Chapter 155 Group Chat Disbanded (Unedited) A complete farewell to rule-based worlds...

Qin Miao's smile froze for half a second. She shifted to a more serious posture, leaning against the door frame, her eyes scanning Liang Yun back and forth.

"Sister Junjun, are you feeling unwell today...?"

Qin Miao carefully chose her words, "If you're not feeling well, we don't have to go."

Liang Jun shook her head quickly, but her body still involuntarily blocked the doorway, forming a standard defensive posture.

She forced a smile, hesitated, and then didn't know where to begin.

Qin Miao didn't notice anything unusual, because Liang Xun was usually very quiet, and when the two of them were together, he was usually the one who started the conversation.

At this moment, Qin Miao was not insistent on stepping into Liang Jun's house. She stood in the clean and tidy hallway and took out a neatly folded flyer from her pocket.

"There's a special event at the flower and bird market today!"

Qin Miao's eyes crinkled into crescent shapes when she smiled. "It seems there will be a flower exhibition from out of town, and lots of unique little animals too!"

She grabbed the flyer and held Liang Jun's arm, just like always.

"Sister Junjun, let's go!"

It seems that Liang Jun is left with only one option: "to accept reality."

But she still felt something was off, so Liang Jun naturally took a small step back. "Are you all ready?"

Qin Miao nodded energetically, her ponytail swaying even more vigorously.

"I'm all ready!" She patted the back of her head, and Liang Jun realized that she was also carrying a backpack. "I brought bottled water and lots of snacks!"

"Then you go home and wait for me for a bit, I need to pack up first."

Liang Xun seemed to have found an excuse, "The house was too messy yesterday, and I probably won't be able to find my clothes and bag for a while."

After saying this, Liang Xun looked away, but she still kept an eye on Qin Miao's every move out of the corner of her eye.

She didn't do this casually; she mainly wanted to see Qin Miao's reaction. If Qin Miao insisted on coming into her home to wait, Liang Xun was 100% certain that she hadn't yet emerged from the system's illusion.

Because the real Qin Miao would never do that.

Just as Liang Jun was thinking this, the person in front of her took a few steps back.

"Alright then, I'll head home now!" Qin Miao waved cheerfully at her. "Sister Junjun, take your time packing. Just knock on my door when you're done, and I'll know!"

After saying that, Qin Miao quickly ran to the other side and returned home without any hesitation.

Liang Jun stood at the door for a long time, then finally breathed a sigh of relief and closed the door again.

I was just overthinking it.

Upon returning to the living room, Liang Jun did not rush to pack her things, but instead casually lay back on the sofa.

The sofa's soft cushions enveloped every inch of her skin, and this solid sense of security surrounded Liang Jun, making her feel as if it were not a dream.

She left the instance.

They naturally left the system.

Say goodbye to rule-based worlds for good.

Liang Xun grew increasingly agitated as she thought about it. The hardships she had endured in her struggle to survive recently flooded her mind, and tears welled up in her eyes. Despite the tears, a radiant smile remained on her face.

She was finally able to return to the ordinary yet happy and safe real world, and no longer had to live in fear.

Moreover, Qin Miao, alive and well, reappeared before her eyes—Liang Xuan patted her cheeks—did this mean that the people who died in the rule-based world had not completely disappeared?

They have only been temporarily disqualified from the game, and when the system disappears, everyone will return to their lives as usual.

Liang Xun rolled around excitedly on the sofa twice. Even after falling directly to the ground, she still smiled foolishly, as if she couldn't feel the pain.

Such good news must be shared with friends as soon as possible.

Liang Jun instinctively reached into her pocket for her phone, but then she immediately remembered that her phone had run out of battery while she was playing the game. So she hurriedly got up from the floor and went to the bedroom to find a spare charging cable.

Liang Jun sat at her desk, patiently waiting for her phone to turn on automatically.

The moment the screen lit up, Liang Jun didn't hesitate and quickly entered the password to unlock it, then immediately targeted WeChat.

The "Never Die" group chat still exists, prominently displayed at the top of Liang Jun's chat list.

She had already drafted the message she wanted to send in her mind. Liang Jun clicked on it excitedly, but she didn't expect to be immediately disappointed.

She rubbed her eyes in disbelief, then whispered the small print at the bottom of the chat interface.

"Unable to send messages in a disbanded group chat..."

Liang Jun thought she had opened it incorrectly.

She tried several more times, but the "Never Die" group chat still showed that it no longer existed.

"Who disbanded the group..." Liang Jun muttered to herself.

She wasn't clear on the mechanism of WeChat group chats, but even so, it didn't mean she couldn't contact everyone—Liang Jun had previously added Xin Sang as a friend individually.

Fortunately, Xin Sang's chat box was right below the group chat. Liang Jun typed a long message, mainly about her surprise at successfully escaping the rule-based world, asking other players if they had also successfully escaped, and also asking why the group chat was disbanded.

But as soon as I clicked the "send" button, a glaring red exclamation mark popped up next to my green dialog box.

A big question mark appeared above Liang Jun's head.

Why did Xin Sang delete his friends?

Liang Jun felt there must be a reason, but she didn't give up easily.

Although the "Never Die" group chat had disbanded, their previous chat history still existed. Liang Jun sent friend requests to everyone in the order of the chat history.

She trusted her teammates, with whom she spent so much time, completely, and felt that they were definitely not the kind of people who would part ways after the game ended.

But friend requests aren't accepted in the blink of an eye. Liang Jun left her phone charging on the table, and used the free time to quickly pack her things for the trip.

Liang Jun pulled out a simple beige tracksuit from the closet. She didn't tie her hair up anymore, but just left it loose, and put on a light brown baseball cap to cover it up.

Unlike Qin Miao, she didn't need to carry a lot of things. Liang Xun casually grabbed her most frequently used crossbody bag from above the desk, stuffed her phone, earphones, and power bank inside, and that was it.

Before leaving, Liang Jun looked at herself in the mirror in the bathroom.

Her lips were a little pale, she had several pimples on her face, and her dark circles were very obvious—but none of this could hide the vitality that had burst forth in Liang Yun's eyes once again.

She mentally rallied herself, then stepped out of her house and knocked on Qin Miao's door next door.

The other party seemed to have been waiting for a long time. Before Liang Jun could knock a second time, Qin Miao impatiently opened the door, "Sister Jun Jun, let's go!"

Before she locked the door, Liang Jun glanced at the interior of Qin Miao's house. Everything was so clean and tidy that it didn't look like a world governed by rules had ever existed.

The two chatted and laughed as they went downstairs. At the entrance of the building, Qin Miao noticed Xiao Huang, who was about to slip away.

"Little Yellow! Where are you going!" Qin Miao skillfully picked up the howling yellow puppy and turned to Liang Jun, gesturing, "Sister Jun Jun, I have some food for Little Yellow in my bag, could you please take it out for me?"

Liang Xun smiled and agreed, then tore open the package of the jerky Qin Miao had prepared and offered it to Xiao Huang's mouth.

The two of them stood guard in front of the apartment building, watching intently as Xiao Huang devoured the entire strip of jerky.

"Let's go, Little Yellow!"

Qin Miao reluctantly stroked its fluffy little head twice, "When we come back, maybe we can bring you new friends!"

Liang Jun asked curiously, "Do you want to buy some small animals?"

Qin Miao was a little shy. "Actually, I've always wanted to have a cat or dog, but my dad said that I live here alone and can't handle all these troubles."

She seemed a little bored, hanging her head and kicking small pebbles on the ground.

"But I'm so bored being alone in my room. The thought that this torturous period won't end for another six months makes me even more bored—"

Qin Miao tilted her head and howled, then noticed Liang Xun, who was half a step behind her. She grabbed Liang Xun's arm and swayed her in her arms.

"Of course, with my sister Junjun keeping me company, it's not too boring, hehehe..."

"You think you're so eloquent!"

Liang Xuan was so pleased that she couldn't help but lightly tap Qin Miao's nose.

The security guard had already heard their laughter and chatter. Just as the two were about to leave the community, the security guard couldn't help but peek out.

"Want to go out and have some fun?"

Hello, Grandpa.

Liang Jun and Qin Miao greeted each other politely.

Liang Xuan then explained, "Qin Miao is off today, so let's go to the flower and bird market together."

"Okay, okay..."

Grandpa waved his hand and didn't bother him any further. "Be careful on the road..."

After saying a brief goodbye to their grandfather, Liang Jun and Qin Miao got into a taxi that Qin Miao had called in advance.

Leaning against the car window, Leung Yun couldn't help but look at the street scene outside.

The streets were bustling with traffic and people coming and going.

Liang Jun hadn't seen such a lively scene in a very long time.

When you lose something for a long time, you feel a sense of wonder and surprise when you see it again.

Liang Jun was completely absorbed, like watching a shadow puppet show, and couldn't tear her gaze away from the car window the entire time. It wasn't until Qin Miao reminded her that it was time to get off that Liang Jun realized they had arrived at the entrance of the flower and bird market.

As soon as I got out of the car, the fresh fragrance of flowers wafted over me.

Qin Miao took a deep breath towards the blooming flowers, then looked at Liang Jun with some concern, "Jun Jun, are you carsick?"

Qin Miao mistook her momentary fascination with the view outside the window for a gesture to alleviate motion sickness.

Liang Jun smiled and waved her hand, "No, I just happen to look out the window when I'm in the car."

Then, she took Qin Miao's arm and said, "We need to hurry, or we'll miss the flowers on display!"

The two of them, like children on a picnic, rushed inside without looking up.

However, blindly charging forward still carries certain risks. Liang Jun didn't notice the pedestrian coming from the opposite direction and accidentally bumped into the other person's arm.

She reflexively blurted out "Excuse me," but as they passed each other, Liang Jun's eyes were drawn to the faces of the other pedestrians.

That seems to be...

Best wishes for a brighter future.

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Author's note: I'm planning to start exercising and losing weight tomorrow!

Let's see how much weight I can lose by the time "Guardian Spirit" ends. If it works well, I'll share my weight loss experience with everyone, hehehe...