This villain, please exercise some restraint.

World Palace.

"Cough cough..."

Ye Jiang stood under the stairs, staring blankly at the blond-haired young man sitting on the throne above the stairs, and coughed twice weakly.

Standing next to the young man, a girl with a gorgeous skirt and waist-length hair cast a concerned look at the young man. She took out a neatly folded handkerchief and handed it to the young man sitting on the throne.

"World...you-"

Her words were stopped by the young man's raised hand.

The sharp-eyed queen immediately saw the handkerchief that was held in her palm and stained with bloodshot eyes.

This made her subconsciously reach out and cover her open mouth.

How could "the world" be hurt? How could this be? Could it be that... moderation really caused him real harm?

The "world" can actually be hurt. In her long and immeasurable life, the "world" has always been a high-level existence that cannot be hurt or shaken.

"Why am I here..."

The young man standing under the stairs looked around in confusion. His limited memory made him feel that he was still talking to his sister one moment, and the next moment, when he opened his eyes again, he had arrived at this magnificent and strange place.

His eyes finally passed over the slightly frowning "Queen" and landed on the somewhat frail young man who was leaning on the throne.

The strange thing is that the young man looks very weak at the moment, but Ye Jiang can vaguely feel that this person is not simple.

This gave him no choice to act rashly.

From the player's perspective, he didn't see any NPC-specific marks on the young man called "World".

The girl next to him is the "Queen" and an NPC.

He was a little unclear for a while, whether the "world" was an NPC with a hidden identity, a player, or... some other existence that he didn't know about.

In short, this person is very mysterious.

But he seemed to remember that the girl standing respectfully next to the young man stretched out her claws towards him the second before he lost consciousness.

She had attacked herself.

But - strangely, Ye Jiang moved his hands and feet and found no injuries or discomfort.

"I am fine."

The young man pinched the handkerchief with his fingers and exerted slight force. In an instant, the strands of blood disappeared without a trace as the handkerchief disappeared.

He sat up slightly and cast his "worldly" eyes on the young man standing under the stairs.

"Your friend is in a very bad state right now. He met a very scary person in this world. Now, only you, who is not too affected, can save him."

The words "World" made Ye Jiang immediately pay attention.

"A very scary figure...my friend?"

"Is it... An Xu? Did something happen to him?"

Ye Jiang subconsciously looked at the young man on the throne.

Immediately, he got the answer in the affirmative.

"good."

"But I can't tell you the specific situation, but what you can believe is that what I say is true."

"Ye Jiang."

He directly called out the name of the boy under the stairs.

Immediately, Ye Jiang felt a gentle gaze fall on him, "I want to help you and your friends, but... I'm sorry, I'm a little too weak now."

"It doesn't matter, just tell me where An Xu is and I can—"

Ye Jiang's anxious words were interrupted by the young man shaking his head gently.

"I'm also sorry, I can't tell you what you want to know."

"And what I want to tell you is that your friend's behavior is now forcibly controlled by taboo substances. It won't be long before the ideological level -"

"The World" said, pointing to his head.

"They will also be corroded and brainwashed helplessly without even realizing it."

"......brainwashing?"

This word made Ye Jiang's heart skip a beat, "What kind of taboo items? And brainwashing...isn't that a word that is only used in MLM organizations?"

"Please, this is just a game, the players... won't be actually harmed, right?"

He looked at the young man on the throne with some uncertainty.

A very light laugh escaped from the corner of "The World"'s lips, "So that's what you think?"

He spoke so softly that Ye Jiang didn't hear it at all.

"Generally speaking, as a player, it is true that you will not be harmed by the real body, but... what I want to emphasize is... the mental level."

"The mind controls the body. Once the mind is controlled, even if the body is immortal, it is still...a walking corpse."

The words "World" were spoken slowly and slowly, but they were like a heavy blow, making Ye Jiang feel flustered and worried.

"Finally, what I want to tell you is that maybe you have come into contact with that very scary character, and - there is something in him that can indeed cause real harm in a certain sense."

Ye Jiang swallowed. The words "World" were a bit beyond his understanding, but every word seemed to tell him that An Xu was dangerous.

My sister, if I remember correctly, was working with An Xu.

"Xiaotong...Xiaotong, are you okay?"

he asked immediately.

"Sorry, no comment."

"The World" smiled slightly and gave this reply.

It's not that I don't know, but... I have no comment.

This attitude, this kind of words, this kind of words that he clearly knew but deliberately did not reveal, made Ye Jiang, who always liked to be straightforward, feel annoyed.

But immediately, the concern for his sister and An Xu made him suppress his irrationality and look at the sitting young man.

"After talking so much... Shan didn't tell me the key information. I think you might be of use to me?"

Ye Jiang was not stupid. After thinking for a moment, he understood the meaning.

Maybe what "The World" said was not true, but he couldn't bet, and he didn't want to bet, after all... He seemed to have heard that some players played this game because they saw something terrifying, and became insane in reality.

It seemed like...a spider lair.

The incident caused quite a stir at the time, but in the end it was settled and gradually faded out of public view.

"You are very smart."

The young man with short blond hair did not hesitate to praise him.

This time, he didn't mince words, but directly stated his purpose.

Spreading his hands, a card quickly appeared in the palm of "The World". The angel on the card was no stranger to him.

The next moment, this tarot card wrapped in lavender power was thrown away by "The World" and sent to Ye Jiang.

Ye Jiang took the card doubtfully and took a steady look.

"Is this... a temperance card?"

He was holding Tarot cards and was a little confused.

But the word "temperance" quickly brought back some not-so-good memories for him.

"This card now needs an owner, and his owner is now - in Apocalypse."

"The World" closed his eyes and said firmly when he opened them again.

He waved his hand, and a scene appeared in front of Ye Jiang for a moment.

On the screen, a rather short boy with short light chestnut hair is wearing a laboratory uniform and conducting research attentively. He looks very harmless.

Isn't this... the guy standing next to the "Queen" at that time? This guy...why does his temperament suddenly change...?

Ye Jiang pinched the cards and rubbed his eyes. They were indeed exactly the same, but the change in his overall temperament was too great.

Can't they be...twins?

This thought flashed through his mind.

"Remember his appearance, he will be the true master of the Temperance Card, a...qualified successor who has had his mental flaws erased."

"Please... give this card to him."

"As for your friend, when necessary, I will let the 'Queen' restrain his spirit that is on the verge of erosion."

"Remember, the time limit I gave you is two days."

As these words fell, Ye Jiang felt dizzy. When he opened his eyes again, he was already at the transfer point to "Apocalypse".