Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

"Did this really happen to you?"

Seeing Sophia Zhou like this, Zhang Beixing silently typed out a question mark in his mind, indicating his disbelief and confusion.

But out of respect, he didn't voice these thoughts. Instead, he just looked at Sophia and said, "What kind of supernatural event is this? It sounds so mysterious."

"It's... the Chu Renmei incident at the Shi University artificial lake!"

Sophia eyed Zhang Beixing seriously as she spoke these words.

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, WHOOSH—

As if on cue, a breeze swept by.

The chilly morning wind made Zhang Beixing shiver. He tightened his clothes and exclaimed, "Shi University's artificial lake, Chu Renmei? What's that?" Are you sure these two things are related?

Zhang Beixing looked at Sophia, finding it rather odd.

At that moment, he even began to doubt whether the female doctor last night had misdiagnosed. Maybe Sophia had damaged her brain from drowning. Otherwise, why would she spout such nonsense in broad daylight?

Zhang Beixing's expression was quite peculiar.

Seeing him like this, Sophia roughly guessed what he was thinking.

So, to prove her words were true, Sophia fiddled with her phone for a moment.

Soon, a notification sounded on Zhang Beixing's phone.

Zhang Beixing pulled out his phone and focused on the screen.

He saw a post that Sophia had forwarded to him.

"SHOCKER! Late-Night Chu Renmei Scare at Shi University's Artificial Lake! Could 'A Wicked Ghost' Be Replaying on Campus?!"

Zhang Beixing raised an eyebrow at the post's title and clicked to view it.

Instantly, the phone screen changed, redirecting to a forum thread. He discovered the post was made last night at 8:30 PM, featuring pictures, text, and a blurry video, along with an elaborate mini-essay.

Its popularity was so high that it topped the Shi University forum's hot list. It even pushed down his video of punching a basketball until it exploded!

Seeing this, Zhang Beixing let out an intrigued "Oh?", his curiosity piqued.

He watched intently. It was seven or eight minutes later, as he and Sophia were entering the cafeteria, that Zhang Beixing finally finished reading all the content in the post.

He rubbed his eyes to ease the discomfort from reading the small print for so long. Zhang Beixing had to admit, the post was rather well-crafted. Even he, a tough guy, couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine after reading it. No wonder Sophia was so affected.

"However..." Zhang Beixing began. "There's one thing. Sophia, I remember that around 8 PM, we were both at the Shi University artificial lake, right? And we didn't see anything strange. So why do you believe it's true?" He looked at her, thoroughly perplexed.

If it were someone else who wasn't at the scene, being misled would be quite normal. But you, Sophia, were there; this seems a bit unlikely!

Sophia wasn't surprised by his reaction. She simply said, "Beixing, when you found me last night, I must have been unconscious in the lake, right? Don't you wonder why I fainted there? I'm going to tell you now, but don't be scared. It went like this..."

After getting their meal and sitting next to Zhang Beixing, Sophia started to recount everything she saw last night at the artificial lake, including her reactions and thoughts to the events. She held nothing back and spoke openly.

Listening to Sophia, Zhang Beixing, who had initially been devouring a bun, paused. His expression froze. His eating slowed. As he chewed his food, he watched Sophia, feeling something about this story was off.

In the water, a human head, a turbulent lake surface? This... This damn sounds just like what happened when I was 'piling' underwater!

"Uhm, Sophia," Zhang Beixing began cautiously, "where exactly did you see this scene?" To be absolutely sure, he pressed further.

Interrupted by his question, Sophia faltered for a moment, then frowned slightly as she tried to recall. "It seems... I was walking along the lakeside, going further in, and I saw it when I had almost reached the very end!"

As she finished speaking, SNAP!

Sophia turned to look and saw Zhang Beixing had slapped his chopsticks down onto his tray. His expression was extremely complex.

"What's wrong?" Sophia asked, concerned.

Zhang Beixing's lips twitched. "Well... Sophia, is there a possibility that this whole thing is a misunderstanding?"

This misunderstanding was damn huge. It not only scared Sophia but also caused this whole 'Artificial Lake Chu Renmei' incident to blow up on the Shi University forum.

Looking down at the post on his phone, Zhang Beixing thought: Just practicing my punches, how the hell did I turn into a ghost? Still, the video where I exploded the basketball turned out pretty good. I should save it and post it on Douyin later; it might get a lot of comments...