I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

"Of course." The boy tightened his grip around her waist, making the curves of her body breathtaking.

Lin Xuanqi narrowed her eyes, letting her beautiful body be used as something, and she herself became addicted to it.

After a while, the room became unusually quiet as a door closed.

Lin Xuanqi stared blankly at the ceiling for a moment, blinked, turned over and reached for her phone on the bedside table. As the least enthusiastic person when it came to puzzle games, she simply took the phone back.

The girl lightly touched the screen with her weak fingertips, opened the photo album, and sure enough, saw a new video inside.

She clicked on it and silently watched the bewitching posture and voice of a girl who had become unusually alluring after getting drunk.

After watching it all the way through, she threw her phone aside, slapped herself in the face, and then covered her eyes.

She pursed her lips, and a shy blush appeared on her usually flawless face, which was always so composed and confident.

……

Cheng Fei ate instant noodles and snacks for breakfast in his room. When he arrived at the banquet hall, he was greeted by a chorus of mournful cries.

"Ugh... I'm going to throw up!"

"I've heard before, is this stuff really that awful?"

"Where did I come from? Is this still London?"

At first glance, it seems like a continuation of last night's tragedy, but in reality, it's even more miserable, with an ominous atmosphere permeating the air.

"What are you drinking?" Cheng Fei leaned closer to Chen Hao, his curiosity genuine.

"Soybean juice, it's soybean juice!" The tall, pompadour-haired boy pointed to the cup in his hand with a sorrowful expression, emphasizing his words.

"Cheng Fei, have you tried this? Why don't you give it a shot? It's pretty authentic." Du Xinhua handed him a glass, her smile subtle.

"No need, thank you." The boy shook his head decisively.

At this moment, the NPC dressed as a knight appeared before everyone, solemnly opened a parchment, and announced loudly, "The remains of the laundry maid Irene have been found in the dry well behind the laundry room..."

Upon hearing this, the students who were enjoying their food were stunned.

"So fast?"

"Who?"

The knight did not reveal the discoverer's name. After announcing the clues about the laundry woman, he left the banquet hall directly.

"Damn it, I didn't expect there to be a dry well. I made a mistake! I knew from the beginning that someone would be thrown into a well!" Chen Hao punched himself in the face.

"You're just guessing, aren't you? You're saying it's in the well without any evidence whatsoever," Du Xinhua said, glancing sideways.

"Just tell me if you're here or not!" Chen Hao said, looking unconvinced.

Cheng Fei did not participate in the conversation between the two, put his hands in his pockets, turned around and left.

Not far away, a cool and aloof girl with long, dark hair narrowed her eyes as she stared at him and quickly followed.

A sweet girl with long, coffee-colored hair followed her everywhere.

"You vixen, please don't follow me." Shen Xi turned her head away.

"Want to go on a date alone? Okay~" Nagasaki Asuna stood with her hands behind her back, smiling and nodding.

Shen Xi lowered his eyes and left her there without saying a word.

Cheng Fei walked out of the banquet hall and onto a secluded road. Shen Xi quickly followed, staring ahead with a cold expression. "You lied to me."

The boy observed her pretty but displeased face and smiled, "Teacher Shen, it seems you also went to look for the well?"

"You lied to me." The girl's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her stubborn pink lips held an indescribable obstinacy.

"No, it is indeed in the well near the laundry room." The boy looked at her and shrugged.

"You lied to me." The girl repeated herself like an unhappy broken record.

The boy said seriously, "Okay, although I didn't tell you it was a dry well, and I did accidentally mislead you, I didn't actually know it was a dry well at the time."

Shen Xi quickly walked around to the boy and stopped in front of him, blocking his way. She looked up at him and kicked him with her black uniform shoes. "Trash, don't think I can't see through you. You did it on purpose."

"Sweetie, you think too badly of me. How could I possibly play a trick on you?" The boy looked at her little face with a doting expression.

“Fine, then call me by my name.” The girl remained unmoved.

"Teacher Shen," the boy said seriously.

“That’s not my name.” The girl bit her lip and kicked him.

"Your Highness."

"It's not this one either." He kicked it again.

"Your Majesty."

"It's not this one either." Kick it again.

The boy looked around, then pulled the girl's slender body into his arms, buried his head in her ear hidden by her long, dark hair, and smelled her reassuring, faint fragrance. "It really was just a joke I made on purpose, nothing serious. You don't mind, do you?"

"I'll forgive you if you make it up to me." The girl remained motionless, her voice muffled.

"You need compensation for this? Okay, this is kind of cute, how should we compensate you?"

"Give me the next token." The girl said without hesitation.

The boy was surprised, "I haven't even found it yet, how can I give it to you?"

"Take me to find it." The girl looked up and stared directly into his eyes, her tone certain that he knew the location.

The boy hesitated for a moment, then nodded decisively, "No problem, but there are conditions."

"What are the conditions?" the girl asked expressionlessly.

"You hug me now." The boy stared at her.

The girl narrowed her eyes, paused for a second, then raised her small foot to kick him, "You petty Cheng Feiyu."

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl wrapped her slender arms around the boy, pressing herself tightly against his chest. After a moment, she asked in a emotionless voice, "Is that enough?"

"Not enough." The boy suddenly hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to become one with her.

The girl took a deep breath, her delicate body trembling, and her arms subtly increased in strength, as if in response.

"Shen Xi, so is this considered being coquettish today?" The young man gently stroked her smooth, long hair.

"Please don't misunderstand, it's just a trivial joke." The girl chuckled, her face buried in her hands.

532. The two who went to solve the mystery together

"My little cutie is still as stubborn as ever." Cheng Fei patted Shen Xi's head.

“I’m not being stubborn,” the girl glared at him, raising her voice.

"It's also cute when you're being stubborn but don't feel like you're being stubborn."

"Shut up." The girl frowned and kicked him.

"Ok."

"Let's go now," the girl said coldly.

"Yes."

Cheng Fei then took Shen Xi's small hand and intertwined their fingers. During this action, the girl cooperated nonchalantly.

The boy led the girl along a secluded path along the edge of the castle walls.

Shen Xi looked up and observed for a moment, her face expressionless. "The cellar isn't here."

"I know," the boy nodded.

“Milian hinted from the beginning that the witch doctor was in the cellar.”

“I know,” the boy nodded again.

"Where are you taking me?" Shen Xi asked suspiciously.

As a medieval fortification, the high walls on both sides sandwich the path in the middle, creating a sense of oppressive confinement.

"Go to a corner where no one else will go, and then do something indecent to you." The boy said seriously.

"Trash, stop with your ridiculous jokes." The girl glanced at him with a wary and disgusted expression.

"But you look really cute today, I love it." The boy stroked his chin, looking her up and down. "Are you perhaps plotting to seduce me into committing a crime?"

The girl wore a retro dress with black as the main color and white lace decorations on the chest, cuffs and hem, which complemented her cool temperament. The skirt was below the knee, and her slender legs were covered with black over-the-knee socks (Cheng Fei guessed). She wore black uniform shoes, and her spotless and beautiful lines had a simple elegance that seemed to come naturally to her as an artist.

Shen Xi took a deep breath, stared ahead, and said coldly, "First of all, no one here is trying to seduce you. There's a limit to how arrogant you can be. Secondly, if you want to compliment my looks, please do it in a normal way. Don't keep saying crazy things like you're going to do something inappropriate to me. Nobody will find that funny."

"Teacher Shen, don't you think that wanting to take advantage of you is the highest compliment to your beauty? My desire for you has become so uncontrollable that I want to break through moral constraints and legal boundaries." The boy said in a serious tone.

"I think this only proves that you are an antisocial lunatic who has no morals and despises the law."

"Teacher Shen, you're exaggerating again. Actually, what I really want is for you to tacitly allow me to take advantage of you, and then I'll make my move. That would feel the most exciting."

"I can't understand Cheng Feiyu's chaotic logic. How can he condone such misconduct?" Shen Xi frowned, puzzled.

"Don't you understand? It's like every time I hug you or hold your hand, you look disgusted and unwilling, but when I actually hug you, you obediently cooperate. This kind of 'saying one thing but doing another' reaction is very cute." The boy looked at her little face with great interest.

The girl's pupils contracted, her eyes widened slightly, and then turned extremely contemptuous. "Is this how you see my constant tolerance for you? As expected, the brains of aquatic mammals are fundamentally different from those of humans, filled with these absurd and filthy delusions."

"Not at all. I have always respected Teacher Shen's magnanimity, and that is truly sincere. A gentle and tolerant sharp-tongued beauty is really adorable." The boy lowered his head.

"Forget the hypocritical nonsense, so where are we going?" Shen Xi turned her face away in annoyance.

"Actually, it's next to the cellar."

"If you don't understand, explain it clearly."

“The clue I have is that the witch doctor has an underground alchemy room in the castle, which is very close to the cellar. If I’m not mistaken, she died in the alchemy room. The legend of knocking and screams coming from the cellar is probably a misunderstanding.” The boy looked relaxed.

"As expected, you've already bought all the important information with gold coins." The girl frowned slightly.

"Teacher Shen, don't talk as if you can know these things immediately just by having gold coins. I deduced them. Please admit that I have an outstanding mind."

"To actually derive a sense of superiority from solving puzzles at a second-grade elementary school level, I have to admit that Cheng Feiyu's thinking is unusually childish," the girl scoffed.

"Never mind, whatever happens, by the way, this witch doctor named Grey Feather seems to have had an affair with the count. After the laundry maid became pregnant, the countess ordered her to prepare an abortion potion, but judging from the warehouse's purchase list, she actually prepared a pregnancy-preserving potion. So when the laundry maid's child was born, the countess killed her in a fit of rage. That's roughly how it went."

Shen Xi paused for a second, then sneered, "Cheng Fei, I hope this kind of thing doesn't happen to you in the future."

"Uh, Teacher Shen, it's just a game storyline, please don't apply it to real life, okay?"

"Excuse me, but this tragedy seems to have actually happened in history." Shen Xi flicked her hair.

"Teacher Shen, you wouldn't be as heartless as the Countess, would you? Towards Nana and the like."

"Heh, it was just a casual remark, don't take it to heart, Cheng Fei." The girl emphasized the last four words.

The two arrived at a corner of the castle and discovered a hidden door to an underground alchemy chamber in a dilapidated shed.

Pushing open the heavy door, a dark passageway appeared before the boy and girl, who exchanged a glance.

"Teacher Shen, you can hug me if you're scared."

"Stop talking nonsense." The girl shoved him.

Cheng Fei took out a flashlight and shone it on, and saw that the dark and mysterious passage was actually paved with cement, and had obviously been specially repaired for the puzzle game.

The boy led the girl by the hand and walked inside, looking around.

"Think about it carefully, Gray Feather might have died somewhere around us seven hundred years ago," the boy said casually.

"Cheng Fei, this way of creating a terrifying atmosphere is really clumsy," Shen Xi said coldly.

"Teacher Shen, you seem quite bold now, but you'd be timid and hesitant if I weren't around."

"I'm not afraid of ghosts at all, stop spreading rumors."

"Who was scared when the power went out? Am I having a memory problem?"

"Yes, Cheng Feiyu's memory is messed up again. I'm ordering you to delete that part." The girl's tone was flat.

"How could I delete it, Shen Xi? Don't you think that was the starting point for our bond? Please acknowledge that I've been by your side and protecting you since then, or I'll be heartbroken."

In the silent underground space, only the echoes of their footsteps reverberated.