Dugu Hong used to have a happy family, even if he didn’t think so .
His parents worked at big companies and earned nice salaries . They had a house, a flying car, and a robot, they were doing well .
But everything changed a year ago .
Dugu remembers that day, it was his parents’ 16th anniversary and his 15-year-old birthday .
His parents took the day off and drove to the place they first met . They met from a near-accident in the air .
That day was also when the high-speed air traffic system went into effect .
He waited until midnight and his parents still didn’t come back .
His parents met from an accident that didn’t happen and died together in an accident that did happen . It was irony, thought Dugu when he got the news .
The accident report said both people drank before the accident and were primarily responsible .
No insurance, no compensation, what savings they had didn’t last after paying the fines .
They only drank a glass of wine before leaving and a small glass at that .
What was even more ironic . . . When the high-speed air traffic system was used, it would supposedly prevent all accidents, drinking and driving, and speeding . . .
The three men in front of him used to be Dugu’s school friends, and that was before the accident .
After the accident, things didn’t change at first, it wasn’t until after a while that Dugu could feel they were being distant .
What made everything change was when Dugu got his hands on the Index of the Duan Family while playing the game .
It was the key to learning the Yi Yang Finger .
After that night, when those men took off with the book, Dugu got stuck inside the game “Jiang Hu . ” And in reality, the three of them constantly bullied Dugu too .
Dugu didn’t understand why they acted that way and what made them change . Was it because they looked down on him? Or that they hated him? Or that they had a lot of repressed emotions?
“How have you been?” The leader of the three men, Zhang Yang, asked .
“Did you try going into ‘Jiang Hu’ again? Maybe you aren’t stuck anymore?” Snorted Lei Zhuang, who had the most obnoxious laugh .
“Well, everyone has bad luck sometimes, but you can’t give up . In a game, you can always delete your account and start again, in real life though, are you gonna kill yourself?” Said Lei Yuxuan . He had the kindest-looking face but the most vicious words .
Dugu backed up a step . The three of them were obviously here to start trouble . There was no one else on the school bus except for them and a girl in glasses .
The fact that the school bus even ran anymore actually was relevant, as long as the bus ran, even if no one was on it, the school got a sizable chunk of government funding .
Most families who made a decent living wouldn’t have their kids ride this ancient vehicle .
“When you have time, you should play Jiang Hu again . Come to Dali in Yunnan Province, we’ll take care of you . Did you know our last names are all Duan now?” Said Zhang .
The Duan family of Dali were known for their Yi Yang Finger martial arts . They had a secret mantra which only passed on in the family, and only to the men .
They were in the Duan family now?
They were here to show off .
Dugu understood .
“I don’t know who said this, but we in Dali are the proper sort of clan, we don’t use down-low methods . I think he’s the one with a problem, hah hah . ” Said Lei, followed by loud laughter from all three men .
Dugu’s face changed, he got a bad feeling .
“I don’t know who said this, but we in Dali are the proper sort of clan, we don’t use down-low methods . I think he’s the one with a problem, hah hah . ” Said Lei, followed by loud laughter from all three men .
Dugu’s face changed, he got a bad feeling .
“Hey, we’re gonna make our own little group too, we have the guardians, but we do need a lackey --”
“Enough!” A crisp voice interrupted the three men’s lewd laughter . It came from Lin Ling .
Lin Ling was tall and slim, wore a ponytail and had a healthy-looking tan . She liked to stick up for the little guys, while she was not the prettiest in school, she was definitely popular with everyone .
Dugu thought he was special to her once upon a time .
But she’s with Zhang Yang now .
Everything she said just made him feel worse .
“Stop it . You guys know he’s sick, why are you bothering him? Even if you insulted him, he won’t feel a thing . You’re so immature . ”
Sick?
Yes, Dugu is sick .
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