CH 158.2

In the live broadcast room

[Fuck, foxes repaying kindness—who else is crying? What kind of divine plot is this—it’s too good to be true, right? Who would have thought that I would see a sequel to God Xin’s previous copy.]

[What’s going on? My eyes are sore all of a sudden, and I really want to cry. The people he helped before are showing up one by one, giving their thanks and gratitude. It’s too moving — sh*t, you guys understand what I’m talking about?]

[We do. It’s like helping a person casually and forgetting about it, but that person suddenly appears in front of you, and expresses their sincere gratitude, it is so touching.]

[Yeah, yeah, that’s pretty much what it means.]

[Why am I seeing such a warm image in the underworld? Is this really an immersive horror game? I originally felt quite scared of ghosts and monsters, but I feel emotional when seeing the mother and her children. It’s amazing.]

[Don’t you find it strange? The karmic fruit, the ghost mother and children, and the fox family all appeared in the underworld copy, and all have their memories. If it’s really just data interchange, isn’t it too realistic?]

[And didn’t the system permanently close those copies? If they were permanently closed, the NPCs inside should have been frozen as well, so why would they appear in this copy one by one?]

[Brothers and sisters, is there a possibility that these copies might not be individual data, but… real worlds?]

[……? Fuck, what are you talking about?]

The originally densely packed barrage suddenly paused for a moment.

[If that’s the case, what’s the deal with this game? What exactly is it trying to achieve through us?]

[I smell a strong conspiracy theory, so we’re in the middle of a huge lie from the start?]

The discussion gradually began to skew, and just as more and more barrages were ready to go out, the words on the screen suddenly cleared.

After that, there was a one-minute-long window.

At the top of the screen was a message from the main system.

[Official notice: After system inspection, a Trojan horse has been found in the barrage system. The Trojan horse program is named [ Blade], it can silently invade the player’s mind and change the player’s logic and judgment of things.]

Three minutes later, the system made another announcement.

[Official Notice: The Trojan Horse [Blade] has been successfully removed. As this has caused bad gaming experiences for players, the system will issue 100 mall points per player as compensation. The store credit will be sent to your mailbox. The storage period is 30 days, so please make sure to check it.

We hope you will enjoy the game.]

After the official notice disappeared, the barrages reappeared on the screen in twos and threes.

[Chirp chirp chirp?]

[Woof, woof, woof.]

[Meow meow.]

[Baa-hah-ba-hah-ba-hah.]

[… antivirus software not only checks for and kills Trojan viruses, but also changes the attributes of species and promotes the diversity of species?]

[What nonsense, I was just trying the barrage, but I didn’t expect the audience to cooperate and follow along. ]

[So how do you feel now?]

I’m not sure how I feel. It’s as if I’ve woken up from a sweet sleep, but I feel a little empty. So we were invaded by a Trojan horse? It’s scary.]

[Do you remember what came to mind after the Trojan Horse invasion?]

[Hiss, I don’t remember.]

[I don’t remember either.]

[If it was a Trojan horse, it would be something bad, right? Isn’t it better to forget?]

[Is it? I have the habit of making records while watching, and although the contents of my notebook are a bit strange and shocking, I seem to have discovered something extraordinary.]

[What is it? Say it out!]

[I’m sure I’m not the only one who has this habit. I just want to say that a single spark can start a fire, and it’s impossible to extinguish a strong thought once it’s awakened. Now may not be the time, but one day, a strong flame will burn out all hypocrisy and lies.]

[How profound! It sounds so serious.]

[Friend, I just want to tell you that you are not alone in the battle.]

———

“I felt a strange aura there two days ago. I have a sensitivity to auras, and once I felt the terrifying aura, I immediately took the children and hid.”

Bai Lixin followed the red fox to the entrance of the cave and looked in the direction she pointed.

On top of the red hill, a small black crack could be vaguely seen.

The crack was as thin as a strand of hair, and you could faintly see the distorted air around the gap if you took a closer look.

Bai Lixin: “What did that aura feel like?”

The red fox thought for a couple of seconds and replied back, “Killing, death, gloom.”

She huffed, “Oddly enough, there was also a hint of sacredness to it.”

“The hint of sacredness interspersed with it was odd and so different from the death aura.”

Bai Lixin turned to Dijia, only to find that Dijia was already looking back at him.

Sacred? Could it be the saint?

Dijia said that the saint was missing, so it could be him.

The thought rolled through Bai Lixin’s mind for a moment, and his attention was refocused on the spatial crack.

The red fox could come in through the crack, and the saint could go out through the crack, so if one could come in and go out, others could also come in and go out.

If one villain escapes, there will be a second and a third.

One “saint” may not cause any alarm, but once this gap is discovered and more and more villains escape,  then the underworld will be in chaos.

Dijia frowned and asked in a low voice, “Red Fox, can you find any other cracks?”

Although Abyssal Hell was not under his complete control, it was closely related to the Underworld, and the existence of these crevices was too dangerous.

The red fox instantly shrank back but still answered respectfully, “Yes, I can.”

Dijia glanced at Bai Lixin, and then at the red fox.

He was about to speak, but Bai Lixin spoke before him, “The cracks are important, you go ahead and deal with them, I’ll continue on and you’ll catch up later, is that okay?”

Dijia pursed his lips, not quite happy.

Truthfully, he was not comfortable letting Bai Lixin break into hell on his own.

Bai Lixin also knew that he couldn’t convince Dijia immediately, so he added, “Actually, I’m quite strong, and since the saint is gone, I might find some clues before they disappear. The threat of the cracks is looming, so we can’t go to the eighteenth level together.”

“And if we go block those cracks together, the precious clues might disappear.”

“I’m not actually as weak as you think,” Bai Lixin raised his arms, flashing his biceps, “I’m very strong, ask the red fox if you don’t believe me.”

The red fox quickly nodded, “Yes, yes, Master Bai Lixin is powerful. The way he used the Divine Whip was simply great.”

Dijia sighed softly, “Alright, you have the token, make sure to call out to me the moment you’re in danger, I’ll hear you no matter where you are.”

Bai Lixin nodded vigorously and said, “Of course! I’m there to investigate a case, not to die. Don’t waste the time, hurry up and move.”

With that, Bai Lixin opened the portal and went straight in.

The moment the portal disappeared, Dijia turned to the shivering Red Fox and said condescendingly, “You should know me, right?”

The red fox had already gone limp on the ground, “Yes, Lord Yama.”

Dijia sneered, “Very well, it is good that you know me. Since you do, you should also know what crime you have committed, right?”

The red fox’s head touched the ground, she shrank her neck and didn’t dare to move, “I know, the sinful fox has trespassed into the Abyssal Hell; I’ll accept your punishment, Lord Yama.”

“But my children are innocent, I beg that your lordship will spare them.”

Dijia: “You have trespassed into Abyssal Hell, which would have been a great sin. But if you can assist me in finding all the cracks and help me to block them, the merits will be repaid and I will let you go.”

The red fox stood at the mouth of the cave, looking towards the brilliantly colored crystals overhead, and although she was intimidated by the powerful pressure of the person before her, she still gathered the courage to speak, “Where will I and my children go……”

Dijia: “After the cracks are filled in, you won’t be able to travel freely anymore.”

The red fox felt regret.

“But I will give you a pass, and you can stay here, only on this level. You’ll be allowed to stay until your husband’s sentence is finished .”

“This cave does not affect this floor, so you can continue to live here. But if you dare enter the punishment area and presume to do something you shouldn’t, I will definitely give you a severe punishment.”

Tears flowed from the red fox’s eyes as it gratefully kowtowed several times and whimpered, “Thank you, Lord Yama, for your kindness.”

“You are truly worthy to be the man Master Bai Lixin likes, you are as kind as him.”

“You are a good match; you two are the cowherd and the weaver, a pair made for each other, a species with a knot tied in the moon elder’s line.”

“I want you to tie the knot forever and grow old together!”

Dijia looked at the red fox for two seconds: “……”

Then he silently pulled out a handful of stardust from his pocket, which turned into a pile of incense tiles after he sprinkled it in front of the red fox.

“Take it,” at the red fox’s puzzled look, Dijia spoke lightly, “it’s payment for running errands.”

Cunning fox!

If you can, you should say a few more words!

Is this incense enough?

The red fox’s eyes widened in understanding, “How generous of Lord Yama! Master Bai Lixin will be very happy in his marriage!”

“Only Master Bai Lixin can enjoy this kind of treatment, one is the qin and the other is the se, together you make a great harmony, so perfect!”

Dijia: “……”

Hmph, really?

The red mother fox hesitated for two seconds and said, “Lord Yama, I have the eighteen styles of Dragon X here, I wonder if you are interested?”

Dijia held out his hand with a straight face and said, “Such foul language; take it out now, I’m confiscating it.”

If you had such a good thing, you should have taken it out earlier…