Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 592 Sisters

"To say they're exactly alike is a bit of an exaggeration. In reality, it's just their eyebrows and eyes that are a bit similar," Li Nian said thoughtfully. "It's just this 70% to 80% resemblance, combined with your hasty hiding reaction just now, Sister Zhu Ming..."

"It's hard not to suspect that you two have a special relationship."

As Li Nian spoke, Lin Yu looked at her and asked slowly.

"So what do you think our relationship is?"

"Avatar, clone, backup," Li Nian teased, then tentatively told the truth, "Or maybe mother and daughter...sisters or something like that?"

Lin Yu nodded: "Yes, she is my biological sister."

"It's surprising that he admitted it so readily."

Li Nian couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Yu shrugged: "You already have suspicions. It will be easy to find out if you follow her investigation... What's more, you even go to the same school as her."

"That's true, but I always feel like you seem a little unhappy."

Li Nian looked at Lin Yu and asked with his head tilted.

Lin Yu said thoughtfully: "Maybe the reason is the same as why you are unhappy about me coming to your school."

"Everyone cares about different things. You don't seem to care much about your family, but for me... it's different."

Lin Yu spoke softly.

"Ha, so now I know your weakness."

Li Nian said with a smile.

"So can you keep this a secret for me?"

Lin Yu still asked in a gentle tone.

But at this moment, Li Nian felt that the aura of the person next to her had changed slightly, which made her feel instinctively uncomfortable and dangerous.

She immediately laughed and said, "You must be joking, Sister Zhu Ming, I will definitely keep it a secret..."

"Besides, the price for a 'player' to attack ordinary people is quite high. Although it's not confirmed, it's generally believed that in addition to being wanted by 'Order' and 'Night Watch', they will also be targeted by 'game', such as increasing the difficulty of 'dungeons'."

"So, I won't do anything, even if it's not reasonable... I might even be able to take care of you if you're not at Shengle."

After saying this, Li Nian felt that the discomfort and sense of danger had mostly dissipated, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Anyway, we're even now," Li Nian said. "That's great, my lovely sister. If I had a sister as kind as you, I'd cherish her very much... But, Sister Zhu Ming..."

"If you care about her so much, why are you avoiding her?"

Lin Yu spoke as a matter of course: "Because I am still in 'suspended death'... In the sociological sense, I am a 'dead person'."

"What I'm asking is why you're still pretending to be dead."

Li Nian said curiously, "Although it's a bit troublesome to 'revive' after being confirmed dead...but anyway, the fact that you are really alive is indisputable."

"If there's anything you can't explain, the Death Game will fill it in for you."

Hearing Li Nian's words, Lin Yu shook his head again.

"We're all in this game. Every time we enter a dungeon, it could be our last. Even if we reach Tier 3 or Tier 4 and rank high on the leaderboard, can we really guarantee we'll survive forever?"

"She and my mother have gradually come to terms with my death. If I were to show up again and tell them I wasn't dead, and if I were to go wrong again in the weekly [Instance] and be trapped there forever... I can't imagine the blow they'd endure."

Lin Yu whispered, "So, instead of giving them false hope for a while, it's better to let them suffer only this once."

"Of course, I stay away from them because I hope that the dangerous things around me will not involve them as much."

"After all, while most common-sense 'players' wouldn't attack ordinary people, there are always crazy ones... and I've even encountered crazy ones myself."

Li Nian nodded: "That's true...but it's really nice, Sister Zhu Ming."

"It's really enviable."

Lin Yu looked at Li Nian: "What are you envious of?"

"Since you care so much about your family, they must care about you too."

"Yes, I love them very much, and they love me too."

Lin Yu said with a nostalgic tone.

Li Nian pursed her lips: "You see, this is what I envy you for. I can't even say that word freely, at least not when it comes to relationships with my family. I can't do it..."

"Really? They treat you badly?"

Lin Yu asked.

"No, you've been to my house before, and you can tell it's actually okay. There's no beating or scolding or anything like that," Li Nian sighed. "Rather than not caring, it's more like... not being close enough."

"They care about me because they need to, so this 'care' is conditional - I have to be excellent, kind, cheerful, and lively. They will pay attention to my physical health and academic performance, and they will take family trips during holidays..."

"But how should I put it? For me, that family activity was even worse than a copy of the 'Death Game'...taking pictures, eating, chatting—I could sense they weren't enjoying family life, and spending time with me, their daughter, felt like part of their job as 'parents.'"

“Because they never mess up any work, that’s why they do those things.”

Li Nian spoke softly, then suddenly waved her hands and laughed, "Oh, sorry, Sister Zhu Ming, I've said too much... I suddenly started rambling on about these stupid things and complaining about my original family. I'm pretty good as long as I have enough food and clothes to eat, can go to a private middle school, and my parents are still alive and have a decent income!"

"That's true," Lin Yu didn't try to comfort Li Nian. Instead, he spoke in a serious tone, "My father is dead. I only have my mother at home, and... we're pretty poor."

Li Nian fell into silence, with a complicated expression of "What on earth did I say?" appearing on his face.

"Sister Zhu Ming, I'm so sorry."

"It's okay, I don't care about that."

Li Nian was a little embarrassed. "Anyway...it's just a good thing you're here and helped me out. I have another commission next week to lead someone through a dungeon. Do you want to do it together? We'll split the reward equally. It's probably not less than what that fat guy is offering."

"I need more detailed information. Who is the employer? Why is he hiring me? If he's trying to escape the 'Level Up Trial', what level is he aiming for?"

Lin Yu also followed Li Nian's topic and talked about the "Death Game" again.

Li Nian took out his phone: "I'll send it to you directly."

Lin Yu saw Li Nian's actions, nodded, and then changed the subject again: "Then, An Nian, can you return the things you took from my sister?"

As Lin Yu spoke, Li Nian touched his nose and took out a meal card from his pocket.

"I just wanted to see her name, in case you, Sister Zhu Ming, refused to admit it..."

"So your name is Xia Yang, what a nice name."