I might have been playing a fake cultivation game.

Chapter 021: The Knocking at the Door in the Dead of Night

Half an hour later, Zhou Yunshen, wearing headphones and with two cell phones in his pocket, left the rented room.

The earphones were connected to his "gaming" phone.

Even when he had his gaming phone in his pocket, it was always logged into the game.

Anyway, this game can only be operated by his fingers, so he won't accidentally touch it even if it's in his pocket. Although the phone is an old one, it can still last for three or four hours outside with low power consumption.

As for why he wore headphones, it was because the outside environment was quite noisy. Wearing headphones would allow him to know immediately if any unexpected situation occurred in the game world.

Zhou Yunshen first ate a bowl of noodles at a small restaurant downstairs from his rented apartment, then walked to the subway station 200 meters away and took the subway to the area where his company was located.

When he arrived at the company, it was already afternoon work hours.

In an office at Xingsheng Food Company, when Zhou Yunshen submitted his resignation, the middle-aged manager sitting in the office chair was visibly taken aback and said, "Xiao Zhou, why are you resigning? Do you have some issues with the company? You can speak up if you do."

Zhou Yunshen shook his head and said, "The company is great. I want to leave because of personal reasons."

The middle-aged manager tried to persuade Zhou Yunshen to stay, since Zhou Yunshen was quite diligent in his work and the company preferred employees like him.

However, Zhou Yunshen's attitude toward resigning was very firm.

Finally, the middle-aged manager sighed and said, "You'd better think this through. If you resign voluntarily, you won't get any severance pay."

"I know," Zhou Yunshen said.

If he had been fired by the company, he would have received tens of thousands of yuan in severance pay. But since he resigned voluntarily, he will definitely not receive that money.

To be honest, Zhou Yunshen was quite distressed by this.

But when I thought about the game I was playing, that feeling of heartache vanished completely.

……

After leaving the supervisor's office, Zhou Yunshen went to his workstation to pack his things.

In the office area, many people's eyes were fixed on Zhou Yunshen.

Zhou Yunshen didn't speak, but simply nodded at them.

After packing his things, Zhou Yunshen took one last look at this familiar office area.

This is where he worked for two years, and now he's finally leaving.

He couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Before leaving, Zhou Yunshen only greeted Li Wang and Liu Yihang. As for the others, they were just nodding acquaintances to him, so it didn't matter whether he greeted them or not.

As Zhou Yunshen walked out of the office area, a voice sounded behind him: "Yunshen, wait."

This is Li Wang's voice.

Zhou Yunshen stopped and turned to look at Li Wang.

Li Wang looked somewhat haggard, with bloodshot eyes and messy hair.

Li Wang jogged up to Zhou Yunshen and lowered his voice, saying, "Yunshen, tell me the truth, did you resign because of that game?"

Zhou Yunshen asked, "Which game?"

Li Wang said in a low voice, "You're still playing that game called Xuan Yuan Invasion, right?"

Zhou Yunshen remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Li Wang whispered again, "I've found a lot of information about the game 'Xuan Yuan Invasion' online these past two days. This game isn't an ordinary game; it's real, it's really real!"

"This game actually allows soul transfer! Soul transfer?! Damn it, I don't know what possessed me to delete this game. I was such an idiot. I really want to slap myself a few times!" As he said this, Li Wang actually raised his hand and slapped himself hard several times. The sound of the slaps made his face turn red, and his glasses fell to the ground.

It's clear that he deeply regrets his decision to uninstall the game; he regrets it terribly.

Seeing Li Wang's appearance, Zhou Yunshen couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

That's life. Many opportunities, once missed, are gone forever, and once missed, they may never come again.

There's a saying that goes, "If you stand at the forefront of the times, even a pig can take off."

However, if you miss this opportunity, not to mention ordinary people, even the most exceptional geniuses will only waste their lives.

It can only be said that opportunity is very important. The same person can have completely different lives depending on the opportunities they have.

Zhou Yun bent down, picked up the glasses from the ground, and handed them to Li Wang, saying, "Li Wang, don't be so discouraged. This game might come back in the future."

"Really? Yun Shen, are you telling the truth?" Li Wang took a few steps forward and grabbed Zhou Yun Shen's arm, his eyes full of expectation, like a drowning person grasping at a last straw.

Zhou Yunshen didn't want to discourage him, so he could only say, "Anything is possible. Just keep an eye out for it in the future. If this game reappears, don't uninstall it again."

Li Wang, his eyes red, said, "Impossible! I can't uninstall it. If this game ever reappears, I... if I ever go crazy and uninstall it again, I'll jump out of that window!"

"Don't say things like that," Zhou Yunshen quickly said.

This is the eighth floor, and he was afraid that Li Wang might impulsively jump down, which would definitely kill him.

"Um...can I take a look at your game...?" Li Wang's emotions gradually calmed down, and he asked, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Zhou Yunshen hesitated for a moment, then nodded, took out a gaming phone from his pocket, gripped it firmly with both hands, and showed the game screen to Li Wang.

Li Wang looked at the game screen on his phone, a look of deep envy on his face.

He slowly extended a finger and gently swiped it across the game interface.

The game screen remained completely unchanged.

……

Zhou Yunshen returned to his rented apartment.

He lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling above him.

Finally, he quit his job, feeling as if a shackle had been removed from his body, and he felt much more relaxed.

After resting for a while, he got up to take a shower and then set his alarm for 11 p.m.

He was getting ready to sleep. After waking up, he would have to leave Dazhu Village and head to Xiyun County.

As before, he kept his gaming phone charging, running the game, and turned the volume up to the maximum.

After tossing and turning in bed for a while, Zhou Yunshen finally fell into a deep sleep.

He didn't know how much time had passed when Zhou Yun Shen was awakened by a sound.

What woke him up wasn't the alarm on his phone, but a dull knocking sound coming from his gaming phone.

dong dong dong...