Chapter 16 Chapter 16

It was cool and comfortable.

Every pore of the body stretched freely in the perfect low temperature, just like hugging a cool ice silk quilt in an air-conditioned room in summer.

Xibai turned over comfortably and bent one leg.

But the feeling of no support made his consciousness dazed for a while, and he subconsciously touched the place where the mattress should be.

There was nothing.

Xibai suddenly woke up.

His brain returned to his mind, and the feeling of weightlessness and falling did not come as his subconscious mind expected.

But the breath he just breathed in relief, the moment he saw the situation in front of him clearly, it rose to his throat again.

It was that big pervert!

Xibai frantically looked for cover around him, but all he saw was a black mist.

A tall figure emerged from the mist, strange and familiar.

Strange because he had only seen it once, familiar because he would never forget it after seeing it once.

Xibai held his face and screamed silently.

Ahhhhh help!

The tall figure gradually approached, and Xibai

's breathing almost stopped. But soon, the Ghost King seemed to stop moving, and he had no intention of getting closer.

Xibai heard a slight cough in the mist.

"Do you still remember me?"

Xibai pursed his lips tightly.

Of course I can't forget it!

Just two days ago, she lied to him that his life was coming to an end, and she also said that she liked him.

Xibai, who was not interested in the plot of the love story between a human and a ghost, felt that the experience of being targeted by a ghost, or the king of ghosts, was not as exciting and fascinating as described in the storybook.

He just felt scared.

At this moment, Xibai missed Gu Chi very much, and missed his big and warm hand holding his.

Faintly, Xibai heard some movement again.

The distance was even farther, and there were only a few words that were not spoken by the mouth.

He subconsciously said, "What disguise...what hiding?"

Ghost King:!

Xibai: "You can hear me from such a distance... I, I think you are too close!"

Extreme tension and fear made him raise his voice unconsciously. It is said that evil spirits are afraid of evil people. Xibai thought that as long as his tone was fierce enough and his voice was loud enough, the ghost king might be scared away.

Then he heard a vague voice.

"Cute... fangs and claws... kitten..."

Xibai: ...

Gritting his teeth, Xibai clenched his fists. Although he didn't know what means he could use, he was ready to fight desperately.

But it was unexpected.

The next second, the mist gradually faded away, like the tide of the sea, never to return.

Sitting up suddenly, Xibai leaned over and looked at the balcony.

The sky outside the window was still pitch black. Even above the distant mountains, there was no sign of the morning sun.

The sky did not get brighter as he had guessed.

In other words, the Ghost King was not driven away by the sunrise.

Then why did it leave?

Xi Bai thought carefully about his two dreams.

The Ghost King suddenly left just now after he heard a few vague words; and the last time the Ghost King fled, it was because he heard its "inner voice" and exposed its lies.

Could it be that it was worried about something else that he had heard?

What could it be?

Ghosts are unpredictable, and Xi Bai had no idea what the Ghost King was thinking.

But he clearly grasped a key point.

No matter what, the crisis must be nipped in the bud!

At least we have to spend a Christmas Eve first!

Xibai made up his mind and turned his head slowly.

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Exposed again...

The soul regained control of the body, and Gu Chi moved his limbs.

His eyes were closed, and he had not yet adapted to the human body, so his breathing was very light.

Although it was pitch black in front of his eyes, another figure gradually emerged.

Thin and petite, standing in the mist that belonged to him, pursing his lips with a nervous expression, but trying to keep a fierce expression as much as possible.

It looks really cute.

Like a puffed up little animal that was scared.

But tonight was not without gain.

Just now in the dream, Xibai's reaction had basically given Gu Chi a positive answer.

In the eyes of the other party, "Gu Chi" ≠ "Ghost King".

All the things that happened between them in the past may need to be re-examined.

The change in Xibai's attitude towards him was not because he had transformed into a human body and could live in the world as a human being, so he accepted his identity as a ghost.

It was because Xibai really regarded him as a living person that he was willing to contact him.

In essence, Xibai still resisted any deep intersection with ghosts.

Gradually adapting to the human body and the warm temperature that non-humans could never have, Gu Chi took a deep breath.

His keen hearing allowed him to capture some movements in the air beside him.

He also smelled a faint scent that made his olfactory nerves extremely excited.

With his eyes wide open, Gu Chi turned his face away.

Sure enough, he saw a thin figure standing beside his bed.

There seemed to be something in Xibai's arms... Gu Chi looked carefully and found that it was a pillow. Every day when he returned to the dormitory, he could see this pillow on Xibai's bed.

This movement seemed to attract Xibai.

Gu Chi was still staring at the bed, and saw a delicate little face slowly rising. He met a pair of round eyes that reflected a faint light coming from somewhere.

"Xibai."

Gu Chi's voice was a little hoarse.

"Gu Chi."

"Yeah."

"Did I wake you up?"

"..."

So good.

It was completely different from the dream.

"I'm sorry."

"No."

Gu Chi sat up and said, "You didn't wake me up."

His beautiful eyes blinked lightly.

"Is there anything wrong?" Gu Chi asked, staring at the pillow in Xibai's arms, which looked soft but didn't seem to be as soft as his own face.

Xibai was silent for a while.

"I had a nightmare."

Gu Chi raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Can I... stay with you for one night?" Xibai said.

Human vision prevented him from catching the curve of the mouth of the person sitting on the bed in the dark.

Lying down on the extra-long new bed, Xibai stretched his legs.

...

As he thought, Gu Chi could only sleep on a perfect bed. Even when he stretched out his toes, he couldn't reach the bed rails below.

"I sleep very well and won't squeeze you." Xibai made a promise seriously.

Gu Chi hummed, "I know."

What did he know?

But Xibai didn't think about it carefully, and was just immersed in the emotion of his roommate's generosity in taking him in.

"Thank you, Gu Chi."

"Yeah." Gu Chi hummed again, "Go to sleep."

Xibai closed his eyes, secretly happy in his heart.

That's great. As long as he stays next to Gu Chi, with his extremely yang horoscope to keep him in check, the ghost king probably won't dare to come again.

This roommate is really a good choice.

Just lying there, Xi Bai recalled the interactions between the two of them in the past few days, and suddenly remembered something.

He leaned against the railing, and a deep breath was clearly audible behind him.

"Well, Gu Chi..."

Xibai spoke weakly.

After a while, Gu Chi responded. Maybe he was about to fall asleep, so his voice was lower than before.

"Hmm?"

Xibai carefully made an urgent request.

"Can you... not sleep on your side?"

He was afraid of being scolded.