Peninsula: I'm being supported by a top idol.

Throughout the entire trip, Liu Zhimin seemed to be completely absorbed by that small mobile phone.

Whenever she has a spare moment, she immediately picks up her phone, her fingertips flying across the screen to check the message that she's safe.

Unfortunately, it always shows an "unread" status all by itself.

Then exit and check the call log, afraid of missing any missed calls.

Her distracted and repetitive checking was quickly noticed by her closest teammates.

"Unnie, why are you staring at your phone all day?" Ningning leaned closer, blinking her big eyes, full of curiosity.

Jin Dongtian crossed his arms and said meaningfully, "Yeah, he looks so absent-minded. Maybe... he's waiting for some 'special person' to call?"

"No!" Liu Zhimin, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, quickly slammed her phone screen down on the vanity table with a "thud," forcing out a perfectly natural smile:

"Just checking the time."

However, her disguise didn't last more than a few seconds before her phone on the table vibrated.

Liu Zhimin reached out almost reflexively to grab it, but the moment her fingertips touched the cold phone case, she froze in mid-air.

Because there were three pairs of eyes beside her, fixed on her with knowing smiles and unwavering focus.

Her cheeks flushed instantly, and her movements became extremely awkward: "Why...why are you all looking at me like that?"

The three of them remained silent, but in unison, they slowly shifted their gaze from her face to the phone that seemed to exude an alluring aura.

The air seemed to freeze.

The few seconds of silence felt like an eternity to Liu Zhimin.

Ultimately, the anxiety of needing to confirm the information overwhelmed everything else. She grabbed her phone and practically fled: "I...I'm going to the restroom!"

With a "bang," the toilet stall door slammed shut.

Liu Zhimin leaned against the door, impatiently turning on the screen, his heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of his chest.

However, what popped up on the lock screen was a damn GG notification!

"Damn it...!" A surge of anger welled up inside Liu Zhimin. He angrily yanked open the stall door, walked to the sink, and forcefully pressed the pump, letting the icy water wash over his hands.

She stared at her reflection in the mirror, her brow furrowed and her face contorted with frustration, and couldn't help but mutter a complaint under her breath:

"Ani, does Choi Si-an really have absolutely no sense of proportion?"

"In this situation, shouldn't they at least send a message or make a phone call to let us know?"

"How can they just vanish into thin air without a trace? Aren't they afraid people will worry?"

"What a strange man!"

She grew angrier and angrier as she spoke, and even poked the power button with her wet fingers in a fit of pique, thinking that she might as well turn it off and let him experience what it's like to be unable to be contacted!

But just a second before his fingertips touched the button, he hesitated and withdrew.

What if... he really did encounter some kind of trouble?

After all, he suffered such serious injuries last night, and he faced something beyond reason...

This thought was like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing her anger and leaving only a deeper worry.

She sighed, dried her hands, and left the restroom with a mix of inner turmoil and lingering anger.

Shortly after her footsteps faded into the distance, the door to the innermost cubicle clicked open gently.

A tall and beautiful figure walked out gracefully; it was Zhang Yuanying from IVE.

She walked to the spot where Liu Zhimin had stood, looked towards the empty doorway, and a slight smile appeared on her full lips.

"It seems Li Rui was right... this unnie is really in love~"

She stood in front of the mirror, gently tucking a slightly messy strand of hair from her forehead with her little finger, her eyes filled with a hint of disdain. Are men really that important?

……

When Cui Shi'an woke up, he found himself lying on the same coffin lid as before.

But compared to his confusion last time, this time he could clearly feel a cool and soothing sensation instantly flowing into his limbs and bones. The excruciating pain in his legs disappeared, and the burning sensation on his back was gone without a trace.

It felt as comfortable as soaking in warm water.

Is it really that amazing?

He reached out and stroked the coffin lid, feeling an urge to take it back to his dormitory.

or.

He pressed his hand against the corner of the coffin lid.

I pried it apart with force.

You can cut off a piece and take it home.

"I'm talking about that gentleman."

Hara's voice came from the side: "You can't damage public property~"

Choi Si-an quickly looked up and saw that Hara was sitting not far away, with a laptop on the table in front of her.

He gave an awkward smile: "I...I just wanted to test how sturdy this thing is."

The girl rolled her eyes at him: "Tens of thousands of years old, dark wood, what do you think?"

So this is petrified wood? Cui Shi'an clicked his tongue in amazement. He had only heard of this stuff before, but had never seen it in person.

Legend has it that ebony is the "essence of trees and the soul of wood," and is also a ladder for mortals to reach the heavens.

It is said to possess extremely strong spiritual power. If a piece of ebony is placed in a coffin, the corpse can remain uncorrupted for a thousand years. If it is a complete ebony coffin, the corpse can even remain undecayed for ten thousand years. There are also claims that it can be reborn after death and live forever.

However, from ancient times to the present, no one has ever been able to create a complete, single-piece dark wood coffin; most are pieced together.

If a coffin board this big were sold on the market, it would be worth at least one billion Korean won, right?

His hands were itching again, and this time he pried them open even harder.

"Ah!" the messenger of hell roared in anger.

Cui Shi'an quickly withdrew his hand.

"Did she really give you this?"

Hera picked up the arrowhead and examined it closely.

Cui Shi'an nodded: "Yes, they say it's related to my past life, but I still don't know what the connection is."

"Really? That's strange... Why would she give you something like this?" Hera muttered suspiciously as she sat behind her chair.

"Do you know what this is?"

As soon as Cui Shi'an walked over, she slammed her laptop shut, as if afraid he would see it.

"This is a ritual implement."

"I know?"

From the moment Tian Ming brought it back, he knew roughly what it was.

"Specifically?"

"This is used to ward off evil spirits for members of the royal family. Look at the pattern on it, it's a chicken. Let me test you..."

"Stop testing me." Choi Si-an waved his hand. "Gyerim Kingdom, right? You mean it's an artifact from the Silla period?"

Hara's eyes practically rolled back to the sky: "Can you please shut up?"

Cui Shi'an glanced at the computer in front of her, then at the frustration in her eyes—a frustration of wanting to lecture but being unable to do so—and nodded knowingly.

"Okay, go ahead."