Chapter 479 "Caught"

The branch that was broken by Zhang Bo was extremely ordinary. No matter how Xiao Xiao looked at it, he couldn't find anything wrong with it.

He also did not sense the demonic aura he had expected from the branches.

Could it be... that the scream just now was really an illusion?
……

Xiao Xiao moved closer to the branch and moved his nose slightly. In addition to the burnt smell, he could also vaguely smell the light fragrance of grass and trees.

"Old, third brother, what's wrong with you?"

"You're not possessed by evil, are you?"

"Third brother?"

Xiao Xiao's inexplicable behavior left Zhang Bo and the others confused. Although they seemed to be joking, they could not hide the slight worry in their eyes and brows.

……

Hmm? Xiao Xiao came back to his senses from his deep thoughts and noticed that Zhang Bo and the others looked worried. He couldn't help but laugh, "I'm fine."

Seeing Xiao Xiao's slightly raised mouth corners, Zhuge Yun couldn't help but complain: "Who told you to stare at a broken branch with such affectionate look on your face?"

"That's right, Third Brother, what's so good about a broken branch? Can you still see a flower?"

Zhang Bo rolled his eyes.

"If we don't leave now, it will be too late."

Zhao Lu was tapping the glass face of the electronic watch on his wrist, making a "tut-tut" sound, and said expressionlessly, "We have classes in the first and second periods tomorrow."

……

Reminded by Zhao Luzheng, Zhuge Yun leaned over to check the time and shouted, "We only have fifteen minutes left, hurry up!"

Zhang Bo simply started running.

"Wow, Boss, you sneaked away, wait for us!"

Zhuge Yun followed with a cry.

Zhao Lu was following closely behind them.

Xiao Xiao looked at the branch in his hand. It looked ordinary and seemed to have fallen from any tree on the roadside. There was nothing surprising about it.

He suddenly smiled. Was he really too sensitive?
……

He stretched out his hands, grasped both ends of the branch and slowly increased his strength, causing the bark on the surface of the branch to crack with a "hissing" sound.

"Ah~"

The smile on Xiao Xiao's lips deepened a little, caught it!

……

The screams started again.

This time, Xiao Xiao heard it clearly.

The branch in his hand did make a screaming sound, a thin and sharp one, and the sense of emptiness added a bit of weirdness and eeriness to the situation.

……

Moreover, this time, at the moment the scream sounded, Xiao Xiao faintly sensed a very faint demonic aura.

Like smoke and fog, it disappeared in the blink of an eye as the screams disappeared.

No trace left.

……

"Old Third, why are you still standing there in a daze?"

Zhang Bo's deep and loud voice came from the front, and in the dead of night, it seemed as if it was amplified, adding a sense of remoteness.

"coming."

Xiao Xiao responded, took the two branches in his hands, and started to chase after Zhang Bo and the others.

……

Xiao Xiao and his companions hurried as fast as they could, and when they were almost at the dormitory building, they happened to see the dormitory manager Dashu who was about to lock the door.

"uncle!"

Zhuge Yun yelled, startling the dormitory manager so much that he almost dropped the key in his hand. When he looked up, Xiao Xiao and his friends had already run up to him.

Seeing these breathless students, the dormitory manager shook his head with amusement, "Okay, come in quickly."

Xiao Xiao and his companions entered one after another.

"Thank you uncle."

After thanking the dormitory manager Dashu, everyone dragged their tired feet towards the stairs.

I was already very tired after accompanying the girls shopping in the evening, and just now I had such a "heart-wrenching" run. I finally "got on base safely". For a moment, no one even had the energy to speak.

In the quiet and dim corridor, the only sounds that could be heard were people's heavy breathing and dull footsteps.

……

"Phew, that was a close call. I just caught up."

Zhuge Yun, who had recovered his breath, patted his chest with a lingering fear and said, "I almost ran to death just now."

"Luckily, huh, fortunately the door is not closed."

Zhao Luzheng's lips turned pale. The intense exercise just now made his heart beat very fast, and he was breathing heavily when he spoke.

Zhang Bo curled his lips, his breathing a little faster, "If we had come here with so much effort and the door was closed, I would definitely get mad."

Be it yelling or banging on the door, he always has to make a fuss before he is satisfied.

"Oh, that's true."

Zhuge Yun nodded in agreement, "Otherwise it would be so unfair for us to run so fast for nothing."

He was panting like a cow.

Speaking of this, "Third brother, your physique is too good. You ran such a long distance and you didn't even feel out of breath?!"

Even the eldest brother was slightly out of breath. You know, the eldest brother has to train with the basketball club every morning, but what about the third brother? He is even better than the eldest brother?!
I haven't seen this guy exercising normally.
Zhuge Yun looked at the two men and saw that apart from their heights, there was not much difference in their figures, so he felt envious and jealous.

The sourness in my heart kept bubbling up.

"intrinsic."

Xiao Xiao casually threw out an answer that was so casual that anyone who heard it would want to punch him hard.

"I'm still strong."

Zhuge Yun replied with a fake smile, and silently clenched his fist with his hand at his side. This kid is so cocky that he deserves a beating.

Zhao Luzheng, who was the last one to fall behind and gasped for breath, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

……

By the time Xiao Xiao and his companions reached the dormitory door, everyone had almost calmed down.

He opened the door and entered the room, "Ah, my bed!" Zhuge Yun couldn't wait to walk past everyone, took off his shoes, and climbed onto the bed in a few big strides.

Then he fell heavily onto the thick quilt.

Xiao Xiao, Zhang Bo, and Zhao Luzheng were speechless for a moment, shook their heads, and then slumped down in their chairs.

……

"Hey, Third Brother, why did you bring that branch back?!"

Zhuge Yun lay on the bed, feeling all the muscles and bones stretched out. He turned his head casually and looked down, then saw the branch in Xiao Xiao's hand and shouted immediately.

"Third brother, do you really like this branch?"

It was a very normal sentence, but why did it seem so wrong when Zhuge Yun said it?
Xiao Xiao looked at Zhuge Yun. Maybe... the sly smile on his face was too blatant and vulgar?
"Hey, hey, third brother, what's with that look in your eyes?"

Zhuge Yun keenly noticed Xiao Xiao's "weird" gaze. Of course, this was also related to the fact that Xiao Xiao did not hide anything.

"What kind of look? A weird look."

Zhang Bo said unhappily, and then looked at the branch in Xiao Xiao's hand. The light was dim and time was tight, so he didn't see the branch too clearly, and just got a vague look.

Now under the bright incandescent light, Zhang Bo realized, "This branch was struck by lightning, right?!"

Why is it all burnt black?!
"Struck by lightning?"

(End of this chapter)