"Ye Hongling, what are you doing here again!"
The sight of this seductive slut filled Su Jinyu with fury.
She couldn't help but snort coldly inside. "She's already sagging now—just wait till later! What's so great about her?"
"Little Seventh Sister, I've met your silent brother. You know that, right?"
"So what? I've met him too!"
"Have you kissed him?"
"Wh-what?!"
Su Jinyu froze stiff as a board, her delicate oval face flushing crimson.
She hadn't kissed him, but she often kissed the photos on her phone...
But such shameful things were absolutely impossible to admit.
"Your Brother Yuyu's technique is really quite good."
"You... you?!"
Su Jinyu's beautiful eyes widened in shock.
"That's right! I've kissed him eight or nine times. Each time left me breathless! Oh dear, Little Seven, you're not upset, are you?"
"Liar! Impossible! Brother Yuyu couldn't possibly have done that with you. You must be making it up."
Su Jinyu refused to believe it at first.
"Right, right, I'm lying. Then what about this?" Ye Hongling pulled out a men's jacket, a playful smile curling her lips.
"You... this jacket..."
"He gave it to me. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. Next time I sleep with him, I'll call you so you can feel involved too."
"Aaaaaahhhhh!!!"
Su Jinyu lost it completely.
Behind her, dozens of sword shadows abruptly materialized, all shooting toward Ye Hongling at once.
Unexpectedly, Ye Hongling's pupils flashed brightly. The continuous stream of sword shadows spontaneously combusted mid-air, incinerated into nothingness.
"Guess I won't play with you then. Bye-bye, little sister~"
Ye Hongling departed, thoroughly satisfied.
Su Jinyu stomped her foot in fury. If not for her current duty overseeing operations in Lu City—where the responsibility of connecting all major city teleportation arrays rested on her shoulders—
she'd have been handling the guild's endless tasks while Chen Nian leveled up elsewhere.
Preparing for the impending "Blood Moon Calamity."
"You scumbag! Once we survive this disaster, I'll hunt you down in Linhai City!"
.....
"Achoo!"
Chen Nian sneezed loudly, muttering to himself, "Hope no one's talking behind my back."
He was searching for a suitable "Blacksmith" to craft the final piece of his epic-tier set.
Just moments ago, he'd found a promising candidate.
He was now calling to inquire.
"Hello, I'd like to book an appointment for crafting an item."
The voice on the other end belonged to a burly middle-aged man: "Sure thing, bro. What grade of gear are you looking to craft? I don't take jobs below Fine grade!"
"Epic grade."
"What?!"
The man was clearly startled, his voice rising several octaves.
"That's right, Epic grade. Is that possible?"
"Absolutely possible! Pick any time you want!"
Old Cao was overjoyed, never expecting to land such a big client!
A blacksmith's "Forging Skill" also scales with level, and the way to level up is by crafting gear.
Successfully forging an "epic-grade" item not only grants massive experience but also permanently boosts Forging Skill!
"Give me your address. I'll deliver the materials tomorrow morning."
"Got it!"
Hanging up, Old Cao's heart raced with excitement, his joy written all over his face.
His daughter Qiuyi, standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh. "Dad, what's got you so happy? Something good happen?"
"Haha! I've got a big client tomorrow! Since I can't be a combat class, I'll just be a top-notch blacksmith instead. Not only can I help others, but I can also support my family."
Old Cao was also a seasoned gamer.
"Got it, Dad! I've got to run an errand—meet up with a friend."
"So late at night? Be careful out there!"
Qiuya was heading to meet someone with the ID "Luoxue."
Who would've thought this person actually made it to Linhai City!
At nine o'clock that night, she arrived at the agreed-upon spot—outside an arcade.
But instead of the online friend, she encountered a group of drunken street thugs slung arm around each other as they emerged from the arcade.
"Ooh, little lady, waiting for someone? Standing here all alone?"
"I... I'm waiting for my boyfriend!" Qiu Ya blurted out an excuse.
"Got a boyfriend? Even better! Come on, come on, let's grab a few drinks with the boys!"
"You guys are freaking perverts..."
Just then, the air temperature plummeted.
The thugs froze in place, suspended mid-air like statues.
Qiuya's eyes widened. She covered her mouth, her face frozen in disbelief.
A layer of frost rapidly spread across the thugs' bodies, turning them into ice sculptures!
"Wh-what... what just happened?"
Ahead, a girl wearing sneakers approached.
She sported a black T-shirt and denim shorts, her perfectly proportioned, long legs flawless.
Under the arcade's dazzling lights, her skin glowed almost luminously white! Qiu Ya had never seen skin so flawless—it was like a work of art.
Beneath her black baseball cap, a pair of cool, clear eyes and a stunning face emerged.
"I'm Luo Xue."
The girl uttered the words indifferently, paying no attention to the ice sculptures before her.
"You... you really are... Luo Xue!"
Qiu Ya was utterly stunned.
Luo Xue—the pinnacle of ice-elemental abilities, the Queen of the North, a goddess-tier player!
Her real name was Zhao Yixue, born into the world-renowned martial arts clan, the Zhao family.
Her background was in no way inferior to Ye Hongling's.
She herself was a prodigy of the Zhao family. Aside from practicing martial arts, her only other pursuit in life was playing the game Calamity.
In that game, she found a different kind of joy and met a special man.
—Bu Yu.
Her sole purpose for coming to Linyi City was to find Bu Yu.
The script: A girl in an online romance travels thousands of miles for love, just to see her beloved once.
"Let's talk somewhere else."
Zhao Yixue led Qiuya into a coffee shop.
But her beauty was simply too overwhelming to conceal. Every two minutes, a man would approach to chat her up.
Yet before they could get close, they were driven away by that terrifying aura of coldness.
"You're really Luoxue? Holy crap... I'm not dreaming, am I? I actually met a legendary player here!"
"Yes."
Zhao Yixue wasn't good at lying.
"Can you tell me exactly what happened that day?"
"Sure, sure! But could you sign an autograph first? Or take a photo with me? I'm your fan, hehe."
"..."
To obtain information about Bu Yu, Zhao Yixue reluctantly obliged.
"That day, I went to run a dungeon and got scammed. Then I encountered someone—this person was incredibly skilled!"
Qiu Ya recounted the entire encounter with Chen Nian.
"Did you know who he was?"
"Of course! He was featured in the news once—honored for his heroic deeds. Plus, he seems to be a genius at Linhai City University. Right, right! His name is Chen Nian!"
"Chen Nian..." Zhao Yixue murmured the name to herself.
"And his girlfriend is the popular actress Qin Yu. They're such a perfect match!"
"You mean... he has a girlfriend?"
Qiu Ya noticed the coffee in front of her—without ice—had frozen solid.