Su Nan, weakly lying on the bed, glanced at Mu Chuxian and said…
“No! Take it away!”
“Hey! Others want it and I won’t even give it to them!”
Mu Chuxian pouted and glared at him.
“Do you want it or not?”
“No! I want the ‘play-with-legs-for-years’ deal!” Su Nan rolled his eyes at her.
“Forget it then, I’m not giving it to you,” Mu Chuxian said, swiftly packing away all her stockings.
But as she picked up the last one, she glanced at Su Nan with a “this opportunity won’t come again” expression.
Su Nan ignored her completely—what did he need stockings for?
As she finished packing, Mu Chuxian smiled softly.
“Little junior, I’m leaving now. Won’t you come see me off?”
Su Nan sat up immediately.
“Where are you going?”
“That’s a secret.”
She gave a playful smile and walked toward the door, Su Nan trailing behind.
Stopping at the doorway, Mu Chuxian turned and said quietly…
“I have something to do. I can’t tell you yet.”
Despite the cryptic words, she still wore a gentle smile.
“Oh,” Su Nan responded plainly, though he felt reluctant to see her go.
He knew that the appearance of an SSS-level ghost king surely had something to do with Mu Chuxian, the ghost empress.
And those were matters far beyond him.
Seeing his downcast look, she leaned close to his ear and whispered…
“Don’t be discouraged. It’s just girl stuff. But I still really, really believe in you~”
She pushed open the door and floated away.
Just when Su Nan thought that was it, Mu Chuxian suddenly turned back,
planted a soft kiss on his cheek and said:
“Little junior, a gift for you~!”
She gave a mischievous wink and vanished from sight.
Su Nan stood stunned, touching his cheek and watching her disappearing figure, feeling a strange emptiness in his heart.
But when he turned around… things were out of control.
Outside the villa stood three stunned girls—his closest friends!
‘You set me up, senior sister!!’
***
Later, in the classroom.
Su Nan was tied to a chair, surrounded by the three girls.
Earlier, when he tried to escape, they tackled him and dragged him to class.
The “restraint” was mostly symbolic—ribbons around his wrists.
While questioning him, Luo Feixuan and Tu Suya took full advantage of the situation, groping here and there.
Mu Qing, the more composed one, gently asked…
“Su Nan, are you okay?”
He gave her a weak smile and shook his head.
Suddenly, Luo Feixuan stepped forward and declared…
“Senior, I’m going to punish you in the name of the moon!”
Then she lunged to bite him on the lips, but Su Nan sparked an electric arc that numbed her tongue.
“Hahaha…” Tu Suya burst into uncontrollable laughter.
But her giggle soon turned eerie, making Su Nan a little uneasy—the truly dangerous ones don’t act crazy.
Originally, the girls had come just to check on Su Nan’s condition and reassure Instructor Yang Ningbing.
But they never expected to witness that scene!
‘Who was that vixen in black stockings?!’
Their mock “interrogation” wasn’t without reason.
Kissing in broad daylight!
‘That seductive goddess-looking woman—what was her deal?!’
‘We’re not even officially together yet, and you’re already cheating?!’
But Su Nan was innocent!
He was single! Where were his rights?!
Just as things heated up, the sound of high heels echoed in the hallway.
“Oh no, the teacher’s coming!”
“Who told her to come?!”
“Weren’t we supposed to inform her later?!”
Tu Suya looked at her two clueless friends in frustration.
Too late.
Instructor Yang Ningbing entered and, seeing Su Nan safe, sighed in relief.
Then she frowned at the sight of him tied up.
“What are you doing? Let him go!”
“But—” Luo Feixuan began, but Tu Suya quickly covered her mouth.
“We were just playing a game, teacher!” she said with a sweet smile, untying Su Nan.
“A game?”
“Uh… yes.”
Su Nan could only nod under her intense gaze.
Yang Ningbing then leaned in, her chest pressing against Su Nan, and asked with concern,
“Su Nan, were you hurt last night?”
“And how did you deal with the so-called ghost king?”
Seeing his pale complexion, she felt deeply guilty—she had no idea how he survived such a powerful ghost.
‘Poor child! I’m such an irresponsible teacher!’
She almost hugged him right there, but Su Nan wisely stepped back.
“Thank you for your concern, Teacher. I’m fine.”
“Sit. Tell me everything.”
Yang Ningbing sat down across from him and asked…
“How did you defeat the ghost king?”
According to their investigation, the ghost king wasn’t simply scared off—the layered secret realm collapsed after it was truly defeated.
Su Nan didn’t hesitate.
“Teacher, inside the secret realm, I felt a mysterious force calling me.”
“When I got closer, I realized it was a grave of heroic spirits from a hundred years ago.”
“One of those spirits attached itself to me, boosting my strength immensely. That’s how I could fight the ghost king.”
He delivered the story smoothly, without hesitation—he’d prepared this lie in advance.
As for Mu Chuxian being a ghost empress?
Even if she hadn’t warned him, he would never tell anyone.