After spending two months in America, Jia Zhi Qing finally discovered that life as the pampered young madam of the house was not nearly as pleasant as he had imagined.
First, Lian Jue Xiu was off earning money by filming, while Mother Lian traveled around the world, leaving him alone at home with nothing to do all day.
Second, he and the Filipino maid did not speak the same language, so communication was terrible and he could not enjoy ordering people around like some grand lady of the manor.
Third, when he ordered takeout, nobody offered Chinese-language service, so he could only eat “home cooking.”
…
In short, he felt that he had no sense of existence in America.
To dispel this illusion, discover the value of his existence, and make his life shine with renewed brilliance, Jia Zhi Qing decided to devote his finite life to the infinite virtual world of online gaming.
Naturally, such a magnificent undertaking could not be tackled alone. After pestering Xiao Bai relentlessly for an entire week, Jia Zhi Qing finally succeeded in dragging him down with him.
That day, the weather was clear and beautiful.
Jia Zhi Qing logged into the game enthusiastically, registered an ID, then stared eagerly at QQ while waiting for Xiao Bai to send him the news that he had finished registering. But one minute passed. Two minutes passed. Before he knew it, ten minutes had gone by, and QQ was still the same utterly motionless QQ.
Unable to stand it anymore, he made an international call.
The moment Xiao Bai answered, Jia Zhi Qing heard the background music change to the game’s registration-success theme.
Jia Zhi Qing got so excited that he forgot to ask why Xiao Bai had taken so long and immediately asked for his ID.
“Pig-Head Xiao Bai.”
Jia Zhi Qing fell silent for a long time before asking, “What happened?”
Xiao Bai said, “Xiao Bai was already taken.”
“Mm.” Xiao Bai was a common enough ID. It made sense that someone had already registered it.
“Zeng Bai was already taken too.”
“…Mm.” Someone else having the same full name was possible too, though using your real name in an online game was already unusual. Who would have thought there would be two of them?
“Pork Xiao Bai was already taken too.”
“…”
“Luckily, Pig-Head Xiao Bai wasn’t taken.”
Jia Zhi Qing said, “A pig has so many parts to choose from. Why are you so fixated on the head?”
Xiao Bai asked, “Would Pig-Trotter Xiao Bai be better?”
“…”
“Or Pig-Brain Xiao Bai?”
Jia Zhi Qing surrendered. “Fine. Pig-Head it is.”
The two of them had originally agreed to do the beginner quests and level up together, but one of Great God’s work commitments was suddenly canceled, so he came home and whisked Xiao Bai away for some couple time. Jia Zhi Qing was furious but did not dare complain. Not only did he not dare complain, he even had to smile through his voice as he wished the two of them a pleasant trip.
Fueled by resentment, Jia Zhi Qing quickly reached Level 10 and was allowed to choose a faction.
The game had three faction alignments: righteous, evil, and neutral.
After thinking it over, Jia Zhi Qing chose righteous. With Xiao Bai’s personality, he would probably choose righteous too. If Jia Zhi Qing picked evil, it would be troublesome for them to cooperate later.
The righteous side had four choices: Radiance Sect, Divine Physician Valley, Wudang, and Shaolin.
He decisively chose Radiance Sect. Even the name sounded impressive.
By the time Xiao Bai returned, Jia Zhi Qing was already Level 18 and began instructing Xiao Bai on how to level with the air of an experienced veteran.
About an hour later, he finally struggled his way to Level 20 and casually asked how Xiao Bai was doing.
Xiao Bai said, “Level 16.”
“…” Jia Zhi Qing lost his composure. “How are you so fast?”
“Leveling in a party.”
“You… joined a party?” Jia Zhi Qing stared at “Little Flirt,” the character he had meticulously dressed up to attract bees and butterflies but who had not attracted so much as a fly. Deeply unbalanced, he asked, “Isn’t your Pig-Head Xiao Bai male?”
“He is.”
“The people partying with you are women?”
“No. They’re all men.” Xiao Bai said, “I didn’t know what ‘join party’ meant, so I clicked it. Then they accepted me.”
“…” Ever since Xiao Bai had stumbled into becoming a popular host while Jia Zhi Qing had inexplicably been demoted into an assistant, he should have known that comparing luck with Xiao Bai was an act of pure self-torture.
There was a time difference, but Jia Zhi Qing had nothing to do all day, so the two of them still spent plenty of time gaming together. And yet… the gap between their levels gradually widened.
Xiao Bai’s was high. Jia Zhi Qing’s was low.
…
How was this possible?
Jia Zhi Qing could not figure it out no matter how hard he thought. He spent far more time in the game than Xiao Bai, so why was Xiao Bai leveling so much faster? Eventually he could not resist asking. Xiao Bai said, “Sometimes Ang levels for me.”
“…” Was Great God not only a great god of the entertainment industry, but also a great god of power-leveling?
Xiao Bai said, “Ang said he got me into a guild. There’s a group of experts in it who specialize in leveling alts, so my character gets carried along for experience a lot.”
“…” Xiao Bai’s luck combined with Great God’s sheer good fortune… really was unbeatable.
Not long afterward, Jia Zhi Qing’s “Little Flirt” gradually disappeared from the world of online gaming.
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