360 Chapter 360 - A Friend (1/2)
With his PK value once more down to 29 points, he was pretty much safe from the pursuit guards as long as he kept himself out of their line of sight. Teleporting himself back to the Bounty Assignment Hall with the use of Windchaser's Emblem, Gu Fei entered the establishment and gingerly asked for the location of the nearest spawn point before running off toward it to log out.
In the meantime, the other mercenaries of Young Master's Elite were enjoying a short break in one of Linshui City's taverns.
”Miles isn't here yet? He should've reached the city by now, right? I'll send him a message!” Brother Assist was still talking when he saw Gu Fei's name suddenly dim – a clear indication that the man had logged off.
”Tut tut tut!” Although Gu Fei was not around, those present still derided his practice of logging off early.
”Why isn't your friend here yet?” War Without Wounds asked as he leaned his neck out toward the tavern doors after he finished ridiculing Gu Fei. He seemed to really be looking forward to this meeting.
”I'll ask again.” Brother Assist sent out another message, yet his expression changed with that.
”What happened?” the other four men asked.
”He's not in a serviceable area…” he answered in a daze.
The four men were astounded by his reply.
”To actually send such an expert to prison, only one person I know is capable of doing that,” Brother Assist carefully said.
”That's not necessarily true. It's difficult to take on four men with just two hands, after all. No hero can survive a mob. We're aware of how strong Miles is, yeah? I say if we all work together… that… We should be able to stand a chance!” War Without Wounds said.
”TSK!” All of them expressed their heaviest contempt toward War Without Wounds. As peak experts in their own rights, they did not wish to share a table with him for saying something that lacked confidence.
”Since he's in prison, let's just go there to visit him,” Sword Demon suggested.
”Let's!” Brother Assist got up.
”Who's paying the fee for the prison visit? Who?!” War Without Wounds and Royal God Call hurriedly asked aloud.
”He will!” Young Master Han pointed his finger over to the door before turning it into a wave, ”Guild Leader Oathless.”
”Oh, you guys are here as well!” Oathless Sword just happened to walk into the tavern with his fellow brother Gale Force. After extricating everyone out of the quagmire that they got themselves in back in Linyin City, Oathless Sword started to look favorably on Young Master's Elite. The ferry ride was rather uneventful and gave them plenty of chances to bond. Oathless Sword even went as far as to express his concern for Gu Fei's safety and well-being.
”What are you doing here, Guild Leader Oathless?” Young Master Han enthusiastically addressed him.
Oathless Sword happily came to them. ”We've only arrived at the city, so I figured it's best to walk around and try to get a better hand of the situation.”
”The tavern is indeed a good place to gather information.” Young Master Han nodded.
”Of course,” Oathless Sword happily agreed, ”have you gentlemen been here for long?”
”We just got here ourselves, but we're planning to head out and visit a friend,” Young Master Han shared.
”A friend?” Oathless Sword muttered to himself, feeling rather surprised by this new information. These gentlemen before him were peak experts in their respective fields in MMOs, after all. Anyone that they would make an effort to visit would surely be quite the character!
”We'll leave you to your business then, Guild Leader Oathless. We'll take our leave first!” Young Master Han gestured for the others to get up.
As the five stood up, one even passionately said, ”Great! Guild Leader Oathless can take our seats!” With that, these men slowly made their way toward the exit. Their hearts were filled with expectations as they figured out Young Master Han's intention.
”Hey, gentlemen!” Oathless Sword caught up to them before they stepped out.
The five men turned their heads over to innocently regard him.
”What's the matter?” Young Master Han was naturally the one with the most clueless and innocent expression among them.
”It seems I won't find anything useful here, so why don't I follow you guys to meet your friend? Get rowdy with everyone?” Oathless Sword suggested.
”I don't think meeting him will be a problem, but I'm afraid we won't be able to get rowdy at all,” Young Master Han said.
”Why not?” Oathless Sword was perplexed.
”Because our friend is currently in prison,” Young Master Han replied.
”Ah…” Oathless Sword was shocked. Since this friend of theirs was in prison, it would be odd for strangers to visit him. This also implied that the person might not be someone outstanding. Oathless Sword was contemplating this matter when Young Master Han suddenly quipped, ”But I do agree that Guild Leader Oathless should visit this friend of ours.”
”Oh, just who is this guy?” Oathless Sword asked.
”Come. Let's discuss this matter on our way there,” Young Master Han invited.
”Guild Leader Oathless, don't you think that our trip from Linyin City over to Linshui City had been a little strange?” Young Master Han immediately changed the topic once he started speaking on their way over.
Oathless Sword could not make sense of this sudden query, so he could only answer accordingly, ”Is something the matter?”
”Look.” Young Master Han began to breakdown the matter to him. ”From Yunduan City till Yueye City, we faced the eroded Oolong Mountain Range with a pack of Mountain Bandits blocking our way forward at the end. From Yueye City to Baishi City, there were Werewolves that were supposed to act as our roadblock. Then, on our trip from Baishi City to Linyin City, we became the targets of Deep Waters and his men's competitive quest. Based on these three incidents, we can say that every city has a sort of stage for us to clear. The first three times happened on our journey to the next city. This time, our trip from Linyin City to Linshui City did not even have any event cropping up….”
”That's true. In that case…” Oathless Sword was beginning to have an idea as to what Young Master Han was getting at.