Zhang Yi never expected to encounter these old friends here, friends he hadn't met even in his previous life.

Guan Yunzhang, Liu Xuande, Qing Feng, Yaru...

No wonder these IDs seemed so familiar, and these people looked so familiar too. Perhaps it was because three years had passed, no, eleven years, and Zhang Yi's memory had gradually faded...

But seeing these people again, the long-lost excitement and passion surged in Zhang Yi's heart.

The people in front of Zhang Yi were his high school classmates, his ironclad buddies.

Many memories that were almost forgotten suddenly resurfaced in Zhang Yi's mind.

Back in high school, there was a legend in Class 305 of Linhai High School about the "Three Brothers of Peach Garden."

It was said that the three of them were sworn brothers, doing everything together—skipping classes, fighting, eating, playing games, sharing a dormitory, and sharing everything except a girlfriend.

Because at that time, only one of them was in a relationship, and during their "Peach Garden Oath," they swore: A friend's wife is untouchable...

Among the "Three Brothers of Peach Garden," "Zhang Yide" was Zhang Yi.

The other two were the young players in front of Zhang Yi, with IDs "Guan Yunzhang" and "Liu Xuande," whose real names were Guan Hao and Liu Xing.

Thinking back to those times, Guan Hao and Liu Xing were truly Zhang Yi's best brothers. Zhang Yi even remembered once being beaten by a group of thugs, and Guan Hao took two stabs for him, lying in the hospital for half a month.

And Liu Xing, to stand up for Zhang Yi and Guan Hao, found the thug who stabbed them and fought fiercely, ending up in jail...

They were truly Zhang Yi's ironclad buddies!

In his previous life, Zhang Yi never met Guan Hao and Liu Xing again. Perhaps some inadvertent action changed the course of history in this life, leading Zhang Yi to reunite with these good brothers.

Seeing Zhang Yi, Guan Hao and Liu Xing felt like they were back three years ago, each extending their hands to stack them together, shouting, "We may not be born on the same day, but we hope to die on the same day!"

Seeing Zhang Yi unmoved, Guan Hao awkwardly laughed and patted Zhang Yi's shoulder, saying boldly, "You brat, why did you suddenly disappear like you vanished from the earth on graduation day three years ago, making Liu Xing and me search for you so hard!"

"I..." Zhang Yi was about to say something when his gaze inadvertently shifted to the other two, the archer with the ID "Qing Feng" and the priest "Yaru."

Zhang Yi knew they were siblings, Han Feng and Han Yaru.

Priestess Sister Yaru had a stunning beauty, recognized as the school belle of Linhai High School during their time, and now she seemed even more beautiful...

Since she first recognized Zhang Yi and called out to him, Yaru hadn't said another word, just quietly watching Zhang Yi with clear eyes.

After a brief eye contact with Yaru, Zhang Yi averted his gaze as if avoiding it, then said to Guan Hao and Liu Xing, "I... have a task to submit, I need to go."

"Hey, Zhang Yi!"

Seeing Zhang Yi really turn to leave, Guan Hao and Liu Xing quickly ran in front of him to stop him: "What is this, disappearing suddenly three years ago was one thing, but why are you still like this now? Do you not consider us brothers anymore?"

In their words, Guan Hao asked, "What happened three years ago? Why did you disappear without a word?"

Zhang Yi was silent for a moment: "It's in the past, let's not bring it up."

"Alright, we won't mention the past." Liu Xing said, "It's hard enough for the three of us to meet again, do you really want to just leave like this?"

Zhang Yi appeared very cold: "I really have a task I need to submit immediately."

"Alright, we're in the same zone, and we need to go back too, let's go together!"

As Guan Hao finished speaking, Zhang Yi said, "No need, let's go our separate ways."

With that, Zhang Yi ignored them and left alone.

Watching Zhang Yi walk away, Guan Hao wanted to chase after him, but Liu Xing held him back: "Forget it, Haozi, maybe after three years, things have changed, and he no longer sees us as his brothers."

Guan Hao couldn't believe it: "Impossible!"

"Why not?" Liu Xing said, "Didn't you see his strength just now? He's Yinuo Qingcheng, the legendary player from Zone 886 who makes everyone in King's World tremble. We just saw him single-handedly take down a team from King's World, right? We're not on the same level as him anymore, and it's destined that we can't be the good friends we once were."

At this moment, the priestess girl Yaru squatted on the ground, burying her head and crying...

Meanwhile, after parting with Guan Hao and the others, Zhang Yi continued towards Hope Town, unable to calm his emotions, because he had met some of the most important people in his life before the Apocalypse world opened in his previous life.

In fact, he wanted to reunite with Guan Hao and Liu Xing to form the "Three Brothers of Peach Garden" again, but this life's Zhang Yi was afraid, afraid of betrayal, especially by his best brothers.

In his previous life, not only Mu Chen and Lin Ruo, but at least three out of ten friends Zhang Yi knew would betray him for some reason, whether it was for a rare piece of equipment, money, a skill book, or other things that could make a player stronger.

In the face of interests, friendship was worthless.

Mu Chen and Lin Ruo's betrayal was the last straw for Zhang Yi.

So in this life, Zhang Yi dared not give his heart to anyone, which was why he didn't dare to acknowledge Guan Hao and the others just now. He was afraid that in the end, even Guan Hao and Liu Xing would betray him.

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Besides, another reason for Zhang Yi's resolute attitude just now was the priestess girl, Yaru.

This girl stirred countless memories in Zhang Yi...

Forget it, it's been so long, some things shouldn't be remembered.

So, Zhang Yi forced himself to regain composure and returned to Hope Town.

It was already past midnight, and Hope Town was still bustling with players, many anxiously trying to log out repeatedly.

Zhang Yi, however, went straight to the Blacksmith Shop, finding the NPC Ili who was still forging equipment late at night, and handed him the Tier 1 Energy Crystal.