Puits profond

Chapitre 10

Hearing the groans coming from the monster on the ground, Yuan Peilin slowly walked over, wanting to take a look.

"Watch out! Senior!"

Before Qing Lin Anxue could finish speaking, Xue He, who had just appeared to be critically injured, suddenly sprang up from the mud and pounced on the unsuspecting Yuan Peilin. His four arms gripped the boy's body and arms tightly, and his mouth opened wide, biting at the boy's head.

---janeadam

Reply [25]: "Boom!" Just when Xuehe thought he was about to succeed, he felt a huge energy burst out from the boy's body. It was like being hit by a powerful bomb explosion and was once again thrown away.

"You underestimate me." Yuan Peilin coldly looked at the monster who had barely managed to stand after using all his strength. "Do you think I'm so easily fooled?"

"Hmph, I guess I'm just unlucky this time!" Blood Harmony's eyes flashed red, and he turned and leaped toward the high wall.

However, while suspended in mid-air, Xuehe suddenly felt a chill on its back as a long icicle pierced its body. It fell helplessly to the edge of the wall and slid down. Soon after, it disappeared in a cloud of dark smoke in the rain.

Yuan Peilin walked towards Qinglin Anxue. This girl had just barely used her spiritual power, so she could only lean weakly against the machine to avoid collapsing.

"Silly girl, why are you being so stubborn..." Yuan Peilin supported the girl who was already exhausted, and the soft touch made him feel very comfortable.

"If the monster gets away, wouldn't all our efforts be in vain...?" Qinglin Anxue answered weakly, her voice so low it was almost drowned out by the sound of the rain.

“I will not let that happen.”

Qing Lin Anxue was silent for a while, then suddenly broke free from her senior's support: "Goodbye, I'm going back."

Seeing the stubborn look on his junior's face, Yuan Peilin felt a pang of tenderness: "Wait a minute, there's something I need to say."

“…What?” Qing Lin Anxue stopped in her tracks, slightly out of breath. Rain streamed down her face, making her appear very frail.

“Actually…” Yuan Peilin hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Junior sister is an exorcist who excels in ranged combat, while Xuehe is a monster with strong close-quarters fighting abilities, so…”

“I understand, senior…” Qing Lin Anxue didn’t let him finish, raising her head with a bright, sunny smile, “Thank you…”

Yuan stood with Lin Dailuo, not even noticing when her junior left. It took her a while to regain her composure, but Qing Lin Anxue's smile was firmly imprinted in her mind.

The crow then transformed back into a normal pigeon and landed on his shoulder.

Hey! That girl smiled at you!

The boy shook his head and moved his feet, saying, "I have eyes now! You idiot!"

...

The sky cleared up.

---janeadam

Reply [26]: Episode 7 Social Gathering

"A social gathering?"

During the break between classes, Qi Guangjian, who was known as the "school beauty expert," jumped onto the transfer student's desk and told him about a rather grand plan.

"Yes!" Qi Guangjian chuckled and nodded. "Since you just transferred here not long ago, this can be considered a welcome party for you."

"Well... I think I'll pass. I don't really like joining in the fun."

Qi Guangjian quickly patted Yuan Peilin on the shoulder and tried to persuade him, "Don't say that. I didn't find any outsiders."

"Then..." Yuan Peilin looked around, "who are your wives here?"

Qi Guangjian jumped off the table, pointed at the short-haired girl in front of him, and said, "The beautiful Nan Ying!" He then turned and pointed at the bespectacled boy next to him who was engrossed in reading, "The future university student Tian Qingyi..." Finally, he turned back to himself, "And then there's you and me!"

These really aren't outsiders. Yuan Peilin wanted to confirm further: "Is it really just these few people?"

“…I guess so…” the diligent organizer answered softly.

"I guess so?"

"It's like this..." Qi Guangjian looked at the transfer student's puzzled eyes, "In addition to students from the class, we also need to invite a first-year student."

"A first-year student?" Yuan Peilin suddenly had a bad feeling.

Qi Guangjian chuckled strangely, "It's Qing Lin Anxue..."

As expected, Yuan Peilin sighed, looked out the window, and the image of the long-haired girl's smile in the rain resurfaced in his mind. He also wondered if her injuries had healed.

"So, I'm really asking for your help..." Qi Guangjian's words reached the transfer student's ears again.

"Protect them?" At this moment, Yuan Peilin was like a stupid donkey, only able to be led around.

"It means you need to formally invite her!"

"Wait...wait!" Yuan Peilin's face inexplicably broke out in a sweat. "Why me!?"

Qi Guangjian immediately revealed a look of intense jealousy and hatred: "Nonsense! Only you and she have a good relationship. Could you have invited someone else?!"

"When...when did we become good friends!?"

The campus beauty expert looked at Yuan Peilin with a wicked grin: "Hehe, of course someone saw it... you and Qinglin Anxue having an intimate conversation outside the baseball training field. You know, since the start of the semester, there have been very few male students who can talk to her."

Yuan Peilin thought about it and realized there was indeed some truth to it. But she still wanted to refuse. Just thinking about Qing Lin and An Xue's cold expressions made her realize it was an impossible task.

However, Qi Guangjian didn't give the poor transfer student a chance to speak, and bowed deeply first: "Please, I just want to make friends, I have absolutely no other ill intentions!"

Yuan Peilin could only rub his forehead and say helplessly, "Alright! I can give it a try, but I can't guarantee success."

"Aha!" Qi Guangjian put his arm around Yuan Peilin's shoulder and immediately became excited. "I knew it, you really are a good brother!"

"...Oh, right, there's one more thing I wanted to confirm..."

"What?"