Weird, my gaming life

Zhu Wanying sat in the carriage, staring blankly at the small figure outside, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

"You...you..."

Zhu Wanying hesitated for a long time, unsure of what to say, because the difference in Lin Yuan's behavior before and after was simply too great.

If it were the Lin Yuan from the day before, he would probably have wet his pants in fear at the sight of such swords and shadows. But the Lin Yuan of today finally gave her a long-lost sense of familiarity.

Lin Yuan calmed his internal energy, turned around and grinned at her.

"Hey, it's only been a day, Sister Ling, you don't recognize me anymore, do you?"

Lin Yuan's address of "Sister Xiaoling" was like a key, instantly unlocking the floodgates of Zhu Wanying's memories.

She remembered that night in the dilapidated hotel in Blackrock City, and the small, thin figure who had wiped a clean corner for her on the filthy bed.

Back then, he was stingy, cold, and cautious, but he gave her an unprecedented sense of security.

But then she remembered Lin Yuan, who had been useless for the past two weeks.

Lin Yuan, who completely disregarded her life and death when he saw thugs and ran away, and whose eyes lit up at the sight of money, was utterly naive.

Two completely different images kept switching in her mind, to the point that she didn't even know that Lin Yuan was the real image of the child now.

"Who...are you?"

Zhu Wanying's voice trembled slightly, without her even realizing it.

Lin Yuan's smile faded slightly. He didn't know how to explain, so he could only turn around silently and do what he loved most: fighting monsters and looting corpses.

The practiced movements, the practiced behavior, and that practiced stinginess finally convinced Zhu Wanying that the little brat she could rely on had returned.

However, Lin Yuan's sudden actions alerted the surviving guards. After all, it was strange that a six-year-old child not only possessed martial arts skills but also calmly looted the spoils amidst a pile of corpses.

"stop!"

A tall guard with a blood-stained bandage wrapped around his left arm suddenly shouted. His name was Zhang Long, the deputy commander of the guards and the highest-ranking of the two survivors.

He and another guard, Zhao Hu, stood on either side of Lin Yuan, their eyes filled with vigilance and hostility.

"How dare you be so insolent in front of Miss!"

Zhang Long's voice was hoarse with excitement, "Kid, what kind of monster are you, and why are you lurking by the young lady's side!"

He had personally witnessed the child's behavior a few days ago; he was just an ordinary country boy. At first, he couldn't understand why the high and mighty princess would force them to bring this child along.

But after seeing him today, he finally understood how terrifying this child was. The assassins who had made him so flustered could not last more than a few moves against this child; it was a pure massacre due to the unequal strength of the attackers.

Such drastically different performances left him bewildered, and he could only attribute them to sorcery and evil magic.

Lin Yuan stopped, glanced at them, and uttered two words indifferently.

"Something's wrong!"

"you......."

Zhang Long suddenly became a little angry. What kind of attitude was this? As one of the top imperial guards, when had he ever encountered someone who spoke to him like this, especially a country boy of unknown origin?

Zhang Long was about to teach this ignorant brat a lesson, his hand gripping the hilt of his knife with bulging veins. However, just as he was about to draw his sword, a cold, commanding voice interrupted all his movements.

"Zhang Long! Stop!"

Zhu Wanying finally came to her senses. She stood up, leaning on the car door. Although her face was still a little pale, she still exuded the aura of a princess.

"Qin Xiu is my savior, you mustn't be rude to him!"

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu were taken aback upon hearing this, looking at the princess in disbelief as she suddenly became somewhat anxious.

"Miss, this young man's origins are unknown, and his methods are ruthless; he is no ordinary person! Keeping him around could be a great threat!"

Zhang Long urgently advised.

Zhao Hu chimed in, "Yes, Your Highness! He clearly..."

"Enough!" Zhu Wanying interrupted them directly. "I have my own judgment on what happened before. Now, what you need to do is obey orders!"

In her anger, Zhu Wanying didn't realize that his words had directly exposed his identity. Only later did she realize it.

Her gaze suddenly drifted to Lin Yuan, who was still looting the corpse. Seeing that he was not acting strangely, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing their princess's resolute attitude, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu could only reluctantly return to the carriage. Although they had managed to eliminate the assassins who had tried to kill the princess because of Lin Yuan's appearance, they were unwilling to admit it from the bottom of their hearts.

They were the princess's guards, the best in the palace. If they admitted to being saved by a six-year-old child, not only would they lose their merit in protecting the princess, but they might also be accused of failing in their duty as guards. This was the only reason they were targeting Lin Yuan.

With so many brothers dead, it's impossible that they didn't gain anything at all. As for whether offending Lin Yuan would lead to their deaths, that wasn't even on their minds. As long as Lin Yuan was the princess's man, it wouldn't be a simple matter of fighting and killing.

Zhu Wanying walked quickly to Lin Yuan's side and watched him meticulously search the assassin's belongings, which instantly made her unhappy.

"Qin Xiu, don't you have anything you want to say to me?!"

Lin Yuan raised his head, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"What do you want to say? You're perfectly fine!"

Zhu Wanying immediately widened her eyes, looking at the child's face in front of her that seemed to know nothing.

"What... what happened to you before? You weren't like that at all!"

Lin Yuan naturally understood what Zhu Wanying was talking about, and felt helpless.

After touching the last of the assassin's belongings, he stood up and dusted himself off.

"There's not much to explain. I've had dualistic thinking since I was little, which is why I was alone out in the world at such a young age!"

Zhu Wanying, who was initially a little confused, immediately showed a hint of pity in her eyes. Although Lin Yuan hadn't explained it in detail, she quickly filled in the blanks in her mind.

Dual-soul syndrome is not a rare occurrence in the imperial palace. In the words of the imperial physicians, it is a type of dissociative identity disorder. There are almost no good treatments for this disease, and recovery can only be achieved by the patient on their own.

However, even for a prominent family like theirs, this was a very serious matter. If their parents were distressed, they would constantly seek out doctors and Taoist priests for treatment, or simply keep the child at home.

However, if parents don't care, they might directly use the excuse of "possession by evil spirits" to kick their children out of the house, which is not uncommon.

Lin Yuan clearly belongs to the latter category.

The thought of a four- or five-year-old child being treated as possessed by a demon by their closest relatives, ruthlessly driven from their home, and forced to live alone from then on is unbearable.

He fought for food with stray dogs on the dirtiest street corners and huddled and shivered in the coldest winter nights. In order to survive, the originally innocent and fragile soul within him had to create a powerful, ruthless, and cautious personality to the point of being obsessive in order to protect himself.

Zhu Wanying couldn't help but feel heartbroken. The scene she had imagined was so tragic that even now, just looking at Lin Yuan made her feel a surge of maternal instinct.

"What are you doing!"

A sudden shout snapped Zhu Wanying out of her thoughts. She looked up and saw Zhang Long yelling at Lin Yuan again with an unfriendly expression.

At this moment, Lin Yuan had already sorted and piled all the money pouches, weapons, and even valuable ornaments from the assassins on the ground.

"These are all pieces of evidence in the assassination attempt on Miss Gong... They must be handed over to the authorities. The items on their persons are all evidence and must be submitted to the Ministry of Justice. How dare you take them for yourself..."

Without looking up, Lin Yuan suddenly tossed a jade pendant to Zhu Wanying.

"Look at this, do you recognize it?"

Zhu Wanying instinctively caught the jade pendant, and then her pupils contracted.

If she had only suspected her own elder sister before, she was now absolutely certain that the assassination attempt was carried out by her second elder sister.

Because the jade pendant in her hand was not a simple object, but a gift from the imperial palace.

The jade pendant was a woman's design; a group of male assassins were holding a woman's jade pendant, which was also a gift from the emperor.

With all these doubts combined, she really couldn't think of anyone else besides the Second Princess.

When Zhang Long saw that Lin Yuan ignored what he said, his face instantly turned a deep purplish-red.

"How dare you! What do you think this place is!"

Zhang Long stepped forward, and the aura of a top-tier expert suddenly erupted, pressing down on Lin Yuan.

This country bumpkin of unknown origin is taking him too lightly. To be a guard in the palace, one must come from a family of martial arts masters. How could he be insulted like this?

Lin Yuan felt the slight pressure on his body and frowned slightly. Was he being too lenient with the guard who had done this once or twice?

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan's body suddenly trembled, and an even more powerful pressure erupted, instantly an invisible aura crushing down on Zhang Long.

His first-rate aura was instantly crushed. Zhang Long was shocked, as if struck by lightning, and the next moment he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Her legs went weak, and she knelt down in front of Lin Yuan.

"Next time you act, please think before you do it. What do you think this place is? A safe haven where you can swagger around? This is the wilderness!"