Mini World Game Console-Chapter 851 - 852: Wedding Survival: Battle Royale

On April 11th, on the highways of Orange County, Ren Suo and his group were sitting in a 7-seater MPV.

They had flown directly from New York to the SNA airport in Orange County, where a rental car company had already delivered a car to them. Without any delay, they drove straight to the attraction that Gu Yueyan had been longing to see.

Gu Yueyan had just finished watching "Top-secret Archives: Blocking My Path Through the Sky" and excitedly held onto Ren Suo's arm, asking, "So, you guys have met Ren Zuo, huh?"

Ren Suo nodded. "Yeah, he's pretty much like in the videos, but the real Ren Zuo is a bit more of an idiot, dressing like an Immortal even in the basement. It must be so troublesome for him to take off his pants."

Ren Xingmei said, "Brother, I've noticed you've been bringing up taking off pants a lot lately. Are you daydreaming about it at night too?"

From the backseat, where she was sitting with Little Jiu, Lin Xianyu interjected, "There's a little baby here, can you guys not talk so dirty?"

Lin Xianyu actually had the audacity to say that!?

Even Little Jiu couldn't accept it. "Who's the little baby here!"

"Me!" Lin Xianyu said righteously. "I'm still a baby who hasn't kissed or dated yet!"

"HEH."

"HEH."

"HEH."

"PFFT."

"MEOW."

The girlfriends erupted in cryptic laughter, and Ren Suo was left perplexed. What do you mean by that? Try going SOLO then!

Curious, Lin Xianyu asked, "So, is Ren Zuo as handsome as he is in the videos? Teacher Dong, Teacher Dong, is Big Brother Ren or Sky Capital's Ren Zuo more handsome?"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Dong Chengling responded without hesitation, "Suo is certainly more handsome; how could Ren Zuo compare to him?"

Gu Yueyan burst into laughter and countered, "What do you think then, Xianyu? Between Mr. Suo and Ren Zuo, who is more handsome?"

Lin Xianyu paused for a moment before chuckling. "Ren Zuo is not as handsome as Big Brother Ren."

Ren Xingmei laughed and said, "Why are you guys suddenly playing with the meme from 'Zou Ji Advising King Qi'? Though, I also think my brother looks better."

"Shh, keep it down," Ren Suo said a bit shyly. "Even though Ren Zuo loves to show off, I must admit, his handsomeness is second only to mine and surpasses Zhao Huo!"

The driver, Qiao Muyi, said, "Although my Xiao Suo is indeed the cutest in the world, Ren Zuo is a Nine Revolutions Cultivator, you know."

Ren Suo retorted, "TCH. Zhao Huo is also Nine Revolutions."

With Ren Suo's comment, everyone suddenly felt the prestige of Nine Revolutions Cultivators had been lowered.

After all, in terms of character, combat power, and achievements, Zhao Huo had indeed single-handedly dragged down the reputation of Nine Revolutions Cultivators. It wasn't too bad when he was the only one at Nine Revolutions, but now there was Benevolent King Ren Zuo as a point of comparison.

After "Top-secret Archives: Blocking My Path Through the Sky" was leaked, the Great Wall immediately issued an official statement detailing Ren Zuo's origin, achievements, and combat power. When people learned that Ren Zuo was a descendant of the Eastern Han Ren Family, the Great Cultivator who created the Magic System, and a super strong being who could suppress all Demons and Monsters in Sky Capital with a single hand, everyone was plunged into shock and excitement.

Within just a few hours, it became a hot topic on Weibo, with countless influencers sharing the statement. Cultivators trained by Ren Zuo within the Tactical Bureau also came forward to hype Ren Zuo's debut!

The title mentioned in "Top-secret Archives," "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains," was not enough to satisfy everyone's bragging needs. Instead, the epic, drama-style title given to Ren Zuo by foreigners quickly ignited the global internet:

"A descendant of the God Race from two thousand years ago, the oldest bloodline's Awakener, the founder of the Transcendent School of Mysterious Country, the mastermind seated amidst mysteries, the protector within a thousand miles, the Scholar with Omnipotence in Spells, the Fate Defier who shatters Destiny, Ren of the Throne, your fame spans from Sky Capital in Mysterious Country to Federal New York, known to all!"

If Ren Zuo's heritage was previously his curse, that greatest of curses had quietly been resolved now that "Top-secret Archives" had aired. Ren Zuo would definitely live until 2049, meaning he could survive the curse of dying at 23!

"Nine Revolutions Cultivator..." Dong Chengling said dreamily. "If one could reach that realm, what kind of scenery would one see?"

Ren Suo said earnestly, "It will definitely be spectacular. Cheng Ling, you will surely achieve Nine Revolutions, and even surpass it!"

Dong Chengling was quite calm. "Hmm, Suo, you also need to try your best... to survive."

Survive? Ren Suo blinked. Cheng Ling, your way of encouraging people is a bit... spooky.

Gu Yueyan let out a faint sigh, leaned against Ren Suo, and played with his fingers as she muttered, "But it's already the third episode. Why haven't we shown up in the video yet?"

Ren Xingmei put down her phone and frowned slightly. "Yeah, even if we didn't become Elite Cultivators of Seventh Stage or above, we should at least be at the fourth transformation... Even if we aren't, why haven't Teacher Dong, Sister Qiao, and my brother appeared? They're already at the fourth transformation."

Ren Suo said, "Isn't it good that we didn't appear? Maybe we didn't participate in this war at all."

"Not good at all!" Ren Xingmei and Gu Yueyan said in unison.

Ren Suo caved and obediently played their car mascot. Ren Xingmei and Gu Yueyan exchanged glances, then looked at Qiao Muyi and Dong Chengling sitting in the driver and passenger seats, and suddenly fell silent in unison.

The car soon arrived at the courtyard's grove of trees. It was a sunny and bright day, and from a distance, they could see the Crystal Cathedral, shimmering with radiance in the sunlight.

The exterior of the Crystal Cathedral was made up of over ten thousand large, silver glass panes and steel frames, crystal clear and translucent, and from afar, its unparalleled architectural beauty was palpable.

Ren Suo had seen the Crystal Cathedral once in The Dark Side of the Moon, but the radiance there was all cool-toned, giving the cathedral a sense of purity and solemnity. By contrast, the sunlight made the cathedral look even more magnificent and grand.

The girls, unable to wait, pulled Ren Suo towards it. Gu Yueyan, suppressing her excitement and pretending to be calm, asked, "Mr. Suo, do you remember that wedding?"

"I do. I married you and Luna together, and I remember the priest who officiated our ceremony. Even though it was a dream projection, he was very professional. Even though he despised me, he officiated seriously," Ren Suo said with a laugh.

Qiao Muyi snorted. "Fake wedding."

"The wedding was fake, but our feelings were real!" Gu Yueyan turned her head to look at Ren Suo. "Mr. Suo, right?"

Feeling Gu Yueyan pinch the soft flesh at his waist, how could Ren Suo say 'no'? He sincerely said, "Truly, truly. I was captivated by Yueyan at that time."

Gu Yueyan smiled with satisfaction, tiptoed up to peck Ren Suo's cheek, and said sweetly, "Mr. Suo is the best!"

Behind them, Lin Xianyu silently sighed. As expected of our Class President, even her skills at being a captivating flirt are learned so quickly. She's almost clinging to Big Brother Ren, and dressed so scantily too. Hmph. But you can't see the rage in other people's eyes, can you? Now it's the Class President's turn; they're helpless, but her turn will eventually end. I'll just see how you two lovebirds meet your doom...

Lin Xianyu blinked, then suddenly shook her head vigorously. No, that's not right. While I should indeed be looking out for how Big Brother Ren dies, I still really want to protect our Class President. I clearly wanted the Class President to enjoy her flirting and be delightfully captivating, but why do I also feel angry with her... It must be because I went to bed with wet hair last night. My brain got waterlogged. Next time, I won't ask Big Brother Ren to dry my hair.

Walking along, Ren Suo saw two rows of memorial stones inlaid with the names of donors on the ground. Not far away, the Glass Bell Tower was particularly dazzling; its external, highly polished stainless steel prisms reflected the sunlight onto the nearby ground. As long as the sun did not set, radiance would always illuminate this place.

Along the way, there were many statues of saints, but Ren Suo and his friends were not interested in them and headed straight for the interior of the Crystal Cathedral.

However, the result was a great disappointment for them—the cathedral was closed.

Asking other tourists, they learned that the Crystal Cathedral had gone bankrupt seven years ago. The cathedral, originally a Protestant church, was resold to the Cross Church, which also didn't operate it much. All the removable items had been dismantled to settle debts; even the huge organ, with its 287 bellows and over 16,000 pipes, had been sold.

Gu Yueyan nearly cried upon hearing this news. She held Ren Suo's hand limply, her index and middle fingers rubbing together restlessly. Ren Suo had to lower his head to kiss the tears at the corner of her eyes to barely soothe this little lamb whose dreams had shattered.

However, just then Dong Chengling saw a notice on the outer wall of the cathedral and called them over to look. "The cathedral has a renovation plan, but it seems it will only be finished and reopened to the public in 2023."

"2023..." Gu Yueyan muttered, then suddenly brightened up. "The timing is just perfect!"

What timing is just perfect? Ren Suo blinked. He suddenly remembered something—he only knew Gu Yueyan's birthday from her QQ profile but did not know her age. Gu Yueyan herself had skipped grades, jumping directly from the second year of high school to her first year of college. Considering her intelligence and diligence, it wouldn't be surprising if she had skipped grades before... So, is she... eighteen years old yet? Ren Suo had never thought of this before. After all, Gu Yueyan's figure was strong proof, and he also had an adult sister who looked younger than a high school student. Such a stark contrast had directly led Ren Suo to his preconceived notion. However, Ren Suo thought about it and decided to forget the matter. I won't ask, she won't tell. Fewer worries, more happiness.

Seeing that Gu Yueyan was no longer sad, everyone continued sightseeing and taking pictures.

Suddenly, they noticed many brides and grooms in formal wedding attire taking photos nearby. As they walked over, a staff member approached them. "We offer wedding dress rental and photography services here. Would you like to try?"

Ren Suo turned to look at the girls. Dong Chengling kept silent, Qiao Muyi's lips curled into a slight smile, Gu Yueyan glared back at him, and his younger sister had already pulled out a VISA card.

"I want to wear a wedding dress! Little Jiu wants to wear a wedding dress!" Little Jiu clenched her fists and shook her body excitedly. If she had revealed her tails, her nine little tails would surely be spinning faster than an electric fan.

Lin Xianyu pulled Little Jiu away and made a gesture towards Ren Suo—please, go ahead.

Actually, she didn't understand English; or rather, she was the only one in the tour group who didn't. However, since Little Jiu had mentioned the word "wedding dress," Lin Xianyu could somewhat guess what was going to happen next.

Ren Suo exhaled and said to the staff, "We'd like to try them on."

"Great! May I ask which young lady?" the staff member asked happily, already thinking about how to get them to agree to authorize the shop to use their wedding photos. This gentleman and the other ladies have excellent appearances and temperaments; they're sure to attract East Asian customers!

Ren Suo extended his hand, pointing at his target. "Her."

"HUH?" Qiao Muyi's smile froze.

"EH?" Gu Yueyan's eyes widened.

"OH?" Ren Xingmei was somewhat surprised.

Dong Chengling said nothing, but the Black Cat in her arms meowed.

"Her, ah." The staff member looked somewhat disappointed.

"Me!?" Lin Xianyu was stunned, foolishly pointing at herself, her cheeks flushing red. Big Brother Ren, you're digging your own grave! And dragging me down with you!? Your four girlfriends plus a cat are right here, and you actually chose me!? Exposing your wolfish ambitions is one thing, but this is like roasting me on a spit! What do I do? What do I do? If this goes on, Sister Qiao will bully me, Teacher Dong will suppress me, the Class President will accuse me of betrayal, and I'll lose the chance to cling to the wealthy legs of Little Star, the rich lady! Then I'll just end up being Big Brother Ren's girlfriend, spending my days at home binge-eating, gaming, and watching anime all night, waiting for him to mooch off his sister to support me... She mentally made a shooing gesture. Get away, don't tempt me with this kind of life! And what's with that staff member? Can't you hide your disappointment a bit? Me, the Milky Way Galaxy's number one beauty, wearing your wedding dress is doing you a favor, you know!

As Lin Xianyu pondered all this, Ren Suo continued, "Aside from her, that is."

The scene suddenly quieted.

Lin Xianyu slowly lifted Little Jiu. "Little Jiu, want to get up close and personal with your big brother?"

"Xianyu—don't throw me—" Little Jiu clung tightly to Lin Xianyu, turning to Dong Chengling for rescue. "Sister Ling, Xianyu wants to use Little Jiu to hit Big Brother!"

Seeing everyone else holding back laughter, Dong Chengling had no choice but to say, "Suo, talking like that will make girls dislike you."

"Then do you dislike me?"

"No, I don't."

"Well, there you go." Ren Suo spread his hands.

The staff member was still surprised. "Sir, you mean... all four young ladies want to try on wedding dresses?"

Ren Suo nodded. "Yes!"

"And the groom..." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"There's only me!" As Ren Suo spoke these words, his body seemed to exude an imposing, kingly aura, making the staff member involuntarily show a look of respect.

This is definitely a wealthy man, the staff member thought.

The staff took Ren Suo to change his clothes, and then a few blonde young women came over to lead Dong Chengling and the others. Qiao Muyi suddenly said, "Xianyu, you should come too."

"No way! Ren Suo already said, 'aside from me'!" Lin Xianyu was still pouting. "If anyone's going, Little Jiu is more qualified than me!"

"Of course," Little Jiu proudly raised her head.

"You know how Xiao Suo's mouth can be," Qiao Muyi came over, took Lin Xianyu by the arm, and said gently, "I'm not asking you to forgive him, but this is a rare opportunity, the scenery here is nice, and besides, Xiao Suo is treating this time—it's free. Don't you want to take advantage of him for once?"

Lin Xianyu glanced at Qiao Muyi. With a handy fixer of things like her in Big Brother Ren's family, perhaps Big Brother Ren really will be able to shamelessly enjoy boundless happiness in the future... But what does Sister Qiao mean by this? Does she also see me as one of the forces that need to be united?

After hesitating for a while, Lin Xianyu nodded. "Okay then."

The girls then went to the bridal shop's women's dressing room to get measured and select wedding dress styles.

While they were looking at the catalog, Qiao Muyi suddenly asked the staff to leave for a moment, saying they wanted to discuss something.

Once only the five women, one girl, and one cat remained in the dressing room, Dong Chengling closed the catalog and asked, "Xiao Qiao, now that no one else is around and Suo isn't here, what did you want to say?"

Qiao Muyi looked at them and said, "In the third episode of 'Top-secret Archives,' the number of Cultivators participating in the war reached 120,000, and all of them were born before 1999."

Gu Yueyan looked a bit uneasy, her fingers intertwined as she said, "Sister Qiao, what do you mean by that?"

"In 2049, what percentage of all humanity do Fourth-Stage Cultivators make up?"

"And what percentage do Fourth-Stage Cultivators born before 1999 make up?"

"And among such a small group of 120,000 people, not a single one of us is listed. What... are the odds of that?"

Faced with the three questions posed by Qiao Muyi, everyone fell into deep thought. Lin Xianyu suddenly felt her heart pounding—she faintly sensed something ominous.

Dong Chengling also said, "Setting aside myself, Xiao Qiao, and Suo, for Yueyan and Xing Mei, your promotion to the fourth transformation is just a matter of time. It's impossible that you wouldn't reach that stage even 30 years later."

Dong Chengling looked at Lin Xianyu. "Xianyu, the same goes for you. You're just lazy, but your potential is immense."

Lin Xianyu felt like she was being scolded.

Ren Xingmei took a deep breath. "You mean..."

Qiao Muyi said, "We should have appeared in the Cultivators Legion in 'Top-secret Archives,' but we didn't."

"Even Zhao Huo and his group appeared."

"Rather than believing we continuously hit that infinitesimally small chance and thus all avoided the war, not being conscripted by the Supreme Supreme, it's more plausible to consider another possibility..."

Gu Yueyan said with a somber expression, "We... don't exist in the future of 2049."

"Simply put, we're dead," Qiao Muyi said. "I'm dead, Cheng Ling is dead, Yueyan is dead, Xing Mei is dead, Luna is dead, Xianyu is dead... Xiao Suo is dead too."

What—does—this—have—to—do—with—ME! Lin Xianyu roared internally in helplessness, but still sat quietly to the side, shivering and not daring to speak.

"So... why would we die?"

Qiao Muyi rested her chin on her left hand and gently flipped through the wedding dress catalog with her right, softly tapping on a dress. She seemed to think of something, and a blissful smile appeared on her face.

Why? It must be because you all played 'Wedding Survival: Battle Royale'! Lin Xianyu was speechless, thinking, If you want to go for a 'chicken dinner,' just go! Why drag me into it? So, the question is, one of them can hack space, one can hack Spells, one can hack time, one can hack Moonlight, and another is a Demigod with a health lock... How am I, Lin Xianyu, supposed to survive until the final circle?