dognovel Chapter 34: Archer Girls' School
Chapter 34: Archer Girls' School
"Okay, name your price."
Li Xuan's expression turned serious, and he nodded, saying...
"Ten thousand, to solve all my problems," Derek Ferguson said, holding up one finger.
Li Xuan shook his head, held up two fingers, and said, "Two hundred thousand is the minimum, not a penny less."
"US dollars," he added.
"This is way too expensive!" Derek Ferguson frowned and said.
"This evil spirit is different from ordinary demons. This is the base fee, and it will increase if the situation is worse than I expect."
"Of course, a maximum of one million US dollars, and I guarantee you'll have a clean and tidy campus again."
Li Xuan said with a smile, then picked up the peach wood sword beside him and began to wipe it carefully.
Just then, Nalisa walked in, holding a cappuccino, and placed it in front of Derek Ferguson.
Even with a worried expression, Derek Ferguson smiled and replied, "Thank you."
Then, in front of Li Xuan, he made a phone call.
After briefly explaining the situation, he hung up the phone, laughing, and said, "No problem! As long as this damn mess is over, a million dollars is no problem!"
"It's a pleasure working with you."
"It's a pleasure working with you."
When the two reached an agreement, Nalisa looked at Li Xuan with admiration.
Indeed, people with real skills make money quickly.
At midnight, the daily settlement was conducted as usual, and Li Xuan gained another month's worth of cultivation and twenty points of merit.
The following day, in a wealthy neighborhood of Los Angeles, Archer Girls' School was located halfway up a hill.
The school gates were tightly closed, with three police cars and a black Lincoln parked at the entrance.
Two layers of police tape were put up, but not a single policeman dared to go in.
There were more than a dozen people standing at the school gate, including school board members in suits, security guards in uniforms, and several clergy.
One of the elderly priests, with gray hair, clutched a crucifix in his hand; his face was as white as paper.
When Li Xuan arrived, a bald, elderly white man quickly came to greet him.
"Li? I've finally waited for you." He extended a well-maintained hand, his grip firm and urgent, and said:
"I am Charles Whitman, Chairman of the Board of Archer Education Group."
Mrs. Cui mentioned you to me. She said you resolved that...that matter in her family.
We consulted three priests, a medium, and two guys who claimed to be exorcists, but none of them worked.
The school has already closed, and there's pressure from the board of directors...
He suddenly realized he was holding on too tightly, awkwardly loosened his grip, and cleared his throat.
"In short, Lee, Derek will give you a rundown of the details. As for the fees, just name your price; the board has given me full authority, one million dollars is no problem!"
"good!"
Li Xuan nodded and turned to look inside the school.
Nalisha peeked half her head out from behind Li Xuan and shuddered as she looked at the empty school.
She wore a tracksuit and flat shoes, as Li Xuan had requested, because high heels would be a death sentence if they had to run away.
Li Xuan originally wanted her to stay at the firm, but she absolutely refused.
"You stay here."
"I don't want to stay here!" She grabbed Li Xuan's sleeve, her knuckles turning white, and said, "I'll go in with you."
At that moment, Nalisa trusted no one but Li Xuan.
She had seen too many movies, and in those movies, only by following the main character could one have a chance of survival; otherwise, even at the school gate, one might die.
In her eyes, Li Xuan was undoubtedly the protagonist.
Li Xuan glanced at her but said nothing more.
He pulled out a triangular talisman from his pocket and slapped it on Nalisha's forehead.
The talisman emitted a faint golden light the moment it touched the skin, and then stuck to it firmly as if it were glued to the skin.
"An exorcism talisman can protect you from evil spirits."
"Li... I'm still scared..."
"If this talisman were to be sold, it would be worth at least a thousand dollars," Li Xuan said, his lips twitching.
"I'll let it slide this time since I've slept with you a few times. Damn it, talking about feelings with you only costs me my money."
Nalisha was taken aback at first, then burst out laughing, which eased the tense atmosphere considerably.
She muttered under her breath, "Stingy."
Derek coughed awkwardly, pretending not to hear.
He dared not enter the school, or even get too close to the school gate.
He pointed to a few windows on the east side of the third floor of the teaching building, saying that was where the accident first happened. He then gave a few more instructions to be careful before getting back into his car without looking back.
Li Xuan didn't bother with any more words. He first opened his Heavenly Eye, which amazed the foreigners.
He then stepped into the school, held the peach wood sword horizontally in front of him, and walked inside.
Archer Girls' School's teaching building is a three-story Victorian old building with vines climbing all over its red brick walls.
This should have been a beautiful sight under the sunlight, but to Li Xuan, the vines were nothing like that at the moment.
Each vine was wrapped in a very faint grayish-white filament, like spider silk, which was invisible to the naked eye of ordinary people. But under his divine eye, the entire teaching building looked as if it were wrapped in a giant cocoon.
He could feel Nalisa clutching the hem of his shirt from behind.
The basketball hoops on the playground were rusty, and the grass rustled underfoot.
The only thing moving was an abandoned swing, creaking and groaning as it swayed by itself.
Li Xuan paused for a moment beside the swing and looked down at the ground.
The dew on the grass had dried, but the soil beneath the swing was damp and emitted an indescribable fishy smell.
He squatted down, dipped his finger in some soil, brought it to his nose, and smelled it. His brows furrowed even more.
This is not ordinary wet mud; it appears to be human blood.
"Is it serious?" Nalisa's voice trembled slightly.
Li Xuan stood up, took the bottle of black dog blood out of his pocket and held it in his hand, saying, "Okay, once we're inside, no matter what happens, don't run around. If you do, I won't help you."
He didn't mention many things his third eye had seen, such as three fist-sized spiders crawling on the wall above the main entrance of the teaching building.
It is not a living thing, but a phantom formed from spiritual energy.
The glass door of the teaching building was unlocked. Li Xuan pushed the door open, and a cold wind mixed with musty and fishy smells rushed towards him.
The corridor was dimly lit, making it difficult to see clearly.
The students' paintings hung crookedly on the wall, and the trophies from past school teams were displayed in the showcase; everything seemed normal.
Until he looked up at the ceiling, at the corner of the ceiling at the end of the corridor, hung an enormous spider upside down.
This time it wasn't a phantom of spiritual energy, but a living spider.
It was about half the size of a person, with eight segmented limbs curled up under its belly. Its whole body was covered with a layer of grayish-white down, and countless tiny eggs were embedded in the down, densely packed together, like strings of moldy fish roe.
Its eight eyes opened the moment Li Xuan stepped in.