Chapter 71
Bai Wei’s expression grew solemn. Shen Shuyu asked unhurriedly, “I’ll ask one more time, do you recognize this game? Alpha Integrity Game.”
“Nonsense.” Bai Wei hadn’t expected Shen Shuyu’s luck to be this good too. “If I had no integrity, I would have pushed you in long ago.”
Shen Shuyu gave him a thumbs up. He said, “Let’s go. Agreement beforehand this time: High or Low?”
Bai Wei looked down at the dice in his hand, then at Shen Shuyu’s dice. “High. To prevent us from cheating each other, how about we swap cups after shaking?”
Shen Shuyu shrugged lightly. “Whatever.”
The two shook twice opposite each other. Shen Shuyu cheerfully handed out the dice cup in his hand.
Looking at his cheerful manner, Bai Wei couldn’t help saying, “Actually, you’re not that annoying.”
Hearing this, Shen Shuyu praised, “You’re pretty cute too.”
These words were extremely ambiguous. If it were between mutually affectionate AO (Alpha/Omega), it could be seen as flirting or sweet talk.
But for an Alpha to be praised as ‘cute’ in daily life was not exactly something worth showing off.
Bai Wei held back. “In the future, don’t talk like that when you meet an Alpha.”
Just as Shen Shuyu was about to ask why, Bai Wei said, “Open it.”
Although he said open, his whole body was already tense. Success or failure hinged on this one move; the only one remaining on this stage could be him!
He opened his first. Seeing the numbers, he let out a sigh of relief. Double sixes.
No matter what Shen Shuyu rolled, it was impossible to be higher than him, unless he also rolled double sixes, but that was impossible.
Bai Wei’s muscles relaxed again. He was just about to look up when, out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed a figure rushing at him. Before he could react, he was shoved hard toward the water.
His long arm instinctively reached out and grabbed the wrist of the person on the bank, pulling viciously. Both of them fell into the water.
Bai Wei poked his head out of the water, hearing the Sky Voice announcement in his ears.
“Amor Planet Player 06 Shen Shuyu and Puce Planet Player 03 Bai Wei eliminated.”
Both of them were eliminated. Bai Wei looked over; Shen Shuyu also popped his head out of the water. He said “Ah,” adding, “Clearly you hit the water first, how come I got eliminated too?”
Bai Wei grabbed him by the collar. “You liar!”
He must have been brain-damaged to agree to play dice with Shen Shuyu!
But Shen Shuyu didn’t look scared at all. He said, “Alpha Integrity Game. You are an Alpha, but I am not.”
Bai Wei was truly shocked by his shameless words. Before he could say anything, Shen Shuyu peeled away the hand gripping his collar finger by finger. “Besides, don’t be so emotional. One of the dice in your hand was opened by me. If I had rolled double sixes, wouldn’t you have pushed me down just the same? I just did what you wanted to do to me. We are the same.”
Bai Wei felt like he had been struck by something. Indeed.
He couldn’t truly allow himself to be eliminated. He was responsible not just for himself, but for his teammates.
Shen Shuyu climbed up the bank first and saw the staff walking toward them. Dripping wet from head to toe, he turned back and said, “Bai Wei, get up, let’s go.”
Bai Wei snapped back to reality, took a deep breath, and climbed up the bank efficiently.
Shen Shuyu left with the staff first. Bai Wei stared at Shen Shuyu’s back, took a deep breath, and followed the staff to leave as well.
In the Misty Forest, the others were speechless.
It wasn’t until the Sky Screen went dark that He Mingyue reacted first. He said, “Little Young Master, truly awesome…”
“This speed of growth is too fast,” Lin Xuyi said. “Too awesome, too awesome. As expected of the Little Young Master.”
If it were him on stage, he might have just fought head-on with Bai Wei until one side was eliminated. He wouldn’t have thought of other methods at all.
The Little Young Master could be considered brave and resourceful. Lin Xuyi had a premonition that after this survival battle, Shen Shuyu’s reputation would definitely turn around!
He was looking forward to being friends with the Little Young Master in the future.
Chi Yanxun, on the other hand, watched with increasing complexity. He had begun to doubt himself. Was this really the Shen Shuyu he knew? If he had behaved like this in the past, then… he wouldn’t have disliked him so much.
Shen Xili and Wen Jiafei remained very quiet, maintaining the same expression. One couldn’t tell what they were thinking, but the only certainty was that deep down, rolling emotions were churning within them as well.
Everyone had their own thoughts, but none of that mattered to Shen Shuyu anymore.
Shen Shuyu followed the staff out of the transport pod. He was wrapped in a bath towel, water dripping from his hair. As soon as he exited, he saw Shen Yisi standing not far away, dressed in a suit and leather shoes.
Good heavens, he completely forgot about this brother-doting demon, Shen Yisi.
The staff member left after bringing him out. Shen Shuyu tightened the bath towel around himself and walked over, soaking wet. Before Shen Yisi could speak, he immediately lowered his head and put on a pitiful look, apologizing frantically: “I’m sorry, Brother! I know I was wrong. Just forgive me this once! Even if you don’t forgive me, can we wait until we get home, until I’ve rested before…”
Before he could finish his sentence, he felt a warm palm on his head. He looked up in confusion at Shen Yisi standing before him. Only then did he realize there was no anger on Shen Yisi’s face as he had imagined; instead, he was gently rubbing his head.
Shen Yisi smiled. “You suffered, and you lost weight.”
For some reason, Shen Shuyu’s nose felt a bit sour. He quickly lowered his head again and stopped talking.
Shen Yisi took off his suit jacket, draped it over Shen Shuyu’s shoulders, and embraced him. “Let’s go, let’s go home first.”
Shen Shuyu gave a hum and obediently followed Shen Yisi away.
Back home, Shen Yisi had already asked the kitchen to prepare a rich meal. He originally wanted to chat after Shen Shuyu finished eating, but the company called, and he had to go back.
Shen Yisi left, and the invisible pressure on Shen Shuyu eased a bit. To be honest, he hadn’t thought of how to explain things to Shen Yisi, even though his brother didn’t seem to intend to blame him.
But all of this vanished the moment he sat at the table!
He drank a bowl of fresh, savory chicken soup and felt his soul trembling! In the survival battle, apart from nutrient solutions, it was bread. The first two days were okay, but for the last two days, Shen Shuyu had become numb.
Now eating fresh, steaming hot food, he was so moved his tears were about to fall! It was simply too delicious!
Although Shen Yisi had ordered not to make too much to prevent his stomach from hurting from overeating, Shen Shuyu still swept the dishes on the table clean. His stomach was warm, and his whole body relaxed.
He returned to the bedroom, lay on the soft bed, and a crystal tear rolled down the corner of his eye.
The System appeared at this moment. It was startled: “Master, what’s wrong? You’re crying?”
[Moved.] Shen Shuyu looked at the ceiling. [I feel like I’m living a heavenly life.]
The System flickered twice. [Congratulations, Master! I can finally be connected heart-to-heart with Master at all times!]
[Does AI have a heart too? Electronic? Battery-operated or rechargeable?] Shen Shuyu rarely engaged in banter with it. [Does an electronic heart dream of butterflies?]
[Master! Don’t bully me!] Xiao Yi said indignantly.
Shen Shuyu buried his face in the pillow and couldn’t help laughing. After laughing enough, it was time to talk business. He told Xiao Yi everything from beginning to end about falling into the illusion in the desert map.
Xiao Yi processed the information. It said: [Master, when you first entered the map, I could actually sense you. But later, the energy magnetic field inside was too great. To avoid being discovered, I was forced into dormancy.]
Forced into dormancy?
Shen Shuyu had always thought Xiao Yi was shielded like before.
Xiao Yi continued: [Who you met should be Wen Jiafei after the end of the original novel’s plot. But I haven’t encountered the situation you described either. I can only send it to the Main Brain and ask.]
Wen Jiafei after the plot ended?
Shen Shuyu remembered his hollow eyes, a body like walking dead.
He asked: [Xiao Yi, generally after the plot ends, do all characters continue to live along a normal trajectory?]
Shen Shuyu paused. [Or does time stop at the moment it ends, and from then on they are purposeless… wandering ghosts?]
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