The wind swept across the quiet lakeside, and Yin Xiu stared at him silently, unable to utter a word for a moment.
Ye Tianxuan lay peacefully on the grass, enjoying the sunset and the evening breeze. He looked calm and indifferent, as if the sorrow that came out of his mouth had nothing to do with him.
"I'll go with you to the next dungeon," Yin Xiu said earnestly again.
"It's alright." Ye Tianxuan waved his hand with a smile. "Your presence will only increase the difficulty of my dungeon. Once I leave, finish the final dungeon, and leave the town, just don't bully the people in our town."
He figured he could clear the remaining two dungeons in a month.
Yin Xiu stared at him with a complicated expression.
Ye Tianxuan yawned lazily, got up from the ground, and said, "Alright, that's enough chatting. It's getting dark, let's all go home."
Yin Xiu had no choice but to nod and follow him back.
When passing by the square, Ye Tianxuan went to give some instructions to those people, while Yin Xiu went back alone.
After it got completely dark, Yin Xiu lay down early, waiting for Lady Ye to finish her meal and leave.
The town remains as peaceful as ever. Those who need to collect dungeon information are busy organizing it, and those who need to sleep are already asleep. The town is stable and orderly, only becoming slightly restless during the period when new players arrive. Otherwise, it is generally safe.
The Night Goddess arrived very early tonight. She ate her way along the alley and then ate her way to Yin Xiu's door.
She stared at the potted flowers filling the doorway, lost in thought, then looked at the sign that had been specially hung next to the plants—"Don't eat the flowers."
Lady Night: ...
This is a dangerous town. Shouldn't players be so afraid of it that they can't sleep at night?
Although the players here are no longer as fearful, it's still a bit much to leisurely plant flowers at the entrance!
This is a dangerous town outside the instance, teeming with eerie creatures!!
While glaring at the flowers, Lady Ye ate the meat in her bowl, and finally, annoyed, patted the window of Yin Xiu's house and left.
If this weren't in front of Yin Xiu's house, she would have definitely eaten all these flowers.
In the dead of night, the town was quiet and peaceful, and all the players gradually let down their guard and fell asleep.
Only one or two players on night shift responsible for recording the nighttime dungeon runs were yawning.
However, in the middle of the night, a dungeon announcement suddenly rang out in the town: "Player Ye Tianxuan from Dimension 35 Town, enter the dungeon."
The players who were still staying up all night suddenly perked up and quickly turned on the dungeon livestream. "Boss Ye didn't say he was going into the dungeon today! Why did he secretly choose to go at night!"
The people in the town were used to Ye Tianxuan's high-intensity dungeon runs, which he would occasionally do late at night, so they didn't pay much attention to it. Only Yin Xiu, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes and hurriedly turned on the TV.
This is Ye Tianxuan's ninety-ninth instance, excluding the prison instance. This instance takes three days and two nights. Although it is very difficult, it is not too dangerous for Ye Tianxuan.
Yin Xiu followed the entire live stream, and didn't even go fishing; he just stayed home watching the game.
It wasn't until late on the third day, after clearing the dungeon with five stars, that Yin Xiu finally relaxed a little and went to bed to sleep.
At night, Ye Tianxuan returned to the town from the dungeon. As he passed the square, he saw a familiar figure – it was Lady Ye.
At this time, the town was deserted except for the eerie creatures. The enormous figure of the Night Goddess, lying prostrate in the square, was particularly conspicuous. In comparison, the cat opposite her was almost blending into the night, with only its pair of purple eyes emitting an eerie light.
Ye Tianxuan's eyes darkened slightly, and he quietly moved closer.
Cats are not rare in the town and can be seen everywhere, but no player will approach them. They simply maintain a sense of vigilance when interacting with the town's cats.
"What do you need me for?" Lady Night asked the cat opposite her quietly, lying on the ground. Her limbs were twisted and her body was enormous, making it almost impossible for her to walk in a normal human posture. The long period of crawling made her look more and more like a monster.
"Meow." The black cat opposite slowly hummed, as if in response to Lady Night.
"Huh? It's been to our town? Isn't it only allowed in dungeons?" Night Goddess's face inexplicably turned to fear and worry. "Sure enough, it's growing bigger and bigger... and its power is getting stronger and stronger. The dungeons can no longer contain it."
"Meow!"
Lady Night pondered, "Yin Xiu? When he appeared in our town, didn't you leave a message trying to find a way for me to send him into the dungeon?"
"Meow! Meow meow meow!"
"Send him out of town? That shouldn't be! The information I saw was definitely telling him to enter the dungeon, so..." Lady Night was suddenly taken aback, "The information... was changed? You wrote that he should leave the town, but I saw that he should enter the dungeon... Did it change it?"
"Meow...meow meow meow..."
Night Goddess slowly took a deep breath, her pale face filled with sorrow. "You mean... it's trying to leave the instance and come to the town because of Yin Xiu?"
"If Yin Xiu weren't here, perhaps it could quiet down, just like before..."
"Meow! Meow meow meow meow meow meow!"
"You..." Lady Ye gasped slowly, trembling slightly, "Are you really going to do this? Isn't this too risky?"
"Meow."
"But that instance hasn't been tested properly yet. So far, all the players who have been put in it have been greatly affected. We haven't figured out the nature of the counterfeit yet. If it becomes an even more troublesome entity than the original, both the instance and the town will be doomed." Night Goddess looked anxious and full of disagreement.
"Moreover... if Yin Xiu dies, it will probably become even more unstable..."
"Meow!" The black cat let out a low growl, baring its teeth. "Meow meow meow!"
Lady Night frowned, seemingly lost in thought. "I still think it's a bit too risky... Even if it's a fake, it's difficult for us to control. If it angers the original, who knows what might happen?"
"Meow...meow..."
"That's true... It's changing because of Yin Xiu... We really can't let Yin Xiu stay here any longer. Either he leaves the town, or... he dies in the instance."
"Meow." The black cat let out a short meow, then slowly turned its head to look at the staircase on one side of the square.
Lady Ye also looked over and saw Ye Tianxuan sitting on the stairs with his back to them, fiddling with his cigarette case. His white figure was particularly conspicuous in the night.
The stairs were some distance from where they had been, but the night was quiet, and their conversations were probably heard clearly.
Seeing that the conversation had stopped, Ye Tianxuan turned around in confusion and greeted Lady Ye with a smile, "Good evening, Lady Ye."
The Night Goddess remained silent, but the black cat slowly strolled over, climbed onto Ye Tianxuan's lap, lay down on his legs, and turned its belly up.
"Meow!"
Ye Tianxuan turned his head away. "Don't think you can fool me with this look. I won't touch you."
"Meow!"
"I won't touch it, that's all."
"Meow meow meow!"
"I won't touch it."
The black cat bared its teeth, its eyes gleaming with purple light. Ye Tianxuan's hand, adorned with a ring, descended uncontrollably, landing on the black cat's stomach.