I'm in Love Apartment, and the system is making me cultivate immortality.

Chapter 362 A Ghost Story on a Blizzard Night!
"Phew~ After soaking in the hot springs, having an ice-cold beer is such a wonderful thing!"

The hotel room was warm and cozy.

I sat on the living room carpet.

Ziqiao gulped down a few mouthfuls of Spring City beer, put down the bottle with satisfaction, sat sideways, propped himself up on his elbow, and sighed.

"This bathing culture is really great. Soaking in a hot spring and singing songs afterwards, I think I'll come to like this kind of entertainment!"

Ms. Hu leaned back in her armchair, her pretty face showing a hint of languidness, like a bossy older sister, and expressed her satisfaction and agreement.

Ms. Hu had a blast at karaoke just now.

I finally got to vent all the fatigue I'd been carrying.

There was a sense of elevation, both physically and mentally.

"It's a pity I can't stay any longer. I feel like there are still so many things I haven't experienced yet," Meijia said, taking a bite of cucumber and speaking indistinctly.

"It's too late, after all." Qin Yumo smiled and tilted her head, combing her hair with a comb, exuding a gentle and generous, virtuous wife and loving mother vibe.

Gu Yifan's gaze lingered on Miss Qin, captivated by the beauty combing her hair.

Qin Yumo seemed to have noticed this as well.

She glanced quickly at Gu Yifan, a slight smile curving her lips, and winked at him.

Instead of staying overnight at the bathhouse, the group chose to return to their hotel downstairs.

The main concern was that the ladies were spending the night in the lobby, which made things somewhat unsafe for them.

It wouldn't be cost-effective to book another private room, so I changed my clothes and left.

But none of them were sleepy, so they gathered in Gu Yifan's room.

Guan Gu and Zhan Bo went downstairs to a nearby supermarket, bought beer and snacks, and then hurriedly ran back covered in snowflakes.

Everyone enjoyed a hearty drink in the room.

If Teacher Zeng had been there, this would definitely have been a perfect trip.

On the sofa, Lin Wanyu took off her shoes, wrapped herself in a blanket, and leaned on Gu Yifan's shoulder, her cheeks flushed.

She asked with a bright smile.

"So, what should we do next?"

"Why don't we guess how Teacher Zeng is doing now?" Guan Gu raised his hand and suggested.

Speaking of Zeng Xiaoxian.

Only then did everyone remember Teacher Zeng, whom they had completely forgotten.

"Oh right, I wonder if Teacher Zeng has been rescued yet," Meijia muttered to herself.

"I still can't get through to the hotel he's staying at, but according to the official reports, the passengers stranded on the mountain are all staying at the visitor center."

Zhanbo raised his hand and spoke.

Everyone was relieved to hear this.

Although it was snowing heavily outside, no one was really worried that something might happen to Teacher Zeng.

"Come on, let's take a picture. When we see Teacher Zeng later, we can show it to him." Ziqiao thought of something, excitedly ran to pick up the camera he had brought, and smiled proudly at everyone.

"Ziqiao, you really do kill people and then destroy their spirit."

Gu Yifan sighed, thinking that if Teacher Zeng really saw everyone happily taking a bath and chatting while he was the only one shivering in the blizzard, he would probably be filled with grief and indignation.

Despite saying that, Gu Yifan still gave her face by showing off his white teeth and putting his arm around Wan Yu's shoulder.

"yeah!"

click
The image of the youthful group on their first group trip is forever captured in the picture.

"OK!"

Ziqiao put away his camera and said with a mischievous grin, "I suggest we do something interesting."

"Does it require brains?" Mika asked lazily. "If it does, I won't participate."

As she spoke, Meijia yawned, looking somewhat drowsy.

"Well, it mainly depends on luck, and you also need a little bit of passion."

With that, Ziqiao grinned mischievously and pulled out a board game of Ludo from behind his back. "How about we play a thrilling game of Ludo?"

The next second, everyone rolled their eyes in unison.

"No Ludo!!!"

Lu Ziqiao: -`д
In the end, everyone decided to tell ghost stories.

This has become a long-standing tradition of Love Apartment.

Guan Gu was particularly enthusiastic about telling ghost stories, even though the ghost stories he told were not scary at all.

But there's nothing good to do right now.

I felt a little unwilling to go back to sleep.

Staying up late is a human instinct; during the day we are just surviving, but at night we truly live.

The group gathered around and sat in a circle on the carpet.

Lin Wanyu sat to Gu Yifan's left, and to his right was Ms. Hu, followed by Ms. Qin and Meijia.

Guan Gu still felt the atmosphere wasn't enough, so he went and turned off most of the lights, leaving only two wall lamps on.

The light inside dimmed, and now the eerie atmosphere was finally there.

Guan Gu gathered his emotions, lowered his voice, and began to speak.

"What I'm about to tell you is a true ghost story about climbing snow-capped mountains!"

"Pfft, Guan Gu, you're not thinking that Zeng Xiaoxian encountered a ghost, are you?"

Hu Yifei couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Seeing Guan Gu's murderous gaze, he suppressed his laughter and obediently shut his mouth.

"Guan Gu, you can speak now. I won't interrupt you."

Guan Gu then cleared his throat and began to speak again in a lower voice.

"This story took place more than a decade ago, during the period when the University of Tokyo and Japan were on friendly terms, and the two countries jointly formed a mountaineering team!"

"After studying the various steep and majestic snow-capped mountains near the University of Tokyo, they set their sights on a peak that had never been successfully climbed before."

Just then, the blizzard outside seemed to intensify, and the howling wind could be heard coming through the thick glass windows.

Everyone shut their mouths. Miss Lin squeezed closer to Gu Yifan, and Meijia wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, listening quietly to Guan Gu's story.

Seeing this, Guan Gu curled up a smug smile.

"That's exactly the atmosphere I wanted!"

"This mountain is known locally as Demon Mountain, and terrifying legends about it have been passed down for thousands of years."

"It is said that all climbers who dare to ascend this demonic mountain will die on the mountain, and their souls will be sucked away by the demonic mountain, becoming its bound spirits!"

"Ahem." At this moment, Zhanbo suddenly raised his hand to interrupt Guan Gu.

"Guan Gu, is the story you're telling true? This kind of story is obviously a rumor."

Guan Gu clenched his teeth, glaring angrily at Zhan Bo, who was still earnestly explaining the dangers of mountain climbing and the need for caution.

“Zhanbo!!!”

"This is a ghost story, do you even understand ghost stories? Why do you have to bring science into it?"

"Sorry," Zhanbo said pitifully, shrinking his head back.

"Guan Gu, you've been building up to nothing. Can you get to the point already?" Mei Jia was initially nervous.

But when Yifei and Zhanbo interrupted him, he stopped being nervous and urged Guangu to speak.

"Don't rush!" Guan Gu waved his hand dejectedly and continued speaking.

"Back in the early 20th century, a mountaineering team attempted to climb this demonic mountain, but halfway up, a series of bizarre events suddenly occurred to the team!"

"Later, when they fled down the mountain in panic, less than a third of those who went had returned!"

"The survivor recounted a horrific experience."

"They encountered a blizzard and also a rare avalanche."

"Before the avalanche, some team members had been experiencing hallucinations. Some saw vengeful ghosts sealed in the mountains by ice and snow, howling and crying at them."

"We must take them with us and stay on the mountain forever!"

"The surviving mountaineers are said to be cursed, and they all died mysteriously within a year!"

"Some locals say they've been targeted by the demonic mountain and can't escape."

"call--!!!"

The story itself wasn't particularly scary, but a sudden gust of wind howled and brought a blizzard that pounded against the windows, startling everyone.

Lin Wanyu was so frightened that she buried her head in Gu Yifan's arms.

Gu Yifan: Good buddy!
Gu Yifan wasn't afraid of ghost stories, but Guan Gu scared the girls, which made Gu Yifan feel good.

Not only Miss Lin, but Ms. Hu, who was standing next to her, was also a little nervous and clung tightly to Gu Yifan's side.

Gu Yifan could feel Yifei's tense body.

Guan Gu was very pleased with how frightened everyone looked.

"Is this...is this like the Pharaoh's curse?" Ms. Hu said, though she said she wasn't afraid.

Even if there were ghosts, Hu Yifei is known as the "Ghost's Nightmare"! She'll kill them all again!
But it was just talk.

In reality, Ms. Hu was still somewhat scared.

“That’s right! This is the curse of Demon Mountain.” This time, Guan Gu wasn’t angry that Yi Fei interrupted him, and nodded approvingly.

"Since this incident, the locals have believed in the legend of the demon mountain even more. For nearly a hundred years since then, there have been mountaineers who do not believe in the supernatural and have come to challenge it in an attempt to conquer the demon mountain."

"But without exception, they all failed! Some even lost their lives there."

"And this time, the joint mountaineering team from the two countries is preparing to try to conquer this snow mountain again."

"But when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they were immediately warned and blocked by the locals!"

Just as Guan Gu was vividly recounting the various strange occurrences encountered by this Chinese and foreign mountaineering team, but how they stubbornly insisted on climbing the mountain, he was...

A notification suddenly rang in Gu Yifan's ears.
[Important Announcement: The fate of this world is about to take a turn without anyone noticing.]

The system only said that one sentence. Gu Yifan waited patiently for a moment.

Gone?

"And then what? What was the turning point?"

Unfortunately, the system remained silent, which immediately made Gu Yifan's previously calm heart jump.

Gu Yifan frowned and asked the system several more times, but the system still did not answer.

What are you doing?
The fewer words, the bigger the matter.

Gu Yifan lost interest in listening to Guan Gu's story and began to frown and daydream.

System What does this mean?
What would happen if the fate of the world took a turn? Would it change the course of history?

Unfortunately, Gu Yifan thought long and hard, but couldn't come up with a reliable explanation.

Seeing that the system had no intention of continuing to speak, they had no choice but to suppress their doubts for the time being.

Regardless, it's best to be more vigilant for now.

But Gu Yifan also became familiar with the system's habits.

They are good at lying through their teeth.

It may seem like a serious matter, but it could just be a small thing, like when I met Xiao Shiwan last time.

The system describes Xiao Shiwan as an extremely dangerous high-level spirit beast.

Just as Gu Yifan temporarily suppressed his doubts.

"ah!"

Miss Lin's short scream drew Gu Yifan's attention back to her.

Guan Gu vividly recounted the crucial moment.

"It was a pale, ghostly figure standing on a distant, insurmountable cliff, howling at the team members!"

"The local legends turned out to be true, and the local people's prophecies came true."

"The fierce wind swept snowflakes and lashed at the team members. The pitch blackness made it impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face. The cold and lack of oxygen left the team members exhausted!"

"That night, too many inexplicable strange things happened, all of which were recorded in the team members' diaries, becoming relics that revealed the cruel truth!"

"First came the sounds of women laughing and crying, which echoed in the wind, followed by the wailing of a baby! The team members could only huddle in their tents, shivering!"

"Even though there are cliffs right outside the tent, I can always see ghostly figures moving around, slowly getting closer!"

"Later on, even the mountaineering team members fell into hallucinations. One member with a high fever cried out in agony, 'It's coming! He's coming. I want to go home!'"

"People turned to the last page of the diary with fear and unease!"

Guan Gu stared wide-eyed and said, word by word.

"At the end of their diary, the team member left a few hastily written lines: 'We were wrong, we shouldn't have come here, someone save me! It's over, completely over, no one can escape from here.'"

Even Ziqiao couldn't help but hug Zhanbo in fear.

Yifei and Yumo hugged each other, and Meijia wrapped herself completely in a blanket!

"And then what?" Ziqiao asked, trembling.

Curiosity can kill not only the cat, but also the man. People were both afraid and curious about the ending.

This is also the charm of horror movies and ghost stories.

Guan Gu paused for a moment before speaking softly.

"The sky was slowly brightening, but we still hadn't made any contact with the mountaineering team."

"Several rescue teams were organized, but unfortunately they were all abandoned for various reasons, and the mountaineering team was confirmed as missing."

"It wasn't until eight years later that the authorities discovered the remains of all the members of the mountaineering team on a glacier at the foot of the mountain!"

"Are they...are they all dead?" Mika asked, trembling.

“That’s right.” Guan Gu nodded and said seriously, “And we also found a diary on them that recorded the whole story of this strange event.”

"The following year, this demonic mountain was completely designated as a forbidden mountain, and no one was allowed to climb it."

Everyone was somewhat fearful and uneasy.

Even Zhanbo, a staunch advocate of materialism, felt a pang of fear.

"Yes! Hahaha, how was my story? Did it scare you all?" Guan Gu finally couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Let them say it again; his ghost stories are boring.

The bright lights were turned on, which helped calm everyone down.

Ms. Hu subtly loosened her grip on Gu Yifan's right hand, and said defiantly.

"Who said I was scared?"

Guan Gu, however, was unconvinced and said smugly, "You absolutely cannot tell a ghost story like mine."

"I think only Yifan wasn't scared." Meijia finally breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Gu Yifan with admiration, and then mocked Ziqiao.

"Hahaha, Lu Ziqiao, you didn't wet your pants in fright, did you!"

Lu Ziqiao looked down, his face immediately turning red, and said anxiously, "That's beer, the beer has spilled!"

Meijia scoffed, "Yes, yes, it's alcohol~ Then why were you clinging to Zhanbo's arm like that?"

"There seems to be a precedent for this story," Gu Yifan asked Guan Gu with a smile.

He seemed to have heard this story somewhere before.

“That’s right.” Guan Gu nodded.

"Oh, I think I know this story too." Zhanbo belatedly picked up his computer, searched for a while, and then suddenly realized.

"Is this the Meili Snow Mountain climbing team incident? A joint Chinese and foreign mountaineering team, all seventeen members perished!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised to find that there really was such a thing, and they all crowded around to take a look.

"Oh, so the mountaineering team was unfortunately caught in an avalanche and swept down the mountain." Hu Yifei breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

“But the diary is real!” Guan Gu quickly said.

"No, Guan Gu, you cheated! You got your ghost stories from the news!"

Ziqiao was trying to find fault to cover up the embarrassing moment when he was frightened and to save face for himself.

Upon hearing this, he immediately jumped out and said.

"So what? Art comes from life."

Meijia, however, didn't take it seriously and praised Guan Gu with a smile.

"Guan Gu, your storytelling skills have improved recently."

Guan Gu smiled, nodded, and bowed.

"Thank you everyone, I will continue to work hard and become the number one ghost storyteller in the apartment!"

"Number one? I don't think so." Zi Qiao immediately objected, perhaps because Mei Jia praised Guangu, making Zi Qiao feel that his status had been challenged.

"Lu Ziqiao! Stop being so unreasonable!" Meijia was speechless.

"Then Ziqiao, you tell one too, let's have a competition."

Miss Qin was actually quite calm; it was just that the blizzard outside and the dim lighting created an atmosphere that made people feel scared.

The story isn't particularly scary.

"Well..." Ziqiao stammered, unable to speak.

"I was startled by Guan Gu just now, and I suddenly forgot to give you girls some more time for your story! It's your turn now!"

"Yifei, come here!"

“Come on then.” Ms. Hu raised her head defiantly, at which point Zhanbo quickly stepped forward, “Sister, you don’t need to say anything more.”

"Zhanbo, what do you mean?!" Yifei was immediately annoyed.

Zhanbo said softly, sounding aggrieved, "Sister, you've never been good at telling ghost stories."

When they were little, Hu Yifei would often tell Zhanbo ghost stories, but unfortunately, they never scared him. In the end, Hu Yifei would get furious and insist on telling Zhanbo the stories until he cried from fright.

Zhanbo: I wasn't scared into crying. I needed to go to the bathroom, but my older sister wouldn't let me. I cried because I had to hold it in.

Seeing yet another dark chapter of her past exposed, Ms. Hu became enraged and shouted.

"Zhanbo hasn't disciplined you lately, are you itching for a beating?!"

Zhanbo quickly hid behind Ziqiao, saying, "Sister, it's impolite to hit someone."

"Why don't we let Yifan tell one?"

Suddenly, Miss Qin interjected.

"Me?" Gu Yifan was watching the commotion when he was surprised to be mentioned by Qin Yumo. He pointed at himself in astonishment.

"That's right."

Miss Qin nodded, speaking as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Yifan, you're a great cartoonist and a great writer. Telling a ghost story should be a piece of cake for you."

"That's right!" Miss Lin clapped her hands, excitedly turning to look at Gu Yifan. "You haven't told me a ghost story yet!"

Lin Wanyu wanted to experience everything that other couples went through! She even secretly wrote down one hundred things she wanted to do with Gu Yifan.

It encompasses everything, including skydiving, diving, and even visiting haunted houses.

Telling ghost stories is fine too.

"Forget it, I'm not drawing horror comics anyway," Gu Yifan waved his hand in refusal.

"No way, Lao Gu, we believe you!" Zi Qiao, always eager for drama, urged, "Let Guangu see how terrifying Dongda University is."

Guan Gu got angry when he heard this, "Zi Qiao, what do you mean!"

Ziqiao: "I didn't mean anything, just a little something. Do you understand what I mean?"

Even Ms. Hu was curious whether Gu Yifan could tell a story even scarier than Guan Gu's.

"Then... I'll give it a try?" Gu Yifan said, shrugging his shoulders in a dilemma.

"Turn off the lights! Turn off the lights!"

"Go to sleep after you hear this!"

(End of this chapter)