Oh no! My online romance partner is actually a Miao holy maiden!

Xu Yi didn't respond to Yu Jianyue's next sentence.

"Alright, senior, there are a lot of people in Xiangxi, I'll head back now."

Yu Jianyue watched his retreating figure, shook her head, unscrewed the kettle, and took another sip.

Xu Yi walked very fast.

Although he spoke confidently to Yu Jianyue, the feeling he had finally managed to suppress rose up again from the depths of his heart.

Xu Yi forced himself to calm down; it was definitely a coincidence.

He saw Bai Lan lead the person away with his own eyes.

Besides, school transfer approvals don't happen that quickly. I'm not writing a novel.

Yes, you're definitely scaring yourself.

That girl is probably back in the village by now, preparing for that grand ceremony.

He shook his head and decided to walk back to his off-campus apartment.

He plans to pack his bags in the next few days and move back to his school dormitory.

He had rented an apartment off-campus because of some personal matters, and now that Bai Ling'er was gone, he should return to his normal university life.

There is a sycamore-lined path that you must take to get from the playground to the off-campus apartment.

Xu Yigang stepped into the path, and after taking only a few steps, he felt a chill on his back.

Xu Yi suddenly stopped and turned around.

There was no one behind.

"Is it just my imagination?" Xu Yi muttered to himself.

He turned around and continued walking, but his pace noticeably quickened.

Xu Yi thought to himself, "It seems that boys also need to protect themselves when they're out."

After all, he's not bad-looking. What if he really encounters something unclean... Pshaw, no spirits allowed after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

He ran back to the apartment in one breath.

at the same time.

Right beside that path, behind the sycamore tree.

Bai Ling'er emerged from behind the tree.

"Brother Yi, what a coincidence! We can run into each other like this. It seems we are truly telepathic."

She happened to be out today and ran into Xu Yi.

Bai Ling'er tapped Xiao Qing's head with her fingertip and chuckled softly.

"Incompatible? People from two different worlds?"

Bai Ling'er wrapped the hair around her finger, tightening it little by little until her fingertip turned blue and purple due to lack of blood.

She seemed not to feel any pain, and instead closed her eyes contentedly.

"Alright, tonight, let you get a good night's sleep. Brother Yi, we... have a long future ahead of us."

The next day, in the morning.

Xu Yi's major courses are in the East Campus, while the music department is in the West Campus. The two places are separated by the entire playground, so they rarely interact.

He didn't sleep well last night, and went to class with dark circles under his eyes this morning.

He looked rather listless.

He had nightmares all night last night.

In his dream, one moment Bai Ling'er was wearing a wedding dress and trying to put him into a jar, and the next moment countless green poisonous snakes were coiling around him, which scared him awake.

Zhang Wei plopped down next to him, scrutinizing his face: "Holy crap, Lao Xu, did you sneak off to steal a cow last night? Those dark circles under your eyes are enough to make you a national treasure."

"Don't even mention it, I have insomnia." Xu Yi rubbed his temples.

"Insomnia? That shouldn't be the case. The Holy Maiden is gone, shouldn't you be sleeping soundly and partying every night?" Zhang Wei teased.

Xu Yi coldly shot him a glare.

Zhang Wei immediately made a zipping gesture near his mouth and obediently opened his textbook.

After class, Zhang Wei leaned over and rested his elbow on Xu Yi's desk. "No classes this afternoon, wanna play basketball?"

"OK."

Zhang Wei: "You were the only one who could make that swish shot last time. I didn't even have much to say about that 200-pound guy on the other side who came to grab the rebound from you."

Xu Yi: "Alright, are we going to fight or not?"

Zhang Wei: "Let's play, let's play, 2 PM, basketball court, you buy me some water."

Xu Yi: "What?"

Zhang Wei: "Because you're in poor condition, we're taking you along, and there's a service fee."

Xu Yi stood up and walked out, saying, "Get out."

Zhang Wei followed behind, chuckling.

-

West Campus, Music Department.

In the morning music theory class, Bai Ling'er sat by the window.

Next to me is Lin Xiao, who is quite outgoing.

"Ling'er, have you studied music theory before?" Lin Xiao leaned closer and lowered her voice.

"I've learned a little bit, through online classes," Bai Ling'er said.

Lin Xiao nodded. "So what musical instruments do you play?"

"From the Miao people," Bai Ling'er thought, "the flute, the reed pipe, and the mouth harp."

What is a mouth harp?

Bai Ling'er thought for a moment about how to explain, "It's like a thin piece of copper. You put it on your lips and blow on it. The sound is very soft, but it sounds very nice."

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up. "Could you demonstrate?"

"Now?"

Lin Xiao waved her hand, "No, no, no, after class, during break time."

Bai Ling'er nodded. "Okay."

Music theory class began, and Bai Ling'er followed along.

Lin Xiao, who was sitting next to me, was secretly looking at her phone, hiding it under her textbook and scrolling through it.

Suddenly, he bumped into Bai Ling'er's arm and turned his phone to show her.

It's an anonymous forum on Jiangnan University; there's a post there, and the title is still there.

The picture below has been unearthed. It shows Bai Ling'er's profile as she walked down the corridor yesterday. The person who took the picture was hiding far away, so it's a bit blurry, but you can tell she's a great beauty.

The number of replies below is still increasing.

[I feel this profile is even more captivating than her full face.]

[A goddess with a fiancé, huh? Where did this fiancé come from? Help me get rid of him.]

[The person upstairs doesn't know, but I heard they're from western Hunan and know witchcraft. Don't mess with them!]

[The fiancé also knows witchcraft; has this man been bewitched?]

Bai Ling'er glanced down at the blackboard, pushed the phone back, said nothing, and looked back at the blackboard.

Lin Xiao put her phone away and asked softly, "You saw it?"

Bai Ling'er: "You're all wrong."

"Where did you say something wrong?"

"It's me who likes him, not him who's been bewitched," Bai Ling'er said very seriously.

"This is different. If he were obedient, I wouldn't have used the curse on him."

She hadn't even had a chance to cast the spell on him yet...

After listening to Bai Ling'er's words, Lin Xiao remained silent for three seconds, then lowered his head and put his phone into his backpack.

Wow, people with god-like looks can be so hardcore when they talk!

The bell rang, Bai Ling'er put away her textbooks and stood up. Lin Xiao looked at her expectantly, "You said you'd practice the mouth harp after class."

"Hmm," Bai Ling'er took a small object out of her pocket. It was indeed a small, thin, copper-colored piece. She placed it between her thumb and forefinger and showed it to Lin Xiao. "This is it."

Lin Xiao leaned closer to look. "That's it?"

"Hmm." Bai Ling'er placed the piece of copper near her teeth, and the atmosphere shifted.

A very faint, clear, trembling sound emanated from the copper plate.

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment.

Several students who hadn't left yet also stopped and looked this way.

Bai Ling'er played a tune for a while, then put her mouthpiece back and casually put it into her pocket.

"It sounds nice," Lin Xiao said after a two-second pause.

"It sounds really good, is it just this little piece of bronze?"

Bai Ling'er picked up her schoolbag. "Yes, all the girls in our village learned this when they were little. It's for expressing affection."

"To express affection?"

"If you like someone, play the mouth harp for them. If they respond, it means they like you too," Bai Ling said.

But in her heart she was thinking of Xu Yi, and she was determined to play it for her brother Yi.

Lin Xiao rested her chin on her hand, "Have you ever played it for your fiancé?"

"Not yet."

Lin Xiao caught up with him, "Where is your fiancé from? Is he also from western Hunan?"

"No, he is also a student at Jiangcheng University."

Lin Xiao's eyes widened; this was huge gossip!

However, judging from Bai Ling'er's expression, she seemed to be heartbroken. She didn't ask any further questions.

Even such a stunning beauty can experience heartbreak?

Who is her fiancé?

"How about I take you to the East District? You're new here and not familiar with the area yet. My nemesis said he's going to play basketball, do you want to go check it out?" Lin Xiao said.