Outside Linjing City.
"Lu Xiaoyao, you're not going to trick me this time, are you?"
Zhen Po crossed her arms, holding a large sword in her arms, and looked at Lu Xiaoyao with a suspicious expression.
"Hey, if you think I'd screw you over, why did you come along?" Lu Xiaoyao couldn't help but roll her eyes at Zhen Po. "Besides, when did I ever screw you over? I didn't issue the last mission; we just both got the same mission, okay?"
We're brothers, and I haven't even said anything about you rigging me last time, and you're already shifting the blame?
"What do you mean by 'passing the buck first'? Okay, let's not talk about last time, but this time you want me to—"
"This time it was me who shouted it."
Just as Lu Xiaoyao and Zhen Po were having a childish argument, Julian appeared out of nowhere.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that several other people were following behind him; upon closer examination, they appeared to be players.
"Has something happened this time?"
Seeing that it was a gathering of gamers, Zhen Po's face instantly became serious.
"Is it the Zerg?" Zhen Po asked cautiously. Zhen Po nodded and looked at Lu Xiaoyao and Zhen Po, saying, "Even if there is no Zerg in its true form here, there should be some kind of stronghold of that guy."
"That's right, we've been investigating this area for a long time and finally confirmed it."
Several other players also spoke up, sharing their discoveries from the past few days, which were all located just outside Linjing City.
“This place is actually under the jurisdiction of Jingyun Mountain in principle. The evil spirit set up by the insectoids is near Jingyun Mountain…” Zhen Po suddenly remembered the things they had done every day to eliminate the evil spirit, and his expression immediately turned ugly.
"No wonder there are so many evil spirits here. They're doing this right under our noses!"
Recalling the time she was ambushed and seriously injured, Zhen Po felt a burning rage.
"However, I've heard there are quite a few traces of the activity in other places as well." Although other players offered other suggestions, everyone was currently holding the same idea—to deal with the area near them first, and then continue the investigation later.
...
Inside the Tianyi Pavilion.
"Second Manager, what about that guy outside... aren't we going to do anything about him?"
One of the fellow cultivators practiced a spiritual cultivation technique, so no matter how high the player's reconnaissance ability was, he still couldn't hide it from him.
Lu Gui, who already knew about this, didn't say anything; he also knew what the other party was planning to do.
That was a student from the No. 2 Military Academy. He had seen him before during the exchange between the eight academies. The person hiding in this area was most likely there to monitor him.
Lu Gui flipped through the ledgers, recalling his previous misunderstanding, and couldn't help but sigh.
His spiritual eyes had long ago made him notice that some people in the city were strange, but every time he followed the traces of his spiritual eyes when something happened, he was always unlucky.
Not only did he miss the murderer's move, but he also stumbled upon the death scene of other players who had discovered evidence.
Julian was already being very lenient by not directly using his NPC identity to arrest him as a suspect.
But the more things were like this, the more frustrated Lu Gui felt.
What exactly is wrong?
Each time he privately sought out players to cooperate, after passing on the information, the players who had contacted him would die and go offline.
Thinking about it, Julian's deep eyes couldn't help but light up as he looked around. Through the lifeless objects, Julian saw the player hiding in the dead corner of the alley opposite the shop through the door.
The other person also had a dark, blood-red mark on their shoulder.
The players he had previously seen with these marks were all gone.
...
"It's getting late, let's come find you again tomorrow~" Mei Jiu and Ming Mei had spent the afternoon in the courtyard, and when the sun began to set, Mu Chen spoke first, saying that they could go back.
"Ah...you haven't finished telling that story yet. What happened next?"
Mei Jiu smacked her lips, still wanting to hear more. However, Mingmei had already pulled her up, and as she did so, her gaze fell on Mu Chen.
"There are still stories to tell tomorrow. Xiao Jiu, remind me then, and we'll do it together."
【And you, Gui Gui, you reminded me.】While keeping Mei Jiu in suspense, Mingmei also asked Gui Gui to tell her about her past with Mu Chen in advance.
Since she forgets every day, Mei Jiu reminded her, and Gui Gui also told her about her past experiences, so that she would remember Mu Chen whenever she saw him.
Thinking this, Mingmei couldn't hide the smile on her lips, and Mu Chen smiled along with her.
The brightness today was different, and Mu Chen could feel it.
When she first saw him, there was no doubt or confusion in her eyes. Although there was a moment of unfamiliarity, it quickly changed as if she had received some kind of hint and confirmed her identity.
That's enough.
Mu Chen smiled and saw the two off from the Sutra Pavilion. On the way back, Mei Jiu chatted with Ming Mei about the story Mu Chen had told them that day.
"Do you think it's possible for someone to be reborn? If they start over and want to change everything, are they still the same person they were before?" Mei Jiu asked today after hearing Mu Chen tell a story about a loser who went back in time.
"I don't know." Mingmei shook her head. Mu Chen's story sounded like it had a hidden meaning, but she had told many similar stories.
"But precisely because of past failures, who wouldn't want to change everything if they could go back in time?"
"Oh, I see." Mei Jiu nodded thoughtfully, then muttered, "What if it still fails? Will I be reborn again, hahaha?"
"Hmm... if I keep failing and keep trying, I'll probably... go crazy, right?"
Mingmei put herself in the shoes of the character, thought for a moment, and said, "If it were me, I'd probably destroy the world. What? Can't you handle the game? You think I shouldn't win if I have to start over?"
"puff--"
When Mingmei said this, all the people around Yan Hui had arrived: Mingmei, Mingyi, and Ruan Xun. The four of them observed everything happening in the game.
When Mingmei said this, Ruan Xun and Yan Hui couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"A nephew resembles his uncle..."
The two, who had previously been unable to take a joke, chuckled, then silently shut their mouths after receiving Mei Shi's death ray.
"Just how much has this bug changed the world's settings?" Ming Yi frowned as he looked at Yan Hui.
In the game, he is still living a "peaceful life" with his daughter, but outside, there is a bloody storm. Apart from chasing down an evil spirit outside Linjing City, his family seems to be detached from the main storyline of the game.
"Are those players... reliable?" Although Mingyi wasn't the type to take on everything, he would step in if he could when things came up.
"Relax, although this bug has indeed been modified quite a bit, this is still my game." Yan Hui smiled, turned to look at the countless live stream screens in the virtual space, pointed to a group of players who were about to take action, and said, "They're working hard, aren't they?"
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