CHAPTER 163: CHAPTER 146: KILLING INTENT

Just when Lin Yi agreed to Betis’s request and was about to log off to eat, he suddenly saw a message from Mu Lingxue.

Phantom City Xia Haitang (private chat): "Are you there?"

Lin Yi was puzzled. Why is she looking for me in the game at this time instead of logging off to eat?

Feng Hua (private chat): "What’s up?"

Phantom City Xia Haitang (private chat): "There’s someone from the Evil Gang here, specifically asking to see you."

Someone from the Evil Gang?

Lin Yi frowned. He hadn’t even sought them out yet, and now they were coming to him?

Could they be coming to seek a truce?

This possibility was quite high.

But Lin Yi didn’t feel like dealing with these people. Just as he was about to refuse,

Phantom City Xia Haitang (private chat): "He said it’s about Xinying. I asked him what it was, but he just wouldn’t say, insisting on talking to you face to face. You’d better go now."

Phantom City Xia Haitang (private chat): "He’s waiting for you in the backyard of the Blacksmith’s Shop on Street No. 3 in Black Tortoise City."

Phantom City Xia Haitang (private chat): "Make sure to tell me what it’s about when you find out. I’ll be waiting for your update."

Seeing this, a sense of unease suddenly flashed in Lin Yi’s heart.

With no time to think, Lin Yi promptly chose to return to Black Tortoise City and found the rather secluded spot Mu Lingxue mentioned.

Lin Yi had just arrived when suddenly a voice emerged from the Blacksmith’s Shop:

"I guessed right, you really care about Zhang Xinying."

Lin Yi looked at the person, covered in a chill:

"Who are you?"

......Ten minutes later

Lin Yi had just logged out of the game and was about to leave when he heard hurried footsteps coming up the stairs behind him.

"Lin Yi, wait for me!"

Mu Lingxue was wrapped in a thick, long down coat and charged up to Lin Yi in her slippers, looking furious:

"Why didn’t you respond to my messages in the game?"

"What did he tell you?"

"What’s happening with Xinying?"

Seeing Mu Lingxue’s anxious demeanor, Lin Yi smiled,

"That person was a high school classmate of Xinying in reality. He was just trying to use his connection with Xinying to join my Mercenary Corps."

"I rejected him, though."

He added teasingly:

"Surely you don’t have a problem with that, right?"

Mu Lingxue was taken aback at this,

"That’s it?"

Lin Yi shrugged, countering:

"What do you think it was?"

Mu Lingxue glanced at Lin Yi with skepticism, unable to discern the truth, and warned fiercely:

"It better be just that, or if anything happens to Xinying, you’re done for."

Lin Yi didn’t comment,

"Can we go eat now?"

Opening the door, the cold wind blew in.

Just moments ago, Mu Lingxue had been fiercely imposing, but now she shrank her neck and tightened her down coat, complaining:

"This damn weather is so cold, and the wind is so strong."

Seeing Lin Yi step out the door in just a thin jacket without a care, Mu Lingxue couldn’t help but ask,

"Aren’t you cold?"

"Oh, by the way,"

Mu Lingxue suddenly remembered something at this moment:

"Just when you logged off, Lord sent me a message to pass on to you: Things are a bit unusual at the Divine Hall today. Divine Hall Madman has gathered several Elite Corps and is frequently active around Black Tortoise City, with word that they’re targeting you guys. Be extra cautious."

Lin Yi was surprised at this,

"How did he know you could find me?"

Mu Lingxue rolled her eyes,

"You should ask him that question yourself. How would I know?"

Saying this, she quickened her pace towards another villa.

Behind Mu Lingxue, Lin Yi looked up at the bustling house not far away.

The frown that had just appeared on his face smoothly faded away.

Lin Yi chuckled softly to himself,

"No one can ruin all of this."

When he reached the villa’s entrance, the enticing aroma from inside wafted out.

Ouyang Hao (Heaven Sent) saw Lin Yi and quickly dragged him inside, saying as he went:

"Hurry, hurry, we’ve been waiting for you."

Looking at the large table full of steaming "Imperial Feast," Lin Yi couldn’t help but be amazed:

"What’s the occasion today? Why is it so lavish?"

Because of the free meals, Lin Yi personally covered the daily food expenses here.

Chen Ping had a card specifically left by Lin Yi for everyone to buy groceries and daily necessities.

Though Lin Yi never set any standards for meals, and whether by intent or not,

everyone’s diet usually stayed at a standard level.

But on holidays, with exquisite large lobsters and Great Lake hairy crabs, such a table of dishes was a first.

Given Lin Yi’s current wealth, such a meal wasn’t something to concern him, so he just asked casually.

The moment Lin Yi finished his question,

"There’s no special occasion!"

Guo Shaojie (Dazzling Handsome) pointed at Heaven Sent while gnawing on a duck head:

"He said that to celebrate Feng taking the championship, we must eat well tonight, so he bought all this."

Ouyang Hao couldn’t help but roll his eyes,

"When I said to buy more, none of you opposed in the group chat, right? Why is it all my fault now?"

Zhan Tianpeng suddenly said:

"It’s got nothing to do with me, I just asked him to bring some duck heads from the Imperial Hall to satisfy my cravings."

Wang Zixin naively looked at Wang Sijie and asked:

"What’s a group chat?"

Ouyang Hao was also baffled, what kind of people are these!

Lin Yi suddenly laughed and said:

"Hao is right, we should really celebrate."

Lin Yi directly sat at the table,

"What are you all waiting for, let’s eat."

Mu Lingxue was holding a crab, eating it without any care for her image, while insincerely saying:

"Well, I have to thank you guys then."

After finishing a crab, Mu Lingxue even sucked her fingers a few times, not feeling embarrassed at all,

"I guess out of the top ten guilds, only our Phantom City didn’t even make it halfway, and came back wiped out. That map is too disgusting."

Zhan Tianpeng (Zhan Chen) said:

"In that environment, it’s naturally unfavorable for you girls, such a result was inevitable."

At this moment, Zhang Xinying brought out a plate of delicious-looking braised fish from the kitchen, and Wang Zixin immediately got excited,

"Wow, my favorite fish!"

Lin Yi’s forehead was still visibly sweaty, it was obvious Zhang Xinying put a lot of effort into making this dish.

After all, Zhang Xinying just logged off ten to twenty minutes earlier than Lin Yi.

Seemingly unintentionally, Zhang Xinying placed the fish not far from Lin Yi, then pushed Wang Zixin to that spot,

"Zixin, you should eat more here, this is sister’s specialty dish."

Although Zhang Xinying never looked at Lin Yi, everyone present knew these words were actually said to Lin Yi.

Only the naive Wang Zixin excitedly nodded and agreed.

Even though nobody knew exactly what was going on between these two, it didn’t stop everyone from teasing them.

At this moment, Ouyang Hao across the table complained while holding chopsticks:

"Sister Feng, I can’t reach it, could you put it in the middle a bit?"

Zhang Xinying glared at him,

"If you want to eat, come and get it yourself, you’re so troublesome."

It wasn’t over yet, Guo Shaojie handed his plate to Lin Yi and said:

"Boss Feng, could you help me get a couple pieces of fish?"

Just as Lin Yi was about to get the fish, he suddenly put down his chopsticks, sighed and said:

"I was planning a surprise for you guys, but seeing this, I guess you don’t want it."

As soon as Lin Yi finished speaking, Ouyang Hao and Guo Shaojie quickly circled the table, snatching the braised fish from Wang Zixin and placed it in front of Lin Yi:

"Boss Feng, please eat."

"Hehe, eat more."

Wang Zixin angrily said:

"I haven’t eaten yet."

Lin Yi’s face darkened, he directly took the braised fish back to its original spot, glared at the two:

"Go and eat."

"Okay, okay!"

"Boss Feng, what about the surprise?"

"If you don’t leave, the surprise will turn into a scare!"

...

As everyone continued to joke around, a sumptuous dinner quickly came to an end.

As per usual, after dinner, a few of the men would sit at the entrance to enjoy the breeze, chat, and digest.

Meanwhile, the women would actively stay back to help an invited aunt clean up the dishes.

Sometimes Lin Yi would also want to help, but he would always get shooed away.

After a while, Lin Yi stopped trying to join in unwantedly.

At this moment, Fang Zhengrong talked about seeing two unfamiliar men on the road earlier in the evening.

Lin Yi felt a hint of alertness, then said to Wang Sijie:

"Don’t take Zixin out for walks alone lately. If Zixin wants to go out, bring Uncle or some of the others along."

Everyone looked at each other in silence.

Guo Shaojie asked:

"Boss Feng, has something happened?"

Everyone looked at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi laughed and said:

"Some people can’t beat us in the game, so they’re planning to cause trouble in real life."

Finally, Lin Yi reminded:

"Anyway, be careful these days, if something seems off, call me immediately, I’ve linked my phone to the gaming pod."

Then everyone chatted for a bit more about random things before getting ready to go back to their rooms, to log on and see the surprise Lin Yi mentioned.

Meanwhile, in the game, Divine Hall Madman led a group of elite members from the Divine Hall Guild, looking grimacing:

"When they log in later, don’t give them any chance to react, kill them immediately."

Everyone responded in unison:

"Yes!"

......

Today’s update is finished.