Before I start the main text, there are two things I would like to apologize to everyone.

The first thing is that in the SAO written by Hanxue earlier, the yellow name and the red name are set.

Originally, Han Xue thought that after killing one or two people, the name would turn yellow, and after killing more people, the name would turn red.

In this case, there seems to be a bug in the previous chapter, and many readers have also mentioned it in the book review area, but it's not, and this cold snow will be explained later.

However, seeing the replies of some readers in these comments, Hanxue found that what she thought was not the correct setting.

After checking on the Internet, I found that the original setting in "Sword Art Online" was that as long as there was a malicious attack on other players, the name would turn yellow, and if it was not killed, it would remain yellow for a few days. But as soon as someone is killed, the name will turn red, and it is unknown how long the red name will remain.

In this case, it seems to be explained that it seems to be a bug, but this is actually a mistake in the initial setting of Hanxue, and it is the pot of Hanxue.

Here's a word for those who have read the previous article carefully, found bugs, and explained these comments:

I'm sorry! It's the cold snow that's wrong!

And, thank you!

Because of such a wrong setting, Hanxue is a little hesitant, whether to use the setting of the original "Sword Art Online" as the benchmark and modify the previous text, or continue to maintain Hanxue's setting, which will be explained later.

In the end, Hanxue chose the latter. Mainly because this setting does not affect the direction of the plot, and it may take longer to revise the previous text than to write a new chapter. In addition, there is not enough time for cold and snow, so in the end, it was decided to continue to maintain the wrong setting of cold and snow, which does not affect the plot, so I hope you will bear with me.

The second thing is about the new book.

Originally, Hanxue said that he would release a new book within a month, but now he ......

Well, to put it simply, Hanxue is going to jump tickets again!

Because Han Xue wants to keep the new book in a stable update rhythm (at least one update a day, or even two or three updates a day, of course, the number of words can no longer be six thousand words a chapter like this book), but in the past month, Han Xue has found that he can't do such an update frequency at all.

Forcibly releasing a new book will only have a tragic result, and Han Xue has spent a lot of effort on the new book, so he didn't want to make such a hasty decision, so he let the new book jump again.

I'm sorry and I'm sorry everyone......

Until the book was written, Han Xue has always been grateful for everyone's continued support. Every book review Han Xue has read carefully, and every time he sees everyone's praise, Han Xue feels that the persistence in the past five years is worth it.

Although there are still many new readers who are very dissatisfied with the first volume, thinking that the first volume is terrible and has too many slots, Hanxue still does not want to make changes to the first volume.

After all, this is the dark history of cold snow......

This is the one who has witnessed the growth of the cold snow.

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Kratir is dead.

This death was a bit sudden, neither Chu Yue, nor Asuna, nor the other members of the Blood Alliance expected it.

"Chu, Chu Yue......" Asuna involuntarily moved closer to Chu Yue.

"Hmm......" Although it was a little unexpected, Chu Yue was only surprised, and after looking down and thinking about it, she said to Asuna: "Asuna, let's go back first." ”

Asuna nodded, and said to the members of the Blood Alliance that she had brought, "You guys should go back to the headquarters first." ”

"Yes! Asuna-sama! ”

After the members of the Blood Alliance answered, they walked towards Gransam together.

Then, Chu Yue said to Godaway, who had just cooperated with her performance: "Godbackley, please report this matter to President Heathcliff." ”

"Okay......," said Godevley, "then, Chu Yue, you?" ”

"After the play is over, the traitor has been found, and the person in the smiling coffin is also dead, so I have no reason to continue to stay in the Blood Alliance......" Chu Yue said, "Although, the traitor found out is also dead." ”

"Chu Yue, are you really going to quit the Blood Alliance?" Goldfriley said, "Why don't you just stay......"

"Captain!" Chu Yue interrupted Godful's words, and then said to Godbackley with a smile: "This is the last sound, you go quickly!" ”

Knowing what Chu Yue meant, Godevli had no choice but to turn around and go back to the headquarters to report to Heathcliff.

"Asuna, we ...... Go back to my house. Chu Yue turned back and said to Asuna with a smile.

Asuna was stunned for a moment, and remembered what she had promised Chu Yue before, and her face turned a little red all of a sudden.

However, because Asuna was very concerned about the death of Kladil just now, Asuna said to Chu Yue: "Chu Yue, the matter of Kladil ......"

"Let's talk as we go." Chu Yue said.

"Hmm." Asuna nodded.

Although half a year ago, Chu Yue didn't have a house yet, but half a year has passed, and Chu Yue has already bought a house on the first floor.

The reason why I bought a house on the first floor is because until now, about thirty percent of the players are still staying in the first floor of the starting town.

The vast majority of these players are players who have no combat ability, or who do not want to fight, and are waiting for the game to be cleared. These players are all vulnerable groups, and Chu Yue wants to protect these players, so she buys a house on the first floor.

However, Chu Yue is also afraid of trouble, if these players know that there is a player in the strategy group who lives in the town of Initiation to protect them, then these players are afraid that they will come to Chu Yue if they have anything to do, so Chu Yue's home is not in the town of initiation, but in a forest in the northwest of the town of initiation.

In fact, in order to maintain strength, leveling and doing tasks in high-level floors is a must, so this house is actually rarely visited by Chu Yue.

"Remember the man who smiled at the coffin?" Chu Yue and Asuna chatted while walking.

"Well, that's the guy who taught Kraidier how to use paralyzing poison, right?" Asuna said.

"That's right." Chu Yue nodded, "That guy, after seeing that he couldn't escape, he didn't know what method he used and committed suicide, right?" ”

"Hmm." Asuna nodded, "I didn't expect that I would rather kill myself than catch ...... us"

"Remember? I'm a developer at SAO. Chu Yue said, "With my understanding of the poison system, since this person can find out the debugging method of paralyzing poison, I am afraid that other poisons also have a certain amount of involvement." ”

"You mean......" said Asuna, "he died of poison himself?" ”

"Pretty much." Chu Yue said, "Although there are many ways to commit suicide in SAO, the most likely case of being surrounded by people like that is to commit suicide with poison." ”

"However, we don't see any props he uses......" Asuna was a little surprised.

"It's nothing." Chu Yue smiled and said, "The characteristic of the poison system is that it is simple and convenient. Like the paralysis poison we had at that time, it was put in drinking water, and as long as it was drunk, it would be poisoned. ”

"Poison...... This thing is really horrible! Asuna said, "Why are you researching such a thing?" ”

"Miss Asuna, SAO was a VRMMORPG online game at the beginning...... Chu Yue said, "Don't you play online games?" It's strange that there's no poison system, right? ”

"Uh......" Asuna hesitated for a moment and nodded, "I borrowed my brother's NERvGear because I was curious, so I entered SAO." ”

"That's really ...... Unfortunately. Chu Yue smiled bitterly and said, "I guess that the member of the smiling coffin probably expected that he would be caught by the people of the raider group, so he usually has a small poison capsule hidden in his mouth, and if he is caught, he will directly use his tongue to break the capsule." ”

"That's why we can't tell how he died...... Asuna said with a heavy face, "Why, even if he kills himself, it's ......"

"Don't overthink it." Chu Yue saw Asuna's expression, and suddenly reached out and touched Asuna's head and said, "The group of people who are smiling at the coffin are all crazy people who take pleasure in killing, and their mental state is probably not normal for a long time." ”

Speaking of this, Chu Yue was suddenly stunned.

Mentally abnormal? This one...... This situation seems familiar!

And because she was touched by Chu Yue, Asuna lowered her head a little relieved, but she still said:

"Speaking of mental disorders, Kratir ...... Is it too? ”

"Oh, Cradil......" Chu Yue said, "whether he went crazy halfway or died in the end, it was a bit unexpected to me, but it was not impossible. ”

Because in the original book, Kraidier had not encountered these, so what had just happened was somewhat unexpected by Chu Yue.

But think about it, Kraidier was originally an extremely conceited and vindictive person, and he also agreed with the concept of the smiling coffin, and he carved the logo of the smiling coffin on his arm, and when he found out that he was completely tricked by Chu Yue, it was normal for him to go crazy.

"But, he's going to die eventually, I guess, and it has something to do with that member of the smiling coffin." Chu Yue said, "He may have also been poisoned." ”

"Cratier too?" Asuna was surprised and said, "But, didn't that guy who used poison take Kraidil as a disciple?" Why poison Cratir? And...... How did he manage to poison Kratir after he died? ”

"That's how it should be." Chu Yue said, "The member of the smiling coffin actually doesn't trust Kratil very much. When he knew that the person Kraider was going to kill was me, on the one hand, he was very much looking forward to Kraider being able to kill me, and on the other hand, he was full of jealousy of me, thinking that I was not something that a character like Kraidier could deal with. ”

"Wait, Chu Yue......" Asuna said suddenly, "that member of the smiling coffin with poison knows you?" ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue said, "I met twice with the main members of the Smiling Coffin, once to track Ling Yin to find it, and also killed a few other people in the Smiling Coffin, and once during the 'Death in the Circle' incident, I protected Kainz, Xiumitt, and Yuerke from the Smile Coffin's men. Both times, that guy was there. ”

"I see." Asuna said, "These two times were when Chu Yue used your wisdom to solve the problem and showed great strength, that's why that guy is so jealous of you......"

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded, "So, I'm afraid that when that guy first taught Kraidier to use poison, he had already given Kladil a poison that delayed the onset of the attack, and then made two preparations." ”

"One possibility is that Kratir managed to kill me." Chu Yue continued, "In this way, he will be able to trust Kraidil enough. Because not only did he make Kraidier feel the joy of killing, but he also avenged me for him, and he also had enough time to take another antidote for Kraidir. ”

"Another possibility is that Kratir didn't succeed." Chu Yue said, "Don't forget, before this, that guy was also a murderer, and he didn't trust Kladir. So if Kraider fails, in order to prevent Kraider from confessing himself, and to satisfy his own murderous pleasure, the poison will work. ”

"It's a pity that he still underestimated you." Asuna said, "I'm afraid he couldn't have imagined that Chu Yue, you and Godfuli cooperated together, acted in a play, and successfully lured him out." ”

"Yes......" Chu Yue said, "When he committed suicide, I am afraid that he didn't know that I wasn't actually dead, but he definitely knew that Kraidier was dead." ”

The two said that they had arrived at the door of the portal in the town, and Asuna sighed and said, "I originally wanted to send these two people to prison, but I didn't expect ......"

"That's just my guess." Chu Yue said, "After all, now that these two people are dead, there is no way to verify what the truth is." ”

"I believe in you, Chu Yue." Asuna said.

Chu Yue smiled, didn't answer, and walked to the portal with Asuna: "Teleportation: The Town of Initiation." ”

Arriving at the Beginning Town, Chu Yue and Asuna walked towards the outside of the town together.

"We don't know what the truth is, but those two men are dead, and right in front of us." Chu Yue continued, "When this matter reaches everyone's ears, I'm afraid they will think that I killed them. ”

"Huh?! Why? Asuna said in surprise, "Obviously you have nothing to do with Chu Yue!" Belch...... Nor can it be said that it is completely irrelevant...... But ......"

"I know, I know." Chu Yue smiled and said, "However, people who don't know the details, but have only heard about this kind of thing, I'm afraid they won't think so......."

"Why?" Asuna asked again.

"It's easy, because I planned the whole thing." Chu Yue said, "Whether it was the duel with President Heathcliff, or the person who showed his true face to Kratir, or the member of the smiling coffin behind the scenes, I had already made a plan. ”

That's right, before and after, it was a plan that Chu Yue had already made.

At first, Chu Yue just wanted to prove to Asuna that Kratil was really not a good person, but thinking of the plot in "Sword Art Online", Chu Yue thought that he couldn't let go of the smiling coffin member who escaped.

Combined with the plot that Chu Yue had known for a long time, and the fake death technique in the "Death in the Circle" incident, Chu Yue planned the whole incident in order not to make Kratil and the smiling coffin member behind the scenes suspicious.

Of course, in the end, both of them died, and this was not Chu Yue's plan. However, in the eyes of others, this is not necessarily the case.

That Chu Yue, who had made such a big plan and laid out such a big situation back and forth, finally caught two murderers, just to send them to prison?

Who are you fooling, those two murderers are dead, and they said that they committed suicide, who will believe it!

That's what most people think.

"Chu Yue, is it going to be misunderstood by everyone again......" Asuna said.

"It's okay, I don't really care about this kind of thing." Chu Yue smiled and said, "Moreover, this time it's not a malicious misunderstanding, maybe everyone thinks those two people deserve to die." ”

"......" Asuna was silent for a moment, not speaking.

It didn't take long for Chu Yue and Asuna to come to the entrance of the forest where the house Chu Yue bought in SAO was located.

"Chu Yue's home is here...... Asuna said as she looked at the entrance to this forest, "...... on the first floor."

"If there is a teleportation array, it doesn't really matter how many layers there are...... Chu Yue said, "Originally, I wanted to protect the players on the first layer if I was on the first layer, but in fact, I don't usually come back." ”

"Chu Yue......" After listening to Chu Yue's words, Asuna looked at Chu Yue and said, "Sometimes, you are still quite gentle." ”

"Hmm......" Hearing this, Chu Yue suddenly remembered his other wives in many worlds, as well as Shenna, who was in this world at this time.

The other girls seemed to have said to themselves: "Chu Yue, it's really gentle", but Asuna said "Sometimes, it's still quite gentle".

Chu Yue sighed slightly.

"What's wrong, sigh suddenly?" Asuna asked.

"Nothing." Chu Yue smiled at Asuna, and thought to herself: If you become a lover with Asuna, you must talk about the existence of Shenwu first.

When she arrived at Chu Yue's door, looking at the small room in front of her, Asuna was stunned.

It's so beautiful!

A pale yellow hut blends in almost perfectly with this natural forest. It was already afternoon, and the sun was shining directly on the side of the hut, and the birds and butterflies that flew by from time to time gave the cottage a fairytale flavor.

"It's so beautiful!" Asuna said.

"Do you like it?" Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Hmm!" Asuna nodded.

"Well, let's live here when we get married!" Chu Yue teased Asuna.

Sure enough, Asuna suddenly blushed and said, "I, I just promised you to share a page of the inventory first!" ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue smiled again, "Let's go, come in and sit down." ”

Entering the hut, Asuna looked curiously left and right, and then said, "The inside and outside are the same." ”

"Of course, I renovated this house myself." Chu Yue said, "You sit down first, and I'll pour you tea." ”

Asuna sat in the living room, and Chu Yue went to the kitchen to pour tea for Asuna.

However, when Chu Yue came out of the kitchen, she found that Asuna was no longer in the living room.

The cottage has only one floor, and in addition to the kitchen, there is only a toilet, a bedroom, and a small balcony facing the door. The bedroom door was locked, so Chu Yue took the teacup and went to the balcony.

Sure enough, Asuna was on the small balcony looking at the scenery behind the house.

"Why did you get here?" Chu Yue said, handing the tea to Asuna.

"A little curious." Asuna took the teacup and said, "It's easy to get lost here." ”

The back of the hut is also a forest, and the hut itself is also easy to blend into the forest, if it weren't for Chu Yue leading the way, Asuna might not be able to find here.

"I'm most afraid of trouble." Chu Yue said, "I usually don't go home, but when I go home, it must be a time to rest." If you don't find a place like this, it's easy to be disturbed when you're resting. ”

"So, what if something happens?" Asuna asked as she took her tea.

"Isn't there an email?" Chu Yue said.

As soon as Chu Yue finished speaking, a system message popped up in front of Asuna, saying that she had received an email.

"Look." Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Is there a mailbox around here?" Asuna asked.

"Nope." Chu Yue said, "I want to go back to the town of the beginning." ”

"Then ......" Asuna was just about to leave, but she was stopped by Chu Yue.

"It's from President Heathcliff." Chu Yue said, "It should be to inquire about Kladir in detail." ”

"Probably......" Asuna said, "I'll explain it to the president so that everyone doesn't misunderstand Chu Yue." ”

"They all say I don't care about this anymore." Chu Yue spread out her hands and said, "Asuna, we still have an agreement before!" Let's complete the agreement first! ”

"Eh......" Asuna blushed suddenly.

The agreement is that if Chu Yue's plan fails, he will officially join the Blood Alliance Knights, but if the plan is successful, Asuna and Chu Yue will share a page of inventory, which is what players call a 'lover' relationship.

"Hey, hey." Chu Yue looked at Asuna with a smile.

It's actually very easy to form a lover, after both of you agree, choose a page of inventory as a shared inventory, and the system will synchronize the inventory of both of them.

However, the relationship between husband and wife is not so simple, and it must have happened to both men and women.

"Okay......" Asuna said with a red face, "Chu Yue's words, I, I can accept ......"

Seeing Asuna's shyness, Chu Yue smiled, and then pulled Asuna back to the living room.

"Until then, Asuna, I have something very important for you." Chu Yue looked at Asuna with a serious face.

"What, what's the matter?" Seeing Chu Yue's rare serious expression, Asuna suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart.

"We didn't know each other in reality before the game's open beta, right?" Chu Yue said.

"Hmm." Hearing Chu Yue actually talk about reality, Asuna nodded and said, "However, although this is a virtual game world, my thoughts about Chu Yue are more real than reality. ”

Asuna has always been serious and serious about this kind of thing.

"I'm sorry, I'm not suspicious of Asuna's intentions, but ......" Chu Yue said, "Asuna, I have a girlfriend in reality. ”

Asuna was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled.

"What, that's what you're talking about!" Asuna suddenly looked relaxed and said, "Chu Yue, are you smart but you were mistaken by being smart!" ”

"Huh?"

"Chu Yue, how long has it been since the game started?" Asuna asked.

"Probably...... It's been more than two years. Chu Yue said, "It's been almost three years." ”

"yes." Asuna said, "It's been almost three years...... We're only at the 70-odd level now. And the difficulty will get bigger and bigger later. ”

"I think even if we continue to maintain this speed of strategy, it will take at least four years to fully attack the game and return to reality, right?" Asuna continued, "It's not that I don't trust you in reality...... Girlfriend, it's just that you've been lying in bed for four years, will she still hold on to you? ”

"What's more," Asuna continued, "...... time we return to reality, we will not be able to live like normal people for a long time, and when that time comes, you and that girl will probably not be able to continue to be together at all, right?" ”

"What's more......" Asuna said, holding Chu Yue's face with both hands, looking at Chu Yue and saying, "Since entering the game, everything that has happened to you with Chu Yue, my heart for Chu Yue, will definitely not lose to anyone!" ”

"If, back in real life." Asuna said, "We will definitely be lovers again!" ”

Originally, these words should have been very touching.

But after hearing these words, Chu Yue couldn't laugh or cry.

What Asuna said, Chu Yue believed and agreed.

But the problem is, that's Kanna!