Serial Player
Chapter 49: Plague Legend (Thanks for the reward from Cangyueming)

Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Plague Legend (Thanks for the reward from Cangyueming)

Chen Yu’s face turned somewhat pale with anger, and she glared at Li Changhe before leaving indignantly.

As soon as she left, people from nearby seats started to pay the bill and leave. In no time, the restaurant became much emptier.

Well, that made Li Changhe relax as well. After the [Great Wall Players] left, he felt much more at ease. As for whether he had offended anyone, that was no longer his concern.

Xiao Nan sighed, "This trick is way too much."

"What’s too much about it? I’m not close friends with her." Li Changhe raised his eyebrows and said, "Or is it that your relationship with her is good? Sorry to put you in a difficult position."

"No, it’s not that. I’m not very close to her either." Xiao Nan didn’t explain much.

"So do we still eat the beef noodles?"

Li Changhe asked, "Why would you order beef noodles at a seafood restaurant, girl? Bring me a king crab!"

...

After eating and drinking for a while, Xiao Nan suggested going for a walk, and Li Changhe naturally obliged.

Under the moonlight, one pushed a bicycle while the other strolled around leisurely.

"I haven’t seen your girlfriend yet." Xiao Nan suddenly said.

"There’s no hurry, we’ll have a chance." Li Changhe casually mentioned. The good thing about this setup was that, after a while, he could just say they broke up. There was no need for anyone to inquire further. Saying it now would be too fake.

Xiao Nan was silent for a while before saying, "Are you hiding something from me?"

Li Changhe’s face twitched slightly, but it wasn’t unexpected. Xiao Nan and him were childhood friends, so she must have suspected him after hearing his furious yell before leaving the instance last time.

Even though Li Changhe’s hair was different from the dog head’s mask, and he was ruled out as a suspect by [Great Wall], Xiao Nan still suspected him. It must be a woman’s sixth sense...

"What could I possibly hide from you?" Li Changhe laughed, "Have I ever lied to you since we were kids?"

"Many times..." Xiao Nan looked back at Li Changhe and said, "The boy who pulled my braid in elementary school, who came to school the next day with a black eye. You said you didn’t hit him."

"Indeed, I didn’t hit him." I just kicked him instead. It was really hard for one person to deal with those guys alone...

"In sixth grade, the girl who threw bugs into my desk. The next day, there was a snake in her cup. You said you didn’t put it there."

"Maybe she likes to drink snake wine. I indeed didn’t stuff it there." I just put the cup near the snake, and it crawled back in on its own. I just covered it and returned it. You can see how good of a person I am.

"In middle school, those tires...you also said you didn’t take them off."

"Unfair! It’s obviously the fame of your tire-killing skills at work. Don’t blame me for that, Mother Earth tricked you." Li Changhe thought to himself, how can this be called my doing? I was just practicing the skills I learned from the car repair shop.

Xiao Nan laughed softly, looking at Li Changhe. Her eyes flickered with an indescribable emotion.

"So I’m asking you a question, don’t lie to me, alright?"

"No!" Li Changhe decisively refused, "A man’s mouth is full of lies, but ghosts can’t become a man. Don’t count on it, don’t count on it!"

Xiao Nan wasn’t surprised either, as the two knew each other too well. They both knew what the other was up to.

"Just be careful, okay? Make sure you come back safely." She whispered.

"What are you talking about? I’m not going to the Middle East for a summer job. Why should I be careful?" Li Changhe laughed in response, seeing someone not far away waving slightly. It was Yang Dong.

Coughing lightly, she said, "Your driver is here to pick you up. Go home early and be careful on the road."

"Mm."

...

Ten minutes later, in Xiao Nan’s car. Yang Dong glanced at Xiao Nan who was looking at the scenery from the passenger seat and asked, "Is Li Changhe... Uncle Eight-direction? After analyzing the scene last night, Chen Yu went to investigate the records. There’s a high chance that he’s a player."

Last night, Chen Yu found the approximate height and body shape of the [Player] who fought with the perpetrator from the body of the attacker. After ruling out females and searching through the previous investigation records of the [Great Wall], he found several people from that area who were suspected players. After several confirmations, the chance of Li Changhe being a [Player] was high.

1. He was familiar with the nearby area and was a local, Li Changhe lived nearby.

2. He had a high similarity with [Uncle Eight-direction], also possessing the Breath of Thunder. [Uncle Eight-direction] had also used the Breath of Thunder in the Yanyun Art Museum.

3. Their body shapes were very close.

4. His route home was through Yanyun Bridge, which coincided with the location where the Fantasy Species [Player] was killed.

Although Yang Dong and the other [Great Wall] players didn’t think that Li Changhe could disguise himself so well under their watch, they still let Xiao Nan try to test him.

"No... he’s not." Xiao Nan gazed at the distant lights and whispered, "I have a feeling... Tell Chen Yu not to meddle in this!"

Yang Dong felt awkward. He didn’t think Li Changhe could be a [Player] either. But he felt even worse about having Xiao Nan and Chen Yu fight each other. The easiest way would be to let Li Changhe become a [Player] instead...

On the other side.

"Has she discovered you already?" Yun Ting asked quietly.

"She hasn’t exposed me, but she’s almost there. This must be a woman’s intuition. She was already suspicious of me during our first mission." Li Changhe sighed, "And then there’s my mistake. I should have left some clues last night, or even gotten rid of the body entirely."

"So the Great Wall knows you’re a player now?" Yun Ting frowned, "Don’t take it the wrong way, but the Great Wall won’t allow you to avenge me. They’ll probably even try to separate me from your body."

"Don’t worry, Brother Ting. I’ll keep my word. You helped me defeat [Unseen Red Dust], so I’ll definitely help you get your revenge. Besides..." Li Changhe stroked his chin, "She’s her, and the Great Wall is the Great Wall. Her last words, asking me to be careful, probably mean that she doesn’t plan on notifying the Great Wall."

"Shouldn’t joining the Great Wall be safer for you? If she’s considering your safety, she should ask you to join the Great Wall."

"The Great Wall... those who protect the people make the greatest sacrifices." Li Changhe thought of the firefighters from the orphanage who risked their lives to save the children. He sighed slightly.

"It’s too much to ask me to risk my life to save strangers. I might not be in danger during something like yesterday’s task, but sacrificing my life would be ridiculous. I’m just a selfish person. Wouldn’t joining the [Great Wall] be even more painful than death?" He mocked himself.

Yun Ting, however, understood him more. She suddenly had a terrifying thought: If Xiao Nan were to sacrifice herself for some command or to protect someone, Li Changhe would probably go on a killing spree, whether it was against his enemies or the [Great Wall].

Li Changhe didn’t notice what Yun Ting was thinking and instead took out the [Chang’an City Gate Lang Command Token] to take a look.

[Cooldown Time: 31 hours]

"Are you planning on taking this instance task?" Yun Ting saw Li Changhe take out the token. Although she couldn’t see those prompts, she could guess Li Changhe’s thoughts based on knowing him well enough.

"Why not? Compared to wandering around on my own and triggering tasks while panicking, a task that clearly tells me there’s a plague is much better. As long as I’m prepared, I wouldn’t be frantic during the task, and the chances of me dying would be reduced." Li Changhe pondered for a moment and said, "The only issue is that the location of the [Chang’an Plague] should be Chang’an during the Tang Dynasty. I’ve searched through the Tang Dynasty’s history books but can’t find any records of a plague."

"Since it’s a plague, just buy more rat poison. Kill the rats with poison!" Yun Ting offered advice from the side, "In that game I saw on a small website, the players seem to be driving away rats with torches. You should also try buying more fire-starting equipment."

"Cannibalistic rats from the Plague Legend? Makes sense. I will poison them to death!" Li Changhe nodded, "We can’t underestimate the [Evolution Game]. There might be something like this. I’ll go buy some flamethrowers and rat poison later."

Li Changhe guessed the beginning but didn’t guess the ending.