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Chapter 1640 - 702: Black Silk Big Sister

Chapter 1640: Chapter 702: Black Silk Big Sister

In a moment of disarray, Lin Xue opened her eyes.

In front of her was a staircase leading underground, and from the colorful flashing signs on either side, it appeared to be an underground arcade.

"So, the core of this dream is the arcade?" Lin Xue pondered for a moment, and without much hesitation, walked down the stairs.

At the moment she stepped through the arcade doors, it felt as if she had entered an isolated and otherworldly space.

Dim lighting flickered in the compact space, creating a mysterious and oppressive atmosphere. The air carried a faint smell of tobacco and alcohol, mixing into a unique odor that was somewhat unpleasant.

The arcade was bustling with noise, with the sound effects of video games, the cheers of players, and the clattering of keyboards... The cacophony filled every corner of the hall.

Lin Xue stepped aside from the crowd and walked into the hall, her eyes scanning the people around her.

Vivian had mentioned that she would enter the dreams of people she knew. Lin Xue was not very sure who among the people she knew would like to come to such a place. In any case, the current primary goal was to find the dream’s owner.

Finding the owner of the dream was not as difficult as imagined. Lin Xue casually glanced at the figures in the hall and quickly locked her gaze on a little boy wearing a baseball cap.

Unlike the other players who gathered in small groups, this little boy was all alone, sitting by himself in front of a game machine in a corner.

Of course, numbers don’t mean much, but the more obvious feature was the art style: the other players all performed only a few repetitive actions and lines, much like lazily programmed NPCs in a game. Only this little boy was a real player, his every move exuding the presence of a living person.

Apparently, the dream’s owner did not have extra CPU to flesh out these background characters, focusing all attention on the main character. It felt like the only colored person in a black-and-white comic, impossible not to notice.

"Little boy?"

Lin Xue frowned. The only boy of this age she knew was Lin Hai from childhood, but the Lin Family’s strict upbringing meant that Little Sea should not have had the chance to come to such a place.

Curious, Lin Xue approached him.

The little boy sat cross-legged on a chair, gripping a controller, his fingers swiftly pressing the buttons, his expression intensely focused on the screen, his small face alternately illuminated and dimmed by the screen’s flickering.

While approaching, Lin Xue confirmed that this boy couldn’t be Lin Hai, yet this familiar eyebrow and outline, could he be...?

Lin Xue had guessed something, and right beside the gaming table was the little boy’s backpack, with a tag clearly stating his identity.

Songhai Primary School.

Class 3-8.

Mu You.

Indeed, it was...

Lin Xue’s lips curved slightly as she stepped forward and sat down on the seat next to the boy.

The boy immersed in the game only then noticed her presence, temporarily extricating himself from the game, and turned his head to glance at her in surprise.

Seeing Lin Xue’s outfit, a trace of vigilance flashed in the boy’s eyes; he quickly stood up and looked around, somewhat sheepishly grabbing his backpack to shield his name, then left his spot for another vacant machine nearby.

The flushed cheeks of the boy before leaving did not escape Lin Xue’s notice.

Lin Xue couldn’t help but smile again. She didn’t particularly like children, but for some reason, suddenly encountering the young Mu You with this shy demeanor, so different from Mu You’s usual mature and experienced appearance, the contrast was too amusing, tempting her to tease him a bit.

Lin Xue stood up, followed the boy, and once again sat next to little Mu You.

The boy, seeing that she had followed him, looked even more flustered, but this time he didn’t change places again. After all, even children have their pride; if he kept running, others might think he was afraid.

"How do you play this?"

Seeing the boy start playing again, Lin Xue looked at the keyboard and game screen before her and couldn’t help asking. Like Lin Hai, she also hadn’t had a chance to come into contact with such things.

"Insert the coin here, press here to start." The boy coolly gave brief instructions, then withdrew his hand, never looking at Lin Xue throughout the process.

"Oh..."

Lin Xue had no game coin to actually play, but she didn’t leave either. She just sat in her seat, crossing her legs, watching little Mu You as he played.

The boy appeared to be staring intently at the screen, but he naturally felt the gaze from behind him. For a moment, it was as if he was sitting under a spotlight; his movements gradually became erratic, and the game character began to jump around nonsensically, losing eight of the ten lives in a short time.

Seeing that the game coin was about to run out, the boy couldn’t pretend to be nonchalant any longer and got up, preparing to switch to another spot again.

At that moment, Lin Xue suddenly spoke: "Little Mu You, what’s your wish?"

The boy’s body shook, and he grabbed his backpack, stepped back a pace, and looked at her warily.

"Auntie, you’re not really a child trafficker, are you?"

"..."

Thinking she had the upper hand over the boy, Lin Xue found herself countered completely by his words, leaving her at a loss before regaining her composure after a while.

"If I were a child trafficker, you’d be in a sack right now..."

Lin Xue rolled her eyes at him, "Change ’Auntie’ to ’sister,’ and I can grant you a wish... if you don’t believe me, then forget it."

The boy looked at her suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, then tentatively spoke, "Then... can you buy me ten coins? Sister..."