Li Bai's participation in the battle was probably several years ago, before the game even began. Even if the game system had been developed, Yang Jia was still an unawakened NPC, making it impossible for him to appear before her. Of course, it was possible that they were someone with the same name, but Yang Jia happened to see him in her memory, which was too much of a coincidence.

What is going on?

Neither of them spoke, but each had his own guess in his mind.

Li Bai even wondered if Yang Jia was a real-life NPC who had lost his memories. This possibility wasn't out of the question. After all, this game world was so unique that any method of surveillance was possible. Creating a key NPC like Yang Jia would ensure they could maintain control over the game's progress.

After all, Yang Jia's claim that she was an NPC was just her own statement, without any evidence. And it wasn't difficult to convince her otherwise.

But if this is really the case, although the situation of the two will be more difficult, once Yang Jia has a real body, many problems between the two can be solved.

However, Li Bai didn't voice this speculation. After all, it was just her idea, without any evidence. If it turned out to be wrong, telling Yang Jia would be a waste of time. So she decided to investigate.

At least she could find out what had happened to the battlefield doctor with the same name as Yang Jia. Furthermore, while the development of "Reality" was extremely secretive, with even the base being independent and much information unavailable, Li Bai was a member of the Li family after all, so he could at least get a glimpse of what was going on.

Besides, real-life NPCs wouldn't be deployed in a base controlled by three parties. Within the Chinese region, as long as they existed, they would definitely leave traces and be found by her.

Yang Jia's thoughts were completely different from Li Bai's. She felt the system was incredibly powerful, and it was likely all part of its plan. Perhaps the system, knowing her relationship with Li Bai, deliberately gave her this memory.

As for what the intention is, it is difficult to guess.

If this is the case, it once again confirms my view on the system.

While Yang Jia was worried, she was also relieved. The system's attitude towards her was still unclear, but since she had become a part of the game, she should be safe for the time being. And since she was still under the system's jurisdiction, it would be impossible for people in the real world to use the system to deal with her.

In other words, she should be absolutely safe for the next period of time.

This should be the only good news at the moment.

So... Yang Jia's thoughts turned to the game again. She couldn't resist what the system asked her to do. Otherwise, who knew if there would be any punishment?

Although that was not what she wanted to see and was contrary to her thoughts, there was no better way at the moment.

Yang Jia's personality meant she would weigh things carefully before committing to anything, but once she made a decision, she wouldn't give it a second thought. Whether it was good or bad, she wouldn't know until she got to that point. And right now, she didn't want Li Bai to worry about her. So, she quickly collected her thoughts and asked about his coma.

Li Bai said, "Currently, all the guilds are busy setting up systems and finding ways to connect the cities. Not many people are paying attention to Phoenix City, so everything is relatively stable. Besides a few people, no one else knows about your coma."

"That's good." Yang Jia squeezed Li Bai's palm, "Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

Li Bai wasn't afraid of hard work, but Yang Jia had truly frightened her this time. And when Yang Jia mentioned this, she suddenly realized she was mad at him. Then, after seeing the other party's message, she ran over worriedly, so she didn't want to dwell on it too much.

But if he said nothing and just let the matter go, Li Bai was even more afraid that Yang Jia would become even more unscrupulous in the future and would not care about his own safety.

So she pulled her hand back stiffly and said in a flat tone, "It's nothing. This is what I should do."

"Are you angry?" Yang Jia turned his head to check her expression. Seeing Li Bai's expressionless face, he immediately clasped his hands together and sincerely admitted his mistake. "I was wrong this time. I didn't expect it to be so serious. I thought it was just a few trivial pieces of information that wouldn't have much impact."

Li Bai didn't say anything.

In reality, Yang Jia had no idea how she felt. While she was mad at him, she actually blamed herself more. She'd clearly had a bad feeling, knowing something might happen. But because she'd assumed it was her, she'd been completely supportive of Yang Jia's decision to leave. She hadn't anticipated the real problem would be Yang Jia.

If she had known earlier, she would have stayed with Yang Jia. Even if there were still accidents, at least the two of them would be together.

The accident this time was that Yang Jia fell into a coma, and the result was safe and sound, but who can guarantee that he will be so lucky next time?

Li Bai knew it was impossible to ask Yang Jia to avoid taking risks and completely guarantee his own safety. Just like her, as a soldier, no matter how powerful, she would not care about life or death on the battlefield. So she could only take a step back and face everything together.

Next time, even if something were to happen to him, he would definitely keep Yang Jia by his side. With her right in front of him, at least he could still watch her. If Li Bai lived, Yang Jia would be guaranteed to live. If they were separated, the outcome would be unpredictable.

"Don't be silent..." Yang Jia grabbed Li Bai's hand persistently, "Even if I did something wrong, you can punish me. Don't ignore me, okay?"

"Are you sure?" Li Bai's eyes moved.

"Sure, sure." Yang Jia nodded quickly, even looking at Li Bai with some anticipation.

Just as she thought, Li Bai never argued. Even when he got angry, he would just sulk. This made it difficult to communicate, and problems would only accumulate. So as long as Li Bai could calm down, she didn't care what happened.

Li Bai looked at her steadily. For some reason, Yang Jia felt a little flustered when she looked at her like that. Just as she was about to speak, Li Bai had already reached out and covered her eyes with his hand, "Don't move."

Yang Jia blinked, and felt her eyelashes brushing against Li Bai's palm, and quickly closed her eyes.

But her senses were sharper than before, and she quickly sensed Li Bai approaching. Yang Jia suddenly understood what Li Bai's "punishment" was. At that moment, she even felt a surge of anticipation.

But Li Bai's kiss did not fall.

Yang Jia could feel that she was very close to him, even her breathing was clearly audible. Li Bai's eyes were fixed on her, sharp and focused, like a hunting beast staring at its prey.

The next moment, Li Bai suddenly lowered his head and bit Yang Jia's neck.

"Ah... it hurts, it hurts!" Yang Jia nearly jumped up from the bed, but Li Bai pushed her back down. The skin on her neck was densely packed with nerves, making it very sensitive. Li Bai's bite was so strong, without any hesitation, that she gasped for air in pain, barely able to speak.

Li Bai didn't let go of Yang Jia until she felt that Li Bai was about to bite a hole in her neck.

After letting go, she did not leave immediately. Instead, she stuck out her tongue and licked the wound carefully, tasting a faint fishy and sweet taste.

Yang Jia shuddered again after being licked by Li Bai. But this time it wasn't because of the pain. Her sensitive skin, after being bitten, felt amplified a hundredfold. A slight tingling sensation spread from the wound to the surrounding skin, then traveled along the nerves to her brain, irritating her scalp to the point of numbness.

"Does it hurt?" Li Bai asked.

Yang Jiayan nodded insincerely, her eyes wandering. Li Bai finally let her go when he asked her questions, but she was strangely reluctant to let go.

"Remember the pain and don't do it again." Li Bai sighed softly.

Yang Jia nodded quickly, took a deep breath, and suppressed the restlessness that was about to emerge.

Alas, Li Bai still hasn't learned how to kiss, how long will it take for her to learn? Yang Jia really wants to throw herself at her without hesitation, but he's afraid that being too impatient and casual would make him seem disrespectful to Li Bai.

Sad people.

"What are you thinking about?" Li Bai suddenly leaned over, hovering above Yang Jia and looking into her eyes.

Yang Jia looked away guiltily, "Nothing."

She felt like she might be a little too evil, her thoughts always drifting in unhealthy directions. She'd almost thought Li Bai's "lesson" would be about doing something to her! In the end, she was only bitten, and she felt a little disappointed.

"Get up and eat something." Li Bai looked at her for a while, finally gave up his seat, turned around and went out.

Yang Jia sighed and climbed out of bed. As he put on his clothes, he mentally cursed himself. He knew his heart was boiling with emotion, yet he dared not show it. He had used up all his courage when he confessed his feelings. Even though they were already engaged, they were still so innocent that holding hands would make him blush.

After breakfast, Zhang Zitao came to visit. Yang Jia had finally woken up, so he naturally wanted to ask her about what happened after she entered the game world, so as to revise his subsequent research.

Although he felt that the system might know everything and this kind of research might not be useful, Yang Jia did not intend to stop.

For both her and Zhang Zitao, researching the system was a form of progress. While results might not come quickly, or even at all, it was essential to do it.

"Then you go ahead and do your work. I'll go take a look at the laboratory." Li Bai cleaned up the tableware and said to Yang Jia.

Yang Jia nodded. The lab's current main project is researching a cure for the pandemic virus. Knowing the game world's virus outbreak is imminent, research in this area naturally needs to be stepped up. At the very least, they need to thoroughly understand the early stages of the real-world virus. That way, they can develop an antidote as soon as possible, curbing its spread.

Yang Jia walked Li Bai to the door. Li Bai was about to leave, but suddenly turned around and looked at Yang Jia, "Don't move."

Then he came over, straightened Yang Jia's collar, and then unexpectedly gave her a kiss on the cheek, and then quickly turned and left.