Gu Chuan fell into deep thought, but his hand, which was stroking the girl's hair, did not stop.

Just as he was preparing to take things a step further and carefully consider how to handle this "harem plan"—

Boom, boom.

A crisp yet slightly hesitant knocking sounded abruptly from outside the student council room.

The sound was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly shattering the wonderful yet warm atmosphere in the room.

"Woo-hoo!" Mengmeng, who was snuggling in Gu Chuan's arms like a kitten, suddenly jumped up from him like a startled rabbit.

In her emerald green eyes, a flicker of panic, a sense of unease that only Gu Chuan could understand, flashed across her face.

Oh no! Is a new "target" here? No, no, the amusement park project has only just begun, I absolutely cannot reveal my presence here! Otherwise, Master will be in big trouble!

The thought flashed through her mind.

The next second, before Gu Chuan could react, Mengmeng's petite body rapidly twisted, deformed, and shrank in a soft pink halo.

With a soft "pop," the vibrant, alluring little devil who could drive any man mad had vanished.

Instead, there was a strange cat, entirely white except for a heart-shaped tuft of pink fur at the tip of its tail, that looked completely harmless.

She gracefully jumped onto the sofa, curled up into a ball, and curiously looked towards the door with her bright green cat eyes.

The whole process was incredibly smooth and fast.

Gu Chuan watched this scene with a hint of curiosity in his eyes; this ability was indeed very convenient.

He straightened his collar, which had been wrinkled by Mengmeng, regained his calm demeanor, and said indifferently, "Please come in."

The door was pushed open, and the person who walked in was Yukino Yukinoshita.

She was wearing a neat school uniform, and her black over-the-knee socks perfectly accentuated her straight and slender legs.

But on that pretty face that was always cold and aloof, there was now a complex expression that couldn't be hidden, a mixture of pleading and confusion.

"Gu Chuan..."

She spoke softly, her gaze instinctively avoiding his eyes, "I...I want to ask you something about...that power."

After half an hour of internal struggle, Yukinoshita decided to put aside her studies and figure out the superpower issue first.

The increasingly clear yet completely uncontrollable cold power within her body made her feel unprecedentedly uneasy.

Gu Chuan was the only person she knew who could solve this mystery.

"sit down."

Gu Chuan pointed to the sofa opposite him, his tone gentle.

Yukino obediently sat down, placing her hands neatly on her knees, like a model student coming to the office for instruction.

Gu Chuan couldn't help but find it amusing to see her feigning composure while actually panicking inside.

He stood up and walked slowly to her. Yukino's body stiffened instantly.

"Don't be nervous. #鸸尹珊舞q〞Just leave s}an (II)"

Gu Chuan said in a deep voice, "If you want to control your power, you must first learn to feel it. Extend your hand."

Yukino hesitated for a moment, but still extended her fair and slender right hand.

The next second, a pair of warm and strong hands covered her cold little hands from behind, completely enveloping them in their palms.

"!" Yukino's body shuddered violently as if struck by an electric current.

Huh?

This feeling is...

Yukino felt her heart suddenly race. The intense masculine scent, unlike anything she had ever experienced before, mixed with the refreshing aroma of a forest after the rain, instantly overwhelmed all her senses, making her dizzy.

But how could this be?

Gu Chuan was just helping me in a very ordinary way, to this extent... at most it was just a handshake, right?

Why do I feel this way?

Yukino stared at Gu Chuan with a tense expression, but to her embarrassment, Gu Chuan was actually guiding her power seriously. In contrast, she felt extremely uneasy.

Under such circumstances, I suddenly felt somewhat ashamed.

Why do those scary thoughts keep popping into my head?

Take a deep breath...

She thought this to herself, then tried to appear calm.

As everyone knows...

On the sofa, Mengmeng, disguised as a cat, had a sly glint in her emerald green eyes.

That's right, she's the one who did it!

Her powers had already been quietly activated without anyone noticing.

[Concept editing function boost (extremely slight)]!

Like a drop of the most potent oil, quietly dripped into the clear water of Yukino Yukinoshita.

Yukino felt like she was about to burst into flames.

Gu Chuan's palm, which had been just warm, now felt like a branding iron. The heat surged up her arm, savagely and domineeringly, into her limbs and bones, making her whole body go weak.

"Feel the chill in your body with your heart," Gu Chuan said calmly. He was very curious to know how Yukino's power differed from that in the chat group.

However, {X pomegranate [鏾; Lu Er... }

His voice, to Yukino's ears at this moment, was like the whisper of a devil, each word carrying a hook, fiercely stirring her wildly beating heart.

A strange, unfamiliar heat began to rise uncontrollably from somewhere in her body, making her legs weak and her body tremble uncontrollably.

"Woo..."

Yukino couldn't help but let out a sob, her pretty face already as red as a ripe apple.

Gu Chuan: ?

He paused, naturally noticing Yukino's stiff body and the blush that quickly spread across her ears.

Seeing this, Gu Chuan laughed and said, "Hey, now that things have come to this, you're not shy anymore, are you?"

"How, how could it be?"

Yukino wanted to be stubborn and pretend she was shy... It was just a handshake, how could she be shy?

"Oh? So you have a fever?"

Gu Chuan frowned slightly, then reached out to touch Yukino's forehead to check her temperature.

But this seemingly ordinary action was like an electric current, instantly shattering all of Yukino's psychological defenses!

"Well……!"

She let out a suppressed, strange sound from her throat, like a kitten's whimper, and her body trembled violently. The yang energy that was driving her crazy seemed to explode completely at that moment.

She felt she couldn't sit still any longer and just wanted to find a place to hide, or... or do something to relieve this sweet torment she had never experienced before.

"What are you..."

Seeing this, Gu Chuan was surprised, even somewhat shocked.

Yukino seemed to be pushed to her limit, her eyes filled with tears. Her poignant, swaying appearance startled Gu Chuan. He turned around and saw that Momo, who had turned into a cat, was winking at him.

In an instant, Gu Chuan understood that Mengmeng was behind it all.

but……

Well done!

Gu Chuan smiled slightly. Some things did need Mengmeng to speed things up. After all, he was a man too. How could he say he had no feelings for Yukino?

Seeing Yukino in this state, Gu Chuan turned her around so that she was facing him.

Eyes facing each other.

Yukino's mind was no longer able to think; she could only rely on instinct to lift her flushed face and look at the handsome face that was getting closer and clearer, a face that made her heart flutter.

She felt like she was about to stop breathing.

She could see her reflection in his deep eyes, a tiny, panicked version of herself with cheeks flushed red as if about to bleed.

She tried to dodge, but her body seemed nailed to the spot, unable to move. She wanted to close her eyes, but as if bewitched, she couldn't look away. She could feel that she was about to lose control (Qian Hao Zhao).

She could hardly resist any longer. Abandoning all reason and restraint, she took the initiative, like a moth drawn to a flame, to meet those warm lips that were about to devour her.

Her body, uncontrollably, leaned slightly forward...

At that moment of extreme ambiguity, on the verge of exploding, when the iceberg was about to completely melt—

"boom--!!!!"

The door to the student council room was violently slammed open from the outside by a tremendous force!

Fujiwara Chika stumbled in, her face drained of color and filled with utter terror. She didn't even notice the eerie, taboo-filled scene inside.

She used all her remaining strength to point at the empty corridor outside the door and let out a heart-wrenching, distorted scream: "Kawa-kun!!! There's a... there's a ghost!!!"

The scream, like the most piercing alarm, instantly shattered all the ambiguous atmosphere in the room.

"Who is this guy!"

Mengmeng gritted her teeth in anger. The atmosphere was just right, but this pink-haired girl ruined it!

Gu Chuan was also stunned for a moment, then his eyes showed a hint of seriousness.

"I see."

The crisis should be addressed first, rather than romance.

Yukino, on the other hand, seemed to have all her strength drained away. Her body went limp, and she collapsed into the chair, completely exhausted.

She was breathing heavily, her chest heaving, and the abnormal flush on her face had not yet faded. When she turned her head and saw Fujiwara Chika, Yukino suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

How could it become like this?

"Yukino-chan? What's wrong with you? Your face is so red!"

Fujiwara Chika then noticed Yukino's strange behavior, forgot her fear, and asked curiously.

"..."

Yukino bit her lip hard; she couldn't explain, and dared not explain. Overwhelmed by shame and confusion, she could only manage to squeeze out two words through clenched teeth: "...I'm fine."

58 vengeful spirits

Yukino's voice was barely audible, almost inaudible. She lowered her head, her long eyelashes concealing the panic and embarrassment in her eyes. Her hands unconsciously gripped the hem of her school uniform skirt, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

It would be a lie to say "nothing's wrong".

Although Fujiwara Chika was usually oblivious, she noticed that Yukino was acting strangely. She wanted to ask more questions, but was interrupted by Gu Chuan's calm and steady voice.

"Qianhua, come to my side."

Ignoring the two girls who were now caught in a delicate, chaotic situation, Gu Chuan walked up to the still-shaken Fujiwara Chika, gently placed his hand on her head, and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Chika. Tell me slowly, what did you see?"

It seemed that Gu Chuan's calm and reliable aura had taken effect, or perhaps the warmth from his palm dispelled the chill, as Fujiwara Chika's violently trembling body finally calmed down a bit.

As if grasping at a straw, she instinctively grabbed Gu Chuan's sleeve, her voice thick with sobs, and spoke in a terrified tone, as if describing something indescribable: "That...that thing...it was in the corridor...it was so big...so big, like a twisted mass of rotten flesh and hair tangled together, covered in hands...no, covered in mouths! It...it didn't have eyes, but...but it was looking at me! It kept...kept repeating 'hungry...so hungry...' from its mouth!"

The scene she described was not a story like those in school ghost tales, but a purer, more primal, and chaotic horror.

"Not the kind of ghost from ghost stories?" Gu Chuan keenly grasped the key point.

"No...no!" Fujiwara Chika shook her head frantically, tears welling up again. "It's a million times worse than that! It's right behind us! It's right outside the door! Kawa-kun, look!"

She pointed to the doorway, but it was empty.

However, in Gu Chuan's field of vision, a huge grotesque aggregate, composed of countless twisted limbs and wailing faces, as if forcibly stuffed into the corridor, was "lying" at the entrance of the student council room. Countless eye sockets without eyeballs were staring intently at Fujiwara Chika, and saliva dripped from its countless mouths.

"I see..." Gu Chuan understood.

It's not a "distorted narrative," but something else far more troublesome. It's the inhabitants of the "inner side" of this world, existing within it itself. It's those indescribable things born from human negative emotions, obsessions, and the fear of death.

After experiencing the "Mirror Echoes" incident, Fujiwara Chika's soul was washed by high-dimensional information, and she unexpectedly gained the ability of "spiritual vision" that allows her to see these beings.

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