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

As soon as Lu Tiannan came out of the dungeon and saw Xi Mingzhu, he rushed over. Fortunately, Xi Mingzhu stood firm and hugged him without moving.

"What's wrong?" Xi Mingzhu asked in a low voice, noticing that Lu Tiannan's mood seemed off.

Lu Tiannan tightened his grip, his voice low and muffled.

"I just want to hug my brother. I'm so jealous of that brat Chi Ziyang calling me 'brother' so many times. He's clearly my brother all by himself."

Xi Mingzhu felt helpless. Perhaps there were these reasons, but it was definitely not just because of these.

Lu Tiannan didn't want to talk about it, and there was no need for him to press for details.

"Then why are you still allowing me to hug him?"

“He helped my brother leave, I can’t be too stingy.” Lu Tiannan nuzzled Xi Mingzhu’s neck.

"Brother, am I more obedient than him? Or am I more pleasing to you, brother?"

Xi Mingzhu cupped Lu Tiannan's face in his hands, a faint smile appearing on his lips. He remembered Lu Tiannan saying that he was joking only for Lu Tiannan.

"Yes, you are very obedient. That's why he behaved so well after reading your memories. 'Fan' is inappropriate—we have a legitimate relationship, it's legal and mutual."

Lu Tiannan stared intently at Xi Mingzhu's face, his eyes narrowed.

"My brother has a really handsome smile."

"Nan Nan, don't be too nervous. You'll be the only exception. You're special. No matter how pitiful Chi Ziyang is, he won't be my choice."

Lu Tiannan put his arm around Xi Mingzhu's waist and pulled her into his arms to kiss her. Xi Mingzhu had kissed Lu Tiannan many times and had learned some techniques for breathing during deep kisses.

In short, he was rarely bullied to the point of being unable to breathe or having tears in his eyes. Lu Tiannan didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

He was the one who benefited from Xi Mingzhu's kiss, but Xi Mingzhu's tearful appearance also deeply touched his heart; it was too tempting.

The most deadly thing is the pitifulness unintentionally revealed in indifference.

After the deep kiss ended, Lu Tiannan took in their location.

I entered the instance from the fourth floor, but came out on the fifth floor.

Is this game now forcibly pushing players to higher levels? This has never happened before.

Was it because of him, or because of Xi Mingzhu?

Regardless of who it is, such unsafe factors make it hard to feel safe entering the instance again.

It's a despicable tactic to allow them to enter the same instance as players from other levels without their knowledge, and to give them a more important or hostile role.

Xi Mingzhu tacitly believed that this was a targeted tactic after he was discovered to be an outsider, since it wasn't the first time he had been treated specially in a dungeon.

A dead end isn't always a dead end; his path to survival was close at hand. If it hadn't been Lu Tiannan who encountered Chi Ziyang first, things might have become even more complicated.

He left a small wisp of soul fire in the black box that transported Chi Ziyang in District D, storing it in the middle of the black iron sheet surrounded by props.

Lu Tiannan grasped Xi Mingzhu's fingers and asked gently, "Brother, what are you thinking about?"

Xi Mingzhu's fingertips twitched slightly as he grasped Lu Tiannan's hand.

"Let's take a break for now."

Lu Tiannan chuckled softly, his eyebrows curving upwards.

"My brother and I are just in sync."

The two returned to the lounge on the fourth floor.

In the following days, Lu Tiannan occasionally spared some time to pay attention to the news about the madman, but otherwise he stayed close to Xi Mingzhu.

Xi Mingzhu didn't realize how clingy Lu Tiannan was until a day or two ago, and he had no problem with Lu Tiannan's clinginess.

Lu Tiannan and Xi Mingzhu had some similarities in the scene in the mirror that time—Xi Mingzhu was refining pills, and Lu Tiannan was sitting obediently to the side watching.

It must be admitted that some bonds are quietly planted in the heart from the very first glance.

After Xi Mingzhu stopped running dungeons, 0561 became quite relaxed. It now felt that it was more suitable to lead its host in a peaceful little world. Being in constant fear in this game was really not friendly to the newbie system.

After Xi Mingzhu finished refining the pill, he saw Lu Tiannan looking at him with hopeful eyes.

A hint of doubt flickered across his indifferent face. "?"

Lu Tiannan moved closer and said in a soft voice, "Brother, we're not going out today, are we? I want my brother..."

“It’s not good to indulge in debauchery in broad daylight.” Xi Mingzhu felt that an exception could not be made, otherwise Lu Tiannan would definitely not let it go so easily.

Lu Tiannan smiled and quickly kissed Xi Mingzhu's lips.

Then, in a lazy, shameless tone, he said, "I just said I wanted a brother, that's all."

"Could it be that brother also wants to..."

"Nan Nan, who exactly is behind this?" Xi Mingzhu's gaze fell in a way that was hard to decipher.

Lu Tiannan chuckled softly and readily admitted it.

"It's my question, but will my brother be willing to love me?"

A refusal without hesitation: "No."

Lu Tiannan also felt that he was utterly useless, being able to react even to Xi Mingzhu refining pills.

Xi Mingzhu's otherworldly demeanor held a fatal allure in Lu Tiannan's eyes, making him want to pounce on her and defile her.

"Brother, please help me with your hand. It's such a heartless man to light the fire and then not take responsibility. Brother Mingzhu~"

Xi Mingzhu was taken aback by Lu Tiannan's remarks.

"I was lighting the fire in the alchemy furnace, how did it end up igniting you?"

"I like my brother. Everything he does touches my heart. Once I'm touched, I start to have feelings for him, and if I think about it any further, it's hard to stop." Lu Tiannan expressed his need for a solution in an innocent tone.

Xi Mingzhu couldn't do anything with him, but Lu Tiannan would coax and plead with him, and he always softened and gave in.

Fortunately, Lu Tiannan only persisted in this way when it came to sex; otherwise, he was quite obedient.

It's just that some of the candles are used for lighting.

Lu Tiannan was satisfied after succeeding, but for some reason he felt that Xi Mingzhu's hand was more comfortable than his own.

The psychological effect of being blessed by love.

After washing his hands, Xi Mingzhu came out and asked Lu Tiannan, "Weren't you looking for Jiang Yuzhou today?"

Lu Tiannan's messages went unanswered.

I heard that Jiang Yuzhou went to run a dungeon with Jiang Muyu.

"That will have to wait until he comes out of the instance; he might not be able to come out today."

"Ah."

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuzhou, trapped inside the instance, carried Jiang Muyu, who was covered in bloody holes, and ran as fast as he could.

Through a long process of piecing together clues, the path through the maze has been completely figured out.

When they arrived at the center, what they saw was not the precious treasure the king had spoken of, but the monster sealed within the royal city.

Jiang Yuzhou provided support and crowd control, but the monster was immune to Jiang Muyu's talismans. Jiang Muyu had a longsword, which he used to slowly whittle down the monster's health.

But the moment the monster disappeared, all the spikes on its body attacked Jiang Muyu and Jiang Yuzhou.

Jiang Muyu had no problem with a sword in hand, but Jiang Yuzhou couldn't dodge. So after Jiang Yuzhou used his short blade to knock off some of the spikes, seeing that Jiang Muyu couldn't catch up in time to continue using his sword, Jiang Muyu chose to take the remaining spikes for Jiang Yuzhou.

Jiang Muyu used a talisman to protect his heart meridian, while Jiang Yuzhou carried Jiang Muyu and ran frantically.

The exit isn't in the maze.

That king is misleading, deceiving, and exploiting.