Mistaking a horror game for a romance novel, he unexpectedly became a legend.

Shadow breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. So it was a guide! He was terrified.

The mountain was shrouded in mist, but it had no effect on his shadow. He looked around and knew which way to go.

Shadow: "Please, Master."

Song Yi followed the shadow. He felt that the path the shadow chose was shorter than the one led by Zhang Dazhong when they first entered the game, but it had a lot more turns.

An hour later, they finally arrived at the familiar Pomegranate Village. Since Song Yi was not considered a player in this game, player communication was not open to him. If Song Yi wanted to find Zhao Xin, he would have to rely on himself.

As soon as he entered the village, he ran into his old acquaintance and good friend Da Gang. Da Gang's eyes suddenly froze the moment he saw Song Yi.

Da Gang has been living a very comfortable life these past few days. Zhang Dazhong brought back fifteen people from outside, and he was assigned a young man in his twenties who was quite good-looking, much better than the two money-losing girls at home.

Today I was helping my neighbors catch someone who had run away. I had just finished catching them and came back when I ran into Song Yi.

Song Yi was quite happy to see Da Gang. Da Gang was a local bigwig in Shiliu Village, and with him around, it was much easier to find people.

Da Gang had never seen such a handsome person before, especially a man. When he looked at Song Yi, he was practically drooling.

Song Yi: "Da Gang, long time no see."

Da Gang was stunned when he heard the other person call his name: "You, how do you know me?"

Song Yi chuckled but didn't answer. He asked Da Gang:

"Have you ever seen a man in his twenties, 1.8 meters tall, with a tan complexion, who likes to wear sneakers and sportswear?"

Da Gang listened as if he were at home: "Yes, I have one at home. You didn't secretly hide it from that old geezer Zhang Dazhong, did you? I always said he had good stuff but wouldn't tell us."

When Song Yi heard Da Gang say that he had one at home, and thinking about Da Gang's unusual fetish, Song Yi's expression instantly turned cold.

"You didn't do anything to him, did you?"

Da Gang grinned lewdly, his eyes glued to Song Yi.

"Haha, he lives like a god every night. What's your name? Do you want to see him? Come with me, and I'll let you experience the life of a god too."

As Da Gang spoke, his dirty hands, which were always covered in grime, were about to press down on Song Yi's shoulders.

Song Yi came to rescue Zhao Xin. The thought of Zhao Xin being bullied by Da Gang and suffering psychological trauma made Song Yi unable to suppress his anger.

Seeing Da Gang's dirty hand reaching out, Song Yi grabbed his arm and twisted it 360 degrees with a little force. Da Gang's arm instantly became twisted like a pretzel, and he cried out in pain.

With a powerful kick, Song Yi knocked Da Gang to the ground, then straddled him and started hitting him in the face.

"You scum, you not only harm others, but you also harmed my brother. I'll beat you to death."

Da Gang was beaten so badly that he had no power to resist at all. He didn't know why Song Yi suddenly got so angry, so he could only cover his head and beg for mercy.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, please stop."

"Stop hitting him. I didn't know He Dong was your brother. Can't I just give him back to you?"

Song Yi's fists rained down on Da Gang, but he suddenly froze when he heard the name He Dong.

"Ho Tung? What Ho Tung?"

Da Gang's eyes were bruised and purple, and his face was covered in blood from his nose.

"Me, the one who got assigned to my family, He Dong."

Song Yi: "Not Zhao Xin?"

Da Gang's eyes widened, and his voice was trembling with tears: "Zhao Xin, I also took a liking to that boy, but Old Lady Wang took him first."

Why didn't you ask me my name?

Song Yi stood up awkwardly: "Yeah, he could have just asked for my name directly."

Da Gang stood up angrily, took two steps back, and, being the village bully of Shiliu Village, had never been beaten before. He pointed fiercely at Song Yi:

"You little brat, you dare hit me? You wait, I'll call my men to teach you a lesson."

Song Yi narrowed his eyes; he hadn't hit enough.

As darkness fell, Da Gang headed towards the village, intending to call for help to beat up Song Yi, but Song Yi caught up with him after only a few steps.

Song Yi knocked Da Gang unconscious with one hand, then hooked Da Gang's collar by the back of his neck and dragged him towards their home as if he were a dead man.

Pushing open the familiar door and hearing the noise at the entrance, player He Dong thought it was Da Gang returning. He huddled fearfully in a corner of the room. He was terrified. Originally, Zhao Xin was assigned to this house, but he thought that Da Gang's family had a wife and daughter, so they were probably just short of labor. Although it would be more tiring, it would be safer than other houses.

He was assigned to an old lady's house. He had passed by that house on his way there. The old lady, Wang, looked like a ghost and was too scary to go there. So he switched with Zhao Xin.

Little did I know that this place was hell; it was terrifying.

He Dong escaped once but was caught and starved for three days. Now he has no strength at all, and the sound of Da Gang returning terrifies him.

Song Yi tossed Da Gang's 200-pound body toward the pile of firewood in the yard like throwing a pig. With a "thud," smoke rose from the ground.

The next moment, Song Yi turned to look at the familiar doghouse. To be honest, he still regretted not having taken Ya Ya and Chen Si with him last time.

He walked toward the doghouse. In the dim light, the mother and daughter huddled together. Chen Si held Ya Ya in his arms, and Ya Ya nestled in Chen Si's embrace, only her timid eyes showing.

Ya Ya was also afraid of Da Gang; she couldn't help but tremble every time she heard Da Gang's voice.

Chen Si was also afraid, but there was nothing she could do. There was no end to this kind of life except death.

But she didn't want to die yet. She still wanted to watch over Ya Ya. If Ya Ya lived, she had to live too.

There was a buzzing of mosquitoes around the doghouse. Song Yi crouched down, afraid of startling the person inside, and softly called out tentatively:

"Chen Si, Ya Ya?"

Nestled in Chen Si's arms, Ya Ya suddenly raised her head. That voice...

The moon had risen, and the long-lost fog that had shrouded Shiliu Village had finally dissipated. By the moonlight, Ya Ya could see the people in front of her clearly.

Chen Si didn't remember Song Yi. To her, Song Yi was a complete stranger. She was a little wary, wondering why the stranger in front of her would call her by name. It had been a long time since anyone had called her by name.

Da Gang always called himself a stinky old woman and called Ya Ya a money-losing wretch.

But suddenly Ya Ya in Chen Si's arms started struggling violently. Before Chen Si could react, Ya Ya rushed out.

Song Yi scooped up the little girl who rushed out and hugged her tightly.

Song Yi knew Chen Si definitely wouldn't recognize him, but Ya Ya seemed to remember him...