Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1227. The Book at Night (15)

Chang Xiaohe was in his twenties, very tall, with big eyes and fair skin.

In short, he's very handsome.

Wow, what a handsome guy!

—Yeah, he's really handsome!
—She looks a little bit like Quan Quan, though I don’t know where.

—They don't seem alike, but they're both handsome.

—Yeah, they're all handsome. This stupid game is actually pretty good for my eyes.

—It's because the players are kind to your eyes.

As soon as Chang Xiaohe sat down, he couldn't help but cough twice, his face still somewhat pale.

Huang Jingjing handed him a glass of warm water, her gaze lingering on him for a few more seconds.

"You still have some residual impact energy in your body. Although your external injuries have healed, you still need to rest for a while."

Lin Xi sat on the sofa opposite, her fingers lightly tapping her knees, and asked bluntly, "How did you and Chu Xue team up? What happened at the library?"

Chang Xiaohe tightened his grip on the water glass, a hint of lingering fear flashing in his eyes.

"At first, I was with two strangers, but we got separated while searching for clues about the bookshelf. When I met Chuxue, she was trapped by a pile of books that had fallen from the bookshelf. I helped her move the books away, and she said it would be safer to team up with me. I thought that having more people would mean more protection, so I agreed."

"So what happened when you encountered the Time Guardian?" Guo Yuelang pressed. "Why was he chasing you?"

"We found a book with gold patterns on the third floor of the library. As soon as we opened it, the Time Guardian suddenly appeared and said that we should not touch the 'Forbidden Book'. He then attacked us."

Chang Xiaohe's voice trembled as he recalled the scene.

"He was incredibly fast; I couldn't dodge him at all. His scepter grazed my back, and if Chuxue hadn't pulled me away, I might already be..."

Lin Xi frowned, thinking to himself, "A forbidden book? We encountered something like this in the library before, but I picked it up and nothing happened."

“Each team faces different tasks, and the criteria for triggering the taboo will definitely be different,” Guo Yuelang said. “Moreover, their team formation is not as stable as ours.”

“They must have all been acting alone, and when night fell, they randomly entered the library based on the keys they found,” Lin Xi said, then asked, “Were the keys you found also people?”

"A person? Who?" Chang Xiaohe asked blankly. "A key is a key!"

Just then, my phone suddenly vibrated.

Huang Jingjing picked it up and saw that it was a message from Ouyang Xichen.

[Ouyang Xichen]: Chu Xue just told me that after Chang Xiaohe was taken away by you, she encountered that player who was "not clean" and tried to harm her, but luckily she managed to escape quickly.

Huang Jingjing read the message aloud to everyone, and Lin Xi raised an eyebrow.

"What a coincidence? We just brought Chang Xiaohe back, and she's already in danger?"

Chang Xiaohe was also stunned for a moment, and said uncertainly, "When I was with her, I didn't encounter any other players... and she just said that her companions all went to chase the Time Guardian, but I didn't see her with any other companions at all."

—Holy crap, there's something wrong with the first snow!

--No way!

—Could it be that she's the one who harmed the handsome guy?

—How is that possible!

—If it weren't for her, Teacher Huang and the others wouldn't have known that Chang Xiaohe was injured.

—Yeah, it must be that "dirty" player lurking in the shadows. —Their team composition is too random; who knows who they'll encounter in the next mission, or even what kind of people they'll be. It's really dangerous.

—And, they certainly don't have enough chemistry.

The viewers in the live stream were discussing whether there were any problems with the first snow, and Lin Xi and the others didn't have time to watch.

"Think about it carefully again. When you were with Chu Xue, did you notice anything unusual?" Lin Xi said thoughtfully.

Chang Xiaohe closed his eyes, thought carefully for a while, and then suddenly opened them.

“Oh right! Before the library appeared, we passed a shelf and she suddenly stopped and said there was a ‘scent of a key’ behind that shelf, but we searched for a long time and found nothing.”

"The scent of the key?" Lin Xi and Guo Yuelang exchanged a glance, both seeing doubt in each other's eyes.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the window, followed by a scream.

Lin Xi immediately stood up, walked to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out. She saw a player running out of the convenience store next to the supermarket across the street in a panic, as if something was chasing him.

"Something's wrong!" Guo Yuelang also came over, his expression turning serious. "Should we go check it out?"

Huang Jingjing thought for a moment and said, "I'll teleport over there first to check the situation. You guys wait here for my message. If there's any danger, I'll come back immediately; if it's just a minor issue, I'll come back and meet up with you after I've dealt with it."

Before Lin Xi and Guo Yuelang could answer, Huang Jingjing disappeared from the room.

Lin Xi looked at the empty place and felt a little worried.

"It's too dangerous for her to go alone. What if she runs into the Time Guardian or that suspicious player?"

"Don't worry, you know Xiaolin's abilities. Even if she encounters danger, she'll definitely be able to protect herself. If anything goes wrong, she'll come back immediately," Guo Yuelang reassured Lin Xi.

Lin Xi smiled.

With teleportation, healing, and sensory abilities, Huang Jingjing is indeed invincible.

Even without companions, there is absolutely no problem.

Unless you break the game's restrictions on skill usage.

Chang Xiaohe sat to the side, listening to their conversation, feeling somewhat uneasy.

"Could that player who ran out be the one Chu Xue mentioned who 'didn't do clean things'?"

Lin Xi looked at Chang Xiaohe; it seemed that he trusted Chu Xue quite a bit.

Moreover, he had heard Chu Xue mention that player who "didn't do clean things," but he had never met him.

Lin Xi shook her head.

"It's hard to say, there are too few clues right now."

However, one thing is certain: the first snow is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.

About ten minutes later, Huang Jingjing suddenly appeared in the room. Her face looked rather pale, and there was some sweat on her forehead.

Lin Xi quickly went over and asked, "What happened? Are you in danger?"

Huang Jingjing took a breath and said, "The player who ran out was caught by the Time Guardian. When I arrived, he was already... dead. Also, the convenience store was strange, a bit cold and gloomy, unlike the supermarket we went into, which was... normal."

"Cold and gloomy?" Lin Xi frowned even more. "Is it the same oppressive feeling as in the library, or is there something else wrong?"

"It's different. The library is cold because of the dense bookshelves and dim lighting, but the convenience store is brightly lit, yet it feels stuffy and cold, like there's no wind to blow in. Besides... I didn't see any merchandise inside."