The Trial Game of Life

"red beans."

Yan Yun said that he once named the god-killing dagger Hongdou, which came from Wang Wei's poem: "Red beans are born in the southern country, and a few branches will come out in spring. May you pick more, this thing is the most lovesick."

The saddest thing in the world is the separation of yin and yang, so this dagger is called red bean, giving you death and reunion.

When Yan Yun's words fell, Zheng Yingying's dagger just pierced into the enemy's chest.She pulled it out again, and the enemy fell with a "plop", another battle ended.

Because of Zheng Yingying's cruelty to her, she felt a little tired, her body swayed, and the hand holding the dagger was trembling.However, the excitement and trembling from the dagger still made her remaining half of her heart beat wildly. She switched back and forth between excitement and exhaustion, and it was difficult for her to control herself.

The eye socket that had been gouged out began to hurt, she raised her hand to cover the blindfold, and slowly squatted down.The big cloak wrapped her thin body, looking like a brightly colored mushroom from a distance.

Although the appearance of this mushroom is so bright, her heart seems to be still frozen in the cold mountains, making it difficult for her to move for a while.But soon, warmth surrounded her.

Zheng Yingying was slightly startled, she raised her head, and her forehead was on Jiang He's chin, but Jiang He rubbed her forehead immediately, and asked helplessly, "Does it hurt?"

Zheng Yingying shook her head.

Jiang He then squatted down in front of her and said, "Let's go, I'll carry you back."

Zheng Yingying didn't move, she hesitated for a long time before confirming that Jiang He really wanted to carry her.He knew that Jiang He was treating her more and more as a little girl who needed to be cared for, sometimes holding her hand, sometimes touching her head, but that was all.

At this moment, Zheng Yingying looked at the broad back of the river, and the cold mountain in her heart seemed to have a sunrise.The warm sun shone down, and the hard soil began to soften.She trembled, and finally stood up, lying on Jiang He's back.

Jiang He picked her up silently and walked towards home step by step.When he didn't need to tell him, Jiang He didn't say much, and he didn't turn his head, but he could feel the little girl on his back lying on her stomach in an attachment position, with her head resting on his shoulder, very lightly.

He lifted her up again, glanced at the narrow alleys on both sides of the road and those dark windows with no lights turned on from the corner of his eye, feeling vigilant in his heart.

In the past few days, Zheng Yingying's high-profile mission clearing behavior has undoubtedly attracted some people's attention.While paying attention to Zheng Yingying's situation, Jiang He secretly investigated these prying eyes to prevent them from endangering Zheng Yingying's safety.

In these lines of sight, there are those from Noah, the bosses of the black market, and some low-ranking bastards and mercenaries, but what makes Jiang He fear the most are the players who entered the same instance as them.

This dungeon is long, rich in content, and has many ways to play, so the players who entered the dungeon were almost all scattered on the first day, each going their own way.

Some died halfway, some were relatively high-profile, and their information could still be found, but there were also some who had completely lost their information.Whether they are still alive, and if so, where and what they are doing, is unknown.

Compared to the NPCs in the instance, Jiang He felt that these players hiding in the dark were the most dangerous.Like a poisonous snake in the dark grass, it will come out to bite you at any time.

He also tried to find the whereabouts of other players before, but the players in Eternal Night City have their own methods, and you alone can control everything.For now, only be cautious.

Fortunately, they didn't join Noah, and Zheng Yingying also completed the tasks of the past few days very well. Although it was not perfect, they were all solved smoothly and won more than 60 rewards.I believe that within two days, the goal of 100 million can be achieved.

But now at this juncture, Zheng Yingying had already attracted the attention of others, so Jiang He decided to let her rest for a day to find out the situation first.

Just when Jiang He returned to the temporary residence with Zheng Yingying on his back, a big gamble was taking place in the distant city center "Noah".

In the large private room covered with red velvet carpet, crystal chandeliers, large oil paintings, bronze ornaments and fireplaces are all luxurious.This is somewhat incompatible with Noah's high-tech sense of the city of the future, but it is in line with the guests sitting at the gaming table.

They were all dressed in suits and leather shoes, and everything on them looked expensive.One of them has a haughty look and a good figure, just like some gentlemen in the upper class, and the other has a fat head and big ears, and smiles like Maitreya Buddha, with a rich and noble appearance.

The croupier stood at the table and dealt the cards politely.

There were other people in the room. On the sofa opposite the fireplace lay a young man reclining playing a game console, and behind the gentleman stood a stern and strong man wearing sunglasses, who seemed to be a bodyguard.

Maitreya lifted up the corner of the card and glanced at it, and said with a smile: "The downtown area seems to be a bit busy recently, does President Lin know?"

The man named President Lin didn't look up, and replied casually: "What is Boss Qian referring to?"

"Isn't Chairman Lin the most familiar with Sayuri district? Could it be that he doesn't know what happened recently?"

"I'm very busy, not everything can make me pay attention."

"Hehe." Boss Qian chuckled, even though the other party's tone was cold, there was no trace of anger on his face, "President Lin is busy, so of course he doesn't care about everything. I just heard my subordinates say, Among the recent mercenaries, there seems to be a little girl who is fierce and sharp, usually wears a red cloak, and is good at disguising. She also has a companion who is extremely cunning."

President Lin just raised his head, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, "Boss Qian has inquired very carefully."

Boss Qian still smiled, "Isn't that right, I usually like to hear new things and meet new people. I heard that the little girl has a good personality, but I really want to meet her. Noah hasn't seen her for a long time. The new blood is here, and I am used to seeing those old faces, so it is time for a change.”

President Lin frowned, rubbed the face of the card in his hand, and didn't answer right away.

At this moment, the young man who was lying on the sofa playing a game console suddenly sat up and asked in surprise, "It's a thin little girl in a red cloak, isn't it?"

Boss Qian looked back at his new assistant, a little surprised, "You know him?"

The assistant nodded and smiled, "Yes, we are from the same place. Although we are not very familiar, we know a little bit."

Boss Qian immediately became interested and asked, "Then do you know her name?"

The assistant smiled bitterly, "I don't know that, but I know the name of her companion. He is called Jiang He. He is smart, cunning, and extremely sophisticated. I don't want to praise him on purpose. His brains are indeed stronger than his skills. Compared with Noah, he can be regarded as number one."

Hearing such comments, President Lin finally showed a hint of interest in his eyes.Although it was the first time he had seen this young man in front of him, the one who was brought here by Boss Qian for the secret meeting must have some kind of talent.

This kind of person praised another person so much, not because he deliberately flattered him, but because that Jiang He was really powerful.But no matter what, it made Chairman Lin more interested in Jiang He.

If this is the case, you might as well recruit one or two.

In the Xiacheng District, Jiang He and Zheng Yingying didn't know anything about what happened in the private room at this time.The old TV flickers snow, takes ages to show a picture, and plays silly sitcoms.

Zheng Yingying was resting on the sofa wrapped in a blanket, which also contained her cloak.Jiang He once tried to get her to take off the cloak so she didn't have to wear it all the time, but Zheng Yingying refused.

It's like her protective shell, which she clutches so tightly that she won't even take it off when she sleeps.It's not easy for Jiang He to force her, so he can only let her go.

At this time, Zheng Yingying was watching TV, while Jiang He was cooking in the kitchen.

Unscrew the gas stove, add water to boil, add two packs of noodles, a few green vegetables, and ham slices, and when the cooking is halfway through, crack an egg into it, and when the egg is halfway through cooking, it will come out of the pot, and you're done.

Zheng Yingying knew that this was not called rice, but boiled noodles.

She has been eating noodles for more than half a month, switching between hand-rolled noodles and instant noodles, and occasionally changing the side dishes in the noodles. The dishes can be said to be very rich.

"It's time to eat." Jiang He called, and Zheng Yingying stood up slowly, piled all the things on the small square table in front of her, and sat down cross-legged, waiting for Jiang He to bring the noodles.

After a while, there was only the sound of sucking noodles in the room.Through the rising mist, Zheng Yingying looked at Jiang He seriously again—he really enjoyed eating the noodles, and this was the moment when his expression was the most vivid.

Are the noodles really that delicious?

Zheng Yingying took another sip in disbelief, then lowered her head silently, filling her stomach with small mouthfuls.She thought, in fact, the more times she eats, the taste is not bad.

She ate seriously, which gave the chef Jiang He a strange sense of satisfaction, and then used a spoon to scoop out the eggs from her bowl and put them in Zheng Yingying's bowl, telling her, "Eat more, you are still growing. "

Zheng Yingying: "Oh."

Jiang He suddenly thought of something, hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and ate his noodles, and asked casually, "Speaking of which, I don't know your exact age yet, can you tell me about the past?"

What happened before is what happened when I was still alive.

Zheng Yingying lowered her head, stirring the noodles in the bowl with her chopsticks, but said nothing.The atmosphere suddenly became a little solemn, and a low air pressure pervaded Zheng Yingying's body. After a long time, just when Jiang He wanted to say "don't force it", Zheng Yingying refused him.

"I don't want to talk about it." She raised her head, "Don't ask me, okay?"

It was rare for Jiang He to see Zheng Yingying have such a fragile look in her eyes, and the words were swallowed back when they reached the tip of her mouth, and only the word "good" was left to blurt out.

The two continued to eat noodles, but the atmosphere was not as harmonious as before.Especially Zheng Yingying, she didn't say a word until she turned off the lights and went to sleep.

She was small, so she slept on the sofa, at least it was soft, and the hard bed in the room that creaked when turned over was left to Jiang He.

Turned off the lights, and the room was pitch black.Zheng Yingying shrunk herself into a small ball facing the back of the sofa, as if building another layer of indifferent barriers for herself, not allowing anyone to approach.

Time flows quietly until the middle of the moon.

Jiang He looked out the window at the bright moon that never existed in Eternal Night City, sighed, and finally got out of bed, walked to the sofa and squatted down, and said softly: "The past is over, you in the world are dead, now You are a new Zheng Yingying, aren't you?"

Zheng Yingying finally moved, but just as she was about to turn around, Jiang He's face changed suddenly, and he hugged Zheng Yingying and hid behind the sofa. "Crack——" The sound of glass shattering sounded immediately behind him.

Jiang He looked back with a sullen face. Under the moonlit night, a drone was shining red in the window.

"Target found!"

"Target found!"