Chapter 77: The Sad Story of Snowy

  The female player, Muzi, looked at Gu Ting who suddenly appeared beside her and couldn't help but want to scream. Gu Ting quickly covered her mouth and made a "shh" gesture, and Muzi nodded fearfully before he removed his hand.

  Muzi looked at the red-named player in front of her, the legendary devil, and the rumored pervert who targeted female players. She trembled with fear and asked, "W-what do you want to do to me?"

  Gu Ting smiled wryly and said, "It seems I saved you, but instead of thanking me, you ask what I want to do to you."

  Muzi looked at Gu Ting's eyes carefully and said seriously, "Are you the Chinese player who broke into our server? Are you a good person?"

  Gu Ting nodded enthusiastically and struck a pose he thought was cool.

  Unexpectedly, Muzi burst into tears upon seeing Gu Ting's expression...

  Gu Ting was startled and quickly comforted her, saying, "Don't cry! I just wanted to strike a cool pose, no ill intentions. Okay, okay, I won't do it again. Please don't cry..."

  But the more Gu Ting spoke, the harder Muzi cried. She sobbed uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face...

  As she cried, she began to tell her story:

  Muzi's real name was Li Xue'er. Her parents were private doctors who had moved to Tokyo and opened a small but famous clinic. They were well-off in the game world.

  However, one year ago, their clinic was suddenly attacked by a group of people who smashed everything in sight. Li Xue'er's father tried to reason with them but was beaten into the hospital.

  The family was shocked and devastated by this unexpected disaster. After investigating, they found out that another clinic had hired thugs to attack them due to jealousy over their success. Their old customers were too afraid to come back, and the clinic's business plummeted.

  Li Xue'er's father tried to revive the clinic but was forced to sell it to their competitor after being repeatedly attacked by the thugs. He then worked as a laborer to make ends meet.

  But even that wasn't enough. The thugs began to target Li Xue'er herself, who was studying at Tokyo University and was known for her beauty. A small-time gang leader had taken a liking to her and would often harass her at school, eventually resorting to violence...

  The school couldn't do anything about it, so Li Xue'er dropped out and moved away with her parents. They lived in constant fear of being found by the thugs.

  Gu Ting listened to Muzi's story and scolded her father for not returning to China to apologize to his own father. He told them to hurry back home...

  Muzi was heartbroken but also convinced by Gu Ting's words. She fell silent, contemplating her next move...

  ***Sadness Separation Line***

  Gu Ting watched Muzi log off and continued on his journey to the "Yasukuni Shrine"...

  According to the map, he was getting close to his destination. He felt excited and nervous, knowing that success or failure hung in the balance...

  Just as Gu Ting was thinking about this, a system prompt appeared:

  "You have reached your daily game time limit. Please log off within 30 minutes."

  Gu Ting reluctantly chose to log off, stretched his stiff body, and did some exercises to loosen up. He felt refreshed and rejuvenated...

  As he walked out of the room and into the living room on the first floor (the mansion had three floors, with men's quarters on the second floor and women's quarters on the third), he saw Shaoyao, Yunxiang, Qingfeng, Fang Yuting, and Yang Yuxuan gathered around a computer, discussing something heatedly...

  Gu Ting walked over to join them and was immediately shocked by what he saw...