20demayo Chapter 197 Yellow Springs Dungeon
Chapter 197 Yellow Springs Dungeon
[System notification: Congratulations to player Jiang Lin (Ji Xingyi) for obtaining entry qualification to the Third Temple.]
[System Notification: The countdown to the opening of the Third Temple - Underworld dungeon is 12 hours.]
"12 hours? That means midnight tonight?" Ji Xingyi didn't expect the system to be so unethical, sending them such a message on December 31st, the last day of the year.
The Third Temple opens once every quarter (90 survival days). The two players received double points due to the difficulty update in the previous dungeon game, which caused them to be stuck in the Dead Soul Island player leaderboard and thus qualify for the Yellow Springs dungeon.
"What bad luck." Jiang Lin was unhappy because he had specially bought New Year's Eve movie tickets, and they were even couple seats.
Ji Xingyi took Jiang Lin's hand and smiled, "It's the same when we get home."
Jiang Lin hummed softly as she returned the handshake, their fingers intertwined.
After having dinner at home, the two went upstairs to prepare for the midnight session of the Underworld dungeon, but an unexpected guest arrived.
It was raining outside, and Lin Rui'an stood at the door looking like a drowned rat.
Zhang Hui only learned about Ji Xingyi's break with the Lin family later, but he didn't know the specifics. Seeing Lin Rui'an like this, he still let someone go into the house first and went upstairs to call Ji Xingyi.
Lin Rui'an didn't dare sit on the sofa, so he stood in the foyer. When he saw Ji Xing come downstairs, he looked like a little dog with drooping ears and called out in a pitiful and frightened voice, "Brother."
Jiang Lin was already unhappy because of the sudden appearance of the Yellow Springs instance, and when he saw Lin Rui'an's actions, his face immediately turned sour: "Get lost!"
"Brother, I had a fight with Mom. Can you take me in?" Lin Ruian ignored what Jiang Lin was saying and went to Ji Xingyi to pour out his grievances.
"Brother Hui, take him to a hotel and get him a room. He can stay as long as he wants," Ji Xingyi said to Zhang Hui.
Hearing Ji Xingyi's cold reply, Lin Rui'an felt even colder than being soaked in the rain: "Brother, aren't you going to ask me why I argued with Mom?"
Ji Xingyi: "I don't want to know."
Lin Rui'an bit his lip: "Brother, I know everything. You never told me that you've been suffering so much."
"Heh..." Jiang Lin couldn't help but laugh: "Are you blind? Are you deaf? Or are you brainless?"
Ji Xingyi squeezed Jiang Lin's shoulder and looked at Lin Ruian: "Ji Wanzhi signed an agreement that from the moment I was born, I actually had no connection with the Lin family. You don't need to call me brother anymore."
“But we still share the same blood.” Lin Rui’an retorted unwillingly, “You’re still my brother, you’ll always be my brother.”
"You've got it wrong. It's not that you don't want me as your brother anymore, it's that I don't want you guys anymore," Ji Xingyi replied coldly, giving Zhang Hui a look that signaled him to take Lin Rui'an to the hotel.
"Brother, please don't abandon me!" Lin Rui'an struggled violently after Zhang Hui grabbed his arm. His gaze swept over Jiang Lin, and he angrily shouted, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, things wouldn't have turned out like this!"
"Brother Hui, take him away." Ji Xingyi didn't want to get entangled, so after giving the order, he pulled Jiang Lin upstairs.
"Brother! Please don't..."
Lin Rui'an wanted to say something, but Zhang Hui stopped him. How could a high school student possibly defeat a retired special forces soldier? Zhang Hui, annoyed, simply knocked him unconscious and carried him away quickly.
When Ji Xing returned to the room, she found Jiang Lin still with a sullen face, so she hugged him and comforted him: "Don't take it to heart, he's just a child."
Jiang Lin snorted lightly: "He's your brother, I won't kill him."
Ji Xingyi smiled slightly and kissed Jiang Lin: "He's not my brother anymore."
Jiang Lin grabbed the man's chin and kissed him forcefully: "Then do you want another younger brother?"
Ji Xingyi looked on with curiosity.
Then he heard Jiang Lin whisper in his ear, "Brother, good brother."
Ji Xingyi was overwhelmed by the sudden call of "brother" and experienced a mental orgasm.
If it weren't for the mandatory participation in the Yellow Springs instance, people would probably be forced to have sex with the bed for several rounds.
[System Notification: The Underworld instance "Ghost Ship" has finished loading (24/24).]
[Countdown starts in 10 seconds.]
[9, 8, 7...]
【3! 】
【2! 】
【1! 】
Jiang Lin opened her eyes to find herself standing in a crowded place.
At a glance, all he saw were high school students wearing winter school uniforms, including himself.
Everyone was queuing on the shore to board the cruise ship. Jiang Lin didn't have time to pay attention to the cruise ship and turned to look for Ji Xingyi.
The line was too long, roughly estimated to be four or five hundred people. Logically speaking, Ji Xingyi, who was 1.9 meters tall, should be easy to spot, but Jiang Lin scanned the area with his naked eye and couldn't find any players or NPCs who were 1.9 meters tall.
While he was puzzled, Jiang Lin suddenly spotted a familiar boy. The boy was tall and aloof, with rather long hair.
Perhaps sensing Jiang Lin's gaze, she turned around and looked.
Jiang Lin saw an incredibly beautiful face; if it weren't for the fact that she was wearing a boy's school uniform, she would easily be mistaken for a girl.
The sea breeze carried a hint of salt, ruffling the boy's hair. Their eyes met, and the other's eyes instantly brightened. He walked against the flow of the procession, through the crowd, and grabbed Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin was stunned. The person standing in front of him was actually 18-year-old Ji Xingyi.
Unbelievably beautiful.
“Linlin, it seems like we’ve gone back to the past.” In Ji Xingyi’s eyes, there was also 18-year-old Jiang Lin.
"It's not about going back to the past. This instance recreates our 18-year-old bodies based on our real-world memories." Jiang Lin led Ji Xingyi forward with the crowd.
Not only them, but the other players mixed in with the crowd also looked like students.
All players were reverted to being 18 years old.
"Everyone line up to board the ship!" A teacher raised a loudspeaker to maintain order in the queue.
After Jiang Lin and Ji Xingyi stepped onto the deck, they both received a system information stream.
The background story for this instance is as follows: On January 1st, Xinchuan City High School organized a five-day, four-night cruise trip. The cruise departed from Xinchuan City's harbor, aboard the Noah cruise ship, and sailed on the high seas. There were no stops along the way, and the cruise ship offered all the necessary entertainment.
"We can't get off the ship. This cruise ship is the map for this instance." Ji Xingyi instinctively tried to put his arm around Jiang Lin, but then realized that he was actually thinner than Jiang Lin and was speechless.
Jiang Lin's lips involuntarily curled up, and he turned around and put his arm around Ji Xingyi's waist.
When Ji Xingyi met Jiang Lin's blatant gaze, she suddenly had a bad feeling.
After 480 students boarded the ship, the male teacher in charge of maintaining order reminded them that all accommodations, transportation, and entertainment options on board were marked in the Noah APP, and they could check them out themselves if needed.
The line continued forward, and rooms were assigned in order. Jiang Lin and Ji Xingyi were lucky; they got a balcony room on the 12th floor, numbered [number missing].
The location is neither good nor bad at the moment, but the scenery is absolutely stunning.
After closing the door, Ji Xingyi sat on the bed and began to study the Noah APP that the NPC had mentioned. Just as she opened the software, Jiang Lin snatched her phone away.
"What's wrong?" Ji Xingyi asked, looking up in confusion.
"Let me kiss you first." Jiang Lin couldn't wait to grab Ji Xingyi's shoulders and kiss her.
Jiang Lin wanted to do it the moment he saw it, because he had never kissed Ji Xingyi when she was eighteen.