The author of the depressing comic book series makes the heroine cry.

Xia Qiu gently pinched Ying Lili's smooth face and said with a smile: "Okay, it's my fault. I'll buy you your favorite chocolate cake to make amends when I get out, okay?"

Ying Lili blushed, gently slapped Xia Qiu's hand away, and whispered: "Who... who wants your cake."

Tsumugi walked up to Xia Qiu with a gentle smile on her face and gently pulled his arm, "Qiu Qiu, let's go find them quickly, don't let Dai Wei and Guo Huang get lost in there."

Nan Xiaoniao was a little worried and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, let's find them quickly. This place is dark and spooky, which makes people worried."

Xia Qiu nodded, and everyone continued to move forward cautiously.

The dim lights were swaying overhead, the shadows on the wall kept distorting with their movements, and a strange atmosphere filled the air.

As we walked, a fork in the road appeared ahead.

"Which way should I go?"

Xia Qiu frowned and whispered to himself.

At this time, a faint shout came from the passage on the left, which sounded like Dai Wei's voice. "It's Dai Wei!"

Team Lu and Mio instantly became energized and rushed to the left.

Xia Qiu quickly grabbed the two of them and signaled everyone to stay calm. He listened carefully to the voice and felt that it did not sound like the voice of Dai Wei and Guo Huang.

It's probably coming from a ghost, right?

"Let's take this road."

After saying that, Xia Qiu took the lead and walked into the passage on the right, followed closely by the others.

The passage was filled with a stale and decayed smell, and with every step one could hear a slight creaking sound underfoot.

Suddenly, there was a sharp sound of wind from the front, and a huge iron ball rolled down from the ceiling, with a tremendous force, and smashed straight towards Xia Qiu.

"careful!"

Eriri and Yukino exclaimed in unison, their voices echoing in the enclosed space.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Qiongmei were shocked and immediately grabbed Xia Qiu's hand, trying to avoid it.

However, to everyone's surprise, Xia Qiu dodged it easily, as if nothing had happened.

Wow, are we here to explore a secret room?

Xia Qiu couldn't help but complain. If his physique hadn't been strengthened, he might have been hit in one blow.

"Qiuqiu, you... you are so awesome!"

Seeing this scene, Tsumugi's face was full of surprise and her eyes were full of admiration.

Ying Lili was also stunned, and her hands, which were originally tightly holding the corner of Xia Qiu's clothes, unconsciously loosened a little.

She looked at Xia Qiu, her mouth slightly open, with an expression of disbelief: "When did you become so strong?"

Could it be that Xia Qiu is not only strong in bed, but also in other aspects?

Xia Qiu patted the dust off his body and said with a smile: "It's okay, everyone be careful."

"Onii-chan, you must be careful."

Qiongmei worriedly grasped Xia Qiu's hand.

Xia Qiu felt the warmth from Qiongmei's little hand, and felt warm in his heart. He gently patted the back of Qiongmei's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, Qiongmei, Onii-chan will be fine."

After that, everyone continued to move forward.

But before they had walked far, countless fake hands suddenly stretched out from the walls on both sides of the passage and grabbed at everyone with bared fangs and claws.

Ying Lili screamed in fright and subconsciously burrowed into Xia Qiu's arms.

Xia Qiu comforted Eriri while dodging the attacks of the fake hand with everyone.

When Kasumigaoka Utaha saw this scene, she remained calm. She was the king of calmness among those present, except for Xia Qiu.

However, in the panic, Xia Qiu suddenly felt that he was hugging someone. He thought it was Ying Lili, so he whispered, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

However, when he looked down, he saw that the person in his arms was Yang Nai.

Yang Nai had a playful smile on his face and deliberately moved close to Xia Qiu, and the hot air he exhaled gently brushed past his ears.

"Oh, Xia Qiujun, why are you so anxious to hug me? Do you think I'm Yukino?"

Xia Qiu looked calm and lightly let go of Yang Noi, "Sorry, Senior Yang Noi, I didn't see it clearly." Yang Noi just chuckled and didn't seem to care. Instead, there was a bit of ambiguity in her eyes.

Yukino saw this scene not far away, and a sour feeling inexplicably welled up in her heart. She turned her head away, not wanting to watch it anymore.

And Tsumugi happened to catch Yukino's subtle emotional change, her eyes filled with inquiry. It turned out that Yukinoshita-san cared a lot about Aki.

It looks like the next sister has been found.

However, this scene was not so beautiful when it fell into Kasumigaoka Utaha's wine-red eyes.

"Junior brother, I'm scared too."

Before Xia Qiu could react, Kasumigaoka Utaha had already leaned on his shoulder, with a hint of laziness in her tone: "Junior brother, in a place like this, I really need you to protect me."

When Yang No saw what Kasumigaoka Utaha did, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.

"Oh my, Kasumigaoka-san, you are afraid too? That's really surprising."

Upon hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her wine-red eyes slightly, her tone still lazy, but with a hint of counterattack.

"Senior Yang No, I just think that Junior is more reliable. But you seemed to enjoy being hugged by Junior just now."

Yang Noi chuckled, not feeling embarrassed at all by what Kasumigaoka Utaha said. Instead, she moved closer to Xia Qiu, with a hint of provocation in her tone.

"Yes, Xia Qiu-kun's embrace is indeed very warm. Kasumigaoka-san, you like it too, right?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled slightly and said proudly: "Of course, Junior is my NPY. So, Haruno, you should go find Yukinoshita. She seems to need your care more."

Upon hearing this, Yang Noi turned around and glanced at Yukino who was standing not far away.

Yukino was lowering her head with a barely perceptible hint of shame on her face, and was obviously dissatisfied with what had just happened.

There was a sly flash in Yang No's eyes, and she deliberately raised her voice: "Xue No, what's wrong with you? Are you jealous?"

"Sister, don't talk nonsense!" Xueno raised her head suddenly, a blush appeared on her face, and there was a hint of anger in her tone, "I didn't!"

"Really?" Yang Nai looked at her with a smile, "Then why is your face so red?"

"I...I just feel a little stuffy here!"

Yukino turned her face away and ignored Haruno's teasing, but the blush on her ears betrayed her mood.

Xia Qiu looked at this scene, smiled helplessly, and gently patted Kasumigaoka Utaha's shoulder: "Senior, Yang No, let's focus on the secret room in front of us. We don't know where Dai Wei and Guo Huang are yet."

"You are right, Junior."

Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled slightly and let go of Xia Qiu's shoulders, but there was still a hint of provocation in her eyes as she looked at Yang No.

Yang Nai shrugged and said in a relaxed tone: "Well, since Xia Qiujun said so, let's move on. But, Xia Qiujun, you have to be careful, don't let anyone 'accidentally' hug you again."

Xia Qiu gave a dry laugh and didn't respond. He just turned around and continued to lead everyone forward.

Ying Lili watched this scene from the side and couldn't help but muttered softly: "Really, everyone is so unrestrained..."

Tsumugi heard Eriri's muttering and laughed softly, "Eriri, you were the same, too. You were hugging Qiuqiu tightly just now."

Ying Lili's face instantly turned red, like a ripe tomato. She stamped her feet lightly and retorted: "You... You are talking nonsense! Isn't this an emergency?"

As she spoke, she unconsciously moved closer to Xia Qiu, as if trying to seek more sense of security.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the other end of the passage, accompanied by Dai Wei's signature energetic voice: "Xia Xia! We found the exit!"

Then, the voice of the Fruit King also rang out: "Yes, yes! There is a huge room ahead, and it seems there are a lot of treasures in it!"

When Xia Qiu and his group heard the sound, they turned around and saw Dai Wei and Guo Huang rushing out from the darkness with excited smiles on their faces.

"Wei! Jam! Are you okay?" When Nan Xiaoniao saw them, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

"Of course it's okay!"

Dai Wei waved his hands with a smile, his tone full of pride, "We found the exit! And we also found a huge treasure chest!"

"Treasure chest?" Issiro Yu's eyes lit up and he immediately went over. "What's inside?"

"We haven't opened it yet!" The Fruit King scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "Because I think it will be more interesting if we wait until everyone opens it together!"

"You guys are quite a team player." Team Lu laughed and hugged Guo Huang. "But are you sure that treasure chest is not a trap?"

"Eh? A trap?" Dai Wei and Guo Huang were stunned at the same time, and the smiles on their faces froze instantly.

"No way..." Guo Huang looked at Xia Qiu with a guilty look, "We didn't touch anything..."

"Forget it, let's go over and take a look first." Xia Qiu smiled and shook his head, these two fools.

Then he led everyone towards the direction where Dai Wei and Guo Huang came from.

Soon, everyone came to a spacious room. In the center of the room stood a huge treasure chest inlaid with various gems, which looked very gorgeous.

"Wow, there really is a treasure!"

Colorful Feather ran over excitedly and reached out to open the treasure chest.

"Wait!" Xia Qiu hurriedly stopped her, "Be careful, there's a trap!"

"Mechanism?" Isshin Caiyu was stunned for a moment, then withdrew his hand, "What should we do then?"

"Let me see."

Kasumigaoka Utaha walked forward and carefully checked the surroundings of the treasure chest, then said, "This treasure chest should be the final puzzle. We need to find the key to open it."

"Keys?" Ying Lili frowned, "But the keys we just found have all been used up."

"Maybe the key is hidden somewhere else." Mio suggested quietly, "We can look for it more carefully."

At this moment, a light suddenly lit up on the wall of the room, shining on an ancient oil painting.

The person in the oil painting holds a key in his hand, and the shape of the key matches the keyhole on the treasure chest very well.

"It looks like the key is in that painting."

Xia Qiu said, then walked to the oil painting and looked at it carefully.

"But how do we take it out?" Nan Xiaoniao asked with some confusion.

"Maybe we need to solve the puzzle in the painting." Tian Yuan Haiwei suggested.

"Let me try." Xia Qiu reached out and pressed lightly on the oil painting. The painting suddenly moved, and then the key fell out of the painting.

"Great!" Dai Wei picked up the key excitedly, ran to the treasure chest, and inserted the key into the keyhole.

With a "click", the lid of the treasure chest slowly opened, revealing a note and a small box inside.

"What is this?" Ying Lili came closer curiously.

Xia Qiu picked up the note and read: "Congratulations on your successful escape. This is your reward."

"Reward?" Isshiki Caiyu excitedly opened the small box, inside was an exquisite badge with the words "Master of Escape Room" engraved on it.

"Wow, so cool!" Dai Wei and Guo Huang shouted excitedly.

"It seems we succeeded." Kato Megumi said with a smile.

"Yes, everyone's cooperation is really tacit." Xia Qiu nodded with a smile.

At this moment, the door of the room suddenly opened, and the staff walked in and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you have successfully completed the escape room!"

"Great!" Everyone cheered, their faces filled with the joy of victory.

Xia Qiu smiled. Apart from some weird music and the ghost hand before, everything else seemed very ordinary.

The only slightly exciting thing was that Eriri was embraced as Haruno.

What puzzled him was why the senior had such a strong opinion about Yang Noi?

If it was just a simple hug, it shouldn't have caused such a big reaction from the senior.

Could it be that the senior is afraid of...?

Xia Qiu was thinking secretly, and Kasumigaoka Utaha walked up to his side without him knowing, with a look of concern in her burgundy eyes.

"Ah, are you still savoring the feeling of hugging Senior Yang No just now?"

Xia Qiu came back to her senses, reached out and grabbed the senior sister's right hand, and said with a smile: "Senior sister, please stop teasing me. I was just thinking that your reaction to Senior Yang Nai seemed to be not just because of that hug."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was slightly startled, then she looked away and snorted, "Hmph, who knows, maybe she just doesn't like her."

Xia Qiu immediately understood and stopped asking questions, so as to avoid being attacked by the Nine Yin White Bone Claw of her senior sister. He didn't know when she learned it.

"Onii-chan, let's go."

At this time, Qiong Mei, who had already run out of the secret room, saw that Xia Qiu and the other person had not come out yet, and immediately shouted to the two people in the secret room.

Xia Qiu responded, took Kasumigaoka Utaha's hand and quickly walked out of the secret room.

The winter sun was already setting outside, and it would be dark in about four or five hours.

Dai Wei, who was at the front, jumped up and down excitedly, holding up the "Escape Room Master" badge, and shouted, "This trip today was so worth it! I'm going to keep this badge for myself."

Isshi Caiyu and Guo Huang echoed in the conversation, chattering about how to show off this experience to other classmates when school started.

Yukino was standing a little further away, her eyes unconsciously drifting towards Xia Qiu. When she saw him and Kasumigaoka Utaha walking out hand in hand, her heart tightened and she quickly looked away.

Yang Nai saw all of this, and then she clapped her hands with a smile to attract everyone's attention, and said, "Everyone, you all have so much fun today, how about we go to karaoke and play a song to end today? How about it?"