Chapter 21

After logging in at night, Yu Mi glanced at his friend list, but Shen Gun wasn’t online. He decided to do his dailies first. Before starting the escort mission, he asked in the faction channel, “Is it safe?”

[Faction] Man Cheng Feng Xu: Safe. Go ahead and run. Call me if you get attacked.

That message was full of reassurance.

[Faction] Fan Qie Chao Fan: [Man Cheng Feng Xu] Thanks for your hard work, Escort Hero.

[Faction] Yi Ze Yan Yi: [Man Cheng Feng Xu] Thanks for your hard work, Escort Hero.

[Faction] Tian Nuo Nuo: [Man Cheng Feng Xu] Thanks for your hard work, Escort Hero.

Yu Mi copied the same message and was about to start his task when someone mentioned him.

[Faction] Shu Xiao An: [Tian Nuo Nuo] Are you the Daoist who caused five guilds from the Qingyun Alliance to start a guild war for you? #Surprised. You’re amazing, you’re the pride of our Chiyan Valley! You’re the light of our valley!

[Faction] Ji Jian Zu Cheng Bu Fen: So strong, I will support [Tian Nuo Nuo] as the new faction male god!!

[Faction] Jiu Xi: Wow! Let’s take a photo!! [Tian Nuo Nuo] Male god, are you doing an escort mission? I’ll protect you!

Yu Mi was dumbfounded.

[Faction] Tian Nuo Nuo: #Shocked, Faction male god? Me? It’s not what you think… Listen to my explanation!

[Faction] Chi Chi: It’s you, it’s definitely you!

Yu Mi was still typing, and while he was typing, everyone was chatting enthusiastically, praising his achievements, and the channel messages were scrolling rapidly. Halfway through his explanation, Yu Mi gave up. He remembered what Shen Gun had said before, the more you explain, the more excited they get… maybe it’s better to just let it go.

Sure enough, everyone quickly changed the topic and forgot about him. Yu Mi quietly went to do the escort mission. On the way, he encountered someone trying to rob him, but Man Cheng Feng Xu and Yi Chuan Yan Cao arrived just in time to save his nearly defeated self.

In the eyes of the newbie Yu Mi, they were super awesome heroes! They were the epitome of knights.

After completing the task, he mustered up the courage to ask the two big brothers for their QQ, quickly drew a picture, and sent it to them. The picture depicted the two of them upholding justice on the trade route.

Man Cheng Feng Xu was very surprised and praised him for ten minutes. Yi Chuan Yan Cao, on the other hand, sent him a red envelope in return. Of course, Yu Mi didn’t accept it. He had already received a lot of help from them and could only express his gratitude with this picture. Seeing that they both liked it, he was already very happy.

Not long after, Shen Gun came online. With the handle in Shen Gun’s hands, Yu Mi proactively teamed up with him, as agreed, to do the double riding and help him trigger opportunities. While doing so, he silently prayed, hoping not to help this guy trigger another opportunity!

Absolutely not!

“Are you praying not to trigger an opportunity for me?” Shen Gun suddenly turned on his mic.

Yu Mi, caught red-handed, immediately denied, “No, how could that be? I wish I could help you trigger an opportunity, hehe…”

“Hehe,” the other person mimicked his laugh, “Do you think I don’t know what you’re thinking?”

Yu Mi: “You know nothing!”

After five attempts, nothing happened. Yu Mi secretly rejoiced, yay! He glanced at the system channel and saw that their affection level had increased by another 20 points. Yu Mi left the team and continued playing on his own.

For the next few days, it was the same routine for the two of them. About a week later, their affection level reached the third tier, allowing them to see which map the other was on.

That day, Yu Mi saw someone in the anime club group @everyone, and he clicked to see that it was a member’s birthday, inviting everyone to go out after class. Yu Mi followed up with a birthday greeting.

Not long after, Qi You’an, who hadn’t been active for a while, sent him a WeChat message.

“It’s Ah Gang’s birthday tonight, are you coming?”

Yu Mi: “Sorry, senior, I’m not very familiar with him, so I won’t go… You guys have fun!”

Qi You’an: “It’s okay, you’ll get familiar if you come, right?”

That’s what he said, but Yu Mi had plans for the evening—he had to log into the game to celebrate his senior sister’s birthday. It was also her birthday today. One was reality, the other was the game, but Yu Mi felt closer to his in-game sect, so he chose the game.

He found an excuse, telling Qi You’an he had to work on a drawing. The other person didn’t say anything more. Yu Mi wanted to ask if he would attend the game exhibition, but having just declined his invitation, he felt embarrassed to bring it up.

In the evening, Yu Mi logged into the game and saw that Shen Gun wasn’t online. Yu Mi went to the sect’s YY, where everyone else was already present. He sent his birthday wishes to the senior sister celebrating her birthday today.

The senior sister’s ID was Ye Guan Lan, and she played as a female character from the Shenbing Villa faction. This faction was known for forging divine weapons. The faction’s uniform was ginkgo yellow, and the weapon was a pair of light and heavy swords.

Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun said, “Everyone’s here, let’s go to the main city to celebrate. Lan Lan, I’ve hired eight male models to celebrate your birthday.”

Ye Guan Lan immediately laughed, “Thank you, Master! Love you, mwah mwah!”

Yu Mi asked, “What are male models?”

Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun laughed, “You’ll see when you get there.”

Yu Mi flew over to take a look and was surprised to see eight handsome, muscular sword-wielding men! The eight of them stood neatly, all wearing different styles of faction uniforms. Although they all showed off their abs and chest muscles, their different face styles and body types gave each a unique charm. There was even one with a chocolate skin tone, which was particularly stunning!

When they saw the group arrive, they immediately sent birthday wishes to Ye Guan Lan in the nearby chat channel, all saying: “Happy birthday to [Ye Guan Lan] Princess!”

Other nearby players also kindly wished Ye Guan Lan a happy birthday.

Looking at this lineup of sword-wielding men, Yu Mi curiously asked, “Are they specifically for this?”

“Yes,” Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun said, “a professional team.”

Yu Mi couldn’t help but laugh, “You can play like this too?”

“Do you like it?” Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun asked, “If you like it, when it’s your birthday, I’ll hire eight male models for you too. By the way, when’s your birthday?”

Yu Mi said, “My birthday is on Children’s Day, so it’ll be next year.”

“No problem,” Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun said, “Your birthday is easy to remember, I’ll arrange a table for you next year.”

Yu Mi thought his master was really nice! He quickly thanked him in advance.

The sect members set off fireworks for Ye Guan Lan’s birthday and then took group photos together. Yu Mi also took screenshots of the eight sword-wielding men, planning to use them as references for future drawings.

He checked his friend list again, but Shen Gun still wasn’t online. Was there no need for double riding today? He poked the other person on QQ, but there was no response. Yu Mi decided not to worry about it.

The eight sword-wielding men were truly impressive, and nearby players couldn’t help but make flirty comments.

[Nearby] Mo Yu Yu: Sorry, sword-wielding man, I haven’t eaten for three days and fainted from hunger, my body is weak, and I accidentally fell into your arms and sucked on your pecs. Look at the mess this caused… #LickScreen#LickScreen

A group of people copied the message, and Yu Mi followed suit.

[Nearby] Tian Nuo Nuo: Sorry, sword-wielding man, I haven’t eaten for three days and fainted from hunger, my body is weak, and I accidentally fell into your arms and sucked on your pecs. Look at the mess this caused… #LickScreen#LickScreen

They were having a great time when suddenly his phone rang. He picked it up and saw that Qi You’an was calling him on WeChat.

*

Yu Mi was a bit surprised and was about to answer when the call was disconnected. Was it a mistake? But how could a WeChat call be a mistake? A few seconds later, the call came again. Yu Mi immediately answered.

“Hello, senior?”

The other side was filled with loud music, very noisy. He heard the other person seem to call his name, but the voice was unclear.

Yu Mi quickly said, “It’s me, what’s up? Where are you?”

“I…”

It sounded like he was drunk?

Yu Mi turned up the volume, “What did you say? I didn’t catch that.”

Then, amidst the chaotic music, he heard the other person say, full of pain, “I think… I’m not sure… if I’m gay… what should I do?”

Yu Mi was stunned, “Huh??”

He glanced at the computer screen; it was almost eleven o’clock.

“Master, senior sister, senior brother, sorry, I have something to do, I have to go.”

Yu Mi quickly said goodbye, logged off, threw on a jacket, and rushed out to find him. The anime group had posted their dinner location earlier, so he took a cab there directly.

On the way, Yu Mi checked the chat history in the group. It seemed they finished dinner around ten. Scrolling up, it looked like Qi You’an had left early after delivering a gift, saying he had something to do.

Did that guy go drinking alone?

Yu Mi thought about calling out in the group for everyone to help find him, but after typing the message, he hesitated. He thought about Qi You’an’s troubles and guessed that he probably didn’t want everyone to know his current situation. To avoid causing him any negative impact, Yu Mi decided not to say anything for now.

After arriving outside the restaurant, he searched nearby and found him in a bar after about ten minutes. The person was fine but completely drunk.

But even in his drunken state, he recognized Yu Mi at first sight, drunkenly calling his name.

“Yu… Yu Mi…”

“It’s me, why did you drink so much?” Yu Mi tried to help him up, “I’ll take you back.”

He grabbed the other person’s arm, struggling to lift him and trying to lead him outside. But Qi You’an was too tall and muscular, and Yu Mi, with his skinny arms and legs, couldn’t carry him at all. Getting him out of the bar had already exhausted all his strength.

This is too heavy… really too heavy, can’t carry him at all, it’s nothing like on TV!!

Yu Mi struggled to reach into the other person’s pocket, intending to take his phone and contact his roommate for help. But when he took out Qi You’an’s phone, it was out of battery.

What should he do now?

Yu Mi felt a wave of despair. He planned to call a cab to take him back. But seeing him so drunk, what would he do after getting off the cab? How would he carry him from the entrance to the dormitory building? He didn’t even know where he lived!

And it would definitely be midnight by the time they got back to school… returning so late, Yu Mi was worried about disturbing the senior’s roommates.

The senior is so handsome, he must have an image to maintain, right? Being seen drunk like this probably wouldn’t be good, right?

Suddenly, his phone rang, and Yu Mi struggled to answer.

Chen Ziming stood in front of Yu Mi’s seat, “Where did you go, Xiao Ba? Why aren’t you back yet? What are you doing?”

Then he heard his roommate say, “I’m taking the senior to get a room.”

Chen Ziming’s mind went blank, “Huh???”

Is it developing this fast?!

No, how did it… it’s too fast!

He wanted to say more, but by the time he recovered, the call had already ended.

On the other side, Yu Mi struggled to take Qi You’an to a nearby hotel, or rather the closest one. He really didn’t have the strength to walk any further!

With the help of the hotel staff, he finally managed to get him into a room. After closing the door, Yu Mi collapsed on the floor, exhausted, and took a long time to catch his breath.

Then he wet a towel, wiped Qi You’an down a bit, covered him with a blanket, charged his phone, and was about to leave.

At the door, Yu Mi suddenly remembered some cases of people choking to death from vomiting while drunk and hesitated to leave.

But what would it mean for him to stay here?

Two guys, spending the night together, doesn’t seem right, does it?

And Yu Mi hadn’t planned to stay, he had only booked a single room with one bed.

Can someone tell him what to do now??

While he was hesitating, Qi You’an on the bed suddenly started talking in his sleep, mumbling something about “check-in… I… check-in…”

“Check-in what?” Yu Mi quickly returned to his side.

Super topic check-in?

The other person threw off the blanket, struggling on the bed, “Horse… horse…”

Horse? Or mom?

Missing his mom?

Yu Mi was at a loss, sweating profusely. What should he do now?!

*

Twenty minutes later, Yu Mi lay down next to Qi You’an, quietly looking at his face.

So handsome…

Even asleep, he’s so handsome.

Yu Mi held his phone, looking at his cosplay photos, then at him in person.

Liking handsome guys is only human nature, right?

Such a handsome person, trapped by superstition since childhood, now questioning his own orientation, it’s really heartbreaking.

Poor senior…

Yu Mi was immersed in the impact of his good looks when a message popped up on QQ. He opened it and saw it was from his master in the sect group @ him.

Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun: “Are you okay? Did something happen?”

Yu Mi was a bit touched, not expecting his master to be concerned about him. He quickly replied, telling them not to worry.

Then his master and senior sister uploaded screenshots from the evening in the group album, screenshots of them with the eight male models.

Yu Mi looked at the screenshots, then at Qi You’an in front of him, remembering that he had also cosplayed as a sword-wielding man.

He found that cosplay photo and compared it to the sleeping face in front of him.

How can someone be this handsome?

As he looked, Yu Mi unknowingly fell asleep.

He dreamed that it was his birthday, and his master had hired eighteen male models for him. Eighteen muscular sword-wielding men surrounded him, each flexing their chest muscles, wishing him a happy birthday.

So happy.

The dream was full of pink bubbles.

A group of people was saying flirty things: “Sorry, sword-wielding man… accidentally sucked on your pecs. Look at the mess this caused… suck suck suck…”

Yes, it was spoken out loud.

In the dream, Yu Mi heard the voice.

He also followed along with the flirty talk, “Sorry, sword-wielding man… accidentally sucked on your pecs.”

Suck suck suck…

Suck suck suck…

Suck…

As he was sucking, Yu Mi heard a “hiss” sound of someone inhaling sharply.

He suddenly woke up.

In a daze, he felt something in his mouth, hurriedly pushed it out with his tongue, and spat it out.

When he opened his eyes and saw what he had spat out, Yu Mi’s mind went blank—

Did I just suck on the senior’s nipple?!

No!!!!