Chapter 142

Before parting, the brother and sister hugged each other.

After this separation, neither of them knew when they would meet again.

Their family was now split into three parts.

They could only pray that this was merely a temporary separation, and not a permanent farewell.

After watching Li Feng drive away, Li Zhi finally pulled her suitcase.

"Let's go."

Chi Yi happily took her other suitcase.

"Sleep with me tonight, okay? I changed the bedsheets!"

Li Zhi smiled and nodded.

"Sure."

The landscaping and nighttime scenery in the luxury residential complex were both exquisitely designed.

Chi Yi led her farther inside.

Along the way, they encountered several major celebrities who had once been household names.

But times had changed.

Now, whenever those celebrities saw Li Zhi, they all revealed shocked and excited expressions.

After clearing the amusement park dungeon this time, Li Zhi's ranking had been updated.

She had charged straight into the world's current top fifteen, causing enormous discussion and attention.

Because of the country's huge population, seven of the top fifteen players were domestic players.

However, ever since the dungeons had appeared, the top three spots had always been dominated by players from other countries.

The overall popularity rankings only displayed the world's top one hundred players.

Simply making it onto that overall ranking already meant someone was exceptionally powerful.

But people naturally admired strength.

The higher someone's ranking, the more they were admired.

Li Zhi had jumped twenty places in one go this time, becoming the player occupying fifteenth place.

It suddenly gave viewers the confidence that next time she might leap directly into the top three.

As a result, Li Zhi had become incredibly popular across the internet and online forums over the past two days.

Viewers loved watching a dark horse charge into the finals.

The rankings within the top fifteen had remained unchanged for a very long time.

The higher the ranking, the more stable those positions had become.

But Li Zhi's appearance had broken that pattern.

Walking beside Li Zhi, Chi Yi noticed all those gazes and immediately felt proud by association.

"Zhizhi, you're basically a world-class superstar in their eyes now."

Li Zhi smiled.

"You're doing pretty well yourself."

Chi Yi puffed out her chest.

"Of course!"

She pointed toward the building next to them.

"Lian Qinglin lives over there. I've already talked to him. He's coming to help us move tomorrow."

Back then, housing prices in this celebrity neighborhood had been extremely expensive.

But according to the current safe zone boundaries, this place would soon become an abandoned district.

By the time everyone eventually moved back out from the safe zones, no one knew what this place would become.

Chi Yi realized that as well and sighed repeatedly.

"I packed up everything I could take.

"Now I finally realize that no matter how expensive a house is, it's just an empty shell.

"It's really not that useful."

Li Zhi replied,

"That isn't what you were saying when you bought the villa today."

Chi Yi laughed sheepishly before remembering something.

"Oh, right. Lian Qinglin asked me today whether he could move in and live with us too."

Li Zhi said,

"It's your house. You decide."

Although she had jokingly said Chi Yi should give her a villa, it had only been a joke.

When they completed the ownership transfer, the property had still been registered under Chi Yi's name.

Naturally, Li Zhi wasn't going to take advantage of her.

Chi Yi had genuinely wanted to give it away.

Unfortunately, the boss refused to accept it.

All she could do was swear confidently,

"Even though I bought the house, you're the head of the household now!

"Anyone you want to live there can live there!"

Li Zhi thought for a moment.

"If he wants to come, then let him move in too.

"The areas outside the safe zones are going to remain chaotic for a long time.

"It's better if everyone lives together so we can look after each other."

If nothing unexpected happened, living in groups would become the norm for players in the future.

Fighting alone was simply too dangerous, both inside dungeons and outside them.

Li Zhi actually liked the lively feeling of everyone living together.

She had gone to see the villa that morning.

It had six floors in total, with plenty of rooms.

Housing more than ten people wouldn't be a problem at all.

Chi Yi had been thinking exactly the same thing.

The world was already chaotic.

Just a while ago, several nighttime burglaries had occurred in this residential complex.

The thieves had all used dungeon items to break into homes.

She had been so frightened that for several nights she had slept hugging a knife.

The existence of the non-safe zones would only make this kind of chaos even worse.

There was nothing anyone could do about it.

At least if everyone lived together and criminals broke into the house in the middle of the night, she would have someone to help her.

The apartment where Chi Yi lived was a large luxury flat.

However, the once beautifully decorated rooms were now piled high with packed luggage, making everything look messy.

She had only left the bed in the master bedroom unpacked.

It was just enough for the two of them to sleep there for one night.

After washing up, Li Zhi discovered that the phone on the sofa kept chiming nonstop.

She picked it up and saw that Chi Yi had created a WeChat group.

Owen Dong, You Jingmeng, the three Pink-Haired Brothers, Lian Qinglin, and several others were all inside.

Everyone was chatting enthusiastically.

Owen Dong had even posted a screenshot of airline tickets he was looking at, saying that after packing up, he would come join the boss in a few days.

Neither Owen Dong nor You Jingmeng lived in the same city as them.

Traveling long distances was still rather troublesome now.

Inside the group chat, You Jingmeng kept shouting that everyone had to save her a good room.

She liked rooms with windows.

Li Zhi tilted her head while drying her hair, scrolling through the chat history with her other hand.

A gentle smile rested on her face.

Chi Yi sat cross-legged on the carpet.

At one moment, when she happened to turn around, she suddenly felt that Zhizhi possessed a breathtaking beauty.

It wasn't physical beauty.

It was a kind of strength and gentleness radiating from the depths of her soul that could shake people's hearts.

How wonderful.

To have become friends with someone like her.

The next morning, before the alarm even rang, Lian Qinglin was already outside frantically pressing the doorbell.

Even through several doors, they could clearly hear his loud voice.

"It's daylight! Wake up! Time to move!"

Chi Yi collapsed in despair, pressing a pillow over her head in an attempt to block out the noise.

Li Zhi slowly sat up and sighed.

"Young people really do have endless energy."

After changing clothes, she went to open the door.

Lian Qinglin was carrying breakfast in his hands.

He greeted her energetically.

"Morning, Sister Zhi!"

Chi Yi appeared behind her with messy bed hair, glaring resentfully.

"Lian Qinglin, one of these days I'm going to kill you."

She floated over.

"Let me see what we have for breakfast."

Lian Qinglin: "............"

After breakfast, the moving crew they had hired in advance arrived downstairs.

Finding movers wasn't easy now.

Chi Yi had repeatedly increased the payment before a company was finally willing to accept the job.

Lian Qinglin had also finished packing his luggage.

He simply moved together with them in the same trip.

After several hours of work, the three of them finally settled into the new house around noon.

The enormous villa stood empty.

There were gardens both in front and behind.

But since no one had lived there for a long time, everything inside and outside was filthy.

The three of them casually ate some lunch before beginning to clean.

Each person took responsibility for one floor.

As for the remaining three floors, Lian Qinglin declared they could wait until everyone else arrived.

Nobody was going to live there for free without doing any work!

The cleaning lasted for two full days.

Every day they were exhausted like dogs.

Before going to bed each night, Li Zhi still dragged them into the garden to practice boxing.

Chi Yi and Lian Qinglin complained bitterly without end.

A few days later, Owen Dong and You Jingmeng also arrived carrying their luggage.

The first thing they did was choose rooms.

Both of them wanted to stay next to Li Zhi.

Unfortunately, the rooms on either side of Li Zhi's had already been claimed by Chi Yi and Lian Qinglin.

There were only four rooms on the second floor.

Now only one remained.

Once again, Owen Dong and You Jingmeng used rock-paper-scissors to determine the winner.

You Jingmeng declared,

"I'm throwing scissors!"

Owen Dong nearly broke down.

"You're doing this again!"

This time, there was no way she would actually throw scissors again, right?!

She had to be bluffing!

Gritting his teeth, Owen Dong threw paper.

Across from him, You Jingmeng snipped the air with two fingers and grinned smugly.

"I told you I was throwing scissors.

"You just didn't believe me."

Owen Dong:

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Owen Dong suffered another crushing defeat and dejectedly moved to the third floor.

The next day, the three Pink-Haired Brothers moved in as well, and the villa immediately became lively.

The Pink-Haired Brothers didn't know Owen Dong or You Jingmeng, so everyone decided to have hot pot that evening to get to know each other better.

And Owen Dong would generously provide entertainment by performing a belly dance.

Owen Dong: "?"

Did I absolutely have to perform this belly dance?

Chi Yi calmly cooked duck intestines in the hot pot and said matter-of-factly,

"You can dance for the livestream audience, so why can't you dance for us?!"

Owen Dong protested,

"The livestream audience sends me rockets and carnivals! What can you guys give me?!"

Chi Yi placed the cooked duck intestines into his bowl.

"We can give you duck intestines and the love of a family. Now hurry up and dance! Stop talking nonsense! I'm absolutely watching this belly dance today!"

Owen Dong shouted angrily,

"Boss! Aren't you going to do something?!"

Li Zhi held a wine glass in one hand while resting her head on the other, smiling at her companions.

"Go ahead and dance. I want to see it too."

Owen Dong: "............"

He suddenly stood up, took off his jacket, and revealed the fitted shirt he was wearing underneath.

"If the Boss wants to see it, then I'm giving it everything I've got! Music!"

The Pink-Haired Brother, who had already prepared everything, excitedly switched on the speaker.

The music thundered through the room.

The flesh on Owen Dong's belly bounced and jiggled perfectly round.

Everyone laughed so hard they nearly went insane.

Fortunately, very few people lived in this villa district.

Otherwise, with such a commotion, someone would probably have reported them for disturbing the peace.

Life gradually settled into a peaceful routine.

One morning, after waking up, Li Zhi lay in bed listening to the sounds of banging, clattering, and noisy chatter outside.

She suddenly realized...

She seemed to have a team now.

Not everyone on this team was an incredibly powerful top player.

Yet somehow, under the push of fate, they had all come together.

Perhaps more people would join this team in the future.

Perhaps some would leave.

But at least, at this very moment...

They were one.

After a while, Lian Qinglin knocked on her door.

"Sister Zhi, I'm entering a dungeon in another three hours. I still have a Team-Up Card I exchanged for before. Do you want to come with me?"

Li Zhi finished getting dressed and came out.

"I'll pass this time. Ask the others."

When she went downstairs, everyone except the sleep-loving Chi Yi was already eating breakfast in the dining room.

After hearing Lian Qinglin say he was about to enter a dungeon, several of them exchanged glances.

Owen Dong and You Jingmeng had only recently come back from a dungeon.

Based on their popularity levels, it would still be quite a while before they were randomly assigned another one.

Unless absolutely necessary, they didn't want to enter a dungeon.

Life outside was so enjoyable.

Why go inside and suffer?

The three Pink-Haired Brothers, however, hadn't entered a dungeon for quite some time.

Their turn was probably approaching.

After discussing it among themselves, the Pink-Haired Brother stayed behind, while the White-Haired Brother and the Blond-Haired Brother teamed up with Lian Qinglin to enter the dungeon.

The lively atmosphere of living together suddenly became somewhat gloomy because of the approaching dungeon.

Every dungeon entry meant there was a chance someone would never come back.

Owen Dong wiped his mouth, stood up, and said,

"Three hours left, right? I'll hurry out and buy a fish. Didn't Little White want to eat the pickled mustard fish I make? If we eat before you go in, we'll still have time!"

The White-Haired Brother protested angrily,

"You're making it sound like you're cooking me a farewell meal! I'm not eating it! Make it after I come back! I am definitely going to eat that pickled mustard fish!"