LGSG Chapter 15
by VolareChapter 15 Sharing a Bed: Mr. Xie extends an invitation to Xia Ran to share a bed…
“I’ve gathered you all here today because I believe everyone is aware of the issue at hand.”
The Butler’s gaze swept over the human players.
Although One-Eye had died, Fu Qu had taken his place. Therefore, overall, the number of people remained unchanged. This was a very rare occurrence in a life-or-death Infinite Flow instance.
So far, everyone had survived.
Apart from the inexplicably passive BOSS, the instance’s mechanics were also unprecedentedly simple. Beyond a little bit of rejoicing, the players were even more worried that this was some insidious malice hidden by the game. Now, the obvious trigger of the death mechanism made the vast majority of players breathe a sigh of relief.
It finally came.
Imminent death was better than a suspended Sword of Damocles.
Xia Ran hid in the crowd.
Among a group of frightened and suspicious people, he was the only one worriedly looking at Xie He.
He seemed to be fine.
Could it be that Mr. Xie didn’t rest well last night?
But Mr. Xie’s complexion was usually poor. There was no way to tell if it was worse now.
Noticing Xia Ran’s gaze, Xie He withdrew his menacing look from Mu Jingyao and cast a comforting smile toward the black-haired young man in the distance.
Mu Jingyao relaxed completely, his back feeling somewhat cold. He almost thought he was going to die just now.
In the instance, human beings’ instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm was the most trustworthy. When a person felt like they were going to die, there was an eighty percent chance they wouldn’t survive until the next day.
But Mu Jingyao couldn’t understand why the BOSS, whom he had only met once, would have such obvious killing intent toward him.
Fortunately, Mu Jingyao was a bit crazy. He didn’t care about ordinary life and death. Mu Jingyao discovered something else that was more worthy of his attention.
Seeing the BOSS sitting in a wheelchair, surrounded by poisonous roses, yet remaining unmoved.
Mu Jingyao was a bit dumbfounded.
What about the item that the game was supposed to use to restrain the BOSS?! Why did it seem to have no effect at all?
Wait a minute…!
Could it be that everything Xia Ran had done before was to verify this conjecture?
Mu Jingyao couldn’t help but look up again from the crowd at the black-haired youth not far away. The youth was standing in a relatively remote place, and although Fu Qu and Shen Hua were beside him, they were directly ignored by Mu Jingyao as insignificant characters. Thus, Xia Ran appeared in his eyes even more like a high-level player who was handling everything with ease.
Could it be that from the very beginning, Xia Ran realized the possibility of the item’s failure?! Therefore, that series of death-seeking behaviors was not simply provoking the BOSS, but wanting to turn the tables and use it to test the basic bottom line?
While they and the others were still playing a cute little management game, he had already thought so far ahead?
Truly terrifying!
Xia Ran: “?”
Xia Ran silently shifted his gaze.
“What’s wrong, Boss?” Shen Hua asked in a low voice.
Xia Ran: “I don’t know why, but I suddenly feel a chill.”
Shen Hua thought he was worried about who would confess later, so he patted Xia Ran’s shoulder: “Boss, Mr. Xie likes you so much, he definitely won’t wrong you.”
Xia Ran’s body stiffened.
Shen Hua: “?”
Shen Hua instantly sat up straight.
He thought that the Boss had been too tolerant and peaceful toward him these past few days, and he almost forgot that the Boss wasn’t the approachable type.
Shen Hua trembled and remembered the earth-shattering slap he had witnessed on their first meeting.
Fu Qu, on the other hand, had already seen through everything. He let out a cold laugh.
Heh.
Just a lovesick fool.
Confirming Fu Qu’s guess, Xia Ran quickly changed his expression.
A blush gradually spread across his face, and even his pupils sparkled with bright stars.
He grabbed Shen Hua’s shoulders and shook him vigorously a few times.
Fortunately, he didn’t shake Shen Hua into a dizzy state with stars in his eyes.
As soon as Shen Hua regained his senses, he saw the black-haired youth with dead-fish eyes saying with a strange expression: “Say that again?”
Shen Hua: “…”
Sob. He felt like he saw his grandpa who was far away.
Shen Hua: “Um, Boss, please calm down…”
Xia Ran: “That’s not right.”
Shen Hua: “Huh?”
Xia Ran: “I mean the previous sentence.”
Shen Hua: “…”
It couldn’t be what he was thinking, right?
Xia Ran covered his heart: “Does Mr. Xie really like me?”
Shen Hua: “…”
Although he had heard the Boss say shocking lines from the very first day, Shen Hua had always thought that the other party was actually going for the B-king style, which was why his behavior and words were doubly off the rails.
After all, Shen Hua was also a newcomer to the instance and had never seen a genuine Boss.
Now, Shen Hua belatedly realized.
No. The Boss was serious?
Fu Qu laughed coldly again.
Shen Hua turned his head to look at him.
“Stop dwelling on these trivial things.” Fu Qu said, “The most urgent task now is to vouch for each other so that we don’t fall into the trap of the rules.”
Shen Hua: “The three of us were together all day yesterday shopping, the head chef and the Butler can vouch for us.”
Xia Ran: “I did get separated in the middle. But I went to give a gift to Mr. Xie.”
He sighed.
He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
As soon as he gave Xie He the fabric, this kind of thing happened.
Fortunately, Mr. Xie wasn’t injured. Otherwise, Xia Ran would really feel guilty to death.
Could it be that this game really has a bit of metaphysical factor?
Could it really be that ominous fabric?
After the Butler finished speaking, he stood there quietly.
The discussion gradually quieted down, and several teams went on stage one after another to provide each other with alibis.
Fu Qu and Shen Hua also followed suit and went up to explain their itinerary for the whole day yesterday.
A few lone wolf players looked embarrassed.
Although they were also working for the NPCs in their positions, the NPCs themselves were not biased toward the players. It was impossible to ask these monsters to help, right?
Seeing that the prepared small groups were almost all down, Mu Jingyao kicked the fat man’s ankle: “Let’s go up.”
The fat man swallowed his anger: “But we weren’t together at all yesterday!”
Mu Jingyao grabbed his neck and said with a smile: “Then no one can vouch for you either. What, do you think the possibility of me dying or you dying is greater?”
The fat man was almost rolling his eyes from being strangled.
Mu Jingyao smiled and released his hands, leaving him kneeling on the ground in a mess, gasping for breath.
When the Butler looked over, Mu Jingyao kicked the fat man on the ground.
“He can vouch for me.”
The Butler had no interest in the infighting between humans and indifferently retracted his gaze.
On the other hand, Xie He said with his arms folded, “Oh?”
Mu Jingyao’s smile disappeared.
Since coming out, the instance BOSS hadn’t done anything except amaze the human players at the beginning.
It was always the Butler beside him who was in charge of the overall situation.
Even though he knew that the instance BOSS was very dangerous, he subconsciously regarded him as a mascot.
Mu Jingyao didn’t expect Xie He to suddenly attack.
And it was in a situation where he had obviously evaded the death condition.
“Is there a problem?” Mu Jingyao said, “Mr. Xie.”
Xie He lowered his eyes: “I don’t remember you two being in the same position.”
Mu Jingyao: “Mr. Xie still remembers these trivial matters?”
Mu Jingyao at least had some strength in him, so his personality was naturally a bit arrogant.
He was just fearful of the BOSS. He didn’t even care about death that much. At this time, being repeatedly provoked by the instance BOSS caused his anger to rise, and his attitude plummeted.
Xie He: “Arrest both of them.”
Anyway, it was just giving the game an explanation.
If no one died in the instance for a long time, it would trigger the game mechanism.
Xie He didn’t want to be targeted by the game because of this small matter.
The reason for arresting Mu Jingyao was simply that he was unhappy.
Mu Jingyao didn’t even have time to say a word of protest before he was dragged away by several pale-faced NPCs who suddenly appeared.
The fat man was naturally among them.
Shen Hua was a little frightened.
“They…” Shen Hua said, “Will they be expelled from the mansion?”
Fu Qu: “No. It’s just temporary detention for interrogation.”
Those with ability, such as Mu Jingyao, might be able to fight their way out. But if they didn’t succeed, there would only be death.
Fu Qu’s exposed eye fell on Xie He, revealing a thoughtful look.
He heard that the BOSS of this instance was also a human from their world.
It was just that he was born with an abnormal physique, and his tragic death caused a strong resentment, which led to the game absorbing him as a BOSS.
Was it because of this reason that this instance was more humane?
At least it wasn’t malicious to the point of being a death trap every step of the way.
The farce ended so hastily, and the vast majority of players breathed a sigh of relief.
They finally survived another day.
The Butler dismissed the players. The end of work time hadn’t arrived yet. Even though they had been frightened and worried all day, these human players still had to return to their positions and continue working.
Xia Ran ran directly to Xie He’s side: “Mr. Xie!”
Xie He touched Xia Ran’s head: “I’m fine, it’s just that the glass was broken yesterday, which made the Butler mistakenly think that someone was attacking me. Investigating is just for peace of mind.”
He didn’t expect the ghost infant’s attack to be used by the game as an excuse.
He also didn’t expect that the ghost responsible for the game mechanism was the Butler by his side.
When Xie He spoke, a hint of scrutiny and coldness was added when he glanced at the Butler.
As expected, apart from himself, the instance created by the game completely inherited the will of the game.
None of them could be trusted.
But his hand was suddenly held.
The warm touch brought Xie He back to his senses.
“That’s good.” The black-haired youth looked at Xie He earnestly, “I will protect you even more in the future, Mr. Xie!”
Xia Ran’s thoughts were straightforward.
Usually, unless his thoughts fluctuated, his inner voice was quiet and blank.
At this time, the noisy sounds were like a warm current, identically accompanying the youth’s declaration flowing from his fingertips into his bones.
Xie He’s eyelashes trembled slightly.
“Actually…” He said, “I’m still a little scared.”
Xia Ran pursed his lips.
He was a little frustrated.
He didn’t know what else he could do for Mr. Xie.
“You tonight…” Mr. Xie seemed to be able to hear Xia Ran’s inner voice.
He reached out his finger and pulled on Xia Ran’s collar.
The unintentional fingertip brushed against his fair and smooth neck.
Leaving a long trail of coolness.
“How about…”
“You stay with me tonight?”
This time, even the eyes that were always like a stagnant pool showed intense fluctuations.
The black-haired youth bent over slightly, and the hand supporting the wheelchair spasmed violently.
His face flushed red.
This was… sharing a bed, wouldn’t the progress be too fast?