Chapter 101: Transaction

“Don’t be nervous. I’m not a bad person.”

In Little An’s eyes, Huang Wei, the big boss, said this in a seemingly gentle tone. She told Little An, “Let’s sit down and chat. What’s the point of standing around?” As Huang Wei spoke, three chairs inexplicably appeared on the ground. Cheng Luyun and Huang Wei sat down without hesitation. Little An hesitated a moment, then also sat.

After that, Huang Wei didn’t speak. Little An sat stiffly, her hands gripping her pants. She couldn’t endure the silent pressure for long and finally couldn’t help but open her mouth: “Why… why didn’t you kill me?”

Huang Wei’s lips curled into a smile. She looked at Little An for a while before saying, “That’s because, of course, I want to know where my daughter is.”

Little An froze and averted her gaze. “I can’t possibly tell you that.”

“No, you will tell me.” Huang Wei spoke with absolute certainty. Little An completely didn’t understand why Huang Wei would say that. The two of them stood on opposite sides: one was a boss, the other a player. How could Little An possibly tell a boss what her captain had done?

Little An shook her head. Before she could speak, she heard Huang Wei continue, “Because you hate Luo Chen.”

Huang Wei had struck right at her heart. Little An was utterly dumbfounded. Her expression was surprisingly easy to read. A naive young woman like her had actually made it to the final instance, and in a team of this strength… Huang Wei understood one thing: that Fox Eyes, quite likely, had feelings for this girl.

This information wasn’t very useful for now, because Fox Eyes had already been sent off by Cheng Luyun. What she had to do now was slowly dig out the information she needed and spread what she needed to spread.

After calming down a bit, Little An replied, “Even if I hate Luo Chen, I couldn’t possibly tell you where she is.”

Huang Wei smiled. Her smile looked a bit malicious—a smile she’d learned from Luo Chen. It made Little An immediately think of Luo Chen. Her expression changed completely, as if she’d seen something filthy, and she became especially terrified.

Huang Wei curled her lips and continued, “Actually, you don’t need to tell me where she is. After all, that item you exchanged for won’t trap my daughter for long. In just a little while, she’ll be back by my side.”

Little An gripped her pants tightly and forced herself to stay calm. “If that’s the case, why ask me where she is?”

“I’m just giving you an opportunity.” Huang Wei raised her right leg and crossed it over her left, leaning back slightly against the chair, looking very relaxed.

Little An didn’t know what she was talking about and only repeated in confusion, “Opportunity… what kind of opportunity?”

“An opportunity to make a deal with me.”

Huang Wei stretched out her hand toward Little An. In that moment, the hidden dagger was revealed: “You want to kill Luo Chen too, don’t you?”

Looking at Huang Wei, Little An showed terror on her face. In that moment, she seemed to see a demon. Her lips trembled. She wanted to speak but couldn’t. It was obvious she still had concerns. Huang Wei knew very well what Little An was thinking; after all, reading people’s hearts was her specialty.

“I know Luo Chen is the mastermind behind this. As long as you complete this transaction with me, I won’t hold you and your teammates responsible for what you did.”

Huang Wei narrowed her eyes. “So, let’s make a deal now. Tell me, where exactly is my daughter?”

In the end, Little An told her the answer. After the transaction was complete, Huang Wei didn’t hesitate at all. She let Cheng Luyun kill Little An. Then she and Cheng Luyun rushed straight toward the location Little An had mentioned.

Neither of them had expected that Luo Chen, that bastard, would think the most dangerous place was actually the safest. Right now, both he and Huang Chengcheng were inside the Mountain God Temple.

Because Huang Wei was very slow and couldn’t teleport instantly like Cheng Luyun, she was directly scooped up by Cheng Luyun. The matter was urgent, so Huang Wei didn’t bother with embarrassment and let herself be carried princess-style in Cheng Luyun’s arms as they flew toward the Mountain God Temple.

This was the first time Huang Wei had ever flown in her life—and it was in Cheng Luyun’s arms.

Holding onto Cheng Luyun’s neck, although fierce winds howled outside, no wind reached her inside Cheng Luyun’s embrace. As they sped along, Cheng Luyun quietly asked, “Is Chengcheng really okay?”

“Yes.” Huang Wei nodded. “She’ll be fine. After all, she’s your daughter and mine. She’s not someone who can be dealt with so easily.”

Hearing Huang Wei’s words, the stone weighing on Cheng Luyun’s heart finally lifted. In no time, they arrived at the Mountain God Temple. Cheng Luyun skillfully went inside. As soon as they entered the temple gate, they saw Luo Chen, but no sign of Huang Chengcheng.

But Huang Wei’s eyes were extremely sharp. She quickly noticed the pendant hanging from Luo Chen’s waist—a music box pendant, completely out of place with his style. Huang Wei guessed that this was the item that had trapped Huang Chengcheng.

Luo Chen wasn’t surprised they’d found him. It seemed he’d long known that Fox Eyes’ side might betray him. Indeed, Luo Chen was a lone wolf. If they’d truly been a team, he would have been shocked that Fox Eyes had sold him out.

His eyes held no fear, only excitement. This time, he wasn’t facing Huang Wei but the woman behind her. From that look, Huang Wei understood clearly that he must have discovered something and already knew Cheng Luyun was the big boss.

As expected, Luo Chen directly exposed Cheng Luyun’s identity: “I didn’t expect you to pull this move—setting up a live target while hiding behind her. What a scheme! I’ve encountered bosses like this before, but I never thought you’d play this trick at the final stage. This instance truly is bizarre, and a rule-based one at that. If that fox of a guy didn’t actually have something to counter it, I might’ve been completely helpless!”

Luo Chen laughed loudly. He truly didn’t care about his life at all.

“But we players will slowly find a way to clear you, step by step, and your daughter will one day become our sharpest blade!” As he spoke, he removed the music box from his waist. With the superior attitude of a player toward NPCs, he wantonly said these things.

He didn’t mind leaking some intelligence to Cheng Luyun, because in his eyes, no matter how powerful she was, she was still just an NPC. Sooner or later, she would be cleared.

Luo Chen’s attitude made Cheng Luyun’s gaze darken. She wanted nothing more than to kill him on the spot. But having just witnessed the transaction between Huang Wei and Little An, Cheng Luyun knew Luo Chen was like a grasshopper in autumn—he wouldn’t be hopping for long. Seeing the quiet Cheng Luyun, Luo Chen sensed something was off. He juggled the music box pendant up and down in his hand. But in the next second, the music box vanished and landed in Cheng Luyun’s palm.

Luo Chen didn’t care that the music box had been taken. He drew his blade, but this time it wasn’t aimed at Huang Wei or Cheng Luyun; it was aimed at himself.

He knew Fox Eyes and the others were surely dead. Rather than be caught and tortured by a boss, it was better to end himself and return to the Main God Space. But before Luo Chen could act, Huang Wei spoke: “You players really aren’t afraid of death, are you.”

Luo Chen’s lips curved into a malicious smile. “After all, we can revive. Since we can revive, no one’s afraid of dying.”

“Mmm…” Huang Wei’s “Mmm” carried a tone of interest, meandering twice before landing. She gazed at Luo Chen as if she had something to say, which irritated Luo Chen greatly: “You, a small fry pushed out in front, what are you so smug about?”

Huang Wei tilted her head and looked at him. “I just want to know: are players really not afraid of death?”

Luo Chen frowned. “Of course. You don’t know? As long as we have points, we can revive.”

“Right. But what if you run out of points?”

Huang Wei’s words made Luo Chen frown. He carefully studied her face, trying to find any clues, but found nothing. He lowered the hand ready to slit his own throat; he wanted to figure out the reason behind Huang Wei’s attitude.

Huang Wei was undoubtedly just an ordinary small fry, a pawn pushed out by the big boss Cheng Luyun. Yet her current attitude didn’t match the intel Luo Chen had obtained.

“If points run out, just earn more. For me, that’s not difficult.”

Luo Chen spoke the truth. He was an extremely powerful player. If he was running low on points, he could just enter a somewhat simpler instance to farm them. He never took instance NPCs seriously. In his eyes, they were merely things to be cleared eventually, and they could only stay in the instance. They could do nothing to him.

But Huang Wei wore the same kind of smile as Luo Chen: “If points run out and you don’t have time to earn more, of course you’ll die.”

Luo Chen’s heart skipped a beat. Then he sneered contemptuously. “How could I possibly not have time? I’m a natural-born powerhouse.”

Huang Wei let out a laugh. Luo Chen grew even more puzzled. Huang Wei’s laughter sounded extremely grating to him. He finally lost control and roared at her: “What are you laughing at?! You’re just a small fry—how dare you mock me?!”

Huang Wei stopped laughing, but her smile became even more malicious than Luo Chen’s. Then, from her mouth came things that an NPC should absolutely not know: “Within the Main God Space, there are several ironclad rules. One: the instance cooldown is seven days. After seven days, you must enter the next instance. Two: Most instances are multiplayer instances with a minimum player requirement. Some large instances often randomly assign players from different teams. Three: Players can choose which instance to enter, but only once after every three random instances. Four: If you don’t have enough points to revive, even players will die. Five: Within an instance, players can also kill other players.”

As Luo Chen listened to Huang Wei speak, his expression darkened with every word. By the time she finished, his proud demeanor had completely vanished, and a drop of cold sweat slid down his temple. His voice also dropped significantly: “Just… what are you trying to say?”

“Heh heh…” Huang Wei swept her bangs aside, revealing those cold and gloomy eyes. “I… made a deal with Little An.”