My avatar is becoming the final boss

Chapter 25 Secret Talk
After dinner, the sunset could no longer be seen in the sky, but the trams on the elevated railway were still roaring and speeding.

The Guyimai residential area is far away from the city. When night falls, there are no colorful neon lights, only the dim lights from the bulbs in the small shops on the street.

Ji Minghuan put his left hand in his pocket and walked forward while playing with his mobile phone.

The streets were filled with gentle sounds, as children laughed and chased each other, passing by him; outside the convenience store, an old man sat in a rocking chair, fanning his face with a fan, and occasionally one or two dogs could be heard barking from the alley.

In this environment, even if the "restraint sense" is maintained, it will not put much burden on hearing.

Hearing Su Zimai's footsteps stop in the park, Ji Minghuan put the restraints back into his sleeves.

He was lowering his eyes, concentrating on playing the Snake game on his phone.

Just then, a text message popped up on his phone screen. He clicked on it, and a small window popped up. He continued playing his game, occasionally glancing at the message in the window.

[Gu Qiye: Aren't you worried that I'll have someone find out your email address?]

"Is it necessary? You'll only find out your own address anyway."

Ji Minghuan teased in his heart while typing in the dialog box on his mobile phone.

[Black Pupa: Could you please not make me lose the desire to communicate with your first sentence? Where's all that witty talk you had with that Green Wing in the square? Listening to your conversation, it almost makes me suspect you two actually have a romantic relationship.]

[Gu Qiye: You also know that I needed to buy time.]

[Black Pupa: Back to the topic, I suggest you stop randomly checking me out.]

【Gu Qiye: Why?】

[Black Pupa: Of course, that's because I still control your identity. I know your intentions and every little thought in your heart. Perhaps I understand you best in this world... Of course, you might be wary of me. After all, I know your identity. If it were revealed to the public, it would affect your family. You have so many enemies, don't you? No one knows if they will do anything to your family.]

[Black Pupa: Besides...if the association knew you and I were in private contact, the outcome wouldn't be good, right?]

【Gu Qiye: How despicable.】

[Black Pupa: I didn't mean to be so confrontational.]

[Gu Qiye: Then I have a suggestion for you. It’s best not to let me know who you are.]

[Black Pupa: This is a good suggestion. I also think you probably don't want to know who I am.]

After sending the message, Ji Minghuan looked up from the phone screen. He was very close to the park where Su Zimai was. An electric bike carrying a couple drove past him.

[Gu Qiye: But you're right, my dad does look a little strange.]

[Black Pupa: I never deceive my collaborators.]

[Gu Qiye: How well do you know him?]

[Black Pupa: I probably understand you better than you think, but I need to emphasize one point to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings: I understand many people, just as I understand you. You are not an exception.]

【Gu Qiye: What did he hide from me?】

[Black Pupa: Perhaps I'll consider telling you once our collaboration progresses further. If some suspense is revealed too early, the script will lose its tension.]

【Gu Qiye: One last question.】

[Black Pupa: Ask.]

【Gu Qiye: You are... my father? 】

At this moment, Ji Minghuan looked away from the snake and glanced at the message from Gu Qiye in the small window. As if forgetting about the game, the green snake slammed into the wall, and a "Game Over" prompt popped up.

Ji Minghuan was silent, thinking: "I treat you as a good brother, and you treat me as your father?"

It took him a while to regain his composure. He raised his finger, symbolically tapped a few ellipsis marks, and clicked send.

[Black Pupa: ...Not impossible.]

【Gu Qiye: Did I guess right? 】

[Hei Pupa: Uh, I don't know if there's any misunderstanding between us, but I'd like to hear why you think this way.] [Gu Qiye: You appeared at the same time he returned to Lijing, and the day after you showed up, he returned home. And he had just walked away from me when you sent me a message.]

[Black Pupa: Please, can you imagine your father walking around outside dressed like a moth?]

【Gu Qiye: Okay, I was just kidding.】

[Black Pupa: It seems you have no sense of humor.]

Gu Qiye: My younger siblings often say the same thing, but after I put on my uniform, I'm actually considered the most talkative of the Outlanders. I'm really curious which side's assessment is correct.

[Black Pupa: Mr. Blue Arc, is there a possibility that being a chatterbox and having no sense of humor are not actually contradictory?]

[Gu Qiye: So what do you need from me?]

[Black Pupa: Keep it secret. I just want you to know that if I wanted to be your enemy, I would have done so long ago. As long as your identity is revealed, your brothers and sisters will become your biggest weakness, but I didn't do that.]

[Gu Qiye: That's true. Although I don't trust you yet, I can cooperate with you temporarily for the sake of mutual benefit.]

[Black Pupa: This is a wise decision. I won't let you down.]

At the same time, in another corner of the Guyimai Street area, inside a residential building.

[That's it for now. I'm in a bad mood right now. Don't let me see your messages for a while.]

Gu Qinye had just finished editing the text message in the dialog box and clicked send when an exclamation mark suddenly popped up in front of him, saying "SMS sending failed, you have been blacklisted by the other party."

He raised his eyebrows and realized that he had been blocked by Hei Pupa before he could even send his message.

It was as if... the other party had anticipated that he would say this.

"Heh..." Gu Qinye shook his head and laughed.

Not knowing whether it was helplessness or anger, he took a deep breath, then put his phone back into his pocket, tied on an apron, and began to clean up the dishes and leftovers on the table.

Meanwhile, near Guyimai Park.

After Ji Minghuan unilaterally blocked Gu Qiye, he devoted himself to playing Snake on his mobile phone.

If he hadn't just received that shocking text message, he would have finished the game long ago. He wouldn't have collapsed halfway through and had to block Gu Qinye to vent his anger.

Suddenly, he stopped moving forward.

He yawned, tears of fatigue welling in his eyes as he looked towards the red and black panel hovering in the air.

[Completed Main Quest 1 (Phase 2): Established a cooperative relationship with the Outcast "Blue Arc" and subsequently developed interpersonal relationships within the Outcast Association.]

[Task rewards obtained: 1 split point, 1 skill point, 1 attribute point.]

Main Quest 1 Updated: Complete your first collaboration with the alien "Blue Arc" and deepen their trust.

Ji Minghuan stared at the reward on the panel, closed the Snake game running on his phone, and put the phone back into the pocket of his school uniform jacket.

He murmured to himself, "So... I've already collected all three split points."

Thinking of this, he called up his personal panel.

[Current attribute points: 2]

[Current skill points: 2]

[Currently held split points: 3]

[Hint: You have collected 3 split points. Open the "Create Game Character" option to enter the character construction phase and create your second game character in the real world.]

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