This is too hilarious!

28. Confront the Dream Artifact! Exposed by Time Travel?!

Don't misunderstand.

He Qing, still wearing a look of disgust, strode confidently to the other side and said, "I'm not targeting you personally, but your entire group..."

Poor academic performance means you have low cognitive ability, weak or even confused logical thinking skills.

Such people have the highest probability and likelihood of being corrupted by ghost stories.

It's alright at school; long-tongued parrots are the main type of ghost story on campus, and they pose little danger.

But outside... it's best if we keep some distance, otherwise it could easily bring us unnecessary trouble!

Feng Jue nodded in agreement, saying, "That's true. I can sense that I'm being controlled by the parents' group because of my good grades."

My cognitive abilities have improved significantly during the learning process, and my physical fitness has also increased through martial arts training.

Although the inner demon has not yet been fully condensed, its rationality and willpower are already strong enough.

Even each time I reflect on my past experiences, it's a test of my will!

"That's right." He Qing continued, "Parents who pretend to be parents are actually a double-edged sword. They can only form a bond with their children by starting from the premise of 'I'm doing this for your own good,' and by absorbing the children's resentment to grow stronger."

In this process, if the bound child achieves a certain "awakening" and completes "rebellion" in some way.

Then the actions of parents who are essentially hypocrites will become an important driving force for the growth and future development of the children they are bound to!

Conversely, if children cannot withstand pressure during their growth, they will completely become resources for their parents to strengthen themselves...

Perhaps considering Li Youye's "low level of understanding", He Qing and Feng Jue jointly provided the explanation.

Bai Hui also suddenly understood, but he didn't show it on his face.

"Tch! Make it sound so complicated." Li Youye remained defiant: "The way to regain your sanity isn't difficult, just enter 'sage mode,' right?"

In an instant, Bai Hui felt as if he had been struck by a thunderbolt—

Yes!

Holy crap, how come I didn't think of such a great idea before?!

"Sage mode?"

For the first time, the two top students, Feng Jue and He Qing, showed a puzzled expression in front of Li Youye: "What is that?"

"Hmph, this is a high-level skill that can only be learned after one has developed to a certain stage, and even through some special means!"

Although it's a little embarrassing, when faced with ghost stories, losing your composure is better than having no way to cope, right?

Li Youye said smugly, "You academic geniuses who don't even go online or use their phones would never understand!"

He Qing immediately became interested: "How do I enter this mode? How much sanity does it restore? Is it instantaneous? If it's not instantaneous... is the activation animation long or short?"

Also, how long does this mode last?

I'm so sorry, Li Youye. I misunderstood you before. I thought you just had a low level of cognitive ability. I didn't expect you to be playing on your phone so much. You've been studying too much and your brain is all messed up!

"Um... could you teach me this advanced technique?"

"..."

Bai Hui opened his mouth.

What a mess!

What kind of alienation has this world created for students?!

"Hmph, useless!" Li Youye said smugly, using the information he had obtained from the chaotic and massive flood of information on the Internet through long hours of staying up all night, and bluntly said: "Before you officially get into deep contact with the Internet, even if you know the method, you will never be able to use it!"

According to an expert I know online, to use this technique, you need an extremely rich and extensive collection of XP...

Upon hearing this, Feng Jue couldn't help but look at Li Youye with newfound respect.

"I remember when the long-tongued parrots rioted in the classroom before, they said, 'Li Youye, you've been playing on your phone all night?'" Feng Jue exclaimed, "That's amazing! You can actually stay online for such a long time. Not only have you not been corrupted by the many strange stories online, but you've even learned some useful skills from them!"

Li Youye, your future may be limitless!

Bai Hui: "..."

Speechless, utterly speechless!

Is it really that dangerous to just browse the internet?!

Then Feng Jue and He Qing discussed topics such as "the Internet" and "mobile phones" with Li Youye.

They didn't ask any probing questions, as if they were afraid of challenging their own understanding, arousing undue curiosity, or attracting some strange tales...

It was simply asking about knowledge that had already been learned in class.

For example, there are curse text messages like "You must forward this to a certain number of people or you will suffer misfortune", or "Unknown numbers calling at midnight", etc.

To Bai Hui, it sounded somewhat absurd, but it was precisely the existence of these strange tales that made high school students in this world fear cell phones and even the internet like tigers.

However, judging from Li Youye's situation, the harm is actually not that great. Of course, this is probably only based on an isolated case like Li Youye. If every student in the entire school had a mobile phone, the main strange tales on campus would not just be about long-tongued parrots...

So Bai Hui listened in, deepening his understanding of some basic aspects of this world, while also trying to participate in the discussion:

"Sage mode? That's like judo or a dojo."

"The cursed text messages seem to have holiday versions, and they even appear to have some kind of resurrection function..."

……

Although Bai Hui didn't say much, the three of them looked at him with even higher regard.

Some of the strange tales contained within are so complex that even Li Youye, a frequent internet user, couldn't explain them clearly.

Li Youye asked in surprise, "Bai Hui, you've started using the internet quite early?"

Okay, okay! You kept it from me too, huh? Want to add me as a friend?

He immediately took out his phone.

Feng Jue and He Qing's expressions changed, and they quickly turned their heads away, but they couldn't help but peek.

"Wow, Li Youye is really strong." *2

"Add me as a friend?"

Bai Hui couldn't produce his phone, but even in his current mechanical state, he reacted quickly, saying, "Do you want me to forward cursed text messages to you later, or do you want me to see them and then forward them to you?"

Li Youye scratched his head: "That's true... I was indeed negligent. Let's talk about it again when I've condensed my Heart Qi."

……

In this relaxed yet slightly absurd atmosphere, they arrived at Bai Hui's house.

In fact, Bai Hui himself was not quite sure where his home was in this world at first, since he was an orphan in his previous life.

Fortunately, Li Youye was there.

Bai Hui had already subtly inquired about the matter during class.

Apart from that, the Cloud City in this world is not much different from what Bai Hui remembers.

Standing in front of the door, Bai Hui took a deep breath, then, maintaining his "simple lines" pose, he immediately spotted the key hidden above the door frame.

"Xiao Hui's back?"

But before Bai Hui could unlock the door, it was pushed open from the inside.

The door opened to reveal a round alarm clock that looked about the size of a palm and had an old-fashioned design…

"Why are you so late today? You're 17 minutes and 43.23 seconds later than usual. Wasting time isn't a good habit."

The ticking of the second hand was accompanied by a slightly mechanical middle-aged male voice coming from the alarm clock.

"Uncle Zhong, I brought a few classmates back with me."

Bai Hui looked at the circular alarm clock, which even in its "simple lines" state resembled countless tiny arms grasping and squeezing each other, and his sanity began to drop.

If it weren't for the enhancement of his mechanical mind and the fearlessness of his low-level rationality, Bai Hui would probably have started taking off in a panic, just as Li Youye had said before...

But then I thought—

Without adjusting the image quality, if you were to point a normal view at an alarm clock that could speak human language, and in a middle-aged voice at that, it probably wouldn't be able to fly...

That's fine.

"Oh, I see."

Uncle Zhong laughed and invited several classmates into the house.

At the same time, he also said:

"Xiaohui, your heart rate is off. This shouldn't be the rate you should have at your age..."

The other three, including Li Youye, remained silent, merely observing Bai Hui and Uncle Zhong with curiosity.

When Feng Jue and He Qing first came to Bai Hui's house, they felt no fear whatsoever, thinking that since Bai Hui dared to invite them, there must be no danger!

"Oh? Uncle Zhong, what age group do you think my current heart rate matches?" Bai Hui asked calmly.

"Somewhat like twenty-five or twenty-six... at least ten years older than you are now."

……