As someone who prioritizes killing others, I'm forced to stream a death game.

Liu Ren has met many strange people in his life and his previous life.

It's the kind of person you just casually chat with, and you immediately realize that you and the other person are completely incompatible.

but……

“I have some connections at Qingluan Pavilion. Since you have nowhere else to go, why don’t you come with me to Qingluan Pavilion? By the way, my name is Cheng Mu, what’s yours?” the masked woman said to herself.

"...So why are you taking such good care of me? Did I save the world in my past life?" Liu Ren asked, looking troubled.

He had never met a stranger who was unconditionally kind to him like this before.

Generally speaking, there are indeed people who are purely saintly.

A kind-hearted young woman can't bear to see cruel things.

Judging from Cheng Mu's methods and strength, she must have killed quite a few people.

To be able to thrive in this godforsaken place like the Central Courtyard, and to have some connections within a first-rate power like the Azure Phoenix Pavilion.

This guy is definitely not some innocent, naive girl.

If that's not your persona, then why are you being so good to yourself?

It can't really be love at first sight, can it?

“You’re such a stubborn person. In a place like Zhongting, having more friends means having more options. You’re so capable, can’t I do you a favor and make a friend?” Cheng Mu said. “If I ever get into trouble in the future, you can come and help me, and then we’ll be even.”

"What if I don't intend to repay your favor? This lousy place is full of unethical people," Liu Ren said tentatively.

“Indeed. But I can tell you’re not that kind of person. Or you could jump out of the car now, and I can’t stop you.” Cheng Mu’s tone remained completely indifferent to that possibility.

She seemed inexplicably confident.

This confidence made Liu Ren feel somewhat uneasy.

Confidence is built upon understanding a person.

But they had only just met.

What makes this woman think she understands herself?

Despite being full of doubts, what needs to be said and what needs to be done still need to be done.

Liu Ren replied, "I'm not leaving now. No matter what, you helped me out, and I owe you a favor. I'll repay it before I leave."

Cheng Mu: "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? In the courtyard, everyone longs for a safe place to live, free from the constant threat to their lives. I can provide you with a safe environment."

Liu Ren: "So why did you have to be like this—never mind. I don't need peace and quiet, I still have things to do. Besides, with my strength, as long as I'm not trapped by more than two Demon-level experts, I'll be fine. The Central Court is huge, I can go anywhere."

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So why shouldn't we seek stability?

[Judging from this girl's expression, it seems like she's really interested in sponsoring the streamer?]

[This streamer looks like a middle-aged man, yet he has the potential to be a gigolo?]

So why not say yes? Say yes!

[They've practically handed him a free meal, might as well just take it!]

[With this gigolo lifestyle, won't the mere thirty-day survival record be broken in no time?]

[Yeah, and what's the big deal about you, streamer? Your job is to survive, isn't it?]

【…】

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The comments in the live chat do make a lot of sense.

But Liu Ren also had his own plans.

Being a kept man might bring him temporary peace, but it won't last.

First, he dislikes relying on the charity of others for his livelihood.

I don't have that habit, nor do I have that preference.

Secondly, there are no exciting moments in the daily live broadcasts from the central courtyard.

He is still a streamer after all, even though his popularity has now reached a staggering seven million.

But he hasn't forgotten what happened with Tengfei—if he doesn't have greater value, he won't have any leverage to negotiate with the company.

If he wants the company to make concessions, he needs to make himself more valuable.

How can broadcasting bland, uninformed content help one advance further in their career?

The viewers in the live stream were already calling him the "Midgard Murderer," and most of the viewers came for that reason.

In order to maintain popularity and earn more money, Liu Ren had to follow this path to the bitter end.

At the very least, the subsequent profits should be enough to pay off his real-world debts of several million.

Finally, he has already written down quite a few enemies in his little notebook, and he will only have more enemies in the future.

The path ahead is clearly fraught with trouble.

Cheng Mu was so kind in helping him, he couldn't let her get involved, could he?

What's more, we now know that the other party is backed by the Azure Phoenix Pavilion.

Then you absolutely cannot involve them. They have their own careers, and you can't ruin someone else's career for your own selfish reasons, can you?

Besides, they just saved you.

"What could it be that you need?" Cheng Mu asked.

"Murder and arson, eliminating mortal enemies." Liu Ren had nothing to hide and answered immediately.

"I can help you."

"So why do you insist on helping me? Never mind, I can handle my own affairs, so I won't trouble you, heroine. But if you need any help, I can certainly lend a hand."

"You're too stubborn. I don't need any help right now, let me think about it."

"What does this have to do with being stubborn... Are you alright? You said last night that you were looking for your brother."

"Didn't I say I had already found it?"

"You still say your brother is a cat—what, you've observed him?"

"Ah."

"Um--?"

"Anyway, you don't need to worry about this." Faced with Liu Ren's question, Cheng Mu decisively cut off the topic.

"Fine. You're one to talk, aren't you? You don't like others interfering in your affairs either."

"I did this because—" Cheng Mu subconsciously wanted to explain, but then remembered his current identity and shut his mouth.

"Because of what?"

"nothing."

"?" A woman's heart is truly unfathomable.

"You still haven't told me your name," Cheng Mu changed the subject.

"Oh, my surname is Liu, and my given name is Ren."

Which "Ren"?

"The benevolence of kindness".

"How old is this year?"

"I'm thirty-one."

"Where do you live?"

"Hey... are you checking my household registration?"

"Are you a local from Zhongting?"

"I guess so," Liu Ren gave an uncertain answer, since he didn't have any memories of the original owner's past.

Generally speaking, the absence of information means it's not needed in the game's flow.

Although it seems that "Eternal Night" doesn't have a so-called game flow at all.

After all, this game offers a high degree of freedom.

Pi Xinjie's previous explanation has also made its background setting a mystery.

To this day, there is still no more accurate and complete answer.

“It’s either yes or no. What does it mean to say it is?” Cheng Mu was clearly not satisfied with this answer.

“I have no memories of anything before I was 25, so of course I don’t know where I came from,” Liu Renxuan immediately told the truth.

Lying requires racking one's brains to fabricate lies.

It's much simpler to just tell the truth.

"Then you came from outside." For some reason, Cheng Mu suddenly said with great certainty, "And you came in through special means."