Don't pretend, everyone knows you're the villain!

Lu Tiannan and Xi Mingzhu plan to rest for a few days.

Luo Youran somehow appeared in Lu Tiannan's friend group and started sending friend requests.

Although they didn't know Luo Youran's purpose, Lu Tiannan and Xi Mingzhu accepted her friend request.

As a result, after a very formal self-introduction, there was nothing more to say, and Luo Youran became completely inexplicable in the eyes of Xi Mingzhu and Lu Tiannan.

Lu Tiannan put his arm around Xi Mingzhu, his chin resting on Xi Mingzhu's shoulder.

Their bodies pressed together, transmitting each other's warmth, making the lounge feel increasingly peaceful and comfortable.

"Brother, after we leave the game, let's go to a place where we can get married. After the wedding, let's go on a honeymoon, okay?"

Xi Mingzhu hesitated, unsure whether to speak or not. The original plot offered no guidance on whether Lu Tiannan could escape. They could only rely on what would happen after the seventh floor to make a decision.

Whether they can survive the seventh level is still unknown. The altered plot and the affected fates are all shrouded in mystery.

Even so, Xi Mingzhu still calmly agreed.

"it is good."

The sudden silence made the atmosphere strange.

Lu Tiannan quietly pressed against Xi Mingzhu's shoulder, tightening his arms to hold him firmly in his embrace as if afraid he would run away.

After a long silence, Lu Tiannan finally uttered the words that had been stuck in his throat for so long.

"Brother, are we going to the seventh floor?"

The seventh floor, we've been hiding for far too long.

Previously, we didn't have the parchment scrolls, so we were constantly running dungeons to get them. Now... more and more dungeon bosses are roaming around the player lobby, and if this drags on any longer, it's hard to guarantee what might happen next.

The game desperately wants them to try to reach the seventh level, using their authority to coerce players into continuing to the next level.

If players don't continue to progress, the bosses emerging from dungeons might no longer be the kind that interacts with them friendly. They might even become bosses intent on eliminating players, like the murderer in the villa.

0561, with its two little tufts of hair, eagerly awaited Xi Mingzhu's response. To be honest, it didn't want to be separated from Xi Mingzhu so soon, but they had already spent nearly two years together in this game world.

This novice system is slowly growing, but the most important thing is that it currently knows nothing about its superior. It can't contact the main system, and it can't even contact the upper-level system that initially guided it to bind with Xi Mingzhu.

It felt like being exiled the first time I was with a host, and I felt terrible.

"You can go if you want."

Xi Mingzhu also understood that the items obtained from entering dungeons now were not that powerful. The game had already given them as many items as possible, and those it was unwilling to give would not be given no matter how many dungeons they entered.

Upon hearing this, Lu Tiannan sighed softly, "What should I do, brother? I'm so scared."

Xi Mingzhu grasped Lu Tiannan's hands, which were clasped together in front of his stomach, and asked softly, "What are you afraid of?"

“I know this ending will be completely different from the ending in my dream, but… I’m afraid something might happen. I really want to continue living with my brother, and if possible—I want to be bound to him for the rest of my life.”

Lu Tiannan grasped Xi Mingzhu's hand in return, his fingers habitually weaving between Xi Mingzhu's fingers.

"To be honest with my brother, if I hadn't met him, I wouldn't have wanted to leave the game. I've always believed that my life in the human world has come to an end, and my end here won't be leaving."

"Everything changed after I met my brother. How lucky do I have to be to have someone willing to risk their life to protect me? A wish I never dared to have before has come true. It feels so unreal."

Upon hearing this, Xi Mingzhu turned her head slightly and asked, "Nan Nan, is my temperature reading fake?"

"Of course not, brother's warmth is very real. Brother, Chi Ziyang said before that he was used to the darkness and wanted a ray of light of his own. He envied me. I can feel his envy. In my dream, I also envied myself now."

Xi Mingzhu was still somewhat dazed when Lu Tiannan mentioned Chi Ziyang. The soul fire he left for Chi Ziyang could be considered a ray of light.

Hearing Lu Tiannan say that he was also envious in his dream, Xi Mingzhu felt her heart clench for some reason.

Was what Lu Tiannan experienced really a dream?

Is the original plot mentioned by 0561 really just the original trajectory?

What if all of this, like Gu Junbai's reset talent, was something they had already experienced before?

The meeting of two people who have no will to live seems far too coincidental.

For so many years, Xi Mingzhu diligently refined pills, yet the moment he died, he was immediately bound to 0561. After the binding, he immediately appeared by Lu Tiannan's side. The so-called explanation of keeping Shen Yi alive until leaving the game simply cannot account for so many things.

Before Xi Mingzhu could even glance at 0561's small, round body, 0561 suddenly felt a pang of guilt.

For some reason, I felt inexplicably sorry for Xi Mingzhu the moment we made eye contact.

Xi Mingzhu didn't ask 0561 anything; there was no point in asking anyway, so it was better not to.

"Nan Nan, if the seventh floor continues on its original trajectory, we can definitely leave alive. Don't be afraid."

Xi Mingzhu spoke softly yet earnestly, when Lu Tiannan suddenly grabbed Xi Mingzhu's chin and turned her face toward him.

Gently kiss it.

"Brother knows a lot and has his own understanding of many of us. Brother Mingzhu, thank you for loving me."

Lu Tiannan wanted to thank Xi Mingzhu for allowing him to get close even though Xi Mingzhu was aware of him from the beginning. Even though he was labeled as a villain, Lu Tiannan always had the opportunity to stay around Xi Mingzhu.

The only favoritism and exception—this is the romance that Xi Mingzhu bestows.

His brother Mingzhu knew of his evil but was still willing to love him, and even knowing of his initial insincerity, was still willing to offer to exchange sincerity for sincerity.

When Zhai Mingxu sent messages to Gu Junbai, he received no response.

The two people who had intended to enter the seventh floor waited outside for two days but still received no response.

Lu Tiannan asked lazily, "Brother, are we going to keep waiting? Why don't we go into another dungeon and play around?"

Xi Mingzhu also felt that there was no point in waiting any longer.

The sheepskin scroll is with Zhai Mingxu. If Gu Junbai and Zhai Mingxu come out, they should prepare for the seventh level. If the two of them don't come out, then the seventh level will have even more difficulties. The loss of an important item and the deaths of two helpful teammates are like adding insult to injury.

After thinking it over, Xi Mingzhu made a decision.

"This time we're going to the fifth floor."

Xi Mingzhu and Lu Tiannan encountered Lin Xiong on their way to the fifth floor, and neither of them almost recognized him. Lin Xiong's red hair had somehow turned back to black, leaving the three-person team with only one person left.