Bai Yang's Little Bear

Tao Yuan had no idea that she and Qin Rang had been attacked by other strange crickets. Today, they encountered many people they hadn't seen yesterday who had entered the Instance together. By the next day, everyone had more or less found a way to leave.

But there were more strange things happening on the streets today, probably because it's Saturday and many of the strange things don't have to work.

Qin Rang and his companion first met up with An Ying. He had originally shared a room with another player, and their identities were brothers.

But this brother went out one morning and died outside, and now he lives alone.

After exchanging information, the three went their separate ways. During their journey, they accidentally bumped into a Male Specter. The eerie figure looked them up and down and suddenly said, "Truly promising talents."

After saying this nonsensical remark, he left just as abruptly.

The three were puzzled and wanted to chase after him to ask, but the Male Specter disappeared from their sight very quickly.

Although they were puzzled, they didn't have time to investigate further and continued with the plan: Qin Rang go to find Bai Yang, An Ying and Tao Yuan would go to find Wang Ding.

To reclaim Tao Yuan's weapon, the precise Rules of his whip strikes is crucial.

Perhaps Qin Rang arrived too early today, because the hospital entrance was deserted, with not a single person in sight.

Before he even entered the hospital, he could hear Bai Yang arguing loudly.

"Don't try to disgust me, and stop pretending like I'm bullying you."

"What do you mean I'm useless? I helped them last night because I thought they were decent people! What, is it any of your business?"

"I am indeed from the Third Faction, but what I did did not violate my Master's orders. Don't try to use my Master to pressure me."

Qin Rang immediately slowed his pace and quietly peeked out.

Inside the glass door, Bai Yang, wearing a white coat, rolled his eyes at a person sitting in Wheelchair, his expression not much different from the strange and sarcastic manner he displayed when he met Moonlit Night, but at least he didn't make a move.

Bai Yang seems to dislike many people in this organization.

Does he have any conflict with Ji Fengbai? From Qin Rang's current perspective, Ji Fengbai doesn't seem to have any anti-human tendencies. He's probably similar to Moonlit Night, the kind of person who doesn't harbor much hostility towards others.

Ji Fengbai seemed to be writing something. Bai Yang glanced at the door and said angrily, "I'm not arguing with you anymore. You're writing too slowly, disrupting my rhythm. The more I talk about it, the angrier I get."

Qin Rang instantly understood that they had discovered him and were deliberately telling him.

He straightened up, gathered his thoughts, and walked over, where he saw Ji Fengbai and Bai Yang staring in his direction.

Ji Fengbai coughed a few times, smiled and nodded at Qin Rang, then pushed him away from him with both hands.

Qin Rang glanced at his departing figure, then looked at Bai Yang: "Did you two have a fight?"

Bai Yang quickly composed himself. "My colleagues are all crazy, I'm the only normal one, I'm used to it."

"But he seems quite pitiful to me," Qin Rang said.

Bai Yang scoffed, his round face seeming to puff up even more in anger.

"You're not pitying him, are you?" Bai Yang plopped down on a blue bench in the hospital, Wristband, chin slightly raised. "Guess why he's in Wheelchair?"

Qin Rang shook his head. "Isn't he disabled?"

"He's perfectly fine," Bai Yang said. "Even though he is indeed physically weak because of the Rules, there's nothing wrong with his body. He's just faking it. He's playing the victim, acting sickly, so that anyone who sees him will feel sorry for him."

Bai Yang spoke the last few words in a sarcastic tone.

Qin Rang:... He didn't know whether to believe him or not. What normal person would sit in Wheelchair when they can walk?

"Alright, you're here to pay back fees? If you're paying in cash, wait until the office opens to pay at the window; if you're paying by phone, just scan the code."

"I'll scan the code. Thank you so much for the candy yesterday; it helped us a lot." Qin Rang asked as he opened his phone, "It seems the Lantern Festival is coming soon. Will Doctor Bai Yang be going back to work at the hospital soon?"

Upon hearing "Lantern Festival," Bai Yang's fingers paused slightly, but he quickly resumed his normal expression. "Yes, you need to hurry."

"Since we have so little time, Bai Yang, would you be willing to join us? We cooperated fairly well in the Instance last time, didn't we?" Qin Rang asked sincerely, as if he truly trusted Bai Yang.

Bai Yang blinked his big eyes, putting on a dramatic act. "What? How can that be? How can a weak little Doctor like me go with you to kill monsters?"

Qin Rang: "If we can't clear the Instance, won't we have to trouble you guys to do it later? You don't want to be trapped here, do you? And the people behind you certainly won't see that you're stuck here and can't get out, right?"

"Although you're very eloquent, I still have to tell you," Bai Yang said with a smile, waving his index finger in front of him, "Impossible."

Can you tell me why?

"We won't act on our own without a mission from our Master, and besides, I have to go to work."

Qin Rang's gaze shifted to the Puppet Bai Yang had placed to the side, then back to Bai Yang's face. "Oh... you wouldn't act on your own, would you have done the same last night?"

Bai Yang looked up at the sky, hesitated for a moment, and then decisively said, "Tell me what you plan to do, and I can give you some advice."

After paying, Qin Rang hesitated for a few seconds before nodding, "Okay, I got a clue in the game last night. Today I'm going to find a boy named Lin Yi and the game's Master from last night, a girl named Jiang Tuanyuan."

Bai Yang didn't seem surprised. Qin Rang then asked, "Did you go to the Archive Room yesterday?"

"No."

Bai Yang had no reason to lie to him about this, which Qin Rang even more puzzled. Who went first?

"If you're going to find Lin Yi..." Bai Yang picked up a brown Little Bear Doll from the chair and tossed it to Qin Rang. Qin Rang hurriedly caught the fidgeting Doll, and faced the frowning, angry Little Bear, not understanding what it meant for a moment.

"I have an identity and a mission now, and I can't leave the hospital during the day," Bai Yang explained. "You can borrow Little Bear for now. It won't be very agile without my control, but it retains a part of my consciousness and can still be of some help."

What a pleasant surprise! Qin Rang looked at Bai Yang in astonishment. Compared to his colleagues, this young man was simply an angel!

"Also, take this to Building Two and find Moonlit Night." Bai Yang's expression turned serious as he said this. "Remember, whenever you're with Lin Yi, or preparing to go find him, you must have Moonlit Night accompany you, understand?"

"If Moonlit Night is unwilling, call the Writer, even Ji Fengbai, he can be of some use."

Qin Rang asked, "Can't I tell you the reason?"

"You'll find out the reason soon enough," Bai Yang said, frowning. "But if you discover that Moonlit Night used any water-related Rules, be extra careful."

Water? Qin Rang thought of the strange rain that An Ying had mentioned when he first met Moonlit Night.

Bai Yang waved his hand, tossed over a Pill, and then dismissed the customer. "This is medicine to remove the pollution. Remember to pay for it and come back to pick it up tomorrow."