126: Chapter 126 Undercurrents

Night.

Xing Yaoyan lay on the bed, staring intently at the message the boy had sent on her phone screen.

It was just two words — "Good night".

He had been messaging her punctually at nine o'clock every night for several days in a row.

As for why it was nine o'clock, Xing Yaoyan, who knew Qian Mo well, knew — as long as there was nothing important, this guy would go to sleep punctually at nine o'clock, without fail.

This guy is really like a sticky plaster; no matter how hard I try to shake him off, I just can't...

Recalling the scenes from the past few days, Xing Yaoyan couldn't help but feel a bit shy and annoyed.

She had been very careful to avoid Qian Mo.

As someone who had mastered Qian Mo's daily routine and almost all his habits, she had specifically chosen classes during lunch hours, tried to choose small paths when walking, and even for shopping, she only bought things online and paid extra to have drones deliver them directly to her home.

But...

This guy actually waited at the classroom door with a thermal food container to bring me meals; every time I took a different path, I would run into the same him, and whenever we met, he would always say that same line: "Oh! What a coincidence, we meet again!"

The most speechless part was that this guy actually registered to become a campus courier; God knows how traumatized she felt when she saw his handwritten note on the package that day.

"Sigh... This is also my fault for not clearly rejecting him at the time..."

She deleted and edited the content in the Spirit Chat dialog box over and over again, but whenever she wanted to send it, she always felt uneasy, and in the end, she started nitpicking at the content she was about to send.

"Damn it!"

Xing Yaoyan rolled over onto her back, her left hand instinctively slamming into the mattress, emitting a "boom" sound.

She covered her head with the pillow, hiding her slightly flushed cheeks.

"Do I really like him?"

She asked herself once more.

"I have a favorable impression of him..."

"But he and I are not from the same camp..."

"But I am, after all, the Saintess of the Demon Race. If I keep dragging this out, I won't feel at ease, and my heart won't be able to calm down. This is also not conducive to completing my mission..."

The girl slowly removed the pillow from her face, then quickly deleted all the information in the dialog box and firmly began typing again.

Sister Yan: I agree to what you said before. I am free on the weekends, you set a time.

Pressing the send button, she immediately let out a long sigh of relief.

And just as Xing Yaoyan was about to turn on "Do Not Disturb" mode to go to sleep, her phone suddenly vibrated.

"What?"

Upon seeing that it was a message from Qian Mo, her shock was no different than seeing the sun rise from the west.

How could he not be asleep at this hour!

After seeing the message, a helpless, bitter smile appeared on Xing Yaoyan's face — as expected of you, Qian Mo.

Qian Mo: Let's make it next Saturday. I have something to do this weekend, sorry (＞ people＜)...

Following that was a long list of arrangements, like meeting up, eating, playing... the time was even precise to the second.

Sister Yan: The schedule is too tight, I don't like it.

Qian Mo replied very quickly.

Qian Mo: Then just call me that day, and I'll be there whenever you need me. We'll go to the amusement park first, then have a meal, and if there's time, we'll watch a movie.

Seeing this concise arrangement, Xing Yaoyan nodded with satisfaction; this was the kind of arrangement she liked.

Sister Yan: Good, let's do that.

...

"See that, Qian Mo? I told you, no girl likes that kind of arrangement. Look at how I changed it for you; it succeeded immediately."

In the male dormitory, Yun Lan patted the shoulder of the boy who was still grinning foolishly, looking smug.

"Fine, fine, fine, you're awesome, okay? I followed your method every day, and it actually really worked!"

Hearing the boy's straightforward praise, Yun Lan also felt a bit embarrassed.

"Actually, the tricks I taught you are all outdated. The main thing is that she really does have a favorable impression of you..."

"Hey! Senior, thank you for your help over these past few days! If it weren't for the intelligence you provided me every day, I really wouldn't have been able to create coincidental encounters with her every time."

Qian Mo was also very excited and immediately called Hu Wang to share the good news.

"Haha... It really works..."

From the other end of the phone came Hu Wang's dry laughter, mixed with shock and awkwardness.

"Senior, what did you say?"

"Nothing... nothing at all. Congratulations. I have something else to do, I'm hanging up."

Looking at the phone in his hand emitting the "beep-beep" sound of a disconnection, Qian Mo looked at Yun Lan with some confusion.

"Why did he hang up just like that?"

Maybe it's because he sees you getting a date with a girl using such clumsy methods, so he feels unbalanced...

Although he thought this in his heart, Yun Lan still showed the same confused expression on the surface.

"I don't know either..."

"You're lying to me."

No!

Looking at the boy whose gaze had suddenly turned serious, Yun Lan couldn't help but complain in his heart.

So, apart from the one weakness of dating girls, you've maxed out all your other stats, right? Do you have to be so ridiculous? I was clearly acting so convincingly...

"Ahem... That's not important. Right!"

Yun Lan's expression suddenly turned serious as well, and he said in a low voice:

"I got some inside information that two newcomers are coming to our dormitory."

"Oh."

Qian Mo was indifferent to this.

This was originally a four-person dormitory, so it was reasonable for two more roommates to come.

"One of them seems to be from the 'City of Sin'..."

"City of Sin?"

"That's right, the one that treats human life like grass, originally established by the Human Alliance, designed to imitate the Kingdom of Myriad Demons, specifically for imprisoning serious offenders who are Espers."

Hearing this, Qian Mo could no longer maintain his indifferent expression.

"Then this kid..."

"It is said that he was born to a couple in the City of Sin. I heard that this guy hacked his way out from a pile of Espers and finally snatched a ticket for release... Eh? What's wrong with you?"

Yun Lan suddenly noticed that a strange smile had appeared on Qian Mo's face, as if he were very excited.

"I'm just curious about this new roommate... Oh! Right, who is the other one?"

"I don't know his name, I only know that he joined an exploration team and has experience wandering in the Land of Destruction."

...

"Thank you all for your hard work."

Yun Long pushed open the door and walked into the room.

"How is the autopsy of Yun Feng's body?"

"Uh... this..."

The doctor wearing a mask stammered.

"Do not be concerned about my status as the head of the Yun Family. I am the 'Judge', possessing absolute rationality and the fairest judgment. Just tell me the most truthful result."

"Okay..."

The doctor swallowed a mouthful of saliva and then took out several transparent bags containing different items.

"This is Yun Feng's Spirit Core; it was detected to contain a high-difficulty 'Breath of the Abyss'. This is the jade tablet dissected from his chest, which should be something to monitor his own heartbeat. This is..."

The doctor introduced all the items in one breath, and finally said cautiously:

"So, Young Master Yun Feng has a high probability of being..."

He didn't dare to continue.

"Speak!"

"There is a high possibility that he is involved with the Star Cult, and may even be a spy planted by the Star Cult in the Longxiang Academy!"

The entire room fell into a deathly silence as the doctor finished speaking.

"Boom!"

Boundless Aura erupted from Yun Long's body.

His expressionless face radiated a thick Killing Intent.

Suddenly, his figure vanished from the spot, and that terrifying Aura dissipated along with him.

Only then did everyone let out a sigh of relief, their hearts finally settling.

And the male doctor who had spoken was drenched in a cold sweat.

Suddenly, Yun Long's voice, suppressing his anger, echoed in the space:

"This matter needs to be discussed in the long term. This incident ends here. No one is allowed to speak of it to the outside, otherwise, it will be treated as leaking military secrets."