"My head hurts so much..."
Mo Chuan sat up in bed, clutching his head and surveying his surroundings.
That dream had felt so real, as if he had fought a battle with another version of himself, even feeling the fatigue in his muscles.
Fortunately, it seemed he was still at home…
Mo Chuan picked up his phone and saw it was only nine in the morning. His alarm, set for ten, hadn't gone off yet, so he simply turned it off.
That dream… Mo Chuan frowned slightly. As he was about to wash up, his peripheral vision caught sight of the Buddha statue he had bought last night.
Wasn't this Buddha statue different from yesterday?
Mo Chuan picked up the statue and examined it carefully, finally discovering the difference – a crack had appeared on the statue's head.
Clearly, this wasn't a good thing, but Mo Chuan didn't plan to discard it until he could figure something out from it. So, he wrapped the statue in a yellow cloth, and after washing up, he found a box to put it in before packing it into his luggage.
...
In the afternoon, at Imperial Capital University.
After Mo Chuan returned, he put his things away and then returned the remaining gold leaves and gold bars to Zhang Hanshan.
However, the moment Mo Chuan arrived at the dormitory area of the Guardian Academy, he saw Chang Wei beating up Da Fu… No, it was Zhang Hanshan loading some cardboard boxes into a minivan with a group of girls.
"Brother Chuan!" Zhang Hanshan waved and called out, "Come over!"
Mo Chuan approached with a bewildered expression. Just as he was about to hand the items back to Zhang Hanshan, the latter grabbed him, whispering, "Brother Chuan, save me some face. Do you have anything going on next?"
"Uh... No..."
"That's great!" Zhang Hanshan grinned and said, "Do you remember the clubs we signed up for?"
"???" Mo Chuan thought for a moment and finally recalled in his jumbled memories that Zhang Hanshan had messaged him at the beginning of the semester, saying he had signed him up for an anime club and that it would be more convenient if they acted together.
"I remember, what's up?"
"Heh heh, Old Zhang, I've never asked you for anything in my life. This time, for our happiness, you must help me..."
"What's the matter?"
"See these female classmates?"
"Holy crap?! You want to date one?"
"Heh heh..." Zhang Hanshan sheepishly rubbed the back of his head and said, "That senior sister is indeed good-looking. I want to pursue her and experience college romance. Wouldn't it be a shame to miss out on the sweet days of first love during these wonderful university years?"
"Big brother, you're attending Imperial Capital University. If you don't study properly for two years, will you be worthy of yourself?"
"It's okay! It won't affect my studies!" Zhang Hanshan slicked back his bangs narcissistically, then put on a youthful act and said, "Brother Chuan... Please, won't you? Your brother is waiting for this rare opportunity. Who knows when the next one will come..."
"Alright, alright, stop acting so childish." Mo Chuan pushed Zhang Hanshan's overly close face away in disgust and said grumpily, "Tell me, how can I help?"
"Hey, it's simple. Didn't we sign up for the anime club? Everyone is packing up to attend an anime exhibition and competition at the Qin Chu Convention Center. They say there are big prizes!"
"Get to the point."
"Oh, it's like this. The official rules require each participating team to have at least six members. We're currently short one cosplayer for the competition," Zhang Hanshan said, pointing to the two minivans behind them. "Don't be fooled by the number of people here; they're all assistants, makeup artists, costume designers, and prop masters..."
"Wait a minute," Mo Chuan felt he had grasped a critical point and asked, "You're not planning to have me compete, are you?"
"Of course, Brother Chuan..."
"I'll wear men's clothes?" Mo Chuan tentatively asked.
"Uh... this is a competition for female cosplayers..."
"Find Su Yueqing. She'll look better in women's clothes than I would. I just went to Qingzhou for two days to deal with some matters, and now I need to rest." Mo Chuan said, feigning an ethereal detachment from worldly desires.
"Where are you getting that from, Brother Chuan." Zhang Hanshan quickly put his arm around Mo Chuan's shoulder and opened WeChat in front of him, saying, "It's Saturday today. Su Yueqing went shopping at Qianmen with Sister Jingjing. Now, only you, Brother Chuan, can help me... This is all from your brothers. If you keep the remaining gold leaves and gold bars from the Ghost Market, I'll help you turn them in..."
"WeChat transfer of 10,000 yuan."
"Tell me, how should I dress."
Although wearing women's clothes pushed the boundaries a bit, the offer was just too generous.
"Follow me."
Zhang Hanshan said something to a bespectacled senior sister and then, holding a set of clothes, led Mo Chuan to the men's restroom on the first floor. He handed Mo Chuan the clothes and a wig, saying, "Brother Chuan, I'm counting on you."
"No... I have to change into the cosplay outfit here?"
"Otherwise... How will you sit with them later? Are you going to change into women's clothes in front of them when we get to the convention center?"
"Uh... Sigh... Old Zhang, it seems Brother here has to show you my new skill."
As he spoke, Mo Chuan's skin began to glow with green and purple light. In the flash of light, Mo Chuan's hair gradually grew longer, changing from its original black to silver-white, with the tips slightly curled. His height decreased, his skin became fair and tender, and his figure transformed into a perfect hourglass shape. His face became as smooth as white porcelain, with a healthy flush beneath the pure white. Although his features remained largely the same, they gradually shifted to a more feminine appearance, resembling Mo Fei.
"Ta-da! How is it? Is there no problem this time?" Mo Chuan asked, hands on his hips. He, no, she, was now half a head shorter than Zhang Hanshan and had to look up when speaking, feeling slightly unaccustomed.
"Uh... Brother Chuan, would you consider being my girlfriend?"
At first, Zhang Hanshan thought Mo Chuan would just cast some illusionary halo-like ability, but he underestimated the situation – I have a brother who can be a wife!
At this point, gender was no longer an issue; he just wanted to know when they could get married.
After all, only men truly understood men's preferences.
Mo Chuan, or rather, Mo Jin, glared at Zhang Hanshan with a fierce but cute look, saying indignantly, "What are you looking at! Hurry up and go! If my spiritual power runs out, I'll be exposed!"
"Oh, right, right, right..." Zhang Hanshan quickly made a call and said, "Senior Ke, we've found the sixth person. It's a friend of mine... Don't worry, she's absolutely stunning... Okay, we'll be there shortly."
After hanging up, Zhang Hanshan grabbed Mo Jin's hand and said, "Brother Chuan, it's all up to you this time. After this is over, it's a one-day tour of Kyoto. Eat whatever you want, do whatever you want."
"At least I'll eat your 'Crazy Thursday' for a semester." Mo Jin glared at him and said, "Let's go!"