LGSG Chapter 45
by VolareChapter 46: A Farewell Kiss, Xia Ran Kisses Mr. Xie
They didn’t have much time for tenderness.
Stepping out of the staff dormitory, Xie He held Xia Ran’s hand on the wheelchair.
He stood up straight.
Outside the staff dormitory was a wide plaza, with a very open view.
Under the cold moonlight, a person holding a cane stood upright.
“Butler?” Xia Ran blurted out, quite astonished.
Xie He’s expression, however, was indifferent.
It was unclear whether he had expected it long ago, or whether he simply didn’t place his hopes on anyone except Xia Ran, and therefore wasn’t angered by the betrayal.
When Xie He discussed potential suspects with Xie Qiao, her reaction was even stronger than his.
“What?” Xie Qiao said, “Brother, you…”
She was suspicious in her heart.
After all, although the butler was a creation of the game, he had diligently taken care of Sui Yuan Ju over the years. When roses imprisoned Xie He, he hadn’t betrayed him, so why would he…after Xie He gradually rose to power, instead…?
Xie He: “As expected, still a child.”
His words were full of mockery.
Xie Qiao: “…”
As if you’re so great!
Siblings were still just plastic siblings; Xie Qiao and Xie He still didn’t get along. It’s just that Miss Xie family now had to rely on this brother to live, so even when mocked, she had to take a deep breath and behave herself.
She could only secretly mutter in her heart and couldn’t think too much,
because Xie He could read minds.
Xie Qiao: “I thought the butler only shipped CP.”
Xie He: “What CP?”
Xie Qiao’s eyes darted around.
But Xie He didn’t care about these things.
He said, “Regardless of whether it’s the butler or not, it only shows that the game has detected the loss of the Phoenix God statue and discovered my actions, so it’s starting to get anxious.”
Xie Qiao: “Then what exactly did you hide in the stairwell of this staff dormitory?”
Xie He: “A tool for me to leave the Instances.”
Xie Qiao: “…!”
The girl’s eyes widened suddenly.
No matter how much she disliked Xie He, it was just a childish desire to grab her parents’ attention.
Even when Xie Qiao did something awful, she never thought about actually killing her annoying brother.
She said in shock, “Brother, you put your only chance to get out here. What if that guy really finds it?”
Xie He: “Then we’ll all be finished together.”
His tone was calm.
Xie Qiao was speechless at this kind of gamble-your-life behavior.
But after thinking about it, if Xie He was finished, wouldn’t the Instances that used him as a pivot collapse?!
Then wouldn’t she and Mom be finished too?
“Brother,” Xie Qiao said weakly, “Can you consider the feelings of others next time?”
Xie He: “Hmm?”
He looked at her with indifference, as if looking at a dog.
Xie Qiao: “Like… Sister-in-law! If you die, how sad would sister-in-law be? Wouldn’t she become a widow? And then she’ll have new lovers in the future, but brother, if you die, you’re really dead.”
Xie He thought for a moment, “You’re right. I can’t be so reckless next time.”
Xie Qiao was speechless.
You could say he’s ruthless; he really planned to die and take everyone with him, without leaving any way out.
But he was also such a person.
Even after turning into a monster, he still wanted to resurrect everyone in the Instances.
Even if it was an endless loop.
It was really incomprehensible.
“Whatever, anyway, after you get out, brother, I’ll definitely be the BOSS,” Xie Qiao said, “Ahem, this young lady will help you, brother!”
Xie He commented sharply, “A monkey becoming king.”
Xie Qiao: “Chitter chatter…”
Xie He was a complete idiot.
Xie He: “What did you say?”
Xie Qiao: “I said, ‘Brother and sister-in-law 99’.”
Xie He didn’t pursue it further.
“You just hide temporarily and conceal your aura,” Xie He said, “When that person is smeared with dirt, he will definitely realize that everything from beginning to end was my plan. At that time, a cornered dog will jump over the wall, or rather, he will have no other choice.”
Xie He made a deal with that talent agent, Gu Qiufeng.
The agent did not belong to the Six-Sided Dice game system.
He seemed to come from a higher-dimensional world. The game itself was wary of him.
The agent had a dead brother, and he was trying to traverse various planes of time and space to find a node for his brother’s resurrection.
Therefore, it was inevitable that he would clash with special game systems.
Xie He just conveniently helped him by establishing a connection between Phoenix Village and Sui Yuan Ju, so that the agent could infiltrate this game world.
He himself was not a good person anyway.
The game jumped with anger, and Xie He was happy to see it.
It’s just that the agent gained nothing again.
But Xie He had helped him after all, so he paid the reward.
A card that could hold Instances monsters.
At that time, Xie He would activate the card, seal himself, and then let the agent release him in the real world.
According to that guy, he had already abducted many BOSSes from Instances to his world to work for him.
But Xie He wanted to go to reality only because he hated being bound.
He declined the agent’s job offer.
It’s just that now, there was one more reason to have to go out: Xia Ran.
Now, Gu Qiufeng was removing the statues from Phoenix Village in order to completely merge the two worlds of the Instances.
Once fused, the authority would be completely in the hands of Gu Qiufeng, not the Six-Sided Dice itself.
At that time, even if Xie He left, Sui Yuan Ju, built on him as a pivot, would not collapse.
Right now, the fusion of the Instances was about to end.
The Six-Sided Dice had no way out.
Although He had only lost one Instances.
But for this kind of world-managing order keeper, it was as if there was a hole in their treasure house that could never be plugged.
If Gu Qiufeng wanted to kill the Six-Sided Dice itself, he could trace it back through Phoenix Village and Sui Yuan Ju.
This was simply a fatal danger to the Six-Sided Dice.
He had no choice but to seize Xie He’s leaving tool before the fusion of the Instances, and kill Xie He.
And He had to seize the tool in advance.
Because people like Xie He, who were self-willed, would abandon everything for their goals. As long as the goal was threatened, then he would really leave Sui Yuan Ju and leave alone.
So the Six-Sided Dice had no choice but to order the chess pieces he had arranged in the Instances to find the flaws in the tools that Xie He had deliberately left behind.
Now, it was already a do-or-die situation.
The butler stood under the moonlight, staring at Xie He quietly.
He sighed, “Mr. Xie, you didn’t have to go to this point.”
Xie He laughed.
A rare flush of anger appeared on his pale face.
He looked at the butler coldly and said, “Monsters are indeed monsters, no matter how similar their appearance.”
The butler leaned on his cane: “Isn’t Mr. Xie also scolding himself?”
Xia Ran’s eyes widened at the side.
He really didn’t expect that the original butler NPC could betray them at this point.
That’s not right.
It seemed that some plot-heavy games were played like this.
Xia Ran thought that no matter what the butler’s position or existence was, even if he was the incarnation of a righteous god, he couldn’t hurt Mr. Xie.
He vaguely realized that the dispute between the two would lead to a life-and-death situation.
So his heart was lifted.
Xia Ran wanted to understand the butler’s motives, but there wasn’t enough time for them to chat in detail.
The butler acted.
His speed was very fast, and the butler’s figure quickly disappeared from sight.
Xia Ran held his breath. The next second, he kicked in front of Xie He.
A figure flew out more than ten meters away.
The butler clutched his waist and abdomen, barely steadying himself.
His face was a little ugly.
As a supernatural being in the game, even if the butler knew that Xia Ran’s physique was different from ordinary people, he still didn’t take him seriously.
But he didn’t expect that he was actually so good at fighting!
It wasn’t a simple physical collision.
Xia Ran’s fighting style seemed to restrain monsters like them in the game.
The butler finally understood why Xie Youdao was directly suppressed.
A terrifying pain like the loss of a soul came from the waist and abdomen.
The butler laughed: “Mr. Xie, you received the benefits of the Six-Sided Dice, but you still held onto your human arrogance. But…you were all resurrected by His power! You are already part of the Six-Sided Dice.”
Xia Ran blinked.
He didn’t understand.
But he wanted to call the anti-cult hotline.
Xie He: “I know.”
Butler: “Oh?”
“The Six-Sided Dice couldn’t control my spirit, so he locked me up.” Xie He said calmly, “He can control the thoughts of other people, and even transform them into puppets when necessary.”
Butler: “You can’t do it alone, Mr. Xie.”
Xie He: “Whatever.”
The white-haired youth showed a slightly morbid smile.
“I only care if I can be free.”
Xia Ran listened in a daze, only vaguely realizing that the NPC riot mode was about to be turned on.
At this time, he had already confirmed that the whole game was very wrong!
How did this broken thing that promotes evil gods pass the review!
Of course, Xia Ran knew that there was a novel genre called Infinite Flow.
He had just never thought about it in this way before.
After all, there were all kinds of full-sensory games.
No one would accidentally enter a folk game and start shouting, “I’m in a..!”
Isn’t that just pure chuunibyou?
But now Xia Ran was a little worried.
What if it really was…?
The death of Infinite Flow was real death.
Xia Ran couldn’t bet on these things.
He thought of Shen Hua, Fu Qu, who were also human players, and those in the staff dormitory.
“Go.” Xie He said.
There was a scale in Xia Ran’s heart.
He actually hoped to stay here with Mr. Xie.
Xie He’s safety was the top priority for him.
Although he was worried about his friends and human players, Xia Ran wanted to go and notify them that there would be trouble soon.
But he couldn’t leave Mr. Xie.
If this caused consequences, Xia Ran would blame himself and feel guilty that he didn’t have enough power.
But he wouldn’t regret staying by Mr. Xie’s side.
But Mr. Xie seemed to have telepathy and said what he was thinking.
Xia Ran was stunned: “Mr. Xie, you…”
Can you really read minds?
Xie He said, “Go with them. I’ll come find you soon.”
He said it with a calm smile.
And the butler also seemed to be quite humane and didn’t attack again.
He just looked at them with a strange look.
Xia Ran: “Then I’m leaving, Mr. Xie!”
More questions could be asked later.
Xia Ran turned and ran away in a hurry.
He trusted Xie He.
Xie He letting him go was also trusting him.
They didn’t need each other’s pity.
Xie He didn’t care about the masses.
But he hoped Xia Ran did.
The youth’s soul was burning hot.
It was the first time Xie He touched him.
He was burned at the first meeting.
This was a child who grew up in love.
He was selfless, universally loving, and loved everyone.
This was the kind of Xia Ran that Xie He liked.
Only…
At the moment when he saw Xia Ran leave, there was still a bit of a sense of emptiness.
The youth left too quickly.
He was in a hurry to save people.
Even tenderness was no longer possible.
But just as this regret came to mind, the black-haired youth, who had run a few steps, suddenly turned around.
Xie He: “Ranran, you…”
The black-haired youth was like a free sparrow, jumping back to Xie He.
With a “smack”.
He turned around again.
This time, he quickly disappeared from Xie He’s sight.
Perhaps it was because the first kiss was unfamiliar.
Or perhaps it was shyness, or perhaps it was urgency.
It was like a bird pecking, a dragonfly skimming the water.
Soft heat brushed against the corner of Xie He’s lips.