Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 42 The Path of a Pure Love Hero, the Money Tower
Outside Hangzhou city.

Niao Niao Village.

"Brother Xueyi, thank you for helping me retrieve my brother's body. Thank you, thank you. In my next life, I will repay you even if I have to be your slave."

A frail girl in tattered clothes knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the young man in front of her.

Tears streamed uncontrollably from my eyes.

Behind her was a small thatched hut, and on a simple bed lay a corpse.

The corpse was that of a young man, with a pale, youthful face and twisted limbs, who must have suffered unimaginable torment before his death.

What took his young life was the fist mark on his chest.

The fist not only shattered his heart meridian, but also destroyed his internal organs.

The manner of their death was extremely gruesome.

"Xiaohe, I'm sorry, I'm too late. I can only bring out his body."

"sorry."

The young man named Xueyi knelt down and helped the girl up.

His eyes were red, his mood was low, and he felt ashamed.

He was so close, so very close, to rescuing Xiaohe's brother.

This damn game, why is it so realistic? It should be like other games, where if you accept a quest and then temporarily log off, the quest should be paused.

He only temporarily logged off to use the restroom, and when he logged back on, Xiaohe's brother had already been killed.

In the time it takes to urinate, Xiaohe's brother died.

He could not accept this outcome.

This game is too harsh on players.

It's so true.

The NPC's cries echoed in his ears.

Looking at Xiaohe, he felt a pang of pity.

If it were a regular NPC, the quest would simply fail.

But this NPC in front of us is different.

Xiaohe was the first NPC he met after entering the game, and they had a good relationship.

That's why he couldn't accept the outcome.

Xiaohe's brother is dead. What will happen to Xiaohe?
How can a girl who has lost her brother's protection survive in this world?
He dared not think about that.

He was afraid to imagine it.

……

"Waaah, Xueyi-gege has already done his best, it's not Xueyi-gege's fault."

"This is my brother's wish."

“I warned him long ago not to go against the Canal Gang, but he wouldn’t listen. He stood up for those cronies and made enemies of the Canal Gang. He got arrested, but none of his cronies have been seen.”

"It's fate."

Xiaohe's tears flowed uncontrollably, and her eyes became red from crying.

Looking at her brother's body, she felt relieved.

Perhaps, this is my brother's fate.

"Woooooooo..."

Xiaohe covered her face and cried bitterly.

"Brother Xueyi".

"Ah."

"Could you help me build a grave for my brother?"

"Yes, of course."

Which seat do you want?

“There, behind that mountain, there is an osmanthus tree, and my parents are buried there.”

"I want to bury my brother next to my parents."

Xiao He cried incessantly.

"Okay, you wait for me here, I'll be right there."

Xueyi looked at Xiaohe and nodded seriously.

He then took a hoe from outside and headed towards the back of the mountain.

After Xueyi walked away.

Xiaohe wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, watching Xueyi's retreating figure with reluctance and a touch of girlish sentiment in her eyes.

"Thank you, Brother Xueyi."

"Xiaohe doesn't want to be a burden to you."

"If there is an afterlife, I wish to be born with you in one lifetime."

Xiaohe turned away with tears in her eyes, as if saying goodbye.

She went inside.

I can't bear to part with anything in the house.

She took out a wedding dress from the box; it was a wedding dress that her mother had prepared for her before she passed away.

Xiaohe put on her wedding dress.

She awkwardly dressed herself up.

Do it all.

Xiaohe walked up to her brother, gently stroked his pale face, and covered his face with the quilt.

She sat alone in the lobby. She looked out the window, in the direction Xueyi had left.

She fought back her tears, refusing to let them fall and ruin her makeup.

Xiaohe took out a tinderbox.

Sparks fell, and the flames spread rapidly.

Moments later, the thatched hut was engulfed in flames, mercilessly swallowing everything inside.

……

Behind the mountain.

Xueyi, who had just dug the big pit, suddenly felt a pain in his heart. Following his intuition, he looked in the direction of the thatched hut.

He saw the thatched hut turn into flames.

Suddenly, something occurred to him, and tears streamed down his face. He dropped his hoe and ran down the mountain.

"Air step, air step, dead leg, run!"

"Ah ah ah ah."

"Little lotus, little lotus, little lotus~"

Snow-clad roars echoed through the mountains.

By the time he rushed down the mountain, the fire had already been extinguished by the surrounding villagers.

The surrounding villagers looked at Xueyi, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

The village chief stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

"My child, alas."

The surrounding villagers left.

Xueyi was left alone, staring blankly at the ruins before her.

Tears are falling.

It hurts, it hurts, my heart aches.

Xueyi trembled with heartache as he staggered into the ruins.

A small highlight caught his attention.

It was a piece of red fabric that hadn't been burned, with faint embroidered dragon and phoenix patterns on it.

[Ding! You have acquired a special item.]

A corner of Xiaohe's wedding dress (relic): Bearing Xiaohe's special affection for the player, may love transcend the boundaries of time and space. [Cannot be dropped] [Cannot be destroyed]

"Ah ah ah ah ah."

"You can curse your ancestors for eight generations."

"I swear I will not rest until the Canal Gang is destroyed!!"

[Ding! Player Xueyi has triggered a hidden solo quest, "The Path of a Hero."]

……

Hangzhou City.

"Wow, is this Hangzhou? It's incredibly wealthy!"

"In all my years, this is the first time I've ever seen an exterior wall covered in gold."

Er Gouzi looked at the magnificent four-story building in front of him, his eyes filled with longing for gold.

"This is the headquarters of the Grand Canal Gang, the Golden Coin Tower."

"It was built under the leadership of the tenth generation leader of the Cao Gang and took thirty years to complete. It is now a landmark of Hangzhou. Many people come to Hangzhou just to see the Money Tower."

Looking at the Golden Coin Building, Constable Sun sighed at the wealth of the Canal Gang.

"The Grand Canal Gang? What's their background? How come they're so rich?"

"The Grand Canal Gang is a very powerful gang within the Great Yong Dynasty, with hundreds of thousands of members. They monopolize all the canal transport business on the Grand Canal. Do you think such a gang would lack money?"

"What did you say?"

"Monopolizing the canal transport business? Is it a monopoly on the canal transport business of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal?"

"Does the imperial court have no objections?"

"Is the imperial court just going to stand by and watch?"

What objections could the imperial court possibly have?

"Of the profits from this canal transport business, 80% has to be supplied to the imperial court, and other nobles and officials also have to take a share. If the canal transport guild can keep half a percent of the profits, that's already pretty good."

"Of course, even this half-percent profit is still a huge fortune."

"Stop chatting, let's finish our business first."

Lu Yuan interrupted everyone's chatter and instructed Er Gouzi to take the token to the local government office.

Er Gouzi took the token and headed towards the yamen ahead of everyone else.

After entering the city, Lu Yuan and his group found a place to stay and wait for Er Gouzi to return.

During this time, for some reason, Old Sun approached Master Liu and they seemed to be discussing some kind of deal. What kind of business could a dying man possibly be doing?

Do not understand.

"Drive, drive, drive..."

"Get out of here if you don't want to die."

"Giddy up, run! Run faster!"

"Haha, that feels so good..."

"Young Master, Young Master, wait a minute."

……

(End of this chapter)