Truth or Dare

Yue Mei naturally understood what Lin Xuan meant by "the first time," and her face flushed slightly.

After hearing Zi Yan's question, Lin Xuan could not help saying to her,

"Uh... it means your first kiss. As for the rest... you'll understand when you're older."

"First kiss? I understand." Zi Yan nodded after hearing Lin Xuan's explanation, not paying much attention to what he had said afterward.

After letting out a breath, Yue Mei quietly said to the other three,

"There's more..."

"There's more? Hehehe~ Let's keep playing, then. This is pretty interesting."

Lin Xuan smiled upon hearing Yue Mei's words, then spoke to Lin Chou and the other two girls.

The three girls nodded as well. After placing their drawn cards aside, they continued drawing from the deck.

However, in the second round, all four of them somehow drew the exact same card, leaving Lin Xuan and the others at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

After tossing their cards into the discard pile, the four continued on to the third round.

In the third round, Lin Xuan drew the Joker, which delighted him greatly. Lin Chou drew a 10, Yue Mei drew a K, while Zi Yan drew a 4.

After looking at Lin Xuan's and the others' cards, then at her own, Zi Yan could not help saying to Lin Xuan,

"Ah, mine's actually the smallest. Then I'll choose Truth too."

"Truth again? Then I'll ask something normal. When did you appear at Jia Nan Academy?"

After hearing Zi Yan's choice, Lin Xuan did not want to ask her anything too inappropriate. After all, Zi Yan was still a very innocent girl.

"Me... I can't really remember. I only remember that after I became conscious, I was living in a forest. Then I ate a Shapeshifting Grass, and an old man brought me to Jia Nan Academy."

Zi Yan rubbed her chin and thought for a moment before answering Lin Xuan.

But after speaking, Zi Yan fell silent. She could no longer remember anything from before that—not even what her true form was. She did not even know whether she had parents.

Lin Xuan did not say much after hearing her answer, since he already knew about Zi Yan's circumstances.

Because of Zi Yan's silence, the atmosphere suddenly seemed to grow somewhat... oppressive.

"Alright, let's continue." Seeing this, Lin Chou spoke to everyone and tossed her card into the discard pile.

After all, keeping the mood like this was not good. Lin Chou also knew about Zi Yan's situation, since when she had read Lin Xuan's memories in the past, she had learned a little about everything in this world.

After hearing Lin Chou's words, Lin Xuan and the others also tossed their cards into the discard pile and continued drawing. The game was quite interesting, after all, and they would no longer ask questions related to this matter in the rounds to come. Some things could make people sad.

When the fourth round began, Lin Xuan had not expected Lin Chou to draw a 3. He knew that Lin Chou had shuffled the cards herself, so she must have known where every card was. Yet he had not expected her to draw such a low card.

Lin Xuan drew a 5, Yue Mei drew a 7, and Zi Yan drew the Little Joker.

Zi Yan immediately smiled happily and asked Lin Chou,

"Sister Lin Chou, will you choose Dare or Truth?"

"Me? I'll choose Dare. Everyone picking Truth is a little boring."

Lin Chou smiled as she answered Zi Yan.

"A dare... Let me think..."

Zi Yan rubbed her chin as she thought, intending to give Lin Chou a special dare.

Lin Xuan and Yue Mei both waited curiously, wanting to see what sort of dare Zi Yan would arrange for Lin Chou.

After thinking for a while, Zi Yan smiled and said to Lin Chou,

"I've got it. Sister Lin Chou, kiss the person with the second-lowest card. Hehehe..."

"Alright, then I'll begin." Lin Chou smiled upon hearing Zi Yan's words, then looked toward Lin Xuan.

After hearing Zi Yan's dare and seeing Lin Chou staring at him, Lin Xuan felt a little awkward. Still, he did not make any unnecessary movements and merely waited for Lin Chou to complete her dare.

It was not as though Lin Xuan would be the one losing out. Only an idiot would turn down a free advantage. Besides, Lin Chou had already taken his first kiss, so it was no big deal.

Lin Chou smiled, rose from her seat, and walked over to Lin Xuan. She lifted his head with one hand, then bent down and kissed him on the lips.

Seeing this, Zi Yan covered her eyes with both hands. Yet gaps remained between her fingers as she secretly watched Lin Xuan and Lin Chou, her cheeks flushed red.

Yue Mei, on the other hand, did not pay much attention. In her view, Lin Xuan and Lin Chou had been together for so long that they had probably already done many things.

A minute later, Lin Chou released Lin Xuan. Afterward, she licked her red lips with her tongue and returned to her seat.

"Let's continue. This game is so fun, hehehe..."

Seeing this, Zi Yan lowered the hands covering her eyes. She had seen everything that had just happened, and she could not help imagining herself in Lin Chou's place, kissing Lin Xuan.

At the same time, Zi Yan was very curious about what kissing felt like. Just watching Lin Xuan and Lin Chou kiss had made her heart pound faster.

After tossing their cards into the discard pile, Lin Xuan and the others prepared to continue drawing cards and playing the game.

After all, even at top speed, it would take at least two days for a Flying Magical Beast to travel from Wutan City to the Magical Beast Forest.

Thus, Lin Xuan and the others could use this little game to pass the time. It could not only relieve boredom, but also improve their feelings toward one another—and even give Lin Xuan a few little perks. Why not?