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"Um... thank you, thank you," Miss Shana said, feeling very shy, not knowing what to say. "Oh, right, Ai hasn't been able to contact me these past two days, so the 'Cause and Effect Mystery' probably can't be used. If Ai is missing anything these past two days, I'll use the 'Cause and Effect Mystery' to make it for you right now."

Although Miss Shana seemed to be forcing herself to find a topic, Ai could easily hear the concern hidden in Shana's words, so she gently shook her head.

"Nothing is missing. Shana has done enough for Shang Yangjun and me."

Then, Ai gently let go of Shana's little hand, and turned her gaze to Jue who looked a little nervous, and Lianlian who was also looking at her curiously.

Nodding in a friendly manner to the nervous girl with short lavender hair, the black-haired girl softly greeted the Gu Mingdi sisters.

"Ms. Jue, Miss Lianlian, hello."

"Hello, Sister Ai~ I'm Lianlian."

Seeing the black-haired girl greeting them in a friendly manner, Lianlian's little face showed a sunny and energetic smile. At the same time, noticing her sister's uneasiness and nervousness, Lianlian pushed her sister, who was a little nervous and struggling, forward a step as if offering a treasure, and frankly helped her sister and introduced them.

"This is Lianlian's sister, Aijie, you also think Lianlian's sister is cute, right?"

"Lian, Lian, Lian!"

Xiaojue, who was always easily defeated by Lianlian's frankness, was suddenly at a loss.

From the surface, Ai is slightly taller than the two sisters, so Lianlian simply calls Ai "sister".

Helped by his sister Lianlian's frankness for the umpteenth time, Jue gave up his nervousness and anxiety, and also showed Ai a friendly and gentle smile.

"I'm sorry, my sister Gu Mingdi Lian was a little rude. Hello, Miss Ai, I am Gu Mingdi Jue, the eldest daughter of the Gu Mingdi family. We sisters will be bothering you for a while in the future. Please take care of us."

After a friendly greeting, Jue began to respond to the voice of love out of thin air.

"No, I've always wanted to meet Miss Ai."

"No, it's Shang Yangjun who has always taken care of me. I'm very grateful."

"Miss Ai is very polite."

At first, Ai was a little surprised, but she soon got used to Jue's way of answering.

Although he had read about Ai's thoughtfulness in Shana's memories and was prepared, Jue was still surprised by Ai's adaptation to the mind-reading ability.

Love was just a little surprised at his own ability to read minds, but he did not feel any rejection or disgust.

This was understandable. Ai had learned about Jue's mind-reading ability from Shang Yang a long time ago, and she didn't have any complicated thoughts that she couldn't tell others. Moreover, after hearing Shang Yang talk about the experiences of the two sisters Jue and Lianlian in their lives on earth, Ai also had admiration and respect for the two sisters, especially the elder sister Gu Mingdi Jue.

Of course, the fact that Ai would not reject Jue's mind-reading ability also made Jue feel a lot more at ease.

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Volume 3: Above the Moon Sea: Chapter 71: Cold War

"Let's go back first," Shang Yang suggested after seeing Ai, Gu Mingdi, and Shana greet each other. "It's snowing heavily, let's go back and talk."

Upon hearing this, the girls nodded in agreement.

Yoshinoyama Hot Spring Resort, outside the house.

Outside the door of the house, Ai, who was in the front, took out the key from her arms, put the key into the lock, and turned it gently. With a "click", the door opened.

"...The lock seems to be under a powerful barrier, as does the key Miss Ai produced."

Holding his curious sister's hand, Jue easily saw the defensive measures of the mansion.

"Yes, the door and lock are designed with counter-defense spells. The key is a tool that temporarily removes the defense spell. There is also a two-way spell on the key to verify whether the person holding the key can enter."

Shang Yang explained.

"At the same time, the entire hot spring resort was first obscured by Shana's power of cause and effect, hiding its connection to the real world; then, my power of yin and yang moved it into the realm of 'illusion'; and finally, Her Highness the Princess's power of eternity erased it from history. With this triple layer of protection, even a great youkai-level inhuman being would be unlikely to discover this place."

When Shang Yang was explaining in detail to Jue, Ai had already opened the door and walked into the entrance hall.

Entering the entrance hall, the black-haired girl bent down to take off her shoes, and her slender feet in black knee-high socks gently stepped on the wooden steps.

Walking up the wooden steps, the black-haired girl stood up and greeted the people inside the house with a light voice.

"We're back."

Wow...

"Love, welcome back...eh?"

With the sound of the wooden door opening, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City leaned out and happily welcomed Ai home. When she saw a group of people at the entrance, Her Royal Highness the Princess was stunned, and then she showed an interested look.

Coming out of the living room in two or three steps, Kaguya briefly glanced at the girls except Ai. Then, Her Royal Highness's inquiring gaze fell on the young man with gray and white hair. She raised her hand to hide her smile.

"Shang Yangjun, I really admire you. By the way, what is this Miss Shana who can be used to propose to me? Does Shang Yangjun intend to officially marry me?"

"...Who is the treasure I can use to propose to you?"

Hearing the Moon City Princess say this, Miss Shana pouted unhappily.

"...Uh, it can only be said to be a coincidence..."

The young man rubbed his hair helplessly.

"Let me explain it to you slowly, Princess."

"It doesn't matter. I don't care about the details."

Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City waved her hand nonchalantly, then suddenly rushed up and hugged the defenseless Shana. Regardless of Shana's struggle, Kaguya narrowed her beautiful eyes, happily leaned forward and rubbed her pretty face against the petite girl's blushing face.

"But I'm very happy to bring Shana back. Well, when Xiao Ai comes to settle the score with you later, I promise not to kick you when you're down. How about that?"

"..."

Resisting the urge to complain and ignoring the petite girl who was struggling desperately and shyly shouting "Let me go!", Shang Yang pushed Jue, who was trying to hold back her laughter, and Lianlian, who was always curious, a little forward and introduced the two sisters to Kaguya.

"Meet these two, Princess. They are..."

"Ms. Komeichi Jue and Ms. Komeichi Ren," Kaguya said while holding onto the struggling Shana. "Hello, my name is Kaguya Houraisan. I'm Shang Yangjun's surrogate lover, but he hasn't gotten the upper hand yet."

"...Princess, could you please rephrase that?"

After a moment of silence, the young man's mouth twitched.

……puff.

Shana, who was struggling in Kaguya's arms, and Jue beside her couldn't help laughing out loud, and even Ai laughed out loud.

"I told you, don't worry about the details."

Showing an indifferent expression, Kaguya waved her hand generously.

"Well, welcome everyone to the hot spring resort."

Hot Spring Villa, the guest (1) Lin CZ cried ⑻ (4) Qi Si Wu l@i&u峮 Hall.

The geothermal heat generated by the hot springs is fully utilized and designed into a heating system to maintain the indoor temperature in winter. The warm room temperature makes the entire hot spring village very warm.

The six of them sat around the square table. Shang Yang sat facing the TV, Ai Zheng sat next to him, Jue sat opposite them, and Lian Lian sat on her sister's left, facing Shana and Kaguya who was hugging her from behind.

While trying to get rid of Kaguya with a blushing face, Shana explained to everyone why she became the daughter of the Lord God. Everyone nodded thoughtfully.

"And, moreover! Kaguya, you better stop it!" Shana, blushing, tried to push Kaguya away from her while reluctantly continuing, "Shangyang's level leap this time..."

……I am done.

Hearing this, the young man with gray hair smiled bitterly before he could stop Shana from speaking out.

...Don't say anything, love will definitely come to settle the score with me.

“…Although there were dangers all around, with the help of Jue and me, he completed the leap process and achieved the Great Youkai realm.”

After finishing her words with difficulty, Shana concentrated her attention on how to push away the clingy Princess of the Moon City.

Hearing the word "dangerous", the young man immediately felt the black-haired girl beside him staring at him with an unprecedented sharp gaze, and he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

...Ms. Shana, I can talk to Ai myself, don't worry.

Shang Yang cast a speechless look at Shana, but saw that Shana was also staring at him, and the meaning in her eyes was very clear.

Apologize to love quickly.

Kaguya, who was lying on Shana, was stunned for a moment when she heard Shana's words, and then she gave Shang Yang a look that meant "you can do whatever you want".

Sighing inwardly, the young man looked at the black-haired girl who remained calm with a guilty look in his eyes.

But who knew that Ai's sharp gaze on him only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing.

The black-haired girl maintained her usual calm expression, with no sign of anything unusual.

Shang Yang was confused by Ai's unexpected reaction, but he suppressed his curiosity and didn't ask immediately.

Suddenly, at this moment, Ai suddenly stretched out her soft, slender white hand from the side of the square table and held Shang Yang's hand tightly.

Grip it tight, hard, very hard.

Because he used too much force, faint blue bloodstains could be seen on the snow-white skin on the back of his hand, which was as soft as cream.

It seemed as if she intended to hold it like this and never let go.

Sighing in his heart again, Shang Yang took the initiative to hold Ai's little hand back.

Then, the other girls who did not see the scene under the square table quickly and naturally changed the topic and started chatting.

However, Jue, who had the ability to read minds, gave Shang Yang a look without leaving a trace, and almost at the same time, Shang Yang read Jue's thoughts.

"Miss Ai is feeling very uncomfortable, please don't worry about us and stay with Miss Ai."

After reading about the surging emotions of love that were temporarily suppressed in his heart, he felt a reminder in his heart about Shang Yang.

Nodding slightly to the girl with short lavender hair, the young man expressed his gratitude to Jue.

Then, for the next few hours, Ai just held Shang Yang's hand tightly but didn't say a word to Shang Yang.

Night fell quickly and the snow in the courtyard piled up more and more. The living room was separated from the courtyard by a glass door. Outside the door, in the courtyard, was a steaming hot spring.

Through the transparent glass, you can see that a thick layer of snow has accumulated in the courtyard outside the living room. Even the big rocks surrounding the hot spring are covered with snow. Only the white hot air constantly emitted from the hot spring water surface can melt the goose feather snowflakes that want to fall on the hot spring water surface.

At this moment, Shang Yang felt Ai's soft hand twitched slightly in his hand. Shang Yang knew that this was Ai's signal for him to let her go first.

When Shang Yang quickly let go of his hand, Ai felt her tender hand being released, so she stood up and asked the other girls softly.

"Do you want to soak in the hot springs before dinner?"

"Yeah! Let's all take a hot spring bath together!"

Hearing Ai's question, Kaguya was the first to raise her hand to indicate that she wanted to take a hot spring bath. The Gumeiji sisters and Shana also looked eager to try it.

"Then, I'll go get everyone's yukata."

Seeing that the girls were all very interested, the black-haired girl considerately offered to get everyone's yukata, turned around, pushed open the wooden door of the living room, and walked out of the living room.

Before leaving the living room, Ai seemed to remember something. She turned around, looked at Shang Yang calmly with her dark red pupils, and slightly opened her cherry lips.

"Shang Yang and others, please step aside."

"...Uh, sure, no problem."

Shang Yang simply agreed to love and felt a little relieved.

...The Cold War was so torturous.

Among the remaining girls, except Lianlian who was staring at the snow scene in the courtyard with interest, Jue, Kaguya and Shana looked at each other, and coincidentally saw the same meaning from each other's expressions.

...He should.

After a while, the black-haired girl returned to the living room with a pile of yukatas.

Put the yukata on the table and let the Gumeiji sisters, Shana and Kaguya choose for themselves.

"...Ai will be with the princess and the others?"

Seeing that Ai was still wearing a black top and a black knee-length skirt and had not changed into a yukata, the young man asked in a confused voice.

"Yeah," Ai nodded and said quietly, "I'm going to help everyone prepare the ingredients for the hot pot. They'll soak in a bit."

"……so."

The young man didn't know how to answer.

At this moment, Shang Yang suddenly found that the girls were staring at him with strange eyes. He immediately reacted and stood up.

"Uh, sorry, I'll step away now."

After speaking hurriedly, the young man with gray and white hair immediately turned around, pushed open the living room door, and left the living room in three or two steps.

"Come over later, I need your help with something."