CH 45.2

[Ding!]

A system prompt rang out in the blond man’s mind.

[Healing card scanned, healing card will be used immediately.]

As the system prompt fell, a soft green light wrapped around the blond man. His injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the blood stains on his body slowly disappeared.

After the green light disappeared, the blond man lying on the ground was without a single wound on his body.

He looked at Bai Lixin with complicated eyes, “Thank you.”

Bai Lixin looked at the man up and down for a moment, said “No need” and turned to leave.

He glanced at the table and found that the demon-faced dealer who had been standing there a moment ago had disappeared, leaving behind a table of upside-down cards.

He walked over to the table, turned the cards over one by one, and then smiled.

All the cards were in random order except for the four aces, which were neat and tidy and out of place with the rest of the cards.

Xia Chi walked over with a pile of point coins in his arms, his expression very grave, “Brother, come here for a moment.”

Looking at Xia Chi’s expression, it seemed like he had discovered something big.

Bai Lixin followed Xia Chi and did not stop until he came to an unattended corner.

Xia Chi looked at the people moving around and whispered into Bai Lixin’s ear, “That demon-faced dealer looks a lot like the True Ancestor you stayed with in the Blood Clan copy.”

After saying this, his already pale face changed to one of horror, “Brother, it really looks like that!”

Bai Lixin took a deep look at Xia Chi.

It had to be said that Xia Chi’s powers of observation, or sixth sense, were very strong.

He first noticed this in the trial copy, and it was even more obvious in the Blood Clan copy.

For example, he saw that darkness at the top of the staircase and unintentionally revealed its core with a single word.

Now he could see that the demon-faced dealer was Dijia.

Song Lei had also met Dijia and the others in human form before, but what Song Lei hadn’t noticed, Xia Chi had found out.

It was probably not a coincidence that he could remember his friend that everyone had forgotten.

Seeing Bai Lixin’s calm expression, Xia Chi was even more anxious, “Brother, don’t be so calm. If that dealer is the true Ancestor, do you know what that means?”

Bai Lixin, “What does it mean?”

Xia Chi shrank his neck, as if he thought of something extremely terrifying, “It means that the copies are the same as our world. Maybe those monsters will come out of the copy one day and go on a killing spree here! And brother, if he’s really the True Ancestor, you must be more careful. Although he didn’t hurt you in the copy ……”

Speaking of this, Xia Chi’s face suddenly flushed red.

He didn’t hurt you, but that stickiness, drinking blood and all that, it still happened from time to time!

Bai Lixin raised an eyebrow and looked at Xia Chi in confusion.

“Ahem,” Xia Chi reddened, “Anyway, be careful. If he’s the True Ancestor, he must be coming for you!”

He said, and covered his head again, “Oh my god, no way, it can’t really be him, it’s too scary.”

Bai Lixin, “That…Xia Chi. The copy and the game lobby were originally connected, otherwise how would we get in and out of the copies.”

Xia Chi stiffened.

It seemed to be the case?

“Don’t be anxious,” Bai Lixin reassured Xia Chi, “The system has absolute authority. Even if those demons and monsters come in, the system will immediately eliminate them and you won’t be in danger.”

“There are so many people in the world, it’s possible to come across two people who look similar, not to mention these are game copies. Maybe the system just used a parameter to model them? They’re NPCs, and to be frank, they’re the same as those in the copy.”

Xia Chi’s raised arm fell as he looked at Bai Lixin with an embarrassed look on his face, “What you said makes so much sense, brother.”

Whether it makes sense or not, you just have to believe it anyway.

Bai Lixin, “Where’s that demon-faced dealer from earlier? He disappeared as soon as I turned around. Did you see where he went?”

Xia Chi reached out and pointed to a red curtain in the distance, “I was watching him just now. He went there while you treated the blonde man. I saw him lift the curtain and disappear.”

“Good,” Bai Lixin pointed his chin at the 300 point coins, “You were scared just now, take these point coins, call Song Lei and his friends and go relax.”

Xia Chi was a little embarrassed, “But these point coins are all yours, brother. It’s not appropriate.”

Bai Lixin, “Heh, are you sure you want me, an F-, to go play? I still want to borrow the light of your A luck value to gain some more points.”

Xia Chi, “My luck value doesn’t always work either.”

Bai Lixin, “Feel free to play, brother has a lot of money and no place to spend it.”

“Since you’ve said that,” Xia Chi smiled, “then brother, I’ll go out and play a little. I definitely won’t over do it!”

Bai Lixin watched Xia Chi excitedly pull Song Lei, who was still in a paralyzed state, away and smiled.

No matter how calm he acted, Xia Chi was only a student who had just graduated from high school and was only eighteen years old.

He was much crazier than he was when he was eighteen.

After sending Xia Chi away, Bai Lixin was about to walk behind the curtain when he heard another noise.

He looked over and saw a man in a black cloak walking in from outside.

Bai Lixin could only see his side profile, and the huge hood on the man’s head covered his entire face; not even his chin could be seen.

The man was very tall and walked with a clear aim.

He crossed the crowd and walked straight to the blond man who was still sitting woefully on the ground.

The moment he saw the person, the blond man visibly froze.

From a great distance, Bai Lixin saw the blond man’s mouth mumble a little.

“President.”

This man was the president of the Sand Sea Guild?

The tall, cloaked man bent down and carried the blonde man in a princess hug position.

The blond man was visibly startled and had a flattered expression on his face.

Under the cloak, the man seemed to say something to the blond man, who was still struggling. The blonde man immediately stopped moving, and the 6 foot man was covered in the cloaked man’s arms.

Perhaps because the cloaked man’s aura was so strong, the people around them spontaneously made way for the two of them.

As he turned around, the cloaked man seemed to notice Bai Lixin and paused for two seconds in his direction.

The hood slightly lifted, revealing only the man’s angular jaw and lips.

The man opened his mouth and mouthed a few words to Bai Lixin.

Bai Lixin narrowed his eyes.

–Thank you for saving him.

With those words, the cloaked man left straight away, carrying the blond man in his arms.

He quickly walked away, and the cloak behind him fluttered like an agitated black flame.

Not long after the cloaked man had gone, the blood on the ground disappeared as the game lobby automatically recovered, and the ground was once again in its original state.

The players immersed themselves in the frenzy of the game once again, and the gamble was quickly put behind them. It was a small episode for them.

Without further hesitation, Bai Lixin turned and walked towards the red curtain.

As he walked, he remembered the healing prop from earlier.

Bai Lixin: [Which is better? The effect of this prop card or the effect of the Mermaid’s Heart?]

Escape System: [For now, it is this prop card that is more effective. As long as the player still has a breath, this prop card can return him to the best condition.]

[But player, your Mermaid Heart can only heal scratch wounds like contusion cuts, but it will soon be able to recover fractures and even recover missing arms or legs. If you upgrade to full level, you can also perform resurrection.]

[In addition, prop cards are expendable and can only be used once. Your Mermaid’s Heart is different, it can be used indefinitely, but there is still an interval between uses. Player, although you have obtained the Mermaid Heart, you are not yet bound to it. You can only use the Mermaid Heart once you have bound it].

Bai Lixin: [How do I bind it?]

Escape System: [Put your finger on the black pearl and the binding screen will appear; just enter your name.]

Bai Lixin took out the Mermaid Heart pendant from his backpack. The light overhead fell on the surface of the black pearl, reflecting a dense, neat little dot of light.

He placed his finger on the surface of the pearl, and almost simultaneously, a dialog box appeared in his mind.

[Mermaid Heart binding begins, please enter your name:]

Bai Lixin entered “Bai Lixin” into the dialog box, and the system beep sounded again.

[Ding! Congratulations to the player, the Mermaid Heart has been successfully bound. Mermaid’s Heart is an upgradeable support item up to level 10. The current registered level is 1.]

[Skill Description: Can heal cut type wounds, number of treatments X1. Healing interval 30 minutes. (Upgradeable)]

Just like what the escape system said, at level 1, it could only heal the most superficial of external wounds.

As he walked and studied the pendant, Bai Lixin had unknowingly come to the red cloth curtain.

The moment he lifted the curtain and stepped inside, a strong force gripped his waist and brought him inside with force.

It was pitch black inside the curtain, with only a few rays of light through the curtain.

His back was pressed against the hard wall, and the man’s wide palm squeezed Bai Lixin’s waist, while his other hand took the necklace in Bai Lixin’s hand.

“Who gave you this necklace?” A low voice came from beneath the hideous demon.

The hand that cupped the necklace gently brushed against Bai Lixin’s long and slender neck. The man’s tone was slightly reproachful, “Why do I feel that the pink-purple pearl necklace looks better on you?”

At the mention of the pink-purple pearl necklace, memories that he had thought he had forgotten came rushing back into his mind.

Bai Lixin’s face flushed red and his voice rose with ferocity, “I don’t understand what you’re saying. Aren’t you an NPC? How can you harass guests like this? You don’t want to do it anymore?”

“Heh.” The man let out a laugh, “That temper is still getting bigger.”

Fingers with white fiber gloves rubbed over the neck, slowly following the line, “You were so well behaved when we first met.”

“Quietly sleeping on the ground, meek as a rabbit.”

The man bent down, his demon mask coming up to Bai Lixin’s ear. Although the content was harsh, the tone was tinged with laughter.

Bai Lixin froze for a couple of seconds before realizing which time the man was talking about.

His power had been reduced to a tenth when he entered this escape game, and it was again reduced by 95% in the Trial copy so he was exhausted after a series of tussles with those red spider monsters and rested in the cave.

If he remembered correctly, his buttons were askew the next day.

Bai Lixin felt the roots of his ears flush furiously, “What the hell did you do to me then?”

Dijia smiled without saying anything.

In fact, he hadn’t done anything. It was like seeing a rabbit when he suddenly saw Bai Lixin barge in.

It was just that the little rabbit was filthy and had fallen asleep moments after entering the bath.

He was afraid that the bunny would catch a cold, so he helped to clean his body and then sucked away the excess water.

In order to make the little rabbit sleep well, he even went out to hunt a disgusting red spider and cut off its fur to use as a blanket.

Unexpectedly, the little white rabbit turned out to be a fierce and powerful kitten.

It had been so long ago, but the kitten seemed to have been curious about what happened back then.

All he could hear was Dijia’s laughter and no answer at all.

This was bullying, wasn’t it?!

The hand holding his waist slowly slipped, and Bai Lixin’s body stiffened as a pair of eyes looked up at the demon-faced mask in front of him.

“Are you the player from the 999th floor?” Bai Lixin’s eyes burned as he stared at the mask in front of him and asked the question he had been trying to determine.

The demon mask cocked its outer head and paused for two seconds before answering, “Yes.”

Through the demon mask, Dijia saw Bai Lixin’s gaze suddenly light up. It was as if a vast sea of smoke dotted with stars suddenly ushered in the morning sun, and the world just brightened up.

He stared greedily into the young man’s eyes, and saw the reflection of the demon mask in the dark pupils within.

At this moment, the young man only had him in his eyes.

Bai Lixin got the answer he wanted and continued to ask, “Have you lost your memory?”

This time, Dijia paused for a longer time, so long that Bai Lixin thought that this matter was difficult or impossible for the other man to answer or explain.

But then he realized that the man didn’t seem to have heard his question at all.

The other man’s fingers fidgeted insistently and had even lifted his leg.

Noises from outside rolled in, filling the two men’s ears.

Bai Lixin: “????”

Hey! What do you want?!

Bai Lixin raised his hand and gently hooked the edge of the mask, intending to remove it.

The hand that had been fumbling with Bai Lixin’s neck suddenly withdrew and quickly grabbed his wrist, “You can’t take this off, it’s a disguise.”

A disguise?

From whom?

Definitely not from him.

So from the system?

Bai Lixin tried to withdraw his hand, but the man’s hand ran along his wrist.

The next moment, their fingers were interlocked.

The pearl necklace was hooked onto the man’s little finger, and the man took two steps forward, pressing against Bai Lixin and almost fusing together.

They stood chest to chest, and the other man’s aura and pressure wrapped around him from all sides.

Bai Lixin’s face grew even hotter.

But soon, he suddenly realized that something was not quite right.

When their chests made contact, he did not feel Dijia’s heartbeat.

His eyes flickered, and fearing that it was because of the clothes separating them, Bai Lixin even reached out his other free hand and placed it on the other man’s chest.

The chest was cold and silent, without a sign of a heartbeat.

“How come you don’t have a heartbeat?” Bai Lixin asked out loud.

“Like I said, it’s just a disguise.” The man spoke lowly and pressed forward again, “I can see that the kitten is so active.”

Fingers interlocked, gently grinding the back of Bai Lixin’s hand.

The silk gloves were a clever mix of roughness and smoothness, and Bai Lixin felt the back of his hand tingle.

His throat was a little tight, and Bai Lixin swallowed hard, only to feel his throat dry up even more.

“Every time I touch you, I hate that I don’t have more hands.” The man reluctantly let go of Bai Lixin’s leg, “This necklace was obtained from the Deep Sea Mermaid copy?”

Bai Lixin nodded, his voice slightly hoarse as he spoke, “Yes, a reward from a hidden quest.”

“As much as I want you to wear the pearl necklace I made for you, that necklace was the only one of its kind, and it’s not like I’m sharing it with anyone else.” The man spoke, “This necklace matches you too.”

He paused and smiled, “No, I should say, you are suitable for everything.”

He pulled out his hand and unclasped the necklace, leaning forward to place it around Bai Lixin’s neck.

The black pearl hung over the porcelain white neck, and it was not clear whether the young man’s skin made the black pearl, or whether the black pearl embellished the young man’s skin.

The man’s broad chest pressed over, his long, slender arms going behind to help Bai Lixin fasten the lock.

“Heh, I suddenly remembered a question.”

The man’s characteristic hormones pressed over, leaving Bai Lixin a little breathless as he spoke, somewhat disoriented, “What’s the problem?”

Dijia, “You didn’t wear this prop this whole time, but only took it out after meeting me. Were you waiting for me to help you put on the necklace?”

Bai Lixin’s face reddened violently, but he did not make a sound to retort.

Seeing that Bai Lixin did not refute, Dijia was pleased, and he even chuckled.

He bent down, the cold demon mask resting on Bai Lixin’s neck.

“What did you just ask me?” He finally remembered the question he hadn’t heard earlier.

The cold touch kept sliding over his neck and Bai Lixin coughed lightly, trying to be more serious, “I asked you if you’ve lost your memory?”

The mask’s movements paused for a moment, “Oh, that question.”

“I do forget a lot of things. Ever since I went to the 999th floor, I can’t remember a lot of things .”

Dijia paused, his tone suddenly serious, “Don’t come to the 999th floor. You have a main quest, right? Do the main quest and leave here immediately.”

Bai Lixin frowned, “Why?”

Dijia, “Don’t ask so many whys, the less you know about the nature of this game, the better.”