chin. "Sweetie, do you remember the pretty ladies who were standing here with Mama earlier?"

Xiao Juzi said sleepily, "Mama, I was asleep... I only remember a lady in a white dress who talked a lot..."

"Mama? Yaoyao, he’s your son!?" Wen Miaomiao was dumbfounded!

"Of course I am!" Xiao Juzi said confidently. "I look just like Mama!"

Wen Miaomiao’s mouth twitched. "Sorry, I don’t see the resemblance..."

You Dan’s eyes were filled with unconcealed amazement. "He’s so young and he can already... control his Beastification form?"

’In the entire You Clan, there hasn’t been a Beastman this outstanding in a hundred years!’

You Dan looked at Shu Yao in disbelief.

’Just who is this woman?!’

Shu Yao said to Xiao Juzi, "Help Mama find that lady."

Xiao Juzi’s nose twitched as he sniffed the air, but the sharp scent of perfume lingering around made him sneeze.

His expression suddenly turned serious. "Mama, say the incantation!"

"Alright!" Shu Yao held him in her hands like a Dragon Seeking Ruler and cooperatively chanted, creating a mysterious and eerie atmosphere. "Seeking dragons to find gold, one watches the winding mountains. One winding ridge is one great pass. If the gate has eightfold dangers, one does not depart from the ways of Yin, Yang, and the Eight Trigrams!"

Xiao Juzi’s fluffy head turned toward the main entrance of the Hall of Honor.

"There!"

Sherlock Juzi was on the case, following the scent and leading Shu Yao and the others to the northwest corner of the school.

This place was remote and rarely visited.

Wen Miaomiao looked around. "There seems to be an abandoned warehouse here. I heard they’re going to tear it down to build a new academic building."

Xiao Juzi stared straight ahead. "It’s right up ahead!"

There was indeed a warehouse ahead. It didn’t exactly look abandoned, but compared to the other buildings on campus, it was much more dilapidated.

The warehouse’s main door was shut tight, and they could faintly hear someone banging on it from inside.

"Is anyone there! Is anyone out there! Help us!"

"Lin Zhenxiang, Huo Jiao, are you two still there?"

"Stop wasting your breath! Those two bitches deliberately left us here. They’re probably long gone!"

They never should have believed that Lin Zhenxiang would be kind enough to help them avoid Director Wan!

Just as the girls were despairing, they heard a voice from outside the door.

"It sounds like someone’s inside!" The banging and shouting had stopped as they got closer, so Wen Miaomiao, afraid she had misheard, pressed her ear to the door.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

A sudden, loud banging erupted!

The noise made Wen Miaomiao’s ears ring, leaving her dizzy and disoriented.

"Is someone out there!? Please, help us!!" a girl inside shouted urgently.

The next second, a dozen or so girls flocked to the door, chattering nonstop.

It was incredibly noisy.

There was a combination lock on the door.

The combination had been scrambled.

Clearly, the girls in the warehouse had been locked in on purpose.

Wen Miaomiao tried several combinations, but none were correct.

It was a six-digit combination. Even if they tried them one by one, it would take forever!

She was just trying her luck.

"Sister Yao." Ke Dancheng had spotted something, directing Shu Yao’s attention to a small black box nearby.

You Dan recognized it at a glance. "That’s a signal jammer."

During exams, the school would place these devices outside the exam halls to prevent students from cheating with their Light Brains by blocking the signal.

Wen Miaomiao was filled with righteous indignation. "To not even give them a chance to call for help... the person who locked them in here is too vicious!"

The signal jammer still had three bars of battery. Even if it ran out and shut down automatically, that wouldn’t be until late at night.

"We don’t have the combination, what do we do?" Wen Miaomiao worried for the girls inside. "The information session is going to start in a few minutes!"

None of them wanted to miss the information session.

"Dumb Dan, go for it!" Shu Yao urged You Dan.

You Dan glared at her, grinding his teeth. His fierce look seemed to say, "Call me Dumb Dan one more time and see what happens!"

Wen Miaomiao had no faith in You Dan. "We don’t know the combination, there’s no way to open it!"

"Who says?" Shu Yao grabbed the combination lock with one hand. "Don’t these things just pop open with a little tug?"

You Dan snorted. "Yeah, keep dreaming."

The next second, he was utterly dumbfounded!

He watched as Shu Yao gave it a downward tug, and with a CLICK, the combination lock actually opened in her hand!

At that moment, there was only one thing he wanted to say—

Holy shit!

Wen Miaomiao was shocked too. "Yaoyao, how did you do that!?"

"Spiritual power." Shu Yao released the lock, and as she pulled her hand back, she casually pointed to the others with a cool expression. "You can do it too."

You Dan: "..." He, for one, could not.

The warehouse door opened. The girls who came out thanked them and exchanged a few simple words before taking off. To get to the auditorium before the session started, some even kicked off their shoes and sprinted.

Shu Yao stuffed Xiao Juzi back into her sweatshirt and headed unhurriedly toward the Hall of Honor.

Xiao Juzi’s head poked out of the opening again, his face turned up with an expression that was begging for praise.

"Mama, wasn’t I amazing?"

"Of course you were! Just look who gave birth to you!"

"Hee hee." Zaizai giggled with satisfaction.

Shu Yao reminded him, "When we get to the auditorium, you can’t make a sound, okay?"

"Okay." Xiao Juzi obediently went back to being a pendant.

Wen Miaomiao couldn’t help reaching out her hand, only to receive a warning.

Shu Yao said, "You can look, but no touching."

Wen Miaomiao sheepishly pulled her hand back, looking at the fluffy Zaizai with a mixture of delight and regret.

’Such a cute Zaizai, I really want to hug and squish him!’

「The information session auditorium.」

The girls who had been locked up finally stepped into the auditorium just before it began.

E Yue walked straight up to someone and, ignoring the stares of the crowd, slammed a black box against the other person without a word.

It was the signal jammer.

Lin Zhenxiang didn’t have time to dodge before she was cornered by several other girls who had rushed over.

One of them, who had a fiery temper, raised her hand and slapped her right across the face!

SLAP!

The crisp, loud sound of the slap echoed throughout the auditorium.

It all happened so suddenly!

Wan Shanyan, who had already rushed over as fast as she could, was still unable to prevent it!

"What do you think you’re doing!?" she roared.

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