Chapter 118
"What... what are you looking at?"
Noticing his rather impolite gaze, Ye Zhenzhen wrinkled her nose and took two steps back, her pink toes curling involuntarily.
This guy is acting like a pervert again...
"You're still looking!"
The next second, the bashful and annoyed girl kicked him again, then turned her back to him to buy the tickets.
Where Gu Ran couldn't see, her pretty face was already flushed crimson.
Her dark hair cascaded like a waterfall.
The black strands blowing in the wind gradually mesmerized Gu Ran...
"Let's go, dummy!"
After buying the tickets, Ye Zhenzhen turned around and found a certain someone still standing there in a daze. She couldn't help but smile.
When Gu Ran snapped back to reality, the sunlight happened to be blinding.
The girl in front of him raised her hand to block the light, a beautiful, charming smile on her face...
It was as if in that brief moment, he was completely captivated...
...
Since they bought all-access passes, there were no restrictions on the rides, so they didn't make any plans. They just went on whatever caught their eye.
Having just gotten off the amusement park's must-play attraction, the roller coaster, Ye Zhenzhen's eyes immediately lit up when she saw the carousel not too far away.
"Gu Ran, Gu Ran, let's go ride that!"
His calves were still trembling slightly. Just as he steadied himself, he looked in the direction her slender, pale finger was pointing.
Gu Ran's mouth twitched, imaginary dark lines dropping over his head.
"Are you... serious?"
"Of course I am. Let's go, let's go."
Saying this, the girl didn't give him a chance to argue and dragged him over.
Seeing that the people sitting on the wooden horses were all toddlers, his mouth couldn't help but twitch again.
This girl...
Did she not know what social death was?!
He, a certain Mr. Gu, swore right here and now that even if he were to be scared to death on the drop tower today, he would absolutely not ride the carousel!
Absolutely not!!!
...
Five minutes later.
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Gu Ran climbed down from the drop tower seat looking completely drained, his footsteps unsteady.
With a pale face, he said to the girl beside him, "I'll go ride the wooden horse with you, just no more dropping..."
After saying that, he plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.
Seeing him looking so completely hollowed out, the girl actually blushed a little.
She raised her little foot clad in sandals and gave him a light kick.
"It's called a carousel, what... what do you mean just a wooden horse? Speak clearly."
Gu Ran: "???"
Why did that sound so weird?
What was wrong with saying wooden horse?
Narrowing his eyes slightly, he stared suspiciously at the girl in front of him, looking bewildered.
Why did it feel like this girl was getting dirtier and dirtier-minded nowadays?
Where did the unsmiling, unattainable flower of the past go?
Why was she so knowledgeable about this stuff now?!
It was all Pei Susu's fault; that smut queen had corrupted her!
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and let's go!"
Unable to withstand his almost interrogating gaze, Ye Zhenzhen stretched out her pale little hand to block his eyes.
In her fluster, a cutesy Taiwanese accent even slipped out.
Gu Ran stood up, amused, and helplessly let the girl push him toward the carousel.
Once in line, he looked up at the sky, wearing an expression of having lost all worldly desires.
The girl standing next to him was also a little restrained.
Mainly because the kids lining up around them were all casting curious glances their way.
But awkwardness aside, the strong-willed girl would never be discouraged by such a minor setback.
After all, the carousel was her out-of-reach childhood dream...
Before long, the two of them got on their horses.
As the carousel slowly began to move, the awkwardness in the girl's heart vanished into thin air.
A pleasant laugh, like silver bells, rang out, and Gu Ran couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.
"Ye Zhenzhen!"
After they spun around for a while, he cupped his hands like a megaphone and shouted to the girl beside him.
"What is it?"
Seeing this, the girl smiled brightly, also cupping her hands like a megaphone, and shouted back with a laugh.
"You're supposed to hold hands when riding the carousel! Give me your hand!"
After saying that, he pointed at the mother and son in front of them. Seeing them holding hands and smiling so happily, the girl couldn't help but hesitate.
The dog-like guy next to her had obvious intentions, yet she still hesitated.
After weighing her options over and over, she still slowly reached out her hand, choosing to deceive herself.
Under Gu Ran's expectant gaze, the pale little hand was slowly offered, and a pretty face rapidly heated up and turned red.
Unlike holding hands in the past, this time seemed to carry a different kind of significance.
The most important thing was that she had reached out on her own initiative...
Wait, why was she being so proactive?!
In her moment of hesitation, just as she was about to pull her hand back, she found it was already enveloped by a pair of large hands.
She tugged but found she couldn't pull it out. She hastily turned her head away to look elsewhere, trying hard to make her flushed face look normal.
Was this a joke?
She was the older sister; how could she blush just from holding hands with her stupid younger brother?!
Seeing the girl's futile attempt to hide her feelings, he stared at her earlobes, which had already turned pink.
Gu Ran grinned, tightly holding the soft hand in his grasp.
The delicate, soft touch made his heart feel a wave of silky smoothness.
Facing the gentle breeze, he subconsciously let out a yell, scaring Ye Zhenzhen into quickly turning her head and glaring at him in bashful annoyance.
"What are you yelling for?"
After saying that, her gaze fell again on their tightly clasped hands. She felt her palms covered in sweat and hurriedly turned her head away again.
As if by doing so, she could ignore this fact.
...
After the carousel ride finished, neither of their minds were on the ride anymore.
Walking hand-in-hand out of the area, the girl looked down at her hand, which was still being held.
Uncharacteristically, she didn't say anything and just looked at the other amusement rides on her own.
But her silence was seen as encouragement in Gu Ran's eyes.
He was already reluctant to let go of the soft little hand, and since its owner wasn't objecting, it created an opportunity for his sheer audacity.
Gripping the softness in his hand tightly, he looked around and finally locked onto his next target.
"Shall we... go to the Adventure House?"
"Mhm..."
The dizzy girl's mind couldn't clearly hear what he was saying at this moment; all her attention was focused on her hand.
She only felt that her hand was unusually hot.
The weather today...
Was really hot!
Getting her affirmative reply, Gu Ran hurriedly walked toward the Adventure House, not giving the girl the slightest chance to go back on her word.
It wasn't until they were right in front of it that the eerie and terrifying layout pulled Ye Zhenzhen back to reality.
Where was this?!
Her moist eyes instantly widened. Just as she wanted to stop her feet, her whole body was dragged forward by a stubborn force.
"Wait... wait, where are you going?!"
In an instant, seeing the glowing green lights at the entrance, all the romantic thoughts in Ye Zhenzhen's heart vanished without a trace.
"The Adventure House."
A haunted house requires adventure, so it's called an Adventure House, this makes perfect sense!
Gu Ran replied while handing their all-access passes to the staff member.
Ye Zhenzhen: "???"
You call this an Adventure House?!
Looking at the scattered skulls, white hospital gowns, and bright red bridal dresses, goosebumps rose all over her body.
Just as she was about to retort, she was dragged into the house by an irresistible external force.
A hoarse roar echoed from a pitch-black spot in the distance.
Unable to care about anything else, the girl tried hard to press herself against Gu Ran's body.
Feeling the large patch of softness pressing against his arm, Gu Ran looked completely righteous and dignified.
The bold die of overeating, and the timid die of starvation; the old man Lu Xun truly didn't deceive me!
The two slowly walked deeper into the haunted house, with Ye Zhenzhen getting closer and closer to the person beside her.
Her delicate face showed tension, constantly on guard against any sudden terrors that might pop out.
They didn't even notice when their clasped hands had shifted positions...
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
