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nFairytale Town 8

nXie Xi looked at the boy. “I’m not the one bullying her.”

n“You are! You outsiders are all villains!” The boy’s tender face was veiled with anger.

nXie Xi crouched down until he was eye level with the boy. He was calm and gentle, treating the seven or eight year old boy in front of him like an adult instead of a child.

nThis move caused the little boy to be startled. He was used to looking up at people and now he felt a bit uncomfortable.

nAnd…

nHow could this man be so good-looking, even better than Sister Yunren.

nThe boy’s tight nerves subconsciously relaxed.

nXie Xi whispered, “I just arrived here yesterday. I haven’t done anything or hurt anyone.”

nThe boy was surprised and bit his lips. “Yo uare the same, all the same. At first you were good to us but then did bad things. The village…” He was wronged but refused to shed a tear. “The village became like this because of you!”

nXie Xi was stunned. “What the hell did they do?”

n“What did they do?” This was a switch that allowed the boy to vent. He accused the outsiders of their evil deeds using childish words.

n“You played with our feelings! You occupied our houses! You took away our food! You even trapped us in this small town so we can never leave!”

nXie Xi expected the previous players to have done a huge disservice to the town but he hadn’t expected it to be like this. Trapping the residents in the small town so they could never leave?

nHe asked, “Can’t you walk out of this town?”

nThe boy was made. “If we could leave then we wouldn’t wait here to die!”

nThe overall situation of the residents in the town was very bad. It wasn’t only physically but their minds were also thinned into a string that could break at any time.

nXie Xi asked, “When did this start?”

n“A year ago…” The boy shook with rage. “It started when you outsiders fell from the sky! At first, you put on a hypocritical face by helping us do farm work, building a house and soon… soon…”

nThe boy glanced at Sun Yunren, tears in his eyes. “Soon you showed your true beastly face! You robbed our home, drove us to work day and night, humiliated and insulted…”

nThe cruel and dirty things sounded worse in the innocent child’s voice.

nXie Xi frowned, “Thus, you started hunting outsiders.”

nThe boy’s golden eyes flashed with a fearless brilliance. “Don’t you deserve to die?”

n“It won’t solve the problem,” Xie Xi stared at him.

nThe boy said ruthlessly, “You won’t bother us again as long as we kill all of you!”

nXie Xi said, “I can make it impossible for them to come here but…”

nHe hadn’t finished the words when he felt the air splitting…

nThe boy’s eyes widened, full of panic and despair… Xie Xi got up and hugged the boy in his arms, the arrow piercing him in the back.

nSong Qi screamed, “Brother Xi!”

nSevere pain immediately took over his whole brain and Xie Xi gritted his teeth.

nThe boy was stunned and looked up at him with astonishment.

nXie Xi endured the severe pain and whispered, “Go quickly, there is danger.”

nThe boy was pale and his lips trembled. “Why did you do this?”

nXie Xi whispered again, “Go to the rear mountain…”

nThe boy’s eyes widened.

nXie Xi pushed him hard. “Go!”

nThe boy stared at the outsider and clenched his fists before pulling Sun Yunren to run away.

nZhong Jin’s voice was slowly heard. “An inferior human, is it worth wasting a life for them?”

nXie Xi’s uniform played a role. The pain faded and the back injury recovered. His forehead was covered in sweat and his face was paler than usual.

n“Inferior?” Xie Xi’s voice was hoarse.

nZhong Jin’s sunniness had changed. He still had golden hair but the smile on his face was cruel and arrogant. “You new people can’t always recognize their identities.”

nHe sprang forward and pressed his hand against the arrow piercing Xie Xi. “If you were inferior then you would be dead right now.”

nThe wound had recovered but pressing against it caused the sharp pain to come again.

nSweat dripped down the tip of Xie Xi’s nose. “So you humiliate them.”

nZhong Jin smiled. “You misunderstand. I…”

nHe didn’t finish his words as Xie Xi kicked him and glanced at Song Qi.

nSong Qi understood and ran in the opposite direction.

nThe two of them running together would only lead to both being caught. If they ran separately, at least one of them could get away and find a chance to rescue the other person.

nZhong JIn laughed and didn’t hesitate to pursue Xie Xi.

nThe small minion Song Qi wasn’t worth mentioning. If Xie Xi wasn’t present then Zhong Jin could use one finger to kill Song Qi.

nXie Xi ran as hard as he could and exhausted all his strength.

nHe knew he couldn’t run away and that Zhong Jin was playing with him, like a cat chasing a mouse.

nXie Xi still had to run as much as possible in order to buy Song Qi some time!

nZhong Jin was much stronger than they thought. They tied him up like that yet he came so quickly. He must’ve easily broken the rope after the frozen effect ended.

nFortunately they didn’t try to kill him. The effect of the character freeze was too short. Once their fatal immunity was gone, Xie Xi and Song Qi would be the ones to die!

nZhong Jin deliberately forced him into a small alley and Xie Xi knew he couldn’t retreat once he ran in.

nXie Xi’s physical strength was very bad. After all, he stayed in his house all year round and lacked exercise.

nThere was an item in the mall that strengthened his body but unfortunately, his level was too low to afford it.

nAfter running as hard as he could, he was tired and breathless. His hair was wet with sweat and stuck to his cheeks.

nIn comparison, Zhong Jin’s breathing wasn’t chaotic and his footsteps were gentle.

nXie Xi’s brain worked quickly as he thought about the cards in his hands.

nHe still had one life, seven character freezes, a search mirror and the short blade grabbed from Zhong Jin. The search mirror wasn’t very useful. The seven character freezes could only control Zhong Jin for seven minutes…

nWho knew how many lives Zhong Jin had?

nBy the way, there was the summoning skill that could summon X’s body.

nWho knew if X was an enemy or a friend? The designer of such a perverted game, how could Xie Xi use common sense with him?

nXie Xi stared at Zhong Jin.

n“Your expression is really tempting.” Zhong Jin glanced over Xie Xi’s face like a searchlight as he mocked, “It’s a pity that you are a man.”

nXie Xi suddenly felt sick.

nZhong Jin put away his smile and asked, “Where did you get your body freeze?”

nXie Xi deliberately delayed the time. “I bought it in the mall.”

n“You only cleared one world. Where did you get so many silver coins?”

nXie Xi didn’t speak.

nZhong Jin’s eyes flashed. “My luck can’t be so good. I picked the one who cleared the S-grade world at once galnce.”

nSure enough, he was suspicious. Xie Xi wasn’t surprised since the price of the character freeze was too expensive. Somebody who completed low-grade main tasks absolutely couldn’t afford to biuy it.

nHowever, at this point in time, it didn’t matter if it was exposed or not.

nZhong Jin stared at him. “If you are that person, I won’t kill you.”

nXie Xi stared at him. “What are the conditions?”

n“Join my organization.”

nXie Xi asked bluntly, “Aren’t you afraid that I will pretend to join and then turn things around?”

nZhong Jin kept maintaining a certain distance from him.

nRather than answering Xie Xi’s question, he abruptly changed the subject. “Do you feel sorry for this town?”

nXie Xi had no expression on his face.

nZhong Jin said, “It is true that this town used to be like a painting. It was a very dreamy and beautiful place. I know better than anyone. After all, I painted it.”

nXie Xi was stunned.

n“I was only involved in drawing the town but I’m not its designer.”

nXie Xi understood. “This quasi-world was designed by your organization?”

nZhong Jin nodded. “Yes, we put all our effort into designing it and the zone recognized it as a quasi-world.”

nZone? It was a word Xie Xi was hearing for the first time.

nZhong Jin knew he didn’t understand and patiently explained, “The zone is the will of the central government. A quasi-world will only be opened after it is recognized by the world.”

nXie Xi asked him, “Since this town was designed by you, why do you want to destroy it?”

n“Destroy?” Zhong Jin scoffed. “You misunderstood. I didn’t destroy it. I have been protecting it.”

nXie Xi’s eyes narrowed.

nZhong Jin continued, “After a quasi-world is opened, the zone will release a variety of tasks and players will enter the world to complete the tasks. Our organization’s ability wasn’t good and the design of this small village is very low. Most of the people who entered the world are newcomers who don’t understand anything. The newcomers did their tasks seriously. Later, they found the residents were simple and ignorant and started…”

nA hint of pity filled Zhong Jin’s cold eyes. “My poor children were ruined by them. Shouldn’t I give them a bit of punishment?”

nXie Xi stated, “Then you hunted players.”

nZhong Jin asked, “Shouldn’t those who are persecuted resist?”

n“Not all players are guilty.”

nZhong Jin scoffed. “That child said it. They were all good when they first entered.”

nXie Xi didn’t speak.

nZhong Jin said again, “I know you have many doubts about me. I do things that are too extreme but it is for this town…”

nXie Xi looked up. “What about Sun Yunren?”

nZhong Jin’s voice was soft. “She is my dead lover.”

nHe continued, “It is my fault. I admit it. I designed her after my dead lover because of my selfishness. I love her very much but I also know she isn’t my lover. I’m doomed not to give her a future.” He smiled tragically. “I know you blame me for messing with her but my heart isn’t made of metal. Seeing her like that, I…”

nXie Xi’s brow furrowed.

nZhong Jin added, “I pulled you and Song Qi into this game because I took a fancy to your personalities. I know you won’t do any bad things so I hoped you would enter, not others.”

nAll doubts seemed to have been explained by Zhong Jin.

nZhong Jin stared at Xie Xi., “Join us. We might not be as big as Yunge but we will treat you well and give you the best resources.”

nXie Xi wavered. “You are really protecting this town.”

n“Of course. Why else would I enter the quasi-world again and again? You should know that repeating low-grade tasks won’t give any rewards and it will also be reversed.”

n“In that case…” Xie Xi walked up to him with a slight frown.

nZhong Jin smiled at him. “Rest assured, we…”

nHe hadn’t finished when Xie Xi finally got the opportunity to use character freeze on him.

nIt was all damn nonsense!

nXie Xi wasn’t a three year old child!

nIf Zhong Jin was really looking after this small town, it was better to quickly clear the world so that players couldn’t enter. This would also secure a calm and stable life for the residents.

nWhy did he keep entering? What did it mean to keep killing players? Wasn’t he driving the residents crazy by intensifying the conflict?

nXie Xi used three character freezes before running.

nIt was a pity that there was no way to stab Zhong Jin!

nZhong Jin was frozen for three minutes. Once it was lifted, his lips curved in a smile. “Really clever. No wonder why he can clear the S-grade quasi-world.”

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