# 1524
Chapter 1524: Legend of the Forbidden Zone
"This is the new dining hall on Shangjing University's campus. It was built just a few years ago, and the environment is pretty nice."
"The first floor is self-service dining with automatic checkout, the second floor has regional cuisine, and the fourth floor has Western food and pastries... By the way, the dry-fried chicken rice on the third floor is absolutely amazing. You should try it when you have time."
"That building over there is the library. There are study rooms inside, but they're usually packed, and they close after 10:30 PM. If you need to study all night, you'll have to find an open classroom."
Zhang Yang led Li Yifei on a tour around Shangjing University, introducing each building one by one. He called himself "Mr. Know-It-All of Shangjing University," and with good reason—not only did he know every corner of the campus, but he also had a wealth of stories about the various colleges, their rumors, and campus scandals.
"...Speaking of finding classrooms for all-night studying, I need to give you guys a heads up."
Zhang Yang seemed to remember something and gradually slowed his pace, pointing toward a distant teaching building as he spoke seriously:
"Do you see that teaching building over there?"
"We see it. What's up?"
"That's Shangjing University's Fifth Teaching Building. It's also called the Martyrs' Building. Before the Sixth Teaching Building was constructed, that was the tallest building on campus. Every year, a few students who couldn't handle their problems jumped from there." Zhang Yang paused. "I'm telling you... that place isn't clean."
"Oh?" Upon hearing about a haunted building, both Li Yifei and Lin Qiye perked up with interest.
"A scary campus legend? Interesting. Tell us more." Li Yifei asked eagerly.
"This isn't just a simple legend." Seeing that neither Lin Qiye nor Li Yifei took him seriously, Zhang Yang deliberately lowered his voice, staring at the Fifth Teaching Building shrouded in cloud shadows, and spoke slowly:
"The Fifth Teaching Building has seen its fair share of incidents. The most famous one involves Classroom 609."
"There are ten classrooms on the sixth floor of the Fifth Teaching Building. The four on the south side are even-numbered, from 602 to 610, and the five on the north side are odd-numbered, from 601 to 609. Classroom 609 is in the far northern corner of the sixth floor.
About seven or eight years ago, a senior学姐 was pulling an all-nighter to finish a report. After searching around, she settled into Classroom 609.
At that time, the teaching building would cut off power after 11 PM, so she brought her own emergency light to work through the night. At first, there were students studying for finals in the nearby classrooms too, but as it got later and later, they left one by one. By around 2 AM, she was the only person left in the entire building.
Later, she got sleepy while writing and, bold as she was, turned off her emergency light and decided to rest her head on the desk for a bit... When she woke up, it was already after 3 AM.
She was still groggy from just waking up. After turning her emergency light back on, she noticed there were quite a few other students studying around her. She didn't think much of it at first, but soon she realized something was off.
These other students, though they were all holding emergency lights or flashlights, made absolutely no sound when turning their pages. She squinted and looked at the book in the hand of the person sitting next to her... want to guess what she saw?"
Zhang Yang's voice dropped lower and lower, his eyes fixed directly on Li Yifei, making the latter involuntarily shudder.
"What did she see?"
"The books in their hands were editions from decades ago, and the people were wearing very old-fashioned Zhongshan suits!"
Li Yifei's jaw dropped in shock.
"Later, this girl completely lost consciousness. When she groggily woke up, it was already the next morning. This incident hit her particularly hard, and her mental state deteriorated. A few days later, she had a huge argument with her boyfriend. In a moment of despair, she jumped from the roof of the Fifth Teaching Building..." Zhang Yang sighed.
"That creepy?" Li Yifei showed not the slightest hint of fear; instead, he looked at Lin Qiye excitedly. "Seven Night, let's go check it out sometime!"
Zhang Yang: ...
So everything I just said went in one ear and out the other?
Just as Zhang Yang was about to say something else, his phone rang. He picked it up and apologized to Lin Qiye and his companion: "My student club has something going on. I need to get going. Take your time exploring. Message me if you have any questions."
"Sure."
Watching Zhang Yang leave in the distance, Li Yifei asked curiously, "Seven Night, what do you think?"
"What? The scary little story he just told?"
"Yeah."
Lin Qiye shrugged. "I've already scanned that building with my spiritual power. Besides ghosts, there isn't even a trace of 'Mystery' intrusion... Legends are just legends. No need to take it seriously."
A look of disappointment crossed Li Yifei's face.
"We've pretty much covered everything... Let's go check out the classrooms at the college, grab a meal at the dining hall, and head back." Lin Qiye said.
"Sounds good."
As Lin Qiye and Li Yifei departed, inside the distant Classroom 609 of the Fifth Teaching Building, a figure slowly walked to the window.
He gazed at Lin Qiye's retreating figure, his eyes narrowing slightly, as if lost in deep thought...
...
Shangjing University lakeside.
An Qingyu sat in his wheelchair, eyes closed, feeling the gentle breeze blow past. After some time had passed, he opened his eyes.
"Jiang Er, what time is it?"
"It's past five." Jiang Er's voice came through the earpiece. "The students have all packed up... Are you sure you don't want to go take a look?"
"In my current state, going there would only attract a lot of attention... I'd rather have some peace and quiet." An Qingyu shook his head. "Since they've started packing up, we should head back too."
"Alright."
An Qingyu pressed the button on his wheelchair. It automatically turned around and headed toward the school gate. Along the way, many students saw An Qingyu sitting alone in his wheelchair and kindly came forward to ask if he needed help, all of which he politely declined with a smile.
Just as An Qingyu was about to leave Shangjing University, his peripheral vision caught a tent at the edge of the area. It was the Weiqi Club's booth. The items were mostly packed up, and several students were standing on tables, removing the banner from the tent's top.
Sensing An Qingyu's gaze, a club member walked over quickly and asked enthusiastically:
"Would you like to learn about the Weiqi Club? Weiqi can really help develop your logical thinking skills and is great for brain development~"
"No thanks..." An Qingyu fell silent for a moment, then pointed to a chess set and two pots of pieces on the booth and asked:
"Do you sell these?"
After endless darkness, Shi Yu suddenly sat up from the bed, gasping for air, his chest heaving.
Confusion and bewilderment washed over him. Where was this?
Instinctively, he surveyed his surroundings, only to become even more bewildered.
A single dormitory?
Even if he had been successfully rescued, he should be in a hospital ward right now.
And his body... How could there be not a single scratch on him?
Full of doubts, Shi Yu's gaze swept across the room rapidly and finally stopped on a mirror by the bedside.
The mirror reflected his current appearance—approximately seventeen or eighteen years old, with handsome features.
But this wasn't him! The previous him was a confident young man in his mid-twenties with a promising career.
Now, however, he looked no older than a high school student...
This change left Shi Yu stunned for a long time.
Please don't tell him the surgery was successful...
Both his body and features had changed completely. This wasn't a matter of surgery success or failure—it was something else entirely.
Could it be... that he had transmigrated?
Other than the mirror by the bedside, clearly positioned in terrible feng shui, Shi Yu also noticed three books beside it.
He picked them up. The titles instantly silenced him.
「Novice Keeper's Essential Beast-Raising Manual」
「Beast Postpartum Care」
「Guide to Evaluating Different Species' Catgirls」
Shi Yu: ????
The first two titles were still somewhat normal, but what was the last one about?
"Cough."
Shi Yu's expression turned serious as he extended his hand, but his arm went stiff almost immediately.
Just as he wanted to flip open the third book to see what exactly this was, his mind suddenly stabbed with sharp pain. A flood of memories came crashing over him like a tide.
Ice Field City.
Beast-raising base.
Intern beast keeper.
御兽师？
(Beast Tamer?)