In the anime, their emotions can be combined into strange props

Xia Yan moved the phone screen left and right, looking at the two new photos inside. The only problem with the photo now was that there was a distance of about ten centimeters between the two of them.

Although it wasn't too distant, to be honest, there was a clear feeling that it was two strangers taking the photo.

But never mind, it’s a rare opportunity to take a photo with Yukino this time, so it’s enough as a souvenir.

"It's too ugly, let's take it again."

However, just as Xia Yan wanted to put the phone back into his pocket, Xue Noi next to him stopped him after taking a look at the photo.

Then she moved a little closer to Xia Yan, and then stretched out her fair jade hand to gently tug at Xia Yan's sleeve. Her expression didn't change much, but she said in a slightly softer voice: "If it's just like this, it's okay."

uh~

What else could Xia Yan say? He immediately aimed the camera and started filming, clicked on the copy backup, put it in a confidential box, and kept it forever!

"Hey, two guests, would you like to stay overnight?"

When Xia Yan walked into the B&B behind him, holding his phone with satisfaction and feeling that his life was worth it, he saw the owner and his wife, who were already close to the elderly, greeting them with an aunt's smile on their faces:

"Please register here first. How many rooms do you need?"

"cough~"

Seeing their expressions, Xia Yan guessed that they might have seen him and Xue Nai from inside the house, taking photos outside just now. But after a slightly awkward cough, his mood and tone returned to normal. He said, "Then please help us get a double room, boss."

"OK, just a second."

After answering, the front desk owner and his wife divided the work between them. One person wrote down the information in the registration book, while the other went to get the room key. The woman holding the key even asked with a curious expression, "Excuse me, you two, but you look like students traveling here?"

Xia Yan hesitated for a moment after hearing this, then looked at Xue Nai beside him. Seeing her nod slightly, indicating that she had no objection, he said directly for the sake of convenience: "Yes, we are a couple. This time we came here to..."

"Ah, that's really weird~"

Before Xia Yan could finish his words, a malicious and cute childish voice suddenly came from the side, which gave him goosebumps.

Xia Yan turned his head speechlessly, then reacted and looked down. Sure enough, he saw a man wearing the same round-frame glasses and a red bow tie, a bad, cute pseudo-shota.

Kudo Shinichi, or rather Edogawa Conan, who took the Black Organization's drug A, causing his body to degenerate to a childish state.

Xia Yan had met him once before, so he was not surprised that this guy had become smaller. He was only surprised as to why this guy appeared here?

Could it be that Conan is "filming" here?

and……

Xia Yan met the eyes of Conan below, and felt a strong sense of contempt in his eyes.

No, why are you looking at me like that? Did I do something wrong?

It's not like I'm the one who spoiled the story first. I solved a case before you and you're just looking at me like that, right?

Xia Yan was a little confused...or obviously didn't react at all.

"Lan Neng-chan, this brother is really weird. Didn't you say that men and women can't live in the same room when they grow up before they get married?"

"Conan, what are you saying all of a sudden?"

Following Conan's carefree call, Xia Yan saw a familiar and promising girl slowly walk out of the corridor of the B&B. Then, after seeing Xia Yan from a distance, she suddenly exclaimed: "Ah~, you are not..."

It was obvious that the rising girl, Mao Lilan, also recognized Xia Yan, whom she had met once at Dorobiga Amusement Park.

She also had some impression of Xia Yan. After all, there were not many people who could steal the limelight from her childhood sweetheart, a mystery enthusiast, in terms of reasoning.

Although the two of them were not familiar with each other, and Mao Lilan didn't even know Xia Yan's name, it was still a good thing to meet a familiar face in a foreign land.

So Mao Lilan also showed a little surprise.

However, as she got closer, the smile of surprise on her face faded.

When they reached the hotel front desk, Mao Lilan looked at Xia Yan...'s side. The smile on her face turned into embarrassment. Then she uttered a dry sentence: "My dear classmate, your girlfriend's hair grows quite fast, hehe~"

Chapter 107 Xia Yan: Are you angry?

Well, anyway, let's calm down and sort out the situation.

First of all, Mouri Ran and Conan (Kudo Shinichi) once saw Xia Yan and Kato Megumi's daily "date" at Dorobiga Amusement Park.

And then... well, although it seemed a bit strange for him to say it, Xia Yan was still a little aware that he and Kato Megumi were somewhat intimate at the time.

So Conan and Ran Mouri probably misunderstood that they were in a relationship.

Then, at this moment, Xia Yan brought another beautiful girl, who was obviously not the same person, but seemed to be very close to him, to a hot spring hotel in the deep mountains and old forests for a trip. He even said that they were a couple and booked the same room...

So is that the case?

Do they now think that I was such a scumbag that I dumped my lovely girlfriend in less than a month, immediately coaxed another prettier and cooler girl, and even brought her here to travel and book a room?

Or have you simply misunderstood me as a dualistic scumbag who is two-timing?

Anyway, no matter what, I've become a scumbag in their eyes?!

In the hotel room that the boss booked for Xia Yan and his friend.

Because the room was in a tatami style, Xueno was half-kneeling in the corner of the room, with her back to Xia Yan. She opened her luggage bag and took out some daily toiletries one by one.

She acted as usual as if she hadn't heard anything and nothing had happened.

Xia Yan was sitting in front of a kotatsu next to her, with his laptop on the table. But for some reason he was in a panic. He didn't even know what he was searching for, and was randomly tapping the computer keyboard keys.

But he soon calmed down again.

After all, it was the same thing. He only claimed that he and Yukino were a couple and lived in the same house in order to facilitate his movements and to be prepared for any dangerous situations.

There's nothing innocent between him and Yukino, so there's no need to panic!

"Whoo~"

Thinking of this, Xia Yan breathed a sigh of relief, closed the computer in front of him, and then did not turn his head back, nor did he look at the girl next to him. The two people in the room were just like a couple who had just started dating and lived together. For a moment, no one was embarrassed to look at each other.

Of course, the reality was that someone still didn't dare to look over there, and changed the subject, saying, "Anyway, we can go ask the hotel owner about the local snow woman legend and the filming of the TV series 'Snow Woman's Love'."

"They are locals, so they must know more detailed stories and situations. Maybe we can find clues directly, or even locate the snow woman."

Anyway, that's Xia Yan's attitude, and the other person in the room said...

"Compared to this, I'm actually quite curious about what that girl just mentioned. What's the story behind your other 'girlfriend' who probably has short hair?"

Xue No still had her back to Xia Yan, folding her untied coat in her hands. Her voice was cold and clear, as if she didn't care at all. She said indifferently, "Of course, I don't care at all about how chaotic your private life is as a hentai stalker."

Uh...can he say Yukino's sharp tongue? It seems like he hasn't heard it in a long time?

Xia Yan's eyes finally couldn't help but glance at Xue Noi's graceful back and body curve next to him, and then looked at a piece of debris floating in front of him.

[Emotional fragments: Don’t look at it, Yukinoshita Yukino is a little angry for some reason]

"Well, could it be..." Xia Yan asked tentatively, "Are you angry?"

"Angry? Why?"

Xue Nai stood up suddenly, without waiting for Xia Yan to react. Although she was not frightened, she just shuddered subconsciously. She felt a little strange and turned around and said, "Didn't you say you were going to ask the boss about the legend of the Snow Girl? What are you still standing there for?"

"Uh oh."

After a while, Xia Yan responded in a panic.

In the hotel room next door.

Xia Yan never expected that the situation would turn out like this. Now he was sitting face to face with Conan, who always looked at him with contempt, and next to him was Mouri Ran's father, Mr. Mouri Kogoro, the "famous detective".

In another kotatsu next door, two girls were whispering to each other.

Seeing the contemptuous look that Ran Mouri gave Conan from time to time, even if Xia Yan didn't listen carefully, he could guess that she was probably telling Yukino about his "bad deeds" of two-timing and some basic information about the "other person" he was "timing".

And Yukino also said that she would just listen to what her companion had hidden from her - well, although she didn't care at all.

As for why they are in this situation now?

This can only mean that when Xia Yan and his friends went to see the hotel owner, they saw that Xia Yan and the Maori family seemed to be familiar with each other, so they suggested that they have dinner together.

After all, it would be more lively with more people around, and then... uh, then Yukino took the lead in everything that happened next. Anyway, Xia Yan was pulled over in a daze and stared at Conan.

"Hey~, have you formed a weird investigation department at school?"

After a few people introduced themselves to each other, Uncle Maori opened a can of beer and casually said, "So, this is why you came here for this trip?"

"That's right. Our club's purpose is not just to stay within the club for research. During our vacations, we will go to various places to conduct field research and explore local ghost stories and legends, so as to experience their charm firsthand."

"We came to Yamagata Prefecture this time because the legend of the Snow Woman is very popular here, and we plan to come here to record it ourselves."

Xia Yan lied calmly, "And... well, because our club has limited funds, we lied and said that couples live in the same room. After all, it's safer and more convenient this way."

——Xia Yan still wanted to make a last-ditch effort and try to restore his image.

Unfortunately, his approach doesn't seem to be very effective.

Anyway, Yukino looked over here somewhat speechlessly. This guy not only changed her service club into a →board game service club, but now he's even made it up to the point that there isn't even a service club anymore, right?

As Ran Mouri looked at the new acquaintance, Miss Yukinoshita, who kept looking at that man...she couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand, looking hopeless.

"Regarding the matter of the Snow Girl, you have indeed come to the right place."

Just then, the hotel proprietress walked in carrying a casserole. Behind the steaming casserole, her face had a sinister expression, and... in a tone that threatened to scare a little girl, she said, "After all, the terrifying legend of the Snow Woman here has existed since ancient times, even..."

"Until now, she's still hanging around!"

Chapter 108: Cute Miss Snow Girl?

"what?!"

Looking at the proprietress's sinister expression and tone, Mao Lilan, who had a negative resistance to ghosts, was immediately frightened and screamed.

"Well, that was a long time ago."

The proprietress had a sinister expression on her face that she intended to scare the little girl, but when she saw that Xiaolan was indeed frightened, she returned to her original kind look.

Then she happily placed the casserole on the table and said, "Tonight's dinner is beef and mountain hot pot. Please enjoy."

As the proprietress lifted the lid of the pot, the steam from the hot pot and the rich aroma of the broth wafted out.

Looking into the hot pot, you can see ingredients such as mushrooms, tofu, kelp, cabbage, etc., neatly arranged in categories, each occupying a corner. They have been slow-cooked together to produce a very tempting milky white soup, while the proprietress is still placing plates of beef on the table one by one.

In this freezing winter, it is a blessing to be able to sit in a warm house, look at the beautiful snow scene outside, and eat a steaming hot pot, but...

Xia Yan withdrew his gaze from the snowy scene outside the window where snowflakes were slowly falling. Seeing the people next to him stirring raw eggs in a bowl, his face couldn't help but darken.

When eating hot pot in Neon, people seem to dip the blanched meat and vegetables in raw egg liquid before eating, saying that it enhances the flavor... but he declined.

It’s a problem with eating habits. I can’t adapt to them and I don’t plan to adapt.

Xue Nai sat back next to Xia Yan and caught a glimpse of him politely refusing the uncle next to him who asked her to add eggs. She paused and then changed the small bowl in her hand as if nothing had happened.

"My two guests, you want to ask questions about this TV series, right?"

At this moment, the proprietress, who had already placed all the hot pot ingredients on the table, glanced at the TV series "Snow Woman's Love" playing on the indoor TV.

He knelt down at a side seat beside the others and started chatting with Xia Yan and the others with a smile: "If you don't mind, how about I tell you about this TV series and the legend of the Snow Girl?"

"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."

Xia Yan picked up a piece of plump beef that had just been cooked, with the fat texture clearly visible, and answered politely.

The others didn't follow the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping. Perhaps it was a nice and entertaining thing to have someone telling them legends as a side dish while eating, so they all more or less turned their attention to the proprietress.

"The Love of the Snow Girl", Xia Yan also took the time to watch this TV series. The plot is roughly about a woman who committed suicide by jumping into a lake in the snow and then turned into a snow girl to come back for revenge.

"This traditional snow woman legend has been very popular here for a long time, and there are many versions."

After briefly explaining the plot of the TV series as a preface, the proprietress gave an example: "For example, there is also a legend about a beautiful snow woman wearing a white kimono who disguises herself as an ordinary woman in distress on snowy days."

"She seduces passing men on the street and asks them to take her home. When the men lose control of their desires or become exhausted and abandon her, she freezes their bodies and devours their souls."

"But these are legends from long ago."

The proprietress's kind eyes narrowed with a smile. She waved her hands, and inexplicably felt like she was talking about her own outstanding grandchildren: "The snow woman who has been appearing in our area recently might be even kinder and cuter than you imagined~"