Dylan Shang asked Ethan He to wait. While Ethan He was familiarizing himself with the control panel, he recalled Dylan Shang's words.
"Because you are my wife..."
They are husband and wife in the game, so it doesn't seem strange for the other party to say such things.
But the other party's ambiguous tone... made Ethan He feel like he was being "teased"...
He is a man, but he actually feels like he is being teased by other men... How should I put it? It doesn't seem disgusting, but just a little awkward, a little panic, and a little... sour~ (＝＿＝)
...Well, maybe it's just because he can't adapt to the role of "man dressed as a woman".
But why should he adapt to this role?
Just as Ethan He was daydreaming, a new message suddenly flashed below the public channel - a private message from Nora Luohua saying "Hello~"
In Gods and Demons, players cannot even hear the voice of an account that they cannot see. They can only add friends and communicate through dialog boxes, or send "private chat" messages on the public channel. Nora Luohua chose the latter.
Ethan He was stunned for a moment, feeling that the name looked familiar. He quickly remembered that he seemed to have just seen it on the leaderboard. Just as he was about to confirm it, he saw a new message flashing on the public channel---Private chat Nora Luohua said to you: "Master's wife~oo~"
Ethan He: ...
Ethan He asked Dylan Shang awkwardly: "Luo Hua Yi Yi...your apprentice?"
Dylan Shang Wu Qing: "Yeah."
Xiaoxian A Jin: "Have you told her about our relationship?" Ethan He guessed that this was a girl from the name "Nora Luohua" and the cute expression she used.
Dylan Shang asked back: "Is our relationship not open to the public?"
Ethan He: ...
This is not a question of whether it should be seen in public or not. After so many years, his relationship with Dylan Shang has long been "dead in name only". Now, one moment she is called "wife", and the next moment, an expert (all those who can make it to the list are experts) appears and calls him "master's wife"... Ethan He suddenly feels like he is riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off!
However, despite feeling awkward, Ethan He still replied "Hello" to Luo Hua Yi Yi out of politeness.
As soon as they said hello, Chase Qin planned to take Xiaoxian Ajin away, and at the same time sent a message to Nora Luohua: "We'll go first."
Nora Luohua sat in front of the computer, staring in a daze as Dylan Shang Wuqing held the little fairy A Jin in his arms. The two of them rode away together. The horse they were riding was the Lieyan Qiongqi, which Wuqing rarely let out. This was the championship reward he won in the pk competition last year. It was a unique beast in the entire server.
When she was with him, she had never been treated like this, because they were both demons with wings, and they could fly wherever they went. He flew in front and she followed behind. She used to think it was quite romantic, but now she realized that it was just self-deception.
There was also a private message in the input box that had not been sent yet: "Master's wife, we will play together if there is a chance. I won't bother you for now~"
She deleted the words one by one, feeling a huge sense of loss in her heart.
Ethan He didn't know that Luo Hua Yi Yi was right next to them just now, and he didn't care since she didn't say anything in response.
Dylan Shang reopened the voice chat and continued to take Ethan He to "recall the past". Every time they arrived at a place, they would stop and briefly mention the past. They got lost together in Cuiwei Forest, hunted down others together for the first time on Xianren Island, and set off fireworks together for the first time in Longdong Town...
With Dylan Shang's reminder, Ethan He recalled most of the things and slowly regained the feeling he had when he was with Dylan Shang.
They were indeed very good, they would play together every time they went online, and on weekends when Ethan He's parents were not at home, Ethan He would secretly chat with each other... But this relationship was certainly not between a man and a woman, but a pure friendship between playmates! Or at most, it was a brotherly relationship. In his memory, Dylan Shang was like a younger brother who needed protection, and he was a nosy old hen.
The so-called "marriage" is actually very simple to explain. Just as Hu Jin had speculated before, everything is just for experience and for upgrading.
Although there is a sworn brotherhood system in the game, the benefits of "sworn brotherhood" are far less than those of "marriage".
Dylan Shang is a mortal male whose gender cannot be changed, but Ethan He is a genderless "spirit" who can choose his own form. As long as he transforms into a female and goes to the "Love Fairy" with Dylan Shang to apply for a relationship, they can become husband and wife. This also explains why Ethan He now looks like a "green-clothed lolita".
Would Ethan He be embarrassed about same-S3x marriage? A 15-year-old boy wouldn't care about that! It was just a game, so it was impossible to take it seriously. As long as he had fun, that was all!
...that's all.
But Ethan He didn't expect that the faint stroke that he had abandoned in the long river of memory would make him miss Dylan Shang so much. Many details were so kind and warm when he was reminded of them, and even had a hint of sweetness (...?). The originally ordinary friendship between playmates seemed to have gradually fermented and changed after eight years of thinking about it. "Waiting" became a habit, and "not getting divorced" became a matter of course.
At this moment, Ethan He began to feel a little guilty for leaving without saying goodbye and for Dylan Shang's deep love for him.
As if to hide his guilty conscience, Ethan He kept sending messages to Dylan Shang, but he did have a lot of questions to ask.
Xiaoxian Ajin: "How come you are the Demon Lord? I just saw in the level introduction that only souls can cultivate demons. Can't mortals only cultivate gods?"
Dylan Shang briefly explained to him the path to becoming a demon. Ethan He was puzzled: "Why would you want to become a demon when you are fine?"
Dylan Shang: "There are too many gods, no rivals."
Xiaoxian Ajin: ...
Dylan Shang added: "After falling into the devil, you know yourself and your enemy, and killing gods is more exciting."
Xiaoxian Ajin: "Great..."
After not seeing each other for eight years, there is a world of difference. Who could have thought that the silly little follower back then would actually become the best master in the whole server!
Ethan He asked again: "How does it feel to be number one in the server?"
Dylan Shang smiled and said, "It may be the same feeling as when you got first place in the class in the exam."
Ethan He was speechless...Why did he tell Dylan Shang such a thing back then!
Dylan Shang said: "You asked so many questions, let me ask you one too."
Ethan He replied generously: "Ask."
Dylan Shang: "I remember you said you wanted to apply to Huazhong University. Did you pass?"
Ethan He was stunned. He didn't expect Dylan Shang to ask about real life. However, they had been together for so long and the other party was very open and honest. If he continued to be secretive, he would seem stingy. So he answered honestly, "I passed the exam."
Dylan Shang: "Haha, as long as you pass the exam."
Ethan He: ...
Unconsciously, the world in the game was already in the evening. Dylan Shang brought Ethan He to the lake. The sun was setting, and the purple glow was sprinkled on the lake. The sparkling waves were shining like crystal, and it was as beautiful as a fairyland.
Ethan He recognized this place immediately - Lingxi Lake.
In the middle of Lingxi Lake there is an island called "Caifeng Island", with a bridge called "Magpie Bridge" across it. On the lakeside on this side of the bridge stands an NPC called "Cowherd", and on the island on the other side of the bridge stands another NPC called "Weaver Girl"...
Yes, this is a scene for a couple's mission.
Couples who meet in Lingxian can complete couple tasks every day and gain rich experience after completing them.
The specific way to play is that the male and female players stand in front of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl respectively and are asked the same questions to see if the couple have a tacit understanding. If their answers are the same, they can gain experience.
There are not many questions, ten in total. The further you go, the higher the experience points will be. According to Ethan He's level, if he answers all of them correctly, his experience points can increase by half.
This task sounds simple, but it is not easy to do, because once the task is started, the system will block any dialogue and voice function between the two players. Each question has a time limit of only 10 seconds. If you "answer the questions" according to the rules, the player who answers incorrectly will "bleed", and basically will "fail" directly if he gets five questions wrong. As long as one party dies, the task cannot continue. At that time, the Magpie Bridge will break, and the two players will be separated on both sides of the lake island, unable to move within fifteen minutes, and can only look at each other across the lake.
However, players who are familiar with the rules of the game can always find ways to cheat. If the two people doing the task are in the same room, or call each other to tell the answers, they can do it quickly and accurately!
Seeing that the familiar NPC was still in the familiar position, Ethan He guessed that this god and demon continued the couple mission in Lingxian, but he didn't know whether the gameplay was still the same as before.
As if guessing what Ethan He was thinking, Dylan Shang beside him suddenly asked: "Do you want to give it a try?"
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※The Past of the Spiritual Immortal※ (VI)
A new game rule officially released by Lingxian---inter-racial relationships!
This means... mortals and spirits can marry!
In order to promote this gameplay, mortals and spirits who become connected during the event can gain double experience by killing monsters together within a month. They can also complete couple tasks to gain even more experience~!
When Ethan He heard the news, he immediately went to find Dylan Shang and said, "Let's get married!"
Fire: ...
Dylan Shang, who was chopping monsters with great enthusiasm, suddenly stopped moving, allowing the monsters to scratch him again and again, and blood dropped from him.
Chase Qin stared at the screen blankly...
Ah Jin actually proposed to him? (o_o)
Ah Jin...
Is she a girl?!
Chase Qin, who always thought A Jin was a boy, suddenly blushed~!
Fourteen-year-old Chase Qin naively believed that men could only marry women, even in games.
He is playing with an ordinary male, so A Jin, who would propose "marriage" to him, should be a woman.
Xiaoxian Ajin: "Where are you? Are you there?"
Dylan Shang: "In..."
Thinking of what happened before, Chase Qin seemed to become shy and awkward in an instant. He had never been so intimate with a girl before. Ah Jin was different from the soft and delicate girl in his impression...
But, he seemed to like it quite a lot.
Xiaoxian Ajin: "What's wrong? Don't you want to?"
Dylan Shang: "I want..."
Xiaoxian Ajin: "Then let's go!"
Fire: ...
Ethan He, who had already understood the marriage process, dragged Dylan Shang around, first transformed himself into a little girl, and then took him to Lover's Island, where they stood in front of the "Fairy of Love" together.
Chase Qin followed A Jin in a daze, his head swollen, until a prompt popped up on the computer screen---Dear Dylan Shang, the player fairy A Jin has asked the fairy of love to form a relationship with you, please choose to accept or reject.
Chase Qin chose to accept it, his heart beating like a drum.
After a pleasant sound effect, the world channel flashed a message---
World: Congratulations to player Dylan Shang and player Xiaoxian Ajin on their happy marriage, and wish the newlyweds a happy and lasting marriage!
Seeing that sentence, Chase Qin's face was burning.
Chase Qin silently took a screenshot and saved it. His head was hot and he suddenly realized that from now on, he was already Ah Jin's husband... Ah, he had to become even stronger in the future and never let Ah Jin be bullied by others again! o After that, Dylan Shang killed the monsters even harder...
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