Ginkgo leaves from the trees at Qinghe City No. 1 High School drifted down in the autumn breeze. Su Yao strolled along the campus path, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the Compass at her waist. Ever since she returned from the Lu Family, the Compass had frequently emitted a faint hum, as if foreshadowing something to come. Lin Yu hurried toward her carrying a stack of documents, sunlight dancing in his hair and leaving behind scattered spots of light.
"Yao Yao, Zhao Ya wants us to meet at the club activity room. She says she has made an important discovery." Lin Yu spoke rapidly, his eyes twinkling with excitement behind his lenses. Su Yao raised an eyebrow. The vibration from the Compass grew more intense, and she felt a vague sense that a new crisis was approaching.
In the club activity room, Zhao Ya was frowning at her computer screen. Hearing footsteps, she turned around immediately, the flash drive in her hand gleaming coldly under the lights. "I hacked into the school’s surveillance system and discovered that over the past few nights, unexplained Spiritual Power fluctuations have been appearing at the top level of the library." Zhao Ya plugged the flash drive into the projector. A blurry surveillance clip appeared on the screen, showing a black shadow darting between bookshelves, enveloped in eerie purple light.
Chapter 116