Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1028: Stone of Prophecy

Chapter 1028: Chapter 1028: Stone of Prophecy

After a long wait on the small hillside, they had not yet seen Jian Shen, and suddenly a bad premonition welled up in the hearts of Lin Xi, Lu Bei, and Jin Yi. In fact, they should have realized the moment they fled that Jian Shen’s chances of fortune were slim.

"Damn it!" Jin Yi was furious, his fist hammering the ground hard.

Lu Bei wished he could slap himself. He hated his doomsayer’s mouth now, thinking that if he hadn’t spoken carelessly, things might not have turned out this way.

But Lin Xi knew that this battle was Jian Shen’s fate all along. Even if she had wanted to change it at that time, she couldn’t, as her supernatural power was exhausted. Staying would have been useless, and she would have only witnessed Jian Shen’s bleak end.

Lin Xi felt heartbroken, wiped the tear from the corner of her eye, and decided to quickly pull herself together to go look for Gu Fan.

However, at that moment, the mysterious masked person appeared silently behind them, and his words nearly made all three of them jump, "Sorry to intrude."

"Good heavens, who is this?" Lu Bei couldn’t help but curse, having just lost a good friend and now being startled, his mood couldn’t lift.

Lin Xi frowned, "It’s you, what are you here for?"

"Don’t worry, I’m not here for you, I’m here for..." The mysterious masked person’s gaze landed on Lu Bei, with a hint of interest in his eyes.

Feeling like he was being targeted by a venomous snake, Lu Bei immediately became nervous, "What do you want with me, I don’t owe you money."

The mysterious masked person said indifferently, "You may not owe me money, but you have something on you that I want."

Hearing this, Lu Bei felt bewildered, "What thing? I’m broke, what valuable thing could I have on me?"

The mysterious masked person pointed and then said, "The jade stone hanging around your neck, that’s what I need."

"What, you want the family heirloom jade stone, dream on." Lu Bei immediately gripped the jade stone around his neck tightly, ready to defend it to the death, even glaring fiercely.

Lin Xi frowned. She was certain that the jade stone Lu Bei wore was no ordinary item, or the mysterious masked person wouldn’t have taken an interest.

The mysterious masked person added, "Do you know the origin of your jade stone? This is called the Stone of Prophecy; it can predict a person’s fate. Simply put, you can foresee what will happen next to someone, right?"

"Ah, is that true? You’re not lying to me, are you?" Lu Bei couldn’t quite believe it and took a good look at the jade stone on his neck.

Jin Yi said, "No wonder your doomsayer predictions are so accurate, it’s all because of this Stone of Prophecy."

Lu Bei doubted, "Could it be real? Then I predict I could become the leader of the Martial Arts alliance, right?"

"That prediction can’t happen. I said it can only foresee something that will happen soon to a person, not things far in the future," said the mysterious masked person, extending his hand to make a request, "This Stone of Prophecy is of no use to you. How about you give it to me?"

"Why should I give it to you? It’s a family heirloom. Besides, you even said it can predict things that will happen soon, such a good thing, why would I give it to you unless I lost my mind?" Of course, Lu Bei wouldn’t just hand it over willingly. Lin Xi was nervous; she had a premonition that the mysterious masked person would forcibly take it.

Contrary to Lin Xi’s expectation, the mysterious masked person still spoke politely, "I said the Stone of Prophecy is of no use to you because it only predicts bad things that are about to happen."

"That’s why my predictions are so eerily accurate, I see." Lu Bei believed it even more, but then had a thought, "Alright then, since it can only predict bad things about to happen, I say you’ll get knocked unconscious by a falling rock in a moment."

"Wow, to apply it so deftly," said Lin Xi and Jin Yi, somewhat impressed with Lu Bei. They waited, but the mysterious masked person still stood there calmly, and nothing happened.

Lu Bei was puzzled, "What does this mean? Didn’t you say this jade stone can predict some bad things that are about to happen, why isn’t it working?"

Here’s how the mysterious masked person explained, "Sorry, I didn’t make it clear. The Stone of Prophecy allows the wearer to predict some bad things that are about to happen, related to the wearer only, ineffective for others."

"What?" After knowing the truth, Lin Xi, Jin Yi, and Lu Bei were almost shocked to the point of dropping their jaws.

Jin Yi couldn’t help but sigh, "So your doomsayer ability is due to the Stone of Prophecy causing trouble, but why can it only predict bad things that will happen to you?"

"How should I know, it’s a family heirloom." Lu Bei, holding the jade stone in his hand, felt like crying without tears—it was the stone that had doomed him.

Lin Xi shook her head, "It seems that this Stone of Prophecy is really of no use. Lu Bei, you might as well just give it to him."

After thinking it through, Lu Bei gripped the jade stone tightly, "Dream on, it’s a family heirloom. I will pass it down from generation to generation. Although I’ve been brought misery by this stone, each time I escaped death by a hair’s breadth, always treating this stone as a protective talisman."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xi suddenly realized, "Yes, although Lu Bei has been a doomsayer, inviting endless trouble, isn’t he escaping death every time? And every time he escapes death, does the situation clear up like clouds parting to reveal the moon? Maybe..."

"Without experiencing hardships, how can one see a rainbow? This is the real reason you want the Stone of Prophecy." Lin Xi bravely stepped in front of the mysterious masked person and then said solemnly, "Lu Bei, and Jin Yi, you guys run fast. I don’t know how long I can hold this guy off."

"As if we’d run. We already abandoned Jian Shen once, we can’t leave you behind again. Today, if we die, we die together, if we live—" Lu Bei was about to continue when Lin Xi and Jin Yi covered his mouth, warning him righteously, "Please, no more doomsayer talk."

"I’m not being a doomsayer. I haven’t even finished my sentence," Lu Bei suddenly felt so wronged.

The mysterious masked person issued a final warning, "I don’t want to harm anyone, and I just want to borrow the Stone of Prophecy for a while—I promise to return it later. But if you don’t hand it over, do you really think I can’t get it?"

"So, you were going to take action after all." Lin Xi was a bit tense. She hadn’t recovered much of her supernatural power and definitely couldn’t win a fight. Although Lin Xi didn’t think the other party would hurt her, what if he attacked Jin Yi, Jian Shen’s successor? She would have to think of a way to protect him no matter what.

Just at that moment, Gu Fan and Su Hui arrived. As soon as Su Hui saw the mysterious masked person, she became outraged, "How dare you, you bastard. You’ve caused enough trouble during this time. I’m going to make you pay back with interest."