Chapter 47 Chapter 47

When Xibai woke up and opened his eyes, it was already dark.

He just moved a little, and the arm hooked behind his waist quietly pulled back.

"Are you awake?" Gu Chi sat up, "Are you hungry?"

"Well, a little." Xibai touched his belly and said.

A pair of eyes with a faint red light kept watching his movements in the dark, and naturally did not miss the small piece of soft white that was revealed when the hand lifted the hem of the clothes.

Xibai took the phone and opened the takeaway software without noticing. The screen light illuminated the surroundings a little, and the eyes that were staring at him closed.

When he opened his eyes again, Gu Chi's eyes returned to their original appearance.

Strictly speaking, it is winter vacation now, and the canteen of North City University has also been closed for a long time. Basically, only a few not-so-delicious windows are open every day.

Xibai checked the food delivery software and found that the food delivery around the university town has stopped. Even his favorite cold noodles, the stall owner also sent a group announcement a few days ago wishing everyone a happy holiday. He went back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year.

"If you don't go home, won't your parents urge you?" Xibai asked.

Gu Chi said: "I don't have parents."

Xibai was stunned with his mouth open. After a long time, he lowered his head in embarrassment.

"Sorry, I don't know."

Although he also grew up in an orphanage.

But it's always bad to mention other people's sad things.

Xibai cursed himself

secretly: This mouth is really... Seeing Gu Chi's noble appearance, sometimes his thinking is completely out of touch with reality, and he often spends money without restraint, Xibai thought he was some kind of noble boy who was brought up to be ignorant of the world.

But he didn't expect that Gu Chi grew up alone... No wonder he is so unfamiliar with the ways of the world.

Xibai was immersed in deep guilt, while Gu Chi opposite him tilted his head, looking at the man with a face full of regret, with a little confusion in his eyes.

Why do you say sorry?

He is a ghost, born with the luck of heaven and earth, so naturally he has no human parents and blood relatives.

If you must say... Heaven is the father and earth is the mother?

The two people had no idea that their train of thought was totally different from each other. Seeing that Gu Chi didn't seem angry, Xibai quickly changed the subject.

"Do you want any takeout, or should we go out to eat?"

Gu Chi: "Then let's go out to eat."

Going out to eat would allow him to talk more with Xibai.

Xibai thought that was a good idea, which was exactly what he wanted. If they

went out to eat, he would have more opportunities to test Gu Chi.

The two people got in the car with their own thoughts, and Xibai navigated to a commercial plaza that was relatively close to North City University.

As the end of the year was approaching, the decoration of the entire North City was also renewed. Large and small lanterns were hung on the trees on both sides of the street, and various kinds of lanterns were also hung in the middle of the road.

The lanterns this year seem different from those in previous years. In the past, most of them were common shapes such as dragons and phoenixes, lotus flowers, and cloud patterns, which symbolize auspicious meanings.

But this year, there are many kinds of "animals" on the road that Xibai can't recognize.

Stopping at the red light, Gu Chi turned his head and looked at Xibai who was leaning against the window and looking out. The back of his head was round.

So cute.

After a casual glance, Gu Chi said, "That's Chenghuang."

"City God?" Xibai wondered, "Lord City God?"

"Chenghuang, also known as Feihuang, Tenghuang, you people..." Gu Chi realized that he almost let it slip, and quickly coughed to change his words, "The phrase 'Feihuang Tengda' we often say is derived from this mythical beast."

Chenghuang is a auspicious beast, shaped like a fox, with antlers on its back. It is said that whoever can ride on the back of Chenghuang can add 2,000 years to his life.

Xibai nodded and pointed to another one: "That one looks like a phoenix, but a little different."

Gu Chi took a look and said, "Qingluan, the messenger of the Queen Mother of the West." "What about

that one?"

"Bai Ze, a beast that knows the gods and ghosts of heaven and earth, and a good fortune."

"Which one?"

"Dang Kang, a sign of a good harvest."

...

Xibai asked one by one, and his eyes brightened.

"Gu Chi, how come you know all of them!"

Gu Chi was a little embarrassed, but he touched his nose with some satisfaction.

"Well, I saw it in the book, these are all the mythical beasts in the Classic of Mountains and Seas."

After he said this, Xibai finally reacted. He recalled some chapters he had memorized when studying the ancient classics, and finally matched one or two.

Xi Bai suddenly realized, "Oh, it's true!"

This street happened to hold an ancient culture festival this year, so even the lanterns on the roadside were different.

Xi Bai didn't think of ancient mythical beasts at first, but just thought it was some newly designed mascot with a strange appearance. Who knew that Gu Chi, a sportsman, was more sensitive than him, a student of the College of Arts.

Gu Chi coughed, and the red light in front turned green. He stepped on the accelerator, "It happens to be more familiar."

Isn't it familiar?

The Kingdom of Qingqiu is not far from the underworld, and those foxes bark every day; Bai Ze has nothing to do, so he goes to him to drink tea and talk about who among humans is doing something bad; Fei Huang said he wants to borrow a thorn from the Baixian Patriarch next door, so that no one will want to ride on him when they see him...

Gu Chi glanced at Xi Bai, who was concentrating on searching for pictures of mythical beasts and comparing himself with the image of lanterns on the roadside. It's better

not to take Xi Bai to meet those unreliable guys for now.

Lest he be scared.

Xi Bai had enough of the comparison and put down his phone.

"Gu Chi."

He called the person next to him while scrolling through WeChat.

Gu Chi hummed.

"So do you have any other plans during the New Year?" Xi Bai asked.

Gu Chi thought for a moment and said, "No plans."

Other ghost officials have arranged the affairs in the underworld, and there is no danger of escaping without a car for the time being. In addition, among the living souls, ghosts, ghost officials, and Hades generals in the underworld, ghosts like Gu Chi who are born from the destiny of heaven and earth are still very few, and most of the ghosts were human when they were alive.

In other words: ghosts also have to celebrate the New Year!

Xi Bai said, and the fingers on his knees pinched the fabric of his trouser legs and pulled lightly.

"Then, will you stay in school?"

Gu Chi concentrated on driving and did not think about it carefully. "If there is nothing wrong with the school, I may not stay."

He also had to go back to the underworld to take a look at the recent situation, and he couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

Xibai took a deep breath, "Okay."

Gu Chi realized belatedly that Xibai seemed to have something else to say, but before he could think something was wrong, he heard Xibai speak again, with a bit of regret in his tone.

"Then I will have to stay alone in the dormitory during the winter vacation."

Xibai glanced at Gu Chi quietly, retracted his gaze, raised his head and touched his chin, "Who should I find to celebrate the New Year with..."

Beep -

the car horn sounded loudly, Xibai turned his head, as if he was startled.

"Ahem, my hand slipped." Gu Chi apologized, "Well, I, I should stay in school for the New Year."

Xibai pursed his lips and held back his smile.

"Really?"

Gu Chi nodded, his ears swollen and red.

"Yeah!"

Xibai smiled.

"Okay, then let's celebrate the New Year together."

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Time passed quickly, and it was the twenty-eighth day of the lunar year. Most of the students of North City University had already gone home, and the campus became visibly deserted.

But some people felt warm and lively.

Because their hearts were filled with joy, even the morning sun rising from behind the frost-covered trees with a golden glow was particularly interesting.

"Don't stare at the sun, it's bad for your eyes." Xi Bai stretched out his hand to cover Gu Chi's eyebrows.

The blood-red vertical pupils under the shadow of his palm turned into the usual light brown in an instant. Gu Chi turned his head and nodded obediently.

"Are you ready to go out?" he asked Xi Bai.

The Spring Festival is coming soon, and they also plan to decorate the dormitory. It doesn't need to be complicated. Basically, it's enough to put up spring couplets and hang door decorations.

You can also go to the market to join in the fun.

"Well, I'll wipe my face." Xibai walked to the mirror next to the sink and took out an unopened bottle of lotion from the shelf.

This thing was given to him by Zhuang Suan a few months ago. At that time, it was just the beginning of autumn and the shopping festival was approaching. Zhuang Suan would occasionally fiddle with these bottles and jars. If he had too much, he would give some to Xibai.

Xibai didn't use it when he brought it back, but the weather has been cold and dry these two days, and his face is a little dry and red.

He just sent a message to Zhuang Suan to ask what to do, and he was sprayed with several voice messages from the other party.

"Have you never used the lotion I gave you? The package is still intact!"

"Hurry up and apply it. The bottle I gave you is for repairing the barrier. Stay away from the sun when you go out. The North City is not hot, but the sun in winter is very strong! Both UVA and UVB are extremely strong..."

Xibai didn't understand what he was saying and hung up before he finished speaking.

Now he was opening the plastic package of the lotion while staring at the instructions on the bottle with wide eyes.

Xibai opened the bottle cap and squeezed a ball into his hand. He turned his head in confusion, "Should I just rub it evenly?"

Gu Chi looked back blankly.

Okay, this guy probably knows even less than me.

Xibai simply rubbed it on his face a few times. It was indeed as Zhuang Suan said. The effect was very good and his face was no longer dry.

He turned to look at Gu Chi and pointed at his face.

"Is there a difference?"

Gu Chi stared at Xi Bai for a while.

He raised his hand.

He pointed his fingertips at the soft face and poked it.

Xi Bai:? ...!!!

"It's quite soft." Gu Chi commented, and rubbed his fingertips on Xi Bai's cheek again, "This place is not rubbed evenly... Well, it's fine now."

The warm fingertips rubbed across the cheek, leaving a slightly moist touch with the lotion.

The temperature climbed up the side of the face to the ear. Xi Bai licked his lips and subconsciously avoided his gaze, but when he came to his senses, he remembered that he wanted to test Gu Chi a few more times before.

So Gu Chi saw Xi Bai just stretched his face and turned his head back to look at him again.

He was stunned there, and the next second, Xibai picked up the lotion beside him and squeezed a handful into his palm.

"You put some on it too." Xibai reached up and rubbed it.

Although he said rubbing, the strength in his hands was still very light.

He stretched out his arm and could barely touch Gu Chi's forehead, so his ten white fingers dipped in lotion rubbed Gu Chi's face all over.

At first, Gu Chi frowned subconsciously, but he soon relaxed.

Only after Xibai finished messing around did he say, "Can I open my eyes now?"

Xibai was so obedient that he felt a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly and nodded.

After a while, he realized that Gu Chi couldn't see him, so he said, "Well, it's OK."

When Gu Chi opened his eyes, he saw a pair of slender arms. He subconsciously glanced to both sides.

After observing Gu Chi's expression and movements, Xi Bai finally realized that his hands were still on Gu Chi's face!

It's no wonder that Xi Bai forgot. Although he basically woke up in Gu Chi's arms every morning, he had seen all kinds of close-up angles and was sure that this guy's face could withstand any deadly angle.

But this was the first time he touched Gu Chi's face.

He just touched it on impulse, and it felt surprisingly good when he touched it. The boy's bones were three-dimensional, strong and neat, which was the standard kind of handsomeness. Moreover, Gu Chi was from a sports academy and he often ran and jumped in the sun, but his skin felt very delicate and smooth.

Xibai came back to his senses and felt a little embarrassed.

He glanced at Gu Chi secretly, but unexpectedly grabbed another "life-saving straw".

So Xibai licked his dry lips, opened his mouth, and said as calmly as possible: "...your ears are so red."

After the words fell, his fingertips deliberately poked twice, and the two ears, which were already stained with a bit of pink, suddenly became bright red.

Before Gu Chi could say anything, Xibai turned around and ran.

Because if he didn't run, it would be his turn to have red ears again.