Chapter 062 Three Sentences Fill the World-weary Villain with Hope (Twenty-Seven)

After a few minutes, the last bit of sunset light also dissipated, and the stars hung in the sky, sparsely surrounding the newly risen moon, almost drowned out by the city lights.

After leaving this street, there were fewer people on the road and it was so quiet that you could hear the sound of the wind blowing through the treetops.

Chen Yunli walked along the road holding Chen Wenjian's hand, chatting idly. The topic was also endless, just picking up whatever came to mind.

Chen Wenjian saw that he was in a bad mood. After saying a few words, he suddenly stopped, grabbed his wrist with his backhand and pulled him towards him.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yunli was puzzled.

"That's what I wanted to ask you." Chen Wenjian's eyes darkened slightly. "You're unhappy. Why? Who offended you while we were playing games just now?"

Chen Yunli was startled for a moment, then smiled and shook his head: "I'm not unhappy, I'm just thinking that I won't be able to see such a beautiful night view next time."

"You have cleared out most of the evil gods in the city. Ancheng will only get better and better in the future. If you want to see the night view, you can watch it anytime, and I will always be with you." Chen Wen felt that this was not the root cause of his bad mood, but he was unwilling to say it, so Chen Wen simply didn't ask again.

He pulled Chen Yunli gently with his hands, pulled him into his arms, wrapped his arms around his waist and back, and patted his back slowly.

"What if I really can't see?" Chen Yunli rested his forehead against his shoulder, lowered his eyes, and spoke in a soft voice.

"Then I'll make one for you." Chen Wenjian let go of him and pointed to the sky. "The moon, the stars, the deep blue sky, the thin clouds. Nearby are the fireworks of the world, and in the distance are the vast mountains and rivers. There aren't many things, but I've memorized them all."

Chen Yunli couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It sounds like the truth."

Chen Wenjian didn't care about his perfunctory and distrust. He stared at him for a long while and nodded seriously: "Well, I feel much better now. Let's go and eat."

Chen Yunli handed him his hand, and the two crossed the intersection. In front of them was a brightly lit shopping mall.

"What do you want to eat? Let's go buy some groceries and cook it for you later."

The system panel automatically expanded, with only a huge ten-second countdown on it.

Chen Yunli sighed, and before the countdown reached zero, he uttered two words: "All is well."

I can’t eat it anyway.

…

"We have left the report's exclusive virtual world. Please ask the auditor to start the second phase within 24 hours."

As the system voice fell, Chen Yunli's eyes flickered, and he had returned to his office chair. The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The glass door was closed, isolating the noise from the outside world. He could only hear the slight noise of the air conditioner running.

He stayed in the virtual world for ten days, but in reality only a few seconds passed.

Chen Yunli lay tiredly on the table, resting his head on his stretched arms and taking a long breath.

"Auditor, you completed your mission smoothly, so why are you feeling so down?" The system, contrary to its usual indifference to everything except the mission, proactively inquired, "You were like this last time, too. Could it be that you've truly fallen for the virtual character?"

Chen Yunli was silent for a moment, then answered irrelevantly: "I don't think he looks like a fictional character."

"According to the auditor's standards, every living being in the virtual world is considered alive," the system said in a flat tone. "Allow me to pour cold water on you. Liking a piece of data will not lead to good results. You should withdraw from it as soon as possible."

"...Thank you. You sound like a villain trying to break up a couple."

“Thank you.”

After the system finished speaking, it fell silent, as if it had deliberately interrupted Chen Yunli just to admonish him.

But Chen Yunli has always been open-minded. He had accepted the reality as early as the end of the first review task and actually did not need its comfort.

The reason for feeling down is simply regret, and that's just human nature.

Chen Yunli sat up straight, tapped the space bar on the keyboard to unlock the computer screen, and the message "First phase task completed" was displayed below the second audit report, indicating that he could enter the second phase at any time.

Thinking of what Chen Wenjian said before leaving and his face full of expectations for the future, Chen Yunli didn't really want to go to the timeline where the world was destroyed immediately and face Chen Wenjian's strange and suspicious eyes.

After leaning back in his chair for a moment, Chen Yunli pulled out his phone to order takeout. First, a cup of full-sugar milk tea, followed by a few cakes and desserts.

Eating something good when you are in a bad mood can help you recover. This is his little life hack.

He planned to take a half-day break and start the second phase of the review in the afternoon.

The two stores that Chen Yun ordered were very close to where he worked, and the delivery man delivered the food in about ten minutes.

"Hello, this is your takeaway. Enjoy your meal."

"Thank you... huh?"

Chen Yunli paused the single-player game and looked up, and what caught his eye was the intern god You Fangxie who had come to review his thesis last time. The only difference was that this time he was wearing a yellow battle robe of a certain regiment, and there was a small bamboo dragonfly that kept spinning on his motorcycle helmet, which made him look silly and not at all otherworldly, and extremely approachable.

"You...didn't you say yesterday that you were working in customer service? Why are you delivering food instead?"

Chen Yunli's eyes were as big as copper bells.

"The two jobs don't conflict. I have free time anyway, so I choose to do both." You Fangxie adjusted her glasses and smiled after glancing at his phone screen. "What a coincidence! The game you're playing right now is also within the scope of my customer service work."

“…”

China really doesn't keep idle people. Look at this internship paper.

Chen Yunli didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Thank you for your hard work. You have to work, write papers, and find time to fulfill people's wishes. Even though you are a god, you still have to take care of your health."

"Thank you for your concern, reviewer. I'll take note of it." You Fangxie smiled and gave him a heart. "Remember to give it a five-star rating!"

“…”

There is no need to be so dedicated.

After You Fang hurriedly left on her bike, Chen Yunli's phantom pain in his trigeminal nerve finally felt better. He shook his head in amusement and went into the lounge behind his workstation with the takeaway.

The lounge is decorated according to the specifications of an airport VIP lounge, with air conditioning, a refrigerator, and massage chairs.

Chen Yunli leaned comfortably on the massage chair, drinking milk tea and eating snacks, feeling as happy as a god. The slight sadness he had just felt was quickly forgotten.

At the workstation, the computer screen suddenly went black, then lit up again the next second, and then it flashed with blue bars, black and white noise, and lightning-like flickering light bands like a seizure.

After five minutes of this, the screen finally calmed down and returned to its original interface, except that a red word "压力" appeared behind the title of the second review paper.

After a few more seconds, the word "压力" also disappeared.

…

The sea of data was turbulent, the clouds and thunder in the sky were churning like boiling water, but the sea surface was calm, like a solidified crystal or a mirror.

The God King came on the wind, his robes fluttering beneath him like clouds and mist.

A bright glow gradually approached with His footsteps. When it reached the center of the sea of data, light and darkness had already become rivals, with a clear dividing line in the middle, separating black and white.

But He could no longer move forward even a single step.

"How's your recovery going?"

The God King asked gently, his voice passing through the boundary between light and darkness, reaching into the bottomless and quiet night, and stirring up a series of tiny ripples on the calm sea.

As soon as the waves emerged, they immediately reversed, hitting the feet of the God-King and splashing white foam.

He knew that this was the response from his "brother", so he did not get angry. He slowly sat down on the sea, rested his arms on his bent knees, and sighed.

"I let your consciousness into the virtual world with the intention of repairing your shattered consciousness, at least to the point where you could control your power and avoid being harmed by the rules. Who could have imagined you'd meet someone you love there? Now, for no reason, you've suffered the pain of separation three times. Instead of healing your previous wounds, you've only incurred new ones."

The God King was helpless: "It turns out that gods are also affected by cause and effect."

The waves at my feet surged more violently, and I couldn't tell whether they agreed or disagreed.

The Divine King had never been able to guess his "brother's" thoughts, so this time he simply came straight to the point: "A fourth separation is inevitable. Once you get through it, you can return to reality and see him. But he has a paper awaiting review this week. You can choose whether to experience a fifth or sixth separation."

“No need to choose.”

A cold voice came from the depths of the night, and the darkness seemed to part like a curtain, revealing a tall figure leaning on the reef, who looked exactly like Chen Yunli's "new colleague" Meng Jian.

The god has no name, but if he had to choose one, he would probably choose "Chen Wenjian".

His lower body was submerged in the water, his long hair floating around him like seaweed, his cheeks were so pale that they were almost transparent, and his eyes were hidden by thick black eyelashes.

He opened his eyes: "No need to choose, I want to go."

As he spoke, Chen Wenjian made a move to stand up, but as soon as he moved, his skin exposed to the air began to shift as if in an animation.

His body shattered into pieces, and thick black and red liquid spurted out from the cracks, polluting the surrounding sea water in the blink of an eye and spreading into the distance at an extremely fast speed.

"Hey! Stop moving!"

The God King jumped up, raised his hand and swung it down with force. The light quickly broke the original balance and crushed forward, stopping the pollution trend in time before the sea water was completely dyed black.

Chen Wenjian sat back down with a pale face. The torn parts of his body quickly pieced together and healed, and the fluids that had gushed out also flowed back into his body.

The darkness faded away and white light enveloped the whole area.

The God King breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead with an exaggerated gesture.

"Forget it. Just recuperate in the Data Ocean. In the next virtual world... I'll try to create a less tragic identity for you so you can stay with him longer."

"Yeah." Chen Wenjian closed his eyes, "Thank you."

"I'm flattered." The God King smiled. "But you're thanking me too soon. I'm not sure I can accomplish this. After all, as you know, you were born from the purest evil in the world. Even if I'm the embodiment of goodness, I can't completely suppress your aura. If I can't, once your consciousness enters a lower-dimensional world, it will be recognized by the database—that world's heavenly laws—as a born evil person. The consequences... you have experience."

Chen Wenjian didn't even raise his eyelids: "It's okay, as long as you have the heart."

The God King chuckled. "You've definitely changed a lot. You're much softer-hearted than before. This is all thanks to him. I have to find a reason to give him a raise."

When mentioning "him", the corners of Chen Wenjian's mouth rose two pixels, and then darkness returned, the night fell, blocking the gaze of the God King.

The God King held his forehead and shook his head.

Although Chen Wenjian is ruthless, what he said just now was not nonsense. He really wanted to give his "brother" a relatively complete life, even if it was in the virtual world.

Gods are born from the human heart. Good and evil are the two most extreme qualities of the human heart. Therefore, there are good-faced gods and evil-faced gods in the world. Only when good and evil are integrated can one become the supreme god of the universe.

However, the Supreme Godhead was stripped away at the beginning of their birth and transformed into the purest laws of the universe. Half of it was attributed to science, and the other half was materialized as a sea of data in the divine realm after the human world entered the information age. It is the foundation of the divine realm's existence.

Chen Wenjian was hurt when his divinity was stripped away.

Originally, half of his injuries were attributable to the Good-Faced God King, but at the time, he shouldered them all. To avoid disrupting the world's operations, he could only sleep, handing over all authority to the Good-Faced God King, who then took care of all human affairs.

After the sea of data appeared, the God King discovered that it contained a chance for Chen Wenjian to recover from his injuries, so he put his spiritual consciousness into it.

Who could have thought that it was such a coincidence that when Shen Shi first appeared as a human, he met his subordinates who were performing an audit task.

"No, it's not necessarily a coincidence. You once protected all living beings. Perhaps... he is the opportunity for recovery given to you by the laws of cause and effect in the universe."

The God King left the sea of data with his hands behind his back, a sly smile flashing in his eyes. "It seems the third world will make you even more miserable."

If it's not tragic enough, how can it arouse people's pity?