Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

The bean paste noodles in the canteen are really good.

Guo Yunye was focused on eating his noodles when someone bumped his elbow.

"Hey, look."

Zhang Xiaoyi said.

Guo Yunye looked up and through the canteen window, peering outside.

He saw Shen Ye walking across the square, heading toward the school gates.

"What are you looking at? Why didn't you call Brother Ye to eat with us? Nevermind, I'll call him——"

Guo Yunye was about to set down his chopsticks and stand up to run out of the canteen, but Zhang Xiaoyi grabbed him.

"Why shout? I just saw Xiao Mengyu go to find him!"

Zhang Xiaoyi whispered an explanation in his ear.

"...I didn't see Xiao Mengyu." Guo Yunye said.

"Maybe they had a falling out." Zhang Xiaoyi speculated.

Guo Yunye was shocked, whispering, "What? You mean those two——"

"Shh!"

They lowered their voices to continue discussing, but suddenly noticed another person in the square.

A beautiful girl, hurrying over, caught up with Shen Ye in a few steps and grabbed his hand.

Shen Ye was surprised but turned his head and said a few words.

Then the two of them left the school together.

Zhang Xiaoyi and Guo Yunye watched silently until the figures of Shen Ye and the girl disappeared.

"That's not Xiao Mengyu."

Guo Yunye muttered to himself.

"Of course not, that's 'King of Heaven' Song Yinchen, the current head of the Jiangnan Song family, extraordinarily strong, and her fame has been growing recently." Zhang Xiaoyi rushed to say.

The two fell silent again.

The way it looked just now, it seemed like Song Yinchen had taken the initiative to catch up with Shen Ye and talk to him before they left together.

"Do girls really take the initiative like that?" Zhang Xiaoyi wondered aloud to himself.

"Of course, when a girl takes the initiative, that kind of momentum, an ordinary person simply can't handle it." Guo Yunye said with a solemn tone.

"Brother Ye, you seem to understand quite a bit. Have you also encountered a girl who took the initiative?" Zhang Xiaoyi asked with an envious tone.

"Yes." Guo Yunye nodded.

It was true!

Zhang Xiaoyi was so curious he stopped eating and pressed for more information:

"Who? How did she take the initiative with you?"

"It happened just a few days ago—a female classmate noticed I was interested in pursuing her, so she sought me out and candidly told me that I wasn't suitable for her." Guo Yunye said.

A long silence followed.

"...Yun Ye, your definition of 'initiative' isn't quite on the same level as Brother Ye's." Zhang Xiaoyi cautiously said.
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Guo Yunye, however, had a look of yearning: "I've never seen a girl talk to me so earnestly, so sincerely, so gently. Honestly, I was quite moved at the time."

Zhang Xiaoyi ruffled his hair and said carefully, "Yun Ye, when a girl is that forward, it's actually just to reject you more nicely."

Guo Yunye shook his head, "Really? I don't believe it."

Zhang Xiaoyi opened his mouth but didn't know how to continue.

"Yun Ye, classmate!"

A girl's voice rang out, interrupting their idle chat.

Both turned their heads and saw a pretty girl coming their way, calling out to Guo Yunye.

"Ah, hello, have you eaten yet?"

Guo Yunye quickly stood up, awkwardly asking.

"Yun Ye, I heard that you passed the test of the Nightmare World and have made contact with the Great Tomb Immortal State?" the girl asked.

"Yes, today I went with Shen Ye, Nangong Sirui, and Xiao Mengyu; we passed a life-and-death trial in the Nightmare World together." Guo Yunye nodded.

With every name he mentioned, the admiration in the eyes of his classmates around them grew more intense.

Whether it was Shen Ye, Nangong Sirui, or Xiao Mengyu——

Those were the strongest people in the entire grade!

No.

Maybe even the Professionals in higher grades weren't their match.

Once they graduated, these people were sure to become very important figures!

Having passed the life-and-death test of the Immortal Country with them, did that mean Guo Yunye was also about to join their ranks?

The girl listened intently and nodded slightly:

"I'm sorry about last time; I was a bit flustered then... But now I've thought it over. How about we go study together tonight?"

"Sure, I'll look for you after I finish eating." Guo Yunye said.

"Great, see you later then."

The girl smiled at him and turned to leave.

Guo Yunye wiped the sweat from his forehead, sat back down with a sigh, and after his soul had fully returned to his body, he said with the air of someone experienced:

"A Yi, you see, when a girl takes the initiative, it's definitely very sincere. You'll understand it gradually."

"Okay..."

Zhang Xiaoyi nodded with difficulty, then fell into a deep self-doubt.

...

Nightfall descended.

Lights began to twinkle.

Shen Ye took Song Yinchen down the alley across from the school and soon found the restaurant.

"This is the place, tastes pretty good."

Shen Ye said, looking at the restaurant's sign.

"You have good taste, I think it's really nice too." Song Yinchen said with a smile.

A passerby glanced at the restaurant and felt it was just an ordinary small establishment, nothing seemingly remarkable.

The two entered the restaurant, found a table, and Shen Ye passed the menu to Song Yinchen.

"By the way, you lost your Chaos Spirit Light, so what happened afterward? Did you find any new weapons?" Shen Ye asked.

Song Yinchen looked down at the menu and casually replied:

"I refined a Chaos Spirit Light myself—come on, say hello to Brother Shen Ye."

A small cat emerged from behind her and waved its paw at Shen Ye.

A line of text appeared above the little cat's head:

"Chaos Spirit Light (Cat Form)."

Shen Ye was amazed, "This one seems stronger than the one you had before."

"That's right, I've taken great care of it, it's very well-behaved, very sensible." Song Yinchen said.

The little cat looked timidly at Shen Ye and then suddenly disappeared.