My game even includes ancient times

He Yu frowned as she watched He Shi being taken away. After a moment's thought, she changed direction and followed them toward the Li residence.

The servants, with He Shi bound, marched back to the Li residence in a grand procession.

He Shi was left in the woodshed in the front yard, while the shrewd man who was in charge went to report the situation to the eldest son of the Li family.

He Yu shifted her gaze to the woodshed, and the scene before her made her pause in surprise.

Five people were lying in the small woodshed: He Shi and four beggars covered in wounds.

When the four beggars saw He Shi being roughly thrown to the ground, they, despite being in dire straits themselves, still revealed expressions of schadenfreude.

[Beggar A: Serves you right.]

[Beggar B: You've got some nerve, stealing from the Li family! We're all going to be in trouble because of you!]

[Beggar C: Brothers, we've suffered this misfortune because of this brat!]

[Beggar Ding: Why weren't you beaten?]

He Yu suddenly realized that these were the four guys who stole the fur coat he had given to He Shi and made a mess of the little house.

Her gaze toward the four beggars suddenly turned hostile.

On the other side, He Shi struggled to sit up. He Yu saw that his wrists, which were tied behind his back, were chafed and bleeding. His face was slightly contorted as he moved, clearly indicating that he had been injured by the servants.

The speech bubbles above the heads of the four beggars kept popping up one after another, spewing all sorts of profanities and vulgarities, which made He Yu frown.

He Shi simply lowered his head, leaning against the woodpile without moving, as if he hadn't heard a word.

A short while later, the shrewd man led the eldest son of the Li family into the woodshed.

Young Master Li glanced at the five people, covered his nose, and cursed: "Butler Zhang, if your nose is useless, I can cut it off for you! Is this a place fit for humans? It stinks!"

Butler Zhang bowed and scraped: "Young Master, it was my fault! Please forgive me, I'll arrange a clean place right away..."

As he spoke, he winked at the two servants standing behind him.

Two servants stepped forward, grabbed He Shi's arms from both sides, and led him to a servants' room across the street.

He Yu followed.

The eldest son of the Li family then followed them into the house. He looked around but did not sit down. Instead, he walked slowly to He Shi and suddenly kicked him in the shoulder.

He Shi was already kneeling and unsteady, and was kicked backward, falling heavily to the ground. He struggled to get up for a moment.

He Yu narrowed his eyes at Young Master Li on the screen, whose expression was contemptuous and sinister, and who looked arrogant and superior. He gritted his teeth inwardly.

[Young Master Li: Tell me, where did you steal those two fur coats from?]

He Shi: I didn't steal it.

[Young Master Li: You're already here and you still won't tell the truth? Butler Zhang, go get me my whip!]

[He Shi: Wait!]

Young Master Li sneered, lowering his eyelids to look at the beggar curled up on the ground, trembling all over.

Seeing this, Butler Zhang immediately stepped forward and kicked He Shi hard, spitting at him: "Aren't you going to talk?!"

[He Shi: Cough cough... I'll talk, I'll talk, please don't hit me!]

He Yu looked at He Shi, wondering if he could continue the story he had given him.

Even if she couldn't come up with a plan, it didn't matter. Just now, when Young Master Li kicked He Shi, another plan suddenly popped into her mind. Although the plan was a bit too immoral, Young Master Li was obviously no good either, and He Yu could carry it out without any pressure.

[He Shi: I did see two sheepskin coats a few days ago, right there on Beishang Street, in the corner where I always live. I was asleep in the middle of the night when I suddenly felt something fall on me. I opened my eyes and saw two sheepskin coats and two stray dogs, one black and one yellow. I chased the dogs away, but the coats they brought were very warm. It snowed that night, and I was so cold, so I... kept them for myself...]

After saying this, He Shi shakily looked up at Young Master Li, then quickly lowered his eyes again and continued in a low voice: "Not long afterward, the coat was stolen."

Young Master Li scrutinized He Shi. He had already heard Steward Zhang's description of what had just happened and believed half of He Shi's story, but he still decided to ask one more question.

[Young Master Li: Have you been to the mass grave recently?]

[He Shi: No! I... I'm a coward, how could I dare go to a place like that?]

Young Master Li stared at He Shi for a long time. He Shi uneasily shrank back, making a dodging motion, his face full of fear.

Young Master Li eventually believed him, walked out of the house with his hands behind his back, lightly patted off non-existent dust from his body, and sniffed his sleeves with some disgust.

[Young Master Li: Throw them back into the woodshed, and when night falls, deal with the other four as well.]

[Butler Zhang: Yes, young master, don't worry. These filthy beggars have been loafing around in our county, doing nothing but petty theft and other despicable acts. They should have been killed long ago.]

He Yu was applauding He Shi's intelligence and excellent acting skills. Seeing that he had fooled this young master Li, she felt relieved. But as soon as she turned her gaze out of the room, she saw this conversation.

The master and servant determined the fate of five people in just a few words, clearly indicating they were used to doing this kind of thing.

This was the first time He Yu had experienced the casual and commonplace disregard for human life by the privileged class in a game, and she felt somewhat uncomfortable. She gave a cold laugh.

Wait until it gets late? Sure, let's wait together then.

He Yu looked at the sky in the picture. It was probably around three or four in the afternoon. It would probably take about five more hours until it got dark.

He Shi was dragged back to the woodshed, and He Yu went to check on him. The four beggars had probably not eaten or drunk anything since they were captured. When they saw He Shi come in, they didn't even have the energy to curse anymore, and they all lay on the ground listlessly.

Seeing that they posed no threat to He Shi, He Yu quit the game.

She blinked her slightly sore eyes, looked up at the wall clock, and was immediately taken aback.

It's already 1 p.m.

She was the only one left in the shop; Zhang Yushi wasn't there either. It was very quiet, with only the buzzing of electrical appliances.

He Yu opened WeChat and saw the message Zhang Yushi had sent her.

Yu Shi: Sister Xiaoyu, I'm going home now. I saw you were engrossed in the game, so I didn't bother you. Don't play for too long, and remember to rest.

He Yu smiled slightly, the feeling of being completely immersed in the game world slowly fading away. She got up, poured herself a glass of water, and drank it slowly.

After playing the game for the past two days, she has roughly figured out a pattern between game time and real time.

If you exit the game, time flows much faster in the game than in real time, while if you are online, time flows at almost the same rate in both worlds.

So, roughly estimating, five hours of game time translates to about several tens of minutes in real life. He Yu decided to log into the game every ten minutes to check on things and make sure he didn't miss any important events that evening.

Just then, two girls in high school uniforms came in to buy something. He Yu put down her cup and went to greet them.