Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 376 - 377: Nostalgic Kill! From now on, I am your master
Gu Anxi suddenly took a step back. "Don’t touch me."
"A feisty little kitten." The man chuckled lightly.
He didn’t press her. Instead, he created some distance. "You’re too thin. Eat something."
He rang a bell, and soon someone brought food. That person was also wearing a mask.
The food was very fragrant, its aroma wafting around.
Dark spoke slowly, "You’ve been subsisting on nutrient solution for the past month. The food is so fragrant, don’t you want to eat some?"
Gu Anxi turned her head away. "Not in the slightest."
The man sat down near her. "It’s not good to be dishonest with yourself."
He began to eat, managing to be remarkably elegant even from behind a mask...
Gu Anxi didn’t look at him, hoping that by not looking, she could resist the desire to eat. But the savory aroma kept wafting over, and her stomach betrayed her with a couple of rumbles.
"Wanting to eat isn’t a crime." The man’s voice, tinged with a smile, was very gentle.
Gu Anxi remained stubborn. "I don’t want to eat at all."
"Is that so? Then go ahead and starve." After the man elegantly finished his meal, he rose, had the dishes cleared, and then smiled. "Tomorrow morning, I will come over to dine with you. This is your room. If you don’t eat, I won’t force you... The limit of human endurance is seven days without food. You’d best be able to last a few more days."
With that, he flicked his dark-colored long robe and slowly walked out.
Of course, Gu Anxi wouldn’t willingly be trapped here. The moment the man left, she tried to escape—
Half an hour later, she was hauled back and tossed onto the sofa.
The man, dressed in black robes and wearing a mask, showed no expression. His voice was very calm. "The mountain terrain here is treacherous, and there are wild beasts outside. It’s best not to run around."
Gu Anxi sat up, glaring at him with a fierce yet childlike defiance.
But just then, her stomach rumbled again...
The man’s voice was calm. "Mealtime is over. You can’t eat."
"I won’t eat!" she said indignantly, clenching her fists.
The man smiled. "You seem quite rebellious."
Gu Anxi ignored him.
Suddenly, the man sat down right next to her...
She immediately sprang up, unwilling to sit with him.
But just as she stood, her leg went numb, and she involuntarily sank to her knees—
A hand pressed lightly on her shoulder, and she couldn’t move at all.
The man’s gaze was profound as he said, "From now on, I am your master."
"I refuse." Gu Anxi said coldly. "I want to go home."
"You have no home anymore." The man’s voice was chillingly indifferent. "Unless you can defeat everyone here, you won’t be able to take a single step out of this place."
Gu Anxi stared at him.
The man showed no intention of explaining further. He slowly rose. "Rest well. Training starts tomorrow."
"I don’t want to train! I want to go home!" Gu Anxi rushed at him, intending to fight, but the man effortlessly restrained her and, like picking up a kitten, tossed her back onto the sofa.
"It’s best not to anger me, or I will punish you." His chilling voice trailed off as he left.
Gu Anxi bared her teeth at his retreating back. Suddenly, the man turned his head and looked at her silently.
Gu Anxi immediately averted her gaze, like a startled kitten.
The man spoke, "Too many emotions are not a good thing."
With that, he truly left.
He even turned off the light, plunging the surroundings into darkness...
Gu Anxi fumbled her way to the bed in the pitch-black room. She didn’t sleep but sat leaning against the headboard, hugging her knees and staring blankly.
She no longer had a home.
Dad was gone. Mom was going to marry someone else.
Her nose tingled with the urge to cry, but she refused to let the tears fall. She just sat there, holding herself stiffly, her small head resting on her arms...
「In another, more opulent and antique-styled room, the man stood silently.」
His subordinate reported to him, "She isn’t sleeping, just sitting there."
"Then let her sit." The man said indifferently.
The subordinate added, "She might try to escape again."
The man turned. His face, now unmasked, was refined and handsome. "When she’s tired and can no longer struggle, she’ll naturally become obedient."
The subordinate slowly retreated...
The man remained standing there, watching the projection on the wall.
The little thing on the screen was curled up, yet she was very alert, as if aware of the cameras all around...
"Truly an interesting little thing." The words slipped from the man’s thin lips. "Luo Lin, Nobel laureate, Cambridge double major, Chairman of Education... How could the Gu family bear to discard such a little one?"
The man watched silently for a long while longer before finally lying down still dressed.
As the master of Dark, he had always been an extremely light sleeper. Just as dawn was breaking, an urgent knock sounded at the door. "Master, she’s run away again!"
The man swept up his black robe, his mask already in place.
He narrowed his eyes. "How did she escape? Weren’t barriers set up?"
"This subordinate was incompetent. They were breached." The subordinate lowered his head.
The man paid him no mind and went to catch the little thing himself...
This time, it took him two hours to find her at the foot of the mountain. She had been just a few steps away from escaping.
The man caught her in a few swift moves and lifted her up—
Gu Anxi cursed loudly, showering him with all sorts of insults. The man’s voice was flat. "In a little while, you can curse to your heart’s content."
「Half an hour later, Gu Anxi finally understood what he meant.」
She was thrown into a cage. Locked inside was a tiger!
Damn it!
The man stood outside the cage, his shadowy eyes fixed on her. "It’s not too late to beg for mercy now and promise you won’t run again."
Gu Anxi stared at the beast, her back drenched in a cold sweat.
"That beast, like you, hasn’t eaten for days." The man "kindly" explained.
Gu Anxi shouted angrily, "Is this how all your disciples are treated?"
The man lowered his gaze. "This is the first time I’ve taken a disciple."
Gu Anxi gritted her teeth. "My honor."
She stared at the beast and whispered, "If I make it out of here alive, will you let me go?"
"No. It will only mean you live to have another chance to escape. Next time, there will be two beasts." The man stated flatly.
Gu Anxi’s fingers clenched. The man spoke again, "It’s still not too late to give in."
"No need! I’ll roast it myself later!" Gu Anxi glared at the beast.
The beast also stared at her.
She wanted to eat it.
And it wanted to eat her!
ROAR! The beast pounced...
Blood splattered, fur flew...
Inside the cage, it was a struggle of life and death.
Outside the cage, the man watched with an indifferent expression—
The subordinate beside him was sweating nervously, terrified the little girl would be torn to pieces.
「One hour later—」
Finally, victory and defeat were decided.
The beast cried out and collapsed with a thud...
Gu Anxi stood amidst the blood and gore, not much better off. Her clothes were torn, and several long, bloody gashes marred her calves...
The corners of the man’s mouth lifted in a faint smile. He turned his head and ordered softly, "Roast that beast."
After speaking, he slipped into the cage, just in time to catch her slender body as it slumped—
His dark, fathomless eyes looked down at her. "Such tenacious vitality."
