"Ah!" The girl shrieked upon seeing a male, and ran into the restroom.
About a minute later, the girl emerged, her pretty face flushed red. She said indignantly, "Shuyu, how could you bring a man back here?"
"Yanyan, he's a doctor, and I didn't expect you to be showering in broad daylight," Xia Shuyu said innocently.
"Hello, I'm Li Se, a doctor." Li Se smiled, his eyes still lingering on her. He had to admit, this girl was not only fair-skinned and beautiful, but her chest was also remarkably voluptuous.
"You... you're still looking?" Yu Yan exclaimed, blushing, and then looked at Xia Shuyu, saying, "What doctor? Shuyu, don't think I don't know, you just brought your boyfriend back."
Xia Shuyu's cheeks flushed, and she quickly changed the subject, "Isn't Wenxiu been quite listless these past few days? So I brought a doctor back."
"Speaking of which, it is strange. Look at Wenxiu, she's still sleeping in broad daylight," Yu Yan said, puzzled.
Li Se finally noticed that one of the beds had a person lying on it. Because she was wrapped in a blanket, even her head was covered, so he hadn't noticed her when he first entered.
His attention had primarily been drawn to Yu Yan, and this girls' dormitory was truly a man's paradise, with various intimate apparel casually displayed. He finally understood why so many men wanted to enter girls' dormitories.
"Wenxiu?" Xia Shuyu called out.
Lin Wenxiu, still covered in the blanket, showed no reaction. It was only after Xia Shuyu and Yu Yan pulled her that they managed to get her out from under the covers.
Lin Wenxiu was quite delicate-looking, but compared to Yu Yan and Xia Shuyu, there was still a gap. Her face lacked spirit, and her pupils even held a trace of fear. As soon as she was pulled out, she trembled and said, "Don't... don't come find me..."
"Wenxiu, it's us!" Xia Shuyu said urgently.
"Oh, it's Shuyu..." Lin Wenxiu calmed down a bit, but her body was still trembling.
"When did this situation start?" Li Se asked.
Xia Shuyu said, "It seems to have been about a week ago."
"Do you know where she went a week ago?" Li Se could sense a malevolent aura around Lin Wenxiu, which was clearly a symptom of being possessed.
"I think she mentioned going to worship some deities," Xia Shuyu recalled, though not with certainty.
Li Se found it rather strange. If she had truly gone to worship deities, she shouldn't be possessed. It would be more plausible if she had visited places like a cemetery.
"Li Se, what exactly is wrong with Wenxiu?" Xia Shuyu asked.
"It's nothing, she just encountered something unclean," Li Se said casually, then took out his silver needles and gave Lin Wenxiu acupuncture, mainly to calm her down.
"Do you have any red string?" Li Se asked.
"I do," Yu Yan said, taking a red string from her fair ankle.
Looking at the fair foot, Li Se found it hard to look away.
"Can you... can you stop looking?" Yu Yan asked shyly, thinking that the boyfriend Xia Shuyu brought back seemed rather improper.
Li Se took the red string, detecting a faint fragrance. He then retied the knot and tied it onto Lin Wenxiu's wrist.
"Will this help?" Yu Yan felt it was rather strange.
Li Se explained, "Red objects have the function of warding off evil. Evil spirits generally fear fire, red, and the sun. Therefore, to dispel evil energy, one can tie a red string around the wrist, looping it three times according to the 'left male, right female' custom. The red string can be worn at any time and changed at any time, with no taboos. It's simple and very effective."
"Is that so?" Yu Yan seemed skeptical, feeling it was a bit like a charlatan's trick.
At the moment the red string was attached, Lin Wenxiu's body suddenly trembled, as if encountering something terrifying.
"What's happening?" Xia Shuyu asked anxiously.
Li Se sneered, silently recited an incantation, and then shouted, "Break!"
As the word fell, Li Se moved his fingers like the wind and tapped Lin Wenxiu's forehead. A red light flashed, followed by a surge of black energy erupting from Lin Wenxiu's body, accompanied by a shrill scream.
Upon witnessing this, Yu Yan and Xia Shuyu turned deathly pale. Being girls, they naturally lacked courage. Hearing the piercing scream, they instinctively pressed themselves against Li Se.
Feeling the softness emanating from both sides, Li Se felt a surge of pleasure. However, this was not the time for enjoyment. He held his fingers in front of Lin Wenxiu's face and drew a talisman in the air. A golden light flashed, and the black energy was quickly suppressed. Subsequently, the shrill scream also subsided.
Lin Wenxiu seemed utterly drained, collapsing onto the bed.
"What... what happened to me?" Lin Wenxiu asked, her face pale.
"You were possessed," Li Se replied truthfully.
"So it's true?" Lin Wenxiu trembled.
"Did this happen after you went to worship deities a week ago?" Li Se asked.
"Yes." Lin Wenxiu nodded. "I was very scared. Sometimes, when I fell asleep, I would wake up in a different place for no reason, and in my dreams, I encountered many terrifying ghosts..."
"It's alright now. Can you take me to the place where you worshipped?" Li Se comforted her.
"Okay!" Lin Wenxiu nodded.
"I'll go with you," Xia Shuyu said. Despite her fear, her curiosity compelled her to go along.
Yu Yan hesitated for a moment before also saying, "I'll go too."
Thus, the four of them left the girls' dormitory together. However, before they could even leave the school grounds, several people blocked their path.
"Chu Mingan, what are you doing?" Xia Shuyu asked angrily.
The man named Chu Mingan was extremely arrogant. He glared coldly at Li Se and said, "Doesn't everyone in this school know that you, Xia Shuyu, are my woman? And now, someone dares to lay a hand on my woman? Isn't that seeking death?"
"I am not your woman!" Xia Shuyu retorted angrily.
"If I say you are, then you are!" Chu Mingan was extremely overbearing.
When he learned that Xia Shuyu had brought a strange man into the girls' dormitory, Chu Mingan was furious and immediately brought his men over. How could he allow another man to covet the woman he desired?
"You are shameless!" Xia Shuyu exclaimed in disgust.
"Say what you will," Chu Mingan shrugged indifferently, then looked at Li Se menacingly and said, "Kid, do you know who I am? You dare to have designs on a woman I desire? Are you looking to die?"
"Get out of the way!" Li Se couldn't be bothered to waste words on these people.
"Oh ho, quite arrogant, aren't we?" Chu Mingan sneered and waved his hand, saying, "Come on, teach this kid a lesson and let him know that there are some women you can't have designs on!"
As his words fell, the few followers behind him, with fierce expressions, started approaching Li Se...