Sleep ended, the brain satisfied, eyelids automatically opened.

Luo Di found himself still lying in front of the dining table, with peripheral vision through the tablecloth, just glimpsed those very familiar long legs beside him, legs skilled at running yet wrapped in a layer of black stockings conforming to the teaching profession.

High heels placed on the ground, both feet dangling in the air, somewhat idly playing with toes.

But Luo Di didn't rush to lift his head, instead taking the moment of waking to carefully recall the previous dream.

He remembered that he seemed to have fallen asleep while eating, at first dreaming that he was dining in the cafeteria, all the food served were eyeballs.

Suddenly,

A crisp sound of teeth chewing came, forcing these nightmares to halt, everything returned to calm, and Luo Di was finally able to sleep normally.

"Hunter!"

Luo Di suddenly sat up straight, outside the window it was already night.

"Hey! Why are you calling out someone else's name as soon as you wake up~ Luo Di... I had a hard time convincing my brother to stay here to tutor you."

"No, Miss Wu. Hunter seems like he can help me…"

Wu Wen reached over to stop Luo Di's lips: "He told me, you are being affected by some unknown influence, this influence only connects with your consciousness, it's hard for others to detect.

He helped you remove a little impurity, but it's not possible to completely eradicate it.

This removal seems somewhat effective, at least it allows you to get decent rest. No wonder Teacher Guo arranged for you to stay at school, it turns out this was the reason.

It seems only Hunter, who has tasted your physical flavor before, can detect the abnormal scent that doesn't belong to you.

Looking at it this way, you'll need to stay at school for a while, probably requiring Hunter's help to cleanse you from time to time."

"Mm."

Luo Di nodded, this time it was really thanks to Hunter.

If the sleep issue couldn't be resolved, no matter how high Luo Di's talent or how strong his power, he would completely collapse within a month.

Wu Wen scooted closer and also placed her feet on Luo Di's thigh, whispering softly, "This isn't a long-term solution… Hunter can't always be by your side, what do you think, Luo Di?"

Luo Di did not hesitate at all, as if there was already an answer in his heart: "What else can I think, to remove this [mark], I must seek the source of the mark, delve into the dungeon.

But not now, I'll wait a few days, maybe ten or so days."

"A few days? What can you do in a few days?"

"There are many things I can do, isn't it you, Miss Wu, helping me with tutoring? Can you teach me something truly useful?"

"You want to learn my disguise? Not even a few days, it would take years and still be impossible… My art class only teaches you how to play the best disguise effect according to your features."

"No… let me strike you once with the sword every night, just like before in the Shallow Area."

Wu Wen was a bit puzzled but still agreed, "Alright, what happens after the strike?"

"Miss Wu, you can go back to rest."

"I snuck out with great difficulty to tutor you, not to be your chopping block. After the strike, I'll teach you something else, maybe it will save your life at a critical moment.

After all, you have a small part of me inside you… you really think I ran out late at night just to tutor you, don't you?"

"Thanks, Squad Leader."

"Want to strike tonight?"

"Let's give it a try."

The two arrived at the edge of the cafeteria, just like last time.

Luo Di swung a chop, Wu Wen did not move an inch or dodge, firmly enduring the blow with her body, the wound was shallow and healed quickly.

"No progress at all… let's continue with the tutoring."

"Alright."

Luo Di did not get discouraged, instead, he found such a strike very normal.

He placed Black Spine back on his back and headed towards the teaching building. Little did he know the environment seemed to change, the cement ground was flowing towards some center.

Apparently walking towards the teaching building, Luo Di ended up directly in front of Wu Wen.

"Miss Wu?"

"No need to use the classroom for private lessons, plus Teacher Guo is also in the teaching building, which can be inconvenient. Since you have your own dormitory in the school, let's do it there."

"That'll work."

Just as Wu Wen walked towards the dormitory entrance, she was pulled back by Luo Di.

"I told you, no pulling and dragging within the school."

"Miss Wu, don't use the front door."

"Why? School rules forbid bringing outsiders to the dormitory overnight? Don't worry, I won't stay overnight or get noticed by the dormitory manager, tonight only you can see me."

"No… I might be influenced when passing through some dark areas, it happened before, let's just climb through the window."

"Oh."

As the two climbed up the dormitory building in different ways, several hundred meters away in the campus woods, behind a locust tree, a pair of blood-red eyes was quietly watching everything.

…

[4 a.m.]

Cafeteria.

When Pumpkin Fran arrived early here, ready to take charge of today's breakfast, he unexpectedly found the lights on in the kitchen.

As he walked in, he was surprised to see that all the ingredients had been cut, with some even wrapped in plastic wrap.

A young man was standing at the stove, bare-chested, making simple chopping movements.

"Luo Di?! Why are you here so early... and I haven't seen you in the cafeteria for a long time."

"I haven't slept. Since I had nothing to do, I came here early to cut the vegetables. I'll be meeting Hunter later, so I'll need you to handle breakfast preparation, Fran."

"I've been mostly responsible for breakfast lately. Hunter, the head chef, probably won't be in the cafeteria until noon."

As soon as Fran finished speaking, footsteps sounded from behind him.

Slicked-back hair,

Neatly trimmed mustache,

Suspenders, light gray waistcoat, brown derby shoes.

Hunter had also arrived this early.

"Head Chef!"

Hunter walked past Fran and went directly to Luo Di.

With the same gesture,

He gently fanned with his hand, sniffing Luo Di's scent: "It's still not completely clean, is it? Seems my skills aren't fine enough... After lunch every day, I'll help you clean up so you can at least get some sleep."

"Thank you."

"What brings you here so early? Shouldn't Wu Wen be training you in something?"

"She's just teaching me some basic survival skills. I wanted to discuss something with you, Hunter."

"What is it?"

"About cutting vegetables... I beheaded Jiang the Withering, but I can't remember how I used the knife, only recalling the sensation of cutting vegetables here.

Last night, I came to the kitchen early and cut all the ingredients but couldn't find that feeling.

So I wanted to ask you."

"I need to see that memory of yours."

"No problem."

Though they once fought for life and death, the two now openly discussed the deep intricacies of cutting in the kitchen.

Fran, unaware of the conversation, could only serve them exquisite pumpkin porridge, intending to question the reason but fearing to disturb them.

As he prepared to leave, Hunter suddenly spoke up.

"Fran."

"Head Chef!"

"Tell Teacher Guo to send over a ton of fresh meat within an hour."

"What? That much meat... I understand."

Just as Fran planned to head to the teaching building, he discovered several wooden boxes emitting a fishy smell at the cafeteria entrance, filled with the fresh meat Hunter needed in haste.

It was as if Teacher Guo was also monitoring the situation and already knew about the meat.

This left Fran increasingly puzzled about what was really going on.

The crisp sound of cutting meat soon rang through the cafeteria area in the early morning.

...

It was evening again.

Luo Di woke up once more from the dining table, having had a good sleep with Hunter's help.

This time, Wu Wen wasn't sitting nearby waiting for him but stood at the cafeteria entrance. Today, she wore an off-the-shoulder top, making it easier for the upcoming chopping.

Still with one slash.

Yesterday, Wu Wen hadn't moved an inch, but today she instinctively stepped back, a hot cut marked on her right shoulder clavicle.

"Luo Di, you..."

She smiled, stepping forward to press her lips against his.

"Teacher Wu, didn't you say there should be a distance between teachers and students? Especially at school."

"This is a reward for my student. Don't you get it!? Come on, let's go to tutoring~ something different tonight."

As the two climbed back to the dormitory just like the day before,

Behind the same tree, the faceless head slightly twisted, its crimson hue receding, as if unable to comprehend, or perhaps deeply shocked.

Ps: Tomorrow I'm taking little A Fei to a newly opened amusement park, taking a day off for that, and also to brainstorm some plot ideas. Thank you all.

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