Wow!

The moment I stepped into the school, the thick fog that had trapped my mind suddenly dispersed, as if a pair of large hands had pulled my consciousness back from the loud screaming bystander perspective into my body.

—I suddenly realized what had happened, and my legs went weak as I looked at the dark red at the corner of "little brother's" mouth.

The little rascal noticed my gaze, his mouth quirking into a grin, like a carpenter's saw just sawed off a lamb leg.

"What's wrong, sister?"

What warm harbor is a family? Bullshit!

That family is probably all monsters, the whole village has issues!

According to what that boy said, the school should be relatively safe.

I rushed in, panting, and found that the names carved on the desks were either "Zhaodi" or "little brother," with boys and girls already seated in the school.

I swallowed hard, turned back nervously to look at that little brat, not daring to sit next to him.

Glancing around, I felt like a sheep among wolves.

"Zhang Haohao, sit next to your little brother."

Before I could react, hearing my name, I instinctively turned my face to the side, only to suddenly see the cane hanging in front of my nose, a tingling sensation reaching the back of my head. Summoning up courage, I slowly looked up, at the black long robe, white melon hat, gold-rimmed glasses... a paper person, with hollow eyes without a specific direction, yet I had a strange feeling of being watched.

"Alright, teacher." I put on a smile, brushing past him and taking my seat.

I stiffly recalled the smile muscle memory had hung up, watching him nod in satisfaction, thankful for my experience as a class monitor and student counselor in college, dealing with teachers, slacking off, and putting on a fake social smile...

"I'm Bai Zi. Were you here for a tour yesterday?"

As soon as I sat down, the girl at the next table greeted me calmly, her face pale, wearing thick glasses, with a head of smooth, shiny black straight hair, flipping through a tattered book, she didn't seem to be a local girl.

She looked... like she hadn't been beaten down by society.

"Being able to come to the school after just a day shows good willpower. But you need to earn enough points in the school to stay awake all the time."

Is this how "learning makes one wise" is used?

I looked around the sparsely populated classroom that was about to start class, with only two high school students present, that boy named Zhang Zhong.

Indeed, the first half of the village chief's speech was not reliable.

I subconsciously looked at Bai Zi, finding her also looking at me, her crystal-clear eyes making me feel uneasy. "How much of the village chief's speech do you remember? We can exchange information."

Bai Zi stared at me eagerly, and after some thought, I hesitantly mentioned a few points. Luckily, having attended college for two years, I had honed my ability to remember speeches, or else I wouldn't have been able to remember so many points.

"I arrived a week ago, with a group of about ten people, but we haven't pieced together the village chief's speech yet."

She sighed numbly, her chubby cheeks looking extremely tired. Besides us, were there really no normal people among the dozen or so people in this school?

"Look at my hair, it's falling out a lot. But thanks to you, we can finally piece together the complete village chief's speech."

Her jet-black hair, shining like ink, made me stare blankly, running my hand through my own hair that had been dyed red several times, feeling a bit nostalgic.

"By the way, do you know Fu Wan?" I explained my experience.

"Oh~" She pushed her glasses and looked behind me with lingering fear. "No wonder they say to protect your back. I hope he's okay."

Looking at the sparse seats, recalling the hard work I had done, I felt a sense of absurdity.

Wait, how can a terrifying village still have gender discrimination going on?