Chapter 70 [VIP]

Pei Xingzhi's optimistic attitude towards life always leaves a positive first impression, making him seem like a cheerful and optimistic little sun. No matter what others say to him, he always smiles, as if he has no temper at all.

But few people know that Pei Xingzhi was actually depressed for a while when he first arrived in Xicheng.

He's not the kind of resilient, cheerful, and outgoing person who's naturally adaptable to all kinds of lifestyles and can quickly integrate into a new environment without much effort.

Pei Xingzhi's new life began quite differently from his initial expectations. The location was remote and technologically underdeveloped, making travel and daily life inconvenient. Coupled with the lack of a temperature control system and extreme temperature fluctuations throughout the year, Pei Xingzhi suffered from various health problems due to the change in environment. Fever and vomiting were minor issues; the worst time was when he was unconscious in his room for four or five hours. Uncle Ge noticed he wasn't going out and, realizing something was wrong, found Pei Xingzhi collapsed and brought him to the hospital. If it weren't for Uncle Ge's care, Pei Xingzhi truly didn't know how he would have survived alone.

The physical discomfort was one aspect, but what caused Pei Xingzhi more pain was the psychological gap.

Although Qin Wanyang was strict with Pei Xingzhi, she never deprived him of anything materially. He was born and raised in the wealthiest capital city, where all kinds of material conditions were the best. Putting aside other exotic things, even in the most basic daily life, Pei Xingzhi had hardly ever done any housework and had little life experience, because someone always did these things for him. But it was different here; he was all alone, and he had to do all the housework himself and process all his emotions on his own.

This applies to life as well as work.

When Pei Xingzhi first arrived here, he was only twenty years old. Young and impetuous, he completely misunderstood the ways of the workplace, believing that as long as he completed his duties, no one would criticize him. However, he didn't realize the discrimination here was far worse than in the capital. As a Beta among a group of Alphas, he was constantly bullied. The stark contrast between being a celebrated genius at a top academy and now being ostracized as an outsider took him a long time to adjust to.

Being secretly given a bunch of work that wasn't his responsibility was a minor issue; what was more serious was that his work was being published under other Alphas' names. Pei Xingzhi had considered this possibility, but that didn't mean he could fully accept it. At only twenty years old, Pei Xingzhi hadn't developed strong resilience from his past experiences; he was more of a stubborn, headstrong fighter. Since his credit was being stolen, he would simply report it up the chain of command. The consequence of this was that he found himself in an even more difficult situation due to the mutual protection among the higher-ups in the Alpha ranks. Usurped by everyone, Pei Xingzhi secretly cried several times because he couldn't bear the pressure, until a major reshuffle occurred within the organization, replacing the veteran Alphas and bringing in several Betas and Omegas from other regions to lead the organization. Only then did the atmosphere improve slightly.

Starting over was much more difficult than Pei Xingzhi had imagined, but he did not regret his choice.

Feeling pressured by his real life, Pei Xingzhi turned to the internet for emotional support, and it was at this time that he picked up the game he had long forgotten.

In reality, he was bullied by everyone, but in the game, he was considered a top player. Although he encountered many troubles along the way, those things seemed insignificant compared to his miserable reality.

However, this idea was quickly shattered by reality.

Pei Xingzhi logged into the game with great enthusiasm. The moment he entered his account, he vaguely saw a peculiar symbol in the lower right corner of the screen. Having been away from the game for a long time, Pei Xingzhi couldn't immediately recall what the symbol was, assuming he was seeing things. He looked down at the latest event guide pushed to his phone, and when his gaze returned to the screen, an ID that made him extremely uncomfortable appeared right in front of him.

【Pumpkin Party】: Hi~

【peipei】：……

Damn it, how could he forget about this plague?

Pei Xingzhi wanted to log off, but then felt it wasn't worth letting this jinx ruin his gaming experience. He could tolerate even his unscrupulous boss, so what was a mere Pumpkin Party? He wasn't the Pei Xiaozhi he used to be; now, his skin had been refined through countless experiences.

He wanted to dominate the game for a little while to change his mood, or maybe he should just ignore him.

With that in mind, Pei Xingzhi ignored the Pumpkin Party, which was constantly sending love gestures, and went about his own business, following their instructions.

Seeing that he was ignoring her, Pumpkin Party didn't continue to bother him with strange words. Instead, it followed him like a pet, taking one step when Pei Xingzhi took a step and stopping when Pei Xingzhi stopped. The chibi sprite had changed into a different outfit today, and looked much better than usual.

【peipei】: Don't follow me.

Pumpkin Party: QvQ

【peipei】: ? What are you trying to be cute about?

【Pumpkin Party】：QwQ

Pei Xingzhi: You're insane...

Pei Xingzhi was a little confused about what he was up to, but since it didn't affect his gaming experience, he didn't need to waste time arguing with him, otherwise the outcome might turn out the same as before. He opened the game to be an emperor, not to go to work.

Pei Xingzhi's proxy had already completed his daily tasks for him, but he hadn't finished this event yet. With nothing to do online, Pei Xingzhi looked at the guide and then figured out how to complete the event's tasks on his own.

As a game marketed for its cute and charming style, the event design wasn't too difficult. However, Pei Xingzhi never liked reading guides when playing games, which meant that what should have been a few minutes' submission process took him over ten minutes to finally find the NPC to submit the materials. A simple task like Task One took Pei Xingzhi almost half an hour.

Pei Xingzhi himself was happy to spend the time exploring little by little, but Xie Nanyi, who was running around with him, was getting a little impatient. He knew Pei Xingzhi's personality was usually laid-back, but he didn't expect him to be this relaxed. He searched the same location four or five times, and even explored the edges of the map. With this kind of efficiency, it would be a miracle if he could even finish half of the event tasks today, let alone complete all the tasks.

He followed Pei Xingzhi not to watch him explore maps.

Pei Xingzhi, who was having a great time playing with the NPC puppy, was completely unaware of Xie Nanyi's sullen mood. From the very beginning, his gaze had not been on the little elf pet, but had been completely drawn to the puppy at his feet.

This chubby, fluffy little ball looks just like a dark cloud.

He longs for the dark clouds... so much...

Wuyun is probably better off with Xie Nanyi than with him. Xie Nanyi isn't the type to take his dislike for an innocent puppy out on a dog, and besides, he seems to like Wuyun quite a bit.

[System notification: Pumpkin Party has sent you a team invitation]

The pop-up notification box on the screen covered most of the picture. Pei Xingzhi, who was looking at the puppy with a depressed expression, was startled by the sudden pop-up notification box and notification sound. His finger clicked the mouse subconsciously and directly accepted the team invitation from Pumpkin Party.

[Pumpkin Party]: I'll help you with the quests, I haven't finished mine either QwQ

【peipei】: I can do it myself. Could you disband the team? I accidentally clicked the wrong button.

[Pumpkin Party]: It'll be faster if I do it with you.

【peipei】: I still want to do it myself, let's disband the team.

Despite being rejected twice, Xie Nanyi was not discouraged at all. He was determined to stick to his guns today and not give Pei Xingzhi any chance to escape.

【Pumpkin Party】: peipei~ I just wanted to help you~

【peipei】: I don't need your help, and besides, you're blocking my view.

【Pumpkin Party】: What?

【peipei】: I don't want to do any quests right now. Also, I wanted to see the little dog behind you, but you're blocking my way.

Xie Nanyi: ...

[Pumpkin Party]: Actually, I also have a puppy >w<

【peipei】: If you dare say you're that dog, I'll kill you right now >w<

[Pumpkin Party]: No, I really do have a puppy that looks similar to this puppy, except it's not pure white; my puppy has some gray fur on it.

【peipei】：Oh

【Pumpkin Party】: Peipei, don't you want to take a look? My dog ​​is a real puppy, not an NPC in a game! >w<

【peipei】: I don't want to.

He just wanted dark clouds; it hadn't reached the point where he needed to find other animals to replace them.

Xie Nanyi: ...

The script doesn't seem to be written like this.

[Pumpkin Party]: You really don't want to see this? My puppy is so cute >w<

【peipei】：I don't want to

【Pumpkin Party】：QwQ

"How annoying," Pei Xingzhi thought.

I think I'll just log off.

no.

He opened the game to be the emperor, how could he be driven offline by this troublesome Pumpkin Party player?

【peipei】：Then you can help me with the quests >w<

Twenty minutes later, Xie Nanyi led Pei Xingzhi through all the activities. Feeling that he had made a great contribution, Pei Xingzhi finally had the courage to express his own wish.

[Pumpkin Party]: Peipei~ Did you see that event? >w<

【peipei】: What event?

Pei Xingzhi had been away from the game for too long and hadn't paid much attention to the newly launched events. So when Pumpkin Party suddenly mentioned it, Pei Xingzhi naturally didn't understand what he was talking about.

[Pumpkin Party]: That's the team-based mission, the rewards are really generous!

【peipei】：Oh

【peipei】: No.

[Pumpkin Party]: But the final reward for this competition is an ultra-rare staff, which perfectly matches your class. Even in regular PvE, there's a material drop bonus. With your skills and mine, we're sure to win!

【peipei】: No need. I don't like playing PVE either.

[Pumpkin Party]: Please, please team up with me!

Xie Nan realized typing was useless, so he quickly clicked on every action in the action bar, blurring Pei Xingzhi's screen with various effects, causing innocent bystanders to be blinded by the flashing effects and leading them to angrily curse Pei Xingzhi and Pumpkin Party in the world chat. His complaints quickly resonated with everyone, instantly sparking a wave of condemnation against Pei Xingzhi and Pumpkin Party.

Pei Xingzhi wiped his face in frustration, wondering who he had offended.

Pumpkin Party [Speaker]: Peipei, please team up with me!

Pumpkin Party [Speaker]: Peipei, please team up with me!

Pumpkin Party [Speaker]: Peipei, please team up with me!

【peipei】：……

[Pumpkin Party]: Did peipei agree to team up with me? QwQ

【peipei】: Here's what we'll do. I have a ring that hasn't been upgraded yet. If you can upgrade its attack to +15, I'll agree to your request to join a party. >v<

Pumpkin Party: HAO~!

Three minutes later

[System notification: Players "peipei" and "Pumpkin Party" have successfully formed an alliance.]

Pei Xingzhi: ...Who would have thought he'd be so incredibly lucky?

As Pumpkin Party predicted, the two top players from across the server teamed up and unsurprisingly won the championship.

Once you start forming a team, you'll want to start again. Pei Xingzhi got a taste of success from this competition and inexplicably embarked on a team journey with Pumpkin Party, dominating various PVP battles.

Until a few months ago, when the game launched the guild competition, Pei Xingzhi set his sights on the fashion reward for first place. After feigning refusal a few times, he accepted the invitation to form a guild with Pumpkin Party, only stipulating that the guild would be disbanded immediately after the competition. However, he didn't expect that the two of them would become so famous. By the end of the competition, their guild, "pei guagua," had become one of the top guilds on the server. Pei Xingzhi felt a little embarrassed to disband it, so he dragged it out, and it hasn't been disbanded yet. In fact, it still holds the number one position in the entire server, and no matter how hard other guilds try, they can't shake it.

When the two created the gang, Pumpkin Party said he would never disband it. What was Pei Xingzhi's response at the time?

He said he would take the surname Pumpkin Party if Pei Xingzhi didn't disband the gang.

Um……

So this sentence can be understood in this way?

He was trapped at the wedding by the pumpkin party and couldn't escape.