Chapter 41: Has the News Leaked?
A figure appeared in the minds of Liu Chu and Meng Feng.
The next second, the two looked at each other and could see the trace of shock in one another’s eyes.
Clearly, they had both thought of the same person.
The recently rising god-tier player, Half-Journey Through the Mortal World!
Other than the two of them, only he knew about this matter, and only he had both the ability and the motive to do such a thing!
“Should we investigate this guy?” Meng Feng narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice.
Liu Chu shook his head.
“Better not alert him. But didn’t both of us add him as a friend? Send him a message and test the waters. Let’s see what his attitude is.”
Meng Feng nodded, then silently opened his friend chat interface and sent a message.
[Ancient Style, Modern Heart]: Brother, I just received word that something happened at Qingfeng Stronghold. Those changes shouldn’t have anything to do with you, right?
Seeing this, Liu Chu also sent a greeting.
[Ironblood Conquest]: Brother, great news! Wang Heng got humiliated at Qingfeng Stronghold!
Meanwhile, inside the inn, Xiao Wen had just finished counting his spoils.
Aside from the more outstanding equipment and supplies from before, there were also fifteen Bronze-grade pieces of equipment with various effects.
As for the higher-tier Silver equipment, apart from what had dropped from Zhou Qi and Hua Feng, there was nothing else.
Still, that was no big deal.
At least, he had obtained the thing that mattered most.
What was the most important thing?
Naturally, the City Establishment Token!
At this stage of the game, before players had developed enough strength and before they could attack mountain strongholds, this item was practically godlike.
As long as he held these tokens, Xiao Wen effectively controlled the scarcest resource in the game.
At the very least, from the start of the game until now, he had not heard of anyone else possessing a City Establishment Token.
After all, if someone really had one, they would have used it already to establish a county town. Why would they wait until now?
Therefore, in Xiao Wen’s view, no one had obtained a City Establishment Token before him.
He weighed the token in his hand and muttered to himself.
“This thing should be worth quite a lot, right?”
Just as that thought crossed his mind, he noticed the private messages from Liu Chu and Meng Feng.
Seeing that both had messaged him at almost exactly the same time, Xiao Wen’s expression immediately became rather strange.
These two fellows.
Interesting.
So they were asking questions despite already knowing the answers?
Trying to get some useful information out of him?
The thought flashed through Xiao Wen’s mind before he sent both of them the same reply.
[Half-Journey Through the Mortal World]: Isn’t that a question you already know the answer to? With your status, surely you aren’t ignorant of these matters?
Hide his identity?
Xiao Wen had never even considered it.
If he was going to slap Wang Heng in the face, then he would do it openly and directly.
Then why wear night clothing?
Naturally, because of another scheme.
If he had appeared openly in front of Wang Heng, it would have made his actions seem too deliberate.
A previously unknown youngster, even if he was now a famous god-tier player, was still facing the vice president of one of the Three Great Guilds.
As dominant forces that had ruled the online gaming world for years, the Three Great Guilds possessed authority and influence far beyond ordinary people.
In the early stages of countless games, many dark horses had emerged.
But those dark horses merely shone briefly before quickly fading, becoming insignificant before the Three Great Guilds.
The Three Great Guilds endured forever; rising stars came and went.
For a normal god-tier player, daring to confront one of the Three Great Guilds head-on required courage.
Yet behind that courage, there would inevitably be some degree of apprehension.
Therefore, Xiao Wen’s actions appeared perfectly normal to outsiders.
This seemingly deliberate concealment of identity was actually intended to lull Wang Heng into a false sense of security.
As for his true objective, perhaps only Xiao Wen himself knew.
When that reply reached Liu Chu and Meng Feng, both men fell silent almost simultaneously.
So he admitted it?
A trace of surprise flashed through their eyes as they exchanged glances.
After a long while, Meng Feng finally spoke.
“I underestimated him. To admit it so openly? Interesting.”
Liu Chu nodded in agreement.
It really was interesting.
“Do you think we should leak a little information about this?” Liu Chu asked after some thought.
Meng Feng shook his head.
“There’s no need. With his methods, he’s probably already guessed everything.”
…
Inside a residence somewhere in Luoyang, the entire courtyard was a complete mess.
Broken ceramic fragments were scattered everywhere, and muffled crashing sounds continuously came from inside the house as pottery was smashed against the floor.
This was Dongning Pavilion territory.
At that moment, Vice President Wang Heng was in the room venting his fury. One item after another was smashed to pieces as he remained in a state of extreme rage.
Only after this continued for quite some time did the room finally grow quiet.
Soon afterward, a player came running inside. No one knew what exactly he reported, but moments later, another furious roar erupted from Wang Heng.
“Half-Journey Through the Mortal World, you bastard! I’m going to kill you!” Wang Heng bellowed.
The roar was so loud that within only a few hours, player forums and chat channels across the game were flooded with discussions about the matter.
[Detective Corgi]: Holy crap! What kind of news is this? I heard the vice president of Dongning Pavilion, one of the Three Great Guilds, suffered a loss against that recently famous god-tier player and is trying to get revenge!
[I Want to Eat Melons]: What the hell? A shocking piece of gossip? Squatting in the front row waiting for updates.
[Chasing Wind, Silent Words]: Exactly! My friend told me that Dongning Pavilion’s vice president has already publicly challenged Half-Journey Through the Mortal World to a duel outside Luoyang in three days. Now everyone’s waiting for the god-tier player’s response.
[I’ll Feed You Salt]: I heard the other two major guilds were involved as well. Maybe they’re trying to make the tiger and wolf fight each other.
[Dongning Forever]: Tiger? Wolf? Are you stupid? What gives you the confidence to call Dongning Pavilion a wolf and that loser a tiger?
[Dongning Forever]: For a loser like him, my idol can beat ten of him with a single punch!
[I Am a Cute Little Newbie]: Holy crap! A diehard Dongning fan has arrived! The Jiuzhou cyberbullying squad is here! Retreat!
…
At the same time, inside the inn, Xiao Wen stood on the ground floor.
In front of him was a Dongning Pavilion member whose eyes burned with anger.
“Just answer this. Do you dare accept our vice president’s Lord Duel? If you don’t dare, then admit you’re a coward, kneel down and call him Grandpa twice, and return everything you stole. Then this matter can be—”
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes.
A sharp glint flashed across them.
He raised the Python-Head Moon-Sundering Spear in his hand and pointed it directly at the man’s forehead as killing intent surged forth.
He could not kill within the city, but using pressure to intimidate someone was no problem.
“Go back and tell your master that I accept this duel. Tell him to wash his neck and wait obediently!”
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