"Sister, did you hear a woman scream last night?"

She stared intently at Yu Lin, and he was also staring back at her.

In that instant, Nan Xian suddenly felt a suffocating sensation, as if someone were forcefully choking her.

Yu Lin's eyes suddenly transformed into cat eyes with vertically elongated pupils, then suddenly enlarged, the boundaries between the black and white pupils gradually blurred, twisted and deformed, and spiraled, turning into a huge black and white vortex.

Nan Xian's eyes gradually glazed over, and she subconsciously answered, "A scream? I... heard it—".

Before she could even utter the final "了," a chill, like a waterfall in the summer heat, suddenly assaulted her mind.

Nan Xian suddenly came to her senses.

There was no cat's eye or vortex in sight; everything seemed like an illusion.

Yu Lin tilted his head slightly, looking at her with a hint of confusion.

"Sis, why did you suddenly space out? You haven't answered my question yet."

She opened her mouth, her throat tightened, and she managed to squeeze out, "I was fast asleep and didn't hear anything."

Yu Lin nodded and looked away.

She lowered her head and clenched her slightly trembling fingers.

I only realized later that I was covered in a cold sweat.

Little did she know that the instant she locked eyes with Yu Lin, she had been poisoned by an extremely rare demonic poison.

Legend has it that there is a poisonous bird called "Zhen", with a black body, red eyes, and purple-green feathers, which likes to eat snakes.

The feathers of the poisonous bird are highly toxic; if placed in wine, they can kill a person.

Millions of years have passed, and the real Zhen no longer exists in the world. However, one of its offshoots has continued to this day, and they call themselves "Huan Zhen".

Their feathers are far less poisonous than those of a real poisonous bird, and wouldn't even kill a defenseless ordinary person, yet they have a special function—

It confuses the mind and tempts people to fall into depravity.

In other words, they are equivalent to heroin in the real world.

It is also used as a "truth serum" in certain special conditions and occasions.

With just a little bit, it can make people willingly become its puppets and reveal any secret.

However, Nan Xian did not reveal the secret.

The fox-shaped jade pendant she wore on her chest cracked silently the moment she changed her mind.

**

Nan Xian noticed that Yu Lin was acting very strangely today.

First, he suddenly asked her if she had heard screams last night. After she denied it, he began to subtly probe what the others had done last night.

In the past, he would participate seriously in every game and mission, but this time he kept slacking off. When the camera wasn't on him, he would look uninterested and frequently look towards the back mountain, as if he was looking for something.

Nan Xian silently observed him, only grateful that she had spoken to Lu Anna in advance that morning, telling her not to mention to anyone that she had been woken up in the middle of the night.

Yu Lin's behavior is not like him at all!

Unfortunately, she knew very little about metaphysics; the only knowledge she had came from Situ Ting.

When encountering such supernatural or mysterious matters, the first thing to do is naturally to consult someone in the field.

During her lunch break, she secretly recorded a few videos of Yu Lin and sent them to Situ Ting.

[Xian Shi Kan Hua: Officer Situ, my friend is acting strangely today. I looked it up online and it says he might be possessed by an evil spirit. Could you please take a look?]

Situ Ting was probably quite busy, as she didn't reply for quite some time.

Nan Xian suddenly thought of someone else—

【.h】

He used to have nightmares about being tormented by black snakes, but thanks to his jade pendant, he was able to sleep well.

He must know something about this, right?

She tried to ask him for help.

The response from the [.h] group was as quick as ever.

[.h: What exactly is wrong with your friend? When did it start?]

Upon hearing this tone, Nan Xian immediately perked up.

She thought carefully, and suddenly remembered something—

On her way to rescue Kou Xiangxin in the early morning, she almost tripped and fell. Yu Lin caught her and held her hand tightly.

Yu Lin is indeed straightforward when it comes to relationships, and he has confessed his feelings for her on several occasions during recordings.

However, despite his seemingly unrestrained behavior, he always maintained his bottom line and never crossed the line.

Holding her hand in front of so many cameras yesterday was definitely going too far.

On a whim, she described the matter in detail to [.h].

The message from that person was followed by several ellipses, and then there was no further communication for a long time.

Nan Xian was puzzled:

【What's wrong?】

Does this not count?

【.h：......calculated.】

[.h: Your friend is definitely not normal. I suggest you avoid contact with him for a while. If he approaches you, try to get away from him or avoid being alone with him as much as possible.]

Nan Xian was taken aback, subconsciously feeling that his words sounded strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.

However, she then remembered what Lu Anna had reminded her of.

Some people want to match her up with Yu Lin.

[Xian Shi Kan Hua: What if it's because of work that you have to have more contact with them?]

Upon receiving the message, He Mingxiao on the other end of the network slowly narrowed his eyes and gave Assistant Jiang a look.

Assistant Jiang quickly glanced at his chat history, understood immediately, and began typing on the keyboard.

After a moment, he looked up, his tone becoming more somber.

"Yu Lin's situation has been leaked to President Lin, but he hasn't taken any action yet. It seems that he's been suppressed by Old Master Lin."

He Mingxiao gently slid his fingertip along the edge of the screen, then paused for a moment upon hearing this.

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