"So, does that mean Yuqiao has feelings for me?" Chen Hao asked eagerly, looking at his three companions.

"Obviously!" Xie Xiaofeng gave Chen Hao a look, "Anyone can tell that you and Ye Yuqiao are deeply in love right now, and it's clear that she's becoming more and more dependent on you! What do you mean by saying that the two of you might not end up being boyfriend and girlfriend? Could there be some misunderstanding?"

Chen Hao didn't answer Xie Xiaofeng's question but, after thinking for a while, suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Then, all three of you must have bought that kind of lollipop, right? Come on, spill it; who does each of you have a crush on?"

Caught off-guard by Chen Hao's question, the expressions of the other three turned wary. After exchanging glances, Xie Xiaofeng said with a frown, "You don't know her!"

"Really?" Chen Hao was skeptical.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Tang Chao nodded repeatedly, his expression anxious, with cold sweat beading on his forehead. "Mine is a university classmate, my sister's is a childhood friend, and the person Xie Xiaofeng likes, neither my sister nor I know her!"

"Oh!" Chen Hao responded with a hint of disappointment, "Why do I feel like you three have suddenly become so nervous? You're not hiding any dark secrets, are you? Forget it, I'll go find Yuqiao."

With that, Chen Hao strode away.

After watching Chen Hao's figure disappear around the bend in the school path ahead, Xie Xiaofeng, Tang Jing, and Tang Chao let out a sigh of relief.

"Brother Chao, since when did Ye Yuqiao become your university classmate? And how come Chen Hao is suddenly a childhood sweetheart of your sister?" Xie Xiaofeng teased as he hooked his hand over Tang Chao's shoulder.

With a snort, Tang Jing retorted, "Xie Xiaofeng, how could Chen Hao not know Lin Xiaofan? Have you forgotten they are childhood sweethearts and first loves?"

"That's enough, Tang Jing!" Xie Xiaofeng said, displeased.

...As night fell, Chen Hao returned to his home building.

A minute later, he went upstairs and opened the door to Ye Yuqiao's apartment, walking in.

At this moment, Ye Yuqiao was still curled up on the sofa, her eyes and cheeks red from crying, looking extremely haggard, which tugged at Chen Hao's heartstrings.

After a glance at Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao suddenly looked resentful and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"You haven't been sitting here all day without eating anything, have you?" Chen Hao approached Ye Yuqiao and asked.

"What's it to you?"

Chen Hao gave a bitter smile, then explained, "I've said it today. Even if you don't want to be my girlfriend anymore, I'll still take good care of you."

"But I don't need your care!" Ye Yuqiao shouted, her eyes filling with tears once again.

At that moment, Ye Yuqiao loathed the sight of Chen Hao before her.

"I'll go make you something to eat," Chen Hao said.

Having said that, he headed towards the kitchen.

Instantly, Ye Yuqiao got up, rushed in front of Chen Hao, grabbed his arm vehemently, and sobbed, "Leave my home now, I don't need your care!"

Chen Hao ignored Ye Yuqiao and persisted towards the kitchen.

"Get out!" Ye Yuqiao screamed at Chen Hao, her hands twisting his shirt out of shape. Tears rolled down her cheeks like a string of pearls, soaking her face and shoulders, and dampening Chen Hao's heart as well.

After tugging for a while, Chen Hao suddenly gently pushed Ye Yuqiao against the wall and kissed her.

At the moment their lips touched, he distinctly felt Ye Yuqiao's shuddering collapse.

However, Ye Yuqiao soon pushed Chen Hao away, her eyes red with rage, like an angry rabbit.

"Today Xie Xiaofeng and the others told me that the lollipop we ate at the ghost market is called 'Devoted Heart Lollipop.' It changes into the likeness of the person you like when you hold it. Everyone saw it. The lollipop in your hand turned into my likeness, not that damned zombie from the night before!"

Ye Yuqiao covered her mouth with her hands, trembling and sobbing. After a long time, she suddenly gathered all her strength to push against Chen Hao's chest, shoving him out the door. This time, her push was much stronger, sending Chen Hao straight out of the door. Before closing the door, she left only one crying sentence: "I hate you; I don't like you at all!"

With a "bang," the door closed and was immediately locked from the inside.

Chen Hao kept knocking on the door, calling out loudly, "Ye Yuqiao, I know for sure you like me in your heart. Open the door quickly, I want you to tell me personally, say you like me!"

Chen Hao said this, and of course Ye Yuqiao wouldn't open the door for him. After shouting for nearly a quarter of an hour, guessing Ye Yuqiao wouldn't open the door again, Chen Hao walked down to his house below, thinking to wait until tomorrow when Ye Yuqiao's anger subsided to come back and find her. He was determined to have Ye Yuqiao personally tell him she liked him, or he would never give up.

The night was deep.

After taking a shower, Chen Hao lay in bed, whistling cheerfully. Compared to his nearly rock-bottom mood of the past two days, he was clearly in high spirits now.

Just as he was about to pull the covers over himself, suddenly, he felt a strong surge of Yin Qi approaching.

After a flash of light, Zhao Chong appeared in front of him.

"Eh!" Smelling a strong scent of alcohol, Chen Hao immediately made a face of disgust and said, "Big brother, you reek of alcohol. You're not going mad with drink, are you?"

Zhao Chong looked at Chen Hao expressionlessly and took out three rolled-up scrolls from his sleeve, tossing them onto Chen Hao's bed. He said coldly, "Are you still planning to take the trial?"

"Of course!" Chen Hao replied, picking up the three scrolls and examining them. After a while, he asked curiously, "What are these three paintings?"

"Demon-Sealing Scrolls!" Zhao Chong stated. He then succinctly told Chen Hao that the so-called Demon-Sealing Scrolls were used to seal demons and spirits with Spiritual Power within the paintings.

After hearing Zhao Chong's explanation, Chen Hao asked, "Are you saying to release the demons and spirits sealed in these scrolls and let me defeat them?"

Zhao Chong shook his head, saying, "No, you have to enter the world within the scrolls to defeat them, then come back out. The three paintings contain demons of varying strength. One of the paintings was personally sealed by the Great Ancestor of the Nether King, and not even I can break the seal to release them."

"I can go inside the paintings?" Chen Hao found it unbelievable, "After going inside, will I really be able to move?"

"You'll know once you're in," Zhao Chong said with some impatience, "A day in this reality is equivalent to a month inside the painting, so you have plenty of time to deal with them. Pick the easiest one to start with."

Chen Hao's eyes suddenly sparkled with inspiration, and shaking his head, he said, "No, I want to choose the hardest one!"

"Are you sure about this?" Zhao Chong's face and tone suddenly became serious, "You might never come back!"

Chen Hao nodded without hesitation.

Zhao Chong bent over, picking up the most weathered scroll from the bed, then he began to unroll it...

Half a minute later, the door was suddenly kicked open, and Ye Yuqiao rushed in.

Zhao Chong frowned and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, you're one step too late."

"Nonsense! Reckless!" Ye Yuqiao said angrily. She had heard Chen Hao's inner thoughts through the Nether King's Heart just now: Chen Hao thought that if Ye Yuqiao liked him, she would stop him; if she truly didn't care, he would consider it a gamble on an adventure since he had nothing left to look forward to anyway.

"If Ye Yuqiao is a few steps late and she likes me, she should come and find me, right?" Chen Hao thought at the time.

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