Chapter 1530
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Chapter 1530 Young Remnant Soul
Jiang Zhihua’s gaze swept over Lin Qiye and An Qingyu, as if judging whether they could be trusted. Perhaps because of their status as Beijing University students, after a moment of hesitation, Jiang Zhihua slowly began to speak:
“About six years ago, I was also a student at Beijing University. That day, I went to classroom 609 in Building Five to finish a report, and continued studying under the emergency lights until past 2 AM. By then I was feeling a bit drowsy…”
“Wait!” Lin Qiye promptly interrupted Jiang Zhihua, his expression strange as he spoke, “You felt drowsy, then fell asleep, and when you woke up, you saw students around you wearing Zhongshan suits and studying from textbooks from decades ago?”
“You’ve heard about this?”
“You’re the girl from that legend?” Lin Qiye asked in confusion, “But didn’t you commit suicide by jumping off the building?”
“After that incident, due to emotional problems, I did feel hopeless and did jump from the building… but I wasn’t successful.” Jiang Zhihua looked up at the roof of Building Five, her expression complicated.
“Just as I jumped from the rooftop, when I fell past the window of the sixth-floor classroom, the curtain on the inside of the window suddenly flew up and caught me, leaving me hanging by the wall.
I was terribly frightened at the time, and in a daze, I climbed in through the windowsill… The classroom was empty, not a single person there, with only the howling sound of the wind passing through.
Later I realized that they didn’t want me to die…”
“They?”
“It was probably the 1970s or 80s of the last century, when this building was first constructed. Beijing University was already a prestigious school in Great Xia. Not many people could study here in that era, and those who did all carried great ideals and ambitions.
But it was precisely because of these high expectations that some students were under tremendous pressure, and after experiencing certain events, they ultimately chose to end their lives by jumping off the building… They all carried varying degrees of resentment, and when too many lives were lost beneath this building, the magnetic field here underwent some changes. Their remnant souls didn’t enter reincarnation but lingered here as wandering spirits.
Of course, ordinary humans can hardly perceive such wandering spirits… except at specific times, like deep in the night, when the yin energy is at its strongest.
After that failed suicide attempt, I was badly frightened. I knew there was something in that classroom, so I immediately processed my withdrawal from school and left Beijing… As for my death by jumping, that was purely a rumor spread by students later on.”
Jiang Zhihua paused, then continued helplessly, “Later I discovered that I had somehow awakened the ability to see remnant souls and even communicate with them. At first, I thought I was being haunted by the ghosts from that classroom, and kept going to Buddhist temples and Taoist shrines to exorcise them, but nothing worked.
As time passed, I gradually got used to it, and could even actively command them to do certain things, or confine them within a certain area.
Later, I thought back to that classroom and, after careful recollection, realized that although the remnant souls in that classroom were frightening, they had never harmed me. They seemed to just be quietly reading their books, and even saved me when I tried to take my own life…
Thinking about this, I couldn’t sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the image of them sitting beside me, earnestly studying by lamplight that night. Finally, I made up my mind to come back and became the administrator here.
After communicating with them, I discovered they truly had no malicious intent. They were just a group of simple students who had taken their lives here for various reasons – studies, family, love, pressure… They had a knot in their hearts, unwilling to leave, so they stayed in this classroom.
Later, after I became familiar with them, I would come here every night to teach them. Besides knowledge from textbooks, I mostly taught them about the modern world outside.”
Jiang Zhihua opened the damaged plastic bag in her hand, which contained not only several scattered boxes of chalk but also some encyclopedias and modern literary works.
“They’ve been here for years and can only be active at night. Their impression of the outside world is still stuck in the last century. So I show them photographs and the latest books, let them see the skyscrapers outside, understand scientific progress, and tell them about the changes in the era…
Gradually, they developed a strong interest in the outside world. Although I’ve been nurturing their souls with my ability for years, and they can barely leave this teaching building now, I worry they might cause trouble in the school if they go out, so I’ve been keeping them here with a barrier, only letting them out to move around at night.”
After hearing Jiang Zhihua’s description, An Qingyu had basically understood the situation.
“So, just now when Seven’s gaze broke your barrier, they all ran out?”
“They are all very sensible children and wouldn’t normally run around… but your aura was too terrifying, and they were so frightened they fled in panic.” Jiang Zhihua sighed.
Seeing Jiang Zhihua’s resentful gaze, Lin Qiye also felt helpless. He didn’t know the identities of those ghosts either. Besides, he had only glared once, and the barrier had opened… where could he go to reason about this?
“Will they leave this school?”
“They shouldn’t, after all, they exist relying on the magnetic field within this building. Although I’ve nurtured them for a few years, they are still remnant souls. If they leave this building too far, they will simply dissipate.”
Lin Qiye nodded thoughtfully, “Are they dangerous?”
“They shouldn’t be. They have no aggression themselves. The only thing they can do is possess living people… but they know their limits. Even if they possess someone, they won’t do anything inappropriate.”
That’s good, there won’t be large-scale casualties… Lin Qiye thought to himself.
“How many are there in total?”
“Fourteen, though some of them are very shy and should return quickly. But a few are bolder and very curious about the outside world, so they probably won’t come back easily…”
“So we just need to bring those unwilling to return back to that classroom, right?” Lin Qiye nodded, “I understand. I’ll handle this matter.”
Lin Qiye exchanged phone numbers with Jiang Zhihua, then left with An Qingyu and Jiang Er.
“Who would have thought that in Beijing University, there would be a group of remnant souls of progressive youth from the last century, and a teacher who can communicate with remnant souls… That’s quite interesting.” An Qingyu turned to look at Lin Qiye, “So, how do you plan to handle this?”
“The remnant souls have no physical form, and my mental power can’t sense them. To find them, we can only conduct a carpet search throughout the campus…”
“Can just the few of us search the entire campus?”
“Who said it would be just us? We have classes to attend, we don’t have time.” Lin Qiye’s lips curled into a slight smile, “For such a rare opportunity… let’s leave it to the young people.”
