Moreover... Jiang Cheng reached into his pocket and slowly pulled out a photograph.

Of course, it wasn't given to him by the school beauty.

He had secretly snatched it while she was distracted, and stuffed it into his pocket.

Because this photograph was special.

According to the school beauty, it was taken at the scene where Yuan Xiaoyi fainted, and it was the latest in terms of shooting time among all the photos.

Yuan Xiaoyi had been to the warehouse many times, but this last time, not only was the mirror on the wall smashed, but it was also the only time that all seven chairs were photographed together.

But what really attracted Jiang Cheng was the chair lying on the ground near the broken mirror.

If he remembered correctly, that chair should represent Yuan Xiaoyi's main personality.

But now, that chair was lying on the ground, giving Jiang Cheng a deathly, silent feeling through the photograph, as if its soul had been extracted.

And right next to it was an empty chair.

As if foreshadowing that this empty chair had replaced Yuan Xiaoyi's position.

A bold and chilling guess gradually surfaced.

The current Yuan Xiaoyi, the fearful and cowardly girl who interacted with them every day, was she still the same person she once was?

Or was she just a shell whose soul had been taken away?

And who might be hiding beneath that shell, perhaps a face they didn't recognize at all...

The three characters "Shi Xin Mo" (Erosion Heart Demon) popped up at that moment, stepping right on Jiang Cheng's tense nerve. In an instant, it seemed like everything had an answer.

Shi Xin Mo...

This name didn't sound like it was chosen at random. The characters "Shi Xin" (Erosion Heart) should describe the ghost's characteristics, similar to how they had named the Tracking Ghost previously.

It was likely that Yuan Xiaoyi's main personality had already been eroded.

And the remaining derived personalities had escaped into the five ghost stories.

The Erosion Heart Demon couldn't enter the ghost stories alone to hunt them down, so it was using them. It disguised itself as Yuan Xiaoyi, giving them information, and then following behind them to kill the other personalities.

Jiang Cheng had a rough idea of the Erosion Heart Demon's ultimate goal: to completely occupy Yuan Xiaoyi's body.

As long as the other personalities didn't disappear, they would be a threat to it.

Thinking as he walked, when he looked up again, he wasn't far from the small woods.

This time was different from the previous two. He was clearly aware of what he was about to face.

The person waiting for him in the small woods wasn't the frail Yuan Xiaoyi, but the Erosion Heart Demon that had killed exorcists and several night watchmen.

And the other party's acting had even fooled him.

"All actors..." Carefully putting away the photograph, Jiang Cheng exhaled, then rubbed his face, quickly put on a friendly expression, and ran towards the small woods.

As soon as he rushed into the small woods, he saw Yuan Xiaoyi standing there alone.

Same old place. Backpack on her back. After seeing each other, their eyes lit up at the same time.

"Senior!"

"Xiaoyi!"

Before Yuan Xiaoyi could say anything, Jiang Cheng quickly went up to her, looking at her eyes with concern. "Xiaoyi, it's all my fault for making you worry. I have class, so I had to skip it to see you."

"Senior, how's Xiaolin?" Yuan Xiaoyi asked Jiang Cheng, her voice filled with nervousness, as if she was really worried about her friend.

But Jiang Cheng's expression was even more nuanced. The enthusiasm in his eyes slowly cooled down, and if you looked closely, you could see a hint of self-blame buried deep in his eyes. "I'm sorry, Xiaoyi, I... it's all my fault. I couldn't save Xiaolin."

Jiang Cheng pursed his lips. After a moment, he continued, "When we found her, she was already... she was already..."

Hearing that something had happened to Xiaolin, Yuan Xiaoyi's body trembled, and she staggered as if she was about to faint. Fortunately, Jiang Cheng quickly caught her. "Xiaoyi, how are you?"

"Senior, it's not your fault. It's all my fault," Yuan Xiaoyi's tears welled up. "If it weren't for my suggestion, Xiaolin and the others wouldn't have gone to such a dangerous place, and this wouldn't have happened."

The two pulled at each other for a long time, and finally sat down supporting each other. Yuan Xiaoyi's head was slightly tilted to the right, seemingly about to lean on Jiang Cheng's shoulder.

Jiang Cheng pretended to be a responsible man, straightening his chest, and repeatedly assured Yuan Xiaoyi that he would definitely rescue the remaining girls.

"Xiaoyi," Jiang Cheng gently put his arm around Yuan Xiaoyi's waist, striking a close pose. "Did you rest well last night? If you keep going like this, I'm really worried that your body won't be able to hold on."

Yuan Xiaoyi looked at Jiang Cheng, her eyes still red, with tear stains on the corners of her eyes. "Senior, last night Xiaohui... Xiaohui came to me."

Xiaohui...

The clues from the library had ended with Xiaohui. He didn't expect to hear news about Xiaohui so soon.

Jiang Cheng's mind was racing, but his face didn't show any flaws. Instead, he looked at Yuan Xiaoyi with a puzzled look. "Xiaohui?"

Yuan Xiaoyi brushed the stray hair from her temples and nodded slightly. She leaned closer and said in a very soft voice, "Yes, Senior, it's Xiaohui."

Yuan Xiaoyi's eyes were empty, giving the impression that she was reminiscing, but Jiang Cheng knew very well that this person was acting.

Her lips moved, and Yuan Xiaoyi whispered, "It's almost the same as before. I can only open my eyes and see, and hear. I don't even know if this is a dream."

"Xiaohui's words are very strange. She felt very nervous and kept looking behind her, as if something was following her."

"She said she was in the school library, but soon, she... she told me that it wasn't a library." At this point, Yuan Xiaoyi's face became strange, and her tone was full of doubt.

"She said it was more like an exhibition hall, displaying strange things, and there were terrifying things in the dark."

"She's hiding behind the bookshelves in the borrowing area on the fourth floor of the library, afraid to move or make a sound."

"But..." Yuan Xiaoyi suddenly raised her head, staring into Jiang Cheng's eyes, and said urgently, "But, Senior, do you know that there is no borrowing area on the fourth floor of the library? The entire fourth floor is empty!"

"Xiaoyi, don't worry, tell me slowly," Jiang Cheng comforted. He had been to the library and remembered that the borrowing area was on the first floor.

"She said... she said there was a hidden compartment there that could just hide one person. She discovered it by chance."

"But she can't hold on for long. She said she can already feel that those things are very close to her and will find her soon!"

While comforting Yuan Xiaoyi, Jiang Cheng exuded the light of righteousness. "I will go save her, but Xiaoyi, I need to know what the ghost story trapping Xiaohui is like, the more details the better."