The next morning, just after dawn, new members arrived one after another.

Some people exited their original territory first, then rushed to Get Rich Overnight Town. Others exited their original territory once they reached the entrance to Get Rich Overnight Town, then submitted a new application right after.

But in any case, new applications began to pour in, so Ye Miao couldn't take care of anything else after getting up. He first checked the list and began to let people into the territory one by one. He was busy for more than two hours lying in bed.

By the time she got up, the number of people in the territory had increased by several hundred, and it was bustling everywhere.

The reception hall was packed with new players, huddled in front of the dashboard, eager to buy houses. Seeing that a thatched cottage was only 50 gold, everyone, regardless of which territory they came from, exclaimed, "That's too cheap!!!"

"50 gold coins couldn't even buy breakfast in my previous territory, but here I can actually buy a house!!!"

"...I don't even think the red brick house is expensive anymore. 5,000 gold coins. Even if I were to sell myself now, I wouldn't get that much, but it's only a third of the price of my previous territory."

Fortunately, Ye Miao wasn't there, or else she would have been speechless over this conversation. The cheapest thatched hut only cost 10 gold coins based on the materials, so selling it for 50 gold coins would have earned her fivefold. She had initially set that price because the blueprints had already cost money, and she needed to slowly recoup her investment, as well as the time and effort she had put into building the hut. But if it sold for more, she'd still feel it was too much of a rip-off.

In the next half hour, thatched houses were sold like crazy, and some wooden houses and stone houses were also sold. Because there were not enough existing houses, some pre-orders were generated. Ye Miao received a reminder to go build a house after breakfast.

On the other side of the reception hall, the counters offering interest-free and low-interest loans are also very popular.

To handle this task, Ye Miao temporarily transferred Da Zhuang, an NPC with excellent math skills, to his team to do the accounting. NPCs are always loyal to their masters, and Da Zhuang naturally had no complaints about the tasks assigned by Ye Miao, and was also very patient with the team members who kept asking questions.

"The maximum limit for interest-free loans is 500 gold coins. If you pay it back within 15 days, there will be no interest. If it exceeds 15 days, the interest will be 1 gold coin per day, calculated as simple interest."

"The maximum limit for low-interest loans is 5,000 gold coins, and the daily interest rate is 0.02%. It's also simple interest. The system automatically settles the interest starting at midnight the day after the loan."

"If you don't plan on doing anything costly, I suggest you take out an interest-free loan. In our small town, it's easy to earn 500 gold in 15 days, and you can usually pay it back easily without any extra expenses."

"It's not recommended to borrow too much with a low-interest loan. Why pay so much interest? Borrow just enough to get by first, and then earn money slowly."

Da Zhuang explained earnestly, while the players before him whispered to each other. Some who had arrived at the territory and headed straight for the reception hall raised questions, "500 gold coins isn't enough... I know prices in the Pure Land are low, but even at their lowest, a meal still costs thirty or forty gold. Besides that, you still have to buy equipment and other things. 500 gold coins will be gone in the blink of an eye. I'm afraid it won't be enough to support a normal life..."

This concern is legitimate. "Life" is a flexible thing, but sometimes there are absolutes. For example, being absolutely rich is definitely comfortable, while being absolutely broke is just a matter of accepting your fate. However, if you find yourself in that phase of "having a little, but not enough to get back on track," watching yourself gradually sink further and further into an abnormal state can feel incredibly powerless.

But another player immediately said, "I just looked around and saw that the territory's grocery store has really cheap meals! I roughly calculated that if you have a small appetite, a day's food expenses might only be 30 gold. If you eat more, it might only be around 40. With that calculation, saving 500 gold shouldn't be difficult!"

"Thirty or forty gold a day for food? Did you calculate correctly?!"

"No, steamed buns cost one or two gold coins, and stir-fried vegetables and rice cost eleven or twelve gold coins..."

"Damn, are these prices real? The Pure Land is truly a Pure Land, this is truly moving!!!"

Everyone chatted enthusiastically, then, once they had clearly defined their needs, began applying for loans. Most opted for the 500-gold interest-free loan. A few, struggling financially, took out additional, low-interest loans. As they left the reception hall, everyone was moved. "That's fantastic, truly fantastic... I've always envied the Pure Land, but I didn't expect them to be even better than the rumors. Did anyone who joined this territory from the start take a bullet for God in a past life?!"

Walking out of the reception hall, new members flocked in all directions.

Some went to the residential area first and were busy settling into their new homes; some ran to the grocery store, curiously looking to see whether the so-called low-priced meals were real and whether they were eligible to buy them; some rushed into the small market, carefully purchasing medicines and new equipment. The whole territory was filled with joy.

Around 8:00, Zhang Xiaoli also moved into the new thatched house.

After tidying up the room briefly, she sat down at the desk, took out a pen and paper, and did some careful calculations, planning how to spend the 500 gold coins and how to earn the corresponding amount as quickly as possible to pay off the loan within 15 days. Then she let out a long sigh of relief.

It's so relaxing.

She hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time.

When she was in Red Maple Village, she thought her life would be like that, or even worse. Later, when she left Red Maple Village and began to wander, she felt like she was walking on the edge of death every day. Unexpectedly, everything changed overnight.

Looking at the ordinary thatched cottage in front of her, she felt safe. Looking at the bustling atmosphere of the market, she felt more hopeful about life.

Everyone here seems to be very happy and content, so she can be one of them!

Zhang Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief, put her back on, walked out of the room with a smile on her face, and prepared to buy breakfast first.

Zheng Minhui was waiting in line in front of the residential branch of the grocery store. When he and Zhang Jianjun had fled Red Maple Village, they were practically broke and could only afford the cheapest options. Now that they had saved enough, they could afford all sorts of delicious food in the territory, but when it came to breakfast, Zheng Minhui still preferred the cheaper options at the grocery store.

It's just breakfast anyway, and I haven't worked up an appetite yet, so I don't have the stomach for anything fancy. The steamed buns and soy milk from the grocery store are just right; they're easy to eat, satisfying, and save money.

Today's breakfast at the grocery store included soy milk, as well as fresh meat buns, red bean paste buns, and scallion rolls. Each person was limited to two of each. Zheng Minhui was debating whether to get one of each, or two fresh meat buns and one scallion roll, when a trembling voice echoed from a few steps away: "...Zheng Minhui?"

Zheng Minhui turned his head, his expression changed drastically in an instant: "You, you, you..."

He stepped back suddenly, making such a loud noise that all the players in the queues in front and behind him looked over.

Zhang Xiaoli looked embarrassed: "Don't be nervous... I didn't mean anything else."

Zheng Minhui was still a little nervous: "What are you doing in our territory... Are you joining the get-rich-quick scheme?!"

"Yes... I joined Get Rich Overnight." Zhang Xiaoli lowered her head and said with difficulty, "I'm sorry about what happened last time... I just couldn't make ends meet and wanted to borrow some money from you, but I didn't expect Xie Liang to..."

Perhaps because he didn't expect Zhang Xiaoli to bring up this matter directly, Zheng Minhui was stunned for a moment, and then calmed down.

Only then did he remember that when Xie Liang took action that day, Zhang Xiaoli did not take action. Instead, she wanted to persuade Xie Liang. What she said was probably not false.

Zheng Minhui calmed down and asked, "What about Xie Liang? Did he come with you?"

"No." Zhang Xiaoli gritted her teeth. "Because of what happened before, I knew you were in the Pure Land, so you definitely couldn't come with him. This time... he's been missing for a long time, no one knows whether he's alive or dead. I guess something must have happened, and I can't survive in Red Maple Village anymore, so I signed up to give it a try..."

"So that's how it is." Zheng Minhui breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Xie Liang was not there.

Then he comforted Zhang Xiaoli: "Alas, in the end times, people have no control over their lives. It is normal for people to die. Those who survive are lucky. I am sorry..."

"Yeah." Although it had been a while since the incident, Zhang Xiaoli couldn't help but feel tears welling up in her eyes as she nodded, "I know."

Zheng Minhui added, "Let's not talk about those messes from before. If there's anything you need help with in the future, just let me know. Zhang Jianjun and I can help you. You often helped us when we were in Hongfeng Village, and we all remember that."

"Hey!" Zhang Xiaoli smiled slightly when she heard that. She nodded heavily and pointed to the end of the line. "Then I'll go get in line and see what breakfast is available!"

"Okay." Zheng Minhui also smiled and continued to queue up.

The excitement of new members joining continued all day. At around eight o'clock in the evening, the senior players responsible for connecting with new members gathered in Ye Miao's living room for a meeting. Ye Miao flipped through the list and said, "We've recruited a total of 1,172 people this time. About 600 of them arrived today. Some have said they'll arrive in the next few days, so there's no need to rush. But no one from Red Maple Village has shown up. Is there something wrong?"

As she spoke, she looked at everyone. The female assassin Lu Xiaowei said, "There is a problem. I contacted several members of the Red Maple Village today. They all said that the Red Maple's lord, Wei Hua, has been cracking down on members who have left the village. If they are discovered, they will probably be killed. That's why they dare not come out for the time being. I think it's necessary for Red Maple to send someone to pick them up."

Fang Yuming interjected, "Besides these, there are five or six other territories that people have requested to take over. I've sorted out the territories and sent them to you."

"I see." Ye Miao nodded. "We can work out a reasonable route and take a day or two to bring them all back... Who of you is free?"

As soon as the words fell, almost everyone responded: "We're free, we're free!!!"

"..." Ye Miao laughed, "There is no mission reward!"

Yi Hang: "Oh, what's the point of talking about mission rewards? The main thing is the sense of accomplishment. Don't be so formal, boss!"

Li Chenqi: "Some lords claim there are no quest rewards, but when they come back they spend thousands of gold treating everyone to a meal."

Ye Miao: “…”That’s right.

In fact, if those thousands of gold were divided among everyone, with two or three hundred gold per person, these high-level players might not be interested in it, but when everyone gets together to eat, they can eat very luxuriously and have a lot of fun.

Chu Cheng pondered for a moment. "The other places are easy to deal with. I looked at the chat logs and most members only made requests for insurance. Some people's concerns are not about the territory, but about the recent beast tide. This is easy to solve. But the hostility of Hongfeng Village is obvious. If we want to pick them up, it's best to send more people."

"Hmm..." Ye Miao leaned back on the sofa, thinking for a while, then said slowly, "How about this? I'll take a few people to other territories to pick up people, and also publish a recruitment notice to put together a team of 30 people to go to Hongfeng Village, led by Chu Cheng. This group will have a mission reward, 500 gold coins per person."

"Wooow, the boss is bleeding!" someone shouted, "I want to sign up, hehe!"

Chu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "If there is a territory on the same route as Hongfeng Village, I can go with you, and you can go to the rest."

"Okay." Ye Miao nodded, opened the list sent by Fang Yuming, clicked on the map, looked around on the map, and gave the other two places near Hongfeng Village to Chu Cheng, and ran the remaining four points himself.

Fifteen minutes after the meeting, a new announcement was released in the reception hall.

[Chu Cheng] Recruiting a 30-person bodyguard team to go to 3 territories to pick up new players. Requirements: Combat skills ≥ level 80 (28 people), Healing skills ≥ level 50 (2 people).

Duration: 1 day.

Commission: 500 gold coins/person.

[Ye Miao] Recruiting a 10-person bodyguard team to go to 4 territories to pick up new players. Requirements: Combat skills ≥ level 80.

Duration: 1 day.

Commission: 500 gold coins/person.

Both teams had recruited enough people within an hour, and even new members who had just joined the territory signed up enthusiastically. However, the old members mostly joined these missions for sentiment and entertainment, while the new members' motivation was much simpler and more direct: with the commission, they could directly pay off their loans, which would reduce the pressure!

The next morning, both teams left their territories. Ye Miao's route was to circle around to the west of T City, then backtrack, picking up members from each of the four territories. Chu Cheng's route was to go to T City first, visiting Hongfeng Village, then exit the city from the east and return to the "Get Rich Overnight" town in the northern suburbs, picking up members from the other two territories along the way.

Along the way, Ye Miao did not encounter any problems.

There were still dozens of territories in the T City area, most of which were villages with a maximum population of 1,000, followed by settlements with a maximum population of 100. She was recruiting a total of 1,200 people this time. After distributing them to the various territories, she would basically recruit 30 to 40 people from each village and a few from each settlement, which wouldn't have much impact.

As for the recent crazy beast tides, the group encountered them several times on their way back and forth. However, as a max-level boss, Ye Miao had absolute level control over the monsters, and his teammates were also very high-level. Every time, the two sides just met, and a wave of skills were released, and the crisis was over.

This type of battle was perfectly normal for high-level players, but the new members, protected in the middle, were incredibly surprised. They gathered together and whispered, "Fuck, the one coming to protect us is actually a top-tier boss?"

"I'm shocked too. I thought it would just be some level 40 or 50 players."

"How could a top boss be willing to do such a thing? Are we worthy of it..."

Ye, the top boss, the lord himself, Miao, who was walking in the front: Not really... There's no need to be so self-deprecating...

At the same time, at the former site of a science and technology park in the urban area of ​​T City, Chu Cheng led the team to the gate of Hongfeng Village. Lu Xiaowei immediately sent a message to the players of Hongfeng Village, telling them that they could come out at any time.

Shortly after the message was sent, a small commotion erupted in the village. The commotion primarily focused on the thatched and wooden houses in the residential area, where a swarm of players scurried towards them like ants swarming out of an anthill at dawn.

Although the scene was lively, there was strangely no sound at all.

Chu Cheng frowned upon seeing this: "Pay attention to the surroundings and prepare for battle."

There are still a few hundred meters, dozens of meters left...

Just as the players were about to run to the door, suddenly a huge fireball fell from the sky and landed between the door and the running players.

"Ah!!!" The crowd screamed and dodged. Fortunately, there was still some distance, and no one was injured.

Outside the gate, archers drew their bows and mages began to use their skills, preparing for battle.

Chu Cheng held the longbow and stared at the movements inside the door. Not long after, he saw another group of people rushing towards him with great momentum.

The one in the middle is obviously the one who just cast a skill. Generally speaking, the one who can cast skills within a territory is the lord.

Chu Cheng was waiting leisurely. Wei Hua stopped at the door and said, "You are going too far by coming here to poach my people!!!" His tone was impatient and a bit frustrated.

Chu Cheng laughed: "My Lord, there is no need for that."

He glanced at the high-level players around Wei Hua, who were looking aggressive, and then at the members who were cowering in the distance, not daring to move. "Every territory has its people moving around. 33 people like this are nothing compared to a village."

"33 people are nothing." Wei Hua's forehead was bulging with veins. "But your behavior is a provocation. This is intolerable!"

"Let's be reasonable." Chu Cheng said slowly, "Only 33 people were poached because our lord didn't want to cause trouble. If she wants, you can ask about how the previous Fearless Village was destroyed."

Wei Hua: "Stop it!"

Chu Cheng raised his hand, and the archers pulled their bows harder. The skill light balls in the hands of the mages were ready to be thrown out at any time.

Chu Cheng: "It's hard to say who will win if we really fight. There's really no need for that. We just want to take away the people we choose. We don't want to make it so ugly."

Wei Hua gritted his teeth in anger.

Chu Cheng continued, "No, let's talk about the facts. Is it normal for a territory to lose 33 people?"

"Normal." Wei Hua had to admit.

"Yes, we recruited new members, and 33 members left. This is normal behavior. The reason it looks like a 'provocation' is because you've been acting so aggressively lately, forcing the members to ask us for help." He said, spreading his hands. "Then this is not our fault, it's yours!"

Wei Hua felt dizzy from the surge of anger.

For a moment, he felt like he was shooting himself in the foot, asking for trouble. But then, a strong sense of humiliation washed over him.

Unconsciously, he had gathered another fireball between his hands and was about to step out the door when he was stopped by the senior member beside him: "Boss... forget it."

"?!" Wei Hua angrily tilted his head, and the senior members lowered their eyes. "They are a 'town' and we are a 'village'. Our strength is already far apart, and there is no benefit in making enemies. Besides, the ones they sent are all high-level players. If we fight hard..."

The player who spoke glanced at Wei Hua, fell silent at the right time, and held back the second half of the sentence: I don't think we can win.

Wei Hua suddenly felt that he had nowhere to vent his anger.

He had really intended to fight hard, but when someone in the core team stood up and said such things, it would be easy for others to waver in their attitudes. Forcing a move at this time would only make his teammates dissatisfied.

After a brief standoff, Wei Hua was forced to back down. "Alright, take them away and don't do it again! Damn it, I wouldn't bother with a few people just walking away, but who can handle a knock-on attack?"

The first sentence was quite businesslike, but the second one was clearly an attempt to save face.

Chu Cheng didn't comment, but nodded and said, "Thank you." Then he looked at the new members who were cowering in the distance and said, "Come out soon?"

Seeing this, the new members finally began to move again, cautiously. At first, they only moved forward tentatively, but after about ten meters, someone suddenly took the lead and sprinted towards the door, instantly spurring the others to run.

Chu Cheng still held the bow, watching Wei Hua closely. Fortunately, Wei Hua didn't attack again, and the members ran out of the door safely, breathing a sigh of relief as if they had been granted amnesty. "Thank you, thank you!"

"Let's go." Chu Cheng nodded, stepped aside two steps, and signaled them to go first so that he could lead others to cover their retreat.

The new members understood and cooperated. They all seemed to be afraid that Wei Hua would go back on his word, so they quickened their pace and left.

After his teammates caught up, Chu Cheng also started to leave.

After taking a few steps, Wei Hua's scolding sounded again: "What are you looking at!"

The voice sounded furious.

Chu Cheng subconsciously turned around and saw Wei Hua raising his fist to hit a boy in the face. The boy was knocked to the ground, but Wei Hua didn't stop. Instead, he picked him up and continued to beat him violently.

Chu Cheng's heartstrings suddenly tightened and he stopped in his tracks.

The boy didn't dare to struggle and could only cry out, "I was wrong! I was wrong!"

"You're just watching the fun, aren't you?" Wei Hua found a suitable outlet and unleashed his fury in a frenzied manner. "I gave you face! I'm going to beat you to death today so others will remember this lesson!"

"I was wrong--" The boy could only repeat these three words over and over again. At the same time, the number symbolizing the decrease in blood volume kept jumping above his head.

"Hey, let's make a deal?" Chu Cheng's voice rang out again. Wei Hua paused, looking out the door with bloodshot eyes: "Get out!"

"No." Chu Cheng crossed his arms. "In the apocalypse, who wouldn't want money? As long as the price is right, there's no deal that can't be negotiated." He pointed at the boy who had collapsed on the ground and said, "Give him to me too. This is really like me poaching him. You name your price."

"Heh." Wei Hua sneered, "You want to save him, right? Let me tell you, he's not an ordinary member. He owes us a huge debt and signed a contract to sell himself!"

Chu Cheng frowned suddenly.

In the apocalypse, order collapses, so it's not surprising that something like a body contract appears. He had thought that this day might come since the apocalypse just arrived, but seeing it in broad daylight by himself was another matter.

He forced himself to remain calm and said those three words: "You name your price."

"You really have to have it? One hundred thousand gold coins." Wei Hua sneered contemptuously, the price he quoted was no longer just a lion's mouth, it was even a Tyrannosaurus Rex's mouth.

In the town that became rich overnight, Ye Miao returned to the territory at six o'clock in the evening. Hearing that Chu Cheng had not returned yet, he sent him a message: "How is it? Is everything going well?"

[Chu Cheng] Everything went smoothly. We'll be there in about half an hour. But there's a small incident that I need to discuss with you.

Ye Miao: What? You say.

[Chu Cheng] Can you take one more member? Just consider it a favor and don't do it again.

Add one more member?

There are currently 3,000 members in the territory, and there are still about 500 vacancies after recruiting new members. Ye Miao doesn't mind giving one away, but Chu Cheng's mention of this made her very curious.

She hesitated for a moment and asked him, "Don't be so polite... Even if it's a special benefit for being a core player, it's fine. But can I ask who it is? Did you meet a friend by chance?"

[Chu Cheng] No.

[Chu Cheng] It’s hard to explain in a few words. I’ll bring the person to you when we get there.

Why are you still keeping us in suspense?

Ye Miao stared at the panel and curled his lips, stopped asking questions, turned off the panel and waited calmly.

After waiting for over half an hour, there was a knock on the courtyard door. Ye Miao ran out to open it. Chu Cheng saw her and reported, "We've brought them all back. A total of 97 people from the three territories. Yi Hang will take them to the reception hall and introduce the various facilities in the territories."

"Thanks for your hard work." Ye Miao said as he fished out 15,000 gold coins. "Here, the commission. Our team has divided it up. You can use it to share with your teammates."

Chu Cheng smiled and said, "I've already paid in advance. This is my reimbursement."

After saying that, he took the gold coins and put them into his backpack, then looked behind him and said, "Come in."

Ye Miao was stunned for a moment. When Chu Cheng walked past, she realized that there was someone following him.

He was a boy about An Yan's age, thin as a bean sprout. His clothes were strange. They weren't the kind of equipment with special attributes you'd find in the game, nor were they the normal clothes left over from before the apocalypse. Instead, they looked like they were made of sacks and were tattered.

What’s going on???

Ye Miao was surprised and thought for a moment: "Let's go inside and talk."

The three of them walked into the living room one after another. Ye Miao and Chu Cheng sat on the sofa naturally. The boy followed at the end, with his head lowered, standing beside them uncomfortably.

"?" Ye Miao looked at him, "You're welcome, please sit down?"

The boy shuddered.

Chu Cheng sighed: "Don't worry about these details for now. He has a bit of PTSD. Let him adapt slowly."

"PTSD?!" Ye Miao was even more confused. "What's going on?"

Chu Cheng thought for a moment and told her concisely, "I think that after the power of some lords expanded, their territories began to gradually move towards slavery."

“???” Ye Miao took a deep breath and followed his words, some ideas came into her mind.

Chu Cheng watched her expression change and nodded slowly: "You can imagine him as brutally as you want. Anyway... when I went with the Red Maple Village to bring him here, Wei Hua was beating him without any scruples."

After saying that, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Ye Miao: "His indenture."

Ye Miao was so reluctant that she didn't want to answer. She frowned and asked, "What are you doing for me?"

Chu Cheng tutted his words. "Wei Hua is talking about some weird Jianghu moral code. Once we agree on the price, he'll give me the indenture as well. You're the lord, who else can I give it to if not you?"

Ye Miao: "Give it to me...how should I deal with it?" He paused and asked more clearly, "According to the code of conduct in the martial arts world, how can this thing be invalidated?"

Talking about indentures to modern people is indeed a bit of a blind spot in knowledge.

Chu Cheng pondered for two seconds: "Should we just tear it up? Anyway, the person is theoretically yours now, and you have the final say. If you think tearing it up will invalidate it, then you can invalidate it."

"That makes sense. There's no household registration system anymore anyway." Ye Miao sorted out his logic and tore up the paper without hesitation. He even held it up to the boy and looked at it. "Relax, don't get PTSD!"

But the boy just stood there without moving.

Ye Miao tried to talk to him: "What's your name?"

This time he answered quickly: "Feng Xiaohao!"

"Okay, Xiaohao." Ye Miao stood up and walked towards him, saying, "From now on, you'll be a member of our territory. Welcome! You can stay in my guest room tonight, and then come to the reception hall tomorrow to look into housing and interest-free loans!"

She felt that Feng Xiaohao was not in the right state to arrange other things immediately, so she would just leave it to tomorrow.

Feng Xiaohao lowered his head, staring at the ground with empty eyes.

Guest rooms, reception hall, housing, interest-free loans...

He seemed to have heard it, but he didn't understand anything until Ye Miao waved at him and walked towards the stairs: "Follow me."

He immediately realized that this was an instruction that required a response, so he quickly followed Ye Miao upstairs.

"Good night." Chu Cheng said, paused and said, "If you need help, call me."

Ye Miao turned around and smiled: "Thank you!"

After arranging Feng Xiaohao in the guest room on the second floor, Ye Miao returned to the master bedroom on the third floor. Feng Xiaohao seemed to be in a good mood and went in when asked, but he didn't say much, or to be more specific, he didn't say a word.

Ye Miao thought about the "PTSD" that Chu Cheng mentioned, and did not pursue the issue. She felt that it would be fine to let Feng Xiaohao relax on his own.

At 10:00 PM, the territory gradually became quiet. The new players settled down, the stalls in the small market were closed, and everyone went home to sleep.

At 5:30 in the morning, the Pixiu who was sleeping in Ye Miao's arms suddenly became restless. It struggled to get out of Ye Miao's arms, crawled out of the quilt and jumped off the bed, then began to wheeze and rub against the door.

"Pixiu?" Ye Miao, who hadn't slept enough, couldn't open his eyes. He frowned and turned over, saying lazily, "Come back to sleep..."

"Woo... Woo..." Pixiu was still in the same state, pacing back and forth at the door, refusing to go back to bed.

This situation had never happened before. Ye Miao was lost in thought for a moment, her thoughts gradually becoming clearer. Then she began to wonder: What was going on? Was there going to be an earthquake? Or was there a monster spawning in her house?!

"I'm up..." She yawned and walked towards the door. When the Pixiu saw that she was up, it immediately ran towards her, then quickly turned back to the door and raised its front paws to scratch it.

"What are you doing?" Ye Miao opened the door while looking at the Pixiu. She suddenly noticed a figure outside the door out of the corner of her eye, and she fell back in fright.

Fortunately, there was a low-level light left in the corridor. After three seconds, Ye Miao slowly recognized that it was Feng Xiaohao outside.

"Xiao Hao..." Ye Miao breathed a sigh of relief, still in shock. "Is something wrong?"

"Boss..." Feng Xiaohao glanced at her and quickly lowered his eyes, his face turning pale. "Did I...did I wake you up..."

"Ah, it is true." Ye Miao, whose sleep was disturbed, did not deny it and walked out of the room. "But it doesn't matter. Tell me what you want to say."

"I'm sorry..." Feng Xiaohao suddenly became nervous, lowered his head tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "I didn't mean to do that! I was wrong, I was wrong! Boss..."

"...Xiao Hao?" Ye Miao frowned, hesitated for a moment, and reached out to support his trembling shoulders.

Feng Xiaohao turned his face away reflexively, as if he wanted to avoid something, and his whole body trembled even more violently, but his shoulders, which were supported by her, remained tense and he dared not move.

"I was wrong, I was wrong..." He repeated these three words in a low and hoarse voice. Ye Miao took a deep breath in shock, and then he truly realized what "PTSD" was.

At 7:00, Chu Cheng, who received the message, walked to Ye Miao's courtyard gate. Seeing that the courtyard gate and the room door were not closed, he walked in directly.

As I walked into the living room, I saw Ye Miao sitting on the sofa with a dull look in his eyes. Feng Xiaohao was sitting on the single sofa next to him, his back stretched straight, not daring to relax at all.

Seeing Chu Cheng enter the room, Feng Xiaohao stood up subconsciously.

"What's wrong?" Chu Cheng walked over, sat in the empty seat next to him, and looked at Ye Miao.

Seeing this, Feng Xiaohao suddenly turned around and left. Chu Cheng glanced at him but did not stop him.

Ye Miao's face was a little haggard. He stared up at the ceiling with one hand on his forehead. "I realized some perverted things belatedly, and then I started to become perverted too."

"?" Chu Cheng raised his eyebrows. "You want to enter slavery? I don't believe it."

"...Indeed not." Ye Miao chuckled, changed his sitting position, resting his elbows on his knees, leaning forward slightly, looking at Chu Cheng and grinding his teeth, "I suddenly want to fight violence with violence, abolish Wei Hua, and annex his territory!"

Feng Xiaohao had brought the juice over and was about to put it on the table, but when he heard the words, his hand suddenly trembled and the glass fell to the ground and shattered.

"I'm sorry!!!" He hurriedly squatted down to clean up, Ye Miao reached out and grabbed his wrist, and he dodged again with that conditioned reflex.

Ye Miao looked at him tiredly: "Game mode, no need to clean up, it will disappear in a moment." Before he finished speaking, the broken glass and juice on the ground had already refreshed. Ye Miao stepped on them and said, "Here, it's clean."

After she finished speaking, she let go of Feng Xiaohao's arm. Feng Xiaohao was still kneeling there stiffly, not daring to move. She turned her head to look at Chu Cheng: "Do you understand what I mean?"

"Yes..." Chu Cheng smiled bitterly.

He had traveled with Feng Xiaohao all the way yesterday, and he actually knew better than Ye Miao that Feng Xiaohao's mental state was abnormal. But what Ye Miao had just said...

He looked at her. "I understand you're angry. But are you seriously planning on annexing the territory, or are you just saying it out of anger?"

Ye Miao fell silent, and after a while he said, "I'm not sure either."

She wasn't really willing to do that, but Feng Xiaohao had definitely impacted her. He made her angry, and that anger fueled a sense of justice, making her want to "save" the players still trapped in Red Maple Village.

"Then do you want to hear my thoughts?" Chu Cheng looked at her and spoke word by word.

Ye Miao was a little inexplicably nervous, and took a breath: "Go ahead."

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