Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 700 "Game Era 2" (Incomplete)

"Summer Breeze!"

A frantic shout woke Xia Feng from his sleep; it was Qi Danyun's voice.

Then Xia Feng opened his eyes and found himself surrounded by a blinding white light. Clearly, he had escaped from the "Real Illusion" game.

As for the game? Just thinking about the scene before he lost consciousness made him shudder.

Lang Lie's swordsmanship was terrifying. Even with him and Tony working together, they could only barely withstand Lang Lie's attacks.

Not human!

Sitting on the bed, Xia Feng couldn't help but reminisce about the battle he had just fought against Lang Lie in the game.

He can still clearly remember those details: when the other person's sword came at him, the speed was not too fast, and the trajectory could be clearly grasped, but it was impossible to dodge or defend against it.

The arc drawn by the sword was breathtaking, like the most beautiful scenery in nature, or even like the flawless face of Qi Danyun before one's eyes, making one unable to resist moving forward and welcoming it with one's own body...

No! I can't think about it anymore!

Xia Feng shook his head, trying to erase the memory of that sword strike from his mind. Even so, the stinging pain from the sword still lingered in his body, and the feeling of it piercing through his chest was still very real.

Lang Lie's sword strike was so terrifying that it pierced the barrier between virtual and reality, injuring his mind and affecting his body in return, so much so that he could still feel a dull, unbearable pain in his chest.

Fortunately, the guy in the game didn't kill him. His extraordinary reaction speed must have allowed Xia Feng to avoid a fatal blow at the critical moment. Well, at least the sword's edge was still an inch away from his heart.

Xia Feng subconsciously touched his chest. There was no horrifying wound or wet blood. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then had the mood to talk to Qi Danyun, who was concerned about him.

"How did you find me?" Xia Feng asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Have you forgotten that I work for this company? Just check my login information in the back office."

Qi Danyun answered him with a smile, and then asked Xia Feng about his experiences in the current game. Xia Feng did not hide anything and told her about the important parts of his experience.

This includes matters concerning the oracle bone script version of the I Ching.

"You really memorized everything on that?" Qi Danyun looked at him in disbelief.

Xia Feng nodded smugly.

"Of course, but I don't recognize those oracle bone script characters."

"It's alright. Deciphering oracle bone script was indeed a very troublesome task in ancient times, but in modern times... we have the most professional archaeologists."

Qi Danyun immediately took out her phone and made a call.

A short while later, Xia Feng and Qi Danyun, who were sitting in the lounge, met the archaeology expert.

And this person turned out to be an old acquaintance of Xia Feng from the "Real Illusion".

"Huangji!"

"Summer Breeze!"

The two were surprised to meet again in real life, but Xia Feng was undoubtedly more surprised because he did not expect Huang Ji to be a person from this game company.

The key point is that he was always by Daisy's side in the game, who was preparing to steal the super code, which is a bit creepy.

Huang Ji clearly noticed that Xia Feng's gaze was strange, but he didn't care. He directly asked Xia Feng about the contents of the oracle bone script "I Ching" and took out paper and pen for him to write it down.

"You guys can understand this?"

While reciting from memory, Xia Feng asked curiously, "Don't we need Daisy's 'Astrology'?"

“It is necessary,” Huang Ji said, his eyes shining as he looked at the oracle bone script symbols written by Xia Feng, “but oracle bone script is nothing to me. Let’s decipher this part first…”

Before Huang Ji could finish speaking, Xia Feng suddenly flung the paper and pen in his hand, sending the paper flying toward Huang Ji's face and the pen tip piercing Qi Danyun.

"what are you doing?!"

Qi Danyun cried out in surprise, but Xia Feng had no intention of answering her at all. After forcing the two back, he directly opened the door of the lounge and fled.

Qi Danyun and Huang Ji hurriedly gave chase. After running through two corridors, Xia Feng discovered that the surrounding environment had changed drastically. The originally high-end corridors had been replaced by cold, hard cement walls.

It was only at this moment that Xia Feng was completely certain that the strange feeling he had just experienced was not due to a problem with his judgment.

This is no game company at all. It's obvious that the people behind Qi Danyun moved him, along with his game pod, into this pre-built photography studio.

"Xia Feng, wait a minute, we want to help you!"

Qi Danyun shouted behind him, but Xia Feng no longer believed him at this point.

The place looked like a photography studio, but all the doors and windows around it were blocked off. Xia Feng tried several times, but couldn't get out at all.

It's just that the venue was big enough, otherwise Xia Feng would have been caught long ago.

However, as Xia Feng moved, some staff members in white uniforms appeared around him and began to cooperate with Qi Danyun in trying to surround Xia Feng.

In an emergency, Xia Feng actually ran back to the room with the game pod.

He locked the room from the inside, and remembering what Huang Ji had translated while he was writing it down, he steeled himself, lay down on the bed, and re-entered the game.

While real-world time is limited, time in the game is extended, even becoming extremely plentiful.

If he can acquire Astrology in the game, along with the part of the I Ching that Huang Ji deciphered...

Thinking back to the secret about the game's super code that Qi Danyun had told him, perhaps when he woke up again, he would be able to solve this difficult situation.

Summer Wind, wearing a helmet, returned to that dream world, and then a sharp pain in his chest nearly made him jump out of bed.

Fortunately, a pair of warm and firm hands immediately pressed down on his struggling body.

"do not move!"

The familiar voice made Xia Feng tense up, because the person taking care of him was none other than Qi Danyun.

He had just been thinking of finding a way to solve his real-life predicament in the game, but once he entered the game, he immediately fell into the other party's hands again.

"We really want to help you."

Qi Danyun spoke earnestly, and Xia Feng, unable to move, could only listen.

From Qi Danyun, Xia Feng also learned about his true identity from their investigation.

It turns out that Xia Feng's true identity is the world's most outstanding professional criminal, the notorious thief "Sun Wukong" known in both the police force and the underworld.

It is said that there is nothing in this world that he cannot steal.

This time, he has clearly set his sights on the "Real Illusion" game. Commissioned by a mysterious organization, Sun Wukong plans to steal the last two cheat codes from the game.

"So you're planning to arrest me?" Xia Feng looked at Qi Danyun, his tone full of bitterness.

Qi Danyun shook her head and looked at him, saying:

“We are helping you. Your identity has been basically confirmed, Sun Wukong. This also means that even if you spent a year in every prison in the world, it probably wouldn’t be enough for your sentence.”

But if you're willing to cooperate with us and help the game company find and fix the last two cheat codes, then we might pretend we never met you.

"Are you really working for a game company?"

Xia Feng looked at her meaningfully, but then waved his hand.

"Forget it, there's no point in pursuing this. Just make sure I find the last two cheat codes for you and then let me go, that's enough."

Xia Feng and Qi Danyun smiled at each other, seemingly having reconciled. Whether they truly trusted each other was hard to say.

But switching to the real-world scene, because the door to the game login room was indeed difficult to break open, staff in white uniforms had already come to the floor below the room and were installing something to blow up the ceiling so that Xia Feng above could fall down.

However, while time is tight in reality, Xia Feng has plenty of time in the game, and given the current situation, he doesn't have a better choice.

Under Qi Danyun's meticulous care, Xia Feng's injuries recovered quickly. During this time, Lang Lie did not come looking for him. However, Xia Feng was somewhat worried that he had found Tony and Daisy.

But in the vast sea of ​​people, he had no idea where Daisy and Tony had gone.

Even to put it in the worst-case scenario, Daisy, having obtained "Astrology" and "I Ching," might have already figured out the secrets behind these two cheat codes and left the game to enjoy herself.

Fortunately, news came from Hongsheng Hall that someone had seen a swordsman with amazing swordsmanship heading north.

At this time, Wanyan Liang's plan to invade the south came to a complete end due to the betrayal of his younger brother Wanyan Yong and his own serious injuries.

The newly enthroned Wanyan Yong in the north stabilized the domestic situation, successfully recruited and incorporated the fleeing southern expeditionary army of Wanyan Liang, and defeated the pursuing Song army, thus preserving the northern territory.

The two countries thus entered into a phase of renewed peace talks, the war ceased, and Xia Feng and his group were able to return to Zhongdu, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, without any hindrance.

However, finding Tony and Daisy in the Jin Kingdom still presents some difficulties for the two. But their connections are not to be underestimated. Huang Ji's appearance and his current official status provide them with considerable convenience in finding their target.

During this process, Xia Feng also tentatively revealed some of the contents of the oracle bone script "I Ching" to Huang Ji in the game. However, Huang Ji did not recognize these oracle bone scripts, which proved that he and Qi Danyun were still special in the game and still retained their memories from outside the game.

With Huang Ji's help, they finally obtained a seemingly insignificant but useful piece of information.

The report states that several months ago, on the Orchin grasslands of the Tatars, a Semu warrior and a Western Xia swordsman fought fiercely for half a day.

According to the herdsmen who witnessed the battle, the two men's swordsmanship and knife skills were extraordinary, beyond the reach of humankind.

Xia Feng and Qi Danyun both agreed that the two sides in this earth-shattering battle were most likely Lang Lie and Tony.

Having confirmed their destination, the two immediately set off for the Orqin Grassland.

They crossed the northern border of the Jin Kingdom into the vast grasslands, secretly searching for the whereabouts of Deslie and Tony.

During this process, they also endured hardships, and their appearance and faces were filled with signs of weariness.

The two arrived at a Mongolian tribe called Borjigin.

Here, a familiar female figure almost bumped into Xia Feng's arms. When their eyes met, they both exclaimed "Ah!" in surprise.

The woman's skin was rough and calloused from the sun, her face flushed red, making it almost impossible to see her original skin tone. There were even faint crow's feet at the corners of her eyes. Her chestnut hair was disheveled and dirty, but her dark brown eyes still held the familiar tranquility and resilience that Xia Feng knew so well.

That's right, this is the Daisy that Xia Feng and Daisy have been searching for.

Xia Feng was dumbfounded when he saw Daisy, because the change in her was indeed too great.

Daisy was both surprised and delighted to see Xia Feng.

"What are you doing here? And dressed as a Mongolian? Where's Tony?"

Xia Feng finally snapped out of his astonishment and hurriedly asked her about her and Tony's experiences during this time.

Upon hearing Xia Feng's question, a silent sorrow flashed in Daisy's eyes, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Tony is dead.

Xia Feng was startled, and then learned from Daisy about what the two of them had been through during this time.

It turns out that after they parted ways at the Extreme Path Temple, Lang Lie had been hunting her and Tony down.

Daisy and Tony fled from the Song Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, and then from the Jin Dynasty to the grasslands, but they could never escape Langlie's pursuit.

"In order to lure away the madman who had been chasing us, Tony ultimately fought him alone and died in battle on the Orqin Grassland."

Daisy gave a sad smile, a smile filled with indescribable sorrow.

“I had been using Tony all along, but when I learned of his death in battle, I realized how much I loved him.”

It was precisely because of her love for Tony that Daisy yielded to Yesugei Khan, who had abducted her, and allowed him to bring back Tony's body for her, and killed Langlie.

"Lang Lie is dead too?"

Xia Feng was still somewhat skeptical, but Daisy explained that Yesugei had led over a hundred warriors from the Mongol tribe to pursue and kill Langlie overnight.

The Mongolians were skilled in horsemanship and archery, and even in the familiar grasslands, it still took dozens of men to finally kill Langlie.

After learning all this, Xia Feng remained silent for a long time before finally saying helplessly that he could send Daisy back to her homeland.

But Daisy rejected the suggestion, saying that she had no intention of going back and that she was pregnant and the child should be born soon.

Daisy lovingly stroked her not-so-obvious belly.

"Although I have mastered astrology and the I Ching, I have never been able to decipher the secrets of the Way of Heaven."

However, fate told me that after my child was born, he would definitely be able to master this secret.

"Temujin!"

Someone called softly from behind Xia Feng. When he turned around, he realized that Qi Danyun had appeared behind him at some point.

"what?"

Xia Feng hadn't reacted yet, but he didn't need to understand Qi Danyun's words anymore, because when he turned around, he was startled to find that the herdsman standing quietly by the hitching post not far away had such a unique temperament.

"Lang Lie, you're not dead!"

(End of this chapter)