The six walked down the street. There were shops around, even filled with a dazzling array of goods, but not a single person. The six walked an entire street without seeing any signs of life. They continued walking forward, not stopping anywhere. Yi Xinming, as someone who had cleared the game multiple times, told everyone that a gray mist should appear soon, and once they passed through it, they would return to the real world.

As for returning to the real world, it didn’t mean they were safe; it just meant they had successfully cleared this round and had four and a half days of rest in the real world.

Soon, the mist, familiar to Yi Xinming, appeared. The group stood before the mist, and facing their separation, they all seemed a little reluctant.

Yi Xinming gave his phone number to Qi Yang and the others, so they could contact him by phone once they returned to the real world. His number was easy to remember, and the other five people quickly memorized it after a brief look.

They only remembered his number, planning to contact others through him later. Yi Xinming finally looked at Qi Yang, implying that it didn’t matter if the others didn’t contact him, but Qi Yang absolutely had to call him.

“Then, see you back in the real world,” Yi Xinming said, being the first to step into the mist.

The mist looked hazy and gray, but as soon as a person walked into it, their body was instantly swallowed.

“There won’t be any problems, right?” Du Yong asked cautiously.

Qi Yang didn’t speak. He was the second to walk into the mist. The remaining four game survivors exchanged glances. Although they had only known each other for a few short days, these days had been more memorable to them than the past ten years.

“Goodbye!” Kang Lian followed suit, letting go of Yuan Yuan’s hand. “See you again when we get back.”

Yuan Yuan watched Kang Lian’s retreating figure, her eyes slowly turning red.

After walking a distance through the gray mist, visibility was very low, and he could only vaguely see the path beneath his feet. As he walked, Qi Yang noticed the mist in front of him gradually thinning. He took a step forward, and after that step, his entire vision suddenly brightened. Looking at the familiar surroundings, Qi Yang reached into his pocket, pulled out his phone, and checked the time. The past four days had been but an instant, an instant in the real world.

Qi Yang turned his head to look at the hospital’s outpatient department behind him. He had scheduled an abortion, but it was highly likely that the procedure wouldn’t happen now. However, Qi Yang didn’t leave the hospital immediately. Instead, he walked to the side, to a tree, and used his phone to dial an unfamiliar number—a number he had memorized just a few minutes earlier.

The phone rang a few times and was immediately answered. A very familiar voice. Qi Yang’s lips curved into a smile, and he said calmly, “Yi Xinming.”

Hearing the clear, pleasant voice on the other end, Yi Xinming knew it was Qi Yang calling him.

“I didn’t expect you to be the first one to call me.” Yi Xinming was very happy to receive Qi Yang’s call. Although he wasn’t sure if he could still be teammates with Qi Yang in the next game, those few days were enough for them to get to know each other. Even if they couldn’t be teammates, it was still good to have met.

“This is my number, you can save it,” Qi Yang said.

“Okay, I guess others will call me too. So, I’ll leave it at that for now, and we’ll talk later. We can arrange a place to have a meal together then.” After eating in the school cafeteria for several days in the game, Yi Xinming was now very eager to eat real-world food.

“Alright, you pick a location and send me the details.” Qi Yang had no objections.

After hanging up, Qi Yang saw several new text messages on his phone. He opened them and found some advertisements, and one from the bank.

He didn’t seem to have spent anything, so what was this text message about? With a hint of doubt, Qi Yang opened the message. When he saw the large transfer amount in the message, Qi Yang narrowed his eyes and looked up at the last four digits of the account. It was indeed his account. Who transferred him the money, and it wasn’t a small sum either.

Although it was a lot of money, Qi Yang didn’t dare to use it. If he did, the police might come looking for him. Having confirmed Yi Xinming’s existence, Qi Yang was now certain that what happened in that game space was real, not some delusion of his.

After clearing the game, he could rest for a corresponding amount of time in the real world. Four and a half days later, he would have to return to the game. Qi Yang curved his lips into a smile. He turned and left the hospital, not going back for the abortion. This kind of surgery seemed simple, but no matter how you looked at it, it was removing a piece of flesh from his own body. It wasn’t a small cut on a finger that could be healed with a band-aid. Four days were simply not enough for him to rest and recover.

He could only wait and see. If he ever had ten or twenty days, perhaps he could get rid of the child, but not now.

Leaving the hospital, Qi Yang took a car home. Although he had spent several days in the game, only a few seconds had passed in the real world. However, Qi Yang still felt psychologically exhausted. After returning home, he took a shower, put on his pajamas, and went to bed.

He slept from day to night. Before sleeping, Qi Yang sent a text message to Yi Xinming saying that he would rest and contact him later, so Yi Xinming didn’t call to disturb Qi Yang.

Everyone else contacted Yi Xinming as soon as they returned. Yi Xinming created a group and added everyone to it.

Everyone chatted in the group, discussing when to meet up. Du Yong, as Qi Yang’s number one fan, immediately asked about Qi Yang’s condition. Yi Xinming told him that Qi Yang was tired and resting. Knowing that Qi Yang’s health wasn’t particularly good, Du Yong immediately became worried again.

When Qi Yang woke up at night, he took his phone and entered the group. As soon as he entered, everyone gathered around to ask him how he was feeling.

“It’s nothing, just a bit tired. I feel much better after a good sleep,” Qi Yang replied.

“That’s good. I was worried something might be wrong with you, Brother Qi,” Du Yong chimed in.

“Everyone should get some good rest today. How about we meet up for a meal tomorrow or the day after?” Yi Xinming suggested after they had chatted for a while.

“Tomorrow!” A day of rest today should be enough, said Qi Yang.

The others felt the same way.

“Then tomorrow. Oh, by the way, Qi Yang is in Mingdu, right?” Everyone else was in Mingdu, not far apart, which shouldn’t be a coincidence, so Yi Xinming guessed that Qi Yang was probably in the same city as them.

“Yes, I’m in the High-tech West Zone,” Qi Yang typed.

“See you tomorrow at noon, near a subway station, so it’s convenient for everyone to get there.” Yi Xinming hadn’t decided on the exact location yet.

“Whatever you decide is fine with me,” Qi Yang said, having no objections.

After sleeping all afternoon, Qi Yang was hungry. He said goodbye to a few people, changed out of his pajamas, and went out to eat.

Ordering takeout was an option, but it would take a while, and Qi Yang still wanted to go out for a walk and experience the atmosphere of the real world.

Walking on the sidewalk, people came and went, the streetlights were dim, and the sky was pitch black. Qi Yang couldn’t shake the feeling that something was lurking in the unlit areas around him, though he wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination.

Smiling and shaking his head, Qi Yang went to a small restaurant he used to frequent. After getting pregnant, Qi Yang’s diet became lighter; anything too greasy didn’t smell very pleasant to him.

After ordering, Qi Yang sat at a table waiting, and suddenly remembered something, so he messaged Yi Xinming.

“Someone suddenly transferred five million to your card?” Yi Xinming seemed to always have his phone with him, as he replied immediately after Qi Yang sent the message.

“It’s a reward for completing the game, not someone transferring money by mistake. This time it’s less; once I had over ten million directly in my account,” Yi Xinming said.

Hearing Yi Xinming’s explanation, Qi Yang thought that earning 5 million in just over four days was an unexpected windfall. However, he generally didn’t have a strong desire for money, nor did he have any particular expensive hobbies.

He had five million in his hand, but he didn’t know how to spend it. Currently, the thing he wanted most was to abort the child, but even with five million, he couldn’t do it.

It seemed money wasn’t everything.

After dinner, Qi Yang strolled along the street for a while. When he reached his residential complex, he sat down on a bench beneath his apartment building. His phone remained in his pocket. Qi Yang looked up at the dark night sky, thinking that if he told anyone what had happened to him, no one would believe it.

Including himself, he still felt a sense of unreality. He, who had never believed in ghosts or gods, actually transmigrated to a world where ghosts existed and even played games there. Why that game chose him, Qi Yang had never understood.

However, when he left school, Qi Yang guessed a certain possibility from Kang Lian.

This was interesting. Did even unexecuted murderous thoughts count? He really wanted to ask the person who made these rules what was going through their mind. If that were the case, then perhaps no one in this world would be truly kind.

But even so, Qi Yang would still abort the child if he had the chance. He wasn’t interested in having children. It was just a one-night stand at the time. If he had known that his body was different from that of an ordinary male, and that he also had female reproductive organs, he would never have actively seduced anyone, let alone slept with them.

Raising a child is no small matter, and so far, Qi Yang’s future life plans only include himself, not children.

Qi Yang placed his hand on his stomach and apologized to the child in his heart: “I’m sorry, you came to the wrong place. I hope in the future you can be reborn into a good family and have parents who love you.”

As the night grew colder, Qi Yang felt a chill and got up to go home.

No sooner had he left than a figure appeared beside the bench where he had been sitting. The person was dressed in black, and their face seemed to be shrouded in darkness, but the man’s eyes glowed brightly. He had deliberately followed Qi Yang, worried that Qi Yang would go to the hospital to abort the child immediately after clearing the game. Seeing Qi Yang emerge from the hospital, Fu Mingnan knew that Qi Yang hadn’t given up, but rather had likely considered his own situation. Aborting a child was a surgery after all, and if he were to re-enter the game after an abortion, it wouldn’t be beneficial to him in any way.

Fu Mingnan walked forward and took the elevator upstairs. He stood outside Qi Yang’s apartment door. This door was no obstacle for him at all; he could easily pass through it.

But Fu Mingnan only stood at the door and didn’t go in. He was afraid that if he went in, he wouldn’t be able to control himself. This human was too alluring, and Fu Mingnan had little resistance to him. Qi Yang was like a priceless treasure; the deeper one’s contact, the more captivating he became.

Fu Mingnan suddenly became dissatisfied with being so far away from Qi Yang in the game. As a supervisor, he could only watch Qi Yang from a distance. He envied the other players, who could be with Qi Yang all the time.

Fu Mingnan seemed to have thought of something, and then he smiled. In the game, he could do anything. What was so difficult about wanting to get close to Qi Yang? It was just an easy matter.

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