(Bonus chapter for Jiu Yu's gift)
Shen Yuzhou's voice came from the room, getting closer and closer.
" Sister Cheng, come and take a look at this. The time on this clock is different from before. It was ten o'clock when I looked, but now it's twelve."
Cheng Yanqiu's voice came from further away. "I'm looking at this wall. Write it down yourself first."
Shen Yuzhou muttered something to himself, walked out of the room, holding a notebook in his hand, and wrote on it with his head down.
As he walked into the corridor, he caught a glimpse of a figure around the corner.
Red, and motionless.
He thought he was seeing things and didn't pay attention, continuing to write with his head down.
After writing a couple of strokes, I felt something was off and looked up. Standing at the corner of the corridor was a person in a red robe, with silver hair reaching his waist, and a white fox mask on his face. The two eye holes in the mask were completely black, so I couldn't see any eyes.
Behind it was a white tail, hanging down to the ground, with the tip slightly upturned.
The notebook in Shen Yuzhou's hand fell to the ground.
His mouth was open, but no sound came out.
His legs reacted before his brain could, and he took a step back, his back slamming against the doorframe.
"Sister Cheng... Sister Cheng..." Shen Yuzhou's voice was squeezed out from his throat. "Wow! A ghost! Sister Cheng! Come here! Come quick! Help!"
Cheng Yanqiu walked out of the room, holding a book in her hand. Just as she was about to say something, she saw the red figure in the corridor, and the book slipped from her hand.
She was calmer than Shen Yuzhou; she didn't shout or back down, but her fingers gripped Shen Yuzhou's sleeve tightly.
They seemed to be frightened.
Actually, Qiguan Yuan's appearance isn't scary; it's just that in this kind of environment, it can be quite startling.
[???]
[What is that?]
Is it Yuanyuan?
[An NPC, probably. He's a bit dark-skinned and looks like a fox-spirited scholar?]
[But isn't this secret realm set in the Republican era?]
Qiguan Yuan did not move.
He stood there, his eyes behind the mask looking at Shen Yuzhou and Cheng Yanqiu.
His tail swept lightly across the ground, making a very soft rustling sound.
Upon hearing the voice, Shen Yuzhou took a half-step back. His leg touched the threshold, causing him to lean back and almost fall.
Cheng Yanqiu grabbed his sleeve.
"Who are you?" Cheng Yanqiu's voice wasn't loud, but it was steady. Qiguan Yuan didn't answer.
He tilted his head slightly, and his silver hair slid down from his shoulders, falling to his chest.
The eye holes in the mask were dark, so his expression couldn't be seen.
His tail swept again, this time more slowly, from left to right and then back.
Shen Yuzhou pulled Cheng Yanqiu back a step. " Sister Cheng, let's go that way, don't face him."
Cheng Yanqiu did not move. Her gaze moved from Qiguan Yuan's mask to his hanging hair, and then to his red robe.
She looked at it for a few seconds, then suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
" Teacher Qiguan, please don't scare us." Cheng Yanqiu Yanqiu's voice returned to normal.
Shen Yuzhou paused for a moment, looking at Cheng Yanqiu, then at the person wearing the fox mask.
Qiguan Yuan's tail swayed behind him. He took off his mask, revealing his face underneath.
Her silver hair was slightly disheveled by the mask, with a few strands sticking up on her forehead.
His eyes were half-closed. "Not bad courage, little Cheng."
He actually secretly used a little magic spell, making his eyes appear hollow.
However, he didn't really intend to scare the guests, so it was just a minor incident.
Shen Yuzhou leaned against the door frame, his whole body sliding down a little.
" Brother Yuan... you scared me to death..." His voice was still trembling. "Why are you wearing this mask? I thought... I thought... wait, Brother Yuan, you're also wearing realistic ears and a tail?"
Shen Yuzhou clearly noticed Qiguan Yuan's ears and tail.
Qiguan Yuan tilted his head slightly. "What did you think?"
Shen Yuzhou opened his mouth, but swallowed back the words "thought it was haunted".
He picked up the notebook from the ground, dusted it off, and put it in his pocket.
When Qiguan Yuan appeared in Shen Yuzhou and Cheng Yanqiu Yanqiu's live stream, Xiao Yuan Grains, who was following the cameraman looking for Yuanyuan, immediately got the news and rushed to the two's live stream.
The first thing I saw when I came in was Qiguan Yuan's appearance.
The live chat went wild instantly.
[Ears!!!! Yuanyuan's ears!!!!]
[They're furry!!! They're realistic ears!!! They twitch!!!]
[I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead! So cute, so cute!!!]
[Ahhhhhhhh]
[Please let me touch it, please let me touch it]
[Help! Pei Yubai, don't come back! Give me your wife!]
[Buhao, I really like this wife of mine, Pei Yubai, draw your sword!]
These comments were relatively normal, but some strange comments were mixed in as well.
[ Yuanyuan, bite your own tail.]
[What are you saying above?]
[I want to see]
I want to watch it too.
Are you guys perverts?
[yes]
[I admit I am]
Qiguan Yuan put his mask back on, turned around and left, his tail swaying behind him as he disappeared around the corner of the corridor.
Ji Shiyu and Jiang Wantang were on the third floor of the mansion.
The two stood in front of a huge bookshelf. Ji Shiyu was holding a book, and Jiang Wantang stood half a step behind him.
There are many books on the bookshelf, and each book has a number on its spine. The numbers are not consecutive, ranging from 1 to 100, skipping many numbers in between.
Ji Shiyu put the book back on the shelf, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, on which was drawn a floor plan of the bookshelf.
He marked a few numbers on the floor plan, then crossed them out.
"These numbers could be page numbers or room numbers."
Jiang Wantang didn't reply. She looked at the top shelf of the bookshelf, where a book had the number 73 on its spine. She pulled the book out and turned to page 73.
Ji Shiyu leaned closer to look. The two of them were very close together.
Footsteps echoed down the corridor.
Ji Shiyu turned around and looked towards the door.
The corridor was empty, only dimly lit.
He thought it was his imagination and was about to turn back when a figure appeared in the corridor.
She wore a red robe, had silver hair that reached her waist, and wore a white fox mask. The eye holes in the mask were dark, so her eyes were not visible.
Ji Shiyu's fingers tightened, gripping the corner of the book pages.
Jiang Wantang, standing behind him, also saw the figure.
Her hand instinctively grabbed Ji Shiyu's sleeve. Ji Shiyu felt it and shielded her behind him.
Ji Shiyu's gaze moved from the other person's mask to his hanging silver hair, and then to his red robe.
It's a very distinctive outfit.
He glanced at it for a few seconds, put down the book, and said calmly, " Mr. Qiguan."
Qiguan Yuan did not respond. He tilted his head slightly, his eyes behind the mask watching Ji Shiyu and Jiang Wantang's hands clutching their clothes.
Tsk.
We've been waiting for our Thread of Fate to be together for so long, but there's still no sign of anything happening.
Giving them some space, Qiguan Yuan turned and left.
The Xiao Yuan Grains who had just come from Cheng Yanqiu and Shen Yuzhou's live stream were dumbfounded.
Um?
Where is Yuanyuan?
What about their big Yuanyuan?
The live stream is very popular with viewers because of Qiguan Yuan.
When Pei Yubai arrived at Song Yuan's place, he saw Madam Pei sitting in the reception room as soon as he opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, the mother and son looked at each other.