Chapter 105 - 94: Heart-to-Heart

Chapter 105: Chapter 94: Heart-to-Heart

’Or had I transmigrated into a game world?’

Xia Shuran had read her fair share of web novels in high school. Countless possibilities flashed through her mind, and she grew intensely curious about Gu Qing’s identity.

Gu Qing saw the surprise on her face, smiled, and said,

"Let’s go. We’ll find a more private place to talk. It’s not convenient here with so many people coming and going."

"Oh, okay."

Xia Shuran replied obediently.

...

「A few minutes later.」

The two of them walked into a nearby park.

They found a quiet spot and sat down.

Gu Qing didn’t waste any time. He got straight to the point, telling Xia Shuran about the other side of the world.

Extraordinary items.

Extraordinary Contactors.

Extraordinary Awakened.

And all sorts of strange and terrifying monsters.

Gu Qing told Xia Shuran everything he knew.

Then, he took out the Magic Mirror that was tucked into his phone case, placed it in front of Xia Shuran, and said,

"Shuran, we were inexplicably pulled into the Mirror World earlier. This ordinary-looking mirror was the culprit."

"This mirror is called the Magic Mirror. It’s an Extraordinary item that can pull people into the Mirror World."

"I’ve now conquered it, so it’s my spoil of war."

"..."

Xia Shuran studied the Magic Mirror curiously, and something suddenly clicked. "So, you’re saying... the reason I was able to suddenly escape the Mirror World and return to reality was because you had just conquered this mirror at that exact moment, Senior?"

Gu Qing nodded. "Mm, if you ignore the specific details, you could understand it that way."

"Senior, I want to know the details!"

Xia Shuran’s eyes, still streaked with tears, looked directly into Gu Qing’s. She spoke with a serious expression, "I want to know every single detail. Please, Senior, you have to tell me everything. I’m begging you, Senior."

Seeing how eager his junior was to know, Gu Qing didn’t try to save himself the trouble. He patiently told her the whole story from beginning to end.

First, he explained how he escaped the Mirror World.

Then, how he went to ask Liu Zhiyi for help.

And finally, how the Magic Mirror had live-streamed its torment of her.

Xia Shuran listened quietly the entire time.

When she heard that Gu Qing, immediately after escaping the Mirror World, had rushed home in a panic to find someone powerful to save her...

she was instantly moved beyond words. Crying, she threw herself into Gu Qing’s arms, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

Gu Qing let her cry for a while before gently helping her up and wiping away her tears with his hand.

Then, looking at her with a serious expression, he warned,

"I’m only telling you about the Magic Mirror. You absolutely cannot tell anyone else, understand?"

"Don’t worry, Senior. My lips are sealed. I’ll never tell anyone else."

Xia Shuran nodded vigorously, her voice still thick with tears, looking utterly pitiable.

Just then, she suddenly realized something.

’The Magic Mirror has been in Senior’s hands the whole time. There was no danger at all when I went to look in the mirror just now.’

’But Senior didn’t say that outright. Instead, he took my hand.’

’So...’

’Did Senior just want to hold my hand?’

’Does Senior actually like me too?’

At this thought,

Xia Shuran was overjoyed, feeling an incredible sweetness well up inside her.

But the sweetness didn’t last long.

She suddenly remembered the rumors about the perverted Cannibal Giant that had been circulating around school and couldn’t help but ask curiously,

"Oh, right, Senior, have you heard the rumors about the perverted Cannibal Giant on campus?"

"I have."

Gu Qing nodded.

Xia Shuran frowned slightly. "I always thought that rumor was fake, just some troublemakers making things up to scare people."

"But after hearing you say that monsters exist in this world, I’m wondering if it might be true."

"And that the culprit isn’t some pervert, but a man-eating monster hiding at the school?"

"..."

Gu Qing’s expression was calm. "It’s true. Your guess is spot on. There really is a man-eating monster hiding at our school."

"Huh?"

Xia Shuran was stunned. ’I was just saying that off the cuff, did I really guess right?’

Gu Qing continued, "The monster is a freshman girl from the School of Foreign Languages. She often wears her hair in pigtails and puts on stockings. She looks completely harmless, but in reality, her mouth can split open like a crocodile’s, and she can swallow a person whole in one bite."

Xia Shuran was a little dumbfounded. "Senior, is everything you’re saying true?"

"It’s true."

Gu Qing wasn’t joking in the slightest. He said with a serious face, "Because just last night, I crippled and captured that monster alive."

"Last night?"

Xia Shuran latched onto that key word. Combined with the "pigtails" and "stockings" he’d just mentioned, she had a sudden epiphany and understood everything.

’I see!’

’I knew Senior wasn’t two-timing anyone!’

’Last night, Senior wasn’t out on a date with that cute girl in pigtails and stockings! He knew she was a man-eating monster and was luring her out of the school to cripple and capture her!’

With this thought in mind,

a smile couldn’t help but appear on Xia Shuran’s face.

Her favorite handsome senior was still the traditional, good boy she’d imagined him to be.

His image hadn’t been shattered.

This made her exceptionally happy.

"Senior, can you tell me how you captured that monster alive?"

Xia Shuran asked, her eyes full of curiosity. "I’m just so dying to know."

"Of course."

Gu Qing smiled faintly.

He then recounted the entire process of how he captured Huang Xiaoyue alive, embellishing it slightly and describing it vividly for Xia Shuran.

After hearing the story, only four words remained in Xia Shuran’s mind.

’Senior is so badass!’

After finishing his story about Huang Xiaoyue,

Gu Qing took the opportunity to introduce her to the Night Court. He told her he had joined the Extraordinary Organization last night and had also filed for a leave of absence from school. He wouldn’t have to attend classes anymore and would automatically receive his diploma and degree certificate when it was time for graduation.