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Join the ServerLu Yang’s gaze darted between Su Mian’s slightly trembling, snow-white fox ears, her three fluffy tails, Miyuki-maru’s chilling aura, and the crystal-clear ice wall before them.
His eyes were filled with doubt, uncertainty, and the blank bewilderment of a world shattered.
He rubbed his eyes forcefully, then pinched his thigh, a sharp pain confirming reality.
“…You guys didn’t, by any chance, start playing some high-stakes VR game while I was asleep, did you?”
Lu Yang’s voice was dry, clinging to a sliver of hope.
“Mianzi, I have to say, your ears and tail… the craftsmanship is incredibly realistic. That fur texture… no wonder you’ve got Moyuan completely captivated.”
He attempted to lighten his tone, yet a tremor in his voice betrayed his deep unease.
As he spoke, he pushed himself up, his body still wobbly. His gaze swept past Su Mian and Miyuki-maru, finally focusing on the slowly writhing, dark red liquid silhouette behind the ice wall, seemingly re-coalescing.
“Holy crap!”
Lu Yang jolted, nearly falling back onto the floor, his face draining of all color.
“It-it’s actually not a dream?!”
He whipped his head back to Miyuki-maru, his voice suddenly pitched higher.
“Miyuki-maru!”
“Your… your ice wall?”
“What exactly is going on with you?”
“This is totally abnormal, and Mianzi, your… outfit…”
Qin Xuan closed the small notebook he had been rapidly filling, pushed up his glasses, and calmly interrupted Lu Yang’s incoherent questions.
“Now is not the time for this.”
His gaze, sharp behind his lenses, was fixed on the area beyond the ice wall.
“That thing, though temporarily repelled and weakened by the power of Su Mian’s necklace, is recovering faster than expected. Look—”
Everyone followed his gaze.
Outside the ice wall, the dark red liquid, now a size smaller, pulsed slowly and powerfully, like a living heart.
From the cracks in the ground, the ‘tainted blood’ continuously surged forth, being absorbed by the entity, causing its blurred outline to visibly swell once more.
The suffocating malice and chilling cold in the air thickened again with its recovery, becoming even more viscous and oppressive than before.
On the ice wall, the tiny cracks Miyuki-maru had just barely repaired began to spread silently under the constantly intensifying impact of the malevolent energy.
“It’s absorbing the earth’s ley lines and all residual negative energy in this space to accelerate its recovery.”
Miyuki-maru’s clear, cold voice held a hint of subtle gravity. The icy blue halo around her fingertips, maintaining the ice wall, intensified, but her face was even paler than before.
“At this rate, in ten minutes at most, it will recover to, or even surpass, its previous strength.”
Lu Yang pointed at Su Mian, then Miyuki-maru, and finally at the increasingly clear, dark red liquid outline outside the ice wall, which seemed to feature blurred, struggling facial features. His fingers trembled slightly.
“Xuan, Xuan! How can you still be so calm?”
“This… isn’t all of this abnormal?”
“This completely defies science! It defies common sense!”
His voice rose with fear.
Qin Xuan looked at him impassively.
“You’re overreacting a bit.”
“Since we’ve already confirmed the existence of supernatural consciousnesses like ghosts and spirits, and personally experienced the residual phenomena of ‘Nian,'”
He lifted his eyes, his gaze calmly sweeping over Su Mian’s fox ears and the cold aura around Miyuki-maru.
“Then, for Miyuki-maru to display abilities beyond ordinary people, and for Su Mian to undergo physical changes and manifest non-human traits due to reasons we don’t fully understand yet, is, logically speaking, not entirely unacceptable.”
Lu Yang was stunned by Qin Xuan’s explanation, his mouth agape. He felt something was amiss but couldn’t find the words to counter such ‘coldly rational’ logic at that moment.
Su Mian awkwardly tugged at the tip of her tail, which had unconsciously reappeared, and softly hummed, her voice carrying the unique sweet softness of her transformed state, attempting to change the subject.
“Teacher Lu, the most crucial thing now is how to deal with that thing outside… Once we’re all safely out of here, I’ll slowly explain everything else to you, okay?”
Her heart was also in turmoil, both worried about the immediate crisis and feeling an inexplicable chill at Qin Xuan’s overly calm reaction.
Lu Yang was startled again by Su Mian’s entirely feminine, even somewhat delicate, voice.
He stared blankly at Su Mian’s profile, which was still breathtakingly beautiful in the dim light, and subconsciously scratched his head, feeling as though his brain was truly breaking.
He painstakingly shifted his gaze back to the increasingly oppressive dark red silhouette and swallowed.
“So… how exactly do we deal with this thing?”
“Burn it with fire? Use a peach wood sword? Black dog blood?”
He tried to recall solutions from the limited horror movies he had watched.
Miyuki-maru, maintaining the ice wall, tilted her head slightly, her icy blue eyes glancing at Lu Yang, her tone still cold.
“Ordinary physical methods or folk remedies have limited effect on an aggregate of malevolence of this level.”
“It is not a physical ghost, but a twisted creation of intense malevolence mixed with special earth qi, residual spiritual essence of the deceased, and… possibly leaked sealing power.”
“To resolve it at its root, we must find and deal with the core that sustains its existence—either purify the source of malevolence or reinforce or repair the active seal.”
“Otherwise, as long as the malevolence persists and its energy source remains unbroken, it can regenerate almost infinitely.”
She paused, looking towards the ceiling.
“Young Master… should have already entered the ‘non-existent’ sixth-floor space to investigate.”
“That place is likely a critical node of the seal, or a main channel for the overflow of malevolence. We only need to hold on for a while longer, waiting for him to bring more information or find a direct method of intervention.”
Lu Yang blinked, slowly processing the immense amount of information, then pointed to himself.
“So… what do I need to do now?”
“I can’t just stand here and watch, can I?”
“I… my stamina is still good. How about I go look for some handy tools?”
As he spoke, his eyes began to dart around the room, which was cluttered with discarded items.
Miyuki-maru was silent for a moment, her eyes reflecting Lu Yang’s nervous yet forced composure. She spoke faintly.
“This is also my first time encountering such a supernatural crisis. Look at President Qin Xuan; he records, analyzes, observes, maintains emotional stability, and acts effectively.”
“Your reaction… is a bit overly agitated and disorganized.”
“If you feel panic and can’t control yourself, I suggest you try deep breathing, or…”
She glanced at the spot on the floor where Lu Yang had fainted earlier.
“…continue to rest. Keeping quiet and avoiding distracting others or creating unnecessary noise is also a contribution.”
Lu Yang felt an invisible ice pick jab his chest. He looked crestfallen.
“Miyuki-maru, what you’re saying is very hurtful!”
“I… this is how a normal person reacts when suddenly encountering a ghost! He’s not normal at all!”
Su Mian saw Lu Yang’s renewed fear and felt a pang of sympathy. She quickly interjected to smooth things over.
“Alright, alright, Boss Lu, Miyuki-maru didn’t mean it that way.”
“Your face is still pale; you definitely haven’t recovered from the mental shock earlier.”
“Just stay next to Qin Xuan, help him keep an eye on the surroundings, and watch for any other unusual movements. Absolutely do not go near the ice wall or that pile of things.”
Her tone was gentle and reassuring.
Lu Yang looked at Su Mian’s concerned eyes, then glanced at Qin Xuan’s ‘everything is under observation and being recorded’ calm demeanor, and finally at Miyuki-maru’s cold, focused profile. He finally deflated, muttering, “None of you are normal,” and obediently shuffled closer to Qin Xuan. However, he couldn’t help but nervously glance around, clutching a rusty iron pipe he’d found somewhere.
Qin Xuan seemed completely oblivious to Lu Yang’s complaints and actions. He reopened his thick, leather-bound notebook and, using the dim indoor light and the faint glow of a flashlight, rapidly wrote with what appeared to be a professional waterproof shorthand pen.
His handwriting was neat and clear, showing no disorder even when recording quickly.
Lu Yang, overcome with curiosity, leaned over to peek. On the latest few pages, categorized entries read:
[Observation Target S (Su Mian) – Status Update]
Time: [Specific Date and Time]
Location: Fifth-floor chemical preparation room, old teaching building
Phenomenon: Target S spontaneously manifested non-human characteristics in a crisis situation.
Confirmed items: 1. A pair of autonomously moving canine-like ear structures appeared on the top of the head (snow-white fur, realistic texture, not decorative).
2. Three fluffy tail-like structures extended from the end of the coccyx (same as above).
3. Voice underwent a permanent/semi-permanent feminization, with a soft and beautiful timbre.
4. Body curves showed significant changes consistent with female secondary sexual characteristics.
5. A special necklace (source: Moyuan) worn by Target S was activated with an unknown active purification or counterattack protocol when Target S attempted conscious contact with a high-concentration malevolent entity. The energy manifested as a highly condensed white light beam, causing significant temporary damage to the malevolent aggregate.
Inference: Target S’s biological form has undergone a fundamental transformation, shifting from its original male human baseline to an unknown humanoid creature with prominent fox characteristics (tentatively designated ‘Fox Demon’ subspecies).
Remarks: Emotional reactions are consistent with original personality (kind, affectionate, impulsive), but coping mechanisms against supernatural threats still appear immature. Closely associated with Moyuan; continued observation needed regarding the impact of this relationship on behavior and ability development.
[Observation Target L (Miyuki-maru) – Status Update]
Time: [Same]
Location: [Same]
Phenomenon: Target L displayed powerful low-temperature control and generation abilities.
Ability manifestations include: 1. Instantaneous large-scale freezing, capable of controlling surrounding temperature, forming barriers using icy cold qi.
3. Body temperature significantly lower than ambient temperature year-round (daily observation).
Emotional fluctuations or ability usage can cause a drop in ambient temperature.
4. Refers to Hua Liang as ‘Young Master,’ with a respectful attitude and behavior patterns showing clear tendencies of guardianship and obedience.
Inference: Target L matches most characteristics of a Yuki-onna (non-human, ice control, low temperature, female form, cold temperament) in ancient texts and legends. A clear subordinate or contractual relationship exists with Hua Liang. Strength assessment: Rich combat experience, exquisite ability control.
Remarks: Associated with Target S (Su Mian); emotions can influence Target S’s state changes.
Remarks: Has implicit concern for Target S (Su Mian); motivation may be related to Hua Liang’s instructions or her own judgment.
Flipping further back, Lu Yang also saw some brief codenames and fragmented records, such as:
“Target (Xiao Moyuan) – unfathomable abilities, deeply connected to other targets.”
“Anomalous Location (Third Teaching Building) – historical malevolence accumulation, unstable seal state.”
“Phenomenon (Sixth-floor staircase) – spatial anomaly, suspected malevolence channel/seal byproduct,” and so on.
There were even brief speculative records about Xia and Shen Zhixia.
Lu Yang was dumbfounded. He pointed at the notebook, his voice stammering slightly.
“Xuan, Xuan! What exactly is this notebook of yours for?”
“This ‘Target’… you’re not talking about Mianzi, are you? When did you start recording all this?”
He felt his roommate had become incredibly unfamiliar.
Qin Xuan’s pen did not stop. He answered without lifting his head.
“Personal interest. Systematically observing and recording individuals and events that fall outside conventional understanding helps build a more comprehensive world model. ‘Target’ does indeed refer to Su Mian.”
Lu Yang quickly scanned the date of an early record about Su Mian, his eyes widening further.
“I see your observation of ‘S’ started not long after we began the semester?”
“At that time… you already noticed something was off with Mianzi?”
He recalled Su Mian seeming somewhat evasive and abnormal at the beginning of the semester, but he hadn’t thought anything of it.
“Yes.”
Qin Xuan’s tone was flat and unperturbed.
“Around the second week of the semester, I noticed that Su Mian’s body outline, skin texture, subtle movements, and even the quality of her gaze began to show a slow but continuous feminization bias.”
“At the same time, she started intentionally avoiding physical contact, became sensitive to certain topics, and her emotions fluctuated. These changes did not conform to normal adolescent development and psychological patterns, so she was listed as a potential abnormal observation subject.”
He pushed up his glasses and added.
“Now it seems these changes are clearly related to her non-human identity. From existing data, her transformation is gradual, but under specific stimuli, it accelerates or even manifests external characteristics.”
Lu Yang was completely flustered, muttering.
“So… Mianzi really… became a girl?”
“No, from a boy to a girl?”
This conclusion impacted his perception even more than simply ‘Mianzi is a girl.’
Qin Xuan hummed in confirmation.
Many overlooked details flashed through Lu Yang’s mind: Su Mian’s increasingly delicate features, her clearer voice, her resolute move out of the dorm, her increasingly complex emotions after the Shen Zhixia incident… It all had a traceable path.
His ‘good buddy’ had not only become a girl but also a legendary ‘fox demon’?
The sheer volume of information made his brain ache, leaving him unable to process it for a while. He could only stand there blankly, his worldview shattering and reassembling.
He subconsciously asked a somewhat off-topic question, “Then… Xuan, do you have any records about me in that notebook?”
He was a little curious, and also felt an indescribable sensation.
Qin Xuan finally stopped writing and looked at Lu Yang, his gaze calm and unwavering.
“No. I only record individuals, creatures, or phenomena with clear anomalous characteristics. All your physiological indicators, behavioral patterns, and psychological responses, as of now, fall within the normal fluctuation range for an ordinary human male university student. No deviations worth recording have been observed.”
Lu Yang was speechless.
He didn’t know whether to be relieved that he was ‘normal’ or annoyed that he was so ‘unremarkable’ in his roommate’s eyes.
Meanwhile, Su Mian, listening to Qin Xuan and Lu Yang’s conversation, especially Qin Xuan’s precise, almost dissecting observation records, froze in place. Her cheeks flushed uncontrollably, and the fur on her tails almost bristled.
She had always known Qin Xuan was keenly observant and meticulous, but she had never imagined it was to this extent!
Her body’s changes, her emotional fluctuations… all seen by him, recorded in his notebook, calmly analyzed and categorized, and then he continued to be her roommate as if nothing had happened.
This feeling of being completely ‘seen through’ without having realized it sent shivers down her spine, yet also instilled a sense of absurd admiration.
To some extent, Qin Xuan’s ‘calmness,’ purely based on observation and logic, exerted an invisible pressure on her that was even greater than Xiao Moyuan’s ‘control,’ which came with immense power and complex emotions.
Xiao Moyuan’s power was overt and warm, while Qin Xuan’s ‘insight’ was silent and absolutely rational.
Just then, the light at the entrance of the chemical preparation room dimmed slightly.
A tall, imposing figure silently appeared there.
Hua Liang had returned.
He was no longer dressed as a student but had reverted to his appearance with silver hair and crimson eyes, clad in a simple black kimono, with an ancient demon blade at his waist.
Miyuki-maru hung quietly at his hip, a faint, unsettling black aura swirling around its scabbard.
His reddish-brown eyes swept over everyone in the room, pausing briefly on Su Mian’s fox ears and tail, then landing on the dark red silhouette behind the ice wall, which had largely recovered its presence and was stirring restlessly. His brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
“H-Hua Liang?!”
Lu Yang was once again visually assaulted. He pointed at Hua Liang, his mouth agape in an ‘O’ shape.
“Y-your getup… that’s way too much, isn’t it?!”
Though he had long suspected Hua Liang was extraordinary, the stark contrast and overwhelming aura still made his heart pound.
[Observation Target (Hua Liang) – Form Confirmed/Information Updated]
Qin Xuan then looked up, his eyes burning with anticipation for Hua Liang to speak, as if awaiting an important experimental report.
Hua Liang ignored Lu Yang’s exclamations and walked directly into the room, his tone carrying a hint of gravity.
“I’ve investigated upstairs. The spatial structure of the ‘sixth floor’ is extremely unstable. Rather than a floor, it’s more like a crevice twisted by intense malevolence and fragmented sealing power.”
“It’s filled with fragmented echoes of Chen Wan’s death scene, and the residual fears of victims it has devoured over the years.”
He walked near the ice wall, gazing at the liquid silhouette outside, and continued.
“I didn’t find a ‘core’ in the traditional sense. That space itself seems to be the ‘pressure release valve’ of the seal and a ‘circulating digestion field’ for malevolence.”
“Most of the ‘evil spirit Chen Wan’s’ consciousness should still be confined within a deeper sealing core, but her malevolence continuously draws ley lines and external fear through this crevice, steadily growing stronger.”
“And the ‘tainted blood’ seeping out here is a manifestation of the malevolence becoming oversaturated and beginning to inversely corrode the reality-sealing matrix.”
He turned to face everyone, especially Su Mian and Qin Xuan.
“The seal on the evil spirit is on the verge of collapse. At the latest, by midnight tomorrow, the seal will completely break.”
“At that time, the special-grade evil spirit Chen Wan, having accumulated for thirty-four years and devoured countless fears, with powers that may have undergone unknown qualitative changes, will fully break free.”
He paused, a sharp glint flashing in his reddish-brown eyes.
“The evil spirit’s form of existence, having been suppressed and twisted for so long, makes it difficult to completely eradicate with ordinary spiritual purification or demonic power destruction methods. Doing so might instead stimulate it or trigger an uncontrollable malevolence outbreak.”
“This also explains why the Demon Extermination Bureau chose costly long-term sealing back then, rather than a forceful purification.”
“And now, after another thirty-four years of ‘fermentation,’ once it breaks free, its hatred and power will be sufficient to form a small ‘ghost domain.’ The students and faculty of N University will be the first to suffer heavy casualties, and the spreading malevolence could even affect the entire N City.”
Su Mian’s heart tightened, her nails digging deep into her palms.
Tomorrow night?! The time was incredibly urgent!
She instinctively touched the necklace around her neck, thinking of Xiao Moyuan. Did he know the situation here was already this critical? Should she contact him immediately?
Just as she hesitated, anxiety climbing within her—
At the entrance of the chemical preparation room, where only Hua Liang’s figure had been, another translucent, familiar female silhouette slowly emerged without warning.
She wore an old-fashioned school uniform from decades ago, her long hair draped over her shoulders, her face blurry but still showing delicate features. Her hollow eyes held a deep sadness and anxiety.
It was precisely the remnant spirit—Lin Juan—who had appeared in the third-floor women’s restroom earlier and dissipated due to Su Mian’s aura!
Almost the instant her figure solidified, Hua Liang’s eyes sharpened, and his right hand was already on the hilt of Miyuki-maru! The chilling demonic aura of the Hundred Demons’ Lord and killing intent targeting spirits instantly locked onto the fragile remnant spirit!
“Wait! Hua Liang!” Su Mian blurted out, subconsciously stepping forward.
She didn’t know why she was so certain, but the emotions emanating from the remnant spirit’s body were not malicious, but a strong, urgent desire to convey something, even a hint of guidance.
Perhaps Su Mian’s shout had an effect, or perhaps Lin Juan’s remnant spirit was too weak and harmless. Hua Liang’s hand on the sword paused slightly, his reddish-brown eyes coldly observing the trembling translucent figure.
Su Mian took a deep breath, gathered her courage, and cautiously extended a wisp of extremely gentle demonic energy perception again, similar to when she had tried to communicate with the liquid silhouette, but more softly, slowly touching Lin Juan’s remnant spirit.
This time, there was no violent negative impact.
When Su Mian’s demonic energy, imbued with the unique affinity of a demon, made contact with Lin Juan’s remnant spirit, the previously blurred and trembling figure solidified slightly at a visible rate!
Though still translucent, her features became much clearer, precisely matching the gentle-eyed, somewhat languid girl from the old photograph.
As if granted the power to ‘speak’ for a brief moment, her hollow eyes gained a faint focus, accurately looking at Su Mian. Her lips moved, and a faint voice, transmitted into everyone’s mind, rang out:
“I… I know…”
“I know the exact location… where Chen Wan’s… remains are buried…”
Her voice was broken, full of pain and exhaustion, but the urgency within it was undeniably real.
She raised her translucent arm, pointing to a corner of the room slightly askew from where the ground crack and liquid silhouette were—an extremely hidden recess behind a stack of heavy, discarded experimental table iron frames, near the base of a load-bearing wall.
“There’s something beneath that spot.”
“It holds the truth about Chen Wan’s murder.”
“First, dig out that item. Then, I’ll take you to find Chen Wan’s remains.”
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