Chapter 31: Promise (2/2)
“Uhh, we don’t have one?”
“Uuuu…” Du Thirteen groaned sorrowfully. “How is it that you know Beauty Lin, He Yi, and Murong Mingyue…”
He then grabbed me by the neck and started shaking my hand back and forth like a fan. “Talk, dammit! Beauty Lin fell in love with you, didn’t she?”
“Like hell she did!”
I pushed his hands away before saying, “Lin Yixin and I are just business partners, that’s all. Our relationship isn’t nearly as impure or complicated as you make it out to be. Just the same, He Yi is the leader, and I’m just the subordinate. As for Big Sis Mingyue, we were just close friends in game…”
Suddenly, a sweet and melodious voice hit me from behind—
“So… our relationship is impure and complicated, huh?”
I turned around and felt my soul leaving my body. I had no idea when, but Wind Fantasy also known as Lin Yixin was standing right behind us. Her white cloak turned back to normal and fluttered slightly behind her. However, it made her long, black hair stand out even more than it already was, and her soft, pale cheeks looked as soft as a bubble. Her purple eyes were especially striking, so beautiful they were that it was difficult to look her in the eyes.
Lin Yixin’s equipment was very impressive. She was wearing a uniquely-designed and elegant silver armor that perfectly accentuated her shapely body. The circular shapes that covered her stunning chest caused one’s blood to boil. Below her battle skirt was a pair of snow-white legs covered in dense, metallic runes, and to top it all off she wore a pair of coffee-colored barbarian war boots. There was only way to describe the way she looked right now—a living goddess!
“Gulp!”
“Gulp!”
I gulped. Du Thirteen gulped. The two of us then shot each other a disdainful look.
Lin Yixin smiled. “Hmph hmph, Lu Chen, you’re really… forget it, I’m going back to my quest. Later!”
Lin Yixin walked past me and headed toward the city gate. She raised her hand and gave a tiny wave without looking back.
Du Thirteen and I stayed frozen for a while before we finally regained ourselves and got back to cooking. What could we do, Lin Yixin was just that stunning. Even now, three minutes after Lin Yixin had disappeared, countless players were still staring at the city gate with their mouths opened. There were plenty of perverts who wanted to chase her, but Wind Fantasy was about as famous as the sun in Floating Ice City. Who would dare provoke a powerful woman like her?
Some time later, the system rang in my ears—
Ding~!
System Notice: Congratulations, your Cooking skill has leveled!
Phew! My Cooking skill finally reached Rank 3. I can now collect Rank 3 ingredients and cook Rank 3 Consumables! Considering how much Rank 2 Consumables were worth, higher-rank food could only be even more expensive. Too bad no one had reached Level 30 yet so Rank 2 Consumables were good enough for now. But once players crossed that threshold, Rank 3 Consumables would be mandatory to engage in any high-level fights like bosses and PK.
Suddenly, my heart started beating rapidly. It was because two familiar people were coming our way!
Two players were buying potions at the potion shop next to our stall. The IDs above their heads were incredibly eye-catching to me—
Hot Sun LV-26 Warrior
Murong Mingyue LV-25 Priest
They were none other than Xu Yang and Murong Mingyue!
I didn’t even dare to breathe loudly for fear of catching their attention. The duo’s conversation entered my ears while they were walking past me—
Xu Yang sighed. “It’s been almost a week since Boss created her account, but she hasn’t even logged in once...”
Murong Mingyue replied, “That’s because Lu Chen is no longer with us…”
Xu Yang asked, “Did you ask her when she’ll be logging back in? It feels like the entire guild is missing its soul without her.”
Murong Mingyue sighed. “Let’s be patient, okay? I’ve been consoling Eve almost everyday, but even I don’t know how long it’ll take her to… snap out of her grief…”
The duo eventually vanished into a distant forest.
Du Thirteen patted me on the shoulder before saying quietly, “Be strong, brother!”
I smiled at him and replied, “I’m fine. Now, let’s get back to selling rice balls, shall we?”