Volume 2, Chapter 91 – Sudden Incident

“I won’t allow it… I… will not allow something like this to happen…”

After a long silence, Tianyin finally lifted her small face and met the glowing System Light Orb with a firm gaze.

“You win, System. That player named Yunchou… if I ever come across him, I will definitely, absolutely make a move.”

“My dear little Tianyin, does that mean you’ve agreed to it?”

The System Light Orb sounded very pleased.

“As expected of me. Though you do have a bit of a tsundere streak, that’s part of your charm too. As a reward, I can tell you how to bring your little Bingxue back~”

“Little Bingxue?”

Tianyin blinked in surprise.

“Yes, yes, little Bingxue. Technically speaking, little Bingxue is indeed a false personality. However, if the main soul of the Frost Dragon Ysera dies or falls into slumber, then little Bingxue can take control of Ysera’s body. Isn’t that, in a way, bringing little Bingxue back?”

“Eh… but those conditions… they’re way too difficult…”

Tianyin looked troubled.

“No no, not impossible at all. I happen to know about the deal that the Undead Grand Duke Sargus discussed with you about setting you free~”

“But that might not even happen…”

“Really?”

The Light Orb’s tone neither confirmed nor denied her doubt.

“Alright, I’ve talked enough. Remember what you promised me, little Bingxue, eliminate that virus, Yunchou. That’s the only thing I want you to do.”

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“It’s not like I gave you a second life for nothing, right?”

“Yes, yes, safe travels…”

Tianyin answered helplessly.

“Hahahahaha, such an adorable little Tianyin you are! As expected of me! Hahahahahaha…”

With the sound of laughter, the Light Orb gradually disappeared from Tianyin’s sight.

And the moment it vanished, that overwhelming, suffocating sense of being watched by some vast malicious presence also faded away.

At the same time, Xingyu Muxi, standing before Tianyin, blinked her curious eyes.

“Xiaoyin, what secret did you want to tell me?”

“Um, actually, what I wanted to say is… I really like Sister Xiaomu~ the way you’d like a big sister~”

“Pfft, got it, got it~”

Looking at the gently smiling Sister Xiaomu in front of her, Tianyin felt a touch of bitterness in her heart.

It seemed… there would always be some things she could never say out loud, secrets that must never be spoken…

“Master… Master…”

Just then, Mengyao, who had just logged off earlier, suddenly came back online.

And her very first action upon returning was to throw herself directly into Tianyin’s arms.

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For a moment, Tianyin instinctively wanted to push away the strangely behaving Xiaomengyao, but the moment her hand touched the girl’s shoulder, she stopped.

Because Tianyin realized that Xiaomengyao, now clinging to her, was trembling.

Trembling, and faintly, she could hear the muffled sound of suppressed sobbing.

Realizing that Xiaomengyao seemed very upset, Tianyin raised her head and saw Xingyu Muxi looking over with a worried expression. Tianyin shook her head.

Then, instead of pushing the girl away, she wrapped her arms around Xiaomengyao and held her close.

“What’s wrong, Xiaomengyao? What happened?”

“Uu… Master, Master… uu… I… I’m all alone now…”

Xiaomengyao whispered through her tears.

But the fragmented words carried a meaning far heavier than they appeared.

Alone?

Why alone?

Or could it be…

“Your brother? Where is your brother?”

Tianyin’s eyes showed concern as she gently patted Xiaomengyao’s back, speaking in a soft voice.

“Brother… brother, he… uu, brother dis… disappeared…”

Disappeared?

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Tianyin froze in confusion.

“Disappeared? Do you mean your brother is missing or gone?”

“Uu, he disappeared… vanished… right before my eyes… just… just disappeared…”

The girl kept crying in sorrow.

But Tianyin’s heart wasn’t only aching for her, it was filled with shock.

Disappeared…

If Xiaomengyao’s words were true, then that player Tianyin had met before, the one whose ID was Duansheng Tingyu, Xiaomengyao’s brother, had vanished in the real world, right in front of her…

How could that be?

What in the world happened?

The sobs in Tianyin’s arms gradually quieted down.

When she looked down, she saw the girl’s delicate face, her long lashes wet with tears, eyes now closed tightly, it was clear she had fallen asleep…

“Sister Xiaomu, it looks like Xiaomengyao fell asleep…”

Although players could just log off to sleep, some liked to pursue realism, so it wasn’t unheard of for them to sleep directly in-game.

So Xiaomengyao sleeping in-game wasn’t all that unusual.

Perhaps… After such overwhelming sadness, falling asleep was the only peace left for her.

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“She’s asleep? Xiaoyin, it seems that during the time she was offline, her brother must have really left her…”

Xingyu Muxi spoke softly, lowering her voice.

“Yes, Sister Xiaomu… if Xiaomengyao’s brother really disappeared… I’m worried about her future…”

Tianyin had already thought it through, if Xiaomengyao’s brother was truly gone, how could a young girl her age survive on her own?

The real world wasn’t like this one. Here, Tianyin could be with her. But in reality… what would Xiaomengyao do?

“Well, if her brother’s really gone, Xiaoyin, I can take care of Xiaomengyao myself.”

“Eh? Sister Xiaomu, wouldn’t that trouble you?”

Tianyin blinked, clearly surprised that Xingyu Muxi had already noticed her worry.

“Not at all, Xiaoyin. Even if you hadn’t said anything, I’d still consider it. I mean, seeing a little girl lose her only family and just standing by doing nothing… I’d feel awful about that. Besides, Xiaomengyao only had her brother, right?”

“Mm…”

Tianyin nodded, still looking worriedly at the sleeping Xiaomengyao in her arms.

“Sister Xiaomu… later, we should ask Xiaomengyao properly what really happened. Her brother… just what exactly happened to him…”

Honestly, too many things had happened today. So many that Tianyin felt like an entire century had passed.

And faintly, she had the feeling that something big was about to happen in this Main World.