Came to the darkness after the customs clearance.

Xiao Lan still feels a little unreal.

He thought that when he finally came to the crow, there would be one of the most difficult levels to pass.

In the end, didn't expect it to be such a harmonious and friendly fan meeting, and even the crow gave him poverty points in a good way.

Teacher Crow is really a good person, Xiao Lan couldn't help thinking.

Until he saw Luo in the dark.

Lo doesn't look good.

One of his arms was missing, and even the shoulder part was missing, as if torn by some terrible force.

Even his face had a few deep scratches, revealing the darkness under his skin.

Xiao Lan hurriedly walked over: "Luo! What's wrong with you?!"

Luo moved his neck and laughed in a low voice: "Oh... Teacher Crow gave me a little surprise."

Xiao Lan: "..."

Looking at this injury, Mr. Crow's surprise seems...a bit brutal.

Rather, it is more appropriate to be shocked.

As he said that, a black shadow poured out from the gap in Luo's shoulder, and then extended, gradually forming the shape of an arm.

Luo moved his new arm a bit. After feeling the movement freely, he reached out and brushed the wound on his face and adjusted his skin back to its original state.

Luo returned to his usual posture: "But...it's okay, please don't worry."

Xiao Lan looked at Luo carefully before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Suddenly he thought of Qi Ning.

If there will be such a difficult "surprise" in the end, Qi Ning, the seriously injured person, is not a bad luck!

The two quickly left the darkness and returned to the room.

Xiao Lan couldn't wait to use [Dark Crow Whisper] to contact Qi Ning.

After contacting for a while, she was not picked up, which made Xiao Lan's heart lift.

However, the system did not indicate that the item could not be used, at least that the holder of the item was still alive.

Xiao Lan didn't dare to hang up, and kept the active state like this, staring at [Dark Crow Whispering].

[Dark Crow Whispering] He was about to stare at him.

After a long few minutes, Qi Ning finally got in touch.

His voice sounded exhausted, more lethargic than usual: "Cough cough... cough... Xiao... Lan?"

Xiao Lan hurriedly asked, "How are you over there? Do you need help?"

A weak voice came from Qi Ning: "I'm still alive... I used [Epinephrine X0044] at the last minute to get out smoothly. At present... cough... I can't die, there is a little side effect, it will be fine after a while, no need help me."

He seemed to cough up a mouthful of blood: "Cough... Crow... Really cruel..."

Perhaps this is how Qi Ning came here all the time. When he was injured and weak, he carried it by himself. He didn't want to be seen by others, even if it was someone who could be regarded as a friend.

Xiao Lan hung up the communication after confirming with him once again that he didn't need help.

After contacting Qi Ning, Xiao Lan fell into deep thought.

Could it be that my side is the treatment of the readers that Crow is most interested in, while Luo and Qi Ning are in the normal state of customs clearance?

That's where the real luck comes in.

Why is the feeling of leaving Africa and joining Europe so unreal?

It's like... the luck value in this life has been overdrawn...

——

Back in the player's room again, the two of them took a good rest.

into the night.

Xiao Lan sat alone at the head of the bed, and took out the [Pandora's Box] obtained from Miss B from the storage space.

[Name: Pandora's Box (Unknown)]

[Ability: Unknown]

[Description: Unknown]

A box that should be related to Xiao Chengyan, everything is unknown and cannot be opened by others.

There was no lock on the box, it seemed to just be closed at will.

But no matter whether Xiao Lan turned it upside down or shook it, the lid of the box remained motionless, as if it had been welded to death.

The cold touch from the fingertips made people feel uneasy.

If you open it, what will happen?

He tentatively opened the box.

Unexpectedly, it was only a slight force, and the [Pandora's Box] was like an ordinary unlocked box, which was easily opened.

It was as if Xiao Chengyan had manipulated this box, and only Xiao Lan could open it.

Inside was the metal bookmark he gave to his father back then.

Xiao Lan picked up the bookmark.

The bookmark is still the same as it was in the past, without any changes, it is not even a prop, and there is no explanatory text.

Other than that, it's empty inside.

That's it?

Xiao Lan couldn't help but wonder.

Xiao Chengyan specially put it in the NPC's, and even a box that no one can open has a bookmark that doesn't even count as a prop?

He flipped through the bookmarks several times, but still got nothing.

It's not like Xiao Chengyan was bored and deliberately set a prank for himself, right?

"Hahaha..." Suddenly, Xiao Lan heard laughter not far from him.

He clearly stayed in the room alone, and it was impossible for anyone to enter the player's room in the world without the permission of the master.

What's happening here?

Xiao Lan turned to look, but saw a familiar and somewhat unfamiliar person.

It was Xiao Chengyan.

But this Xiao Chengyan was completely different from what he remembered.

Although they have the same appearance, this man's eyes look arrogant and wanton, his body is much stronger, and the smile on his face is something Xiao Lan has never seen before.

And what's even more strange is that the environment in which Xiao Chengyan lives,

He was sitting on a stone next to a lava pool, with injuries all over his body, and his gray windbreaker was tattered, as if he had just experienced a big battle.

This lava pool is now integrated with Xiao Lan's bedroom.

Half are normal bedrooms, usually naturally occurring lava pools, as if this were originally part of his bedroom.

what's the situation?

"Hey, why are you so stupid?" Xiao Chengyan spoke again.

Xiao Lan regained his consciousness and thought of Xiao Chengyan's identity as an illusion master. With illusion, everything is possible, right?

But in the face of this overly complicated father, he didn't know how to speak for a while: "..."

Xiao Chengyan looked indifferent: "You seem to have a lot of doubts, anyway, this medium was originally established for you. Why don't you ask slowly, as a father, I can explain it to you patiently."

Xiao Lan shook the bookmark in his hand: "The medium, do you mean this bookmark?"

Xiao Chengyan: "I have left some familiar things in many game fields. If you are interested in me, you will definitely get in touch. These things will ultimately point to me. Well, what do you want to know? "

Xiao Lan thought for a while and picked a question as a start: "When you... disappeared, did you not plan to return to reality?"

Xiao Chengyan nodded: "Yes, I have a goal and I need to do my best, so I can no longer take care of the real world. At that time, I planned to deal with the rest of the company and related debts and not go back."

Xiao Lan frowned: "At that time, I was planning to deal with the debt, but then why did I find Cheng Wenyi... No, it should be why you know my skills and are sure that I will definitely enter the game."

Xiao Chengyan smiled: "It seems that you have already met that sassy boy Cheng Wenyi. I guess he should take the initiative to find you, right?"

Xiao Lan nodded.

Xiao Chengyan: "At that time, I was no longer in the light, I was just dealing with the rest of the company secretly. But one day I stole... I went home and took a look, and I found the sign of coming to the world on your body."

At that time, just wanted to quietly take a look at wife and children.

However, he found that his son had also entered hell, and it was difficult for him to describe the mood at that moment.

"I sent someone to bring you here, but guess what I found?"

"You can't hear anything about coming to the world."

"Isn't it strange that a person with a sign of coming to the world is blocked like an ordinary person."

It was only then that Xiao Lan remembered that there used to be a very strange person who secretly found him on the way to school one night, said some gibberish words, and tried to get him into the car.

At that time, he thought he had encountered a neuropathy or a perversion, so he ran away.

But to be honest, that person has tattoos of left blue dragon and right white tiger on his body, and his smile is wretched. No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a good person...

Although he is only fifteen years old, he is not a fool, so he would never choose to go with him.

Xiao Chengyan continued: "Later I discovered something even stranger - for a whole month, you haven't entered the game, which was unbelievable in the advent world at that time, and no player at that time could get that long. Break time."

"Later, I found another mark on your body. It's amazing, that mark can actually suppress the one that came to the world."

"So, I sensed the power of this mark and found the disobedient."

"Then I learned about you from him, and we started to cooperate with the opportunity you brought."

"Although the disobedient said that as long as he doesn't die or is seriously injured, you won't enter the game again, but eggs can't just be put in one basket, right, so I found the written text one again."

Xiao Lan took a deep breath: "What about mom? Have you ever thought about her when you did this!"

Xiao Chengyan sneered and asked, "Are you underestimating Wen Qi?"

Wen Qi, this is Xiao Lan's mother's name.

Xiao Chengyan stared in an unknown direction: "After I chose to disappear, she once found me."

Xiao Lan was startled: "What?"

He never heard his mother mention it.

Xiao Chengyan said: "She has never been a shrewd person, she is often confused, but this time she is too smart..."

"Wen Qi has been looking for me since I disappeared. Maybe the company's debts were dealt with secretly, which made her suspicious."

"Later, I asked Cheng Wenyi to put a debt in her name, but I won't let her also... Cough, I found someone to arrange a new identity for her to go abroad, she only needs to wait a few years abroad, wait until You're free when you're an adult."

"But she found me directly through this clue. I don't know when she had such ability."

"She even vaguely guessed things related to coming to the world through my actions, guessed my goals, and even the motives for creating debts. Unfortunately, because of the restrictions of my coming to the world, I couldn't tell her anything."

"Later, she only asked me one question—"

"If what you want to do fails, will our son also be in danger?"

Xiao Chengyan turned his head and asked Xiao Lan, "Are you very smart?"

Xiao Lan was speechless for a moment. In his memory, his mother was a gentle person, not the type of a strong professional. Such agility was completely different from his impression.

Xiao Chengyan asked again, "Would you like to meet her? I haven't seen her for a long time..."

As his voice fell, Xiao Chengyan stretched his finger to his head, and then pointed his index finger to the void.

A piece of light and shadow suddenly poured out from his fingertips, interweaving into the picture.

A woman appeared on the screen.

The appearance is the delicate and gentle in Xiao Lan's memory, with a gentle and calmness that seems to radiate from the bones.

It's a pity that Xiao Lan looks more like Xiao Chengyan, except for the cold white skin and face shape, there is not much like her mother, and her whole person does not inherit the gentle temperament of her mother at all.

But at this moment, the expression on Wen Qi's face was something that Xiao Lan had never seen before.

She stared straight at Xiao Chengyan, who was sitting opposite, without any sign of softness or retreat.

Wen Qi: "What did you say?!"

Xiao Chengyan's tone was flat: "leave him alone, he needs to be sharpened to grow, he doesn't have much time."

Wen Qi clenched her fists: "How can we make him grow if we don't teach him?!"

Xiao Chengyan didn't give in at all: "If he dies or collapses because of this, he doesn't deserve to be my son."

Anger made Wen Qi's breathing quicken. She reached out and picked up the cup in front of her, and threw it at Xiao Chengyan: "Go away! My son, I will not leave him alone."

Xiao Chengyan could easily dodge, but he did not dodge and was splashed all over his face.

The two people in the picture fell into a brief silent confrontation.

Xiao Chengyan, who was outside the screen, said, "Wen Qi is so beautiful, she is the only one in the world who is so beautiful when she is angry."

Xiao Lan: "...Are you shaking M?"

"Hahahahahaha..." Xiao Chengyan laughed to himself.

Xiao Chengyan in the picture spoke. He didn't wipe his face, but still said calmly: "He needs to learn how to survive by any means, even if it is cheating, betrayal, stealing, or even stepping on other people's corpses. What he will face is not What parental education can address the environment.”

Wen Qi stood up: "I will never allow my son to become a despicable person who is desperate to survive! He will live as a righteous and kind person!"

Xiao Chengyan: "Will such kindness kill him?"

Wen Qi said firmly: "I will teach him that a kind person also has a chance to live. Kindness does not mean weakness, nor does it mean stupidity, nor does it mean incompetence."

"Now, go and do your own thing, and my son is here to take care of me."

"Don't appear in front of him again, don't let him know your terrible plan, and let him think that his father is really missing."

"Look at who of us is right."

After speaking, Wen Qi turned around and left.

Xiao Chengyan just sat there, staring at the back of her leaving without blinking.

Suddenly, Wen Qi's footsteps stopped.

She didn't look back, and asked softly, "How sure are you... that you will be able to come back alive?"

Xiao Chengyan seems to be talking about something that has nothing to do with him: "One or two percent."

Wen Qi: "... a lunatic."

Xiao Chengyan just smiled and did not speak.

When Wen Qi was about to go out, he said, "Take care, your health is not good recently. I will keep that foreign identity for you."

Wen Qi's progress stopped again, but she didn't say anything.

When her figure had stepped out of the door, an almost inaudible voice came from the door: "Take care..."

Xiao Chengyan in the room laughed, and he answered with his mouth: I will.

The picture blurred and gradually disappeared.

Xiao Chengyan felt a little regretful: "It can only be shown to this extent now, which is a pity."

Xiao Lan said softly, "Knowing you is the biggest misfortune in her life."

He remembered that at that time, his mother's health was not very good, and she was hospitalized once.

That's when he tried to cook and burned his hands, and then entered the world of advent for the first time.

Later, his mother accompanies him to struggle in a difficult life, and tries his best to teach him that such exhaustion will lead to the deterioration of his condition faster and faster, and he will eventually pass away.

Without Xiao Chengyan, without Xiao Lan herself, Wen Qi would probably live happily and smoothly. Even if she was terminally ill, she could leave with the careful care of her family.

Perhaps even herself was part of her misfortune. Xiao Lan thought.

Xiao Chengyan's voice interrupted Xiao Lan's thoughts: "Silly son, you want to save her. But can you do it?"

"You can't cure her, you can't solve the debt, and you can't even do anything to me who created this situation."

"Aren't you unhappy?"

Xiao Lan turned to look at him: "Don't provoke me, where are you? What is the situation of your disappearance?"

Xiao Chengyan pointed at the tumbling lava beside him, with a little bit of indifference in his smile: "I'm already dead, and my body is dissolved in this lava pool, what I'm talking to you is just a little bit of consciousness I left, even if you want to kill me You won't be able to get a little bit of scum if you smash your bones and ashes."

This time Xiao Lan was really shocked.

Although Cheng Wenyi said the news of Xiao Chengyan's death, Xiao Lan always felt that he was holding back his big move in the dark.

The result is now...

Xiao Chengyan, is he really dead?