September 08, 2023 by Wyrd
[Attention to all players, an anomaly has occurred in the instance ‘Xishan Residential Area’. The instance quest has been reset, and the clearance time has been changed from ten days to five days.]
[Instance Quest: Survive for five days or find the murderer.]
The game system’s cold and relentless voice repeated this announcement three times in the minds of the players in the instance, capturing their attention.
An elite male player was shocked. “What’s going on? How can the duration of an instance quest change like this?”
“I don’t know. What’s happening?”
Other players were equally puzzled. This was the first time they had encountered a situation where the duration of an instance quest changed, and the first time they realized that instance quests could change at all.
But this certainly couldn’t be a good sign.
“What do they mean by an instance anomaly? Did someone do something?”
Other players were also baffled. Except for a player named Li Shuyang, they had been working together without anything unusual happening. Come to think of it, they hadn’t seen Li Shuyang for a long time. Could he be responsible? It couldn’t be, right? How could a newcomer cause such a situation?
The livestream audience was also shocked.
[What’s going on? Why can the instance quest change?]
[Yeah, is there a bug in the game system? It can’t be, can it?]
[You guys haven’t seen it before. Sometimes, instances can experience unforeseeable circumstances that significantly increase the difficulty. At such times, players are almost guaranteed to fail. But the system adjusts the clearance quest to maintain a reasonable success rate.]
[I’ve been lucky enough to see it once. In reality, whether it’s adjusted or not doesn’t make much of a difference. Once the game system starts adjusting the clearance quest, it basically means the instance’s difficulty has risen to a hellish level. It’s just giving players a chance to struggle.]
[Ah, did Crazy Lu do something!? Why isn’t he streaming? I really want to know what happened. I’ve been watching the whole time, but it feels like I missed something.]
[Help, I want to know too.]
In the game’s main city space, a man who was about to enter a game instance received a text message.
The text message came from the game’s main system?
The man casually raised an eyebrow, opened the instance quest panel, and selected to enter the instance designated by the game system.
***
In the bright afternoon at 15:20, while the sun was shining brilliantly, the interior of Apartment 406 in Building E of the Xishan Residential Area was extremely dark, as if it was isolated from the rest of the world.
It gave off an extremely dangerous and ominous feeling, as if some terrifying presence might crawl out of the darkness at any moment.
A spine-chilling sensation involuntarily rose from deep within.
Moreover, the temperature in the entire room seemed to have dropped several degrees, and Chen Sihan instinctively held the person who had fainted in his arms, looking around cautiously.
However, before he could even adapt to this sudden darkness, the person he was holding in his arms was instantly pulled away by someone.
Chen Sihan, taken aback by the speed, didn’t have time to react, and he couldn’t even see who had taken Ruan Qing away.
Chen Sihan could only frantically and aimlessly reach out in the air, but couldn’t grab anything.
In contrast, Yang Muqing, who seemed unfazed by the darkness, widened his eyes at the moment Ruan Qing was taken, wanting to grab Ruan Qing’s hand and pull him back to safety.
However, he was just a three-year-old child, and even if he managed to grab Ruan Qing’s hand, he couldn’t hold on.
He even fell to the ground due to the tremendous pulling force, and there were traces of blood on his elbow.
Yang Muqing’s pupils contracted, and he immediately covered the bleeding area tightly.
But it seemed to be too late.
There seemed to be something moving inside his body, getting faster and gathering towards the wound.
As if it wanted to break through his body.
Yang Muqing seemed to be in great pain, his face contorted as he tightly covered the wound, but with little effect.
The thing inside him writhed even more wildly, and a little of it even oozed out of the wound, greedily sucking at the bloodstains on Yang Muqing’s wound.
Because it was too dark inside the room, it was impossible to see what exactly that thing was.
Just as it seemed like the presence was about to emerge, it appeared to sense something and instantly retreated back into Yang Muqing’s body.
As if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
Yang Muqing sat down on the ground, his face extremely pale, drenched in sweat, looking like he had just been pulled out of the water.
He looked towards the sofa, where there was a distorted and terrifying blood shadow, and in the arms of that blood shadow was a young man.
The one being held was his ‘father.’
The blood shadow looked incredibly frightening, and it had a strong hold on the young man, as if it was a fierce beast guarding a treasure.
The sight alone made people shiver involuntarily.
At this moment, Yang Muqing was somewhat glad that the young man was blind, unable to witness this horrifying scene. Otherwise, given the young man’s timid and fragile nature, it was entirely possible he could have been frightened to death.
But why had this blood shadow appeared here?
***
Ruan Qing was unaware of the real situation, and he hadn’t heard the game system’s broadcast. He was currently in the kitchen, preparing lunch together with Yang Tianhao.
Ruan Qing tried his best to follow the events in his memory, even mimicking the order in which vegetables were washed, identical to what Zhou Qing did.
Ruan Qing looked at Yang Tianhao, who was taking out an apron in front of him, with a puzzled expression. This scene didn’t seem to be in Zhou Qing’s memories, did it?
Yang Tianhao smiled gently and tenderly at Ruan Qing, speaking in a soothing tone, “Ah Qing, you tend to get your clothes dirty easily. Let’s put on an apron.”
Although this scene wasn’t in Ruan Qing’s memory, he didn’t refuse. He reached out to take the apron and began to put it on himself.
However, Yang Tianhao slightly moved his hand away from Ruan Qing’s, directly signaling him, “Ah Qing, you’re not very good at tying it behind your back. Turn around, and I’ll help you with it.”
Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment, then turned around, facing away from Yang Tianhao, and raised his arms, making it easier for Yang Tianhao to tie the apron.
Yang Tianhao’s hands passed by Ruan Qing’s side and gently came to the front. Their positions seemed as though Yang Tianhao was embracing him from behind.
Because they were very close, so close that Yang Tianhao could smell the faint fragrance of orchids on Ruan Qing’s body, his movements involuntarily slowed down.
Yang Tianhao felt the slender waist in his hand that was not even a handful. He lowered his gaze, looking at the delicate neck of the person in front of him.
The young man was wearing a light beige sweater, which made his fair skin appear even more radiant and delicate like jade, so captivating that it was hard to look away.
From Yang Tianhao’s angle, he could even clearly see the faint outline of the collarbone, partly exposed due to the sweater. It left much to the imagination.
It made one want to tear open his clothes to see what lay beneath.
Yet the person in front of him seemed completely defenseless, gentle, and obedient, as if he would allow anything.
Yang Tianhao was slightly distracted. His movements paused. His Adam’s apple moved involuntarily up and down.
The person behind him was breathing so close, making Ruan Qing feel somewhat uncomfortable. He turned his head slightly and asked, “Are you done?”
Yang Tianhao regained his composure, his ears turning slightly red. He quickly tied the apron around his waist and said, “Alright.”
With the apron securely in place, Ruan Qing resumed washing vegetables, just as before.
However, Yang Tianhao was different now. His mind was no longer focused on cooking.
He absentmindedly chopped vegetables while his attention was on the person next to him. Fortunately, his knife skills were proficient, and he didn’t make a mess despite being distracted.
Yang Tianhao stole glances at the person beside him, and his heart started to race. Certain desires that had been suppressed in the depths of his heart began to grow unrestrained with each quickening heartbeat, like wild grasses under the moonlight.
Ah Qing was his wife, and he could do anything to him.
Anything.
Moreover, he was doing this to save him. Only those with a pure and flawless body, without any defects, would be chosen by the Yang family.
Just like he was in the beginning.
The people from the Yang family were no longer considered human. They were powerless to resist them unless they chose to give up possession willingly.
As long as he dirtied Ah Qing, the Yang family would surely give up on him.
Yang Tianhao’s handsome face blushed even more. Dirtying him and...
Yang Tianhao felt a bit ashamed of the images in his mind, but his desires were growing stronger, making him feel as though there were ten thousand ants crawling in the depths of his heart. He unexpectedly put down the knife and embraced Ruan Qing from behind.
He looked at the person in front of him and spoke in a low, hoarse voice, his breath carrying a hint of heat, “Ah Qing, can I sleep in your room tonight?”
Perhaps because he lowered his voice, Yang Tianhao’s deep, husky voice had a strange magnetism and sensuality, making it incredibly appealing and irresistible.
When Yang Tianhao hugged him, Ruan Qing’s body stiffened slightly, and his heart involuntarily sank a bit. A thought surfaced in his mind.
Had he really returned to a few days ago?
If it was just a matter of time travel and he hadn’t changed anything, Yang Tianhao’s actions should be the same as they were in his memory.
But everything was different now.
First, he helped him tie the apron, then this embrace, and now these words filled with suggestive implications.
Yang Tianhao shouldn’t love Zhou Qing, so he should never say such things, but he did.
September 08, 2023 by Wyrd
[Attention to all players, an anomaly has occurred in the instance ‘Xishan Residential Area’. The instance quest has been reset, and the clearance time has been changed from ten days to five days.]
[Instance Quest: Survive for five days or find the murderer.]
The game system’s cold and relentless voice repeated this announcement three times in the minds of the players in the instance, capturing their attention.
An elite male player was shocked. “What’s going on? How can the duration of an instance quest change like this?”
“I don’t know. What’s happening?”
Other players were equally puzzled. This was the first time they had encountered a situation where the duration of an instance quest changed, and the first time they realized that instance quests could change at all.
But this certainly couldn’t be a good sign.
“What do they mean by an instance anomaly? Did someone do something?”
Other players were also baffled. Except for a player named Li Shuyang, they had been working together without anything unusual happening. Come to think of it, they hadn’t seen Li Shuyang for a long time. Could he be responsible? It couldn’t be, right? How could a newcomer cause such a situation?
The livestream audience was also shocked.
[What’s going on? Why can the instance quest change?]
[Yeah, is there a bug in the game system? It can’t be, can it?]
[You guys haven’t seen it before. Sometimes, instances can experience unforeseeable circumstances that significantly increase the difficulty. At such times, players are almost guaranteed to fail. But the system adjusts the clearance quest to maintain a reasonable success rate.]
[I’ve been lucky enough to see it once. In reality, whether it’s adjusted or not doesn’t make much of a difference. Once the game system starts adjusting the clearance quest, it basically means the instance’s difficulty has risen to a hellish level. It’s just giving players a chance to struggle.]
[Ah, did Crazy Lu do something!? Why isn’t he streaming? I really want to know what happened. I’ve been watching the whole time, but it feels like I missed something.]
[Help, I want to know too.]
In the game’s main city space, a man who was about to enter a game instance received a text message.
The text message came from the game’s main system?
The man casually raised an eyebrow, opened the instance quest panel, and selected to enter the instance designated by the game system.
***
In the bright afternoon at 15:20, while the sun was shining brilliantly, the interior of Apartment 406 in Building E of the Xishan Residential Area was extremely dark, as if it was isolated from the rest of the world.
It gave off an extremely dangerous and ominous feeling, as if some terrifying presence might crawl out of the darkness at any moment.
A spine-chilling sensation involuntarily rose from deep within.
Moreover, the temperature in the entire room seemed to have dropped several degrees, and Chen Sihan instinctively held the person who had fainted in his arms, looking around cautiously.
However, before he could even adapt to this sudden darkness, the person he was holding in his arms was instantly pulled away by someone.
Chen Sihan, taken aback by the speed, didn’t have time to react, and he couldn’t even see who had taken Ruan Qing away.
Chen Sihan could only frantically and aimlessly reach out in the air, but couldn’t grab anything.
In contrast, Yang Muqing, who seemed unfazed by the darkness, widened his eyes at the moment Ruan Qing was taken, wanting to grab Ruan Qing’s hand and pull him back to safety.
However, he was just a three-year-old child, and even if he managed to grab Ruan Qing’s hand, he couldn’t hold on.
He even fell to the ground due to the tremendous pulling force, and there were traces of blood on his elbow.
Yang Muqing’s pupils contracted, and he immediately covered the bleeding area tightly.
But it seemed to be too late.
There seemed to be something moving inside his body, getting faster and gathering towards the wound.
As if it wanted to break through his body.
Yang Muqing seemed to be in great pain, his face contorted as he tightly covered the wound, but with little effect.
The thing inside him writhed even more wildly, and a little of it even oozed out of the wound, greedily sucking at the bloodstains on Yang Muqing’s wound.
Because it was too dark inside the room, it was impossible to see what exactly that thing was.
Just as it seemed like the presence was about to emerge, it appeared to sense something and instantly retreated back into Yang Muqing’s body.
As if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
Yang Muqing sat down on the ground, his face extremely pale, drenched in sweat, looking like he had just been pulled out of the water.
He looked towards the sofa, where there was a distorted and terrifying blood shadow, and in the arms of that blood shadow was a young man.
The one being held was his ‘father.’
The blood shadow looked incredibly frightening, and it had a strong hold on the young man, as if it was a fierce beast guarding a treasure.
The sight alone made people shiver involuntarily.
At this moment, Yang Muqing was somewhat glad that the young man was blind, unable to witness this horrifying scene. Otherwise, given the young man’s timid and fragile nature, it was entirely possible he could have been frightened to death.
But why had this blood shadow appeared here?
***
Ruan Qing was unaware of the real situation, and he hadn’t heard the game system’s broadcast. He was currently in the kitchen, preparing lunch together with Yang Tianhao.
Ruan Qing tried his best to follow the events in his memory, even mimicking the order in which vegetables were washed, identical to what Zhou Qing did.
Ruan Qing looked at Yang Tianhao, who was taking out an apron in front of him, with a puzzled expression. This scene didn’t seem to be in Zhou Qing’s memories, did it?
Yang Tianhao smiled gently and tenderly at Ruan Qing, speaking in a soothing tone, “Ah Qing, you tend to get your clothes dirty easily. Let’s put on an apron.”
Although this scene wasn’t in Ruan Qing’s memory, he didn’t refuse. He reached out to take the apron and began to put it on himself.
However, Yang Tianhao slightly moved his hand away from Ruan Qing’s, directly signaling him, “Ah Qing, you’re not very good at tying it behind your back. Turn around, and I’ll help you with it.”
Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment, then turned around, facing away from Yang Tianhao, and raised his arms, making it easier for Yang Tianhao to tie the apron.
Yang Tianhao’s hands passed by Ruan Qing’s side and gently came to the front. Their positions seemed as though Yang Tianhao was embracing him from behind.
Because they were very close, so close that Yang Tianhao could smell the faint fragrance of orchids on Ruan Qing’s body, his movements involuntarily slowed down.
Yang Tianhao felt the slender waist in his hand that was not even a handful. He lowered his gaze, looking at the delicate neck of the person in front of him.
The young man was wearing a light beige sweater, which made his fair skin appear even more radiant and delicate like jade, so captivating that it was hard to look away.
From Yang Tianhao’s angle, he could even clearly see the faint outline of the collarbone, partly exposed due to the sweater. It left much to the imagination.
It made one want to tear open his clothes to see what lay beneath.
Yet the person in front of him seemed completely defenseless, gentle, and obedient, as if he would allow anything.
Yang Tianhao was slightly distracted. His movements paused. His Adam’s apple moved involuntarily up and down.
The person behind him was breathing so close, making Ruan Qing feel somewhat uncomfortable. He turned his head slightly and asked, “Are you done?”
Yang Tianhao regained his composure, his ears turning slightly red. He quickly tied the apron around his waist and said, “Alright.”
With the apron securely in place, Ruan Qing resumed washing vegetables, just as before.
However, Yang Tianhao was different now. His mind was no longer focused on cooking.
He absentmindedly chopped vegetables while his attention was on the person next to him. Fortunately, his knife skills were proficient, and he didn’t make a mess despite being distracted.
Yang Tianhao stole glances at the person beside him, and his heart started to race. Certain desires that had been suppressed in the depths of his heart began to grow unrestrained with each quickening heartbeat, like wild grasses under the moonlight.
Ah Qing was his wife, and he could do anything to him.
Anything.
Moreover, he was doing this to save him. Only those with a pure and flawless body, without any defects, would be chosen by the Yang family.
Just like he was in the beginning.
The people from the Yang family were no longer considered human. They were powerless to resist them unless they chose to give up possession willingly.
As long as he dirtied Ah Qing, the Yang family would surely give up on him.
Yang Tianhao’s handsome face blushed even more. Dirtying him and...
Yang Tianhao felt a bit ashamed of the images in his mind, but his desires were growing stronger, making him feel as though there were ten thousand ants crawling in the depths of his heart. He unexpectedly put down the knife and embraced Ruan Qing from behind.
He looked at the person in front of him and spoke in a low, hoarse voice, his breath carrying a hint of heat, “Ah Qing, can I sleep in your room tonight?”
Perhaps because he lowered his voice, Yang Tianhao’s deep, husky voice had a strange magnetism and sensuality, making it incredibly appealing and irresistible.
When Yang Tianhao hugged him, Ruan Qing’s body stiffened slightly, and his heart involuntarily sank a bit. A thought surfaced in his mind.
Had he really returned to a few days ago?
If it was just a matter of time travel and he hadn’t changed anything, Yang Tianhao’s actions should be the same as they were in his memory.
But everything was different now.
First, he helped him tie the apron, then this embrace, and now these words filled with suggestive implications.
Yang Tianhao shouldn’t love Zhou Qing, so he should never say such things, but he did.
