13 Chapter 13 - Return Back to Owner (1/2)

”Oh, you're here!” the lady smiled, her tender voice sounded as if she was greeting her husband returning from work.

Gu Fei was unfazed as he returned the smile, ”You ran pretty fast!” He lowered his head and swept his gaze at her injured calf, before giving the wound a swift kick, ”Your leg okay now?”

The lady felt immense pain, yet her face showed no traces of it. Just as she was about to reply, she heard Gu Fei mutter, ”That's not the bandage I placed!”

”You're quite sharp!” she said carefully.

”Of course. How else could I not only keep up with you before, but even finding you here as well?” Gu Fei laughed.

The lady stared at Gu Fei without a word. No one knew what she was currently thinking about.

Gu Fei smugly continued, ”Actually, you must have guessed that I would know your intention to trade the dagger here. Only you didn't expect me to get here so fast, right?”

”Where are those guys?” the lady asked, obviously meaning the five people from the healer's square.

”They're gone!” Gu Fei said.

”Why would they just let you go?” she could not help but ask.

”Easy. I gave them that dagger,” Gu Fei said.

”They believed what you said after returning that dagger?” She felt that this was very unlikely.

”Nope! But since they couldn't beat me, what else could they do?” Gu Fei retorted.

”They couldn't beat you?” The lady's face was colored with shock. She learned the Appraisal skill as well. She saw that Gu Fei was a level 16 Mage. His level might be higher than most players, but that enraged, Howling Rage's owner was also within level 16. Furthermore, there were five of them, while he was just one.

Gu Fei laughed indifferently.

”Based on what you just said, you returned that dagger in a situation wherein they had no way of dealing with you.” If her expression from before was one of shock, her face now showed utter disbelief. While that dagger was nothing compared to Frost Memories, it was at least worth about thirty thousand dollars according to her calculations. To think that Gu Fei would let that easy money go. Could he really be not in it for the money?

”What exactly are you after?” she asked puzzled.

”I've told you many times. Return that dagger to me,” Gu Fei said.

The lady's face still showed doubt.

”I know you won't believe my words. So I brought him over….” Gu Fei pointed to his side as a figure stepped out from behind him. The person looked wretched, but his eyes, which were filled with killing intent, were trained at her. It was Sword Demon.

”Do you believe me now?” Gu Fei laughed, ”You don't need to give me that dagger anymore. Giving it to him directly will do. As for who is he, you two don't need introductions, right?”

She looked at Sword Demon in surprise, before finally nodding her head, ”Yes.”

She went back to the Exhibition Hall and canceled the transaction. She took Frost Memories and handed it over without missing a beat. However, she had actually handed it over to Gu Fei, not Sword Demon.

Gu Fei received it nonchalantly and passed it over to Sword Demon without another glance. Sword Demon revealed neither a nervous nor an insecure expression when Gu Fei took Frost Memories from her; he just maintained his murderous eyes at her from start to finish.

The lady could imagine how angry he was, but this was the Trade Exchange. Out of all the safe zones in-game, the Trade Exchange platforms could be considered as the safest.

Thousands of players shouted ”Fireball!” and balls of fire would ignite in the Mage Academy. Over here, when Gu Fei called out ”Fireball”, only a reply was heard from a corner of the Exhibition Hall. The Fireball who was busily admiring the Mage equipment on display hastily made his way over.

”Don't you have something you want to say to her?” Gu Fei asked Fireball.

Fireball nodded his head and looked at her, ”Lady, what's your name?”

”Xi Xiaotian,” her face was expressionless, ”And you?” she asked back.

”I'm called Fireball,” he said happily.

Xi Xiaotian had no reaction; her eyes never left Gu Fei's face.

Gu Fei knew her question was actually for him.

”Thousand Miles Drunk,” Gu Fei sighed. He disliked the name, but he could only bear with it.

”Your real name!” Xi Xiaotian said.

Gu Fei was momentarily stunned before he replied, ”Gu Fei.”

Xi Xiaotian nodded her head and backed off. She leaned her back on the wall as she glided down using it to a sitting position.

She stared at Gu Fei as she cradled her injured leg, ”Violent Fei!”

Gu Fei was startled but he quickly countered, ”Cheater Tian!”

Sword Demon could not help but cough lightly at this weird atmosphere.

”Uhh, she's just a woman. No need to make a fuss, right?” Gu Fei said to Sword Demon.

”Sure!” Sword Demon agreed without much thought.

Gu Fei laughed, ”Since you have Frost Memories back, are you perhaps planning to grind levels now?”

Sword Demon revealed a rare smile since entering the Trade Exchange post, albeit a really ugly one, ”I'm heading out. Ping me if there's anything else!” He left without looking at any of them in the eye once he finished talking.

”F*ck, that's cool! The way he acted just now is almost as cool as his past fame,” Fireball said, but he quickly added, ”Except for his looks, that is.”