121 Chapter 121 - Blatant Teasing (1/2)

The party's level grinding process was going smoothly. Everything, ranging from Gu Fei luring the monsters, the ladies hitting the monsters with their Descending Wheel of Flames spell, and Gu Fei delivering the final blow on to the monsters... to Luo Luo winking at him from time to time, was going off without a hitch.

Not being able to stand it anymore, Gu Fei called Ice Glaze over during their latest timeout session while he munched on one fruit. He passed her the apple that she preferred and asked, ”What's the matter with Luo Luo—did you see what she just did?” He indicated Luo Luo who had just winked at him for who knew how many times already.

”Yeah, I did,” Ice Glaze cheekily pursed her lips.

”What's wrong with her?!” Gu Fei asked thickly.

”You are so oblivious to this!” Even Ice Glaze felt comfortable enough to joke with Gu Fei now, bluntly telling him, ”Sis Luo Luo is lovestruck!”

”Lovestruck? How is that possible?” Gu Fei understood the term; what he could not fathom was why it only happened now, considering that it was not the first day that they got acquainted with each other. Having a sudden fondness for him just from finding out his other identity as the Close Combat Mage or Fugitive 27149 seemed a little too frivolous and farfetched. Besides, why would a level-headed person like her had such a superficial obsession? This was the second matter that Gu Fei could not fathom.

”Well, for matters like this...” Ice Glaze shook her head, saying, ”Sometimes, we just feel the chemistry on the spur of the moment.”

”How tricky,” Gu Fei looked over at Luo Luo as he said that. Luo Luo noticed his gaze once more and immediately winked at him again. The way she winked… It did not seem as if she was making sheep's eyes at Gu Fei, nor did it seem like an act of seduction. It was more like... teasing… As the word 'teasing' flashed through his mind, Gu Fei could feel himself crumbling apart inside right there on the spot. Never would he have thought that he would be teased by a lady... He wanted to weep, but no tears came out!

”Miles, have you finished eating yet?” Luo Luo called out in a singsong tone.

”It's blatant teasing!” The ladies were giggling while admiring Gu Fei's current state of embarrassment. Gu Fei stood up without replying to her and headed to a slightly distant corner of the field to continue the task of luring the monsters.

”He didn't confront her! How boring!”

”Is that so? I think it's more interesting that he's not confronting her...” The ladies had different views about Gu Fei's reaction to being teased.

The level grinding resumed under the current situation. Although he was under a different kind of 'assault', Gu Fei's monster luring remained flawless, showing everyone just how strong his willpower was. He remained calm in everything he did; he calmly lured the monsters, calmly ate a variety of fruits, and calmly took Luo Luo's blatant teasing. Gu Fei's present mentality of 'ignoring the issue until it went away by itself' was obviously an outdated approach. For the young ones of this generation, they would often face with stubbornness and perseverance the things that they were interested in.

Now that Gu Fei had made changes to his grinding strategy by doing the monster luring himself, the ladies were no longer standing in positions that would be targeted by the monsters and he of course was able to dodge the monsters' attacks with his fighting prowess. With nothing left to do, Luo Luo decided to bestow Heal on to him repeatedly, making the latter feel as if his entire body was being displayed to all with how it kept on glowing.

Gu Fei kept on luring the monsters and Luo Luo continued to bestow Heal on him unnecessarily … Both remained like this until the end of their level grinding session.

The ladies' gaming hours were quite to Gu Fei's liking, as they suggested to conclude today's grinding session just as he deemed that it was time to log off. They gathered up to leave the level 50 grinding map together, feeling very satisfied with their accomplishment today. ”What time are we meeting tomorrow?” everyone asked Gu Fei.

”I am just a substitute…” Gu Fei said instead.

”Come together with Royal, please! You're also grinding for levels, anyway!” all the ladies pleaded.

”I am used to grinding alone—”

”What's fun about grinding alone? Please come!” The bunch of ladies surrounding Gu Fei was adamant, cajoling, ”We'll bring different kinds of fruits for you! You just need to be present!” One of them even said, ”You like bananas, right? I'll bring more for you tomorrow.”

”Am I a pet that can easily be swayed by bananas alone?” Gu Fei laughingly asked.

”There are still apples, peaches, and pears besides bananas… Which ones do you want?” the ladies answered with a question.

Gu Fei explained to them patiently, ”Look. I've been a member of Amethyst Rebirth from day one... When did I ever grind with the other members before?”

The veteran guild members turned silent, and only the four newcomers curiously asked, ”Why is that?”

”Because I'm used to grinding alone—”

”What's fun about grinding alone?” They went back to that same question.

”Oh, great hero, Miles, don't be so small-minded! Take all these women under your wing!” Luo Luo finally spoke.

Gu Fei did not say a word. He had always been grinding alone not because he was opposed to grinding with others but because nobody wanted to grind together with him. When he first started the game, he thought of grinding together with Fireball. However, Fireball valiantly declined his offer, not wanting to depend on Gu Fei to level up easily. He also learned that the other five members of Young Master's Elite never grinded levels together after joining that mercenary group. As for his Amethyst Rebirth's guildmates, they previously did not welcome his presence with such enthusiasm like right now. Since he also usually went to high-level grinding maps, the chances of him making new friends or meeting new people in those maps devoid of other players were virtually non-existent. All sorts of reasons led to Gu Fei grinding by himself all this time, but he definitely did not do it to get used to becoming an independent expert like Sword Demon and the rest.

Had it been the typical Gu Fei, he would not have rejected the ladies' request, especially after seeing how enthusiastic they were to grind levels with him. Right now, however, Luo Luo's sudden transformation into someone who was infatuated with him frankly left him quite shocked.