Chapter 46: Knows More Than the Fans
The broken tea set and the scratched wooden table were enough for him to guess what had happened here.
Even Lu Xiaofeng's expression turned serious. He was also a meticulous person, but when he entered the room earlier, he only noticed that the layout of the room had changed a lot since he left, and didn't pay attention to anything else.
Upon closer inspection, the room was indeed more damaged than before.
Fortunately, Lu Yusheng himself seemed to be unharmed.
That's why she was able to comfort Hua Manlou in a reassuring tone, saying, "Don't worry, I'm fine. Two martial arts practitioners were fighting and accidentally damaged the shop's furnishings. We've already paid for the damaged items."
Her voice trailed off: "And the tea set you gave me, that was broken too..."
Hua Manlou's handsome brows furrowed. If it weren't for the bloody smell confirming that it wasn't coming from Lu Yusheng's location, and if she weren't truly unharmed, one might have seen anger on that gentle face.
But he still said softly, "It's good that you're alright."
Hua Manlou had used this tea set for the few days he stayed here, and he had naturally noticed the subtle differences in the patterns on the teacups. Now, after hearing Lu Yusheng's explanation, he understood the reason.
He wasn't upset that his gift was damaged; he was just relieved that she wasn't hurt.
Just then, one of the instigators suddenly started shouting "Boss!"
Upon hearing the sound, Lu Yusheng subconsciously felt a sense of urgency about going to work, and stood up, saying, "You guys keep drinking, I'll go check on things."
Then, as was my habit, I walked to the computer area, which wasn't far away.
Both Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou possessed martial arts skills sufficient to detect the stranger inside the room the moment they entered.
However, since this place is a shop, it's perfectly normal for other customers to be here, so no one paid any attention to it.
Hearing the other person speak, Hua Manlou remained seated, but Lu Xiaofeng curiously moved closer.
Although he had seen the promotional CG, the in-game map was quite large, and unless one happened to see an overlapping area, most people wouldn't make the connection.
Therefore, when he saw Ye Guhong's still standby screen, the shock from the computer screen was far less than the shock of seeing him in person.
If the other party hadn't revealed his face in time, and hadn't shown some difference in physique, he probably would have already called out "Ximen Chuixue".
Lu Yusheng walked over, but to avoid suspicion, he didn't sit down. Instead, he stood behind the chair checking the screen. After confirming that the content seemed fine, he asked, "What's wrong?"
Ye Guhong remained silent at first, then pointed to the name of an NPC in a corner of the screen.
Following the instructions, Lu Yusheng looked and saw an NPC dressed in black, carrying a giant sword, with the words "Sword God Qin Feng" written above his head.
What happened?
She didn't understand, thinking it was just a question about the origin of the title, and explained, "Because this game imitates the Central Plains environment and also creates its own Jianghu system, these titles are equivalent to the status of these game characters in their respective fields... I think I've explained this to you before?"
However, Ye Guhong's words made him dizzy: "I want to duel with him."
Are they hostile towards our NPCs? Interesting.
Lu Yusheng chuckled awkwardly, "That's unnecessary, isn't it? There are still things like Gun God, Knife God, Chess Saint, Lockpicking King..."
“You are now, uh…” Lu Yusheng glanced at the character level on the screen and continued, “Level 12. That character is level 80. They should be able to kill you in three skills.”
However, Ye Guhong's reaction after hearing this seemed unwilling.
Lu Yusheng didn't understand the reason and asked him why.
He simply said, "It's a misnomer; I can't stand it."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yusheng remained unresponsive, but Lu Xiaofeng, who was watching the commotion from the side, had a sudden thought and asked, "Then who do you think truly deserves the title?"
Ye Guhong uttered the name without the slightest hesitation.
Upon hearing those four words, Lu Yusheng felt a sudden clarity in his mind, as if all his doubts had been dispelled.
Oh, you're a fan. That makes sense. You think only idols are gods, right?
She suddenly realized that it wasn't something she couldn't tolerate, so she compromised and said, "In that case, I'll lend you my account. It'll just cost me some reputation points and reduce my NPC favorability."
Just as Ye Guhong was about to ask her about the words she used, Lu Xiaofeng, who was listening in, couldn't help but burst into laughter: "He won't care."
He retorted coldly, "How do you know he doesn't care?"
This was practically arguing for the sake of arguing, but Lu Xiaofeng wasn't angry at all. Instead, he explained with great interest: "What he pursues is the pinnacle of swordsmanship, not the pinnacle of empty fame. Ximen Chuixue practiced swordsmanship not to be admired by others."
"Hmph." The cold-faced young man squeezed out a sound from his nose. For some reason, he had heard a lot of discussions about Ximen Chuixue today, all of which were arrogant remarks from people who thought they knew him well, which made him feel a little irritated.
Perhaps he agreed with some of what the other person was saying, but he still insisted, "You're not Ximen Chuixue."
After a long silence, Hua Manlou spoke up at this moment: "But probably no one in this world understands Ximen Chuixue better than him."
Ye Guhong's first reaction upon hearing this was disbelief. In his view, the prerequisite for truly understanding someone is that they take the initiative to open their heart. How could someone as cold and aloof as Ximen Chuixue possibly have anyone who truly understands him...
Suddenly his eyelashes trembled slightly, and his eyes widened, because it seemed that there really was such a person.
Then, sure enough, the man at the round table continued, "Did you see his two very handsome beards?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Guhong carefully examined the face of the person standing nearby.
In his entire life, apart from the man before him, he had never seen anyone with such a magnificent beard.
It was at this moment that he remembered that person's name: "You're Lu Xiaofeng? The Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows?"
"Wow, Little Lu is really going viral."
Lu Yusheng couldn't help but complain, "Why do people who know them keep showing up?" She had gained a new understanding of the popularity he and Ximen Chuixue had.
"If he's not Lu Xiaofeng, then who is he?"
—What does "going viral" mean?
Hua Manlou and Lu Xiaofeng spoke at the same time. Upon hearing the former's words, Ye Guhong's expression finally changed, and he was no longer as arrogant as before.
Lu Yusheng replied to the latter, "That means everyone knows you."
Lu Xiaofeng readily accepted yet another new word from her hometown, and then, in return, asked Ye Guhong, "And who is this brother?"
He wanted to ask about the other person's relationship with Ximen Chuixue, but based on his understanding, they probably had no relationship.
Unexpectedly, although the other party politely stood up, he only gave him his name.
That was enough. The moment he heard that name, Lu Xiaofeng naturally made a connection. Ye Gucheng, the Lord of Baiyun City, was someone he had met before, even though the two were not very familiar with each other at the moment.
However, Ye Guhong's attire was clearly a deliberate imitation of Ximen Chuixue, and there was obviously a reason behind this that was worth exploring.
However, whatever the reason, it is clearly not appropriate to comment on it at this time.
So he changed the subject, turning the focus to the game he was playing.
With Lu Xiaofeng's stamp, Ye Guhong no longer insisted on challenging NPCs.
But he wasn't really the type to explain things to people, and a newbie who had just started couldn't say anything either, just repeating the monotonous leveling steps.
Fortunately, Lu Xiaofeng was not one to make things difficult for others. Since Ye Guhong remained silent, he went to see for himself.
As he watched, he seemed to find some familiar details, and looked at Lu Yusheng, who was about to leave, with a puzzled expression: "Is this the 'animation' you showed us before?"
“Yes.” She nodded generously, and then repeated the original name for him.
"The most powerful sword in the world..." Lu Xiaofeng murmured to himself, referring to the name that had once amazed him, a different kind of brilliance flashing in his eyes.
then--
Ten minutes later, Lu Xiaofeng boarded the plane, and two more lines appeared in Lu Yusheng's notebook where he recorded account passwords.
It's worth mentioning that this is finally no longer a swordsman character.
In addition to the name "Lu Xiaofeng", Lu Yusheng added the word "archer" to the account information in his notebook.
As expected of Lu Yusheng's strong promotion of the game's ecosystem on his career page, judging from his curious expression when clicking on skills and manipulating the mouse to aim, he must be quite satisfied.
She went through the old tutorial process again, and now she almost knows the content by heart. It was originally based on the original in-game tutorial, but with the addition of some modern basic knowledge and basic key bindings.
Lu Yusheng is even considering whether to develop two separate training materials once the number of participants increases.
After settling her in, she returned to Hua Manlou and sat down. Lu Xiaofeng no longer needed to worry; he got along well with everyone, even Ximen Chuixue liked him, not to mention Ye Guhong, who was so similar to him.
Hua Manlou couldn't look at the screen and didn't have a strong interest in the object, so he left it on the table without making a move.
But after Lu Yusheng sat down, he heard him ask in a low voice, "Is he the one who had the argument here earlier?"
She was somewhat surprised, seemingly not expecting the other party's guess to be so accurate.
"Yes... but how did you guess?"
Hua Manlou ran his fingers lightly along the splinter at the edge of the cut, saying, "The scratch is still very fresh; it must have just been made. The only guests you've mentioned recently are those two Huashan disciples we haven't met yet, plus this one now..."
He paused, then phrased his words more tactfully: "There haven't been many people coming here to Xiao Lu's place, and he just happened to be injured, so it's most likely that it was this Young Master Ye who fought with those two disciples from Mount Hua, right?"
After listening to the analysis, Lu Yusheng nodded honestly: "Yes."
Because it was Hua Manlou who was speaking, she was more patient than usual, and even though her tone was gentle, Lu Yusheng did not show any impatience.
Hearing her confirmation, Hua Manlou frowned slightly again: "They actually went to such lengths?"
Judging from the smell, the wound must have already been treated with medicine. The smell of blood was still obvious under the cover of herbs, suggesting that one of the injuries was quite serious.
If Linghu Chong and his group are still able to continue their journey, then it's most likely that Ye Guhong, who was left behind, has been defeated.
Realizing that Linghu Chong's reputation was in jeopardy, Lu Yusheng quickly recounted his experiences from the previous night.
This includes Ye Guhong's nighttime visit, Linghu Chong's brief but meaningful exchange, and Ye Guhong's eventual willingness to stay and experience the game only after mentioning "Ximen Chuixue".
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