When worlds shattered, the Infinite System took them in and turned them into new instances. Beings with powerful wills and souls became NPCs in the Infinite Game.
In one ancient-world instance, there was a young dan performer from the pear garden, a celebrated star of his time and an acknowledged beauty in the Infinite World.
Unfortunately, our great beauty was lost in the past and refused to interact with the other NPCs. He remained an unattainable flower atop a lofty peak.
Qin Meng knew nothing about infinite games or NPCs.
To Qin Meng, he had simply fallen into an endless loop, repeating the course of his life again and again. There were small changes now and then, but he could never escape the collapse of the realm or avoid the great fire.
Just once, only that one time, as Qin Meng dutifully practiced his singing in the courtyard, a young man with short hair burst in. There had been other reckless intruders before, but this one was different. He didn't interrupt Qin Meng or rummage around. He just stood there and listened to the opera, then left on his own. He did the same every day, never once speaking to Qin Meng first. He only watched in silence, sometimes leaving fresh things from the outside world beneath the tree.
It was no surprise that Qin Meng and the young man became friends. Almost like a miracle, the young man helped Qin Meng escape the fire, and Qin Meng's life changed dramatically.
But a collapsing mansion is something no one can stop.
In the end, the young man died while being hunted. Overcome with grief, Qin Meng eventually returned to the old place and took his own life beneath the tree, eager to begin the next loop.
But the young man's figure never appeared again. Everything that had happened felt like a dream, and Qin Meng broke down.
What had once been a simple puzzle instance suddenly became far more difficult, defeating countless players.
After tireless exploration, the players finally discovered the key to clearing it: the final boss, Qin Meng, seemed to have someone he loved.
But there were few clues about this mysterious person in the instance, so everyone had to gather and piece them together little by little. Some players tried to copy the person using the clues they had collected and win Qin Meng over. Unfortunately, this only enraged the boss and drove him berserk, and the players were immediately wiped out.
Du Jian, who had become a big shot by then, heard about this high-difficulty instance and was very interested. Once inside, he realized it was the first instance he had ever played, and the final boss, Qin Meng, was the beauty he had rescued from the fire.
Combining the information from the forums with his hazy memories, Du Jian came up with a theory that filled him with delight: the mysterious person Qin Meng loved was him! His first love had loved him back!
Du Jian was right. Unfortunately, over the long years, those memories had grown both blurred and vivid in Qin Meng's mind. The first things to fade were always the flaws. Besides, Du Jian had changed dramatically over the years and was no longer the rookie who had just entered the game.
Du Jian's appearance only made Qin Meng angrier, but Du Jian refused to give up. So he used his own methods to “steal” Qin Meng out of the instance.
Some everyday moments:
Du Jian: Weiyun, it's me!
Qin Meng: No! You're not him! How dare you imitate him! You deserve to die!
Du Jian (wrapping his arms around Qin Meng)
Qin Meng (struggling)
Du Jian (sighing): All right, all right. I won't imitate him. I'm not him.
At certain moments, Qin Meng sees the other man's shadow in Du Jian and can't help but drift into a daze.
Qin Meng (grabbing Du Jian in a daze): Hou Xin.
Du Jian (darkening with jealousy) (forcing himself to hold back) (trying hard to act as he used to)
Qin Meng (coming to his senses and letting go of Du Jian) (sulking)
Du Jian (imitating his memories of the past) (trying to fool him): Weiyun, I'm Hou Xin.
Theme: Even when the dead white moonlight himself shows up, the power of the lost first love is still unbeatable.
