Chapter 02 Chapter 2

"It just so happens that there is a college competition in the next few days, Xibao, you should hurry up."

The next afternoon, Zhuang Suan took the still hesitant Xibai to the school gymnasium. Before they got to the gymnasium, they saw a lot of scattered people walking into the gymnasium in groups of two or three from various entrances.

When they walked into the gymnasium, more than half of the seats in the stands were already occupied.

"So many people." Xibai sighed subconsciously.

"Of course, today is the Sports College and the Working College, all of them are tall and have good figures, so it's a feast for the eyes." Zhuang Suan took Xibai to the stands, "Hurry up, Xibao, otherwise there will be no good seats." Xibai

was taken by Zhuang Suan to sit in the front row in the center of the stands, and many eyes followed and looked over, and some people even discussed in a low voice.

"Hey, it's Xibai."

"The school beauty is here to watch the game, I've never seen her play."

"Well, she's here to see the handsome guy like us..."

Xibai, who was at the center of the discussion, was completely unaware that he had inadvertently attracted a wave of attention. He lowered his voice and said, "Can you really find a roommate by coming to the game?"

"Then you don't have a boyfriend yet!" Zhuang Suan winked at him.

"Boyfriend..." Xibai's eyes widened a little, and he glanced around subconsciously.

After making sure that no one heard what they said, Xibai almost lowered his voice to a whisper: "So, can you find a boyfriend by coming to the game?"

Why does it sound even less reliable than finding a roommate?

Zhuang Suan had a natural expression.

Anyway, we have to find roommates and boyfriends, so why not just find them together and get used to living together in advance.

And isn't Xi Bai looking for a roommate just to find someone who is yang enough to be his "protective umbrella"? If it's a boyfriend, wouldn't it be more reasonable to protect him.

"Anyway, just go there with the purpose of finding a boyfriend. If you don't like him, then settle for the next best thing and just choose a roommate."

Zhuang Suan's nonsense deceived Xi Bai, who was completely blank slate emotionally, into a daze.

Xi Bai subconsciously looked towards the players warming up in the field.

The one closest to their stands was from the Sports Academy. When Xi Bai looked over, a boy with a round head was also looking at him.

The two people's eyes only met slightly, and before Xi Bai had time to think about it, the man suddenly let out a weird scream.

Then he picked up a ball from the basket next to him and did a hip dribble and a fadeaway jump shot.

The ball drew an arc and hit the backboard and bounced off.

The boy seemed not to hear anything, lifted up his jersey to wipe the non-existent sweat, revealing a bronze abdominal muscle, which caused an uproar in the stands.

After wiping the sweat, he raised his hand to wipe his face and grabbed his hair, holding the ball in one hand and looking at the stage with his other hand on his waist.

Xibai rubbed his temples with his fingers and silently moved his eyes away from the gray finger marks on the boy's face.

It felt a bit... stinky.

"Xibao, so handsome, so handsome!!!" Zhuang Suan grabbed Xibai's arm and stomped his feet in excitement.

Looking at his friend whose aesthetic point was touched, Xibai felt a little regretful at this moment.

He felt that he should not have listened to Zhuang Suan and come to watch the game.

Not to mention a boyfriend, he couldn't even find such a roommate.

The shadows left by the neighboring dormitory last night deepened at this moment.

And because of the arrival of Xibai, the "school belle", the players from the two colleges played particularly fiercely today, and of course, they were particularly uncooperative.

Everyone was only thinking about showing off their solo skills, either three-pointers or passing the ball. A good game was turned into a peacock battle.

And Xibai didn't even understand the rules of the game.

He just felt that the air in the gym seemed a little stuffy.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Halfway through the game, Xibai stood up and said to Zhuang Suan.

Zhuang Suan grabbed the small flag that he got from somewhere and nodded as a response, then he devoted himself to cheerleading.

"Ahhhh No. 12! Xu Xiao!! Come on, you are the most handsome!!!"

No. 12 is the dark-skinned man with abs. Judging from Zhuang Suan's appearance, he has completely become a fanboy.

Xi Bai shook his head, got off the stands and walked out of the gymnasium through the back door. He immediately felt that the air was much fresher.

He followed the signs to find the restroom and planned to wash his face first.

When he entered, Xi Bai saw someone standing by the sink.

At first, Xi Bai didn't pay much attention until a very refreshing smell evoked some deep memories.

It took the brain a few seconds to identify what the smell was. Xibai's fingers grabbing the faucet paused, and when he raised his head abruptly, he saw the person next to him in the mirror looking at him.

"You..."

Xibai heard that his voice had changed a little.

The man realized that his secret observation through the mirror had been noticed by Xibai, and when he turned his head, he revealed a pair of pink ears. His

beautiful lips opened and closed twice, and as if he was following Xibai's words, he said "I..." in a very slow tone.

The two stared at each other for a while.

Xibai slowly became less nervous, and he glanced at the ground under the feet of the person in front of him.

There is a shadow.

At this time, Xibai was completely relieved.

When he entered the room just now, he smelled a cool pine scent on the boy - the same pine scent that was left on his shoulder last night at the snack street.

At first, he thought the boy was a ghost.

But he saw that the other party had a slightly reddish earlobe for some reason, and a pair of clear and bright eyes under the three-dimensional brow bone, and most importantly - a shadow under his feet.

Ghosts have no shadows, Xibai knew this very well.

Xibai, who was in a relaxed mood, was the first to speak.

"Um, have we met before... at the snack street last night, was it you?"

Xibai was looking at the boy in front of him as he spoke. The more he looked, the more surprised he felt.

The boy in front of him looked very... exquisite. This was the only word Xibai could think of. The three-dimensional lines of his facial features were somewhat bold, but they were very harmonious when combined, especially the pair of eyes that had just looked into his eyes. They were like glass gems reflecting the stars, with a clear and clean beauty, which also diluted a lot of sharpness.

Speaking of his figure, he had broad shoulders and long legs, and the two arms that emerged from the sleeves of his vest were slender and strong.

Most importantly, this boy looked very clean.

When his gaze returned to the boy's face, Xibai found that his eyes seemed to be a little brighter than before.

"Do you still remember me?"

It seemed that it was really him! Xibai got a very good answer.

Since it was this boy who bumped into him last night, it definitely wasn't a ghost that bumped into him.

Moreover, Xibai saw that for some reason, the boy's face turned red after speaking a few words, so he must be very energetic.

It's even more impossible that he was a ghost.

Immersed in the joy of discovering that "the person who bumped into me last night was a human and not a ghost", Xibai rarely spoke a little more.

"Are you from the Sports Academy as well?"

The boy was wearing a sports academy team jersey with the number 18 on it.

After looking carefully for a while, Xibai suddenly felt that the sports academy jersey was actually quite good-looking.

The boy nodded and said "hmm" forcefully.

His tall and big figure, his facial features that should have looked stern and a little fierce, coupled with his slightly widened and shining eyes at this time, formed a very strange temperament.

Xibai suddenly had the urge to reach out and touch the boy's head.

The texture of the hair also looks good, and it feels soft and fluffy to the touch.

"Then why are you here?" Xibai asked curiously.

The boy looked at him, his eyes clear.

"I was injured and didn't play."

"Ah? Where are you injured? It's not serious, right?"

Xibai subconsciously looked at the boy's exposed arm. His skin was fair and clean, with a slight honey color, healthy but not exaggerated. Although he was in a calm state, clear muscle lines could still be seen.

For some reason, Xibai's heartbeat accelerated.

It took him half a beat to react. He might be excited.

Xibai washed his hands while staring at the gurgling water.

I feel that this boy should be a good roommate candidate!

"It's just a minor injury." The boy replied, and gently stroked his chest with his palm. "It's nothing serious, it's healed now."

The bathroom was quiet for a while, and only the sound of the faucet valve being tightened could be heard.

Xibai took a piece of paper and wiped the water droplets on his fingers carefully.

"Then, you should pay attention to rest well."

"The most feared thing about sports is to leave old injuries."

The boy nodded vigorously again, and the hair on his head swayed twice.

Xibai suppressed his restless hands and turned around.

"Then I'll go first."

"Okay."

The voice caught up with his ears from behind.

When Xibai's figure disappeared from the corner, even the tail of the shadow cast on the ground disappeared, and the bathroom became exceptionally quiet again.

After a long time, the tall figure standing there moved again.

"He actually still remembers me." The boy touched his chest lightly, as if he had made an important decision.

A black mist spread from the ground.

Xibai returned to the gymnasium along the same route, and it seemed as if a game of consecutive comparisons had been played in his mind.

- Tall, muscular, and with a strong yang energy, that boy fits the description.

- He has a strong yang energy from regular exercise, and that boy is on the college basketball team.

- According to the name of the Sports College, that boy is from the Sports College.

The words that Zhuang Suan said last night popped up one after another, corresponding to the boy one by one.

No matter how you look at it, he looks very safe.

Xibai was thinking about how to invite the other party to share the house, and then he realized something and paused.

"Classmate!"

Xibai realized that he had neither asked the other party's name nor left any contact information, and turned back quickly.

But when he grabbed the door frame of the bathroom door and looked inside, he found that the place was already empty.

Eh, he left now?

Xibai blinked and looked back at the way he came.

He didn't run into that boy when he came back.

Is there any other place nearby that leads to the inside of the gymnasium?

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"He was the one who bumped into you last night? It's fate."

After the game, the two walked out of the gymnasium together. After hearing about Xibai's experience, Zhuang gave him a thumbs up.

"I just ran into my soulmate when I went to the bathroom. That's great, Xibao!"

"No." Xibai defended himself, "I was just looking for a roommate." He

also forgot to leave his contact information, forgot to ask for his name, and erased his name before he even started.

"Do you remember any special features?" Zhuang Suan asked.

Xibai started counting on his fingers.

"He's handsome, has muscles, seems to like cleanliness, has bright and beautiful eyes, and is very polite. He looks at you when he talks, and has a nice voice..."

Being stared at by Zhuang Suan, Xibai spoke more and more quietly, until the end, he slowly added one more sentence.

"...The number on his jersey is 18."

"Okay, I'll ask for you." Zhuang Suan looked at Xibai meaningfully and patted him on the shoulder.

Xibai: "Yeah."

He didn't say another word.

His hair is fluffy and thick.

He looks like a well-behaved big dog.

Xibai was wondering whether Zhuang Suan was going to tell him his fortune or ask a divination, when he saw Zhuang Suan reaching out to stop a boy from the sports academy on the side of the road.

"Hey, classmate, I want to ask you something. Who is the No. 18 player in your academy team?"

Xibai: ...

After a while, Zhuang Suan came back with his phone in his hand, looking very proud.

"Done."

[Divine divination: Gu Chi, junior, new transfer student, WeChat ID: GC****]

Zhuang Suan came over and whispered to Xibai who was checking the message on his phone.

"I heard that this classmate Gu has just taken the position of the most handsome boy in the Sports College, and now he seems to be steadily moving towards the throne of the most handsome boy in the school."

"The competition is fierce, Xibao."

Xibai pursed his lips and emphasized again: "I'm just looking for a roommate."

But there was no confidence in his voice.

"Okay, okay." Zhuang Suan blinked again and laughed, "You should add him quickly, otherwise someone else will take your roommate away when it's too late."

Xibai responded, but when his fingertips fell on the WeChat account with a string of blue characters, he didn't click it several times in a row.

"What's wrong?" Zhuang Suan saw Xibai's hesitation.

After calming down, Xibai resumed his usual brain speed, and he once again thought of the ghost wall he had last night.

Gu Chi said that he was the one who bumped into him last night, but it was true that Xi Bai himself was trapped in a ghost wall, and he also heard a series of strange footsteps.

How to explain this?

After explaining the reason for his hesitation, Xi Bai looked at Zhuang Suan with inquiring eyes.

Do you have any ideas?

Zhuang Suan still looked as if it was a matter of course.

"You have come into contact with the hanged ghost, so the Yang fire in your body must have weakened in a short period of time. It is estimated that there are some other little ghosts or formations around, so you are trapped in a ghost wall."

He clapped his hands and seemed to have found the key to the problem.

"And you returned to the snack street after Gu Chi bumped into you. Doesn't that just show that he has enough Yang energy to knock you out of the ghost wall!"

He thought so.

"You two are a perfect match!" Zhuang Suan said.

Is that... the truth?

Xibai blinked and pursed his lips.

Zhuang Suan's words seemed to make some sense.

"Let me think about how to tell him." Xibai said.

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[The God of Fortune: Xibao, it's your birthday tomorrow, let's go to your favorite beef buffet! ]

After Zhuang Suan's reminder, Xibai remembered that his 20th birthday was coming soon.

He was so busy looking for a roommate these two days that he actually forgot about it. After

saying a favor to Zhuang Suan, Xibai lay on the bed after turning off the lights.

From his position, he could see another idle bed in the dormitory if he turned his head.

He stared at the unclear wood grain on the opposite bed board for a long time in the dim light. When his eyes fell, he saw the collar of his pajamas with his residual light.

Xibai sniffed subconsciously and smelled the fragrance of the laundry detergent he bought.

Could the pine scent on Gu Chi also be the smell of laundry detergent?

Xibai rubbed his face.

From the afternoon after watching the game until now, he still hasn't figured out how to add Gu Chi's WeChat and talk to him about sharing a house.

It's obviously a simple matter, add a friend and send a message, if you agree, move in, if you don't agree, just get the next one.

Although Zhuang has listed a lot of evidence to support his "action" today, Xibai doesn't know why he just feels that something is wrong and can't take the first step for a long time.

The dormitory seemed particularly dim tonight, and Xibai yawned.

With his vision blurred by physiological tears, Xibai seemed to see that the interface of the incandescent light tube on the dormitory ceiling was flickering, as if the contact was not very good.

But before he could make a careful distinction, an inexplicable drowsiness closed his eyelids first.

His consciousness fell into chaos, and Xibai fell into a deep sleep.

He didn't know how long it had been.

A gust of wind with a bone-chilling chill blew up his hair, revealing Xibai's bright and full forehead.

Where's the quilt...

He fumbled for it but couldn't find it, and his brows wrinkled slightly.

When Xibai opened his eyes*, he realized that he was not in bed.

It was pitch black all around, and when he looked up, he couldn't even see the edge of the darkness.

The "ground" under his feet didn't feel real, and Xibai lowered his head, and his calves went limp.

He stepped on a black mist!

Not only under his feet, but all the black around him was a similar black mist.

Xibai stretched out his hand and probed, then took a few tentative steps.

Although the mist looked ethereal, his body would not fall down as he had imagined. It was just that no matter which direction he walked, there was endless darkness all around.

Instead, he himself became the only source of light in this space.

Click, click...

the sound of footsteps made Xibai recognize it instantly.

It was not that he was so familiar with it, but that the first step was still very far away, but the second step was already within an inch of his body. Once heard, he would never forget the footsteps.

In addition to memories, fear was also awakened.

When he turned around, a tall figure had appeared behind Xibai. The figure was shrouded in layers of black mist, and his face could not be seen clearly, but his figure was very tall. Xibai was relatively thin, so he had to look up to see the shadow's head, which made the already strange feeling of oppression even stronger.

"Who are you?"

Xibai tried hard to sound more confident, but it didn't work.

It was like a ghost wall, and it was like a dream at night - Xibai didn't even know if this was a dream.

He was almost scared to death.

Just as he finished speaking, he heard voices echoing from all directions in the black mist.

"I am... the Ghost King of Fengdu Underworld."

Ghost, Ghost King? !

Not only a ghost, but not an ordinary ghost, but a Ghost King?

Xibai felt that his eyes were a little dark.

Somehow, he actually heard a bit of joy in the Ghost King's voice.

At this moment, he heard a very light laugh among the echoes.

It was not that kind of sneer, nor was it a sarcastic and condescending laugh.

It was just a very light, uncontrollable chuckle from the bottom of the heart.

Xibai was helpless, speechless and shocked.

No, what are you happy about!