Lord of Enigma

Chapter 27: The Disbanded Ascetic Society

The problem of the Meditation Method was that there was too little information. At the moment, he was unable to explore it deeper.

As the only method that Tang Qi could practice, he would not give up easily. Every day, his strength was growing, and it was natural that there were risks.

After tidying up, Tang Qi went down to the first-floor area which had already been processed. Although it was used as a spot to battle the murderer, the corpse was transported away that very night after Stana's negotiations. And the losses suffered by Tang Qi, or rather the owner of the house, would be compensated by the police.

Looking at the almost destroyed wall, Tang Qi casually made some breakfast and went to class after eating.

After one night, the atmosphere at Holy Thorns High School was completely different from yesterday.

That shocking murder case was supposed to cause huge waves, but because of Tang Qi's intervention, the waves were extinguished as soon as they emerged.

With the intervention from officials, public opinion naturally turned to praise the efficiency of the Moses City Police Department.

However, there were still many people discussing the case in Thorns High.

The students were in good spirits, and the faculty members were relieved, their faces much more relaxed and happy.

Adults always thought more than these young children.

A serial killer who was so cruel that he would peel off the skins of four beautiful young girls was actually hidden in a campus full of teenagers. Had it been much longer, these faculty members would be anxious and frightened as well.

Now, this was the best outcome.

Of course, this fervent atmosphere had nothing to do with Tang Qi and Sally.

But Sally was still the main reason. Tang Qi initially thought that Sally was ostracized by almost all the students because of the bullying from those groups belonging to popular student figures.

But after observing her for the past few days, Tang Qi realized that that should not be the main reason.

Sally's situation in Holy Thorns High School was a little strange. She was not completely bullied. Most students would try to avoid Sally out of fear, as if they were worried about something bad.

For instance luck.

Tang Qi realized this after a day of school. Many students told him about it, subtly or otherwise.

Compared to Sally, Tang Qi had a good image.

After all, he was good-looking and had a good family background and manners. On top of that, he had won against the most popular senior once. Without Sally's implications, Tang Qi might have successfully joined the ranks of the popular boys.

Many students had warned him one after another, perhaps out of kindness or sympathy.

This reminded Tang Qi of what he heard when he first saw her. Sally's nickname seemed to be "Unlucky Sally".

While Tang Qi gained some understanding, he did not accept those good intentions.

There were two purposes for Tang Qi to come to Holy Thorns High School.

First, with the help of the mysterious power here, he did not need to face the Samra family for the time being.

Second, he could hide behind the cover of an ordinary high school student while learning about this new world.

Since it was just acting, the current situation was the best for him.

He did not need to be a popular student or make too many friends. An ordinary Asian who was a quiet student and only had Unlucky Sally as a friend was perfect for him.

Tang Qi thought so, and his actions were consistent with his thoughts.

To him, naturally, it was not a big deal, just an ordinary matter.

But to Sally, it was different.

In fact, Sally had seen the other students warning Tang Qi about her. Thus, when she found out after school that she still did not lose Tang Qi as a friend, her pretty face hidden under those exaggerated black frame glasses immediately revealed a brilliant smile.

However, she retracted it quickly as she whispered to Tang Qi with an uneasy expression, "I am really unlucky, and the people who make friends with me will also be unlucky."

Faced with the kind reminder from this young girl, Tang Qi smiled faintly and said, "It doesn't matter. I also want to see how unlucky I can be. If there is such a strange phenomenon, I might be more than happy to accept it if it was indeed true."

When he said this, Tang Qi could not help but recall his experience after meeting Sally the first day of campus bullying, then the hooligans, and finally the Visage Canine. A strange feeling fluttered in Tang Qi's heart.

But it was quickly suppressed by him. He gave some comforting words, so as to stop that young girl from worrying.

Tang Qi said he planned to borrow some materials from the Moses City Library. However, he was not familiar with the way and hoped that she could guide him.

Sally's attention was diverted, and she happily agreed.

As they walked out of the hall of the classroom building, they were startled by the lively atmosphere outside.

In the boulevard area surrounded by four classroom buildings, there were many table stalls in every corner, and some tents as well. There were many students bustling around, and long queues were formed in front of the tables. However, some did not have many people.

There were also many students who were holding things that looked like flyers distributing them around.

"This is Oh, I remember. Today seems to be club recruitment day."

"It's one of the traditions of Holy Thorns High School. Every club in the school will recruit new students on this day. The main target is the ninth graders who have just entered the school."

Sally immediately explained after seeing Tang Qi's puzzlement.

Tang Qi took a look around and saw that there were some eye-catching signs in front of the tables and tents, all of which were names of clubs. Among them, the most popular ones were dance clubs or boxing clubs.

However, few people were interested in some of the strange associations, such as Clown Club, Ancient Clothing Club, and Lame Jokes Club.

Tang Qi did not look at the popular clubs and focused his attention on the unknown clubs in the corners.

However, he did not find what he was looking for after walking around.

"Sally, I heard that Holy Thorns High School has a club called the Ascetic Society?"

Tang Qi asked casually.

Sally frowned when she heard the question. She pondered a while and seemed to have thought of something. She then immediately said, "The Ascetic Society, I remember it. I believe it was disbanded yesterday."

"Disbanded?"

"Yeah, I heard that the instructor, who was from the Church of Light of Exquisite Phoenix Prefecture, felt that the students did not need to participate in asceticism and eventually disbanded the society, returning to his church in Exquisite Phoenix Prefecture."

"I see. I was about to say I wanted to see what asceticism was about."

Tang Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, and the first day of entering Holy Thorns High School emerged in his mind. Back then, when he rented that small house, he saw the place marked by the Pastor Simbani as the activity area for the Ascetic Society. It was a remote place with a clock tower at the center.

From what Sally said, it explained why Tang Qi did not see the strange practice scene of the Ascetic Society that Pastor Simbani described.

It turned out that this society was suddenly dissolved.

Such an insignificant piece of information had instead increased Tang Qi's doubts. Moreover, there was that confessor's treasure map which he sent away through Stana. The taste of conspiracy on that map numbering was extremely strong.

"Also, that is the only place on the campus that I have not checked yet."

There were many thoughts in his head, but he remained expressionless.

Just that the sense of urgency in his heart was extremely difficult to suppress.

Tang Qi lowered his eyes and said plainly. "Let's go, before Moses Library closes."