Chapter 93

With this coming and going, midnight had already arrived, leaving no opportunity for Xu Shiyue to continue visiting. After chasing her back to bed, Lin Yichen washed up and prepared to get some proper rest. Although he wasn't tired, sleeping was a matter of ritual; without a night's sleep, something always felt off. Just as Lin Yichen was drifting off to sleep, a dark figure materialized inside his room. If Huang Mingyu were here right now, he would instantly have recognized this as the strange creature that kept appearing in his dreams. The strange creature gazed at Lin Yichen, who appeared to be asleep on the bed, as if looking at a delicious feast. The fierce glint in its eyes would have terrified any ordinary person. Just as the strange creature reached out to touch Lin Yichen and drag him into that dreamscape, Lin Yichen—supposedly fast asleep—suddenly snapped his eyes open. There, in the pitch-black room, the human and the demon locked gazes. Neither spoke first. The strange creature looked startled upon finding Lin Yichen awake; it could not comprehend how anyone could break free from its hypnosis. Since soft methods failed, it would have to resort to brute force.