Chapter Nineteen: The Wound

  Just as the thing was about to hit her, suddenly, Ji Su-yin was knocked flying by something from the side. But that thing's speed was too fast, even though she avoided a direct attack, her left arm still hurt like it was on fire, Ji Su-yin subconsciously touched it and found a patch of wetness, damn it! It was bleeding!

  Gritting her teeth, she lifted her head. The thing that had just attacked her was now slowly turning its body towards her, and the moonlight filtering through the leaves shone right on it! Ji Su's eyes widened in shock - what kind of thing was this?!

  That thing is about the height of an adult, with dark skin and looks very rough, with sparse hair on it. It has limbs like a human, crouching on the ground with its thighs bent, its face is turned away from the light so can't be seen clearly, but high-standing ear-like things can be seen, two eyes, lantern-like, shining green in the dark.

  What is this? Does such a monster exist in reality?

  Before Ji Su-yin's surprise was over, the thing suddenly lowered its body and charged towards her with a loud whoosh. "Ah!" A cry of alarm, Ji Su-yin was extremely terrified, raising her arm to cover her face. In an instant, Ji Su-yin's body burst out with icy blue light, and in the dazzling glow, Ji Su-yin's figure vanished from sight. The monster was swept away by the blue light, letting out a strange "squeak" cry, turning around and fleeing into the thicket, disappearing without a trace.

  "Susu! Susu! Get up! The sun is shining on your butt! Not getting up yet? We still have to catch the bus! Hurry up and get up! Ah! Come on! Sit up! Get up quickly!" Huang Xiaoyu pulled out Ji Susu, who was curled up in her blanket, and sat her up. Ji Susu, with her eyes still closed, hung her head down and mumbled, still wanting to sleep.

  Huang Xiaoyu patted her head and let her slowly wake up, then went to wash up herself.

  A few minutes later, Ji Su-yin, who had more or less come to her senses, let out a big yawn, rubbed her eyes, and put on her glasses. She rummaged through her hair with some effort, felt around under the pillow, and pulled out her phone. Just as she was about to open it to check the time, the phone started vibrating.

  Who called her so early? Looking at the caller ID, it was an unfamiliar number! After answering, the other party loudly interrupted: "Hello? Is this Ji Suyin?" Ji Suyin was taken aback because the voice was unfamiliar, and the other party knew her name and phone number. Most importantly, the other party's tone was very anxious. Reacting slowly, she replied: "Oh... oh! I'm Ji Suyin! Who are you?" The other party seemed to hesitate for a moment: "I'm Qi Xiu!" Qi Xiu? How did he know her number and why was he calling at this time?!

  Ji Su's voice was silent for half a day, and Qi Xiu asked urgently, "Where are you now? Where did you go last night? Is everything okay?" Ji Su was taken aback by the question and felt very puzzled. She subconsciously replied, "I'm on a trip to XX Mountain, and I didn't go anywhere last night! I just slept in my room! What could possibly happen?" Upon hearing her response, Qi Xiu visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

  "What's going on? Ji Su suddenly realized something was off and immediately became unfriendly, saying: "Hey! I'm telling you! Although we're classmates, it seems like we don't know each other well! The few times we've interacted are truly unforgettable! What do you want to do this time? Are you following me? What's your purpose? Hey...you...are you trying to get yourself killed?! You actually hung up on me!"

  Frowning at her phone, Ji Su's mood was terrible. She flipped through the call log and found that from 3:26 in the morning, there were nearly forty unanswered calls. This Qi Xiu must be very idle! Calling in the middle of the night, what a pervert! He had just hung up on her so rudely! It was simply unreasonable!

  She irritably scratched her hair, and suddenly a thought flashed in her mind. Memories came flooding back, she had a dream yesterday, a woman in white clothes, and an indescribable monster! She shuddered violently, and Su Yin shook her head, trying to shake off that terrifying memory.

  Suddenly, the left arm suddenly cramped! What's wrong? "Hiss..." A loud gasp, Ji Su looked down to examine. The smooth appearance had no signs of injury. Why would moving cause a tearing pain? Strange! He gently touched it, and Ji Su was puzzled in thought. "Su, get up quickly! If you don't get up, I'll throw you off!" "Got it! I'm getting up!" For the time being, Ji Su didn't think about these inexplicable things and got up to change clothes. His movements were naturally light, and when brushing his teeth and washing his face, Ji Su didn't use his left hand because his arm was getting more and more painful, so strange!

  Three people packed up their luggage, preparing to go sightseeing in the morning and then take a car back to school. With difficulty, they shouldered their backpacks and first went to the hotel lobby to check out and settle the bill. Ji Huali was like a wealthy lady, pulling out her purse and taking out her credit card, but the hotel only accepted cash, so she had no choice but to pull out her wallet and take out some cash.

  Ji Su-yin felt a growing sense of pain, and even began to break out in cold sweat on her back. Her breathing was slightly stifled. Furrowing her brow, Ji Su-yin walked to the door to wait for them, taking the opportunity to get some fresh air. Suddenly, a young man in his early twenties rushed in, walking very quickly. Coincidentally, Ji Su-yin was just about to rush out, and the two of them collided. The man's strength was much greater, and Ji Su-yin was knocked to the ground, while the man only stumbled slightly.

  Huang Xiaoyu and others rushed up to support Qi Suyin, asking in unison: "Suyin! How are you? Are you okay?" Qi Suyin's face was pale, with a bit of fine sweat on her forehead. She had just fallen to the ground with her left half-body, and her arm hit the edge of the nearby flower stand.

  The man seemed to be in a hurry, apologized to them and walked away. Huang Xiaoyu scolded loudly: "What kind of person is this! He knocked someone down and didn't even bother to help them up, just said sorry lightly and left! If they're injured, you'll have to pay for it!"

  Ki Soun's hand waved weakly, but suddenly felt a tingling sensation on her arm, as if water was flowing down. Ki Soun subconsciously looked down and instantly widened her eyes. On her originally smooth and unblemished arm, a blood line appeared, about an inch long, as if cut by an invisible blade. More and more red liquid gushed out, and Ki Soun was so frightened that she couldn't move.