The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

Chapter 360 Backlit Photos

After speaking, Ling Ye's slightly teasing gaze fell directly on Lin Xiyue, as if anticipating her reaction.

"Ah, well... cough cough, let's just open any folder and take a look."

Lin Xiyue's face instantly turned somewhat awkward. She coughed awkwardly and then quickly changed the subject.

Her voice was somewhat stiff, clearly trying to hide her embarrassment.

God knows, after receiving the booklet, I only glanced at the table of contents and the requirements and punishments that I had to be careful to avoid, and I didn't look at the rest of the content in detail.

Looking back now, I realize that booklet has probably been forgotten in some corner, covered in dust.

Lin Xiyue silently berated herself in her heart.

"Okay, then you pick one. Anyway, these are just titles for the year and month, they don't seem to have any focus, and the dates aren't even consecutive, so it doesn't look like they were taking pictures every day or every month."

Lingye wisely chose to stop asking questions and then quickly changed the subject.

After all, his experience dealing with female teammates told him that if he continued to argue at this point, he would soon find himself going from being the one in the right to the one who needed to apologize, especially on a topic unrelated to official business.

Hmm, let me see.

Lin Xiyue raised her head, her gaze falling on the folders, and walked slowly, lost in thought.

In fact, she didn't have a particular idea about which folder to choose, so she just walked around casually, observing as she went.

However, just a dozen steps later, a sudden voice rang in her mind.

[Hey, look at that folder! The one with "xφ??" written on it!]

This was the system's voice, which startled Lin Xiyue.

What? What did you see?

She asked the system in her mind, somewhat puzzled.

Although she was puzzled, she immediately stopped and began to carefully search for the folder the system had mentioned.

The system was referring to dates in a foreign script. Fortunately, Lin Xiyue could understand this script, making it relatively easy to find.

Before long, Lin Xiyue was searching the wall in front of her for the folder the system had mentioned, as if looking for a needle in a haystack.

Finally, perseverance paid off, and she spotted the folder the system had mentioned among the many folders at a glance.

This folder is no different from the others, except that its name has a different date.

Lin Xiyue took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then carefully extended her energy tentacles.

This was the first time she had used her externally emitted energy tentacles to touch something, so she was inevitably a little uneasy. Her movements were somewhat slow, and even trembled slightly.

As the energy tentacles gradually approached the folder, Lin Xiyue's heartbeat quickened, as if she could hear her heart pounding in her chest.

Finally, amidst her tense anticipation, the energy tentacles gently touched the folder.

In that instant, with a "whoosh," the folder opened automatically as if by magic.

Lin Xiyue watched this scene in surprise, and couldn't help but marvel at the sensitivity of this thing.

After the folder was opened, the first photo inside naturally appeared before Lin Xiyue's eyes.

The composition of this photo is absolutely stunning and truly eye-catching.

Although the photo was taken against the sunlight, the general shape of the subject is still clearly visible.

He was a stunningly handsome boy with long, silky black hair that gently brushed against his fair skin, as if telling a story of his gentleness and elegance.

His attire was exceptionally glamorous; his black tuxedo was impeccably tailored with smooth lines that perfectly accentuated his slender figure.

The pure white shirt worn under the tuxedo had a large, deep purple gemstone set in the bow tie at the collar, radiating a deep and mysterious light that complemented his dark green eyes, further enhancing his unique charm.

The photo shows that he is quite young, about fourteen or fifteen years old, and is in the transitional stage between adolescence and childhood.

However, his eyes and brows revealed a refinement and beauty beyond his years, with every line perfectly proportioned, like a meticulously painted work of art.

His dark green pupils shimmered with tiny lights, like stars in the night sky, dazzling and captivating, making one unable to resist being mesmerized.

His expression was extremely noble, like a high-ranking prince looking down on his people with a distant gaze.

His unique charisma made him exceptionally eye-catching, and everything around him was merely a backdrop.

The backlit composition adds to his mystique, making him appear as if enveloped in a halo of light, seemingly unapproachable, like an elf from another world.

However, this is only the first half; the truly terrifying part is yet to come. As the viewer's gaze gradually moves downward, they will be astonished to discover that the lower half of his body is nothing short of a nightmare.

His upper body was that of a handsome young man with delicate features and well-defined contours, as if he had stepped out of a painting.

However, in stark contrast to his upper body was his lower body, which was a terrifying abyss.

There, all sorts of indescribable objects intertwined, defying description.

Some resemble twisted tentacles, waving in the air as if they possessed their own life; others look like half-melted asphalt, flowing with black liquid and seemingly emitting a nauseating odor; still others resemble translucent shadows, appearing and disappearing, giving off an eerie feeling.

These strange objects had nothing in common except for their overall black color.

And hidden within this mass of black chaos are some even more bizarre things.

Some eerie eyeballs were buried inside, emitting a strange light as if they were spying on the outside world; and some sharp teeth peeked out from the darkness, sending chills down one's spine.

These terrifying elements are piled up in the lower half of the photo, so densely packed that they almost seem to overflow the frame.

Even though it's just a still photo, the terrifying atmosphere seems to penetrate the screen and reach right into people's hearts.

Comparing the two parts further intensifies the sense of dissonance.

The handsome young man in the upper half is like an angel from heaven, while the terrifying scene in the lower half is like a demon from hell.

This sense of dislocation, where heaven and hell are forcibly pieced together, is incredibly terrifying and unsettling.

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