Chapter 7 part 1
Luo Shizhen supported Chu Xiao into the bathroom and looked at the Wood Spirits flying around inside with surprise.
“There are some here too?”
“Mn. Everywhere else has surveillance cameras. It’s inconvenient to put cameras in the bathroom, so Wood Spirits are here. If there’s an issue, they send an alarm.”
Chu Xiao seemed to be in a good mood, but he suddenly stopped, adjusted himself, and looked seriously at Luo Shizhen.
“Shizhen, after you enroll, don’t interact with any Awakeners other than me. Especially Qin Yinian.”
Luo Shizhen didn’t know why the topic jumped here and looked confused. “Why? Aren’t we here to go to school?”
How could one go to school without interacting with classmates?
“They are dangerous.”
Chu Xiao stared at Luo Shizhen, articulating every word. “You saw the gloves Qin Yinian wears, right? Do you know why he wears them?”
“I know.”
Chu Xiao was stunned. “You know?”
Luo Shizhen spoke with a boasting tone of “I know a big secret”:
“Qin Yinian is a germaphobe. The whole class knows. They say his family is super rich, he takes a helicopter to school, and he’s allergic to girls. If a girl touches him, he’ll suffocate and die. Only true love can stop his allergy. That’s why he wears gloves for everything.”
For this reason, Luo Shizhen had secretly sympathized with Qin Yinian.
Chu Xiao: “…”
What kind of nonsense is Class 3 spreading?
He said coldly, “He wears gloves because he can’t control his ability. The first day Qin Yinian awakened, he burned down his own house, causing severe burns to three family members, moderate burns to eleven, and minor burns to twenty-five.”
Luo Shizhen’s eyes widened. “There are so many people in his family.”
Chu Xiao knocked on his forehead. “Is that the point?”
“The point is, he can’t control himself. He will indiscriminately hurt everyone around him. That’s why he transferred to No. 3 High Schoolâbecause my ability opposes his. I can suppress him so he doesn’t lose control.”
“But over time, I’m slowly unable to suppress him anymore. So when he talks to you, ignore him. Stay far away from him. If he loses control, you won’t be able to dodge.”
Seeing Luo Shizhen staring at him with wide eyesâlooking exceptionally obedient because of their roundnessâChu Xiao softened his tone slightly.
“Do you want to be burned by fire?”
Luo Shizhen shook his head frantically.
He didn’t. When he helped his grandmother tend the fire as a child, he had been burned by the stove. It hurt a lot.
Chu Xiao was satisfied. “Then stay far away from Qin Yinian.”
Luo Shizhen nodded like a chick pecking rice.
He hesitated, then asked, “But why can’t I contact other classmates?”
He wanted to be friends with his classmates.
In Class 3, although the boys mostly didn’t play with him, Zhang Chuan occasionally talked to him, and the girls were friendly too.
Based on Luo Shizhen’s experience, female classmates were generally kinder. He had even fantasized about having a romance.
But later, he accidentally overheard some girls chatting.
“Shizhen is like a furry little animal, super cute.”
“Yeah, yeah, I think so too. So cute.”
Luo Shizhen’s nascent “puppy love heart” shattered into several pieces with a crack.
Cute. Like a small animal. In his view, this was clearly not a description for a marriageable male.
He didn’t understand and was depressed about it for a long time.
He wasn’t shortâ178 cm. Although not 180, it was still tall. And although his grades weren’t good, he exercised often and even had four abdominal muscles.
He could work in the fields too. Every time Fifth Uncle called him to help, he praised him for pulling the plow faster than an ox.
The PE teacher also said his physical fitness was the best in the class.
How… how was he cute?
Luo Shizhen believed it must be because he was too shy when school started and failed to leave a good impression on the girls.
After Mr. Chen confirmed he would attend the Awakener School, Luo Shizhen secretly vowed not to be too shy this time. He would speak louder. Maybe he could have a beautiful romance at school.
Luo Shizhen whispered nervously:
“Um, everyone’s personality should be different, right? Not everyone will be like Qin Yinian? I just need to interact with people with good tempers.”
“They are all the same.”
Chu Xiao seemed to think of something. His clear, handsome face took on a gloomy shade. Lowering his eyes, his tone was flat.
“Awakeners are all madmen. You will know sooner or later.”
He waved away a small Wood Spirit. “Do you know why even the bathroom has Wood Spirits monitoring? Because Awakeners might go crazy anytime, anywhere. So even toilets need monitoring. Just considering so-called privacy, they didn’t put cameras, only some Wood Spirits.”
Luo Shizhen found it hard to imagine a school full of crazy people. If everyone was crazy, shouldn’t they all go to a mental hospital?
He said weakly, “But… but Mr. Chen said I am an Awakener too. I feel fine right now.”
The doctor in the white coat just now had tested his psychology and praised him for being exceptionally healthy.
“And Mr. Chen looks fine too. You and Qin Yinian don’t look like you’re going crazy either.”
“That’s because we are disguising, suppressing, restraining.”
Chu Xiao reached out. The boy’s long, slender white fingers gently pressed against Luo Shizhen’s chest, feeling the steady and powerful heartbeat.
He stared straight at Luo Shizhen. “Feel it?”
Luo Shizhen looked confused. “Feel what?”
“Every Awakener can feel it. The higher the Sequence level, the more uncontrollable it is. Wanting to invade, wanting to attack, feeling anger, irritability, wanting to tear apart, and wanting to… possess.”
“This is also a type of pollution. It’s just that before being completely polluted, we maintain clarity for a long time.”
“Every mission, every encounter with an Anomaly, Awakeners get polluted deeper. That’s why since you are suspected to have the Purification ability, the Safety Officer brought you to Luoxia City for testing. Because Awakeners with Purification abilities can stop Awakeners from being completely polluted.”
As he spoke, his voice became lower and lower, and his body involuntarily moved closer to Luo Shizhen.
Chu Xiao’s gaze lowered, landing on his earlobe. Small and very white. He couldn’t help but lean closer.
By the end, his tone was almost a murmur in Luo Shizhen’s ear.
“I once hoped you weren’t an Awakener. But since you are now, at least we have become the same kind.”
“Luo Shizhen, do you feel the same as I do?”
Luo Shizhen felt his ear tickled by the breath.
If Chu Xiao hadn’t been talking, he would have almost thought the other boy had turned into a zombie and wanted to bite him.
He shrank his neck, hairs on his back standing up. Yes, exactly the same reaction as when he met the zombie.
“Chu Xiao, you’re acting a bit weird…”
“Weird? I don’t think so,” Chu Xiao murmured. Darkness gradually condensed in his eyes. He moved even closer, his lips almost touching that white earlobe.
Further down were shoulders of moderate width.
Why hadn’t he noticed before? Luo Shizhen had a great body. His chest was solid. He had once bragged that the PE teacher praised his well-developed pectoral muscles.
It was just that Luo Shizhen was too shy, always looking at everyone with innocent, clear eyes. He looked so easy to bully that people ignored what a great body he had.
Chu Xiao’s gaze continued downward. The pectoral muscles hidden under the shirt were rising and falling with every breath, looming faintly. They looked soft to the touch, full of health and vitality.
Luo Shizhen’s waist was also tight and powerful, making one want to pinch it to feel the texture.
Chu Xiao’s breathing became a bit more rapid than before. He slowly reached out his hand…
Bang!
The next second, he was shoved back several steps. Because of his inconvenient leg, he stumbled and hit the door, nearly falling.
Luo Shizhen pushed him reflexively, then realized:
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I forgot to control my strength again. Are you okay, Chu Xiao?”
Growing up, Chu Xiao’s health hadn’t been as good as his. Although he was tall, he wasn’t as strong as Luo Shizhen. So facing him, Luo Shizhen always habitually controlled his strength.
He rushed forward to support Chu Xiao, carefully checking if his leg was hurt.
“How do I do Purification? Shall I purify you?”
The daze in Chu Xiao’s eyes was completely broken by this. He closed his eyes, suppressing the annoyance rising in his heart.
“I’m fine. No need. You don’t even know how to use your ability.”
âHe was back to normal.
Luo Shizhen felt it. He looked at Chu Xiao worriedly. “Chu Xiao, were you going crazy just now?”
He nervously observed Chu Xiao’s teeth, then held up two fingers in front of him.
“Did you want to bite me? You didn’t turn into a zombie, did you? Chu Xiao, what number is this?”
Luo Shizhen’s concern made Chu Xiao feel much better. He didn’t like himself when dominated by instinct like a beast.
But unfortunately, that was what Awakeners were.
But at least he had Luo Shizhen beside him.
Chu Xiao opened his eyes, his gaze freezing. “What are you doing with the mop?”
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