Chapter 1

At midnight, in the game forum of Warring States, a post came up.

“The tie the knot game zone is finally online again! This time, we divided the area into the danmei district, the lily zone, and the FFF 1 Heterosexual couple haters. FFF members can be Boy Love fans or regular netizens who enjoy tropes. They can be seen whenever a couple starts dating or a lover dies. zone. Go ahead, everyone!!!”

On the main screen of the post, the host said excitedly, “Last time when the game area was launched on the Qixi Festival, I couldn’t go online. I didn’t expect that after howling for more than a month, the company would decide to turn the area into a regular game area. At this moment, the host has already sailed! See you in the game area!”

Below the main screen of the post, replies were increasing every second.

“Who wants to meet with the host in the game area 233333 2 Emoticon of lying on the ground laughing and hitting the floor with fists. .”

“Landlord, be careful. After getting married in this game area, you can’t get a divorce if you don’t fill your heart rate. If you accidentally encounter a sand sculpture, it’s the rhythm of wanting to change your account every day. Don’t ask me how I know, wipe my tears…”

“Wow, I like this kind of unethical way of playing. Last time, this game area was only available for one day, and then it was offline. I didn’t have time to play. Now I’m rubbing my hands with excitement.”

“Dare to ask the landlord whether he is the choosing party or the chosen party?”

“Those who dare to be chosen are all true warriors without integrity hhhhh 3 Short for ‘hahaha’; synonym of 23333. “

“Unscrupulous warrior says that since this kind of game zone is online, you can play the most exciting route! Stand up and raise your chest proudly!”

……

Five minutes after the ‘Tie the knot’ game zone was online, the area was full of people. It was not like midnight at all. But for most gamers, midnight was really just the beginning of the night.

The game zone was divided into three major areas: Danmei District, Lily District, and FFF District. The sections were respectively prepared for homosexuals and heterosexuals. It was quite humanized.

Each of the three districts was divided into two areas, namely ‘Bride Selection Area’ and ‘Bridegroom Selection Area,’ so there were six areas in total.

At this moment, in the Bridegroom Selection Area of the Danmei District.

In a large indoor space, players in big red robes were everywhere.

Le Han’s heart throbbed.

He walked cautiously among the crowd, looking shyly at the grooms in the Bridegroom Selection Area with sweat in his palms.

In the Danmei District, the groom represents the No. 1 while the bride is the No. 0. Before entering the Danmei District, the male players have to decide whether to be the gong or the shou. After that, they have to determine whether to become the selected person or the selecting party.

In this room, all the people waiting to be selected are bridegrooms, that is, gongs. On the other hand, all those who can enter the area to choose their own object are all receivers.

After deciding to become the selected party, the player cannot leave the game area before being chosen for marriage. Because the picked party has no way to control the selecting party, the players had many complaints about it. After the game area went online, the forum became flooded with criticisms about its lack of integrity.

Le Han, a person without integrity, was now walking in this room as the selected party. He was full of excitement.

He looked around at the bridegrooms that were waiting to be selected just like him. He found that some of them were well prepared. In fact, they already had an object. As soon as the other person entered the hall, they would look around. Once they saw their target, they would rush right away. Meanwhile, the bridegroom would wait in the same place with a smile. When they met, they had to pretend to be meeting for the first time; the shou would blush when choosing his own gong, and the other party would squint his eyes.

Of course, there were still men that were really waiting for someone to hook up with them.

Each game area will prepare some personalized props for the selected party, such as folding fans, teacups, brocade bags, and so on. Once you pick up an accessory, you can’t throw it away. The number is limited, and they will be gone until the person is picked up. When the selected party leaves the game area, the corresponding prop will reappear on the personalized props table.

Le Han saw a bridegroom swaying a folding fan, charming and elegant. Even though he knew that all the images on the internet were fake, he still blushed.

He… he must get married today!

When this thought came out, he accidentally smiled at a groom that was looking at him. When the other party raised his eyebrows, Le Han’s heart shrank. He was so ashamed that smoke came out of his head.

Suddenly, someone hit him on the back. Le Han couldn’t stand still, so he rushed forward and was caught by someone with both hands.

As soon as he raised his head, he saw another bridegroom looking at him with a smile. As soon as the other party opened his mouth, a voice adjusted by the game’s voice changer came out, “Little thing, be careful on the road.”

Le Han’s body shook; he wanted to pass out in shame.

Ahhhhhh, there are so many handsome guys. Although they are all fake, they are still beautiful, ah!

He opened his mouth excitedly, and his voice was like a mosquito, “Thank you, thank you…”

There was a light laugh behind him. Le Han tilted his head and saw a third handsome groom standing behind him. The person bent over to his ear, took a sip of his pipe, and spit out a burst of smoke, his eyes frivolous, “Is it so easy to be shy? Then how do you choose your husband?”

Le Han: Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!

He is going to die!

In reality, he has received too many setbacks because of relationship problems. As a gay who wanted to fall in love, all the people he loved from childhood to adulthood were straight men. Therefore, every secret love ended in tragedy. After reflecting carefully on his criteria for choosing a partner, he found that maybe his requirements were too high. He is an out-and-out face lover and likes people that look good. Everyone says that gays are more refined than ordinary straight men. Le Han didn’t know if he was in the wrong circle. All the handsome men he likes are straight. Real-life is too hard. He is teased by his relatives and friends from time to time. Maybe he won’t be able to find a boyfriend in his whole life. People who don’t like him mock him saying that it’s time to stop looking for a handsome guy. Le Han finally put down his moral integrity and good behavior, so he immediately rushed over after the game zone was back online.

So, what if it’s fake! What does it matter if the characters are debugged or if the voice is changed by the voice changer! Physical and mental pleasure is ok!

He just wants to fall in love with a ‘handsome guy’ first!

He hates that he didn’t participate when the game area was launched in the Qixi Festival. All because he was immersed in the grief of the death of his crush in reality. It was a waste of time!

At this moment, Le Han really felt like a fish returning to the water. He was so comfortable and happy that he became intoxicated. Even his hands and feet went soft.

He didn’t know if the three bridegrooms found him funny and coquettish. They all came up one by one, and one of them held his chin and laughed, “Oh, why is your face so red?”

Another one leaned in his ear and whispered softly, “Do you want to choose me, cutie?”

The other put his arms around his waist and smiled evilly, “Choose one of the three of us? We can marry right away after interlocking our hands, eh?”

Three slightly different voices bombed in his ears, making him tremble slightly. Le Han thought, why did those ancient men like to visit brothels? Because it really feels so beautiful to be surrounded by flower girls!!!

He took a deep breath, then… he pushed the three handsome guys away. He turned around and ran away; he fled out of the groom selecting area, holding his knees and gasping for breath.

No, he can’t choose. He’s too embarrassed to choose! It’s too exciting!

On the translucent control panel on the right side of the field of vision, a small red ‘1’ jumped out of the message sign, which meant that he had received a message. Le Han slowly clicked to open the message and saw that it was sent by Zhao Yifei, a junior high school classmate.

[Zhao Yifei: You… How are you now? Are you married?]

[Le Han: Not yet…]

[Zhao Yifei: ‘supports chin’]

[Zhao Yifei: I still think that the game area is fraudulent. Didn’t you go during the Qixi Festival? Why did you think about it today? Were you stimulated? Does it have something to do with that senior?]

As soon as he thought of that senior, Le Han was in a bad mood. He twisted his eyebrows and said, “No, I was irritated during the Qixi Festival and didn’t have the chance to play. I have gotten over it now… Don’t talk about that person!”

[Zhao Yifei: …]

[Le Han: Anyway, I must get married today! I want to fall in love, always attack!]

Le Han was determined, and his eyes were fixed on the ‘Bride Selection Area’ next door.

Ten minutes later, Le Han, who was in line to enter the ‘Bride Selection Area,’ was dazzled when he saw the room full of brides in their wedding clothes.

There were two kinds of wedding clothes in the area for the shou. One was the same as the bridegroom’s, the other was the bride’s wedding dress with a red veil.

After entering each zone, players who decide to become the receiver have the opportunity to choose a costume. After the decision is made, they cannot change their clothes before leaving this zone.

When Le Han entered the Groom Selection Area before, the system let him decide. Although the bride’s wedding gown made him feel a bit itchy, he was too embarrassed to choose. After all, the people who entered the Bridegroom Selection Area at that time were all wearing men’s clothes. Of course, part of the reason may be that the red veil of the wedding dress hindered them while choosing the groom.

But in the Bride Selection Area at this moment, most of the people waiting for the groom to hook up with them are wearing wedding gowns!

Le Han was excited all at once. Everyone was having a good time, so exciting!

At this time, the system popped up a bullet box in front of him.

[System: Which outfit do you want to choose?]

The holographic display of the two outfits was spinning in midair. Just like before, there was a set of men’s wedding clothes and a bride’s wedding gown.

Le Han looked at the brides that were wearing wedding gowns. He thought carefully and blushed. In the blink of an eye, he changed his clothes, and a red veil fell on his head.

——Since he is embarrassed to choose his own gong, he can only wait for Lao Gong to choose him!

Entering the Bride Selection Area as the chosen party, only when he gets married can he leave the game area!

This time, he will definitely get married!

On the other side, Warring States game mainland, Hecheng.

A handsome man in a black brocade robe is sitting on the third floor of a restaurant. He is knocking peanuts while brushing the forum with the holographic screen in front of him.

Glancing at the time, he yawned, feeling that it was almost time for him to go to bed. He planned to go offline when he suddenly received a communication request from someone on his friends’ list.

When the man picked it up, a loud voice rang in his ear and anxiously said, “Fuck! Brother Qi, help me, I was pitted by my sister!

The man put down the peanut and opened his mouth. He spoke with a slightly low voice, very pleasant,”… What’s the matter?”

The other party’s voice sounded a little tearful, and he said bitterly, “Didn’t the shameless game area of ‘Tie the Knot’ just went online? Just now, I went to take a bath, and my sister actually used my account and let me be a bride in the Bride Selection Area of the Danmei District! She even covered my head with a red cloth! I can’t change my clothes, and I just read the rules of the game area. If no one marries me, I’ll never get out of the game area! It’s awful. I laughed at her at noon because of her poor sleeping posture. No wonder she couldn’t find a boyfriend, so she took revenge on me! Is it my fault that she can’t catch up with the school grass she likes?! Brother Qi, tell me!”

Qi Xun listened for a long time, his face becoming expressionless little by little, “So, what do you want me to do?”

The other side cried and said, “Brother Qi, can you please act as a gay guy and take me out! I just read the instructions. In my area, if you wear a wedding gown, you will get married when your red cap is lifted! If a gay really lifted the veil, wouldn’t I die? Brother Qi, please help me out, save my little brother!”

Qi Xun said simply and neatly, “I refuse.”

After saying that, the communication was cut off.

The next second, the other party sent another communication request. Qi Xun was too lazy to deal with it. The other party gave up trying to communicate with him by voice and directly began to send many messages.

[Meng Bu Meng 4 Zhou Yao’s game character name. Literally meaning ‘adorable or not adorable’ or ‘moe not moe’. : Brother Qi!!!]

[Meng Bu Meng: Brother Qi, help me!!! I’m getting goosebumps all over the place now!!!]

[Meng Bu Meng: Brother Qi, you cannot let me die!!! Save me, ah!!]

[Meng Bu Meng: Brother, brother, brother, brother!!!]

[Meng Bu Meng: Brother, ah!!!!]

[Meng Bu Meng: Brother, I can only accept marrying you!!!! No one can help me, except you!!!!]

Qi Xin: …

The sentence ‘I can only accept marrying you’ looks scary, ok?

Qi Xun rubbed his eyes, thought about it for a while, then opened his friends’ list and fixed his sight on a certain name.

After a few seconds of silence, he still gave up the idea of throwing Meng’s request for help to that person.

When Meng Bu Meng sent the 30th message crying and begging Qi Xun for help, Qi Xun tsked and replied, “I know, but I’ll open a trumpet. Later, when you receive a friend’s application, accept it.”

In the Warring States game, all the major news related to the bosses of all forces will be announced in the world’s channel, and they are forced to ‘tell the world,’ including the good news. Qi Xun and Meng Bu Meng, that is, Zhou Yao, always receive attention and are often discussed in the forum. If they get married, Qi Xun doesn’t know how it would explode in the forum. He is not interested in being someone else’s annual gossip, and he won’t spoil his big-name by marrying that guy.

After thinking about it, he got up and disappeared the next second.

Le Han strolled around the game area with great interest. Because this time he was covered with a red veil, it was not convenient for him to walk, so he had to move more carefully.

In the Bride Selection Area, once the bride is dressed in a red wedding dress and covered with a red veil, some grooms who come to look for someone can no longer distinguish each other by the looks of the characters in the game. Some rely on shouting, and some use props to distinguish them from others.

Le Han was waiting for a stranger to hook him up. Theoretically, there was no reason why he had to use personalized props. However, after finally coming to play, he wanted to experience everything he could, so he wandered around the props table.

The props table had long been empty. Like Le Han, there were still many people wandering around. They were waiting for the bride with props to be selected and leave the area. Once the bride leaves, the prop can automatically return to its original position and appear on the props stage.

For a time, the game area was bustling with excitement, and Le Han felt that his whole body was sweating.

Qi Xun opened a trumpet, and without adjusting the parameters, he jumped into the ‘Tie the knot’ game zone. Then he entered the Bride Selection area of the Danmei District.

Zhou Yao accepted his friend request, and the two were talking.

“Hurry up, brother Qi. I can’t stand it anymore; I refreshed my knowledge today. All the people around me are men; there are so many men!”

Zhou Yao howled over there, which made Qi Xun feel numb. He said with a black face, “Shut up, I’ve already come in. Where are you now?”

“I don’t know where I am… My head is covered with a red cap! But I should be in the corner…”

Qi Xun went to the edge of the game area and frowned while observing, “Do you have any props?”

Zhou Yao: “… Yes.”

Qi Xun: “What is it?”

Zhou Yao:” …”

Qi Xun knew there was something wrong and said, “Many brides here are wearing wedding gowns with veils. I can’t tell which one is you. It’s too noisy for me to hear you. But the props seem to be unique, there is no repetition, so I can only rely on the props to find you. What exactly is your prop?”

After a while, Zhou Yao said weakly,”… Its’ SM props…”

Qi Xun:” …”

Zhou Yao choked, “My sister really pitted me. She chose me a dog collar with a bunch of ropes attached to it. I don’t know how to use it. I don’t dare to think about it… and this thing can’t be thrown away. It just likes sticking to my hand… uh… Brother Qi…”

Qi Xun:” … Bear with it, don’t lose it.”

There were a lot of people swaying fans and holding flowers. Those holding SM props were too strange, so it should be easy to find. With this in mind, Qi Xun calmly searched the crowd and kept in touch with Zhou Yao while searching.

At a certain moment, Zhou Yao said, “Ah! Shit!”

Qi Xun paused, frowned, and asked, “What’s the matter?”

There was no response from the other side.

Qi Xun: “Zhou Yao?”

Qi Xun opened the control panel and found that the communication had been cut off. He sent a voice communication request to the other party, but there was no response.

Qi Xun didn’t know what Zhou Yao was doing, so he had to keep looking for people in the game area.

Le Han waited for a long time beside the props table. Suddenly, a bunch of ropes appeared in front of him, and the picture got stuck.

Although the props cannot be thrown away after getting them, everyone wants them too much, so the first second this prop appeared, without waiting to see what it was, a few hands stretched out. ‘Shua, shua, shua,’ Le Han was right in front of the props; with his quick eyes and hands, he pressed ‘Pa’ to grab them with one click!

The next second, after the screen got stuck, Le Han saw a collar appear at the end of the rope.

Le Han: “…”

Several brides around fighting for props: “…”

In silence, several people moved away, as if nothing had happened just now.

Le Han trembled slightly, holding the props in his hand, the face covered by the red cap burned.

He… He seems to have snatched a wonderful thing…

Well, so ashamed…

Le Han’s heart beat faster.

He has been in the Bride Selection Area for more than ten minutes. The props have been snatched, but no one has come to hook him up yet.

Maybe because he was too nervous and shy, he suddenly wanted to go to the bathroom.

He hesitated. Thinking that it would be okay to leave for a while, Le Han walked to a corner and chose to keep the game state. Then he temporarily quit the connection between brain waves and the game, took off the helmet in reality, climbed down from the dormitory’s bed, put on his slippers, and ran to the toilet.

In the crowd, a tall and handsome groom looked for people everywhere.

Qi Xun was still unable to contact Zhou Yao. He looked at the time. After entering the game area, he only has ten minutes to choose. After that, he has to queue outside again. Now there were more and more people. If he waited in line again, it was estimated that Zhou Yao would be led away by another groom.

Qi Xun had walked halfway along the wall of the room. He thought that he had done his utmost. If he couldn’t find Zhou Yao, that was Zhou Yao’s fate.

Just as he was thinking about this, he suddenly saw a bride with a red cap standing obediently against the wall, holding a bunch of dark leather rope. There was a collar with rivets hanging at the end of it.

Other grooms were passing by. When they saw the SM props in his hands, they covered his lips and showed all kinds of wonderful expressions on their faces. They walked by while laughing, and no one had the intention of going forward to hook him up.

Qi Xun’s mouth twitched for a moment before he stepped forward to say, “Zhou Yao!”

The bride stood still and did not respond.

Qi Xun stretched out his hand, patted him on the shoulder, and said, “Hello!”

Still no response.

Qi Xun was now clear. Zhou Yao’s virtual character was here, but it was estimated that the real person ran away to do other things, so there was no response for a long time. This person was too unreliable. He was in a hurry before, and now he was gone without a word.

Qi Xun glanced at the time again; there was only one minute left.

He didn’t know when Zhou Yao would come back. Anyway, the person has already been found, so let’s lift the red veil first.

With this in mind, Qi Xun stretched out his hand, and without thinking, he grabbed the red cap and lifted it——

After going to the toilet, Le Han washed his hands, drank water, climbed back into bed, put on the helmet, and connected to the game.

Just after regaining his senses in the game, his red veil was lifted in front of him!

Le Han was startled.

The red veil fell down, and in front of him stood a tall, handsome man.

The two people looked at each other. You look at me, I look at you.

Le Han was happy that while the other party looked a little ordinary in the game, it was still pleasing to the eye. Qi Xun looked straight at the baby fat boy with bright and shy eyes.

At this moment, they were married, and both parties were caught off guard.

Le Han: Handsome guy! Ah! Although it came suddenly, my spring is here!

Qi Xun: It’s over. It was all messed up.

1

Heterosexual couple haters. FFF members can be Boy Love fans or regular netizens who enjoy tropes. They can be seen whenever a couple starts dating or a lover dies. 2

Emoticon of lying on the ground laughing and hitting the floor with fists. 3

Short for ‘hahaha’; synonym of 23333. 4

Zhou Yao’s game character name. Literally meaning ‘adorable or not adorable’ or ‘moe not moe’.