When I traveled through time and became a player, I just wanted to commit suicide

Li Shanren pinched his eyebrows, then took a sip of the slightly bitter tea.

What just happened was so abrupt that he couldn't tell whether it was a dream or time really went backwards.

"Whether it's true or not, just verify it."

Li Shanren put down the teacup and sighed, feeling as if he had encountered something terrible again.

......

At the same time, in the bustling bazaar of the royal capital, a young man in modern sportswear stood in front of a fruit stall with a plastic bag and a confused look on his face.

"Hey, what are you daydreaming about? Are you going to buy it or not? If not, don't block my business."

The fruit stall owner with a hideous scar on his face, holding a piece of grass in his mouth, asked.

"what?"

The boy felt that this scene was familiar. A few hours ago, he seemed to be standing in front of the fruit stall like this, but was driven away by the owner because he had no money.

Of course, I had no money then, and naturally I still have no money now.

"No, I'm a poor bastard now. It's no exaggeration to say that I can't even spend a penny now!"

"Huh? You're so proud even though you don't have any money?! Get out of here now and stop getting in the way of my business!"

The fruit stall owner looked depressed as he watched the strange-looking man in strange clothes being chased away by him.

"Recently, there are more and more poor people on the street for no apparent reason. Just now a couple of poor people dressed so well but looked so stupid left, and now here comes a stupid and stinky kid. How can we do business if this continues?"

After leaving the fruit stall, the boy named "Subaru Nagatsuki" walked to the corner of the street alone, lifted up his clothes and looked at his belly.

There are faint muscle outlines on the smooth belly, and it can be seen that the owner of this body exercises regularly.

"The wound...is gone."

Subaru Natsuki recalled the tragic scene in which his abdomen was stabbed open not long ago, but now the wound has disappeared.

At the same time, it was night not long ago, but now it is daybreak...

"Why am I here? Has the whole night already passed? Satira...!"

Subaru Natsuki suddenly remembered the last scene before he lost consciousness. The silver-haired girl who concerned him fell in a pool of blood. He had tried desperately to warn her, but he was powerless. He could only watch the girl step into the trap step by step.

"No, no! We have to go back to her!"

A whole night may have passed by now, and the girl may have died long ago.

Even though he felt there was little hope, Subaru Natsuki still didn't want to give up the slightest possibility that the girl was still alive. He had to go back and take a look no matter what!

As for why he was back on this street, unharmed even though he was clearly dead, Subaru Natsuki was too busy to think about this question for the time being. All he could think about now was how to get back to the stolen goods warehouse as soon as possible.

Feeling anxious and uneasy, Subaru Natsuki recalled the route to the stolen goods warehouse and went into the alley nearby.

......

In the warm sunshine, Alice held someone's hand tightly, her eyes fixed on the blue villa behind the iron gate.

This is her home which she has been away from for more than half a year.

"Is it here?" Li Shanren asked with a faint smile.

"Yeah." Alice nodded gently.

Li Shanren rang the magic response bell on the courtyard gate.

Soon, a light bell rang, calling the white-haired old butler who was walking in a hurry.

The old butler walked to the door and saw the people outside. He was startled at first, then his eyes widened and he revealed an expression of disbelief.

"Butler Sean." Alice waved to him.

"Miss Alice, you're back. Who is this person next to you? Where are the master and the mistress?" The old butler couldn't help but ask as he looked at the empty street behind the two of them.

"They...will never come back." Alice said dejectedly, "This is Brother Lisern. He has been taking care of me during this period."

"Hello." Li Shanren greeted the old housekeeper.

Although this was the second time he met this guy, he still pretended that it was the first time they met. After all, the other party might not have any memory of the last time.

Upon hearing the news that the master and his wife had met with an accident, the old housekeeper showed a look of loss and grief on his face, "Alas..."

However, he quickly calmed down and said to Li Shanren in a serious tone, "Anyway, thank you so much. Please come in first."

The old butler spoke gratefully as he opened the gate and welcomed the two men in.

After a while, Li Shanren returned to the slightly empty living room again.

Alice looked at the familiar yet strange home and couldn't help asking, "Where are the others? Where are the furniture?"

The old butler gave a wry smile.

"Miss, you have been gone for too long. The money left by the master and the lady is only enough for us to maintain our expenses for three months. We can no longer pay the land tax. In order to keep this house for a while longer, I have to lay off other people and sell some furniture to maintain expenses. But don't worry, the master and the lady, as well as the things in your house, I haven't touched anything. Do you want to go back to your room to take a look?"

"I...I want to show Brother Lisern around." Alice said.

......

"Huh... I finally found it. It's right here."

Looking at the large warehouse several meters high in front of him, Subaru Natsuki wiped the sweat from his forehead, bent over and panted slightly.

The last time he came here, it was already dark. He didn't pay attention to the nearby road signs, and he was not familiar with the characters here. As a result, when he arrived at the stolen goods warehouse for the second time, he wandered around in the alley and almost got dizzy. He was also delayed for a while by three thugs blocking the road. In the end, it took him more than two hours to find the place again.

At this moment, the sun is setting and the sky is already turning dusk.

Subaru Laiyue calmed himself down and slowly walked to the door of the warehouse. When he was about to push the door open, his hand stopped in mid-air.

In his mind, the image of the silver-haired girl lying helplessly in a pool of blood reappeared before his eyes, as if he would see the cold corpse and dried blood as soon as he opened the door.

Subaru Natsuki swallowed, but still pressed his hand hard on the door, struggling to exert force.

However, after a few seconds, the door remained motionless.

I could easily push the door open last night, but today it was locked tightly from the inside.

"Huh...? Is there someone in there?"

Subaru Natsuki was slightly stunned, then knocked hard on the warehouse door.

"Hello! Is anyone there? Is there anyone in there?"

he shouted.

After knocking for a full half minute, an old and rough voice finally sounded from behind the door.

"What a noise! ​​Don't you know the code and password? Are you trying to tear down my door?"

The door of the warehouse was pushed open with a bang, as if someone had kicked it from inside. Subaru Laiyue, who was standing in front of the door, flew backwards and fell to the ground in embarrassment.

"Hiss... it hurts, it hurts." Subaru Lai Yue sat up, rubbing his butt and looking at the figure that appeared at the door.

He was a bald old man with a ruddy face, a ferocious look, dirty and tattered clothes, and an extremely huge body, estimated to be more than two meters tall. He was quite strong and had obvious signs of exercise. He stood there like a little giant.

"Who are you? I've never seen you before. How do you know this place?"

The bald old man walked up to Subaru Natsuki with a ferocious look on his face, grabbed his head, and lifted him up like a chick.

However, when he saw the old man's face, Subaru Natsuki's eyes narrowed slightly.

He remembered the old man's face; they had just seen it last night!

To be precise, only Subaru Natsuki saw this old man.

At that time, when he walked into the warehouse, he was not killed by a sneak attack immediately. Instead, he first discovered the old man's body. His death was very miserable. One arm was chopped off, his head was brutally split in half, and blood was flowing all over the floor.

But now the other party appeared in front of him unharmed.

Lai Yue Subaru was choked for a moment.

However, thinking from another angle, since he had been disemboweled but his injuries had inexplicably recovered, it was not surprising that this old man had the same experience as him. Maybe it was the same situation as himself.

"Hey kid! Don't think I will let you go if you just stare blankly and act stupid! If you don't say anything, I'll throw you out!" Seeing that Subaru Natsuki remained silent for a long time, the old man said angrily.

Upon hearing this, Lai Yue Subaru immediately said, "Wait a minute! My name is Lai Yue Subaru, I'm a homeless traveler, I came here to ask for something, anyway, can you let me down for a while?"

The bald old man snorted coldly and put Subaru Natsuki back on the ground, but he still stared at him unkindly, "Tell me, who asked you to come?"

Lai Yue Subaru staggered after suddenly landing on the ground, then stood up straight, rubbed the back of his head and said: "A kind brother told me, he lives nearby."

Since he didn't know the big brother's name, Subaru Natsuki could only describe the man's appearance.

After hearing this, the bald old man finally let down his guard and snorted coldly, "Come in."

After saying that, he turned around and walked back to the warehouse.

"Finally I passed." Subaru Natsuki breathed a sigh of relief.

......

Dusk was approaching. Li Shanren stood by the window of the room on the second floor of the villa, looking at the dim sky with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

He spent half of the afternoon accompanying Alice to visit the house and talking to the old housekeeper, and the other half searching for information outside.

Through sufficient communication with the old housekeeper, this time he finally understood the "business" run by Alice's parents.

To be honest, after learning about those businesses, Li Shanren was somewhat surprised, yet it seemed reasonable. He also vaguely glimpsed a glimpse of the truth behind the death of Alice's parents.

However, this matter is no longer the top priority for him.

In contrast, he wanted to figure out what the previous "time reversal" was like. If he couldn't understand the reason for the time reversal, the same situation as last time might happen again.

If time could go back again, then what he is doing now would have to go back to the starting point. It would be troublesome if he got caught in a time loop that kept going backwards.

Li Shanren did not have many clues about this matter. The most noteworthy thing was the black and purple mist and the modern boy that the mist condensed in front of him.

In order to investigate thoroughly, Li Shanren took time out in the afternoon to go to the Extraordinary Guild and found the intelligence dealer named "Hummingbird". He asked him to find the young man dressed in modern style and give a survey result before seven o'clock tonight.

"I guess it's about the same..."

Li Shanren took out a blank communication scroll, his eyes flickering slightly.

As he expected, a few minutes later, lines of small words slowly appeared on the blank scroll.

[Hummingbird: We have a clue about what you asked us to do. Please go to the entrance of the East District Market and see us.]

......

“Slurp, slurp… Oh, this thing tastes really good! For its sake, I will generously forgive your previous rudeness.”

Inside the stolen goods warehouse, a giant bald old man who called himself "Uncle Rom" pinched a handful of something similar to potato chips from a bag of puffed snacks and stuffed it into his mouth, his eyes shining.

"Hey, hey, hey, those are the few things I remember about my hometown, don't eat them all in one go!"