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Chapter 014 So There’s Only One Answer

Tonight was destined to be an extraordinary night.

This was the first time in Ling Mo’s life that he shared a bed with a girl, even if he didn’t realize it himself; on this point, he had already advanced far beyond his last life…

Oh, he had never slept with a girl in his previous life, so it didn’t matter.

But this was already Xia Xinyan’s tragedy.

Currently, she wasn’t mourning about it, as there was something else that bothered her even more—

That guy, after falling asleep, was pressing her down.

His head was buried right against her chest, his arms wrapped around her gently, and he was sleeping soundly.

If it weren’t for the fact that she could feel he was truly in a deep sleep, Xia Xinyan would have thought he was doing it on purpose.

She was still puzzling over how this guy suddenly grew some courage.

But… it made it hard for her to fall asleep…

Feeling the unusual sensation on her chest, Xia Xinyan bit her lip, lying on her back and staring blankly at the tent’s ceiling.

Right now, it was four o’clock in-game, not far from dawn, and her status bar had returned to normal, so there was no point in trying to sleep more.

However, she could be sure that Ling Mo must have gone to bed later than she did; after all, she knew what it was like for a virgin to sleep next to a girl. It wasn’t that she wanted to mock herself, but she genuinely felt that if her previous self had found herself in such a situation, her heart rate would probably resemble a very excited Mona Lisa on an ECG.

Even if nothing happened, this was too stimulating for a pure little virgin.

So… considering that Ling Mo might end up sleep-deprived, Xia Xinyan decided not to wake him up.

As for taking advantage of the situation… she didn’t care much for such things anyway, since it didn’t count as being a real girl. As long as she wasn’t violated, she was pretty laid-back about other matters.

…Wait, being seen without clothes wouldn’t work either.

On this matter, she was still relatively conservative. After all, in her previous life, not even her roommate had seen her naked as a male, so after becoming a girl, it was even less likely for anyone to see her.

No matter if it was Ling Mo or herself, from the moment she transformed into Xia Xinyan, she had subconsciously begun to regard Ling Mo as an independent individual.

If she had to put it that way, he was like a parallel universe version of herself; she could empathize with her past self to understand his actions and psychology, but she wouldn’t treat him as herself and lower her guard—of various kinds.

Of course, that was the case except for now.

Tsk, she really was considerate.

But… was her original sleeping posture really that ridiculous?

Ever since the third grade of elementary school, she had been sleeping alone and had never tried sharing a bed with someone else to see what it would be like. Judging by the present situation… it seemed like she wasn’t very composed either.

As she pondered these random thoughts, a shadow passing quickly outside the tent instantly captured her attention.

She instinctively reached for the handgun beside her and aimed it in that direction.

The campfire outside was still flickering, and the shadow reflected in the firelight seemed to be approaching them, moving very stealthily, almost making no sound at all.

If it was only one person, she could tell from this behavior that they must not be from the Protection Association. As NPCs searching for players, the Protection Association had no reason to be so cautious.

So that person should be another player.

Watching the shadow stop in front of the tent, Xia Xinyan had her gun already aimed at the zipper entrance.

Then, that shadow suddenly squatted down and gently pulled open the tent.

As the person carefully opened the tent just wide enough to enter, what appeared before her was the dark muzzle of a gun.

There was a moment of silence.

Then the person quietly let go of the tent, slowly zipped it back up, and turned around to run.

“Stop.” In the silence, Xia Xinyan’s voice was quiet, but in the cave, it was particularly loud.

The person outside froze: “Sister! Don’t shoot! I was wrong! It’s just greed; I only wanted to take something, I didn’t mean to kill anyone, really!”

The voice belonged to a girl and was quite pleasant to hear.

This exclamation startled Ling Mo, who was deep in slumber. He reacted quickly, instinctively reaching for his handgun without even grasping the situation, aiming it directly at the tent’s entrance: “Who?!”

Only then did he suddenly realize how awkward his current position was.

This softness on his face… could it be…?!

“Awake?” Xia Xinyan’s voice came from beneath him, lacking much emotion, finally making Ling Mo aware of their current position.

He was actually on top of her?! And…

He hurriedly rolled off Xia Xinyan, although his face was already flushed with embarrassment, he still managed to focus on the situation: “Who’s outside?!”

What was that shadow… when did they arrive?!

Did Xia Xinyan notice her first?

“Brother! Brother! Don’t make any moves; I truly mean no harm!” the girl outside shouted, “I just saw there was a cave over here and wanted to come check it out. Don’t do this; we’re all players, right? Let’s leave some room for each other?”

Xia Xinyan climbed up, opened the tent, and finally got a clear look at the girl.

She was quite pretty—obviously, there were no unattractive people in this game, and it was hard to be stunned after seeing so many.

However, worth mentioning was that this face… she recognized.

And the impression was quite strong.

This girl was called Murong Yue, who in her last life ranked 57th on the strength leaderboard, and because of her special abilities, she even had the strength to fight against players in the top 20, with a fair chance of winning.

But what left a lasting impression on Xia Xinyan was not her strength, but her personality.

This girl… was a bit of a lunatic.

In every sense of the word.

“Sister… Sister… You should lower your gun; it looks scary. If it accidentally goes off, that wouldn’t be good, right?” Murong Yue earnestly advised while subtly backing away towards the cave entrance, looking as pitiful as possible.

Unfortunately, Xia Xinyan, who had experienced this girl’s true nature in her last life, wasn’t falling for it: “Stop, put your hands on your head, and squat down right there.”

“Come on… Sister, there’s no need for this, right…”

“Do it or I’ll shoot.”

Immediately, Murong Yue squatted on the spot with her hands on her head.

Ling Mo also exited the tent at this point, looking at the girl for a moment with a strange expression: “Is she a player?”

“Yes, yes, yes! I’m a player!” Murong Yue nodded vigorously, “Isn’t it unnecessary to turn against another player? We should face the enemies together and welcome a bright future, right? It’s beneficial for everyone to complete the game together; even if you kill me, you won’t get anything! I literally have nothing on me, really!”

Ling Mo paused, tilting his head to look at Xia Xinyan.

When it came to matters involving girls, he basically didn’t know how to handle them, after all, in previous games, there wasn’t a feature for capturing female players for interrogation—if there had been, it would surely be R18. In most games, what he did was simply massacre everything, and he rarely considered anything else or bothered to deal with it.

So he intended to see how Xia Xinyan would handle it.

“What’s your name?” Xia Xinyan, still on guard, walked up to Murong Yue and started searching her.

Murong Yue shivered instinctively but managed to respond: “Murong Yue.”

“Murong Yue, I’m giving you two choices…”

“There’s no need to say more; there’s only one answer. I choose to swear allegiance to you—who should I call boss? Do you want me to find a stick outside?”

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