Su Bai did not want Lin Wenhua and Huang Qi to die in the Beginner Game. Although Wen Wen and Sha Linghai seemed more dependable than the two boys who had not even graduated from high school, this was consistent with what Su Bai knew of Lin Wenhua.
Before the event that marked his turning point, Lin Wenhua had always behaved like any Regular player. In fact, he was even more afraid of trouble and more detached from the group than most. Without the things he had witnessed in his previous life, Su Bai would have paid attention to the tall, burly but innocent Huang Qi before ever noticing Lin Wenhua, who always stood silently off to the side.
By stepping forward to stand between the players and the Old Steward covered in sludge, Su Bai could not only keep his tiny butterfly effect from turning the future of this life upside down, but also improve the players' opinion of him as their "Bride." It killed two birds with one stone.
But once the sounds of courtyard gates opening came from both the west and the north, the game's difficulty began rising rapidly for the novice players.
Drawing fully on A Xi's power, Su Bai walked toward the courtyard entrance, one step at a time. The sight of the Old Steward's entire body being swallowed by sludge was unnerving, but he was certainly not someone worth Su Bai's attention. Even in his delirious state, the Old Steward kept retreating before Su Bai's power.
Su Bai was drawing fully on A Xi's power not merely to expose the Old Steward's true appearance, but more importantly to lure out the truly dangerous presence in this residence.
What Su Bai had not expected was for the two Brides from the other courtyards to