As night fell, the bright moon hung high in the sky, and the stars shone brightly. The gentle light sprinkled down, draping a white veil over the quiet conifer forest. Xia Feng and the other two didn't miss such a beautiful scene. They went outside and sat on the ground to admire the moon.
By the way, Xia Feng actually didn't want to waste his sleeping time outside to enjoy the cold wind. He had seen this night scene many times. However, Asuna and Celika, who had just arrived and had never seen such beautiful scenery, could only accompany them out.
The three of them enjoyed the moon while eating Asuna's snacks and chatting. The moon was the easiest to evoke homesickness in a stranger. As the three of them chatted, they talked about their families. When their thoughts returned to the real world, they could not help but feel worried. The young Celika could not help but cry. She hid in Xia Feng's arms and felt better.
Then, Asuna looked at her like she was sharpening a knife to kill a pig or a sheep. Silika made a victory sign at Asuna when Xiafeng wasn't paying attention, which made Asuna very angry.
"By the way, Brother Xia Feng, I've never heard you talk about your family. Where do you live? Are your parents easy to get along with? When we return to the real world, I'll come to your house to play, okay?”Celica asked a series of questions, not noticing that Asuna was shaking her head at her.
Asuna still remembered the first time she met Xia Feng. Xia Feng said," Even if I return to the real world, I won't be able to see my family." She had always thought that Xia Feng's family had passed away, so she would usually pay attention not to ask Xia Feng about his family. Otherwise, as lovers, they should get to know each other's families.
By the way, was that what Celica was thinking when she asked that question just now?
Xia Feng fell silent.
"What's wrong, Brother Xiafeng?" Seeing that Xiafeng's expression wasn't right, Celica tugged at his sleeve and asked in a low voice.
Seeing the two girls looking at him with worried eyes, Xia Feng shook his head and threw away the melancholy in his mind.
"It's nothing. It's just that my parents are far away, so far away that I don't know if I can see them again.”
The three of them felt homesick.
"Why don't we go out and explore?”Seeing that Xiafeng was still a little depressed, Asuna suddenly suggested.
"Where to explore?" Before Xiafeng could speak, Celika said excitedly,"
"In the forest! After being in Irongrunt for so long, most players would not go out at night due to the common knowledge that monsters would become more dangerous at night. However, to us, no matter how dangerous the monsters on the twenty-second floor are, they can't do anything to us. Why don't we take this opportunity to explore the forest together and experience the scenery that is different from during the day?”The more Asuna thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible. She was no longer just trying to divert Xia Feng's attention like she did in the beginning. She really wanted to explore.
"Alright, alright!" Celica agreed excitedly.
"Aren't you afraid of ghosts?" Xiafeng suddenly said to Asuna in a teasing tone.
"There are no ghost-type monsters on this floor, right?”Asuna's aura instantly weakened by half when she heard about ghosts and monsters. She asked in an uncertain tone.
"Indeed not." Xia Feng said.
Asuna heaved a sigh of relief.
" But there are ghosts." Xia Feng said.
"Don't scare me. You said that there were no ghost-type monsters and that there were ghosts. Are you deliberately bullying me?”Although she said that, Asuna knew that Xia Feng was not such a person. She suddenly had a bad feeling.
"I'm not lying to you. There are indeed no ghost-type monsters, but ghosts do exist…real ghosts. The ghosts of the players who died haunting this world and refused to leave.”Xia Feng suddenly said in a sinister tone.
"How…How is this possible?”Asuna asked in fear. Celica was also shocked.
"There are players nearby who saw it with their own eyes! The white figure was the ghost of a girl. There was no arrow mark. She was neither a player, monster, or NPC. She wandered around the wilderness every night. Perhaps she was looking for her own body, or perhaps she was looking for the monster that killed her.”The more Xia Feng spoke, the more terrifying it became, as if it was true.
"Don't…don't say anymore.”Asuna was on the verge of tears, and Cecilia was no better. Her little face was pale with fear.
"Then let's go out and explore." Xia Feng revealed a smile as if his scheme had succeeded.
"I suddenly feel that although our strength is not bad among the players, we should not let our guard down and take risks.”
"Mommy said that children should sleep early and not stay up late.”
As the two girls said this, they turned around and walked into the house. Xia Feng reached out with both hands, grabbing one of the girls with one hand and one of the loli with the other.
"Since you've piqued my interest, how can I let it go?”Xia Feng smiled proudly and dragged them into the forest.
"No!" The two girls 'screams echoed throughout the forest as they struggled desperately. Unfortunately, their muscle strength was not comparable to Xia Feng's.
"Don't worry, I'll protect you.”Xia Feng laughed loudly.
Xia Feng naturally didn't just want to bully the two girls, but he did go for this " ghost ". If he guessed correctly, this so-called " ghost " should be Yui.
The rumors about ghosts were true, but he didn't care at first, because from the original work, it should be a long time before the appearance of the knot. It was just that he suddenly remembered that the butterfly effect brought about by his transmigration had unknowingly changed a lot of things. He could no longer look at the problem according to the original work. Just like his own scabbard style, wasn't it also a skill that he had never heard of in the original novel?
The three of them stepped into the conifer forest. The quiet and peaceful forest calmed the two women down. They were no longer afraid and began to look around, admiring the scenery that was different from during the day. Fortunately, the moonlight was good tonight. Otherwise, they might not have been able to see anything clearly.
"Where are we going now?" Celica asked.
"To the northeast, two kilometers away from here, in the depths of the forest, witnesses said that they saw a ghost nearby.”Xia Feng said.
"Are you telling the truth?" Asuna froze on the spot.
"Of course." Xiafeng smiled at Asuna. Seeing this smile, Asuna thought that he meant " of course not ", so she was relieved and continued to move forward.
"Of course it's true!" Xia Feng added in his heart.
After walking for 20 minutes, the three of them came to the edge of a lake. Under the moonlight, the lake was as flat as a mirror, and the water and moon blended together. The moonlight was like a mist, covering the lake. It had a serene and peaceful hazy beauty, but it also gave birth to an illusory feeling.
"So beautiful!" Sighed Celica. Asuna was also intoxicated by the beautiful scenery. Seeing that the two girls were mesmerized, Xia Feng suddenly thought of an idea. He quietly took half a step back and then said in a ghastly voice behind the two girls,"Give ~ me ~ my ~ life ~ back ~"
"Ah!" With a loud scream, Celika jumped into Xiafeng's arms and hugged him tightly, shivering. As for Asuna, she had already fainted.
"Asuna! Asuna!" Xiafeng was instantly anxious. He quickly carried Asuna and struggled for a while before she recovered.
Asuna realized that she had been fooled by Xiafeng. She showed Celika what the Great Husband Taming Technique was.
"If you continue to bully me like this, I'll ignore you.”Asuna pouted and said to Xia Feng.
"Yes, yes, my dear wife. I promise I won't do it again.”Xia Feng smiled apologetically. Asuna turned her head away proudly when she heard Xia Feng's address, so that he wouldn't see the smile on her face.
"I was wondering how there could be a ghost!!!”Asuna suddenly pointed ahead and screamed.
Xiafeng looked in the direction Asuna was pointing and saw a white figure under a tree in the distance.
Asuna had the highest level of Enemy Detection among the three of them, and she was the only one who could see the figure clearly. It was a young girl in a white dress. She stood there barefooted and did not move at all. She only looked at the three of them silently.
Asuna felt her hair stand on end under his gaze. She felt like she was about to lose her breath. If the other party came over, Asuna felt that she would definitely faint immediately.
Celika hid behind Xiafeng and was so scared that she was about to cry.
Xia Feng hadn't learned the Enemy Searching skill, so he couldn't see it clearly from afar. However, he was basically certain that it was Knot.
"Wait for me here. I'll go take a look.”Xia Feng consoled the two girls and then rushed over. Asuna and Silika reached out to grab him, but they were too late. The two girls could only hug each other and wait for Xiafeng to return.
The little girl, Yui, saw Xia Feng rushing over and subconsciously turned around to run. However, how could she outrun Xia Feng? Xia Feng easily caught up to her and carried her back. Yui did not resist in Xia Feng's arms. She could sense the emotions of the players and knew that Xia Feng had no ill intentions towards her.
The two girls were completely stunned when they saw Xiafeng carrying Spectre over. It took him a while to realize that the little girl was probably not a ghost.
"It's not a ghost." Xia Feng said. "It's just a child. You can touch him.”
The two girls looked at each other. In the end, it was Celica who mustered up her courage and reached out her hand. However, she clenched her teeth, closed her eyes, and trembled as she stretched out her hand, as if she was going to die bravely.
"Eh? He could feel it, it had a body, it wasn't a ghost.”Celica suddenly opened her eyes.
Asuna was relieved and came over to watch.
"Strange, why are there no arrowheads?”Asuna said.
"Could it be a BUG?" Celica said uncertainly.
"However, it should be a player. After all, NPCs can't be moved or touched casually.”Asuna said.
"Why would such a young child enter this game? You're even younger than me!" Celica said.
Xia Feng was the most touched by this. He could personally feel how small the body in his arms was. It was probably only ten years old or even younger.
"Little girl, what's your name?”Asuna asked Yui gently.
"Name? My…name? Tie…Tie clothes." Yui stuttered.
"Is it a knot? What a good name. I'm Asuna, he's Xia Feng, and she's Silika.”
Yui's gaze shifted between the three of them.
"Ah…house, west…wind, west.”
Asuna felt a little uneasy. Little Shirt looked like she was ten years old, but her indistinct pronunciation was the same as that of a child who had just begun to speak.
"Jieyi, why are you on the twenty-second level? Where are your parents?" Asuna continued to ask.
"No…I don't know. I don't know anything.”Yui shook her head.
Asuna looked at Xia Feng worriedly.
"He probably lost his memory." Xia Feng said.
"Could it be that he suffered some mental damage?”Celica said.
"Maybe. After all, there were too many cruel things in this world.”Xia Feng said solemnly.
"This is really…terrible.”Asuna looked at Yui and felt her heart ache. Her eyes turned red.
"No problem. There's always something we can help with.”Xia Feng said.
"Hmm, that's true." Asuna said.
"Then, Yui, can I call you that?”Xia Feng asked Yui.
Yui turned around to look at him and nodded.
"Then, you can call me Xia Feng too.”
" West…West Wind."
"It's Xia Feng, Xia Feng!" Asuna gently held her little hand.
"Little…Little Wind?"
“······”
Yui revealed a troubled expression and fell silent.
"Looks like this is a little difficult for you. Then, you can call me whatever you want." Xia Feng said.
Yui fell into deep thought for a long time. The three of them looked at her quietly. Finally, she raised her head again and looked at Xia Feng.
"Dad…Dad."
Xia Feng smiled gently.
Yui looked at Asuna again.
"Mommy."
The word " Mom " triggered Asuna's maternal side. She tried her best to suppress her emotions before nodding with a smile.
"That's right, I'm your mother."
"Mommy." Yui smiled for the first time and shouted again. Her lifeless eyes were filled with life.
Asuna felt like tears were about to fall from her eyes.
"What about me? And me." Celica was also extremely excited as she looked at Yui with anticipation. Yui turned to look at her and thought for a while.
"Sister?"
Silika was petrified, wondering why Xiafeng and Asuna were her parents and I was her sister.
"No, I want to be a mother too." Celica suddenly shouted. Then, she realized that Xia Feng might misunderstand her, or perhaps see through her true intentions. Her face instantly turned red.
Xia Feng spat out a mouthful of blood. He really didn't know what to say. Asuna looked at him as if she was looking at a beast.
"Anyway, let's take Jieyi back first. She was dressed so thinly that even if she did not fall sick, she would still feel cold.”Xia Feng hurriedly changed the topic.
Only then did the two girls think of this question and quickly nodded in agreement.
"Then, Yui, are you willing to go home with us?”Xia Feng asked Yui.
Yui nodded.
Thus, the three of them brought Yui back to the Forest House.
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