Chapter 24 The Infinite Boss Invites You to "Eat Melon" 24. Yan Zhi...

Before Pei Yanzhi could reply, Xiao Qian's message arrived again: [Ahem, Captain, what I wanted to say was, in this situation, instead of figuring it out yourself, you should go and verify it. If you really want to see if the Boss's preferences are related to the divine fragments, it's quite simple; you've probably already figured it out, right?]

She continued, "Find a suitable time, take off that pendant, go on a date with the Boss, get intimate, and see his reaction, right? There's a big difference between liking someone and not liking someone. If the Boss doesn't know the truth, it's hard to fool him."

However, this also carries risks, potentially leading to a pollution outbreak. But you just had a recent incident, and things should be relatively stable now, so it might be worth a try?

Pei Yanzhi's smile faltered slightly.

His contamination was near severe, meaning he could easily be separated from the suppression of the divine fragments, but he could still remove them briefly for a few hours.

Especially in the last few hours, he had been by Lu Yu's side, and Lu Yu's role was far more important than the divine fragment.

There was nothing wrong with the idea itself; he had considered it before, as it was the simplest, most effective, and most direct approach. It's just that, for some reason, he only thought about it but didn't dare to actually do it.

If other players knew that the world lord, who topped the player leaderboard and was known for his unpredictable and ruthless methods, didn't even dare to perform such a small verification, they would probably laugh their heads off.

But that is indeed the truth.

Pei Yanzhi sighed, turned off the screen, and raised his brown eyes.

He stared at the young man with crimson lips through a full-length mirror, as if trying to see through him.

...

Lu Yu was unaware of Pei Yanzhi's complex emotions at that moment.

He felt that tonight was the happiest moment of his life in recent years, and even the "thank you" he said to the taxi driver when he got out of the taxi sounded lighter than usual.

He walked into the community gate with a happy heart, took the elevator, and rushed home.

Upon entering, Lu Yu first sent a message to Pei Yanzhi to let him know he was safe. Then, he stood tall in front of the dressing mirror, his usually gentle and aloof face now unusually serious.

"Lu Yu, congratulations," he said to himself in the mirror, "You and Yan Zhi are now officially in love without any misunderstandings. Your relationship has taken another step forward today, and getting married and registering your marriage is just around the corner. Good luck!"

The gossip-eating system: [...]

Doctor, is there any hope for this patient?

Upon seeing the gossip system appear, Lu Yu instantly composed himself, adjusted his glasses, and calmly bent down to change his shoes: "What's up?"

Is this how you put on an act, host?

The speechlessness of the gossip-eating system can no longer be expressed with ellipses.

It decided to ignore all that and get straight to the point: [Congratulations, host, on successfully fusing the first awakened divine fragment! A resounding victory!]

As the text appeared, layers of colorful fireworks exploded on the projection screen, dazzling and spectacular, creating a very ceremonial atmosphere.

As Lu Yu changed his clothes, he glanced at the clothes and felt a surge of excitement, gaining a sense of reality regarding the so-called grand plan to save the world.

After the fireworks, the system's text lit up again: [Although the host obtained a fragment of a godhood at the start, which is a good beginning, the enemy is very powerful. The subsequent search and struggle for the two remaining unclaimed godhood fragments will definitely be more intense and more difficult. Please do not be arrogant or underestimate the enemy.]

Furthermore, this system needs to remind the host that the first awakened divine fragment has returned to its place. Starting approximately tomorrow, the host's body, mind, memories, and abilities will undergo some changes. Please pay close attention.

"change?"

Lu Yu paused in squeezing toothpaste, then looked up at the bathroom mirror: "Will it be very obvious?"

The gossip-eating system seemed to have guessed Lu Yu's thoughts: [Please rest assured, host, the divine fragments do not have cosmetic surgery effects. Your appearance will not change significantly, especially you will not become more handsome.]

Lu Yu: "...System, I've noticed that you're becoming more and more sarcastic in your speech."

The "Gossip System": [All communication between this system and the host is normal and harmonious. Please do not slander this system.]

Lu Yu glanced at the projection, deciding that tonight was a joyous occasion and he wouldn't stoop to the level of the system. So he turned his attention to business, turning on his electric toothbrush and opening the list of gossip entries.

Pei Yanzhi revealed quite a bit of new information today. Lu Yu himself had also put together and speculated on it in the taxi. Although he still couldn't unlock the "Smiling Game" entry, it did allow other old entries to expand on a lot of new content.

In the new content, the first thing Lu Yu wanted to see was, of course, "The Unavoidable Pei Yanzhi".

...

Pei Yanzhi has someone he has been following and pursuing for a long time.

He first learned about this person three years ago, during the fifth instance he experienced, "The Fallen God Ruins".

"Godfall Ruins" is an archipelago in the middle of a certain ocean. Due to its extremely low level of pollution, it was initially classified as an E-level instance. However, due to its considerable danger, it was upgraded to a D-level instance when it was officially opened.

Pei Yanzhi and ten others were the first players to enter the instance. They were given a story quest to search for a certain item, which was relatively simple and safe.

However, Pei Yanzhi was not in good condition at the time.

For some reason, he was in a daze of despair and was betrayed by his temporary teammates, and accidentally fell into a strange underwater chamber.

In this secret room, he lost the will to live and wanted to die, until a stack of shredded paper fell in front of him.

That was a file created by an organization for one person.

The archives are too incomplete; the person's name and appearance are no longer known, only a pseudonym remains. Some call him "the one who is close to God," while others call him "the king of natural disasters."

His deeds are mostly gone; only a few can still be barely identified.

The first story is about how he first discovered the strangeness of the Smiling Game, fought it, and survived. The second is about how he stepped forward to urge players to be wary of the Smiling Game, angering the game, leading to another fight, and he still survived. The third story records his plot to steal one of the Smiling Game's rules, which made the game hate him completely, leading to yet another fight, and this resilient individual still survived.

Pei Yanzhi read that file many, many times. It turned out that the Smiling Game wasn't so insurmountable after all.

He rekindled his hope.

For the first time, I felt an immense curiosity and interest in a complete stranger.

He began consciously tracing this person's footsteps and investigating the past of the Smiling Game. But these were far too secretive; even after a dozen or so instances, he might not find a single clue.

But Pei Yanzhi has enough perseverance.

So, he gradually came to understand the Smiling Game and the person behind it.

He obtained a fragment of his divine essence that he had scattered in a certain instance, and when he broke into the core area of ​​the game, he saw his figure from five years ago, who had ascended to the sky amidst natural disasters and endless rules during that near-godlike battle.

Pei Yanzhi didn't know if this person was still alive, or if he would look the way he imagined. He wanted to see him, yet he was also afraid of actually seeing him...

Lu Yu: "..."

The Gossip System: [Host? Why are your face and neck so red all of a sudden? Fever, allergies, too hot, or...?]

Lu Yu: "Yan Zhi has a crush on me."

The gossip-eating system froze for a moment, then slowly popped up a message: [?]

[Host, this system must remind you that the first two words are "attention" and "pursuit," not "crush" or "like."] said the gossip-eating system.

Lu Yu ignored him: "Tell me, how much money do you want to pay to print this out, and preferably frame it?"

The gossip-eating system: [? ?]

Lu Yu walked into the bedroom with a toothbrush in his mouth: "How about this spot? It's right above my bed. If I stick it here, I can see it every night before I go to sleep and every morning when I open my eyes. But if I only print one, wouldn't it be a little inconspicuous? Or maybe we should just cover this wall... no, the whole bedroom!"

The gossip-eating system: [???]

Finally, it reached its breaking point and coldly and ruthlessly sent out the message: [The host's renovation plan is excellent, but will the landlord agree?]

Lu Yu's light steps faltered.

The gossip system continued: [The host's phone just rang a lot, it sounded like work group messages. Should the host handle them promptly?]

Lu Yu's smile froze.

The gossip-eating system pressed on: [If I remember correctly, host, you seem to have some work to complete?]

The buzzing stopped, the electric toothbrush stopped, and Lu Yu's heartbeat stopped too.

He finally realized that his "off work" wasn't a real "off work" day; there was a whole bunch of annoying things nagging at him.

Lu Yu's heart, which had been pounding with excitement all night, plummeted to the bottom. His flushed face turned deathly pale, and only Pei Yanzhi's French kiss could restore it.

He wiped his face dryly, and while washing his face and rinsing his mouth, he listlessly clicked on the new content of other entries, quickly skimming through them and memorizing the key information. Then, he drifted into the study like a ghost, sat there blankly for a while, opened his laptop, printed out the new content of Pei Yanzhi's entries that he had memorized, and pasted it neatly on his work desk.

Reading about my boyfriend's unrequited love stories while I'm working is some consolation.

At 11 p.m., with a long sigh, Lu Yu opened the work group with a somber expression.

He's so clumsy, get to work!

...

Thanks to the notification from the gossip system, Lu Yu was already prepared to face the so-called "changes" the next day.

But unexpectedly, this "change" didn't seem to come on time. At least when Lu Yu got up for work on Monday morning, his feelings from head to toe, inside and out, were no different from any other workday in the past. He still felt like dying.

The "Gossip System": [...It's possible the host worked too late yesterday and didn't get enough sleep, resulting in physical and mental fatigue and indigestion of the divine fragments, causing the delay. Please don't panic, host, and wait patiently.]

Lu Yu remained completely calm.

The joy of falling in love, the excitement of acquiring divine fragments, and the anticipation of unleashing his abilities to become a super ruthless person had all been drained away by this disgusting night of overtime work.

When he caught a glimpse of the system projection, he was too exhausted to even acknowledge it. He simply hung silently on the subway handrail, dangling like a piece of dried bacon, as if taking a short rest.

Working seven days in a row, and then showing up on Monday right on time—this is simply inhuman. Oh wait, in Lao Kou's eyes, he's not human, he's a beast of burden.

Niu Ma Lu Yu stumbled into the company, feeling dizzy and disoriented. He didn't even have time to take a paid bathroom break before being rushed into the conference room.

The plan was revised and revised again, the draft was written and discarded, and then rewritten. Lu Yu was so busy that he was overwhelmed and could only catch his breath during his lunch break.

He didn't order takeout; he planned to go downstairs to eat and escape from this suffocating space to catch his breath.

But just as he finished packing up and was about to get up and leave, four figures pushed and shoved their way to his workstation, lined up like elementary school students waiting for a teacher's scolding, and bowed deeply.

Lu Yu: "..."

"What's wrong?" He looked at the four dark heads in front of him.

This represents the four players from Xiaoxixi Media Company: Gao Gan, a newly appointed intern cleaning staff member, Bao Xiaoqi, and two other girls from the planning department.

Upon hearing this, one of the four heads cautiously raised; it was a high-ranking official.

He glanced at Lu Yu's face, which was completely different from before—cold and ruthless—and saw that he was tired from not having slept enough, and that his gentle and refined demeanor was gone, replaced by an extremely gloomy and cold aura—he had been working non-stop. He swallowed hard, knowing that the boss was now fully embracing his aura and was no longer going to pretend with them.

Fearing he might anger this terrifying demon king, he dared not play any more tricks and said directly, "Brother Lu, we've come to surrender to you."

"Surrender?" The word itself was fine, but when paired with the high-ranking official's fawning smile, it gave Lu Yu the vague feeling that he was some kind of evil underground villain who recruited many lackeys.

“Yes!” Bao Xiaoqi also raised her head, her smile radiant. “A few days ago, we were blind to your greatness and were taken advantage of by bad people, causing us to do some very disrespectful things to you, Brother Lu. Although you are magnanimous and didn’t hold it against us, we have been restless day and night, filled with guilt and our consciences are tormented. We must come to apologize to you, Brother Lu. If you are willing, we are willing to serve you like dogs and horses…”

Once the story mission is over, it's easy for an S-rank player to run away, but the dungeon for the four of them will last for a full three weeks, so there's no way they can escape!

Having clearly offended an SSS-level boss, how can one survive? As the strategist among the four, the short-haired girl Chi Youyou's answer is: confess and you'll be treated leniently.

“Does confessing really work? You have no idea what we’ve done,” Gao Gan and Bao Xiaoqi cried in each other’s arms as they escaped from the music festival. “Why don’t you two cut ties with us? That way, at least you’ll have a chance to survive. If one of you can live, that’s one more chance.”

"Or ask the Realm Lord for help. Isn't he dating the Boss? If all else fails, talk to the 'Evolver'..."

When the Realm Lord's teammates contacted them, they intentionally revealed the relationship between the Realm Lord and the Boss, in order to warn them to be careful and not to provoke any trouble they shouldn't.

Upon hearing this, Chi Youyou shook her head: "We're all in this together. Boss can't possibly not know that. This isn't something we can just sever ties with. Unless we cut you two off and offer you to Boss as a token of our loyalty. But based on my observation, Boss probably doesn't like that approach."

"The Realm Lord has helped us twice. Unless we are truly doomed, I don't recommend that we go to them for help again. Besides, their relationship with us is one-way; we have no way to ask for help anyway. As for the 'Evolver,' do you still dare to trust him?"

Bao Xiaoqi asked, "Then what should we do?"

Chi Youyou said, "The best solution right now is to go over there and confess everything."

"Lu Yu is an SSS-level boss, while we are just ordinary players who aren't even S-level. In his eyes, S-level players might not even amount to much, let alone us. According to your descriptions, he seems to be treating you two like a joke. So he doesn't actually see the four of us as a threat; our existence doesn't bother him."

"In this situation, he might deal with us because of your harassment, or he might not; it all depends on his mood."

"We can't entrust our lives to the Boss's ever-changing mood, so we must take the initiative, make our stance and value clear, and make him more inclined to keep us alive than to get rid of us."

Gao Gan and Bao Xiaoqi exchanged glances: "What is our value?"

“We are players, players who are willing to be completely honest with him, and players who can be completely controlled by him. He can drive us around at will without any scruples. That is our value.”

Chi Youyou's eyes were clear.

"But before us, weren't there Realm Lords?" Bao Xiaoqi hesitated. "Although the possibility of a Realm Lord being completely honest with him and at his beck and call is slim..."

The girl with braided pigtails next to him rolled her eyes: "How can we compare to the Realm Lord?"

The high-ranking official was also exasperated: "We're supposed to be his underlings, but that's his girlfriend! Would the boss let his girlfriend do all the dirty and tiring work?"

Bao Xiaoqi suddenly realized.

He and the high-ranking official volunteered to atone for their crimes by becoming the vanguard officers in this defection effort.

Being able to bend and stretch is never a bad thing; rather, it's an essential quality for becoming a great player.

Right now, Lu Yu, who is facing Gao Gan, an excellent player and vanguard officer, and Bao Xiaoqi with blank expressions and a rather low atmosphere, is feeling a bit of a leg cramp.

Fortunately, despite the jerk, he managed to regain his balance and deliver his prepared lines flawlessly.

Lu Yu glanced at them and roughly understood.

His plan did indeed require gathering detailed information about players and the game. Asking Pei Yanzhi would be fine, but it would inevitably take up some of their already limited time together. Now that players were offering themselves up as helpers, it was a good thing, so why not take advantage of it?

“Brother Lu, we are extremely sincere, you see…” All four heads raised, displaying identical fawning smiles.

Lu Yu got goosebumps.

He quietly pressed his arm to suppress the nausea, and said calmly, "I can accept your surrender, but only if you have enough value."

"Go back and write down everything you know about the game, the players, the dungeons, and everything in your world, down to the smallest detail. You can compile it into a document or make a PowerPoint presentation, but make sure it's well-organized, highlights the key points, and uses time or important events as a framework, with a table of contents."

"Can you hand it in to me by the end of tomorrow get off work at the latest?"

Gao Gan and Bao Xiaoqi were stunned.

No, bro, we all ran away to become cleaning interns, why do we still have to make documents and PPTs!

“Okay, Brother Lu, don’t worry, we will definitely hand it in on time.” Seeing that Gao Gan and Bao Xiaoqi did not react, Chi Youyou quickly stepped in and pressed them down to nod.

Lu Yu waved his hand, eager to eat, and got up to leave, but saw Chi Youyou frown and slap Gao Gan.

The high-ranking official jumped, quickly stepped forward, lowered his voice, and with a shifty glint in his eye, conveyed an important message to Lu Yu: "Brother Lu, I have some information that's not entirely accurate, but I hope you'll take note. Rumor has it that some player is planning to target your lower body!"

Lu Yu: "?"

Say it again, what is a player trying to do to me?

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Author's Note: [Dog head with rose in hand] I'm recommending my best friend's novel to all you lovely readers. It's a Xianxia novel with a main character being the receiver, and it will be released this month!

"After the Fall of the First Sword Cultivator" by Ruoyangjun, ID8002272 (Pre-orders open this month qvq)

Shen Moqing, a young genius of the Tian Shu Sect, can seal a demon god with a single sword. He is a sword master who can only be admired by the younger generation.

Once fallen from grace, his sword broke, his body was destroyed, and his very essence was ruined, turning him into a furnace for others to hunt and plunder.

It wasn't until he was ambushed and killed by his sect in the northern border of Zhou that he realized the protagonist of this world was a transmigrator with a "system," and that he was blocking the transmigrator's path to becoming the "male lead."

The northern border of the Zhou Kingdom is a wild and untamed land, where, according to legend, the Demon Emperor perished thousands of years ago.

Several days later, Shen Moqing awoke from the bottom of the cliff with his spiritual veins shattered. In his arms, a fluffy little ball was biting his fingertip and meowing loudly from hunger.

Cang Shun: "Mmm."

Shen Moqing: "..."

Shen Moqing, the top swordsman of the Tian Shu Sect, perished, and his sword, Chen Jie, was acquired by a disciple who had just entered the sect and was showered with affection by the sect.

Later, a black-clad demonic cultivator appeared in the cultivation world. He had a cold and aloof appearance, was pale and arrogant, was not good at using a sword, but his magic was unparalleled in the world.

In the once-in-a-century cultivation competition, the newly appointed genius of the Tian Shu Sect, holding a piece of dust, looked down on everyone—within ten moves, he was thrown off the high platform by that black-clad demonic cultivator.

The Tian Shu Sect was in uproar and wanted to suppress the demonic cultivators.

In front of the entire sect, the demonic cultivator removed his mask, holding the Dust-Slaying Sword in his hand. His black robes were stained with blood, and his demeanor was absolutely magnificent. He was none other than Shen Moqing, the former number one sword cultivator.

On Shen Moqing's shoulder, a snow-white, fluffy ball licked his face, revealing scarlet, chilling blood-red eyes, just like that terrifying demon emperor thousands of years ago.

——

Having survived a near-death experience, Shen Moqing picked up a fierce-looking little fluffy ball from the bottom of the cliff, which was said to be the former high and mighty Demon Emperor.

The two were forced to be bound together by an unexpected contract, and they couldn't stand each other. The little fluffy ball was always getting angry and yelling that it wanted to break the contract.

Later, a certain demon emperor's cultivation was restored.

Shen Moqing: "It's time to terminate the contract."

Cang Shun: "..."

The fluffy, snow-white little beast tilted its head back and meowed at Shen Moqing, its soft fur trembling as it rubbed against the back of his hand.

Shen Moqing: "?"

1. A beautiful, unyielding, and proud woman with exceptional talent in both swordsmanship and martial arts (shou) x a cuddly, fluffy little ball of a boy who becomes possessive and fiercely protective of his wife (gong) in the early stages.