Fatal Game Syndrome

After returning to Obsidian, the two changed their clothes and went out again without having time to rest.

"Will you still love me after dinner?"

"what?"

This nonsensical sentence made Ling Jiushi a little confused. He turned his head and looked blankly at the man in the driver's seat. His expression looked calm, but his words betrayed his unrest.

"Why would I stop loving you after having a meal?"

Ruan Lanzhu looked at him without saying anything. Ever since he received Gao Dawei's call, Ling Jiushi felt that Ruan Lanzhu was worried. When he asked him, he said nothing. When Ling Jiushi said that he would not go to dinner, he disagreed. It was weird.

After getting off the car, the two walked all the way to the restaurant. They felt that many people were looking at them intentionally or unintentionally. They turned back to look at others, but then looked away as if nothing had happened.

Ling Jiushi glanced at the man next to him. He knew that those gazes were from fans who had watched the live broadcast, but they didn't dare to approach him because the aura of the man next to him was too strong.

“Ling Ling!”

As soon as we pushed open the door of the restaurant, the receptionist standing at the door was surprised when she saw who came in. She immediately came over with a grin and looked at the two of them with a silly smile on her face. Unexpectedly, they were even more beautiful in person!

"Hello there!"

Ling Jiushi greeted her, looked around the restaurant, and finally saw the long-lost figure by the window.

"Gao Dawei!"

Ling Jiushi stood opposite him, with Ruan Lanzhu standing behind him with a cold expression.

"Jiu Shi! Long time no see, come and sit down!"

When Gao Dawei looked up and saw Ling Jiushi, the expression on his face looked very happy.

He had a falling out with Ling Jiushi before, and he didn't get a chance to talk to him until he left. He didn't expect that when he came back this time, he would be willing to see him.

Ruan Lanzhu had been staring at Gao Dawei opposite him. Ever since Ling Jiushi appeared, Gao Dawei's eyes had been fixed on Ling Jiushi's face without moving away. He had never even looked at her. Ruan Lanzhu felt a little depressed. Could it be that he had guessed it right? Did he really like Ling Jiushi?

"long time no see!"

Ling Jiushi took Ruan Lanzhu's hand and sat down opposite him, "This is my boyfriend, Ruan Lanzhu."

After hearing Ling Jiushi's introduction, Gao Dawei looked at the man next to him, the familiar handsome face, and the familiar name. He just didn't expect that the formal meeting would be in such a capacity.

"We know each other."

Gao Dawei pushed up his black-framed glasses and looked back at Ling Jiushi's face. The reflection of the light from the lenses made it hard to see the emotions in his eyes.

"Come to think of it, I am also his creator." Gao Dawei leaned forward and sat up again. "It's not an exaggeration to say that I am his father, right?"

Father?

Ling Jiushi had a question mark on his face. Isn't this too much? Is there anyone in this world who dares to call himself Ruan Lanzhu's father?

Ruan Lanzhu, on the other hand, showed no emotion at all. She poured tea for Ling Jiushi and then began to order dishes slowly.

"Why did you come to me? Just to treat me to hot pot?"

Ling Jiushi saw that the two of them were silent and the atmosphere was a bit awkward. He was also afraid that Ruan Lanzhu would make trouble for him when he returned home, so he spoke very bluntly that it was his responsibility to give his boyfriend enough sense of security.

"We are childhood sweethearts. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Do I need to go out of my way to treat you to a meal? Don't you like hot pot? Today we are just having a simple meal."

Ruan Lanzhu was concentrating on the menu without even raising his head and sneered. He didn't believe how naive he was, even though the weasel was paying a New Year's greeting to the chicken!

Childhood sweethearts? You said this to yourself, right?

"Okay, why are you back at this time?"

Ling Jiushi patted Ruan Lanzhu's thigh under the table, and when he saw him looking at him, he winked at him.

Don't worry! Even childhood sweethearts can't stand up to the one who dropped from the sky!

Ruan Lanzhu raised his eyebrows and lowered his head to order food, but the corners of his mouth suddenly curled up and he was in a good mood.

Gao Dawei was sitting opposite and saw all the little movements of the two. In his impression, Ling Jiushi was a serious and somewhat dull person, but he didn't expect that he had this side of him.

"I just came back to visit during the holiday. I will leave the day after tomorrow."

Gao Dawei picked up the teacup and took a sip. "How are you doing?"

"pretty good!"

Gao Dawei looked up at the man opposite him. He knew that Ling Jiushi no longer cared so much about what happened before. This meant that his relationship with him had faded to the point where it was no longer in his heart, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

In the past, both he and Ling Jiushi thought that their relationship would remain the same, but because of one of their own choices, the two drifted further and further apart.

"What about you?"

Ling Jiushi waved to the waitress at the door. The waitress had been focusing on him, and when she saw Ling Jiushi waving, she quickly ran over.

"Can you please scald it with boiling water?"

Ling Jiushi pushed the tableware in front of Ruan Lanzhu forward. He was not particular about it, but Ruan Lanzhu was very picky. He always felt that it was not clean when eating out, so it became a habit for him to help him heat the dishes and chopsticks.

"of course can!"

The young lady ran away happily, Lingling is so virtuous, it really is true love!

Seeing the young lady running away, Ling Jiushi looked at Gao Dawei again, and the corners of the man next to him curled up even higher.

"How are you living abroad?"

"It's okay, just like that!"

Gao Dawei shrugged his shoulders. How come after not seeing her for a few years, his childhood sweetheart had become a married woman?

"Your crappy game has harmed a lot of people. Lan Zhu and I almost died in it."

Ling Jiushi chuckled and rolled his eyes at him, "What's the benefit of letting me deal with the mess you left behind?"

"Benefits? Isn't the person next to you a benefit?"

Gao Dawei glanced at Ruan Lanzhu and said, "Besides, you are my childhood sweetheart and he is my child. How could I let you die in there?"

"......"

Ruan Lanzhu's mouth twitched, but she still ignored him. She just put her hand under the table, grabbed Ling Jiushi's hand and squeezed it hard.

"Stop taking advantage of me!"

Ling Jiushi was speechless. Did he go out and drink foreign water for a few days and his brain went crazy?

"I came back this time because I wanted to tell you something."

Ruan Lanzhu looked up and glanced at him, and he knew that Gao Dawei had no good intentions.

Gao Dawei straightened his face and continued, "I can only leave the game matters to you. Originally, after the game was purified, all the characters would disappear, but now I have touched the conversion channel between virtual and reality."

"so what?"

“So virtual people also have life and can appear in the real world.”

Gao Dawei looked at Ling Jiushi steadily, "And it is because of this technology that I have become the target of public criticism abroad. I don't have time to complete the purification. In order to prevent more people from getting into trouble because of the game, I can only hand this matter over to you."

"This is the master tape of all the gate gods in the game. Even if the game is purified, the gate gods in it will not disappear as long as the master tape is still there."

"To be honest, I really don't want to clean up your mess."

Ling Jiushi looked at the chip that Gao Dawei placed on the table. It was enough for him to have Ruan Lanzhu's.

"This is the mission of the twelfth gate god."

Gao Dawei smiled. This was Ruan Lanzhu's task, and Ling Jiushi had to accept it even if he didn't want to.

After the waitress left, Ling Jiushi asked again, "What about those who died in there? Can they get out?"

"no solution anymore!"

Gao Dawei shook his head. The death of a passerby is a real death. They can live in a virtual world, but they have no chance to come out again.

"Their spirits were destroyed in the game. Even if they were released, they couldn't return to their previous bodies. The way your companions currently exist is a loophole. If the game hadn't sucked their spirits in, they would have disappeared long ago."

"The game code can be expanded and rewritten. In the long run, if you really want them to come out, it won't be a problem to create a new world with your ability."

"So the matter of purifying the game can only be left to you."

"I see!"

Ling Jiushi didn't say anything more. During the fifty years he was in the sect, he had already completed the programming of another world. Before the purification of this game was completed, he had time to copy that world.

After finishing their meal, the three were about to leave, but unexpectedly, fans appeared one after another from all directions. Ling Jiushi's face was frozen with smile before he finished taking photos with the group of people.

"I didn't expect you to become a big star!"

Gao Dawei's face was full of disbelief. He knew Ling Jiushi's character too well. He was a shy and timid otaku. He didn't expect that he had such a job.

"Just for fun!"

Ling Jiushi rubbed his face. These fans didn't dare to provoke Ruan Lanzhu and only dared to take photos with him. Did he look easier to bully?

"I just got back this morning and I don't have a place to stay yet. How about I squeeze in at your house?"

"no!"

Ruan Lanzhu hadn't spoken to Gao Dawei all night, and now he finally spoke.

"why?"

Gao Dawei crossed his arms and looked at him calmly, "Jiu Shi and I are childhood sweethearts, and our relationship..."

"You don't have to repeat yourself over and over again. No means no!"

Ruan Lanzhu interrupted him firmly, "The hotel is across the street. If you don't have money, I can pay for you."

Without waiting for him to say anything, she took Ling Jiushi away, leaving Gao Dawei standing there silently watching the two of them get into the car.

"This person has bad intentions, be careful!"

Ruan Lanzhu pulled the seat belt over and buckled it on Ling Jiushi.

"What should I pay attention to?"

"Be careful not to associate with him!"

Ling Jiushi chuckled, "Okay!"

Thanks to +one and Yaofeng Baby for using love to generate electricity.