The entrance of Yujia Village faces the sea. Lin Anqu and several other players stood silently aside, listening to Wen Fansheng talking to the old lady at the entrance of the village.

Originally, this job should have been done by the players who desperately needed information, but Lin Anqu was not good at chatting with people.

The only female member, Su Hanxia, ​​has long disappeared and has become indifferent to life and death. Asking her to do anything is a fantasy.

Liu Xitu and Er Yang were one stupid and one cowardly. There was originally a person named Li Cong who could help them, but after escaping death that night, he insisted on going to find a mysterious monster NPC.

In order to prevent him from revealing his identity, Lin Anqu knocked him out and locked him up in the house.

Just when they were at a loss, Wen Fansheng had successfully started a conversation with the grandmother at the village entrance. He was good-looking, had a gentle smile on his face, and spoke in an elegant and humorous manner, which made the old grandmother laugh.

Lin Anqu and the others were stunned and wished they could possess Wen Fansheng.

Just when Wen Fansheng successfully led the topic to the rule of not going out at night, the old lady looked a little unnatural and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Seeing that this was a good opportunity, Liu Xitu also imitated Wen Fansheng's obedient appearance. However, he looked fierce and forced to be cute, which made people unbearable to watch. "Grandma, I also want to know. Please be merciful and tell us."

His gruff tone almost made Granny stumble.

"Ouch!" Grandma slapped her chest in shock and looked at the tall man. "Where did this guy come from? I was so scared."

Liu Xitu: “…”

Lin Anqu's usual smile was beginning to fade. He forced a smile and pulled Liu Xitu over, "Sorry, please continue, continue."

Grandma hesitated for a moment, her cloudy eyes looking at the blue sky, and slowly said, "Alas, I guess the weather outside has changed, otherwise you wouldn't come to our remote place to seek refuge."

Her words left the players who entered the world halfway confused. Liu Xitu wanted to ask her what she meant, but was worried about being discovered as an outsider, so he scratched his head in frustration.

Lin Anqu frowned and lowered his eyes in thought.

Wen Fansheng naturally knew what she meant. He said in a low voice, "Yes, we can't survive in our original homeland, so we have no choice but to flee here."

Grandma smiled bitterly and rubbed his head with her wrinkled hands. "This disaster is humanity's own fault. If we didn't have... then, what is that?!"

She stopped abruptly and pointed at the shore with her trembling hand.

The others looked back in confusion and saw that the beach was covered with hideous-looking monsters, deformed and ugly, with densely packed fangs in their mouths dripping with saliva.

The sky suddenly darkened, and a swarm of winged monsters appeared in the sky. They looked at the delicious humans with greedy eyes and let out hoarse roars.

[Oh my god, these things look so breathtaking, they're frightening!]

"You're all monsters, can't you learn from my wife? Does being pretty bother you at all?!"

"That's not right. How can a monster come out during the day? This doesn't go against the rules."

[But if you think about it carefully, there's really no clear rule that monsters must appear at night. This isn't a rule-based dungeon, so there's no set rules.]

The overwhelming monsters roared and attacked the already weak barrier. Under the strong attack, a small hole was broken in the barrier.

Their eyes became more and more excited, their blood-drenched pupils became more and more terrifying, the cracks slowly widened, and then completely disappeared in an instant.

Then, tragic screams came one after another, echoing through the clouds.

[Alert—Alert—Due to force majeure, the duration of this instance has been changed from seven days to three days. The mission remains unchanged. Please complete the mission diligently.]

[Ding! Special reminder: After system detection, there are god-level NPC larvae in this copy. Please do not harm them! Warning again, players are prohibited from harming god-level NPC larvae! ]

Three huge bats were chasing Lin Anqu. The distance between them was very dangerous. Lin Anqu could see their black wings and scarlet eyes with just a glance back.

The ring on Lin Anqu's left little finger suddenly lit up, and a silver handle fell into his hand. A beam of light suddenly appeared at the top of the handle.

He stopped his foot, turned around and swung the beam, which sharply cut through the bat's body. It only had time to scream before its body was split in two.

The blood rain fell on him. Lin Anqu's passionate peach blossom eyes were cold, blood beads were dotted on the frames of his glasses, and he exuded a dangerous aura.

The two bats witnessed the tragic death of their companion and hesitated to move forward in the face of this dangerous human. Finally, they turned around and left tactfully.

Lin Anqu leaped up and landed on a branch, looking down at the devastated world. A smile curled up at the corner of his lips. "So it's a juvenile God-level NPC. No wonder he's so weak."

"Three days to survive, ha!" Lin Anqu sneered, "Since you're clearly trying to send us to our doom, your precious god-level NPC won't survive either."

…

Mu Miao's eyes widened with surprise when he heard the alarm. He asked 001 blankly, "Is that the god-level NPC the system mentioned me?"

But shouldn't they be opposites?

001 scoffed, "That idiot probably really thinks you're a god-level NPC cub, little idiot. You should know that being rated as a god-level being is rare. Once a god-level being grows up, it will be the most powerful assistant to Stupid Second Brother."

Mu Miao imitated his words and repeated softly: [Silly old man?]

It was clearly an insult, but when it came out of his mouth it had a different flavor.

[You don't know? Didn't your brother tell you the origins of this game?] 001 didn't think his brother would be so unreliable as to throw Mu Mu here without even explaining the basics to him.

Mu Miao was honest. "My brother told me to come find something to eat, he didn't say anything else."

Mu Mu's expression was truly bewildered. 001 mentally cursed his brother and explained, "Well, you idiot, alright, I'm telling you, the one in charge of the dungeon systems now is 002, so he's considered my successor."

[That idiot second brother has a bug. He's using the lives of all the players in the dungeon as bargaining chips, forcing your brother to step down as the leader, leaving him to dominate the system.]

"And I'm the first and most excellent system your brother created. For some reason, I broke up with him. If he hadn't begged me desperately, I wouldn't have brought you along as an insider."

There was too much information, and Mu Miao felt that his brain was overloaded and he couldn't react.

It was very difficult for Mu Miao to think about complex issues. In Yu Chen's opinion, the little fish suddenly fell silent, with a serious face, as if sulking.

Yu Chen began to reflect on whether he was angry because he did not respond to Mu Mu just now.

Yu Chen bit his chubby cheek. The slight pain brought Mu Mu back to his senses. Puzzled, he pushed his face away and said righteously, "If you're hungry, go eat. Don't bite my face."

He is thinking about something!

Mu Mu moved in Yu Chen's arms, and Yu Chen hugged him tighter. His lowered eyes looked a little aggrieved, as if he was silently accusing Mu Mu of being mean to him just now.

Mu Miao was frightened by his guess and asked dryly, "Yu Chen, are you feeling wronged?"

Yu Chen gave him an ambiguous look and asked, "I can't be wronged?"

"I called you twice, but you ignored me. You ignored me and didn't talk to me. Don't you think I shouldn't feel wronged?"

He spoke as if Mu Mu had done something that angered the heavens and the people. Mu Mu was clear-headed, "But you ignored me just now, and I'm not angry with you. Your temper isn't as good as mine."

Yu Chen was silent and turned his head away from him.

Mu Miao looked at the back of his head and touched it twice out of impulse. Yu Chen turned his head and looked at him coldly. Mu Miao also looked at him with wide eyes.

In the end, Yu Chen completely ignored everyone.

Mu Miao raised the corners of his lips, thinking that Yu Chen was so cute like this. He liked him so much that his heart was itching.

But he soon noticed something wrong.

When being bullied, she would just lie on his shoulder in grievance. Isn't that the reaction that only Dana would have? According to Yu Chen's personality, shouldn't he turn around and walk away with a sullen face?

Weird.

Mu Mu seemed to see the shadow of Dana in Yu Chen, but they were different in appearance and race, and he thought his idea was strange.

Under the warm sunshine, Mu Mu used his clumsy brain to sort out the pile of information given by 001 bit by bit.

Yu Chen hugged him from behind, resting his chin on his shoulder, occasionally touching his neck covered with kiss marks with his tall nose, and his hands restlessly reached into his loose shirt, caressing his delicate and smooth skin.

Yu Chen's hand just slid to the side of her waist, and Mu Mu shook violently, "Hmm...itchy."

His voice was trembling with a soft nasal tone, his body instantly turned a beautiful pink, the corners of his eyes were dyed bright red, and his mind was blank.

He dazedly saw the lush tree beside him, and nudged Yu Chen with his furry head, "Yu Chen, what kind of tree is this in your yard?"

Yu Chen looked up at the tree. A cicada was perched on its rough trunk, its lush leaves blocking the sunlight. "It's an osmanthus tree. Yu Fan's father planted it. It's been ten years now."

Mu Miao's eyes lit up, and she climbed up from Yu Chen, ran to the osmanthus tree, and stood on tiptoe to look. "I haven't seen osmanthus flowers before, but my brother told me that they smell really good and can be used to make osmanthus cakes. I heard that osmanthus cakes are soft and sticky, fragrant and refreshing, and they're incredibly delicious."

Mu Miao swallowed subconsciously, looking greedy.

Yu Chen stood beside him, put his arm around his shoulders and walked back, "Don't look, there are no osmanthus flowers this season, we have to wait until autumn."

Mu Miao couldn't wait and looked up expectantly and asked, "Will I be able to eat osmanthus cake in the fall?"

Yu Chen didn't say anything, just stared at him. His black eyes, which could not let any light in, seemed even deeper, and the decadent air of having no expectations for the future appeared in him again.

He smiled, stroked Mu Mu's face with his hand, and slowly said under his puzzled gaze, "If autumn comes, I will make osmanthus cake for you."

But he was afraid that this year's autumn would be too short, so short that it would pass in a flash, and the flowers would wither as soon as they bloomed, leaving him no time to collect osmanthus flowers. He was also afraid that the little mermaid who was crying for osmanthus cake would have disappeared by then, and he would be left alone in this world.

Mu Miao was stunned. Yu Chen's eyes looked so sad. Why? Because he wanted to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake, but there was none now? But if that was the case, he should be the one feeling sad.

He couldn't help but take a step forward, hugged him, and put his face on his chest, listening to the strong heartbeat coming from inside, "Yu Chen, are you worried about something? Your eyes are so sad, it makes me want to cry."

Mu Mu's nose felt sore. He seemed to have forgotten something very important. In his lost memory, there seemed to be a thin figure curled up in the corner, with dark eyes staring blankly into the void.

——Will you come tomorrow?

——I'm sorry for soiling your clothes.

——I give you my penguin. It is not dirty and is cleaner than me.

—Do you really exist? Or is all this just a dream of mine?

—Will death allow me to meet you? If so, I will come to you immediately.

The young man's confused words appeared chaotically in Mu Mu's blank mind. He didn't know what to say under Yu Chen's gaze and hugged him instinctively.

It seemed as if at a certain time and space, at a certain moment, they had once hugged each other tightly like this, giving each other great comfort.

"you……"

Mu Miao just raised his head when Yu Chen flicked his forehead. In his ear, he said something that sounded like a complaint, but not a accusation, "A fish that never learns its lesson."

As soon as Yu Chen finished speaking, there was a frantic knock on the door. Grandma Zhou knocked on the door crying and shouting, her voice terrified, "Achen! Monsters are rushing in, what should we do? Achen, go save Afan and the others! Xiaokai is still at the foot of the mountain!"

She was crying. She had just left here not long ago and saw from afar that the useless son of the fourth family was pecked to death by a sharp-mouthed monster. Looking around, the village was in chaos.

Mu Miao was still in a daze. After Yu Chen opened the door and let Zhou Qinyao in, he vaguely realized that something terrible had happened.

Zhou Qinyao lost her composure. She numbly pulled Yu Chen down the mountain to rescue him, tears streaming down her face. "We must hurry. Xiaokai is only seven years old this year. He can't die. He hasn't grown up yet..."

Yu Chen stood still and called her name lightly, "Zhou Qinyao."

Zhou Qinyao seemed to have suffered a huge blow. She was very depressed and just muttered, "Xiao Kai's parents came to the city and said they wanted to give him a better life. It was Afan and I who raised him."

"He said his parents didn't love him, that they didn't want him anymore after entering the city, and that he just wanted to live his life there. But how can I tell him that his parents are gone, that they died out there, and that they will never come back..."

Mu Mu was shocked. He ignored those inexplicable memories and walked behind Yu Chen. He quietly stretched out his white and tender hand and grabbed the corner of his clothes.

He remembered that Yu Kai once complained to him that his parents didn't love him anymore and that they went to the city and never came back. He also said that he would not be like his parents and that he would stay here for the rest of his life and be good to his grandparents.

But is this really the case?

Mu Miao felt a strange emotion in his heart, which made him feel suffocated.

Yu Chen grabbed his hand with his backhand, and his warm palm warmed Mu Mu's cold hand.

Yu Chen said in a calm voice, "Zhou Qinyao, stop deceiving yourself. Now that you remember, face the reality."

Zhou Qinyao burst into laughter while crying. The wrinkles on her face squeezed together, making her look a little hideous. She hysterically questioned Yu Chen, "Remember what? Remember that we are all dead, just lonely souls, constantly returning to this place of birth, repeating the despair of death over and over again, endlessly?!"

Mu Mu's mind buzzed. What did he hear?

Grandma Zhou said that they are all dead, so this world is clearly a world in reincarnation!

Mu Mu's tears nearly burst out. [001, I said I hate coming to this kind of world!]

001: [Ha, ha, ha, I'm here now.]

Mu Miao was really sad. The poor little thing was deceived and was so angry that he ignored everyone, with tears in his eyes.

001: […your brother’s meaning.]

The author has something to say:

Brother: I don’t deserve a name?

Why didn’t I comment? (Throwing a tantrum and crying…)