"Mengzhu is actually a very good girl."
Outside the Adventurer's Association, two players, a man and a woman, were sitting on the steps beside the front door, seemingly chatting away. Since the free world has just entered the Wind Moon, the weather has begun to turn cold at this time, and Tania is located in the plains, so the wind blowing from here will also become very strong. Among the crowds of people passing by, there were also some passers-by who would focus on the man and the woman. They first coveted the beauty of the beautiful woman with long blue hair blown by the wind, and then looked at the vicious look of the man with a bruised nose and face. He walked away with an unhappy look in his eyes.
Do you think we are looking at you? Huh...
"I think so."
Rubbing his bruised body, Duan Qing replied helplessly - being threatened when you were wronged before is really not a commendable thing, but the contented little girl seemed to have no intention of accepting the tragic fate of Duan Qing. He showed no sympathy at all, but gave a thumbs up to the other two women present, then turned around and went out, leaving the three people present to continue the awkward atmosphere.
Therefore, the scene of confession was forcibly moved to the entrance of the association by Duan Qing at this time.
"You are really tolerant of that girl, you can even accept such a request..."
"The little girl is very greedy for money, I believe you can all see it, and..." Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Making money is already the simplest request."
"Really?" Xu Yuliu looked into Duan Qing's eyes: "But that's one million. One million in the free world is almost equivalent to ten million in the real world..."
"It doesn't matter, she didn't say the time." Duan Qing laughed: "We can save it slowly, for example, give her one gold coin every day, and wait... Well, it will be about two thousand years later, that's about it. .”
"If you really do this, she will probably be very sad."
Brushing his long hair that was blown up, he whispered in a magnetic voice, "Or maybe I'll beat you out... This is an unforgivable thing."
"Ah……"
The sun, which was still emitting residual heat, was blocked by some dark clouds. Duan Qing put down his hand that was rubbing the scar, and then paused for a while: "You...how did you two join the adventure group?"
"We came here that day and asked Mengzhu about your whereabouts."
As if he had recalled something, a smile appeared on his face as he murmured: "Later, when we were about to leave, Ninglan suddenly raised this question."
"She asked if we could join this adventuring group you're in."
The breeze stopped, and the blue-haired woman's long hair also fell down. When Duan Qing turned around to look, he could finally see her face clearly - this beautiful woman seemed to have been looking at herself when she said these words: "We have gone to Fenghua Town. Falling Star Mountain, we have been to many places you have been before... According to what she said at the time, we have followed your footsteps all the way. If we continue to pursue you, we may still have to stagger, so... instead of continuing to follow, we should It’s better to just sit back and wait here.”
"Judging from the results, this choice is quite correct."
Facing the woman's eyes, Duan Qing's eyes involuntarily turned aside: "...Where is Mengzhu? Did she just agree like that?"
"She...of course had doubts at first."
Whispering smile became more beautiful: "The little guy seems to be full of expectations for her future team members, so there are many conditions for selection. In the end, Ninglan and I promised that we can bring a lot of gold coins to the Fool Adventure Group. She just nodded with suspicion."
"Later we found out that there were only three people in your adventure group." She laughed and said: "I have never seen an adventure group worse than yours. The association actually let you pass?"
"The experimental period was converted into a formal job, you know." Duan Qing replied helplessly: "Some things happened in the middle, so it is somewhat related... By the way, you don't have a guild? You have worked part-time before. Experience?”
"Your Ninglan has always been all-powerful. You should know this better than me. As for me... look at the current bill of the Fool Adventure Group, who is number one?"
The blue-haired woman hummed twice, perfectly conveying the feeling of "it's a piece of cake", and then lowered her head: "The two of us... didn't have any guilds or partners before, so we joined others. Of course, the adventure group has no burden."
"In the past few years...hasn't anyone come to see you?"
"These few years……"
It seemed as if something was brewing, but after a moment, Wuyu Liushang slowly gave up: "In the past few years... the people of Cruhid have not been living well."
"The little pastor was poached early. He was also thinking about his own future. He couldn't stay in this mess like ours and starve to death. The same goes for Lao Li and Lao Jiang, but it's hard for them to play games anymore, so the situation It might be worse. The stars, the river, and many of your former followers have all dispersed since that day."
"Cruhid simply cannot survive under the oppression of so many forces."
"I know that." Duan Qing replied in a low voice, "I can imagine it."
"As for us... Later Jian Beidong came to see me, and we went to Duan's house to make trouble for a while, but they insisted that... they had never seen you, and there was no news about you... Later, Brother Chen and Liu Brother Chen was beaten out, and Brother Chen was slightly injured, and we... sent him to the hospital. The little fox cried and shouted to find you, and was later... pulled back by us. "
The woman's words gradually stopped, but Duan Qing knew it without turning around. She tried her best to hold back her tearful expression: "Stop talking."
"No, I'm going to say it."
As if squeezing words out of his teeth, he continued with murmurs: "In the past few years when you were away, Jian Beidong once tried to maintain the normal operation of Cruhid, but later failed. Even Brother Chen I also said a few words, but..."
"Like Jian Beidong, I rejected invitations from all forces, and some young people who believe you will come back have moved to many places, some slowly wandered alone, and then gradually declined, and some... On my side now.”
Speaking of this, the tone of the chatter finally became more normal: "Before I heard from you, I developed in the Free City for a while. While dealing with the people in Borderlands, the second largest city in the world, I also This gives them some space, and now... they should have gone to the UEFA Cup to compete."
"Haha, it sounds good..."
"Can you please stop acting like nothing's wrong?"
The blue-haired woman's voice became slightly louder: "It's not because of me that they persist until now. You should know better than me. You..."
"Don't you have anything to say?"
The noise was accompanied by the sound of wind passing by the two of them. It was the sound made by some adventurers when they were entering and leaving the association, but Duan Qing had no intention of paying attention to the strange looks they looked at at this time: "Then... what about you? ?”
"Um?"
"How have you been these past few years?"
The woman was stunned for a while, but a new smile slowly appeared on her face: "I...I'm fine."
"Because of the Duan family's affairs, the family banned me for a period of time, but they seemed to know something, so they released me after a while."
The woman who brushed her long hair and looked at the sky fell into memories again: "But... looking back now, they should also know."
"Know your business."
Duan Qing said nothing.
"That's why... they were assured of my exploration and pursuit in the following period." As if whispering to herself, the woman's magnetic and charming voice became low again: "Because they know... I If you can’t find anything, that’s true of things and people.”
"But now... everything seems to be worth it." She laughed: "Where are you now?"
"I……"
With thousands of thoughts running through his mind, Duan Qing finally shook his head: "I can't say."
"Why... forget it."
The clenched fist slowly loosened, and the woman let out a long sigh of relief: "Ever since Jian Beidong told me about the experience of meeting you, I expected your answer."
"This world...can give me too few surprises."
"hehe."
Duan Qing laughed softly: "Really? But I feel... this world still has a lot of surprises for me."
The woman looked at him with doubtful eyes for a while, and then said slowly: "Is it... because of that little girl?"
"what are you thinking about."
Duan Qing laughed and said, "No, or it's not just because of her."
"Three years of blank career have made me understand a lot of things. Re-contacting the game world after the changes has made me see a lot of things." Looking at his open palms, Duan Qing's eyes became trance-like: "I I'm very happy and very sorry..."
"I'm back in the world."
"hehe……"
Looking at Duan Qing's expression, Wu Yu Liushang gradually laughed: "It seems... you have indeed changed a lot."
"hope you do not mind."
"Of course I wouldn't mind, in fact...it feels good to see you again."
"Me too."
The sun peeked out from behind the dark clouds quietly, and then it was blocked by another dark cloud and dimmed its brilliance, as if even it was ashamed to see the eyes of two people looking at each other. After a moment, the blue-haired woman approached Duan Qing without hesitation and quietly took his arm: "Don't leave me again, okay?"
After struggling secretly, Duan Qing's expression became awkward again: "This, that..."
"Hmph, I knew it..."
With a cold snort in his nose, Xu Yu Liushang let go of his hand and leaned his head on his shoulder: "You haven't changed this after all."
"Hehehe..." Duan Qing could only laugh dryly: "I'm sorry."
"I don't want to hear these three words."
Xuyu Liushang whispered: "Don't listen to me... from now on, okay?"
"try your best."
After a while, these three words echoed lowly in her ears, and then floated into the distant air with the wind.
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"Where's the Dream Bamboo Man?"
"Didn't you go out? You saw it with your own eyes."
"Didn't I receive any commission today? Why..."
“Just because it’s not there today, doesn’t mean it wasn’t there before.”
After having enough sun exposure and enough whispers, Duan Qing and Xu Yu Liushang began to walk to the temporary office of the Fool Adventure Group: "She still has a lot of tasks to do, so... she should be busy. Alright."
"When...can we get rid of the main theme of making money." Duan Qing sighed and said: "Now that there are two more of you in the group, there should be no problem..."
"Perhaps he was stimulated by Xiao Hongchen's performance." The blue-haired woman trimmed her hair: "But... our team leader has indeed spent less time online recently."
"oh?"
Looking back at the other party, Duan Qing held his chin and whispered: "It's not like we encountered any difficulties..."
"You, you, just like to care about other people's girls, don't you?"
Xuyu Liushang, who was following behind, kicked her quietly: "You'd better take good care of your Ninglan, after all..."
Her voice lowered: "In the past few years... Ninglan's life must have been more painful than mine."
"..."
There was another unspeakable silence. Duan Qing shook his head, as if to dispel the uneasiness in his heart, and then opened the small door again. However, what was waiting inside was not the one he imagined, but two people talking. The figure - a shirtless man wearing a pointed helmet, was dancing in front of the smiling Ningyu Ninglan, seeming to be bragging about his glorious past. Seeing Duan Qing enter, that man But he kept his movements and looked over with an unhappy look on his face: "As soon as they saw... who was it? Why did they come in without knocking on the door... Huh?"
He was stunned for a moment: "Are you... the boss?"
"The player's ID cannot be hidden." Duan Qing said expressionlessly: "Someone just educated me today."
"Wow, he's really the boss!"
Xiao Hongchen jumped over and said, "When did you come back? This armor... is it legendary equipment?"
"Tell me your name!" Duan Qing said angrily: "We were sitting at the gate just now, didn't you see?"
"No, no!" Xiao Hongchen immediately shouted: "You have changed into such a powerful equipment, how could I possibly see you..."
So you recognize people by their clothes...
As the two women next to him snickered, Duan Qing covered his forehead helplessly: "You... forget it, what is the current situation of the adventure group? Where have you been today?"
"Today! Boss, you don't know, I saw that person again today!"
There was some unreasonable emotion in his heart, and black lines appeared on Duan Qing's forehead: "I know you went to help Jianghu..."
"You're not from the Jianghu community!"
Xiao Hongchen shouted loudly: "It's that entertainer, I saw him again!"
A busker?
There seemed to be a rumbling sound of rummaging in his mind. Duan Qing recalled for a long time before he found the figure of a bard in tattered clothes. (To be continued.)
