Chapter 1 Umbrella Brother, Su Muqiu
H City, Xihu District, September 2022, 9.

Today is the day Xiao Ce returns to school to report.

Xiao Ce is a native of H City. His home is not far from the school and can be reached in a few dozen minutes by bus.

However, it was raining heavily today, and Xiao Ce had to find an old umbrella in the warehouse at home.

Although the style is a bit old, the quality is still very good.

On the way to the bus stop, Xiao Ce suddenly realized that someone seemed to be following him.

Suddenly, Xiao Ce felt his scalp tingling.

He has a secret, that is, he has the memory of his past life. In his past life, he died of a serious illness at the age of eighteen.

Because of these experiences, Xiao Ce still believes in some supernatural events.

Sure enough, when Xiao Ce looked back, he saw a handsome young man.

The boy always had a faint smile on his face, giving people a gentle and elegant feeling;

However, the boy’s feet stepped on the rain-covered road without causing any ripples, and the rain hit his body and went straight through him.

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and suddenly the boy asked, “Can you see me?”

His voice was also very gentle, but Xiao Ce didn’t dare to respond to him. He pretended not to see him, turned around, and quickened his pace.

When I was a child, I heard from the elderly that if a ghost asks you a question, you must not pay attention to it. If you pay attention to it, the ghost will harm you.

Xiao Ce adheres to the idea that it is better to believe it than not to believe it.

At this time, the young man behind him caught up and asked again: “You can see me, right?”

Hearing that the other party wanted to continue to pester him, Xiao Ce quickened his pace again and this time he ran.

However, this still cannot get rid of the ‘ghost’ behind him.

I only heard the ‘ghost’ behind me say: “Don’t run so fast, I mean no harm.”

Seeing that he couldn’t get rid of the other party, Xiao Ce, who always liked to seek excitement, decided to make contact with this “ghost”.

He quickened his pace and looked at the ‘ghost boy’ who was slowly running towards him. Judging from the other party’s current state, it seemed that he had no fighting ability.

As a sports recruit, Xiao Ce felt a little more confident and said, “I can see you, and then what?”

“Then?” The ghost boy was silent for a long time, and then said, “I can’t be too far away from the umbrella in your hand, but you are the first person who can see me. Can you talk to me?”

Hearing the other party’s words, Xiao Ce had a flash of thought to throw away the umbrella in his hand, but he did not do so. Instead, he asked: “So you are an umbrella spirit?”

“You’ve read too many fantasy novels, right? But my situation is also quite fantasy.” The ghost boy still spoke gently, but a hint of sadness still floated on his face.

He said: “My name is Su Muqiu. I died in a car accident seven years ago.”

“It’s quite a pity.” Xiao Ce couldn’t help but feel a little sympathetic. He also died young in his previous life.

At this moment, Xiao Ce was not so scared anymore, but he still had to go to school to register, so he said, “I’ll talk to you when I have time. I’ll go to school to register first.”

Having said that, Xiao Ce continued to walk forward.

The two of them didn’t speak any more along the way.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, making transportation inconvenient.

Xiao Ce waited for the bus for a long time, but it never came.

I didn’t even see a taxi, and even if there was one, the taxi driver would refuse to take me.

At this moment, Xiao Ce passed by an Internet cafe and planned to go in to hide from the rain and play some games.

As for reporting in, forget it, I’ll think about it after the rain stops. Currently there is a very popular game called “Glory”, Xiao Ce is also playing this game, playing the sharpshooter profession.

Seeing the game Honor again, Su Muqiu was overwhelmed with emotions. Seeing that most people in the Internet cafe were playing Honor, he couldn’t help but say, “Honor is so popular now!”

“Why, you’ve played it too?” Xiao Ce heard his words and said without turning his head, “Seven years ago, you were an ancient player.”

“If there hadn’t been a car accident, you would have seen me in the professional league.” Su Muqiu’s tone was still gentle, but Xiao Ce could also hear the bitterness and sadness in the other’s words.

“Can you tell me your story?” Xiao Ce suddenly wanted to know about the other person, and then said: “Or, if you have any unfulfilled wishes, I will try to help you.”

At this time, someone had already noticed that Xiao Ce was talking to himself here.

Su Muqiu was also very considerate of others. She didn’t want people to think that Xiao Ce was a psychopath, so she said, “Just listen to me. You don’t have to respond to me deliberately.”

He really made me cry to death!
Xiao Ce just felt his head getting a little hot. Why was this kind of tenderness making him want to cry?

Su Muqiu began to tell his story:
“I started playing Honor of Kings the year it was released, and I met a very interesting friend at the time who was really talented in gaming. Later, we became a family.”

“We all love the game Honor of Kings very much. We have also thought about becoming a professional gamer and working hard for it!”

“That day finally came, we formed a team, and with the dream of winning the championship, we were full of energy and enthusiasm!”

“But on that day, I had a car accident and exist in my current form, unable to move too far away from this umbrella.”

“I don’t know how they are doing now?”

Having said that, Su Muqiu fell silent again. He was not a very good storyteller; he just narrated his life story in such a hasty manner.

He didn’t even tell the story before Glory came out.

Perhaps, in his eyes, only glory and family are his greatest concerns, and everything else is irrelevant.

After hearing this, Xiao Ce felt a little anxious and blurted out, “Do you want to see your family?”

Seeing this, Su Muqiu looked at Xiao Ce with a smile and said, “Are you willing to help me?”

“It’s a small matter. Can you tell me what your family members are called and where they live?” Xiao Ce put half of his ear against the earphone, pretending to talk to his teammates in the game.

Su Muqiu was amused by his action, and after a while she said, “My name is Ye Qiu. I have a younger sister named Su Mucheng. It’s been seven years, so she probably moved away a long time ago. But you can go and see if the Jia Shi Internet Cafe is still there. Maybe you can find some clues there.”

After hearing this, Xiao Ce looked strange.

“What’s wrong?” Su Muqiu asked puzzledly.

“I know Ye Qiu and Su Mucheng, but I don’t know about Jia Shi Internet Cafe. I do know Jia Shi Club.” Xiao Ce said, exiting the game and opening some competition videos.

Seeing the Excellent Era team win three consecutive championships, Su Muqiu’s face was filled with complex expressions, relief, yearning… mixed emotions.

“It’s him, he really did it!” Su Muqiu murmured to himself.

“Ye Qiu is your family member?!” Xiao Ce was also extremely surprised, but then he said, “Ye Qiu is not easy to see. He is mysterious. But as for Su Mucheng, I can go to the Excellent Era Club and wait. If I see Su Mucheng, I should be able to see Ye Qiu.”

This is the only solution Xiao Ce can think of at the moment.

But Su Muqiu said: “This is not a solution. It will also delay your studies.”

“Then there’s nothing I can do.” Xiao Ce spread his hands helplessly.

It is indeed difficult to meet a well-known professional player, and you may not be able to see him for half a year.

After thinking for a long time, Su Muqiu said, “If it doesn’t work, try starting from Glory. I can teach you how to play the sharpshooter.”

“You teach me?” Xiao Ce was stunned for a moment. The other party hadn’t touched the game for seven years. Could he really teach him anything?

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