Finally, Lin Wan Erâs phone call came at 5PM, and we agreed to meet below the girlsâ dorm.
Not long after, the beautiful figures of Lin Wan Er and Dong Cheng Yue appeared out of the front doors. I tugged on my jacket. Perhaps I was feeling a little chilly, or perhaps I was afraid of them seeing the scars crisscrossing over my body.
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âXiao Yao?â Dong Cheng Yue tilted her head and looked at me, âYou havenât been online for the whole day, what happened? Unless you donât even want to keep your [Zhan Long] guildâ¦â
I faintly smiled, âNot a chance. [Zhan Long] is my lifeblood. I canât possibly give it up.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Dong Cheng Yueâs gaze drifted downwards as she teased, âOh? I thought your lifeblood is thatâ¦â
I lifted my fist and said, âHey, you want to die?â
Dong Cheng Yue giggled cutely, âOkay okay. Spare me, young knight. Letâs go, weâre leaving campus for a bitâ¦â
âOh? What for?â
Lin Wan Er speedily walked beside me and pulled on my arm. She laughed as she explained, âWhat else? Letâs go buy you some new clothes. Just think of it as something to make up for what you did for me yesterday.â
âYou donât have to do that, young missâ¦â
âStop talking, letâs go!â
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With two beautiful girls on my side, the security guard at the gate was stunned stiff. Looks of admiration, jealousy, and disdain were written on his face. Lin Wan Er and Dong Cheng Yue were Liu Hua University Beauty rankingâs first and second place. The fact that the two girls who made the campusâ rich boys drool incessantly were both holding one manâs arms at the same time was something unfair to the world.
At the Mei Luo shopping mall, in the Business district, Lin Wan Er picked an Armani specialty store and brought me two sets of clothes. One was a business suit and the other a casual outfit.
First I tried the casual outfit. Wearing a set of new clothes in front of the mirror, I was slightly unable to believe my own eyes. Clothes could definitely make a person. Lin Wan Er delightfully looked at me, âLooks pretty good. Letâs go with thisâ¦â
The corners of Dong Cheng Yueâs mouths curved into a smile while she lowered her head, seemingly unable to look at me. Her cheeks became flushed red.
âDong Cheng, what are you doing?â I asked.
Dong Cheng Yue continued to lowered her head, âI⦠I canât look straight at you. Too handsome. I like it so much that Iâm afraid that I will have an urge to hug you right in front of Wan Erâ¦â
Lin Wan Er rolled her eyes and laughed, âItâs fine. If you want to hug him, then hug himâ¦â
Dong Cheng Yue continued to keep her head down, âNo, Iâm scared that my heart might beat too fast and go into epileptic shockâ¦â
Me: ââ¦â¦â
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Lin Wan Er handed me a black suit and said, âTry this one as well. Youâll be bound to attend some kind of formal events in the future so you ought to have a decent looking suitâ¦â
I glanced at the price tag and took a deep breath. It was an 84000RMB suit. What kind of suit was this? Was it made out of gold threads?
âWan Erâ¦â I held onto the suit and was a little troubled. I whispered in her ear, âYou know that I often get into fights with people, so my clothes are easily damaged. This kind of clothing is too extravagant for me. If I do end up damaging it, I think I would die. Not only that, I didnât do anything to deserve this, so⦠I will be very embarrassedâ¦â
Lin Wan Er looked up at me with her teasing eyes, âOh? Why is your face so thin now, my Xiao Yao ge ge?â
My scruffy face blushed red.
Lin Wan Er reached out and pushed me inside the dressing room. Following behind me, she entered and locked the door. She stood gleefully with her arms crossed, while the ample 34D were in front of me. I nearly suffocated as I forgot to breath. She paid no heed and said, âChange into the suit. I want to see if it fits you.â
I was a little embarrassed, âTurn aroundâ¦â
âI donât want toâ¦â
âWhy?â
âYouâve seen me once, so are you saying I canât watch you?â The beautiful girl blushed.
I was speechless. Slowly removing the casual jacket, there was a white dress shirt inside. Right as I took off the jacket, Lin Wan Er immediate cried in alarm, âAhâ¦â
âWhatâs wrong, Wan Er?â
Lin Wan Er walked up to me and unbuttoned the top two buttons on my shirt. As a result, the wound on my chest appeared before her eyes. The claw wound on my shoulder was the most serious, because it looked the most wretched of all the scars.
As her soft hands gently touched the wound, Lin Wan Erâs shoulders trembled. She looked up at me with bloodshot eyes, âWhat happened? Tell meâ¦who injured you like this?â
My heart shook as I looked at her worrying face and I could not help but feel sorry as well. Shaking my head, I smilingly said, âItâs alright. Doesnât even hurt anymore. Wan Erâ¦donât look at me like this, Iâ¦â
Wan Er trained her eyes on me as tears dripped down her cheeks, âWhat do you mean it doesnât hurt? You idiot⦠Donât think I donât know. My dad had called me this morning and told me all about what happened last night⦠Iâllâ¦Iâll go beg Wang Xin and ask him to let you go. Donât fight with those inhuman things anymore, ok? I donâtâ¦I donât want you toâ¦â
As she spoke, she choked with sobs.
My heart ached, but I supported her shoulder and looked into her eyes. Earnestly explained, âWan Er, this is my destiny. I, Li Xiao Yao, have dedicated my whole life to justice. For a lifetime, Iâve always wanted to fight for the weak. It doesnât matter if I am a cop or a soldier, I still want to fight for the innocent people in the world. My abilities have destined me to always stand in the frontlines. Itâs destined that I canât enjoy a peaceful life.â
Lifting my hand, I brushed away the tears on her face while my heart ached.
Lin Wan Erâs body lightly shook and threw off my hand. Taking a step back, she looked me in the eye and said, âI donât care what your destiny is, but you must promise me. No matter what youâll be going out to do, you must come back aliveâ¦â
I took a deep breath and nodded, âOkay, I promise you. I will always come back to you alive, regardless of where and when!â
âOkayâ¦â Lin Wan Er sat powerlessly down on the seat in the corner. Lowering her head to wipe off the rest of her tears, she said, âChange your clothesâ¦â
âYesâ¦â
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After changing into the suit, I walked out of the dressing room with Lin Wan Er behind me.
Outside, Dong Cheng Yue stood fuming as she complained, âGreat. You guys heartlessly left me outside. You two are truly loyal friends, sob sobâ¦â
Lin Wan Er grasped Dong Chengâs hand and comforted her, âDonât be angry Dong Chengâ¦I just had something to talk about with Li Xiao Yaoâ¦â
âDonât you mean something to do?â
Dong Cheng Yueâs mouth curved into a smirk, âSigh⦠Just 7 minutes? What can I say for you, Xiao Yao? Only a short 7 minutes. Not even because taking off clothes and putting them back on would take at least 3 minutes. A mere 4 minutes⦠Can you really give Wan Er happiness in the future?â
My face turned green, âWhat 4 minutes? Why donât I understand what youâre talking aboutâ¦â
âStop pretending!â
ââ¦â¦â
Dong Cheng Yue looked me over again and softly chuckled, âBut I got to say, this outfit is actually pretty good looking. Donât move for a secondâ¦â
âEh?â
Under my astonished gaze, Dong Cheng Yue walked next to me and reached out to hold onto my arm. Lifting up her heels, she intimately leaned onto my chest and gave me a peck on the cheek. At the same time, she raised her cellphone and snapped a picture. Looking down on her phone afterwards, she rejoiced, âWow, I finally got the picture that I wanted the mostâ¦â
Lin Wan Er was speechless, âThis fellow⦠so this is as far as youâll get in life?â
Dong Cheng Yue giggled, âWan Er, if you donât want Xiao Yao in the future, remember to give me a call. Iâll fly over as fast as possible to take him. This man, only you are allowed to take him from me. You have to remember thatâ¦â
Lin Wan Er was at a loss for words, âOkay, Iâll do thatâ¦â
Nearby, the female clerk had a green face, âWow, lady-killer, you are really lucky. To have two beautiful girls fighting for youâ¦â
I looked at her and sighed, âYou just donât know if they could be vying for the chance to beat me when we get back!â
Clerk: ââ¦â¦â
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After buying the clothes, the three of us dined at a nearby restaurant.
âOh, thatâs right. Do you two know anything about what Wang Ze Cheng is doing?â I looked up at the two girls before me.
Lin Wan Er asked in surprise, âAbout what?â
Dong Cheng Yue said, âI heard that Wang Ze Chengâs ID is Cang Cheng. Looks like he wants to connect himself with Wan Er and I. For the last two days, he sent out several lackies to buy Devil Tokens to trade for large sums of experience. The price of Devil Tokens was pushed up to the ten thousands. I heard that Wang Ze Cheng spent a total of 11 million RMB to buy about 1400+ Bounty Tokens. He had almost bought out the whole market and finally raised himself to Lv 60 for the 3rd advancementâ¦â
I nodded, âNot only that, Wang Ze Cheng joined [Hero Mound] and was said that Q-Sword would give him an important position. What are your opinions on this?â
Lin Wan Er pursed her lips, âIâll hold back my opinion.â
Dong Cheng Yue was speechless, âThat annoying fly Wang Ze Cheng. He just keeps trying to stay around our Wan Erâ¦â
I laughed, âIn any case, Wang Ze Cheng joining [Hero Mound] has no conflict with [Zhan Long], so I donât really mind it.â
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Right at that moment, Lin Wan Erâs phone rang. After listening for a few seconds, she hung up while her face grew ghastly pale.
âWhatâs wrong, Wan Er?â I asked.
Lin Wan Er clenched her fist, âThat was Q-Sword. He said he handed [Hero Mound]âs First Division to Cang Cheng. Furthermore, Cang Cheng will be leading the First Division to settle in Ba Huang City in an hour. [Hero Mound] is starting their plan to expand to the other two main cities. He asked Dong Cheng and I to lead the main guildâs team of 200 to accompany the First Division enter Ba Huang City. After which, weâll have to help them successfully settle down in Ba Huang Cityâ¦â
âBang!â
Dong Cheng Yue pounded her fist on the table in anger, âIs Q-Swordâs brain dead? He let Wang Ze Cheng take charge of the First Division? And he wants to settle in Ba Huang City? Whereâ¦where did they decide to settle down?â
Lin Wan Er replied pensively, âMagic Tracking Forest. It neighbors [Zhan Long]âs Qilin Valley and probably takes about 10 minutes to travel between the two location.â
Dong Cheng Yue looked at me and asked smugly, âDo you still think Wang Ze Chengâs First Division wonât have conflicts with [Zhan Long]?â
âYouâ¦what do you plan on doing?â Lin Wan Er looked at me and asked.
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âPaâ¦â
Lightly placing my cup onto the table, I indifferently said, âWhy would I allow anyone to run free in my backyard? If they want to station their base in Magic Tracking Forest, then they will have to pardon [Zhan Long] when it attacks Hero Moundâs First Division!â