pain.
Endless pain.
torture.
Endless torture.
The harsh sound still kept coming from the ears, accompanied by the feeling of weightlessness caused by the body falling from high altitude, and the intense radiance caused by the energy collision was also followed by the sunlight that passed through the clouds. Together, they scattered around the blue sky directly above. Tears that reflected little bits of light then slowly filled the field of vision covered with ink and heavy colors. Along with it, there was a slender arm grabbing at the blue field, and the flames that blurred the vision then followed. Together with the mixed crystal colors, the arm stretching upward was burned together with the darkness of the world.
The vague external sounds then echoed in the chaotic consciousness, and the intermittent voices began to become more and more clear: "...she!"
"...Hold her, catch...her!"
"Don't be afraid, her, she doesn't dare to do anything again!"
"Now is the best opportunity, before she exits the game...she, she wakes up! Quick, quick!"
"No matter how powerful she is, she is still a servant of the Duan family. If she commits such a big mistake, she will be punished as she deserves—"
Buzz.
The raging fire, the dazzling red and black light, the frightening shouts and screams, and the weird laughter that kept echoing in the sky - the black mud-like thoughts mixed with all kinds of malice then replaced the previous ones. Those fragments of memories smashed into fragments all over the sky. At the same time, a woman lying on the bed suddenly opened her eyes. Her instinctive reaction then made her quickly make a struggling movement and stand upright on the bed. The red figure next to her was covered up with white sheets: "No, no, don't—"
"——"
The fluttering sheets fell slowly, and the woman's face returned from panic to its original calmness. Her wavering eyes then gradually returned to complete consciousness, and fell back together with the messy short black hair on her head. When he reached the ground in front of him: "...that's right."
"It seems...I was arrested by the Duan family."
After muttering these words to herself, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. The scarred hands that were clutching her chest gradually twisted the sheets covering her chest into A ball, shaking violently with increasingly intense tremors: "I was caught by the Duan family, and then... interrogated, tortured, and then, then..."
Her eyes suddenly became frightened, and she grabbed her head hard regardless of her nakedness. Her eyes, which were originally like glass, were rolling like boiling water drops, as if she remembered something that had just flashed back to her. The picture in my mind is even more difficult to accept: "I, I..."
"You should be fine."
A calm voice came from the direction of the door of this room, and along with it was the sight of Lou Yushang's long, fluttering hair appearing at the end of the field of vision. It seemed that he had just arrived. The mature woman then put down her hands holding her chest, and at the same time slowly calmed down her breathing that was a little unstable due to running: "Compared to when we just received you, you are obviously better now. You have become more like a person, Miss Ninglan."
"Welcome to wake up." She walked into the room, and at the same time met the fearful eyes that appeared in the slender body of the man who had loosened his head: "He was supposed to be here to greet you, so he is. I will give you a corresponding reward for your actions and persistence during this period, but it is a pity——"
"Miss Yushang!"
Ninglan shouted this with excitement, and Ninglan, who interrupted the other party's words, stood up from the ground with excitement: "You, why are you here? Are you here to save Ninglan? Where is the master now? ?Owner--"
"...So I told you to calm down a little bit."
After forcefully comforting the excited woman in front of him, Lou Yushang replied softly: "This is my home. Tianfeng entrusted you to me. Together with me, he took you from Duan He was rescued at the family meeting of the family and also caused some minor troubles for the Duan family."
"Don't worry, you're safe now." She let go of her hand on the other person's head and took two steps back: "Have a good rest and keep your spirits up. Your master is still waiting for you to appear in his life alive. In front of you."
"...No, no." What answered her was the slender woman's increasingly trembling movements: "Ninglan can't... Ninglan can't approach you now. Ninglan was injected with a mind control agent by those people. They... …They must have done something to Ninglan…”
"They must want to take away the master's will from Ninglan." The trembling figure gradually squatted on the ground, and her voice was filled with endless fear and sadness: "I... Ninglan doesn't know that they have Without success, they, they have been instilling some... things into Ninglan's mind. Whether Ninglan is still Ninglan or not, Ninglan herself--"
"You don't have to worry about this."
A cold and stern look flashed across his eyes, and Lou Yushang, who was slapping his body, let out a helpless sigh: "I have asked my medical team to specifically check your brain. There shouldn't be anything serious. The only problem that may arise is probably the physical imbalance that may occur after the brainwashing device forcibly cuts off the nerve center..."
"But judging from your current performance, your body should not be seriously harmed." After saying this, she then exhaled with a smile: "If you still remember everything the Duan family did to you, then It means that your memory is still intact to a certain extent - you are worthy of being the personal maid that Duan has been training since ancient times, and you are admirable in terms of will and spirit."
"As for the subsequent escape... Speaking of which, you should thank Tianfeng. He took over the device that controlled your body and escaped from Duan's house."
"...Control, control?"
"Yes, this is a stunt Tianfeng has just learned, the kind that even I can't imagine."
Smiling and squatting in front of the other party, Lou Yushang looked at Ninglan and then pointed at his head, his sly eyes followed by a hint of sadness, as if he remembered a series of things that happened next. : "But it's probably because of this that he suffered from excessive mental exhaustion. When he put forward the series of signal layout requirements, I didn't expect that he would actually use such a mentally draining rescue plan. …”
"Ah, don't worry, at least he's in pretty good condition now."
As if he noticed the worry that the other party showed later, Lou Yushang's tone immediately became much more relaxed: "We have already checked his status in the free world, and he should still be able to continue to live vigorously. , although I heard that that person is now thinking of giving up, but his energy doesn’t seem to have recovered to the point where he can wake up smoothly... ah."
"Do you sound confused?" Lou Yushang, who noticed the confused look in the woman next to him, put on a relaxed expression, then brushed his long wavy hair: "It doesn't matter, you lost consciousness. It’s been too long, and it will naturally take some time to figure out the current situation.”
"What happened? How long has Ninglan been in coma?" Ninglan, who was holding her own arms with a disappointed look on her face, asked in a low voice, "Master, what happened to him? Ninglan can still see him" Master?"
"It's not so much that you can see it, but that I need you to see it."
With his usual charming smile on his face again, Lou Yushang said in a low voice: "I need to be busy with a lot of things in the future, and I may not be able to continue to protect him in the game world. Considering the abilities and respective roles of other people... …I’m still a little worried about leaving him completely in their hands.”
"I have to leave this matter to you." She tilted her head, and her thoughtful eyes flashed in Ninglan's eyes: "I will send someone to explain the specific situation to you, and we will also provide you with Log in to the safe place of the game. As for your physical condition... I will also continue to have my medical team follow up and monitor you to ensure that there will be no trouble like you imagined."
"The remaining problems can only be faced by yourself." She stood up and dragged her voice to the door of the room: "Although it seems that she can still communicate normally and her mental state is maintained within the standard. However, under the influence of the virtual world, it is still unclear whether this stability can be maintained..."
"Do you still have the ability to overcome those potential obstacles, re-enter that virtual system, and become a player in the free world again?"
"Ninglan can do it."
The confused eyes quickly became firm. The slender woman sitting beside the bed turned to look at the back of Lou Yushang who walked to the door: "As long as Ninglan can overcome these, Ninglan can meet her master, right?" ?"
"That's right, although it's only in the game world." Lou Yushang walked to the door and slowly stopped: "The imperial capital of Frey Empire, Redkar - he just turned that place upside down. , now cleaning up the mess."
"...What does Miss Yushang need Ninglan for?"
"Of course you have to watch him carefully."
Waving his hand, Lou Yushang then walked out of Ninglan's sight: "Since you are not suitable to come forward now, then you can support each other in the game world. I hope you can recover yourself as soon as possible and continue to exercise your skills. The duties of the family’s personal maid.”
"Try to protect his safety when everyone's attention is drawn there, and cover my plan... Oh, by the way."
As if he remembered something, Lou Yushang, who was about to leave the room, suddenly stretched his head back with an inexplicable smile: "By the way, keep an eye on other women for me."
"Don't let them take advantage of the situation and play tricks like vixens."
Along with this last sound, the footsteps began to move away from Ninglan's keen hearing. Accompanying them were the chaotic footsteps that gradually became clearer and the low-pitched reports from the guards in black. The slowly closing The door then blocked these chaotic sounds to the other end of the space, returning the restored silence to the slender woman's side. Slowly letting go of the hand that had been clinging to her chest, the woman named Ninglan then revealed her absent-minded eyes and her body covered by the white sheets. The light in the room was then as white as jade. The slender body reflects a moving light, and at the same time, the traces of torture all over the body are particularly shocking: "I... Ninglan..."
"No, Ninglan can definitely do it."
After taking a few deep breaths, Ninglan closed her eyes and continued to calm her expression. The calmness and smile unique to Ninglan followed her as she adjusted her mood over and over again. Little by little, her face returned: "I thought this life was over, but I didn't expect that God would still give Ninglan a new chance. This must be the reward given to Ninglan by her master who has been supporting Ninglan as a spiritual pillar." .”
"Just wait, Ninglan will be here soon."
Taking a set of spare dresses that had been prepared nearby into her eyes, she nodded her head with a look of relief, and then successfully blended the figure of a certain maid who was neatly dressed after a while into a certain person in Hualan City. Inside the lobby of the villa area. The figure named Ciyu Ninglan was gradually outlined in a certain space in the free world, and vaguely formed in a ruins mixed with broken walls, bricks and rubble. After taking a long time to adapt to this world, she slowly He opened his eyes and looked at his hands that were gradually closing and unclenching with surprise: "It seems...successful."
She frowned, seeming to notice a slight mental fluctuation that was not in line with the normal situation. Her always keen perception and strong control then drove her to suppress this abnormality, and at the same time prompted her to move towards a certain place next to the ruins. Looking in the direction: "Who?"
"Miss, I'm sorry to disturb you."
Heads in twos and threes then appeared from the end of the direction she was looking at, accompanied by a leading player who took the lead in showing a friendly smile: "We were just adventuring in Area E and accidentally passed by this place..."
"It's Ninglan who should apologize."
Putting on his usual smile and folding his hands in front of him, Ningyu Ninglan slightly bowed in the direction of the players: "But... can you introduce the situation here to Ninglan? What you said What is Area E?"
"you do not know?"
Using great concentration, he pulled out his eyeballs from the heavenly maid in front of him. The player said with a surprised look on his face: "You, aren't you a player from this place? Could it be that you..."
"Ninglan has been offline for a long time and has only recently had time to come back."
Gradually standing up straight, the secret language Ninglan once again showed a charming smile like the spring breeze: "I was reborn in such an unknown place as soon as I went online. I am really unlucky."
"No, it doesn't matter. We will guide you, beautiful lady."
Another player rushed forward and pushed aside the figure of the player who had just taken the lead in speaking, who had been completely attracted and stunned: "This is Area E of Sky City, which can be regarded as a relatively advanced unexplored area. We personally They are all experts, and escorting you out will definitely not be a problem!"
"Then thank you very much." He clasped his hands on his chest and whispered, Ninglan's eyes smiled like crescent moons: "Then -"
"Redkar, the imperial capital of Frey Empire - if you can tell Ninglan its location by the way, Ninglan will definitely be more grateful to you."
