[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-love-life-begins-in-new-eliad":3,"chapter-love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-chapter-245":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Love Life Begins in New Eliad",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2330332,4557,"Chapter 245: Midway Rest","love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-chapter-245",245,"\u003Cp>The group leaned on the railing, gazing downward, witnessing what came next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the player fell, a spatial rift appeared midair, suspended in empty space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai , to catch the player, seemed as if nothing could stop it—not even falling into the rift itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew where the other side of the hollow rift led.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the best-case scenario, the other end opened onto the ground, allowing it to land gracefully, stepping out with calm precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the worst-case scenario...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Congratulations—you’re facing a ten-thousand-meter freefall; if all goes well, you’ll enjoy a one-stop reincarnation service in under ten seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the player plunged into the rift, Hai  followed right behind, and the serene music abruptly ceased—the rift vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew—thank goodness there was a rift below,” Ling sighed. “This thing actually got distracted by music...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone must be using Hai  against us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leikarn glanced around and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did Ren do this? No... no, that’s not right...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ies paced back and forth, thinking seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng stood a short distance away, following their train of thought, lost in contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Ling and Leikarn’s Tixing , Ye Qingfeng would never have considered this angle—his mind was entirely fixed on Hai .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a mad scientist encountering a mesmerizing subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud explosion—nearly ten shells streaked through the air in an arc, all targeting just one Bumb?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng couldn’t understand this—how is this any different from focusing on the support first in a team fight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ies’s situation was different—she was sensor-linked to Ling; if Bumb was hurt, she’d feel the pain too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did these three rebels know this... or was it coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thinking didn’t slow his actions—he rushed forward, grabbed Ies’s scarf, activated bullet time, and darted nimbly between the incoming shells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He easily dodged the barrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ailian waited until Ye Qingfeng and Ies were safely clear, then locked her gaze on the three rebels nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They held launchers; noticing their first volley missed, they immediately fired a second wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ailian sprinted straight toward them—a shell flew directly at her path, which she casually sliced apart with her blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following shells she dodged effortlessly; they exploded on the ground, sending thick smoke billowing, obscuring all sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance between them rapidly closed—she gripped her hilt behind her back, waited for them to draw near, then struck with a merciless, full-force slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the rebels panicked, abandoned their launchers, and turned to flee up the stairs behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What even is this? She’s practically a superhero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were shells! How can you just slice them out of the air?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you going to wait around to be cut in half?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... can you even escape?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ailian followed them inside. Leikarn’s heart sank—he parted the smoke and shouted toward the empty stairwell: “Ailian, leave one alive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Leikarn entered, the scene before him made him sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ailian leaned against the wall, a lollipop already in her mouth, waiting impatiently, her weapon casually resting beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her feet lay the three fleeing rebels—looking decidedly worse for wear...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leikarn slowed his steps, descended the stairs calmly, and checked on the rebels’ condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng followed behind, carrying Ies; seeing Ailian unharmed, he exhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qing... Qingfeng! Hand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ies struggled violently, her tiny limbs flailing wildly, trying to break free—though it clearly did little good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it caught Ye Qingfeng’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ies’s short legs kicked backward repeatedly, her arms swiping through motion trails, as if trying to pry open his palm—each time just barely missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t breathe, Qingfeng, let go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling said weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, sorry—I didn’t notice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng gently set Ies down; she offered an embarrassed smile, while Ling, now on the ground, gasped heavily as if taking deep breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all... the one gasping was the video store’s Ling—the Bumb had no respiratory system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is Ling alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhe asked, concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine, no problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling took over a dozen deep breaths, her breathing gradually steadying, then explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was just a bit of breathlessness, plus when we came downstairs, Qingfeng moved too fast—the pressure on my neck kept shifting between light and tight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Zhe’s worried gaze, she added quickly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It wasn’t like being choked by a hand—no suffocation, no oxygen deprivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt more like a tight-fitting suit around my neck—not crushing, but occasionally yanked, making it hard to breathe, and combined with Ies being swung around by Qingfeng, I got dizzy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhe fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was even weirder—hopefully not what he thought it was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides us, someone else was in the building—who exactly are they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling recovered quickly, controlled Ies to stand up, and stared at the three rebels, chin in hand, asking aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They won’t wake up anytime soon—let’s take them out of the rift first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leikarn suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone agreed; Leikarn picked up two, Ye Qingfeng dragged one, and under Ies’s guidance, they left the rift together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left the three rebels entirely to Victoria Housekeeping’s care, then bid farewell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng took the original Ies and headed back to the video store—sure enough, trouble erupted again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No incidents occurred on the way; they returned safely to the store, learning that the people they’d met in the rift weren’t rebels, but armed militants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng paused in confusion, then immediately understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly had no knowledge of this—during past rift missions, he’d encountered many soldier attacks, which Ling had explained to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t regular defense forces—they were deserters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Ye Qingfeng had always associated soldiers in rifts with rebels, since he’d never seen regular defense troops inside a rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, it had nothing to do with him—he just wanted to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could even lie down, Ling and Zhe dragged him out again, saying they planned to visit Ailian, who’d helped them greatly in the rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They still had one bag of candy left and wanted to give it to her as a thank-you gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng didn’t know what to complain about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ailian does like candy, but shouldn’t they check the timing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She does like candy—it’s a supply item for her; right now, she doesn’t need supplies, so she’s surely asleep in bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going to disturb her now is like grabbing a tiger’s tail—you’ll die horribly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Ling and Zhe aren’t even close to Ailian—what are they going to do, just stare awkwardly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Tap to request updates. 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