Chapter 468 Appearance

The plan had been made, but Xu Zhiyan did not set out immediately.

Firstly, it was somewhat difficult to locate the coordinates of the ghost's location from the loophole, and secondly, the time in the shut-down game was disordered, so no one knew how long he would be gone.

Perhaps he had an idea in mind, after thinking it over, he gave himself three days off.

The next day, the spring breeze was gentle and the sun was bright.

It was rare for Xu Zhiyan to get up early. After breakfast, he slipped out the door holding the box.

The Yunshan old house, which had regained some vitality, was once again temporarily closed due to the departure of its owner.

Jiang Huaique's car was parked in front of the safe house. He was quite surprised to see that his teammates were not late. As it was still early, he took them for a walk in the city center.

There are tall buildings and crowds of people.

Even though it was past the morning rush hour, the roads were still crowded and cars were stuck on the road with little movement.

Xu Zhiyan looked out the window, confused.

"What are you doing here?"

He remembered that he had made an appointment with Jin Sheng, Dou Hongshan and Yu Xiu to have lunch together today, and the place was not here, so why did he come here?

"Well, don't you have any other feelings... Oh, by the way, didn't Asa give you a detailed list of your property?" Jiang Huaique coughed lightly, and there was a hint of helplessness and pity in his voice when he spoke.

Xu Zhiyan became alert instantly.

"I haven't had time to look at it yet. After I went back yesterday, I made plans and counted the losses."

The losses in the final battle were heavy. When Xu Zhiyan was counting the losses yesterday, he almost fainted. Of course, after the final count, he was almost as good as fainted.

The monsters that can regenerate are fine, and the consumption of props is still within the tolerable range. The main expense is on the consumption and repair of Shiva. The amount of hot weapons fired alone is an unimaginable astronomical figure, not to mention the cost of repairing and updating Shiva. The money saved by the opponent's automatic repair is insignificant in the huge maintenance cost.

The most painful thing is that the game was closed to the public and the assets originally stored in the game were also frozen.

In other words, he has not yet received the money he won from the last round of guessing.

"If I hadn't gotten the Xu family's property, I would have hanged myself in front of the hospital as soon as I woke up."

Xu Zhiyan was heartbroken. Although the gods and ghosts were handling the main system, as long as the money did not fall into his pocket, even if there was only a 1% possibility of a rollover, he would not be able to sleep well.

Parking the car on the side of a busy road, Jiang Huaique burst out laughing.

He rolled down the window, pointed at two nearby glass buildings that towered into the sky, and said jokingly, "Do you see the newest building? Plus the one next to it, and the one next to it, they're all yours now."

Xu Zhiyan looked in the direction of the other person's finger and was stunned for a moment.

"The Xu family doesn't engage in the new media industry, and they have almost no hotels. What you said -"

Asa, realizing that no specific property list was given, jumped out in time and gave an explanation.

[I'm sorry, Mr. Xu, because you looked too sad yesterday, so I didn't show you the specific list of your property. These are all obtained from other players during the final guessing of the End of the Dungeon.]

Because it is the last round of the game, the main system provides the option of converting current assets when opening the guessing game.

Not everyone is willing to leave their money to their family and friends. Those who can accumulate huge wealth in the game are mostly ruthless people. They believe that you can't take anything with you when you are born and you can't take anything with you when you die. When the ideal country gives them the big promise of "the more you bet, the greater the probability of being selected", they all bet on it.

[The betting has been settled. Although we cannot withdraw the points in the game, the converted part of the real-world assets has been transferred to our name.]

"…No wonder you told me yesterday that everyone was penniless."

Xu Zhiyan smacked his lips and realized belatedly that he had discovered his blind spot.

Jiang Huaiqie couldn't help but sigh: "It can be said that it was a coincidence that those players who left their money to their families at the last moment are living quite well now."

"When building a resort, we must try to take the elderly and children into consideration and create entertainment for the whole family..."

Xu Zhiyan immediately changed his strategy.

"...Do you have anything else in your mind besides money?" Jiang Huai's mouth twitched, and he said unhappily, "Let's go, Jin Sheng volunteered to cook today, and I'm really afraid that he will blow up my kitchen."

With a step on the accelerator, the car sped away.

On the way, there was a thudding sound coming from the box in Xu Zhiyan's hand. Jiang Huaique glanced at the box, raised his head and his eyes met Xu Zhiyan's. Suddenly, they both laughed at the same time, as if they were plotting something.

The house was in the nearby city, and the two of them hurriedly arrived at the place before noon. As soon as they entered the door, Xu Zhiyan was shocked.

Jinsheng used all its tricks to prepare a table full of dishes. Although the appearance was not very good and the smell was also average, it must be said that it was indeed full of sincerity.

Jiang Huaique heard the clanging sounds in the kitchen and rushed in to help without caring about anything else.

Just as Xu Zhiyan was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of a woman he had never seen before sitting on the sofa.

The woman was about twenty years old and very beautiful, with long, shiny black hair that reached down to her waist. Her facial features were delicate and beautiful, but her temperament was gentle, like a pot of lush green plants stretching in the wind, making people feel comfortable at first glance.

At this moment, she was sitting on the sofa watching TV, with a small bird egg in the green bird egg bag beside her.

When she saw Xu Zhiyan, she raised her hand and greeted him with a sweet and gentle voice.

"The president is here."

Xu Zhiyan was stunned for more than ten seconds, his eyes moving back and forth between the bird eggs and the woman, and after a long while he uttered a word.

"...Xiao...Xiaocai?"

It's not his fault that he couldn't recognize her. It's because Dou Hongshan usually has a hoarse voice and wrinkled skin. He wears bandages all day and doesn't want to show his true face. In addition, his height fluctuates as he grows, so it's hard to match him up.

"……Um."

Dou Hongshan's mouth twitched, and he accepted the nickname speechlessly.

She was resurrected from the safe house morgue.

While her original characteristics gave her great power, they also changed her appearance, making her a being that could be at the fingertips of humans and monsters.

Now that the game is gone, the morgue has restored her appearance to its original state.

She stood up and expressed her gratitude to Xu Zhiyan sincerely, "Before this, I always thought that even if I left the game, I would still look like a half-human, half-ghost."

Dou Hongshan was even prepared to live with that wrinkled body until death for the rest of his life after leaving the game.

It was unexpected and very pleasantly surprised.

She no longer had to wrap herself up with bandages to avoid scaring others with her appearance, nor did she have to speak less often for fear that she would be considered a weirdo if she spoke.

The dead tree survived the pain of being burned and bloomed beautiful flowers in the ashes.

"It's just a small matter, a small matter!"

Xu Zhiyan waved his hands repeatedly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

He understood that with the strong heart that Dou Hongshan had shaped after two rounds of games, she would not be troubled by the good or bad appearance, but in the real world, her current appearance could save her a lot of trouble and strange looks from the world.

Xu Zhiyan suddenly felt that having his mental strength drained over and over again in the game was worth it.

He wanted better things for everyone in the guild.

Before the greetings were over, Jin Sheng came out of the kitchen carrying two plates, followed by Jiang Huai Que, who was cursing.

"Brother Xu! Please sit down first. You can eat soon."

A few minutes later, the four of them sat down at the table.

Xu Zhiyan ignored Jin Sheng's uneasy expression, looked around for a while, and asked Jiang Huaique, "Where is Yu Xiu?" He hadn't seen Yu Xiu since he entered the door.

"I asked him to take half a day off for class and he will be back in the afternoon."

Jiang Huai Que gave the standard answer.

"There are still more than two months before the college entrance examination. We can't fall behind in our studies. Let's eat first."

"Okay." Xu Zhiyan picked up the chopsticks in a pretentious manner.

Before the meal even started, Jinsheng was already feeling restless.

"Brother Xu...um, I want to ask you something." He poured Xu Zhiyan a full glass of beer in a fawning manner.

Xu Zhiyan laughed out loud before he even drank it.

"It's Xiaoyi's business, right? Forget it, I won't keep you in suspense. It makes it seem like I'm bullying an honest person." As he said that, he put a box on the table with a 'bang'.

The game was closed, and when Jin Sheng returned to the real world again, he found that Xiaoyi was missing.

This was a bolt from the blue.

But Xu Zhiyan was unconscious at that time, and Asa was unable to contact the inside of the safe house.

Xu Zhiyan learned about this yesterday and studied it with the system for a long time. He finally removed the restrictions on Xiaoyi, allowing it to appear in the world as an ordinary puppy.

The next second, the lid of the box was pushed open.

The golden retriever poked its head out and jumped into Jin Sheng's arms.

"Woof woof! Woof woof woof-woof!"

"I miss you too, woooo ......"

Although he can no longer fly, Xiaoyi's connection with Jinsheng remains.

Watching this scene of deep affection between master and servant, Xu Zhiyan was deeply moved.

"But you should be careful. Although it can't fly after the restriction is lifted, it is still different from ordinary dogs. It doesn't need to eat or excrete. If you die, it will die anyway."

The one who responded to him was Jin Sheng's sobbing voice.

Dou Hongshan seemed to understand Jin Sheng better and kept handing tissues to the man and the dog.

Jiang Huaique smiled for a while, then began to taste Jinsheng's cooking, picking and choosing each dish and giving it a touching score of two to three points.

It was not until he was about to finish his review that Jin Sheng sobbed and held Xiaoyi in his arms, and said to Xu Zhiyan nervously: "Brother Xu, I know you will definitely help me find Xiaoyi back. Actually...actually, today I want to ask you, can you let me see the remaining dogs?"

Jinsheng is still thinking about his pack of dogs.

To others, the dogs may just be tools, but to him, they are his companions.

As if he was afraid that Xu Zhiyan would be embarrassed, Jin Sheng quickly added: "I don't raise them. I know that large dogs are not allowed in cities. I just thought that if the safe house can raise them, I could go over and take a look occasionally..."

“…”

Xu Zhiyan's cheeks puffed up and he was speechless for a moment.

Jiang Huaique frowned and cast a look at Jin Sheng as if he was looking at a fool. He questioned, "Who told you that a three-headed dog is a large dog? Do you think you can raise a large dog even if you can raise one in the city?"

"Brother Jiang, don't be fooled by their big size. They are all very cute. They are all babies, just like children..." Jin Sheng tried to defend his pack of dogs.

"You look like a baby to me."

Jiang Huaique's mouth twitched as he sneered.

He had seen these three-headed dogs tearing monsters apart, and ordinary monster bones were crispy when bitten.

Jiang Huaique's words were ruthless, but Jin Sheng had always had a good temper. After hearing it, he just smiled shyly, holding the little one and looking expectantly at Xu Zhiyan.

Seeing his appearance, Jiang Huai was furious.

"I've picked on a weakling by arguing with you. There's no one softer than you in this 800-mile radius."

Xu Zhiyan finally swallowed the food in his mouth and listened to his teammates bickering, laughing so hard that he fell backwards. "Okay, okay, I'll go back and take a look. It should be fine. Let's eat..."

As time went by, the four of them quarreled and the meal took them the entire afternoon.

When Yu Xiu hurried back, the house was in chaos.

Jin Sheng was holding Xiaoyi on the sofa, talking in a sobbing voice, and it sounded like he was talking nonsense; Xu Zhiyan and Jiang Huaique were sitting on the ground, surrounded by wine bottles. They were obviously drunk, but they seemed to be discussing some family and national affairs.

"...Good brother, next time my sister beats you up, I promise...I promise not to say a single nice word...hiccup——"

This is Xu Zhiyan with blurry eyes.

"Bah—she dares to hit me? Who will hit whom is still unknown... I am no longer the me of the past!"

This is Jianghuai Partridge, who also got drunk.

"Awesome! You are worthy of being my brother!"

Xu Zhiyan took out his phone, turned on the recording, and said to Jiang Huai: "Come on, say it again! Louder!"

Jiang Huaique was already drunk and didn't think there was anything wrong. He sent another bold statement to Xu Zhiyan's phone, which became the ironclad evidence that he would not be able to escape when he was beaten by his sister in the future.

Dou Hongshan's face froze from smiling.

Her new body had regained its previous characteristics, and she could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. Now everyone had fallen down, and she was the only one sitting beside them eating food as if nothing had happened.

"Sister Dou..." Yu Xiu, who was still in his school uniform, looked at her stupidly for help. He felt as if he should have stopped this from happening.

"Even if he doesn't jump into this pit, there are other pits behind." Dou Hongshan patted the boy's shoulder and spoke earnestly.

Just like she said.

Seeing Yu Xiu coming in, Xu Zhiyan put away his phone and staggered to his feet.

When he looked up again, his eyes were clear and he was sober, not even looking drunk at all.

"That's great. I got something good today."

Xu Zhiyan shook his phone with a sly grin.

"People always have to pay the price for their words and actions."

Yu Xiu and Dou Hongshan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The lively dinner lasted until the evening. As usual, Xu Zhiyan asked about Yu Xiu's academic affairs. He felt relieved when he saw that he had grown taller and no longer looked weak and depressed after leaving the game. He was growing up healthily and strongly under Jiang Huaique's care.

"I have something to do, so I may not be able to meet you soon."

In front of the entrance, Xu Zhiyan carried the packed garbage and patted the other person's arm.

It's all worth it.

His teammates are doing well.

The weather is very good today, there are no clouds in the sky, and the road home is covered with moonlight.

Walking alone on the road, Xu Zhiyan looked up at the round moon and suddenly felt a little empty.

The ghosts and gods are not here.

There was one less person waiting for him to come home.

An inexplicable emotion surged in his heart. At midnight, Xu Zhiyan returned to the safe house under the faint light.

Without pausing for too long, he suddenly asked.

"Is the passage ready? Can I go find Him in advance?"

[Eh? Host, why are you suddenly——] The system was interrupted halfway through its question.

Xu Zhiyan spoke directly.

“I miss Him.”

He wanted to see Bai Jin as soon as possible.

…

As the owner of the safe house, Xu Zhiyan always has privileges.

At his urging, the system accelerated and figured out the coordinates before dawn.

[But host, I have to remind you.]

[This is a copy built by Mr. Ghost. It might be dangerous. He might become dangerous... Never mind. He can't hurt you. Go ahead and play.]

Halfway through its speech, it felt that its words were not valid, so it gave up and opened the channel.

Xu Zhiyan closed his eyes obediently. After a long wait and a familiar dizzying moment, he realized that he had entered the copy.

Before he opened his eyes, he heard noisy sounds around him.

A damp and cold breath surrounded the body.

He opened his eyes and found that it was still pitch black in front of him. He was stunned for a while before he realized that there was a black cloth tied in front of his eyes.

The next moment, a strange and fierce voice came into his ears.

"No. 21512, it's your turn, take off your clothes!"

Xu Zhiyan was stunned for a while, until he was pushed by something behind him and then he realized that the code name in front seemed to be calling him...

What? Take it off? Did he take it off?

Is this... a prison?