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She has fallen into a coma.

Talulah rushed over in a fluster, hurriedly pushed away the snake scales, and hugged her sister in her arms.

She suddenly looked up and stared at the snake scale. Although she was only six years old, she still exuded an unparalleled aura, her eyes filled with flames.

What happened to my sister?

"Don't worry, he's just passed out." Kosichee waved his hand, letting the snake scales go away.

He approached Talulah and Chen Huijie, "Have you made your decision?"

The air is quiet.

The magnificent hall and the dilapidated, unfinished building seemed completely out of place. Talulah looked up and met Koschche's gaze. For a long time, neither of them spoke first, until a deep, magnetic young man broke the silence.

“Koschke…” The young man who came up to the two of them was An Xin.

He had more strength and endurance than his body before he transmigrated. He could run up to the thirteenth floor without even panting. He had compared his own lifespan to that of a police academy graduate, estimating that he would only have six or seven points of life left, not much better than an average person.

The body's lifespan is now fifteen, and it survived a jump from the second or third floor without any problems, which gave An Xin a little more confidence.

Of course, only slightly.

How could An Xin not be afraid when faced with a monster like Koschche? But his heart wouldn't allow him to back down.

Holding his longsword and staff, An Xin pursed his lips, not daring to relax for a moment. He turned his head to the side and looked at Chen Huijie and Talulah, who were unharmed. He breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at Koschche.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do? I'm just here to get my things back, is there anything wrong with that?"

Compared to the nervous and cautious Anxin, Kosiché appeared calm and composed, with a smile on his lips.

He raised his head, paced around the room, and said to An Xin, "Longmen was originally mine, but Wei Yanwu took it away. Since he could take my things away, why can't I take them back?"

"It's only right that I take back my things. According to the Great Yan dynasty, that's my right, don't you think?"

An Xin fell silent.

When he entered the game, he read a brief introduction. Compared to Talulah, who was still a child, he had seen more things and understood that sometimes the world was a gray place, and that in many cases, there was no right or wrong in launching political wars.

But An Xin knew that the political struggle between Wei Yanwu and Kosiché should not be borne by a child.

He took a deep breath, listened to Kosic's speech, and slowly raised his hand.

“Of course, I am right. You may think I am an invader, a bad person, and that I may have caused you to lose your job? But I am right. Longmen has always been in my hands. It’s just that I gave it to Wei Yanwu all these years. You have no reason to stop me from taking Longmen back.”

“Koschei, perhaps you have a point.” An Xin took small, quick steps, keeping her eyes fixed on Koschei as she slowly approached Talulah and Chen Huijie.

"But I don't agree with your approach."

Chapter Eight: Choice Failure

“No matter what, your methods are too dirty.” An Xin slowly moved in front of Chen Huijie and Talulah, protecting the sisters.

"Dirty? When Wei Yanwu seized Longmen, why didn't you call him dirty?"

Kosiché smiled. "I thought you would understand, because your status makes it worthwhile for me to say so much to you. Didn't you notice? You're the only one who came up here?"

"Found."

An Xin knew that there were many people secretly protecting Chen Huijie, but all the men in black were blocked, except for him, allowing him to get up easily.

His identity?

The guards assigned by the game system?

Obviously not.

That can only be his race.

It seems that the Qilin is considered a fairly good race in this land.

An Xin didn't say anything, but simply protected Chen Huijie and her sister. Kosiché tacitly approved of his behavior, or rather, he was showing contempt for An Xin, and didn't care at all whether he protected Chen Huijie and Talulah or not.

The old man in the white military uniform came up to An Xin, shook his head, and sighed softly.

"I've said all this to you simply because I thought you were qualified to talk to me and that you could possibly understand me. Now it seems I was wrong."

“I don’t want to get involved in your business with Wei Yanwu.” An Xin shielded Chen Huijie and Talulah. “Let me take them away, and you can take your revenge on Wei Yanwu however you like.”

“Oh, you want to take them away, but…” Kosich paused, staring meaningfully at An Xin, no, his gaze pierced through the blond youth's body and fixed on the red dragon behind him.

"Talulah, would you like to go with me?"

An Xin was startled, turned around, and met Talulah's eyes. They saw each other's eyes.

He asked, "Don't you want to go back?"

“Yes, at least she doesn’t want to go back there.” Talulah nodded, her young red dragon eyes filled with anger.

The game system popped up a blue screen at the right time.

【please choose:】

[One: Persuade Talulah to stay in Lungmen and return to Wei Yanwu's side. If successful, you will be rewarded with 3,000 points and have a chance to unlock a new timeline. If you fail, you will not receive any points.]

[Second: Allow Talulah to be taken away by Koschei, reward 1000 points.]

An Xin froze, her mind racing. She wanted two things: high potential profit and high risk, and a sure-fire way to make money.

But are we just going to watch Talulah get taken away like this?

If he gets these 1,000 points, plus the 1,000 points he already has, it will be enough to redeem a giant beast trial card.

If he goes against his choice....

If you choose option two and still try to stop Kosic, what will happen?

An Xin didn't dare gamble on that possibility. He wanted to save Talulah, at least to keep the sisters together.

Should we choose one?

Just a second before making her choice, Talulah looked up at Anxin and bowed slightly.

"No need for further words. I will not go back with you. Wei Yanwu killed my father and drove my mother to her death. I will never forgive him..."

Upon hearing this, An Xin was stunned.

So, Talulah's father is Edward from that backstory?

What about Chen Huijie?

An Xin's expression froze.

He was hesitant about whether to interfere in Chen Huijie and Talulah's family affairs. When he made his choice at the beginning, the system clearly told him that all his choices would affect the future.

Now he understands.

Even if he completely ignores this matter, Talulah will not be harmed; Koschei will take her away.

What about all his efforts these past few days?

It was all for the sake of reuniting these two sisters.

Anxin took a deep breath and finally chose option one. He might gain nothing, but he couldn't just watch Talulah be taken away and follow Kosichie.

He was a policeman, doing his best.

“Talulah, I don’t know how much of the truth you’ve uncovered. You’re convinced that your father was killed by Wei Yanwu, so you should stay away from him. If Wei Yanwu wanted to harm you, he wouldn’t have bothered raising you and Chen Huijie.”

You're still young and can't see the truth. Wei Yanwu also has his reasons. At the very least, you can't let Chen Huijie go with you, can you? Besides Wei Yanwu, isn't she your last remaining family member?

An Xin had learned a little about negotiation at the police academy, but he was never proficient in it. He usually mediated neighborhood disputes or dealt with petty theft.

Since he doesn't know much about the past, there's little he can offer advice on.

The anger in Talulah's eyes was genuine; she truly hated Wei Yanwu, hated that her uncle had failed her by killing her father and forcing her mother to her death.

The young red dragon was instilled with the seeds of hatred.

Is this your method?

Koschke.

Perhaps when Talulah grows up, she will be able to understand Wei Yanwu's predicament, but at only six years old, she only knows that the hatred of killing one's father is irreconcilable, not to mention that she also believes that her mother was forced to death by her uncle.

Just then, Talulah noticed that her younger sister in her arms was trembling. At first, she thought she was scared, until she looked at her older sister for a long time and opened her mouth to ask.

"Little Tower, is what you're saying true?"

It’s over.

In an instant, the thought flashed through An Xin's mind: she hadn't even convinced one of them yet, what if the other two didn't want to go back with her?

Talulah nodded.

Chen Huijie's eyes dimmed.

"Wait a minute, there's more to this than meets the eye. No politician's methods are clean, but... but, I'm not trying to excuse Wei Yanwu..."

"Talulah, Chen Huijie, even if you don't plan to continue living with Wei Yanwu and growing up under his protection, you still can't leave with Kosichek, can you?"

An Xin's expression began to change; she couldn't help but raise her voice, her expression anxious.