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

"It's alright, isn't it? Would I possibly have any ill intentions towards you?" the boy said sincerely.

"Who knows what you're trying to do? No means no."

"Junior! What brings you here?" The blonde, blue-eyed girl appeared behind Ye Shuang, her eyes lighting up.

"Senior, I need your help urgently!" The young man didn't even care that this British lesbian was sharing a room with Ye Shuang.

"What do you mean? I don't understand!" Miriam was inexplicably excited.

"Can you let me in to talk? Master Ye is giving me the silent treatment and won't let me in no matter what."

Ye Shuang's eyes flickered, she gritted her teeth and stomped her foot, "You're so annoying, whatever."

After saying that, the girl, as if she had given up and was about to throw everything away, stepped aside from the doorway.

Cheng Fei managed to slip inside, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the two of them. "Senior, Master Ye, lend me your gold coins."

“Okay! But what are you going to do, junior?” Miriam handed over the bag without thinking. According to her, she would also abide by the rules of the game, so there were only twenty of them.

"Anyway, finding the NPC will be useful, I'll return it to you tomorrow." The boy turned around, "Master Ye!"

"No, why should I lend it to you?" Ye Shuang, who had sat down to the side, turned her face away, expressionless.

"Since I saved your life, aren't we friends?" the boy said seriously.

Ye Shuang turned her head, her gaze meeting his before looking away, her small hands clenching tightly, her expression becoming conflicted.

After a moment, the girl handed her bag to the boy, walked away quickly, and didn't say a word the whole time.

"Goodnight, senior sister and Master Ye." The boy took the gold coins and left immediately.

He then started knocking on doors one by one, beginning with the first room in the corridor.

"Cheng, Cheng Fei?" The girl who opened the door was stunned.

"I need your help with something. May I come in?" The young man smiled warmly and looked into her eyes as he spoke softly.

"Okay, okay, go ahead." The girl was stunned, then blushed, lowered her head, and hurriedly made way for her.

……

Soon, Cheng Fei had collected a large bag of several hundred gold coins. He took them all from a few people he knew, and borrowed three to five from each of the other girls.

The boy checked the time, went to the bedside, and gently stroked the sleeping, arrogant girl's charming and alluring face.

"Cheng Fei, no, I'm so sleepy...!" Lin Xuanqi slapped him away.

"Xuanqi, wake up, I need your help with something." The boy gently but firmly pulled the half-asleep girl out of bed.

521. Lin Xuanqi simply couldn't imagine what marriage would be like.

"Cheng Fei... what exactly do you want?"

In the quiet, deserted corridor of the castle late at night, a girl, her consciousness fading, was carried on the back of a boy, her delicate face, with her eyes slightly closed, resting softly on the back of his neck.

"I need you to do something."

"Can't we... do it tomorrow?"

"No, we're in a hurry. Listen to me, it'll be ready soon."

Amid the gambler's bewildered gaze, Cheng Fei placed the still-sleepy Lin Xuanqi on a chair.

"Xuanqi, wake up." The boy patted the usually aloof little face.

"...What is this place for?" Lin Xuanqi opened her eyes a crack, her eyes reddened, and shivered when she saw the dim environment and the black-robed man in front of her.

"The person betting on tarot cards is an NPC in a puzzle game. You only have one chance. You can only win, you can't lose, do you hear me?" The boy helped her sit up, like a street thug manipulating a respectable young girl.

"But I don't know anything about tarot cards." Lin Xuanqi said sleepily, letting the boy play with her.

"I'm learning now, so I can play three rounds with him first."

"How can I learn it after only three games?" Lin Xuanqi covered her mouth and yawned.

"I trust your mind."

"Alright then, I'm not responsible if I lose." The girl rested her chin on her hand with a languid air, looking at the cards on the table, slightly more sober. "So, how do we play this?"

"Let's begin. We'll play three rounds without placing any bets," Cheng Fei said to the gamblers.

So the two played three games. The girl easily won all three games while she was distracted, which was much better than the boy who only won two games even when he was clear-headed, gave it his all, and the other side was letting him win.

"Too easy, boring." The girl felt a sense of dissatisfaction.

"Then let's officially begin." Cheng Fei placed the travel bag he had brought on the table with a solid thud, and looked at the gambler with a fierce expression. "These are our bets. Don't forget what you said about the higher the bet, the higher the odds."

As the boy unzipped his pants, even the gambler's eyelids twitched, and he froze, "My God..."

After some time, the boy carried the sleepy girl away, along with the gambler's entire treasure chest.

The gambler remained seated, watching with a sense of absurdity as the young man effortlessly carried away a treasure chest containing tens of thousands of gold coins and weighing dozens of kilograms.

He swallowed hard, thought for a moment, then gave up and packed his things to leave work.

……

Cheng Fei placed the treasure chest on the floor of the room, breathed a sigh of relief, and felt relieved.

After washing up, the boy turned off the light and climbed onto Lin Xuanqi's single bed. Facing the girl who was fast asleep, he slowly turned her over so that she was face up, and then climbed on top of her.

In the quiet room, the girl's soft humming, her brows slightly furrowed unconsciously, echoed faintly.

Meanwhile, in another room.

The two girls squeezed onto a single bed, and shortly after the light was turned off, a rustling sound began to be heard.

In the darkness, Zhou Han climbed onto the quiet girl, leaned down by the dim light from the window, and blinked her round eyes at her best friend, her expression subtle. "Ruan Jingyi, I have a question for you."

"What?" The girl below looked at Zhou Han, her face expressionless.

"You and Cheng Fei... are you hiding something from me? I just feel like there's something off about your relationship." Zhou Han tilted her head to observe her face and murmured softly.

"What is it?" Ruan Jingyi blinked.

"Actually, I saw it last time. You got into Cheng Fei's car after school, right?" Zhou Han's face was nonchalant, but only upon closer inspection could one notice the emptiness in her eyes, completely different from her usual energetic self.

"I..." The quiet girl opened her mouth.

"Ruan Jingyi, we're good friends, right?" Zhou Han moved even closer to her, her face becoming expressionless like Ruan Jingyi's. "If you don't tell me the truth, I'll be sad."

“Actually…” The quiet girl bit her lip lightly, her eyes flickering.

The castle's tranquil night seemed set to continue for some time.

……

The next day.

Lin Xuanqi slowly opened her eyes, feeling an indescribable weakness in her body, as if she had fought with someone while sleeping. Her legs, in particular, were sore beyond description, and her throat was also inexplicably uncomfortable.

She glanced at the wall clock; it was already ten in the morning.

The girl placed the back of her hand on her forehead, staring at the ceiling as she recalled what had happened the night before. She only remembered being carried by the boy to play tarot cards and then being ravaged in a half-dream, half-awake state for an unknown amount of time. A tidal wave of sensations kept invading her dreams.

How much does he really like her body? I can't even imagine what it will be like after we get married.

Whatever, whatever.

The girl sighed helplessly, struggled to sit up, and sure enough, found some suggestive dark red marks on her body. She didn't pay much attention to them, but turned her head and noticed food and a note on the bedside table with messy handwriting.

"Xuanqi, I'm going to play some puzzle games. If you're tired, take a good rest."

Without thinking much, the girl picked up the fragrant croissant, took a bite, and leaned against the headboard, gazing absently at the lawn outside the window.

the other side.

During the day, a large, lush oak tree stands in the courtyard of the castle, watching the students explore and solve puzzles.

"You can earn two gold coins by helping to clean the yard."

"That's so tiring. Finding the lost black cat will earn you ten gold coins, but where is it?"

"Are you kidding me? Solving the mystery is the main task. Don't get obsessed with making money, you money-grubbers."

While the students were enjoying the game in a relaxed and leisurely manner, a cool and aloof girl with an expressionless face walked quickly past them.

Nagasaki Asuna followed beside her with her hands behind her back, tilting her head to look at her, "Shen Xi, did you get any clues from asking the NPC over there?"

"I'm sorry, I can't find a reason to share clues with you." The aloof girl raised her chin.

"Well, actually I'm not interested in using Cheng Fei for one day. Anyway, Cheng Fei will spend time with me whenever he's free, so can we think about it together?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head.

"First of all, please make it clear that I'm not interested in any one-day usage rights either. I'm just here because I've already come all this way, so I might as well participate. Secondly, that vixen is ridiculously confident. Maybe he's just using one day a week to appease you, and the rest of the time he's flirting with some other girl." Shen Xi sneered.

“Well, since you’re already here, this is a good excuse. But I’m quite confident in this area. Instead of flirting with other girls, Cheng Fei should just come to me. After all, I can make him happy.” Nagasaki Asuna smiled.

"Only a shameless vixen like you could utter such disgusting nonsense." Shen Xi glanced at her, her disgust palpable.

"So, could you share some clues?" Nagasaki Asuna's smile remained unchanged.

Shen Xi paused for a moment, then said, "I've already deduced it. It's very simple: the tragedy that happened in this castle was actually a crime of passion."

"Huh?" Nagasaki Asuna blinked.

522. Cheng Fei has too many gold coins.

At 10:30 a.m., which is neither breakfast nor lunch time, the banquet hall was empty.

Cheng Fei, hands in his pockets, strolled leisurely into the kitchen, where a team of chefs, also dressed as medieval NPCs, were preparing lunch.

"Hello, I have a small request." The boy opened his arms to attract everyone's attention. "I need to change the food rations at the castle for the next few days."

The chef-looking man, holding a soup ladle, crossed his arms and frowned. "Dear guest, I'm sorry, we have our own arrangements."

"How about this?" The boy placed a small bag full of gold coins on the counter.

The head chef glanced at it, then placed his hand on his chest and bowed, saying, "Of course, I'll do whatever you say."

……

“I can tell you the identities of the first two missing persons, but you need to give me five gold coins.”

In a secluded corner of the castle's garden, a knight in armor sat on a bench, solemnly extending his hand.

Zhou Han and Ruan Jingyi exchanged a glance.

"So? Should I give it to you?" Zhou Han hesitated.

"It's your decision," Ruan Jingyi said softly.

“Alright then, here’s the gold coins.” Zhou Han took out five gold coins and placed them in front of the knight.

The knight said solemnly, “The first to disappear was Eileen, the castle’s laundry maid. The second to disappear was Greyfeather, the witch doctor the count had hired.”

“Laundry girl, witch doctor…” Zhou Han muttered, then looked up, “Any other clues?”

"Twenty gold coins." The knight held out his hand, his face upright.

"Twenty? Twenty?" The girl's round eyes widened slightly, her face contorted for a second, a hint of pain in her eyes. "Let's think about it some more."

The knight remained seated, watching the two young women walk away hand in hand.

Soon, several more students came over and talked with him.

“Five gold coins.” He held out his hand.

……

Two girls were walking to the laundry room.

"You mean, that young and beautiful laundry maid had an affair with the count and got pregnant, and the countess killed her in a fit of rage after she found out?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head.

“That’s right, just like you, that’s how it seems based on the current clues.” Shen Xi said coldly.

"And what about the witch doctor?" Asuna Nagasaki seemed not to hear the first part of her sentence.