Chapter 881: Lu Chen Borrows (1/2)
After the award ceremony was over, Stranger of Three Lifetimes tossed the trophy into Eyes Like Water’s hands and lithely jumped down the platform. She smiled at me and said, ”You’re quite early, Eve, Lu Chen!”
We smiled and nodded back to her.
It was at this moment a group of students rushed over with their handphones raised and shouted, ”Stranger of Three Lifetimes, we are your fans! Please take a photo with us! Resistance is futile!”
They swarmed the stunned mage in an instant. Judging from the sheer amount of camera flashes, I highly doubted that she could keep her eyes open.
Of course, there were a lot of people who noticed He Yi as well. She was a gorgeous woman with an exquisite countenance and a body to die for, and the elegant outfit she wore today accentuated those traits even further. Forget the guys, even I was sneaking glances at her from time to time. She noticed my gaze, but she simply smiled and said nothing about it.
A while later, Stranger of Three Lifetimes finally managed to struggle out of the crowd and pointed at He Yi and me. ”The real god and goddess are over there, so please leave me alone already…”
”Ah?!”
Finally noticing He Yi and me, the students’ mouth fell open in shock—
”Could… could he be… Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand?”
”It’s definitely him! I’ve seen that photo of him kissing Lin Yixin before!”
”Yeah yeah yeah, there’s also that photo of him window shopping with Beiming Xue!”
”Does that mean that that gorgeous woman next to him is From Water? Haha, it actually is her! I can’t believe that the two leaders of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls are attending the CCPL!”
……
This time, we were the ones who got swarmed as countless people asked to take photos with us. After obliging some requests, I grabbed He Yi and Stranger of Three Lifetimes’ hands and hightailed it out of there!
The venue staff covered for us as we slipped behind the stage and reunited with the other four team members of Blazing Hot Lips. After that, the seven of us exited the e-sports stadium, entered a roadside restaurant with a fairly good reputation, booked a private room to ourselves and ordered some drinks.
If a guy tries to force a girl to drink alcohol, you can be sure that something is wrong with his personality. At any rate, it wasn’t something I could bring myself to do.
”Alright, why don’t we start off with a round of introductions?” I rose to my feet and introduced myself, ”I am Lu Chen, the vice leader of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. My gender is male, and—”
The girls stopped me with a giggle. ”Sit down, you! We know all that already!”
He Yi stood up next and said, ”I am He Yi, the guild leader of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. My ID is From Water, although I think you’re all aware of that already.”
Stranger of Three Lifetimes gave her a nod of acknowledgement. ”No need to act so formal, Sister Eve! Now take your seat!”
”Mn.”
The guild leader of Blazing Hot Lips looked at her guild members, and they immediately started introducing themselves one by one—
”I am Eyes Like Water. We’ve fought each other in the arena before. Let’s fight again when we’re free, heehee!” Eyes Like Water seemed as eager as ever.
”I am Lasting, the tamer with a unique class called Soul of the Wild. As you’re already aware, I can summon a horde of goblins in one spell…”
”I am the archer Nono. Hello everyone!” Nono seemed a bit shy, so she kept her introduction short and concise.
Finally, the youngest girl of the group rose to her feet and said timidly, ”I… I am Yu Tong. I am a mage just like Sister Momo!” She wasn’t finished, however. She looked at me and said in a voice as small as a mosquito’s, ”Lu… Lu Chen is my biggest idol. Can… can I take a photo with you after lunch is over?”
I was surprised, but I replied, ”Of course, of course…”
Stranger of Three Lifetimes giggled. ”Yu Tong is the youngest of all of us, but you’d best not underestimate her. She is the strongest mage in Blazing Hot Lips besides me, and the reason I made her attend this CCPL competition is to help her gain some experience. Of course, she is still incomparable to your Lian Xin…”
I gave Yu Tong a kind smile and said, ”That’s incredible, Yu Tong. I wish our players were as good as you at your age…”
”Alright, cut the fake crap already, will you?” Stranger of Three Lifetimes rolled her eyes at my attempts at flattery. ”It’s obvious that you’re plotting something nefarious. You’ve never even bothered to contact me before, and today you drove all the way over to treat us to lunch. There’s no way you don’t have an agenda. You’d better not tell me that you’ve set your sights on our girls, you sinful man!”
I laughed. ”Come on, do I look that desperate for girls to you? Anyway, you’re right. I came to meet you today because you’re the only one who can help us right now…”
”Okay? Continue?” Stranger of Three Lifetimes smiled while playing with her chopsticks.
He Yi was also looking at me curiously. I still haven’t told her why I had come to meet Stranger of Three Lifetimes.
……
”When it comes to the affairs of the world, that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified…”
I cleared my throat before continuing in a righteous voice, ”Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls do not desire to become the top dog. Since our foundation, our goal has always been to spread our name to every corner of the world. We’ve fought in three Nation Wars up until this point, and we’ve always proven ourselves to be Blazing Hot Lips’ most trustworthy ally, haven’t we? So I’ll cut straight to the point… As you are already aware, our best mage, Moonlight Stone, was stolen by that bastard, Candlelight Shadow, not long ago. We’ve also bled over a thousand of our best mages to Candle Dragon, Warsky Alliance and even shitty guilds like Mad Dragon and Flower Room…”