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

"That's too heartless!"

"I already told you she won't pay any attention to you," Lin Xuanqi laughed.

"Forget it, I'm just killing time anyway, might as well have some fun." Shen Xi changed the subject.

Lin Xuanqi met her gaze, her eyes narrowed, and she snorted coldly, "Fine, then come on? I want to see what you've improved."

As if an iceberg were approaching, a tense and chilling atmosphere suddenly spread, and the boy caught in the middle shivered.

Two hours later.

Shen Xi stared at the deck of cards spread out on the table, her brows furrowed, as if she had encountered an incomprehensible supernatural phenomenon, muttering to herself, "This is impossible..."

"What's impossible? Shen Xi, I didn't expect you to be such a bad card player, even worse than my Cheng Fei." Lin Xuanqi revealed a victor's smile.

"You cheated?" Shen Xi turned his sharp gaze to her.

"Do I need to play with you?" Lin Xuanqi said with a grin.

"Teacher Shen, it seems you're a bit too confident." The boy in the middle shook his head and sighed, not without a hint of smugness.

Throughout the two-hour game, whenever Lin Xuanqi and Shen Xi were on opposing teams, Shen Xi won very few times. In comparison, Cheng Fei's win rate, while not as high as Lin Xuanqi's, was still acceptable.

As it turns out, at least when it comes to playing cards, even extraordinary intelligence, no matter how hard one tries, cannot defeat extraordinary luck.

"That's enough, that's enough." Shen Xi threw down the cards, stared out the window with a disgruntled expression, crossed her arms in front of her chest, as if she were sulking.

"I'm not playing anymore, it's no fun winning too much." Lin Xuanqi yawned, tore open a toffee and put it in her mouth, then casually crossed one leg over her shoulder.

Cheng Fei calmly gathered the playing cards and put them back into the box.

A few hours later, the chartered Airbus A350 landed in London at noon local time on a cloudy day.

While waiting to collect her checked luggage, Shen Xi stood in front of the conveyor belt with a furrowed brow.

The boy put his hands in his pockets and walked to a spot not too close, not too far, and stood side by side with her.

"Teacher Shen, are you struggling with the card game?"

"You dare to come and talk to me? Do you want to confront me right now?" The girl narrowed her eyes.

"She and Ye Shuang went to the restroom, I'll help them with their luggage." The boy bent down and picked up a light-colored suitcase.

"Cheng Fei, if she won because of some kind of ability, why didn't it work on you?" The girl stared at the various suitcases on the conveyor belt.

"Who knows?" the boy shrugged.

Similar to Nagasaki Asuna's situation, Lin Xuanqi's extraordinary abilities also partially failed in front of Cheng Fei. Therefore, Lin Xuanqi could sense that Ye Shuang was in danger, but she could not sense the threat posed by Cheng Fei to her. This is probably why Lin Xuanqi trusted Cheng Fei.

He should have realized this much earlier.

516. Everyone!!! Welcome to Miriam's castle!

"Oh no, my suitcase is broken, but thankfully nothing fell out."

"Come on, let's take a group photo!"

"What do you think about us inviting Cheng Fei to come and film this? Hehe."

"You'd better watch out, or Lin Xuanqi will catch you and slap you across the face and pull your hair."

The students picked up their luggage while playing and laughing, gathering in groups.

Zhou Han and Ruan Jingyi approached a Japanese female exchange student who seemed to greet everyone but wasn't particularly close to anyone.

"Asuna, Asuna, let me tell you something." Because of his height, Zhou Han stood on tiptoe and whispered in the girl's ear, "How about we find an opportunity to help Shen Xi out this time?"

"Eh, to assist?" The sweet girl with long coffee-colored hair tilted her head and blinked her innocent and naive eyes.

"Yes, anyway, they're trying to find ways to bring Shen Xi and Cheng Fei together when Lin Xuanqi isn't around." Zhou Han lowered her voice and glanced at the distance.

Over there, a slender, aloof girl and a tall, handsome boy stood together carrying their luggage, keeping a considerable distance between them, and everyone could see a sense of estrangement between them.

Asuna Nagasaki tapped her chin with her index finger, a curious smile playing on her lips. "Okay~ But how exactly do we do it?"

“Listen to me…” Zhou Han pulled on Nagasaki Asuna’s arm and began to mutter.

While the three of them were plotting, Shen Xi was frowning and staring at the conveyor belt, her eyes flickering.

Cheng Fei has three suitcases to take.

She pretended not to notice her suitcase passing by.

"Cheng Fei," the girl said softly.

"Huh?" The boy glanced sideways.

"Does the fox spirit's mind-reading ability not work on you either?" the girl asked expressionlessly.

The boy smacked his lips.

"Answer me." The girl's brows furrowed even more.

"Teacher Shen is truly my teacher; her little brain always works incredibly fast," the boy exclaimed.

"You admitted it so easily." The girl narrowed her eyes and glanced at him.

"Even if I don't tell you, you'll definitely ask Nana. You two are completely reconciled now, right? By the way, it's not entirely useless. You can ask her for details."

"Stop spreading rumors over there. Nobody here will reconcile with a vixen." Shen Xi turned her head and looked into the distance, where she saw Nagasaki Asuna, Zhou Han, and Ruan Jingyi huddled together, looking in their direction.

When their eyes met, Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head and gave a sweet, gentle smile.

Shen Xi turned her face away with disgust.

Once everyone had collected their luggage, a large group of over a hundred people left the terminal.

As soon as they stepped out of the gate, a gust of cold wind blew in their faces, and many students shivered.

"Wait! Why is it so cold?" Chen Hao's expression changed, and he pulled his thin short-sleeved vest tighter around his neck.

"I told you long ago that this place is not like Academy City." Du Xinhua zipped up his jacket.

Cheng Fei's gaze swept over Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna, who were together not far away, and noticed the two girls' limited-time return of black over-the-knee socks.

It's worth noting that Zhou Han, standing next to her, wore a light-colored sweater dress, with her slender legs encased in white tights and delicate white lace-up ankle boots. This energetic and petite young woman was just as eye-catching as the two in front of her.

"Cheng Fei, do you not want your eyes anymore?" Lin Xuanqi's voice, which sounded like a half-smile, suddenly rang out.

"Xuanqi, I've compared them carefully, and among all these girls, your legs are definitely the most beautiful." The boy said seriously, shifting his gaze to Lin Xuanqi beside him, and Ye Shuang's straight legs encased in white over-the-knee socks standing next to her.

The latter subtly shifted his gaze, as if he were unaware of him.

"Stop with your smooth talk." Lin Xuanqi rolled her eyes at him.

Four minibuses slowly pulled up, and Miriam waved her arms in front of everyone, shouting, "Everyone, one bus for each class, we're going to the castle!"

The students cheered.

"Look out for any students who have fallen behind. Class monitor, get on the bus and count the number of students." The accompanying homeroom teacher also raised his voice.

Class 6 of Grade 1 had the most students, with fifty students in total. When Cheng Fei boarded the bus, the seats were almost full.

Zhou Han and Ruan Jingyi occupied two of the three seats on one side of the back row. When they saw the boy coming over, Zhou Han and her best friend quickly moved inside to make room on the outside.

"Cheng Fei, Cheng Fei, over here." The petite girl smiled and patted the seat, giving off the feeling of "a young mother taking care of a bewildered child."

The boy walked over and sat down as if nothing had happened.

"Here, for you." Zhou Han took out three more chocolates from her bag and gave them to the boy, herself, and Ruan Jingyi.

"Thank you." The boy ate it casually.

"You're welcome, we're friends." Zhou Han had a candy in her mouth, one cheek slightly puffed out, her round eyes curved into two crescent moons as she looked at the boy, her slender legs encased in white pantyhose swaying together, looking like she was in a very good mood.

Sitting in the last row, Chen Hao saw this and his fists hardened. "Damn it, this kid deserves to be humanely destroyed!" He then rubbed his fists together, his expression turning malicious. "But whatever, he'll pay for this school trip anyway..."

Du Xinhua, who was sitting next to me, and the vice class monitor exchanged glances.

Meanwhile, another car.

Nagasaki Asuna and Ye Shuang sat together.

The girl with pigtails tilted her head and gazed at the unfamiliar scenery outside the window. Her pretty face was expressionless, but upon closer inspection, one could see that her brows were slightly furrowed, concealing a hint of melancholy.

"Shuangshuang, what's wrong?" Nagasaki Asuna suddenly leaned closer, took her small hand, and looked at her with their faces close together. The worry on her face seemed genuine.

"Huh? It's nothing." Ye Shuang tilted her head, revealing her usual warm smile.

"You seem to have something on your mind." Nagasaki Asuna pondered, her bright eyes unblinking.

"Me? What could be on my mind?"

"You seem distracted since this morning. Are you still having a cold?" Nagasaki Asuna brushed her bangs aside and pressed her forehead against Asuna's, as if testing whether she had a fever.

"Maybe a little bit." Ye Shuang's gaze wandered.

"Then you should take care to keep warm~" Nagasaki Asuna gently tugged at her cheek and distanced herself from her.

"Hmm~ Thank you." Ye Shuang tilted her head and smiled.

While the two stunningly beautiful girls were interacting intimately, Miriam sat upright with her eyes fixed straight ahead, swallowing hard.

After an hour, four buses arrived at the open suburbs, circled around a winding, deep forest, and the view suddenly opened up before them.

A sapphire-blue lake is nestled in the center of a verdant wilderness. On the lush green hills, a massive Tudor-style building with red tiles and white walls stands there, exuding an ancient and solemn aura that has stood the test of time.

A chorus of exclamations erupted from all four vehicles simultaneously.

The bus stopped in front of the castle gate, where staff in suits were already waiting.

Cheng Fei saw that the person in the lead was Sebastian's butler. The old gentleman bowed slightly in greeting when he saw the young man.

Miriam took a megaphone from Sebastian and waved like a tour guide, shouting, "Everyone!!!"

The volume was so loud that the speaker emitted a piercing noise, and people nearby instinctively shrank back and covered their ears.

"Welcome to my castle! Please make yourself at home!"

517. A Tragedy Seven Hundred Years Ago

"Be careful, call me anytime if anything happens. Have fun, but don't come back with a broken arm or leg. I can't afford to make your parents suffer the consequences."

Zhao Ya, the homeroom teacher of Class 6, Grade 1, solemnly gave her students some instructions, then got into the car with three other homeroom teachers and drove away from the castle.

Miriam arranged for the accompanying homeroom teacher to stay at a nearby lakeside villa, where they could enjoy a few days of vacation if nothing unexpected happened.

"Everyone!!!" Miriam's voice blared through the loudspeaker, and the blonde, blue-eyed girl stood at the gate waving her arms. "Before entering the castle, please hand over your cell phones to the staff for safekeeping. Of course, you can use them at any time if needed."

"You can't even bring your phone?"

"It's so immersive, I love it."

"Could you let me do some daily mobile game quests?"

Amidst the rising and falling discussions, everyone handed in their phones.

"Heh heh, please come in, everyone. I'll now introduce the history of this castle and the rules of the game!" Miriam led everyone through the castle gates with a strangely suspicious smile on her face.

Passing through the gate, there was a small courtyard. Miriam waved to her, "This castle is called Levin Castle. It's a giant castle that incorporates medieval fortifications. It has been owned by several generations and its history dates back to the 13th century. It used to be a royal fortress and a noble residence. Now it has been transformed into a tourist attraction. By the way, many famous movies have been filmed here."

"Senior, after the game is over, can we take some photos and check off our achievements?"

"That's right, it would be a shame not to commemorate this trip."

The students looked up and observed that the towering gray-white walls, having withstood countless storms, exuded a sense of substantial weight.

Lin Xuanqi yawned, tilted her head, and leaned on the boy's shoulder, hooking her arm around Cheng Fei's.

The boy casually put his arm around her lithe body, but the girl slapped his restless hand away.

“And what I’m about to tell you is a bizarre tragedy that actually happened in Levin Castle seven hundred years ago.” Miriam lowered her voice. “In the autumn of 1315, the first owner of Levin Castle, Earl Levin, mysteriously disappeared from the castle. Before his disappearance, two other disappearances had occurred in Levin Castle. After his disappearance, the Countess hanged herself. Subsequently, the people in the castle fought each other for the treasure, and almost everyone died inside. In other words, there might be a pool of blood left by the dead right under your feet.”

Miriam's deliberately gloomy tone made everyone look down at their feet, discovering faint dark red marks on the floor tiles, and suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

Shen Xi stared at what appeared to be bloodstains at her feet, her brows furrowing slightly.