Chapter 232 Surprise Li Ying turned her eyes toward the wall and saw an exquisitely painted painting on it, showing a beautiful landscape. Previously, this landscape had been tightly blocked by a huge filing cabinet, which cleverly and perfectly concealed the secret door behind Ying smiled with interest and thought to herself, "Is this interesting?" "You weren't the one who managed the archives room before, were you?" Li Ying turned her head to look at the middle-aged man next to her with a questioning look. The middle-aged man's name was Tan Linqing. He was just hired to manage the archives room. He looked at Li Ying and said with a slightly restrained expression, "Yes, the old Zhao who used to manage the archives room has resigned. I have just taken over the archives room for two days." The principal looked at the dean of studies and asked solemnly, "Why did Zhao Gang resign?" The Dean's expression was indescribable. He finally sighed deeply and said helplessly, "Old Zhao said that the school has been haunted recently. He has a weak horoscope and his daughter-in-law gave him a big fat grandson. He is worried that he will be haunted by ghosts and lose his life, so he insisted on resigning. I tried to persuade him to stay but he refused to stay." The dean paused here and frowned as he continued, "But Lao Zhao hasn't been home for two days. His family came to the school to look for him. I heard they have reported him missing to the police station." The principal asked, "Did something happen to Old Zhao?" The dean said, “I don’t know.” The principal frowned and looked worried, and said anxiously: "Several teachers also want to resign. If things continue to develop like this, the school will have to be closed." The principal said worriedly, with a frown on his face. After hearing what the principal said, the dean of studies and several other school leaders all looked at Li Ying with expectation, all with worried expressions on their faces.
They now place all their hopes on Li Ying, earnestly hoping that Li Ying can resolve the matter as soon as possible. "Li Ying, everyone in school is in a panic now. We can't let things continue to develop like this. We must resolve the problem." The dean frowned and said in an anxious tone. "Qin Xiaoyun and I took a walk around the school today and found that the reservoir in the locust tree forest has a serious evil energy. There should be a formation under the reservoir to suppress ghosts, but I don't know much about formations, so I have to ask my master and uncle to come and take a look." Li Ying said seriously. "Then please contact your master and uncle as soon as possible. The safety of the school is in your hands." The principal said earnestly. "Yeah!" Li Ying responded. She always finishes what she starts. Since she has agreed, she will make sure to resolve the issue before leaving. As soon as Li Ying finished speaking, she turned her eyes and saw Qin Xiaoyun groping on the painted wall. Then, the secret door slowly opened... Everyone in the archive room instantly turned their eyes towards the opened secret door, with shock and surprise on their faces. Especially Tan Linqing, he looked at Qin Xiaoyun with a look of disbelief. They had been groping for a long time but couldn't open the secret door. Li Ying looked at Qin Xiaoyun with a little admiration on her face, and said admiringly: "Qin Xiaoyun, you are really good. You found the mechanism and opened the secret door in one go. This is an extraordinary skill!" Qin Xiaoyun smiled modestly. He just found the mechanism based on his instinct and keen intuition. It was just luck. He turned his gaze to the opened secret door and walked closer to look inside. He saw that it was pitch black inside and a stone staircase extended downwards. It seemed that there should be a basement underneath. When Li Ying was a child, she was abducted to the underground palace. She looked at the dark passage with a somewhat apprehensive expression and said, "I have a psychological trauma about dark rooms. Those past experiences still scare me when I think of them. I will wait for you here and help you keep an eye on the entrance. I will not accompany you in." Qin Xiaoyun looked at Li Ying with some surprise and joked, "I thought you were fearless, but it turns out you are afraid of something too!" Li Ying laughed dryly and said speechlessly: "I am a human, not a god. Of course I am afraid of things." Qin Xiaoyun smiled and said he understood. No one is perfect, everyone has his or her own weaknesses and shortcomings. "Li Ying, we are not good at anything other than teaching. You are experienced, so you can accompany us in and take a look!" the principal said anxiously. There was expectation and pleading in his eyes and voice. "Principal, when I was a child, I was kidnapped and taken to an underground palace. Not only did I encounter ghosts in there, but I also encountered dangerous mechanisms. If I wasn't careful, I would be smashed to pieces and killed. I'm good at catching ghosts, but I don't know much about mechanisms. You should ask someone else for help!" Li Ying refused without hesitation and in a firm tone.
Everything can be done and not done. Li Ying knows herself well and values her life very much. She will not put herself in danger just to be a hero. The principal and school leaders looked at each other in bewilderment. The school was now haunted, and they had no idea what was under the secret passage. Besides, even Li Ying, the ghost-catching master, didn't dare to go in, so they were even more afraid to take the risk. The principal looked at Qin Xiaoyun and said nervously, "Director Qin, it's fine for us to teach and educate people, but forget about the rest. I'll leave this to you, and our school will fully cooperate. A hint of surprise flashed in Li Ying's eyes. Director, Qin Xiaoyun is actually an official!