My game even includes ancient times

He cried his heart out, and after a while, He Shi finally stopped crying.

Fortunately, he didn't make a sound when he cried, so he didn't disturb Bai Yushen next door.

The warm touch on his face had disappeared, but He Shi instinctively felt that the deity was still there watching him.

He Shi blew his nose with toilet paper, rubbed his nose which was now red, and belatedly felt a faint sense of shame rising from the bottom of his heart.

In Yuanshan County, boys his age would already be getting engaged, and after a complicated set of ceremonial procedures, they would be able to get married around the age of fifteen or sixteen and become the pillar of a family. But here he was crying like a child.

He's already an adult, yet he patted his chest and said he would build temples for the gods and offer incense, but he's still so unambitious. Won't the gods be disappointed in him?

He Shi raised his red, tear-filled eyes, his eyelashes drooping wetly. He opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but didn't know where to begin. His usually quick-witted mind was now completely blank.

He Yu looked at He Shi, whose thoughts were written all over his face, and affectionately patted his head: "I think you're great. Don't think too much. Just be happy every day."

Upon hearing that voice again, He Shi held his breath, afraid that the slightest sound would disturb those gentle words.

He took a deep breath, his voice trembling slightly as he spoke: "Immortal... are you... are you beside me now?"

"Ah."

"Then... will you leave?"

“I have other things to do and will be away, but I will come to see you as soon as I have time.”

He Shi's cheeks flushed red, and the words he had been secretly thinking about for a long time blurted out: "Can I...can I see what you look like?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, He Shi regretted them. How could he have been so offensive?!

The fact that the gods have shown me mercy is a blessing I've accumulated over several lifetimes. How dare I even dream of seeing her true face! Normally, I would feel it's a desecration to even think about it. Today, I must have cried myself silly to actually say it out loud!

Before He Yu could speak, He Shi preemptively said, "I didn't mean to offend you! Please pretend I didn't say anything!"

As he was about to kneel down, He Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively reached out to support him.

To be honest, the impact of kneeling on screen is different from kneeling in person, especially since He Shi is now like a younger brother to He Yu.

Even if he is just a fictional character.

Perhaps, developing feelings for fictional characters is the fate of young women today...

He Yu's mind was in turmoil, but he spoke very seriously: "He Shi, a man's knees are worth gold, don't kneel down casually."

He Shi trembled at the sternness in her tone and hurriedly explained, "I won't kneel down casually, I'll only kneel before you..."

"Neither can I."

He Shi's explanation caught in his throat. He straightened up with He Yu's help, lowered his head and stopped talking, like a child who had made a mistake.

Seeing him like this, He Yu sighed helplessly in her heart: "Alright, you didn't do anything wrong, don't be sad, okay?"

He Shi's body began to tremble slightly.

He Yu froze, but forced herself to continue, "Is there anything you want? I'll bring it to you next time I come."

Help! She has absolutely no idea how to comfort a child!

He Shi shook his head: "No..."

He Yu: "..."

She decided to say no more and slip away first. She reached out to help He Shi untie the ties of his cloak, and her voice returned to its calm tone: "I have something to do, so I'll go first. I'll come to see you another day. You should get some rest. Children shouldn't think too much, or they won't grow tall."

He Shimu nodded blankly, watching the cloak fly to the top of the clothes rack and gently land. The room fell silent, and there was no further movement.

The deity said to rest early.

He Shi took off his shoes, socks, and coat, got into bed, and pulled the blanket over himself.

The gods said you didn't do anything wrong, so don't be sad.

He Shi wasn't sad at all, even though his heart felt heavy and aching, but he knew it wasn't sadness.

The immortal asked himself what he wanted.

He Shi blinked. He didn't really want anything. If he had to say, he wished the immortals would stay with him a little longer.

The gods say that thinking too much will stunt your growth.

He Shi rolled over in bed and covered his head with the blanket.

I can't think about it anymore, I can't think about it anymore. If I keep thinking about it, I won't grow tall, and if I don't grow tall, the gods won't like me anymore.

After a long while, he raised his hand and pulled the blanket up to his chin, blinking his sleepless eyes as he looked out the window.

Tonight, He Shi experienced a rollercoaster of emotions, going from great joy to great sorrow and back to great joy in a short period of time. He was actually very tired, but he just couldn't fall asleep. His mind was filled with the gentle and beautiful voice of the fairy and the soft fingertips that pressed against his cheek as she wiped away his tears.

He Shi couldn't control his thoughts, sketching out the image of the gods in his mind. He shouted in his heart, "Stop! Stop!" but the paintbrush in his subconscious was still dancing happily.

The night passed quickly, and dawn broke.

The sounds of laughter and conversation could be heard constantly coming from Chu Zheng's courtyard.

He Shi sat in the corner and secretly yawned, which was accidentally seen by Xia Yuan.

She walked over and sat down beside him, looking at his face with some concern: "Junior Brother, why do you look so tired? You seem rather listless."

He Shi opened his eyes wide and smiled at her: "I didn't sleep well last night."

In fact, he didn't sleep at all that night.

Xia Yuan said, "After paying our New Year's visits, we'll go eat. After eating, we'll get some rest."

He Shi nodded, then suddenly remembered something: "Senior Sister, I want to learn to read."

Xia Yuan covered her mouth and smiled: "Don't worry, Master has already found a teacher for you to begin your studies."

He Shi looked at her and said, "I want to go learn today."

After he finished speaking, seeing that Xia Yuan did not immediately agree, he cautiously asked again, "Is it alright, Senior Sister?"

Xia Yuan nodded hesitantly: "Sure, but do you really not need to take a nap?"

He Shi smiled, revealing a small dimple on his left cheek, looking very well-behaved: "No need, I'll go to bed early tonight."

Xia Yuan didn't say anything more and nodded in agreement with a smile.

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To make it easier to log off, He Yu moved the location of the [Homestead] to He Shi's room. Judging from He Shi's reaction, he probably couldn't see the wooden door. Perhaps the door is only visible to himself. If that's the case, it will be much more convenient to log on and off in the future.

He Yu pushed open the door, lay back on the bed, and when she opened her eyes again, she was already sitting on a small chair in her bedroom.

She stretched her stiff body slightly, picked up her old phone from the bed, and found that it had run out of battery and shut down automatically.

He Yu was startled and looked up at the alarm clock; it was almost 12 o'clock.

The immersive game was so much fun that she forgot that time flowed the same in the game as in reality.

I wonder if the flow rate can be adjusted to 10:1, so that she can stay in the game for 10 hours while only 1 hour passes in reality.

He Yu secretly decided to try it next time she logged in.