My game even includes ancient times

It was already bright outside, and more and more pedestrians were appearing on the road. Shops along the street opened one after another, and vendors found their spots, set up their stalls, and shouted loudly.

He Yu stared at the list that remained on the left side of her vision and silently thought: 'Close'

The pile of things vanished with a swish as she thought of them, turning back into little red dots.

He Yu breathed a sigh of relief, stood at the entrance of the wonton shop, looking at the bustling ancient market in front of him, and accidentally made eye contact with a few passers-by.

The emotions in the eyes of passersby suddenly reminded her of something. She moved to an inconspicuous corner and took out the portable makeup mirror that she had bought but never used from the shelf.

This is one of those small, round flip mirrors that are commonly sold in two-dollar stores. The picture on the outer casing is the icon of the game "Jianghu Ling".

He Yu opened the mirror, looked at her face, and was startled.

The small mirror reflected a pure black image. After her initial shock, He Yu looked closely and realized it was a dense black gauze curtain. She moved her hand away and then saw her full reflection.

A conical hat with a long black veil hanging down past the shoulders.

Through the thick gauze curtain, one could barely make out a blurry human face. The curtain was so thick that the outline of the face was barely discernible.

With her black outfit, He Yu felt like a chivalrous knight-errant from an ancient costume drama she watched as a child.

But all she could see was clear light; there was no curtain obstructing her view at all.

He Yu looked in the mirror and thought for a while. For some reason, she felt that this was a bit like the appearance items bought in the game. They would not affect any skills or data and would only serve as decoration.

She chuckled at her own idea. It was just a dream; why was she even researching game appearances?

He Yu put away the small mirror, and a bold idea popped into her mind.

Since this dream is lingering, why not take a trip to the Chu Family Manor?

Without hesitation, He Yuping focused her mind and silently chanted in her heart: 'I want to go to the Chu Family Manor. I want to go to the Chu Family Manor…'

After a while, I opened my eyes and found myself still standing in the same spot.

She had no choice but to wander around the town and find a carriage shop where she could rent a small carriage for 100 copper coins.

Sitting in the swaying carriage, He Yu peered out the window at the scenery for a while, but soon got bored and started studying the list again.

First, there was this unfamiliar "invisibility" ability. She looked at the gray chibi-style figure wearing a cone hat, tried clicking on it, and the figure instantly lit up.

He Yu seemed to sense something, raised her hand to look, and was immediately stunned – her hand had disappeared from sight!

She quickly looked down, but couldn't see anything below the neck; only a list emitting a faint glow stood upright on the left side of her vision.

She took out a small mirror and looked at herself. Sure enough, all she could see in the mirror was an empty carriage. She had completely disappeared—no, she had become invisible!

He Yu reached out and pulled on the window. The small sliding window moved slowly in mid-air until it was fully open. The wind from outside rushed in and hit He Yu's face. It wasn't cold, but it still made her shiver.

He Yu turned her gaze back to the [Invisibility] icon, clicked it again, and the icon turned gray again. Her figure seemed to magically appear out of thin air.

This dream is really interesting!

He Yu enthusiastically began to click on the other functions one by one. The [Map], [Tasks], and [Characters] were almost the same as what he saw on the phone screen, only the [Homestead] seemed a little different.

He Yu paused, looking at the tiny "Select Coordinates" cursor at the bottom. She hadn't noticed it when she was in a hurry to get money at the wonton shop.

After she focused her attention and opened it, a semi-transparent game map appeared in front of her. She tried it, but could only select the parts that were already lit up.

He Yu randomly chose the foot of the mountain at Chu Family Manor, and a dialog box popped up in front of her—

[Have you confirmed the location of your 'Home'?]

【whether】

He Yu clicked "Yes," and then the message "'Homestead' successfully deployed" popped up.

Then there was no movement.

He Yu scrolled through the [Home] section but couldn't find anything that had changed. Well, it's a dream, after all; you can't always follow a logical path.

He Yu closed all the lists, leaned against the uncomfortable carriage wall, and felt a little bored.

Strange, why am I still dreaming?

He Yu squinted at a corner of the swaying carriage and suddenly remembered a discussion about lucid dreaming that she had seen online before. One highly upvoted statement was that people can generally control their lucid dreams, including changing the plot and forcibly escaping from the dream.

He Yu decided to give it a try.

She closed her eyes and kept telling herself to wake up, but it was no use. When she opened her eyes, she was still sitting perfectly fine in the carriage.

Does this kind of ordinary psychological suggestion not work?

He Yu understood after a moment's thought. Since the underlying logic of this dream was a game, there must be a function similar to "going offline". As long as he found this "going offline", he could follow the logic of the dream to get hints and then wake up.

In general game design, the "Logout" function is usually combined with the "Logon" function.

When she first logged in, she appeared in the empty house in the [Homestead] area. So, to log off, she should have to return to the [Homestead] area.

He Yu remembered that he had just placed the [Homestead] into the Chu Family Manor. To know if his deduction was correct, he would have to wait until he arrived at the place to verify it.

She waited boredly for over an hour until she finally heard the driver outside shout, "Guest, we've arrived at the resort. I can only take you this far; you can't go any further ahead."

He Yu jumped off the carriage, paid the driver the final fare, and generously gave him an extra 10 copper coins as a tip.

The driver thanked him profusely and drove off.

He Yu looked around and found himself standing on the outer edge of a large terraced field at the very periphery of the mountain villa.

She opened the map and found that she still had to walk at least two kilometers. Was the Chu family really that strict in controlling the migrant population?

He Yu walked forward while complaining. As she walked, she saw a young man on horseback coming towards her. He had a knife hanging from his waist and looked very fierce.

He Yu stepped aside, and the tall, magnificent horse galloped past her, kicking up a cloud of dust. He Yu casually fanned her eyes and turned to watch it ride away into the distance.

Suddenly, the horse, which had already run some distance, slowed down, and the rider pulled hard on the reins, seemingly wanting to turn back.

He Yu's heart skipped a beat; she had a strong premonition that the other party was coming for her. The next second, she opened the contact list and clicked "Invisible."