After an Infinite Flow Player Retires

That head disintegrated into dust the next second.The surroundings were also collapsing at an extremely fast speed. Like a paper house soaked in water, colours faded and structures weakened, and soon, it all turned into tiny dust fragments.Soon afterwards, Ye Jia found himself standing in the same ghost domain he was in at the very beginning.The same blackened ground, the same murky sky….But those large eyeballs above them were now gone. Deep cracks formed on the ground below him. This place probably wouldn’t be able to last too long.The people lying on the ground slowly regained consciousness.Blast was the first to wake up. He immediately jumped up and frantically tore at his clothes in an attempt to check for traces of any insects on him.Wu Su, who was second to wake up, rubbed his head in confusion after slowly sitting up. He still wasn’t able to figure out what happened.Immediately afterwards, Chen Qingye also woke up.He got up unhurriedly, dusted himself off with some disgust and carefully straightened his clothes.When Blast saw him, his eyes welled up with tears.He charged over and hugged Chen Qingye, “My brother, I will never look down on those insects of yours aga…..”A’Chang stuck its head out of Chen Qingye’s sleeve and raised its dark head, looking warily at this dangerous individual who had only just fought against them not long ago.“!” Blast’s expression turned pale and he reflexively moved back.Chen Qingye patted A’Chang’s head lovingly and then pushed his glasses up and looked at Blast, “What?”Blast, “Forget it…..”“You two are still in the mood to chitchat?” Wei Yuechu looked up at the gradually changing sky and said, “This ghost domain is about to disappear.”“W-what?” Wu Su rubbed the back of his head which was still faintly throbbing in pain with a look of confusion. He still hadn’t figured out what happened.All he remembered was that he was thrown into a place very similar to the world inside the game and was forced to fight against a fake Ace…..And then? What happened after that?Wu Su hurriedy asked, “Is that fierce ghost gone?”They all reflexively looked at Ye Jia who stood on the side and hadn’t spoken a single word until now.Wu Su: “?”Ye Jia: “……”Seeing that his lies were about to be exposed, he quickly cleared his throat and asked a key question which had been overlooked for a long time, “By the way, do you still remember from where we were dragged into this ghost domain?”“Of course!” Blast pointed ahead, “Wasn’t it from this elevator….”Remnants of a crushed elevator sat not far away from them. It looked like a flattened metal box.Everyone: “……..”“Fuck!”Before they knew it, the ghost domain that could no longer maintain itself had collapsed, turning into scattered yin energy.The strange scenery was gone in an instant and replacing it was a pitch-black elevator shaft.The cables were broken and the elevator itself had fallen to the ground below, turning into waste metal. The people who were hovering in mid-air exchanged a look with each other.The next moment, they all felt themselves fall downwards thanks to gravity.“Ahhhhh!!!” Wu Su reflexively screamed.Wei Yuechu quickly grabbed his collar.Wu Su: “!”He no longer screamed now. Only his eyes rolled backwards.They quickly grabbed the wall. Blast who was at the top swiftly leapt up several metres, reaching the closed elevator door that was closest to him.A ball of fire appeared in his palm and he then proceeded to press his palm against that metal door.The elevator door before him turned red and soft at a speed visible to the naked eye before melting and revealing a large hole.Blast retracted his hand, “Here!”Everyone climbed out through that hole one after another.All of their faces were grey and dusty, they were all in a rather sorry state.Wu Su held his neck, coughing violently, “Cough, cough, cough!”With red eyes, he looked towards Wei Yuechu accusingly, “Did you want to strangle me?”“Sorry, sorry….” Wei Yuechu apologised without any sincerity, “It was an unexpected situation and I just did it out of reflex.”Wu Su coughed a few more times before suddenly realising something. He immediately jumped up, “Wait a minute! Where’s Ye Jia?! Which of you grabbed him?!”He was the only one in the group here who was ordinary and didn’t have the ability to protect himself. Could he have been implicated as a result of taking the same elevator as them…..?Just as Wu Su was starting to get anxious, a young man’s faintly cold voice sounded, “I’m here….”Wu Su immediately looked over towards the source of the sound.Although the young man was like them, his body grey and dusty and his clothes wrinkled as if he had gone through a big battle, he didn’t seem to be missing any arms or legs.Wu Su breathed a sigh of relief, “Thank god….”He grabbed Ye Jia’s arm, “You don’t feel uncomfortable anywhere, do you?”The other three behind him revealed complicated expressions, “…….”Ye Jia replied obediently, “Thank you Cap Wu, I’m alright.”The expressions of the three behind him grew even stranger.Wei Yuechu instinctively turned to glance at Chen Qingye only to see that the other party was also looking at her. In that instant, they seemed to be able to communicate just by looking at each other’s eyes.Chen Qingye, “What’s going on with you?”Wei Yuechu, “What do you mean what’s going on with me? What is going on with you?”At this moment, Blast foolishly stepped in and interrupted this ‘conversation’, “What’s wrong?”Chen Qingye and Wei Yuechu broke eye contact and they proceeded to look in different directions.Ye Jia looked towards Wu Su, “Um, Captain, I have some matters at home today and may need to leave early….”Wu Su hastily nodded, “It’s okay, it’s okay. Go ahead. After having experienced something like that, you will need time to rest. Don’t forget to visit the hospital for an examination too. I’ll let your head chief know.”Ye Jia tugged at the collar which had been fastened a little too tightly around his neck and turned and quickly went towards the stairwell.Watching the young man’s figure disappear into the stairwell, Wu Su turned back and saw the three veteran players sporting strange expressions. He slowly asked, “So, what happened to that ghost domain just now?”Unexpectedly, those three shook their heads in unison, “Don’t know….”The answer was in so much unison, the three of them were surprised. They all looked at each other suspiciously.Wu Su: “?”He tugged at his beard and asked with some doubts, “So the three of you all have no idea what happened?”The three of them nodded.Wu Su, “Then….then what about that fierce ghost? Is she dead?”Wei Yuechu, “Since the ghost domain is gone, she’s probably dead.”Wu Su was even more at a loss, “How did she die?”----- Don’t know.Wu Su knitted his brows.Could it have been Ji Xuan who had killed that fierce ghost?So he really was an ally?Wu Su turned to leave with confused thoughts in his mind and decided to go back to his office and look through the documents that covered the conditions the other party and the Bureau had agreed upon back then.After Wu Su left, the remaining three players all looked at each other.The air around them was both tense and strange.Wei Yuechu narrowed her eyes and met the eyes of Chen Qingye who stood not far away, “What? Did you remember something?”Chen Qingye shook his head and answered without a change to his expression, “No, nothing.”He asked back, “What about you?”Wei Yuechu: “No…..”Chen Qingye, “Then, I’ll see you tomorrow?”Wei Yuechu nodded, “Okay….”The two turned at the same time and walked off in different directions. Internally, they both sneered at the other party ---- Hah. That person doesn’t know anything.Blast was left there, watching the two leave. As soon as they were gone, he sighed.Alas, those two pitiful people. They’re both being played by that nasty Ace. Only he knows the truth.So lonely….At this moment, he seemed to suddenly remember something. He raised his head and looked at the empty corridor in front of him with a blank look on his face, “Huh? So none of you are curious about my real name?!”---- Being a hottie is so lonely.As soon as Ye Jia entered the stairwell, he swiftly entered his ghost domain.The small black hand appeared on his shoulder. It had still not been able to recover from the shock, “Heavens. What on earth happened just now?For some reason in the elevator just now, Ye Jia and the elevator he was in had suddenly disappeared. It hurriedly clung to the wall in the dark shaft, waiting in confusion, and then about ten minutes later, the elevator appeared and fell to the ground below, sending dust and debris scattering. Before it could recover from the shock, Ye Jia and the others then also suddenly appeared and fell downwards.The little black hand quickly recognised Ye Jia’s scent and hurriedly returned to the other’s shoulder.It was only brave enough to stick its head out now.Ye Jia replied succinctly, “It was a ghost domain….”The small black hand gasped. It instantly understood what happened.It immediately recognised the seriousness of this matter ---- To be able to drag an entire elevator into a ghost domain without Ye Jia noticing, and to even be able to see through the disguise Ye Jia had put in place, accurately dragged their intended targets in ---- This was something that could only be done by a very powerful fierce ghost.It asked nervously, “How was it? Was that ghost exterminated? Did you get hurt?”But before it could finish asking those rapid-fire questions, the ghost domain before it opened a small crack, allowing light to spill in.Ye Jia stepped out.The small black hand found itself unable to speak.Before them was a large and spacious hall that was exquisitely decorated. The pool of blood on the side swelled under the dim light and a white skull was faintly visible under the surface.Th-th-this…….!The small black hand almost fainted on the spot.I…..Isn’t this King’s territory?!The blood covered head of the blood gu fish appeared from within the pool of blood.Smelling the familiar scent in the air, it charged towards Ye Jia, frantically wagging its tail and both affectionately and excitedly rubbed itself against his legs.Its dark and empty eye sockets slowly moved up as it proceeded to stare at the small black hand who was clinging to Ye Jia’s shoulder.The small black hand shuddered. It stammered, “U-Um, do you mind if I go hide in your ghost domain first?”Although with Ye Jia around its safety was guaranteed, it still didn’t want to see King and King’s pet!Ye Jia glanced briefly at it and didn’t say anything.His slender and fair finger moved vertically in the air and a scarlet crack then appeared. The small black hand drilled into that crack as if there was something chasing after it.But before Ye Jia could close the opening, he saw the small black hand shyly stick its head back out, “Um….Can I bring a phone in too?”Ye Jia, “…….”He reached into his pocket, threw it over to the small black hand and then proceeded to close the opening.Only Ye Jia was left in the hall now.He slowly raised his hand and gently stroked the mass in his arms.A figure slowly appeared.The young boy was quietly nestled against his chest, his back and crook of his legs supported by an invisible force. His jet-black hair hung down, covering his tightly closed eyes, only revealing the small and delicate tip of his nose as well as his pale lips. He seemed to be deep asleep as he had his cheeks pressed firmly against the young man’s chest.Ye Jia breathed a sigh of relief.When he was in that fierce ghost’s ghost domain just now, he found Ji Xuan, who had already turned smaller, lying next to him.Seeing that the others were about to regain consciousness, out of anxiousness, he habitually covered the other party with a layer of disguise and then manipulated a part of his ghostly powers to ensure that he was firmly in his arms --- This was also Ye Jia’s first time trying something like this. He didn’t really expect it to work so well.Facts have proven that as long as he wasn’t facing a ghost with clairvoyance, his disguise was flawless.The blood gu fish raised its head in confusion and sniffed at Ji Xuan’s thin calf. It didn’t seem to understand why its master had suddenly appeared in the arms of its favourite human and even in such a weak state…..Ye Jia pushed the blood gu fish aside, “Go play by yourself….”The blood gu fish flicked its tail somewhat unwillingly before turning towards the pool of blood and slowly going back. Once it was back inside, it secretly revealed half its head and quietly watched the humans in the hall.Ye Jia carried Ji Xuan and went even more deeper into the hall.He didn’t want to bring Ji Xuan back to the place where he’s staying at now so, after some thought, he felt that the best option was to put him back into his own territory. Furthermore, with his subordinates and his blood gu fish guarding him, there shouldn’t be any danger.But even after wandering around the hall a few times, he still couldn’t find a place to put the person down.Ye Jia, “…….”Looks like fierce ghosts really don’t need to rest.Ye Jia’s eyes moved over to the deepest part of the hall, at a soft chair that was left in a particularly inconspicuous corner. That seemed to be the only place that seemed okay.He silently sighed and went over.Ye Jia bent down and placed Ji Xuan who was in his arms into that chair, but the other party’s thin arms were still wrapped tightly around his neck.He tugged at it. It didn’t budge.He tugged at it again. It still didn’t budge.Ye Jia, “………’With one hand supporting Ji Xuan’s waist, his other hand moved behind him, grabbing onto the other party’s thin wrists. With some force, he managed to get rid of the arms around his neck.But before Ye Jia could have a chance to take a break, the other party had conversely grabbed tightly onto the front of his shirt.Ye Jia, “……….”He gritted his teeth and slowly pulled his shirt out.For a child who had fallen unconscious, Ji Xuan’s strength was astounding.When the other party’s hand was finally lowered, there was the sound of fabric tearing and two buttons also flew off, falling onto the ground with a clatter and silently rolling away into the darkness.Ye Jia watched the two buttons roll away, his heart deadly calm inside.----Looks like he shouldn’t buy discounted shirts from the mall next time.Fortunately, Ji Xuan didn’t play up anymore. Ye Jia breathed a sigh of relief and placed the other party into the soft chair.But before he could move away, there was a sudden tug on his arm.Ye Jia looked down in surprise.The young boy’s slender arms were wrapped tightly around his arm. Like some kind of cold and soft animal, he clung firmly onto him, as if he was gripping onto the only driftwood around him and would die if he let go.Ye Jia, “……..”He asked in frustration, “Ji Xuan, are you pretending to be asleep?!”The other party didn’t move. The young boy’s eyes were still tightly closed and his face was pale. He seemed to have lost consciousness but the strength in his hands didn’t loosen.Ye Jia forcefully pulled his arms out.But…..Ye Jia lowered his head and looked expressionlessly at the octopus hanging onto his arm ---- The boy’s body was too light, and that force had pulled most of his body out of the chair instead whilst his arms were still tightly wrapped around his arm.He was certain that if he took another few steps, the other party would probably be dragged around like an accessory on his arm.While Ye Jia wasn’t paying attention, the blood gu fish had at some unknown point in time swam over. It watched the two people’s strange actions with great curiosity and then, unwilling to be outdone, it went over and similarly wrapped its tail around the young man’s waist and rested its skull against his chest.“…….” Ye Jia closed his eyes.He was left exhausted by this master and pet duo.The blood gu fish raised its head and wagged its tail to show goodwill.Ye Jia said weakly, “This isn’t a game…..Go back to your pool!”Outside the hall…..The shadow ghost was swiping through its phone with its head lowered.It had recently discovered a very wonderful app called Weibo which contained all sorts of interesting novelties, making it unable to retract itself from it…..Best of all…..There were so many pet bloggers there!The shadow ghost was at this moment happily scrolling through it, looking at the little fluff balls in there. Their soft and pink paw pads and the fluffy triangular ears, its heart was about to melt from the cuteness.But, suddenly, it heard some strange sounds coming from King’s hall not far away.The shadow ghost raised its head vigilantly and looked in that direction.It didn’t detect any unusual presences.Moreover…the blood gu fish was still in there. Even if a ghost really dared to come, it would definitely be torn into pieces.The shadow ghost lowered its head back down and clicked open a video that had a compilation of silly cat moments.But before it could watch it for more than a few seconds, more strange sounds travelled out through the door. It could no longer pretend that it didn’t hear it.The shadow ghost immediately jumped up, the phone falling onto the ground.This place was just one of King’s territories but because the blood gu fish liked the pool of blood here, it had become the place King used most often. Although he hadn’t been around much recently, the importance of this place still hadn’t changed. As the guard here, the shadow ghost would rather lose its soul than be discovered by King that it had neglected its duties, allowing this place to be invaded by another fierce ghost.The shadow ghost took in a deep breath and rushed to the door.It however didn’t push the door open. Instead, it flattened itself and drilled through the gap between the door and the floor.As soon as it entered, it saw an unfamiliar figure appear at the end of the hall. The blood gu fish’s large body could also be seen swimming around the other party, and they appeared to be fighting.The shadow ghost’s figure immediately swelled up, the large shadow looking particularly terrifying in the room where light and dark intertwined. Its voice was sinister and dark, “Since you dare to enter, you must already be prepared…”“A’Mi?”Before A’Mi could finish its threats, the rest of its words were suddenly swallowed back down.Except for its friends, no one else knows of its name ‘A’Mi’.Of course, King also knew it, but King never called it by that name.And this voice…..was also very familiar.“A’Ye?” A’Mi asked hesitantly.Ye Jia breathed a sigh of relief, “It’s me….”A’Mi’s large figure shrunk back to its original size; tall and thin, like a piece of paper.“What are you doing here?” It looked at the shadows flitting around in the darkness in the distance. The reflections from the pool of blood made the blood gu fish’s large figure look even more terrifying and oppressing. It cried out anxiously, “Although King isn’t here right now, the blood gu fish is still here! You don’t want to live anymore?!”A’Mi was so anxious, it was like an ant on a heated pan, but because of the blood gu fish’s presence, it didn’t dare get any closer.Ye Jia looked down at the little Ji Xuan in his arms and felt that if they were seen like this, he might really not be able to clear the situation up even if he had eight mouths.“I’m fine…” He took a deep breath and said, “You….you can just wait for me outside. I’ll be there soon!”A’Mi asked suspiciously, “Are you alright?”Ye Jia, “Yes, I’m fine!”A’Mi thought for a moment and finally decided to believe in its reliable friend. It turned around and waited for him outside the door.Ye Jia breathed a sigh of relief and then looked down at Ji Xuan who was still firmly holding onto his arm. He tried to negotiate with him with a look of exhaustion, “Big brother, I’ll definitely be back after I deal with your subordinate. Once I’m back, I’ll let you hug all you want, okay?”He then tried to pull his arm out and found that he was successful this time.Ye Jia almost cried with joy.He hurriedly pulled his arm out and then pushed the blood gu fish aside, fixed up his shirt, and went over to the door.A'Mi, who was waiting outside the door, paced around anxiously. At this moment, the door opened a small fraction and a young man appeared. He leaned against the door frame and supported the door with one hand so that A’Mi couldn’t see past him.A’Mi was stunned for a moment before it hurried over.“Huh? How did you become like this?”It stared at the young man before it in surprise.Ye Jia only now remembered that he had forgotten to put on his fierce ghost disguise. He shook his head nonchalantly, “This is how I look when I’m disguised as a human.”“I see!” A’Mi understood. It took in Ye Jia’s appearance and nodded in appreciation, “I can’t say that it’s very similar to your original appearance, it’s almost exactly the same.”Ye Jia: “…….”A’Mi asked, “So why did you come here?”Ye Jia gave it the excuse he had prepared a long time ago, “King gave me a task to do and asked me to pick up something. I’ll be leaving now…”As soon as the blood gu fish heard this, it suddenly arched its head and charged over.---- You clearly said earlier that you’ll be staying! Big liar!Ye Jia was caught off guard, “Hey! What are you doing?!”He hurriedly pushed the blood gu fish off him and lowered his voice and said with much restraint, “Go back to your pool….or I won’t feed you anything tonight…..”Wait a second……What was going on?Is….Is this the same blood gu fish?!Was it dreaming? This blood gu fish who is acting clingy and being threatened to not be fed its dinner……How could this be the same blood gu fish that could go head-to-head against an S-Level fierce ghost and not lose ground?! It must be its imagination.A’Mi stood there dumbfounded as it watched King’s pet, who would normally swallow up ghosts within a blink of an eye, affectionately rub its head against the young man’s chest. The sharp teeth that could chew up the ghosts in no time had been carefully put away and all it was doing to the other party with that act was messing up the clothes they had fixed up just a moment ago.The shirt had lost its buttons, causing the neckline to spread open. It revealed the young man’s pale skin as well as his clearly defined collarbones.There was a very visible bite mark on it. Although there was no longer blood oozing out from it, the wound was still slightly red, looking particularly eye-catching on the pale skin.A’Mi felt as if it had been struck by lightning.This……This…..It had been with King for a long, long time. It was long enough…..for it to be able to recognise the scent left behind by King.What’s more, this kind of mark ----- was filled with possessiveness.Since this place was originally King’s territory, it didn’t pay much attention, but now…….Th-th-this!OMG!A’Mi’s eyes shook. It felt as if it had just found out something incredible.Ye Jia at this moment was finally able to calm the blood gu fish down.“Um, so, I’ll be going back in. The matters still aren’t sorted yet!” He sent a forced smile at A’Mi whose mind was wandering elsewhere and then slammed the door shut.A’Mi stood outside the door dazedly, “Oh…..”Time passed minute by minute.It was unknown how long it took for it to recover from receiving such shocking information.A’Mi covered its face and almost cried out with joy.Thank goodness! King is finally no longer hung up on that scumbag Ace! And what a good ghost A’Ye is! He’s a perfect match for King!I wish you two hundred years of happiness!