Lu Mingfei, how can you slay a dragon if you don't play the villain?

Behind me came Aunt Liu's enthusiastic follow-up question:

"Miaomiao, how far have things progressed in your relationship?"

And Liu Miaomiao's embarrassed and annoyed coquettish voice: "Mom~!"

Lu Mingfei closed the door, leaned against it, and his heart pounded.

He really didn't know what would have happened to him if Aunt Liu hadn't suddenly appeared.

He reached out and fumbled for the chandelier switch on the wall, his fingertips barely touching the cold plastic—

A clear, cold female voice suddenly rang out in the room.

"Lu Mingfei, you've been exposed!"

Chapter 42 Let him freeze more

The light from the crystal chandelier instantly filled the entire room.

Lu Mingfei blinked. A girl with black hair and a black dress sat on the bed, resting her chin on her hand, as if she were leaning against a transparent chair.

Strangely, the down comforter beneath her didn't dent at all. The reason was simple: she was sitting about ten centimeters above the bed.

She was like a queen, scrutinizing Lu Mingfei, who had suddenly barged into the room.

"Oh no!" Lu Mingfei sensed something was wrong the moment he saw her.

Sure enough, the next second, the dragon blood in his body began to surge uncontrollably.

But practice makes perfect.

He had suffered greatly when the system transformed into Lu Mingfei before, so he was very wary of this.

Fortunately, he now has a solution.

He quickly closed his eyes and immediately activated the skill he had gained from playing the duet with Liu Miaomiao—Forced Calm.

This skill consumes mental energy, but its effect is to maintain absolute calmness while it is active.

Even if his dragon blood is fully awakened, he still has a way to maintain his sanity.

If all else fails, then Lu Mingfei will have no choice but to dig a hole and bury himself.

This way, we don't have to do anything ourselves.

After taking two deep breaths, Lu Mingfei slowly opened his eyes.

The stunningly beautiful girl before him remained expressionless, simply looking at him calmly without making any other move.

"System Bro... weren't you on vacation?" Lu Mingfei asked calmly.

……

cold!

Bitingly cold!

Lu Mingfei was woken up by being frozen to death.

An extremely bad premonition instantly gripped him—this damn cold, he knew it all too well!

He slowly lifted his eyelids.

really--

Another unfamiliar ceiling.

A dilapidated wooden ceiling, a few rough wooden beams across the view, with several pieces of unidentified meat hanging from them.

He wanted to turn his head down to see what was going on around him.

A warm breath, carrying a faint, pleasant fragrance, gently wafted onto his face.

A little color returned to her pale cheeks.

Lu Mingfei froze, not from the cold, but because...

A red-haired girl was sleeping next to him.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly.

His fair neck was so close that his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

The white breath she exhaled swirled in the cool air.

A few strands of dark red hair brushed against her porcelain doll-like face... Lu Mingfei held his breath.

Looking at the girl so close to him, Lu Mingfei suddenly understood everything.

He had another dream. And it was... a dream he had with Erii.

The first time he saw Erii in person... only one word popped into his mind:

So cute!

Lu Mingfei was incredibly frustrated—

Where are all the words to praise the girl?!

All he can say is "cute"!

I should have known he would read more books.

Feeling Lu Mingfei's breath, the girl slowly opened her eyes.

Lu Mingfei had never seen such innocent eyes, like rubies that had never been tainted.

Eyes facing each other.

"Good morning, Mr. Lu!" she said softly. "It's nice to see you again!"

Lu Mingfei felt as if something had gently bumped into his chest.

At this moment, if you had to describe him in one word, it would be... restless and eager.

Lu Mingfei suppressed the agitation in his heart and smiled:

"Good morning, Your Highness!"

Erii didn't seem to find the title "princess" anything special, and her gaze remained fixed on him, as if she were confirming something.

A few seconds later, she moved and sat up.

The soft blanket slipped off her, revealing her figure dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit, which looked very cold.

She also turned her head and looked around—a huge, empty wooden house.

The interior furnishings were extremely simple, with a mottled rectangular table standing quietly in the center and a rattan chair on each side.

In the corner, on a slightly large wooden bed covered with a thick wool blanket, he and Erii lay side by side, the tassels hanging from the edge of the blanket trembling gently with their breathing.

To the left front of the bed, only a pile of cold ashes remained in the stone fireplace, with a few charred marks still on the inner wall of the hearth.

The window to the right was covered with yellowed Xuan paper, and starlight shone through the paper, casting hazy spots of light on the wooden floor.

Lu Mingfei struggled to sit up, his jaw chattering from the cold, and he subconsciously rubbed his arms.

He was still wearing the same gray jacket and jeans he wore in real life.

"Ugh... It's freezing cold. What kind of place is this?" he couldn't help but complain.

He spoke while secretly glancing at Erii.

A cold wind blew into the room, causing Lu Mingfei to tighten his clothes.

Erii, standing to the side, breathed on her frozen, red hands and then rubbed them together.

Seeing this, Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth, took off his jacket, and gave it to Erii, who was standing next to him.

No matter what, we can't let our princess feel neglected.

Without his jacket, Lu Mingfei trembled uncontrollably, like a leaf in the autumn wind.

Erii's eyes showed a hint of heartache as she reached out to take off her gray-silver jacket.

Lu Mingfei grabbed her hand as she tried to take off her jacket and shook his head.

So what if he's cold? This is a dream, he won't freeze to death.

"Crench!"

Just as the two were worrying about this unfamiliar environment, the dilapidated-looking door was pushed open.

The two were drawn to the sound.

Then--

A familiar figure stepped into the house.

Lu Mingfei's thoughts spun wildly, like a mini fan.

Why is she here?

Is this not a dream?

But this doesn't make any sense at all...

He suppressed his surging doubts and asked, "Su Youli, why are you here?"

The Su Youli standing before him had a completely different aura from the one who had invited him to participate in the competition.

She was wearing a blue plaid dress, flat shoes, a scarf around her neck, a woven hat on her head, and a dark coat draped over her arm.

Hearing Lu Mingfei's question, she only glanced at him, her eyes indifferent.

The next moment, she walked straight to Erii and gently draped the dark coat over Erii's shoulders, carefully adjusting it.

"Hmm, not bad!" She examined him for a few moments, nodded in satisfaction, and then turned her gaze to Lu Mingfei beside her, her tone calm and even, "You've met the people from the Dingjie Palace, haven't you?"

Lu Mingfei felt even more confused.

This woman not only appeared in this strange place, but also knew about Xuanling's visit?

What exactly is going on?

Erii felt Lu Mingfei trembling and instinctively wanted to hand him her dark coat, but Su Youli pressed her down.