Chapter 1
"Ding Dong."
"Welcome to the beta version of "Hot Blooded Jianghu". The game is loading for you. I wish you a pleasant experience."
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Yue Mingming opened her eyes and found that her character was in a sedan chair, carried by four bearers, walking along the mountain road with a panting sound.
"System, are you there?"
No answer.
Strange... Didn't the system provide a world description immediately after entering the game? Why is there no movement yet?
Yue Mingming was wondering when the sedan suddenly stopped.
After a brief silence, a rough, dark hand suddenly reached in and pulled down the curtain of the sedan chair. Four malicious faces all gave her obscene smiles.
"Hey, miss, I'm sorry." The lead sedan bearer took out a short knife with a cold gleam and deliberately waved it in front of Yue Mingming: "We are also taking money and doing things for others... Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. Miss, if you become a ghost, go find the person who hurt you!"
After saying this, several people laughed, but were not in a hurry to take action.
Some murderers like to play cat and mouse games, especially when facing delicate young ladies. They look forward to seeing them cry, beg for mercy, and obey... until they collapse.
But Yue Mingming's reaction made their smiles freeze on their faces.
Yue Mingming smiled even brighter than them.
The game will specially design some opening monsters to help the protagonist familiarize himself with the operations. These four seem to be the ones!
Yue Mingming was a little excited: "System, what should I do now? Where are my equipment and attack menus?"
The system remained silent.
Yue Mingming had no choice but to decide to take the initiative as a player and explore on his own.
According to her gaming experience, it was more important to find a weapon that was handy. She fixed her eyes on the jewelry box in her arms.
After opening it, there was only a plain silver hairpin in the huge box. The hairpin had a touch of emerald green on the top, which was a pitifully small jadeite.
Just try it!
"Alright! Let's fight!"
Yue Mingming held the silver hairpin in her hand, as if holding the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, her morale soaring. She knew very well that these opening minions had very little health and would be killed in just two hits.
The sedan bearers looked at each other, and then... burst into even louder laughter.
This prey is so interesting!
The lead sedan bearer simply put his knife back on his waist, stretched out his large, iron-like hands, and tightly grasped Yue Mingming's wrist: "I've seen those who are weak-willed and scared out of their wits, and those who are fierce-willed and commit suicide directly... This is the first time I've seen anyone dare to challenge us!"
Yue Mingming was held firmly in his grasp. He struggled hard to break free but couldn't move at all.
This body is too weak... Will there be a hero saving the beauty next?
She looked around, but there was no one in this desolate mountain or wilderness, not to mention a single person, not even an animal.
The sedan bearer grinned grimly, "You're still thinking someone will come and save you? Forget it! Concubines like you won't even have anyone to collect your body after you die!"
Yue Mingming was confused. Wasn't she supposed to play a female knight? How did she become a concubine?
It’s bad enough that the goods are not what they described, but this is too different!
What was even more terrifying was that she felt her wrist was about to be broken, and the other person's drunken body was getting closer and closer, and the disgusting breath sprayed on her neck. Yue Mingming suddenly felt like a cat with its fur standing on end, with every hair standing on end.
You're a scoundrel who takes advantage of others! Not even in the game!
Yue Mingming aimed at the other person's ear and bit it hard.
When she was little, she watched a famous boxing match. She didn't trust herself, but she trusted the boxing champion's judgment - attack, he was a professional.
The sedan bearer screamed and stepped back. Yue Mingming felt her wrist loosen, but before she could even rejoice, another hand roughly dragged her out and slammed her to the ground. Several slaps followed, leaving sparks flying before her eyes and a long, shrill piercing in her ears.
Yue Mingming was completely stunned.
No one has ever touched her since she was a child. She wanted to kill everyone in the game, but before the plot even unfolded, she was beaten to death by a few monsters.
She felt wronged and scared, tears streaming down her face. "System? System! Help!"
She doesn't want to play anymore! She wants to go home!
This time, the system finally stopped playing dead. A pleasant voice rang out in Yue Mingming's mind: "Hello, player. I am your exclusive system manager. I am happy to serve you."
Yue Mingming seemed to have grasped a lifeline: "Can you please stop them? I want to quit the game!"
Oooooh…it really hurts!
System: "Sorry, your game time does not meet the exit requirements. If you force quit, you may be at risk of brain death. Do you want to insist on quitting?"
A dialog box immediately appeared in front of me, and the "Force Quit" button glowed ominously red.
Yue Mingming panicked. When she signed the contract, she did read the bold risk warning, but unfortunately she didn't take it seriously at the time.
"Then...if I get beaten to death now, does that count as a forced exit?"
"No players have logged off in such a short period of time. Sorry, the risks are unknown."
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Yue Mingming shouted in despair, "This crappy game of yours is completely unreasonable. I haven't learned any skills, and I can't beat them at all! What should I do now?"
The system still had an infuriating tone: "Please wait, I will explain the situation to you after I understand it."
Silence fell again.
The sedan bearers didn't understand what was going on. They saw Yue Mingming shouting and saying some incomprehensible words, so they thought she was crazy and stopped.
One of them looked at Yue Mingming's face, his eyes like a snake scorpion drilling straight into her messy clothes: "It would be a pity to kill this little thing directly. Boss, why don't you leave it to us to play with!"
Another person sighed with regret, "The higher-ups specifically instructed us to keep her innocent."
"Tsk, you killed the person, and you still care about heaven, earth, and me! If I were to throw him down the mountain and let a wild dog grab him, there would be no body left. Who would have noticed?"
"Brother, what do you think?"
The leading sedan bearer had a gloomy expression, one hand covering his bleeding ear as he angrily said, "We've dealt with so many people, young and old, and no one has ever hurt me! This little bitch is a bitch, so shameless that she's too easy to just kill!"
Yue Mingming felt a chill in his heart, it was over.
"System, is there still a way for me to survive?"
This time the system responded promptly: "We're sorry, the game you logged into has a program error that cannot be repaired at the moment. We recommend that you continue playing the game. After the game time reaches one hour, you can exit safely."
Yue Mingming: What?
"When you were connecting, you mistakenly entered another unfinished game. The system is not fully functional and cannot be forcibly intervened. I hope you understand."
Yue Mingming simply couldn't understand: "...You mean I logged into another game, and this game is a half-finished product, you can't control it, and now you can only let me fend for myself?"
The system seemed to understand the sarcasm and anger in her tone and fell into an awkward silence.
"You are being connected to the emergency protection system. Please wait."
Yue Mingming had completely given up on this charade. She gritted her teeth as she watched the approaching sedan chair bearers, her body trembling uncontrollably. Helplessness and fear grew and spread within her, finally engulfing her like a huge wave, choking her breath.
If the pain is real, then everything that happens next will be incredibly real.
Yue Mingming, can you bear it?
When the sedan bearer's heavy body pressed down on her, Yue Mingming heard her own shrill screams and the others burst into laughter. She instinctively reached out to resist, knowing that she was overestimating her own abilities, but what else could a tiny ant do?
At this moment, something strange happened——
The sedan bearer on Yue Mingming was suddenly bounced away by an invisible force. His body flew into the air and hit a crooked tree several feet away. He died instantly.
All this happened so suddenly that everyone was stunned.
"Boss...he's dead...dead."
Fear flashed in the eyes of the sedan bearers, and someone pointed at Yue Mingming and shouted, "There's something strange about this woman!"
The leading sedan bearer was a ruthless character. When he saw that something was wrong, he immediately drew out a dagger and stabbed Yue Mingming in the heart.
Yue Mingming raised his hand again, hoping to knock the opponent away like before, but unfortunately there was no response this time.
The dagger cut a deep wound on her arm. Yue Mingming gasped in pain. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the other party failed to stab her, she jumped up and ran into the woods.
After rushing out twenty or thirty meters, Yue Mingming suddenly realized, Hey, why is he so fast?
Although her whole body felt like it was falling apart, she felt as if her feet were moving as fast as the wind and she was as light as a swallow. Turning her head to look behind her, she found that the sedan bearers had been left ten meters away without her noticing.
"The emergency escape skill - 'Wallwalking' has been unlocked for you."
Yue Mingming's heart finally became as cheerful as the system's voice.
She seemed to have...escaped death!
After entering the depths of the dense forest and making sure she had shaken off her pursuers, Yue Mingming slumped down under a tree, tears streaming down her face again. Having cried enough, she wiped her face and angrily questioned the system: "Is this enough game time? I want to quit!"
"Sorry, your game time is insufficient to exit safely."
Yue Mingming was confused and said anxiously, "I've been beaten and run for my life all the way here. It's been a long time. How come it's not enough?"
"Game duration is calculated based on real-world time. The times in the two worlds are not synchronized. According to backend statistics, your game duration is less than one second."
What? !
According to this calculation, she will have to stay in the game for another six months...
This is not a game, this is clearly a pirate ship!
On one side is the reality of brain death, on the other side is the dangerous plot of unknown life and death——
"Do I have any choice?" Yue Mingming murmured.
The mountain wind howled, slowly drying the tears from the girl's face. Yue Mingming recalled the time her mother-in-law took her to the mountains to pick mushrooms. She had complained constantly about the difficult mountain paths, the stinging mosquitoes, and the weeds that had soiled her new shoes. But her mother-in-law smiled and comforted her, "Don't be so squeamish, little sister. Since you're here, just have fun."
That time she found a big mushroom in the mountains and showed it off for a long time when she got home. It became the most glorious thing about her summer vacation.
Now that we're here...
What if we find another big mushroom?
Yue Mingming sat quietly for a while, then suddenly asked, "Besides running away, do I have any other skills?"
System: "After completing the story missions, you can unlock more skills. Your first mission is 'Marrying into the Royal Palace'."
Yue Mingming hesitated for a moment and said, "No... How did that sedan bearer fly out just now?"
"That's the high-level martial arts skill, 'Cloud-Walking Palm,' which can only be used in emergencies."
"Can you give me another chance?" Yue Mingming bargained, "You guys are so wrong, you should at least compensate me!"
"…What do you want to do?"
Yue Mingming smoothed her messy hair, revealing a soft, white face that belonged only to a young girl. A flame slowly burned in her black and white eyes.
"They did so much evil and harmed so many people. I don't want others to go through this."
Even in the game.
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The sedan bearers never expected that such a frail little girl could escape right under their noses.
What I didn't expect was that she took the initiative to find it back!
"Hey, you dare to come back? Brothers, come at me together, we will make you live a life worse than death!" A sedan bearer screamed.
Everyone rushed forward, but Yue Mingming did not move at all, just watching them coldly as they rushed towards him.
The lead sedan bearer felt something was amiss. How could the girl's expression have changed in just a short while? Thinking of his brother's sudden death, he deliberately slowed down his pace.
At the critical moment of life and death, his beast-like instinct saved his life.
Yue Mingming struck a pose he learned from TV, and a force that appeared out of nowhere poured into his palm. He raised his hand and knocked the two people away.
The girl did not stop.
She approached the lead sedan bearer step by step. Although her face was young and her body was covered with scars, she had an overwhelming power, like the majesty of Xuannv, and like a ghost demanding revenge.
This time it was the murderer's turn to look pale and retreat step by step.
"You...are you a human or a ghost?"
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