CHAPTER 352: CHAPTER 302: RETURN TO ASGARD

’Mysterious Town’ is one of the Nameless Lands, full of strangeness and fog, shrouded in mystery and the unknown. Ding Xiaolan’s game character became a Saint under the ’Master of Millions’ who rules the place, which always feels deeply unsettling.

Yang Qizhou’s expression turned serious as he said, "Don’t log into the ’Deceit World’ for now, wait until I figure something out."

Ding Xiaolan was stunned and confused,

"Why?"

Yang Qizhou initially didn’t plan to explain, as he hadn’t yet confirmed if ’Mysterious Town’ had any real issues. But he worried about Xiaolan’s childish nature and lack of caution. If she ignored his warning and logged into the game, only to encounter eerie and horrifying situations, it would be difficult to handle.

"’Mysterious Town’ is engulfed in fog and is an evil place that even the Old Gods of the highest positions avoid. The ’Master of Millions’ has significant issues, and as your game character sinks deeper, something very bad might happen to you."

Yang Qizhou paused, his expression turning eerily terrifying, "Maybe in reality, you yourself might get eaten—like a snack: crunch, crunch, crunch..."

The little one was just seven years old, at the age when her ability to discern was the weakest and most prone to psychological shadows. Seeing Yang Qizhou paint such a horrifying picture, she couldn’t stay calm. Her face immediately turned pale, tears welled up in her eyes,

"Brother Qizhou, I won’t play anymore, I won’t play! Sob, sob, sob, don’t let the monsters eat me."

It seemed the effect was good. At least for the short term, he didn’t have to worry about Ding Xiaolan pushing forward the game plot, tightening the connection between her game character and ’Mysterious Town.’ Next, he would wait to uncover the true nature of ’Mysterious Town’ and whether being a Saint under the ’Master of Millions’ came with hidden dangers.

Then Yang Qizhou asked about ’Mysterious Town.’

Unfortunately,

Ding Xiaolan’s game character received a mission from the Secret Keeping Society, and the story revolved around this task. There hadn’t been any further insight into ’Mysterious Town’s’ secrets.

Moments later, a red sedan suddenly stopped downstairs. A tall figure in a blue dress stepped out, expressionless, but the twitching at the corner of her eye revealed she was suppressing anger.

"Brother Qizhou, my mom’s back; she seems really mad. What do I do? What do I do? You can’t abandon me!" Ding Xiaolan happened to see the scene, her face full of panic, already envisioning the inevitable punishment.

Suddenly, the little rascal thought of an idea. Her big eyes blinked repeatedly as she said, "How about I stay at your place for a couple of days?"

Sorry,

I don’t abduct kids, I don’t want to break the law, and I definitely don’t want to be hunted by the ’Deceit Bureau’ and ruin my peaceful life. You little rascal, don’t even think about dragging me down.

Holding onto the thought of "subjects always want to harm me," Yang Qizhou activated the power of the ’Dream Hidden World Clothes’ and flashed a bright smile, saying, "Whose childhood hasn’t involved some beatings? Little bean sprout, I believe you can tough it out."

Ding Xiaolan was initially full of hope that Brother Qizhou would take her in to avoid her mom’s wrath. But she hadn’t expected to hear such indifferent words. She watched as the adult before her visibly disappeared in front of her eyes, and she couldn’t help but scream, "Brother Qizhou, don’t go; I don’t want a complete childhood like this!" She then lunged forward.

Unfortunately, she lunged at empty air.

Two minutes later, as the key turned, a shadow entered the room, and a voice filled with murderous intent echoed, "Ding Xiaolan, you dared use your grandmother’s account to trick me."

"No..."

...

Walking through the bustling streets, Yang Qizhou seemed to hear Ding Xiaolan’s screams in the distance, and the corner of his mouth instinctively curled upward.

Don’t blame me, kid,

I just want to give you a complete childhood.

Yang Qizhou quickly shifted his attention to another matter. Zhou Xu had taken away three members of the Rose Sect. With some interrogation, it should become clear there was a ’Deceit World’ player in the neighborhood—they just couldn’t confirm the identity yet. Out of caution, the ’Deceit Bureau’ would likely conduct some level of surveillance. However, with Zhou Xu’s keen insight, he’d likely deduce that the neighborhood’s player had some connection to him, and the approach wouldn’t be excessively forceful.

That was something good, at least Sister Xin’s safety would be assured to some extent.

"Ding Xiaolan is doing a mission for the ’King of Secret Keeping’ in Mysterious Town, which led to conflict with the Rose Sect. Coincidence? Or was it planned all along."

"Currently, there’s only one possibility... a core member of the Rose Sect is also a Saint serving one of the gods in Mysterious Town. And Ding Xiaolan’s game plot somehow obstructed his interests, thus causing the conflict."

"Of course, we can’t rule out the chance that there’s a terrifying Hidden Organization that specifically opposes Mysterious Town. But considering the horrors of the Nameless Land, this probability is low."

Yang Qizhou muttered quietly to himself, a plan suddenly forming in his mind,

To understand more about Mysterious Town and uncover whether the God of Pleasure and Violence’s invitation held goodwill or concealed malice, aside from clues hidden in game plots, finding the Rose Sect’s core member in the real world might also be a reliable approach.

When Yang Qizhou returned to Sky Mountain Garden No. 10, it was already midday. The five-star chef arranged by the ’Secluded Cultivator’ Lin Xixue had long prepared a sumptuous lunch. The dishes were beyond reproach, perfect in color, aroma, and taste—fresh but not greasy, endlessly flavorful, making him lament yet again: the villainous nature of capitalism...