I Went Mad and Became Just Like My Master

[Blurb]

Ning Xi was terribly unlucky and got bound to an eerie art-themed game. He could handle the intellectual challenges, but there was no way he could pass the physical ones!

Luckily, a powerful player rescued him. The two teamed up to clear the game and settled down in a rift between time and space, where different dynasties mingled and the conditions were harsh. At last, Ning Xi no longer had to worry about being sent straight from one instance into the next.

Ji Ying was a little crazy, but he was an expert at surviving against all odds.

To stay alive, Ning Xi was forced to pay him for lessons in a wide range of skills, including shooting, fighting, demolition, and freehand rock climbing.

Ji Ying often put Ning Xi through so much that he wished he were dead. One moment he was practicing nonstop shooting with tens of thousands of rounds; the next, he was being tossed into a monster's nest to find the hive's queen bee's most prized honey crystal. The list went on, with all sorts of inhumane training.

As Ning Xi lay flat, gasping for breath, he couldn't help thinking that Ji Ying must have it in for him. Who else would train a disciple like this?!

He had only one thought: once he'd mastered everything, he'd get away from this lunatic at the first opportunity!

But sometimes Ning Xi couldn't understand why this man, who trained him as if he weren't human, always took such special care of him, even to the point of sacrificing his own eyes.

Only when he watched Ji Ying disappear behind the ruins and spat out a mouthful of blood did Ning Xi suddenly realize that this man, at once close and distant, humorous and cruel, had already left an indelible mark on his heart.

Ning Xi sat alone before the royal tombs all night. The cries of the dead rang around him, shaking heaven and earth. But this time, no one was there to drive away his fear with a strong, dependable arm or warm his heart with ancient, profound stories.

The next day, Ning Xi shed his mild, timid exterior and put on the same mask of cruelty as Ji Ying. In his hands were cold blades and guns. The sunny, gentle boy he once was had vanished, leaving only a killing machine.

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Ji Ying would never forget what Ning Xi looked like the first time he brought him into the rift between time and space in his previous life.

Ning Xi could barely walk himself, yet he carried the gravely wounded Ji Ying to shelter, one step at a time.

Ji Ying looked at him from behind his sunglasses and asked, "Why go to all this trouble?"

Ning Xi said, "If someone can't even save their own companion, what kind of companion are they? How could they face anyone after that?"

Ji Ying thought the boy was kindhearted, just a little stupid.

To keep someone from bullying the idiot, he decided it was his responsibility to keep an eye on him.

But the idiot never followed the rules. He didn't just stir up trouble in Ji Ying's life, but also set off a storm in his heart.

When Ning Xi died, Ji Ying learned for the first time that he too could feel pain. It was as if his heart and soul had left with Ning Xi, leaving behind nothing but an empty shell.

Reborn in a new life, Ji Ying traveled over countless mountains and finally found the innocent, carefree boy from before.

Ji Ying secretly vowed that this time, he would teach him everything and never let the past repeat itself.

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Knowing he didn't have much time left, Ji Ying completed his mission, faked his death, and withdrew from the world.

Until one day, Ning Xi arrived with a large group of people.

Ning Xi pinned Ji Ying down by the throat.

His young disciple's eyes were red, his voice icy, and his words outrageously insolent. "Where do you think you're going to run now, my dear master?"

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The story of a funny big wolf-dog who raises a sunny little puppy into a wolf-dog, only to be topped by him.

Younger top.

One-on-one, happy ending.

The main plot takes center stage; the game instances are secondary.

Theme: Never give up