My Pretty Campus Queen

"There’s actually such a strange occurrence?" Chen Tianlong said with a bit of surprise.

"Yes, so....."

At this point, the old man seemed a little sad, touched the four or five-year-old girl beside him and said, "So Xiaojing’s father disappeared just like that."

"Ah? Are you saying your son also disappeared like this?"

Chen Tianlong understood Old He’s meaning.

"Yes, it was two months ago." The old man recovered from his sadness.

"So, Brother Chen Tianlong, you being a young lad recently appearing in our village should be extra cautious. We don’t know if that strange incident will happen again. Recently, due to the young men in the village disappearing and escaping, things have temporarily quieted down."

"Haha, don’t worry Old He, it shouldn’t happen."

In fact, Chen Tianlong was quite confident, even if such a thing did exist, he wanted to get to the bottom of it to see what was causing trouble.

Soon, they arrived at Old He’s house. Old He instructed his wife to prepare a table of food and drinks, and everyone started eating. After a whole day’s journey, both Chen Tianlong and Wu Mengting were quite exhausted. After taking a bath, they each went back to their rooms to rest.

Probably around midnight, a sudden strong sea breeze blew in. Chen Tianlong forgot to close the window, which rattled noisily.

The noise woke Chen Tianlong, so he groggily walked over to close the window, but suddenly, a melodious sound played on a conch shell rang in his ears.

Feeling a bit dazed, Chen Tianlong followed the sound, but when he reached the threshold, he forgot to lift his foot and immediately fell to the ground.

"Ah!"

The fall made Chen Tianlong fully awake, suddenly thinking, was he dreaming?

But the next moment, he was even more convinced it wasn’t a dream because he could vaguely hear the conch sound, and his head started feeling dizzy. He thought to himself: Oh no, it must be some kind of demon skill.

Chen Tianlong already had a strong will, and knowing he was being confused made him even more vigilant. He covered his ears with his hands and then slowly walked out.

The sound was coming from the seaside, so Chen Tianlong slowly walked towards the beach. The night in early autumn was a bit cold; the sea breeze made Chen realize he was only wearing pajamas. Luckily, he had a shirt on, and the chill kept him alert, shivering in the cold.

Before long, Chen Tianlong arrived at the shore. Looking at the surging sea, a crescent moon hung in the sky. Suddenly, the sea breeze gradually subsided until it was almost silent.

Chen Tianlong looked around as if everything was quiet, the conch sound from earlier had disappeared too. Feeling a bit perplexed, a voice suddenly came from behind, startling him.

He turned around and saw a woman in a white dress standing before him.

The woman appeared to be in her twenties, with fair and translucent skin, as if a slight pinch would make water drip out. Beneath her beautiful big eyes was a high nose bridge, and below that, a tiny cherry-like mouth; her long hair fell straight down to her waist.

Walking slowly towards him under the moonlight, Chen Tianlong thought he might be dreaming and hurriedly pinched himself.

"Ow!" he exclaimed, even scaring himself, realizing the scene before him was real.

But Chen Tianlong quickly thought: this beauty surely wasn’t an ordinary person. Either a monster or a ghost, or else which girl’s crazy enough to take a late-night stroll alone?

So Chen Tianlong immediately sobered up, but he didn’t expose her, because he also wanted to find out what was going on.

The maiden walked closer, smiling, and said, "Sir, how come you’re in the mood to enjoy the moon at such a late hour?"

Chen Tianlong almost wanted to curse, you keep pretending, talking about enjoying the moon? It’s freezing.

Chen Tianlong smiled, testing the waters, "Haha, well, I heard a melodious conch sound, so I came out. May I ask if it was the lady’s performance?"

"Haha, sir is really knowledgeable, indeed it was my performance," the maiden said without modesty.

"It was quite nice, but I forgot to wear warm pants, so I’ll take my leave now." Chen Tianlong didn’t want to talk more and just wanted to leave because it was indeed too cold.

"Sir, are you leaving in such a hurry? Won’t you stay and have a drink to keep me company? I feel so lonely," the maiden said with a hint of sadness.

"Damn, are you waiting for me to expose you or what, claiming loneliness and emptiness!" Chen Tianlong thought, but still said, "Well, I’m not much of a drinker, so I’ll pass."

"Ah, then if not drinking, we could still enjoy the moon together. Otherwise, how about I dance for you?" The maiden began to dance before Chen Tianlong could reply.

To be honest, the maiden’s figure was truly stunning, and Chen Tianlong couldn’t resist glancing, but as soon as he did, his head began feeling dizzy. He thought: Oh no, another illusion.

Struggling for a while, Chen Tianlong ultimately succumbed and passed out.

When he woke up, he found himself lying in water. It was a huge shell, although surrounded by water, the space inside the shell had no water, and there was ample air, presumably connected to the outside air.

Upon waking, Chen Tianlong was about to check out the outside when the maiden stopped him. This time, the maiden looked completely different from before, her long nose and the hint of demon qi revealed she was a demon, more specifically a Sea Snail Demon.

"Where are you trying to run?" the Sea Snail Maiden asked blandly.

"Demoness, I know you’re a demon now, you’d better let me go, or I won’t be polite," Chen Tianlong threatened.

"Oh really?" the maiden replied with a slight sneer.

"Hmph, what exactly do you want by capturing me?" Chen Tianlong wanted to know her purpose and where the previously missing villagers were.

Instantly, the maiden became sad, tears glistening in her eyes as she said, "Why is it so hard for me to find someone to truly love and accompany me? Is it because I’m ugly?"

Suddenly, the Sea Snail Maiden turned to Chen Tianlong and asked, "Do you think I’m ugly and don’t want to be with me?"

Chen Tianlong was a bit speechless and helplessly said, "Miss, you got it wrong. Being with you isn’t about your looks, okay?"

"Nonsense, all men are like that, not even bothering for a second glance if she’s not pretty," the Sea Snail Maiden said with a hint of anger.

"Ugh, that’s your personal bias, don’t impose it on me," Chen Tianlong said indifferently.

"Hmph, you young men are all the same, loving whoever’s in front of you. Those guys were all enamored by my beauty and fell for me, but later decided to escape after seeing my true self. How to explain that," the Sea Snail Maiden said a lot just to explain people don’t love her.

Chen Tianlong finally understood and smiled slightly, saying, "So you’re a romantic by nature. Let me go, I have no feelings for you, but not because of your looks. Think about it, earlier you wanted me to accompany you, and I refused, right?"

She thought for a moment, feeling it was true, but soon revived, saying, "Don’t give me sweet talk, I won’t believe you. Want to leave? I’ll lock you with the others."

At this point, Chen Tianlong didn’t want to waste more words, saying more won’t make her understand. He directly leaped up, preparing to run away, but soon the maiden blocked his path.

Chen Tianlong struck a palm, but the maiden dodged right away. He took the chance to flee out of the shell, but found water outside.