# Chapter 1: Fell in Love with an NPC?
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“Who the heck are you calling a fat dog?!”
Fatty immediately bristled at the insult and grabbed Li Xiaocong by the collar.
【Warning, warning! Please do not fight within the city!】
【Violators will be imprisoned.
Imprisonment duration: twenty-four game hours.】
Even if someone hasn’t seen a pig, they’ve definitely watched one run, so every player knows how torturous it would be to be stuck in a tiny cell doing absolutely nothing for a whole twenty-four hours.
No matter how long you log out for, the timer must hit twenty-four hours for you to escape.
Fatty knew the consequences of getting caught by the NPC guards, so upon hearing the warning, he begrudgingly released Li Xiaocong and muttered, “You got lucky this time.”
Li Xiaocong refused to back down, saying, “Show some respect for Lady Siyan! Sure, she’s an NPC, but she has dignity and personality! Why should you slander her like that?”
“Haha, what’s wrong with me speaking the truth?” Fatty retorted.
Li Xiaocong scoffed, “This guy who can’t even get in the door dares to be so brazen?”
Xiao Ai watched with wide eyes. She couldn’t believe that a scene straight out of a historical drama was actually unfolding in reality—a couple of thugs brawling over a girl.
If someone could capture this on video, it would definitely go viral.
Seeing the fight brew, Lin Nan didn’t seem to want to intervene; instead, she watched with a cold gaze, appearing deep in thought.
Fatty sighed, “There are a lot of people with dog eyes in this world, but I didn’t expect to find such idiots in a game too.
I don’t want to waste words with you. How about we head outside the city and 1v1? If anyone runs, they’ll have to call the other ‘dad.’”
Life skills players generally don’t leave the city often, unless they need to level up their mining, fishing, or farming skills.
Li Xiaocong had plenty of spirit coins and would choose the expensive teleportation array to jump to another city if he wanted.
He could feel that this Fatty seemed like a cultivator, and if it weren’t for the city’s rule against player-to-player fights, he would’ve been in serious trouble by now.
Forget it; what’s the point of stooping to this loudmouth’s level? It’d lower his own status.
Besides, that sleazy Fatty wouldn’t have any real connection with Lady Siyan; it was all just in his head.
If only in this game spending money could make you stronger, with his wealth, he’d have wiped the floor with that j*rk ages ago.
But alas…
Li Xiaocong sighed inwardly.
He ignored Fatty and turned to stride into the Yihong Courtyard.
Xiao Ai hurriedly followed behind him.
Just recording outside the Yihong Courtyard wouldn’t satisfy the viewers’ curiosity at all.
So this time, Xiao Ai went all out and spent a full 1000 spirit coins to get the chance to enter the Yihong Courtyard’s inner sanctum.
As Li Xiaocong followed the maid, he turned back with a proud smile, eager to catch a glimpse of the jealous look on Fatty’s face from where he was being held outside.
Haha, the joys of a wealthy person are truly unimaginable!
But the next second, Li Xiaocong was utterly stunned.
Fatty and his crew actually followed him in!
Fatty strutted in, hands behind his head, belly jiggling, swaggering like he owned the place.
Li Xiaocong internally spat, “Go on, keep pretending. You’ve just inflated your ego.”
You probably don’t even know that the ticket price is just the appetizer; the real menu is bound to blow your mind!
Xiao Ai walked behind Li Xiaocong, looking around in awe.
“Wow, the scenery here is breathtaking! Pavilions, bridges, flowing water—every nook and cranny is immaculate; it’s like a fairyland!”
Li Xiaocong agreed, “Absolutely! When I first entered, I was just as blown away as you. The scenery in the game is even more perfect than any real-life garden design.
If I could, I’d trade my real body to live here forever.”
Xiao Ai giggled, “Oh, so it’s Yihong Courtyard you’re in love with?”
“More accurately, it’s Lady Siyan.”
As soon as Lady Siyan was mentioned, Li Xiaocong went into full swoon mode.
“Do you know? Lady Siyan is the girl of my dreams!
Not only is she graceful and charming, but she excels in everything—music, chess, calligraphy, wine, flowers, tea.
It’s a pity that due to her background, she can only be here, reduced to being a courtesan. It breaks my heart.”
Xiao Ai said, “After hearing you, I’m curious to meet this girl who has you so enchanted.”
“You certainly won’t be disappointed.”
Under the maid’s guidance, they entered a stylish partition by the lake.
Surrounded by translucent white silk that danced in the gentle breeze, it felt both romantic and refreshingly unique.
Once seated, Li Xiaocong turned to the maid and said, “Please bring Lady Siyan over.”
Yet unexpectedly, the maid did not leave as she usually would but instead hesitated, looking conflicted.
“Sorry, Young Master Li, but Lady Siyan has already been called by another guest.”
Li Xiaocong sprung to his feet in disbelief, “Who?!”
Every wealthy player in his circle knew his preferences—there are so many girls in the Yihong Courtyard, why would anyone choose to moon after one particular star?
Especially since Lady Siyan is the second top courtesan after Ru Yu, pricey as she is; even rich folks can’t keep shelling out like that all the time.
Only he, Li Xiaocong, had a soft spot for her, so usually, no one would snatch her away; they’d hold her for him.
But today, he thought everything was business as usual, only to find that Lady Siyan was taken by someone else.
Who was it? Who dared disrespect him like this?
Li Xiaocong marched outside, fuming, with Xiao Ai hot on his heels.
Seeing his furious expression, she felt a thrill of excitement.
Looks like the battle for the girl wasn’t over yet; this would surely be the highlight of their video!
It wasn’t evening yet, the peak business hours, so among the ten private rooms by the lake, aside from Li Xiaocong and Xiao Ai, there was only one room where another maid was serving.
Whoever called for Lady Siyan had to be in there.
Li Xiaocong’s face darkened as he marched with purpose.
He wanted to see who had the nerve to snub him.
“Li Young Master! Li Young Master!”
The maid at the door was helpless as Li Xiaocong angrily lifted the curtain and stormed into the private room.
“Who is…”
He barely managed to say two words before the rest got caught in his throat; he couldn’t spit them out.
Because before him was a scene he had never expected to see.
The sleazy Fatty from before was snugly next to the exquisite Lady Siyan, his arm draped around her waist, looking incredibly intimate.
If it weren’t for the system prohibiting any 18+ scenes, that j*rk would probably have had no idea just how far he would go!
“What the hell! I’m coming for you!”
Seeing Lady Siyan so close to that Fatty, especially while he had poured so much effort and money into this, only to get a mere polite nod in return—it was enough to drive any man mad!
