As night fell slowly like a huge, heavy black curtain, the whole world was once again shrouded in darkness.

Unlike the desert and tunnel sections, the cross-sea bridge is illuminated with streetlights.

These streetlights are not densely distributed, and can even be described as sparse, but the distance between them seems to have been carefully calculated, just right to illuminate the road ahead for passing vehicles.

Compared to the usual pitch-black night, it's much more reassuring.

Xi Xi was still pondering the matter of the rare script, and for a moment she had a headache.

It's all her fault for always talking about those ridiculous and clichéd amnesia plots in melodramatic TV shows. Now the tables have turned, and the same thing has happened to her.

I never imagined that one day I would have to help an NPC regain their memories!

However, thankfully, although Xi Xi doesn't hold back in criticizing those terrible dramas every day, she has actually watched quite a few. And now, it's finally come in handy...

Aura had woken up sometime earlier and, unusually, wasn't jumping around and making a ruckus on the cat tree. Instead, she quietly curled up in a ball and rubbed against her feet.

With a heavy heart, Xi Xi bent down and hugged the black and white cat. She gently stroked Aura's soft fur, feeling the warm and familiar touch, trying to calm her chaotic emotions.

She kept replaying what she had just heard from Yoo Eun-hee in her mind, trying to find a way to solve the problem.

According to Yoo Eun-hee, her younger sister met with misfortune while exploring a cellar.

At the time, the two were exploring deep in the cellar when they inadvertently disturbed a huge burrowing rat, and Liu Mei was bitten by it.

Just at this critical moment, a sudden earthquake struck without warning. In the chaos, the two sisters had no choice but to take refuge in the cellar for the time being.

However, to their surprise, Liu Mei's bite wound began to become infected and worsen, and she then developed a high fever.

Anxious and worried, Yoo Eun-hee had no choice but to search for resources she could use to help alleviate her sister's condition.

It was during this process that Liu Enxi accidentally discovered a connected natural cave hidden in a corner of the cellar!

Thus began the story of this unique book.

They thought that the presence of NPCs would guarantee absolute safety, but who could have imagined that Liu Mei, who already had a high fever, would suffer repeated attacks of ... As a result, her body's resistance became weaker and weaker, and her condition worsened rapidly...

Xi Xi (Xiao Ji): "What does this NPC look like? Take a picture and send it to me."

Liu Enxi, "Ping": "Screenshot from a Light Screen"

This was Xi Xi's first conversation with Liu Enxi after joining the team.

However, this seemingly ordinary statement led to a new turning point in the situation.

In the photo, a familiar yet unfamiliar figure is huddled in a corner of a dark and deep cave.

Her long, flowing hair, like snowflakes falling in early winter, gleamed with a pale sheen that seemed out of place in this dark cave. Instead of the traditional name tag for NPCs, the woman's head was adorned with a string of question marks.

Xi Xi's pupils dilated instantly, and she quickly called over Chu Zhiqin, asking in a low voice, "Mom, do you think this is him?"

The moment Chu Zhiqin's gaze fell upon the light screen, her expression changed.

This is a down-on-her-luck albino woman. Apart from her short hair, which is slightly different from the flowing long hair in my memory, everything about her is so familiar.

Isn't this the woman interviewed in the Dongli Post Station magazine—"Entrepreneur GH"?!

"Wait, wait, wait!" Chu Zhiqin hurriedly called out, frantically rummaging through her luggage, and finally managed to find the magazine she had casually taken from the post station.

Xi Xi sighed, realizing that besides tea bags, her mother had even smuggled magazines to the post station.

"Luckily I had the foresight to bring this magazine along! Why are you looking at me? She Ji saw it and didn't say anything! It's free!"

"It's her! It's definitely her!" Chu Zhiqin said emphatically as she compared the two.

In the photos sent by Yoo Eun-hee, the albino woman's appearance was far less radiant than in the magazine.

At this moment, her face was deeply etched with fatigue, and dirt covered what might have been her delicate features, leaving only her eyes, which revealed endless weariness and sorrow.

Her short, silvery-white hair, in the dim light, seemed to faintly reflect the dappled light and shadow on the surrounding stone walls, giving her an inexplicably poignant beauty.

The woman's body was curled up tightly, silently resisting the cold and loneliness in the cave.

Her clothes were tattered and torn, clearly unable to provide her with enough protection. She hugged her arms to her chest and clasped her hands tightly, as if searching for a trace of warmth from within herself.

Xi Xi connected with Liu Enxi via the light screen and then preemptively asked the NPC, "Hello, entrepreneur and painter GH, why are you here?"

Xi Xi couldn't see the NPC's expression on the other end of the line, but she could guess most of it from Liu Enxi's excited words.

"She moved! She moved! Oh my god, this is the first time I've ever seen her move!" Liu Enxi exclaimed excitedly as she broadcast the situation live to Xi Xi.

The female NPC's voice seemed somewhat faint, forcing Liu Enxi to lean closer to listen carefully.

"She said the name GH sounded familiar, but it didn't seem to be her real name?"

She said her head hurts a lot right now.

[Instance Progress Notification: NPC memories are returning, please keep going!]