Chapter 1520
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Chapter 1520 Forbidden Land Legend
“This is the new Jiayuan Cafeteria at Beijing University, built just a few years ago, and the environment is quite nice.”
“The first floor is self-service dining where you get your food and pay, the second floor has regional cuisine restaurants, and the fourth floor has some Western food and snacks… By the way, the dry-fried chicken rice on the third floor is exceptional, you should try it when you have the chance.”
“Over there is the library, which has study rooms inside, but they’re usually crowded, and it closes after 10:30 PM. If you need to study overnight, you can only find classrooms that remain open.”
Zhang Yang was showing Li Yifei around Beijing University, introducing each building to them. He called himself the “Know-it-all of Beijing University,” and he did indeed know quite a bit. Besides knowing Beijing University like the back of his hand, he was familiar with the unusual stories, romances, and legends of each department.
“…Speaking of studying in classrooms, I should give you a heads-up first.”
Zhang Yang seemed to recall something, gradually slowing his steps and pointing to a teaching building in the distance, saying seriously:
“Do you see that teaching building?”
“Yes, what about it?”
“That’s Beijing University’s Building 5, also known as the Martyrs’ Building. Before Building 6 was constructed, it was the highest point at Beijing University. Every year, several students who couldn’t cope with life would jump from there.” Zhang Yang paused. “Let me put it this way… that place isn’t clean.”
“Oh?” Hearing about ghosts, Li Yifei and Lin Qiye both became interested.
“A scary university legend? Sounds interesting, tell us more,” Li Yifei asked enthusiastically.
“This is more than just a legend.” Seeing that Lin Qiye and Li Yifei weren’t taking it seriously, Zhang Yang deliberately lowered his voice, staring at Building 5 under the shadow of clouds, and slowly began:
“Many incidents have happened in Building 5, but the most famous one involves classroom 609.”
“The sixth floor of Building 5 has 10 classrooms in total. The south side has four even-numbered rooms from 602 to 610, and the north side has five odd-numbered rooms from 601 to 609. Classroom 609 is in the northernmost corner of the sixth floor.
About seven or eight years ago, a senior female student needed to pull an all-nighter to finish a report. After looking around, she settled in classroom 609.
At that time, the power in the building was cut off after 11 PM, so she brought an emergency light to work through the night. Initially, there were other students in nearby classrooms studying for finals, but as it got later, they all gradually left. By around 2 AM, she was the only girl left in the entire building.
Later, as she was writing, she got sleepy. Being quite brave, she simply turned off her emergency light and put her head down on the desk to rest for a while… When she woke up, it was already past 3 AM.
She was still groggy when she woke up. After turning on her emergency light, she noticed that many students had appeared around her, studying. She didn’t think much of it at first, but she quickly realized something was wrong.
Although all these studying students had emergency lights or flashlights, they didn’t make any sound when turning pages. When she looked closely at the book in the hands of the figure next to her… guess what?”
Zhang Yang’s voice grew increasingly hushed, his eyes staring intently at Li Yifei, making the latter shudder involuntarily.
“What?”
“The books they were reading were all editions from several decades ago, and they were all wearing very old-fashioned Zhongshan suits!”
Li Yifei’s mouth fell open in shock.
“Afterward, the girl lost consciousness. When she came to her senses, it was already the next morning. The incident had a severe impact on her, causing mental health issues. A few days later, she had a major argument with her boyfriend and, in a moment of despair, jumped from the roof of Building 5…” Zhang Yang sighed.
“Is it really that spooky?” Far from showing any fear, Li Yifei excitedly turned to Lin Qiye. “Qiye, let’s find time to check it out!”
Zhang Yang: …
So everything I just said was for nothing, huh?
Just as Zhang Yang was about to say something, his phone rang. He answered it and apologetically said to Lin Qiye and Li Yifei: “I have something to attend to at my club. I need to go now. Take your time looking around, and call me if you have any questions.”
“Sure.”
Watching Zhang Yang walk away, Li Yifei curiously asked: “Qiye, what do you think?”
“About what? The scary story he just told?”
“Yeah.”
Lin Qiye shrugged. “I’ve already scanned that building with my mental power. There are no ghosts, not even traces of any ‘mysterious’ intrusion… Legends are just legends, no need to take them seriously.”
Li Yifei’s face showed disappointment.
“I think we’ve seen most of the campus… Let’s go find our department classrooms, then grab a meal at the cafeteria before heading back,” Lin Qiye said.
“Okay.”
As Lin Qiye and Li Yifei left, a figure slowly walked to the window inside classroom 609 of Building 5 in the distance.
He watched Lin Qiye walking away, his eyes narrowing slightly, as if contemplating something…
…
By the lakeside at Beijing University.
An Qingyu sat in his wheelchair, eyes closed, feeling the gentle breeze for some time before finally opening his eyes.
“Jiang Er, what time is it?”
“It’s after five,” Jiang Er’s voice came through the earpiece. “Those students have already packed up their booths… Are you sure you don’t want to go take a look?”
“In my current condition, going there would only attract a lot of attention… I’d prefer to stay quiet.” An Qingyu shook his head. “Since they’ve started packing up, we should head back too.”
“Alright.”
An Qingyu pressed a button on his wheelchair, automatically turning around and heading toward the university gate. During this process, several students noticed An Qingyu sitting alone in his wheelchair and kindly approached to ask if he needed help, but he politely declined with a smile.
Just as An Qingyu was about to leave Beijing University, his peripheral vision caught a tent at the edge. It was the Go club’s booth. Most things had been packed up, and several students were standing on the table, taking down the banner from the top of the tent.
Noticing An Qingyu’s gaze, a club member quickly walked over and enthusiastically asked:
“Hey there, interested in the Go club? Go is excellent for developing logical thinking skills and is very beneficial for brain development!”
“No, thank you…” An Qingyu paused for a moment, then pointed to a Go board and two containers of stones on the booth table, and asked:
“Are you selling that Go set?”
