Although Yan Xixi had "dated" Han Ziyu several times before in order to obtain his blood and hair, she had never actually carefully observed Han Ziyu's face. She only remembered that he had an ordinary appearance, so when she suddenly saw the greatly transformed Han Ziyu just now, she didn't associate this young man with refined features and outstanding temperament with that country bumpkin at all.

Such a shabbily dressed and wooden student, not even a bit close to her ideal type, if it weren't related to her own life, normally she wouldn't even spare him a second glance.

Although this person seemed to like her, every time he came out to "date" her, he wouldn't even wear a decent piece of clothing, always those few old clothes that had been washed white, with outdated styles from who knows how many years ago, and that rustic hairstyle on his head, as well as those equally unimpressive black-framed glasses...

Yan Xixi felt that every time she walked together with Han Ziyu, there would be strange looks from passersby, as if they were surprised that a goddess-level person like her would take a fancy to such an unsophisticated country bumpkin.

Yan Xixi had very high standards, and she had a strong sense of self-esteem. In her original imagination, the boy walking beside her, not to mention being dressed in haute couture, but at least his face shouldn't be worse than hers, but now...

Every time she saw Han Ziyu's appearance during their dates, the gap between ideal and reality would make her feel disgusted, so after getting what she wanted, she never took the initiative to ask Han Ziyu out again, and with Han Ziyu's personality, naturally he didn't have the guts to ask her out either.

The most recent meeting was because two days ago the spell went wrong. After Master Fu activated the spell the night before, Han Ziyu still came to class the next day as usual. She felt something was off, so she went to find Han Ziyu to probe the situation...

It's just that Han Ziyu's attitude towards her that day was unusually cold, and she couldn't probe anything out before he directly took his leave.

What happened next...

Yan Xixi's face grew more and more grim as she thought of the accident that occurred two days ago at noon when she went to ask Master Fu about the situation.

Since Han Ziyu was able to trigger Master Fu's formation that day, it means he is very likely also from the metaphysical world. Now he is smiling at her so viciously, could it be that he knows about the things she did behind his back and is preparing to take revenge on her?

How could a normal person undergo such a big change in just two short days, especially something like temperament, which takes decades to cultivate, how could it change in an instant?

Perhaps, this appearance is his true face, and before he was just pretending.

Then, what was the purpose of his pretense?

Was it to lure her to take the bait?

Or perhaps, the person sitting next to her now isn't the real Han Ziyu at all...

These guesses flashed through her mind, and Yan Xixi only felt her whole body turn cold. Under the envelopment of that malicious gaze, she felt like a frog targeted by a venomous snake, hopelessly waiting for the moment the venom is injected into its body.

The roommate made a joke, but seeing that Yan Xixi didn't banter with him as usual, and her face was even turning more and more pale, the look in her eyes as she stared at Han Ziyu even revealed obvious fear, he also felt that something was off and asked hesitantly, "Senior Sister? Are you feeling unwell?"

How come just hearing Han Ziyu's identity, her face turned so pale in an instant?

It was a bit incredible that his roommate became handsome over the weekend, but it shouldn't be to the point of making people feel fear, right?

Moreover, isn't Yan Xixi always happy to associate with handsome guys? When she didn't recognize him just now, she was still smiling at Han Ziyu, so her reaction now shouldn't be like this no matter what.

Could there be something between these two that he doesn't know about?

But he also hasn't seen these two getting close before. With Han Ziyu's previous country bumpkin appearance, it would be a wonder if Yan Xixi could take a liking to him.

As if startled awake, Yan Xixi abruptly shifted her gaze away from He Yan's face and said dryly, "Y-Yes, a little, sorry, I need to go back first today, I'll notify everyone in the group later."

Although the roommate still felt Yan Xixi's reaction was a bit strange, he didn't ask further and just went along with her words, "Senior Sister, hurry back and rest."

Although almost everyone had arrived by now, the teacher hadn't come yet and class hadn't started, so it was appropriate for Yan Xixi to leave at this time. After all, she wasn't a student of this class to begin with and didn't need attendance.

Not paying attention to Yan Xixi who hurriedly left through the back door, He Yan leisurely took out the textbook needed for this class from his backpack.

While taking out the textbook, he lightly pinched the yellow talisman paper in the backpack, and a wisp of white air, like light smoke, escaped from it, floating out through the opening of the backpack and following Yan Xixi out of the classroom.

Of course, ordinary people naturally couldn't see any of this.

After Yan Xixi left, the roommate craned his neck to look at his face.

He Yan cooperatively turned his face to the side to let him look his fill.

The roommate carefully examined his features and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with this face except that it had suddenly become more handsome, muttering, "Isn't this quite handsome? How come she had a look like she saw a ghost just now?"

He Yan's tone was flat, "Probably feeling unwell."

The roommate scratched his head, tossing those doubts to the back of his mind, "Forget it, forget it, who cares about her. Come, come, come, now your main task is to impart to me the secret of becoming handsome..."

In any case, he wasn't like some of the boys in the class who had thoughts about Yan Xixi. He was just politely puzzled and didn't really care what Yan Xixi thought.

He Yan: "..."

How was he supposed to say this? Don't tell me to suggest the roommate to also go change his soul?

Fortunately, the teacher arrived very quickly, rescuing He Yan from his predicament.

On the other side, Yan Xixi didn't dare to linger at all. She walked quickly down the teaching building with her head lowered. In the middle, she bumped into someone due to being too hasty. After a hurried apology, she continued on her way.

That person saw that it was a pretty girl and didn't make a fuss, turning to leave.

Yan Xixi crossed half the campus and finally sat down on a bench in the small grove not far in front of the dorm building.

The small grove at their school was famous as a lovers' paradise, with various flowering trees making the scenery beautiful all year round. Even students from nearby schools would come here to date. Several young couples could be seen canoodling within sight. For Yan Xixi, who wanted to calm her mood without being too far from people, this was undoubtedly a suitable place.

The bench she was sitting on faced a small lake. It was early summer, the season when jasmine trees bloom. A patch of jasmine trees next to her were in full blossom. When the wind blew, the petals would flutter down onto the lake surface, accompanied by the fresh fragrance lingering in the air, creating quite a poetic scene.

In this environment, Yan Xixi's mood unknowingly calmed down a lot. She took out the protective amulet from her pocket that she had spent 10,000 yuan to get from Master Fu, clutching it tightly in her palm as she stared blankly at the lake surface, lost in thought.

Perhaps it was because the current environment was too tranquil, a moment suitable for recalling the past. Yan Xixi suddenly had the uncanny urge to think back to that memory that she had deliberately discarded deep in her mind, untouched for nearly a year.

The female ghost who came for revenge was actually not unfamiliar to her. In fact, she was Yan Xixi's neighbor since childhood and her closest girlfriend, named Xu Xi.

The grievances between the two were a bit complicated, but in the end, it stemmed from an online romance Yan Xixi had in her third year of high school.

In the first semester of her senior year, she met a boy from the neighboring city in a self-enrollment group. The two hit it off online. The boy was witty, humorous, and considerate, so Yan Xixi couldn't help but be moved. Moreover, from the photos and videos the boy sent her, his family background and appearance met her requirements. So when the boy proposed coming to her city to meet her, she hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

If after meeting in person, she could confirm that what the boy showed online was all true, then there was no harm in developing a relationship with him.

The boy bought a ticket for Saturday morning, so the two agreed to meet on Saturday afternoon. Yan Xixi was originally very much looking forward to it and even specially went to the hair salon for a new hairstyle, dolling herself up beautifully. But on Saturday morning, while chatting with the boy who was still on the train and nervously yet boredly flipping through his information, Yan Xixi discovered something amiss.

Girls' intuitions are very sensitive. While browsing the boy's posts, Yan Xixi keenly noticed that an account had liked every one of the boy's posts. Clicking into this person's profile page, that boy had also liked his posts back.

Although the profile showed it was a male account, Yan Xixi still became suspicious. After all, there were quite a few girls using male accounts these days.

So Yan Xixi switched to a side account and added that male account with it.

The other party should have been online, as the friend request was quickly approved. But when Yan Xixi tentatively said a few words to him, the person never responded.

Puzzled, she went to scout out the situation in this person's profile space, but unexpectedly, as soon as she clicked in, she saw some other things that made her... feel terrified.

This person's space was filled with all kinds of bloody animal dissection pictures.

That wasn't all. The most disgusting part was that while posting the pictures, this person included even more revolting words to praise or make light of these mangled corpses, the language full of mockery and excitement.

This person must be a psychopath!

At first, Yan Xixi just felt disgusted and horrified, reflexively turning off her phone after being startled. But after a while, thinking of the interaction between the boy she was about to meet and this psycho, her heart sank with an ominous premonition.

This person's profile space was open, even she could see those pictures, could it be that boy had never seen them?

Being so close with such a psycho, who knows if that boy also had those tendencies?

After mentally preparing herself, Yan Xixi turned her phone back on. Enduring the urge to vomit, she scrolled down post by post and finally saw that boy's reply under one of the posts.

It was a dismemberment picture of a rabbit. That person used it to tell a vicious joke mocking homosexuality, and that boy commented below: I agree with this point /covers mouth laughing.

Her suspicions confirmed, the bloody image of that rabbit lingered in her mind. She told herself over and over in her heart that she absolutely could not go on this date!

The internet amplifies people's deep-seated desires. Most of those who show an interest in gore and violence online tend to have those inclinations in real life too. She was just a defenseless female high school student. If the boy wanted to do anything to her then, she would be completely unable to resist.