Ning Su, on the other side, paused for a moment.
Ning Changfeng became increasingly puzzled and uneasy. He walked to the door of the room he lent to Ling Xiao for the night, thinking of just asking him directly.
“Ling Xiao, are you asleep?”
There was no sound in the room. Ning Changfeng carefully sensed and realized that there was no one inside.
***
Ning Su slumped on the sofa, contemplating this person named Ling Xiao.
He didn’t expect him to be a player.
After thinking for a while, when he was about to pour a glass of water, he suddenly turned his head to look outside. “Hmm?”
Outside the small courtyard, moonlight filled the winding path.
Someone, draped in moonlight, stood in the not-so-thick darkness.
The young man peeked out from the wooden door, clearly seeing the person’s face under the moonlight.
Exactly like the god brought out in ‘Flower Servant’ instance.
Even the red at the corners of the eyes was the same, not the ordinary red caused by crying or pressure, but seemed like a natural mark—subtle but enough to be mysterious.
“Hello?” Ning Su walked over, looking at the other with beautiful peach blossom eyes. “What’s the matter?”
Ling Xiao didn’t know why he was momentarily distracted, lowering his eyes.
Ning Su waited for him to speak.
Far from the center of the base, close to the Long River, the players in the bridge tunnel were all asleep, making it exceptionally quiet at night.
The two stood facing each other, and Ning Su kept looking at him. In his mind, there were only the bloody lingxiao flowers.
When he saw Ling Xiao look up, those eyes contained mountains of corpses and seas of blood, endless darkness.
“I’ve come to take back my heart. It’s in your body.”
Ning Su’s heart jumped suddenly, heavy and urgent.
He immediately understood why, after leaving the instance, he had always felt the weight in his heart.
It turned out the four-petaled blood flower transplanted into his heart was still there.
It turned out what he found from the depths of the Dark Swamp was this person’s own heart.
At this moment, he was in a state that Ning Su had never seen before.
In the instance, he wiped away his tears and lifted him from the damp, cold floor.
At dinner, he discreetly pushed a plate of grilled meat taken from the signboard toward him.
At this moment, his eyes held boundless darkness, a hint of bloodiness, and... chaotic confusion?
Ning Su uttered a sound, “This is what you owe me, don’t you remember?”
Seeing Ling Xiao silent, Ning Su became more certain that he was somewhat unaware of what happened in the instance.
“But I woke you up. You’re not going to repay me with ingratitude by trying to kill me, right?”
This wasn’t the world of ‘Flower Servant’ and Ning Su couldn’t guarantee that cutting open the heart wouldn’t pose a danger.
Ning Su approached a step closer, bringing his face near. “Look at my face and think carefully, is what I said true?”
“You even hugged me, don’t you remember?”
Ling Xiao: “...”
He said, “How did I hug you?”
Ning Su: “...”
Ning Su leaned his face and gestured, “Like this, and then like this.”
Ling Xiao’s dark gaze fixed on Ning Su. “If it’s true, you should know exactly how to hug without pausing.”
As he was about to say something, the young man took a step back and directly lifted him up.
Ling Xiao: “...”
“Like this.”
“...”
Lifting a man approaching 1.9 meters for a small salted fish who didn’t want to exert effort was not easy, so he used the dark energy within him.
Faintly visible black veins protruded on his neck, and there were also some on the arms supporting the back.
Those dark energies made Ling Xiao’s eyes even redder at the corners, and he looked at the young man’s pale face with an unclear expression.
Ning Su blinked, his clear peach blossom eyes looking at him. “Do you believe it?”
In the base, there were no raised veins on his face, but his eyes remained unchanged.
Similar to when lying on the palm of the Flower God statue, singing hymns, looking at the god’s face.
Not sure if it was the hug that made Ling Xiao believe, he didn’t mention the matter of the heart and left.
After returning to the lodging, Ning Su immediately woke up the two children.
“Let’s go to the dungeon now.”
Tonight’s issue was resolved, but he was unsure if Ling Xiao would still demand for his heart tomorrow.
He didn’t know what’s wrong with Ling Xiao. If Ling Xiao really wanted his heart back, Ning Su was uncertain whether he could persuade him or even defeat him.
So... better to hide for a while.
Wait until he figured things out.
Manman rubbed her eyes. “Mom, didn’t you say we would stay at the base for a few more days, watch the individual competition before going to the dungeon?”
Gui Sheng: “Yeah! Lie down for a few more days.”
Ning Su originally planned this way. He was in a hurry to go to the dungeon before because he didn’t have points.
No points meant no food, no points meant no flowers, and the dungeon had everything.
Now that he had points, he wanted to stay at the base for a few more days.
Ning Su didn’t lie to the children. “We’re hiding from the man we encountered today; he’s very dangerous.”
Manman tilted her head and thought, suddenly remembering what Ning Su said on the night when they were in Yinhua Guild.
Manman: “‘The Evil God’s Dribbling Little Wife’?”
Ning Su: “...”
So, don’t say inappropriate things in front of children.
Ning Su forcibly shifted the topic, “Don’t worry, we’ll go to a dungeon. We can still make it back in time for the finals of the individual competition, which is the most exciting.”
Manman didn’t expose him and obediently got out of bed to put on her shoes.
Ning Su took the two children to the game hall.
The game hall was different from the outskirts, bustling even at night.
Especially nearing twelve o’clock, there were even more people here.
This was the last day of the week where people could enter the dungeon, and most people would wait until this time to go. That’s why there were so many people here right now.
Ning Su always felt that Ling Xiao was nearby. He didn’t have time to choose a dungeon; he just wanted to find one with enough people and start it immediately.
He scanned the hall and saw Fang Qi.
This afternoon, he just came out of an instance. He probably just wandered around the Hongyu Guild, had dinner, and spent his points on information before diving into another instance.
Ning Su was slightly surprised. Although he had heard from Su Wangsheng that he was like a wolf cub, going from one instance to another to find people, he hadn’t expected it to be to this extent.
Fang Qi also saw Ning Su and was a bit surprised. “Are you going into an instance tonight?”
Ning Su nodded.
Fang Qi said, “We’re short of two people in our team. Do you want to join?”
Ning Su immediately agreed, “Sure!”
Fang Qi: “?”
Why did it feel like he’s avoiding debt?
Ning Su just glanced at the instance number and confirmed it on the system immediately.
The moment he confirmed, the screen showed that the team was full.
A white light flashed, and Ning Su only saw a woman with a charming smile. Before he could see the last person, he was already transported into the world of the instance.
Ning Su, on the other side, paused for a moment.
Ning Changfeng became increasingly puzzled and uneasy. He walked to the door of the room he lent to Ling Xiao for the night, thinking of just asking him directly.
“Ling Xiao, are you asleep?”
There was no sound in the room. Ning Changfeng carefully sensed and realized that there was no one inside.
***
Ning Su slumped on the sofa, contemplating this person named Ling Xiao.
He didn’t expect him to be a player.
After thinking for a while, when he was about to pour a glass of water, he suddenly turned his head to look outside. “Hmm?”
Outside the small courtyard, moonlight filled the winding path.
Someone, draped in moonlight, stood in the not-so-thick darkness.
The young man peeked out from the wooden door, clearly seeing the person’s face under the moonlight.
Exactly like the god brought out in ‘Flower Servant’ instance.
Even the red at the corners of the eyes was the same, not the ordinary red caused by crying or pressure, but seemed like a natural mark—subtle but enough to be mysterious.
“Hello?” Ning Su walked over, looking at the other with beautiful peach blossom eyes. “What’s the matter?”
Ling Xiao didn’t know why he was momentarily distracted, lowering his eyes.
Ning Su waited for him to speak.
Far from the center of the base, close to the Long River, the players in the bridge tunnel were all asleep, making it exceptionally quiet at night.
The two stood facing each other, and Ning Su kept looking at him. In his mind, there were only the bloody lingxiao flowers.
When he saw Ling Xiao look up, those eyes contained mountains of corpses and seas of blood, endless darkness.
“I’ve come to take back my heart. It’s in your body.”
Ning Su’s heart jumped suddenly, heavy and urgent.
He immediately understood why, after leaving the instance, he had always felt the weight in his heart.
It turned out the four-petaled blood flower transplanted into his heart was still there.
It turned out what he found from the depths of the Dark Swamp was this person’s own heart.
At this moment, he was in a state that Ning Su had never seen before.
In the instance, he wiped away his tears and lifted him from the damp, cold floor.
At dinner, he discreetly pushed a plate of grilled meat taken from the signboard toward him.
At this moment, his eyes held boundless darkness, a hint of bloodiness, and... chaotic confusion?
Ning Su uttered a sound, “This is what you owe me, don’t you remember?”
Seeing Ling Xiao silent, Ning Su became more certain that he was somewhat unaware of what happened in the instance.
“But I woke you up. You’re not going to repay me with ingratitude by trying to kill me, right?”
This wasn’t the world of ‘Flower Servant’ and Ning Su couldn’t guarantee that cutting open the heart wouldn’t pose a danger.
Ning Su approached a step closer, bringing his face near. “Look at my face and think carefully, is what I said true?”
“You even hugged me, don’t you remember?”
Ling Xiao: “...”
He said, “How did I hug you?”
Ning Su: “...”
Ning Su leaned his face and gestured, “Like this, and then like this.”
Ling Xiao’s dark gaze fixed on Ning Su. “If it’s true, you should know exactly how to hug without pausing.”
As he was about to say something, the young man took a step back and directly lifted him up.
Ling Xiao: “...”
“Like this.”
“...”
Lifting a man approaching 1.9 meters for a small salted fish who didn’t want to exert effort was not easy, so he used the dark energy within him.
Faintly visible black veins protruded on his neck, and there were also some on the arms supporting the back.
Those dark energies made Ling Xiao’s eyes even redder at the corners, and he looked at the young man’s pale face with an unclear expression.
Ning Su blinked, his clear peach blossom eyes looking at him. “Do you believe it?”
In the base, there were no raised veins on his face, but his eyes remained unchanged.
Similar to when lying on the palm of the Flower God statue, singing hymns, looking at the god’s face.
Not sure if it was the hug that made Ling Xiao believe, he didn’t mention the matter of the heart and left.
After returning to the lodging, Ning Su immediately woke up the two children.
“Let’s go to the dungeon now.”
Tonight’s issue was resolved, but he was unsure if Ling Xiao would still demand for his heart tomorrow.
He didn’t know what’s wrong with Ling Xiao. If Ling Xiao really wanted his heart back, Ning Su was uncertain whether he could persuade him or even defeat him.
So... better to hide for a while.
Wait until he figured things out.
Manman rubbed her eyes. “Mom, didn’t you say we would stay at the base for a few more days, watch the individual competition before going to the dungeon?”
Gui Sheng: “Yeah! Lie down for a few more days.”
Ning Su originally planned this way. He was in a hurry to go to the dungeon before because he didn’t have points.
No points meant no food, no points meant no flowers, and the dungeon had everything.
Now that he had points, he wanted to stay at the base for a few more days.
Ning Su didn’t lie to the children. “We’re hiding from the man we encountered today; he’s very dangerous.”
Manman tilted her head and thought, suddenly remembering what Ning Su said on the night when they were in Yinhua Guild.
Manman: “‘The Evil God’s Dribbling Little Wife’?”
Ning Su: “...”
So, don’t say inappropriate things in front of children.
Ning Su forcibly shifted the topic, “Don’t worry, we’ll go to a dungeon. We can still make it back in time for the finals of the individual competition, which is the most exciting.”
Manman didn’t expose him and obediently got out of bed to put on her shoes.
Ning Su took the two children to the game hall.
The game hall was different from the outskirts, bustling even at night.
Especially nearing twelve o’clock, there were even more people here.
This was the last day of the week where people could enter the dungeon, and most people would wait until this time to go. That’s why there were so many people here right now.
Ning Su always felt that Ling Xiao was nearby. He didn’t have time to choose a dungeon; he just wanted to find one with enough people and start it immediately.
He scanned the hall and saw Fang Qi.
This afternoon, he just came out of an instance. He probably just wandered around the Hongyu Guild, had dinner, and spent his points on information before diving into another instance.
Ning Su was slightly surprised. Although he had heard from Su Wangsheng that he was like a wolf cub, going from one instance to another to find people, he hadn’t expected it to be to this extent.
Fang Qi also saw Ning Su and was a bit surprised. “Are you going into an instance tonight?”
Ning Su nodded.
Fang Qi said, “We’re short of two people in our team. Do you want to join?”
Ning Su immediately agreed, “Sure!”
Fang Qi: “?”
Why did it feel like he’s avoiding debt?
Ning Su just glanced at the instance number and confirmed it on the system immediately.
The moment he confirmed, the screen showed that the team was full.
A white light flashed, and Ning Su only saw a woman with a charming smile. Before he could see the last person, he was already transported into the world of the instance.
