Chapter 001: The Person in the Mirror

  The world's top swordsmen gather at Mount Hua!

  Shaolin secular disciple 'Kai Xin' automatically gives up the competition for the top 16 due to absence...

  As a silent and nameless Shaolin lay disciple, he strongly killed his way into the top 16 of Huashan Jianjian, the biggest dark horse. At the moment when hundreds of millions of viewers were waiting with bated breath, he unexpectedly forfeited automatically! This news shocked the official forum of "Jianghu", and at the same time, it was revealed that this was the biggest upset in history.

  The next day!

  Kaixin had a dispute with someone at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, and both sides fought. As a result, they were killed one after another by a group of Wudangmen who had been hiding there early in the morning.

  Boundaries continue to decrease...

  Finally.

  Crashing into the global top 16, Kaixin was finally unable to withstand even a few ordinary Five Poison Sect elders, and under the crushing defeat, directly deleted 'Kaixin's' name, Chen Kai Xin quit the game, from then on distancing himself from "Jianghu".

  However...

  He never expected that.

  On this intoxicating stormy night, he was actually awakened from his dream.

  Standing in the familiar four-person dormitory, Chen Kai's eyes scanned over the 2013 calendar on his desk and he violently shook his head! He couldn't believe everything before him was real. He knocked on his drunken and dizzy brain, feeling heavy-headed and lightheaded, and rushed into the bathroom with some urgency.

  “……”

  In the mirror, a person's mouth was wide open, with an expression of utter incredulity on his face.

  The person in the mirror has become younger.

  Just like his appearance in the third year of university, a white and slightly handsome face, with bookish air that has not disappeared, wearing a very ordinary and cheap Adidas suit, looking so young... everything returned to three years ago.

  But

  Chen Kai's hand in the mirror touched his familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar chin, and his mind was like a big ball of dough that had been squeezed in:

  How is this possible?!

  Dazed state, so that three bystanders next to him did not even notice.

  These three people are naturally Chen Kai Xin's dormitory friends, and the three of them have been silently staring at his every move since Chen Kai Xin had a seizure, not daring to suddenly 'wake up' 'Kai Xin'.

  In their view, getting drunk for a night after being rejected by his confession wouldn't solve the 'heartbreak' problem of this poor little Chu boy, so afterwards he could only let him lick his wounds alone until they heal.

  "Happiness seems to have some problems."

  A tall and slender man adjusted his glasses, with a hint of discovery, only to receive cold stares from two others.

  "Nonsense."

  "...No problem for him to finish a bottle of white wine and half a bottle of red wine, then drink six bottles of beer? This kid can really hold his liquor..."

  "Hey, hey, hey, isn't this the wrong time to be discussing drinking capacity? Look, that happy expression is totally off, it's a mix of anger and depression, and he's even coldly smiling at himself in the mirror... My god, Happy wouldn't think of seeking death, would he?"

  "You're so nearsighted, why don't you just throw away your glasses? You're clearly smiling bitterly..." Chen Fan gave the tall and thin Bai Lang a disdainful look again, who didn't show weakness and countered by giving him the middle finger:

  "I'm saying you've had enough, now we're discussing happy topics."

  Another person couldn't bear it anymore.

  "You've heard everything, you be the judge..." "It was clearly you who hit on me first."

  "Don't call me a color devil, I'm called Qi Ci."

  Sweat dripped from his forehead.

  "Alright alright, what's in a name, the key is..."

  His forehead was bulging with blue veins, and there were faint signs of an "well" shape! "What's not important, please note that it's my name, okay?"

  "Hello."

  Just as someone was about to explode, Chen Kai Xin finally couldn't ignore the increasingly loud quarrel between the three of them.

  "Take it outside."

  "Alright! The biggest loser in a breakup is you, I'm giving you face today."

  Bairong's straightforward words made Qi Cai and Chen Fan sweat, they couldn't help but want to stuff a bar of soap into his mouth, and hastily pushed him out.

  At this time.

  Chen Kai's dizzy and confused mind was unexpectedly brought back to its senses by his three mischievous brothers.

  Bai Lang! A top student in the computer science department, spends all day using his myopic eyes to search for a girlfriend, but after three years, there is no result, known as Bai Tian Jimo's lonely brother.

  Chen Fan, Bai Lang's classmate, has relatively dark skin and is extremely active in the department and class, but unfortunately, he doesn't give girls a sense of security, so to this day, he still doesn't have a girlfriend, known as the "lonely black brother who becomes lonely at night".

  Finally, it was Qi Cai, who was called 'color ghost' by Bai Lang and Chen Fan.

  He was originally a normal person, but because Qi Cai was the only one in the dormitory with a girlfriend, he had always been the target of 'exclusion' and 'suppression'. After a joke, the glorious title of 'seven times a night' was thoroughly confirmed, and Qi Cai became the Mr. Seven Times in everyone's mind, a name that didn't match reality, a lonely seven brother who was lonely day and night.

  And these three people are also known as the "Lonely Three Wolves" of the Computer Science Department!

  ……

  It wasn't until the deliberate sound of the door closing that Chen Kai's mind vaguely recalled that yesterday, he seemed to have drunk a lot of wine. In college, such memories were not many, and the most memorable one was probably... his most embarrassing time.

  First confession.

  In the second semester of junior year, on a drizzly evening, Kai Xin ran into his secret crush of over two years, Xuxin, the department's acknowledged beauty and gentle flower.

  The latter stood alone in the corridor, looking out at the light rain outside.

  At that time, Chen Kai didn't know where he got the courage from, and he walked up to hand his umbrella over to the other person. As a result, an awkward scene appeared - Xu Xin happened to withdraw her gaze, took out an umbrella from her bag, and was shocked to see Chen Kai's face change from a generous and just expression to an embarrassed pig liver color expression.

  During class breaks, this scene quickly became the most classic and popular joke topic on campus, and there was also an incident of a certain male getting drunk at night.

  Memories became clearer little by little.

  The scene three years ago reappeared as if it were yesterday, in the mirror, Chen Kai's pale face quickly turned red and hot, his expression also quickly became strange and laughable.

  "It can't be that coincidental."

  Even after many years, every time Chen Kai thinks about this matter, thinking of his silly expression not knowing whether to shrink back or hand over the umbrella makes him feel extremely embarrassed...

  For this reason, every time classmates gather together, someone will take it out and tease each other, sacrificing one person to adjust the atmosphere of the whole scene.

  In the mirror, Chen Kai's face was full of anger and resentment, his fists clenched and teeth gritted:

  "We've all crossed over, why don't we move forward a bit more?"

  “……”

  Next to the bathroom, three lewd men secretly heard the lovelorn man's inexplicable and intermittent muttering, looking at each other in dismay:

  "Does this kid regret not going further yesterday?"

  Chen Fan did not expect that the lovelorn man would change from a little innocent boy to a little wolf in one night, and it was unbelievable.

  Bai Lang's face lit up with a sly expression: "As expected, you're one of our own, and you've indeed inherited the spirit of our Computer Science Department's Lonely Three Wolves!"

  "Die, die, die! I'll leave you a head, that's what they say when someone is dead!" Finally finding the opportunity, Qi Xi continuously shouted at Bai Lang's head.

  "Ah!"

  "Shh."

  It was too late for the three of them to calm down.

  Chen Kai Xin walked out of the bathroom, "Haha" The three of them quickly turned around with silly smiles: "Don't worry, we knew you were fine. If something's wrong, don't be afraid, we'll pool our money to get you a virtual headset. Tomorrow, the four of us will fight side by side in the dormitory, and enter the Jianghu. We won't care about that little rumor going around school."

  Fortunately, Qi Xi reacted quickly enough and took out the second set of battle plans that had been prepared long ago, transferring the criminal facts that the three of them had overheard.

  Chen Kai had learned this lesson three years ago.

  At these words, he flipped his eyes and pulled out a red sun from his pocket, saying briefly but shockingly:

  "Installment payment, cleared in three years."

  "Jianghu", which was launched less than a month ago, has attracted over 50 million players worldwide in a short period of time. The special terminal loader, virtual headgear, is sold for 3,600 RMB each.

  "Relax."

  Three people stared at Chen Kai's cleverly calculated one hundred yuan, their eyes wide with amazement for a long time: "Good kid, you want to pay off the three thousand plus yuan in installments over three years? You're quite enlightened!"

  "Who leaked it first?"

  "No! Absolutely not me." Bai Lang and Chen Fan began to suspect each other.

  "Don't guess anymore, you guys talked in your sleep last night, loud and clear, it all reached my ears."

  "Is it that evil?"

  Bairan pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose skeptically.

  Chen Kai Xin doesn't care about them:

  "Where's the helmet?"

  Although Jianghu has been listed for less than a month, many people have already made a name for themselves. When he entered, there were already more than 50,000 sects established in Jianghu, and even the practitioners of the Wulin's ultimate skills "Nine Yin Scripture" and "Nine Yang Divine Skill" are about to emerge. Therefore, every minute and every second may bring more Wulin ultimate skills being inherited by others.

  “……”

  The three people fell silent again.

  I originally thought that the only innocent bookworm in the dormitory would be difficult to get along with, and it would take a lot of effort to attract him into the game, but unexpectedly this kid is hiding his true nature, looking even more seasoned than them.

  Is this the legendary low-key brother who doesn't show off his wealth or abilities?

  "The helmet is in your closet."

  "If anyone bullies you after you go in, remember to report it to me. My name is 'Jì Mò Xiǎo Qī'." Qi Cì said.

  "My name is Lonely Little Black, Bao Lang's name is Lonely Little White, so I'll call you Lonely Little Xin." Chen Fan gave Chen Kai Xin a very cheesy nickname.

  He picked up the soft folding helmet from the closet, and Chen Kai's eyes had a few more inexplicable depths and sparkles. He remained silent for a long time before lifting his head:

  "I'll just be called 'Happy' then."

  At that moment, Chen Kai's mind had already made a decision!

  Three years later, Mount Hua's Swordsmanship Contest...

  This name will be etched in the memory of people all over the world!