Gao Kai and the others, moving at high speed, soon caught up with Ye Zi’s main group.
They were still running on foot—relying on their "two-legged mounts."
"Brothers, we’re heading ahead first! Boss said that after we get back, Ye Zi should go to the executive guild leader and get mounts for everyone!"
Heng Dao overtook the group and spotted Ye Zi leisurely riding her mount at the front.
As the leader of a 300-man team, Ye Zi naturally enjoyed such privileges.
After shouting the message, Heng Dao and the others didn’t linger—they accelerated and vanished from sight in the blink of an eye, leaving the thousand-plus players staring in envy.
But remembering Heng Dao’s words, they realized their boss hadn’t been joking earlier.
**Twelve hundred people, each getting a mount with 100% speed increase?**
This single move would cost their boss over **24,000 gold coins.**
The thought alone filled them with awe.
Following such a leader was the best decision they’d made since entering the world of *Heaven’s Path*.
Most of these twelve hundred players were originally brought out of the beginner village by Chu Tian.
Forget the **20,000+ gold coins**—just the individual value of a 100-speed mount was **20 gold coins** per person.
Based on current gold trader rates, that was equivalent to **24,200 Dragon Coins**—roughly **four months’ salary** for an average person in the real world.
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"Brother… slow down…"
"Just an hour—we’re wasting time going this slow."
"You’re so annoying, always thinking about *that*…"
"Heh, is it just me? Don’t *you* want it too?"
"You… you’re so bad!" Luo Luo squirmed on Chu Tian’s back, her movements sending waves of warmth through him.
"Keep wiggling like that, and I’ll log out, drag you out of your virtual pod, and pull you into my room next door!"
Chu Tian’s blood surged—
**"Forget flying. It’s too far."**
With a sudden turn, he descended onto a mountain peak, shifting back to human form and pulling Luo Luo into his arms.
A faint, intoxicating fragrance drifted into his senses.
Holding her delicate frame, Chu Tian could almost feel her soft skin through the supple leather armor.
*Heaven’s Path* wasn’t the real world, but the sensations were vivid.
Here, Luo Luo wore an archer’s outfit—**the most revealing class gear in the game.**
Unlike mages, who were wrapped in long robes, or warriors clad in bulky plate armor with spikes, archers wore light leather armor.
**Female archers, in particular, had short skirts and midriff-baring tops.**
Chu Tian pinned Luo Luo’s hands behind her back, his mind flooding with memories of their time in the wooden cabin—and even further back, in their past life, when they’d been together under the open sky.
On a mountain peak like this, under the blazing sun, Luo Luo had arched backward, her vision filled only with the silhouette of the man above her as he blocked the light.
"Brother… you’re not thinking of doing it *here*, are you?" Luo Luo murmured, breathing in Chu Tian’s scent, listening to his strong heartbeat and ragged breaths.
Her heart raced.
In her world, Chu Tian occupied an ever-growing space.
They’d long since confirmed their relationship, and today, in the cabin, they’d gone even further.
Yet Luo Luo couldn’t understand why, when she woke up in the underwater ruins, **she had memories of Chu Tian and Zhang Chengcheng on the cruise ship—from Chengcheng’s perspective.**
Something that *should* have infuriated her…
**But she felt no anger at all.**
Instead, through Chengcheng’s memories, she’d experienced the same overwhelming sensations—so intense that they left her dazed.
At first, she hadn’t known how to react.
She didn’t even know where those memories came from.
She had no idea about her past identity, nor that while she was unconscious, **her soul had merged with Zhang Chengcheng and Chen Yu’er’s.**
As the dominant consciousness, she retained all their memories—while Chengcheng and Yu’er remembered nothing.
Perhaps only when her true soul fully awakened would she understand why.
Strangely, she even felt **no resentment toward Chen Yu’er’s sudden appearance.**
At first, Luo Luo pretended not to know anything.
But after hours of conversation between the three women, they discovered something shocking—
**Chen Yu’er’s birthday was the exact same day, month, and year as hers.**
And Chengcheng’s? Luo Luo already knew—it matched too.
That was why the two had been inseparable since childhood, becoming best friends.
When they realized Yu’er shared the same birthdate, both Chengcheng and Luo Luo were stunned.
Luo Luo had sighed inwardly—**was this fate?**
Three women, born at the same instant, all falling for the same man.
Later, when alone with Chengcheng, Luo Luo finally couldn’t hold back.
She asked about the cruise ship incident.
After hesitation, Chengcheng confessed everything.
Though Luo Luo already knew the details from her "dream," hearing it from Chengcheng’s lips made it real.
Chu Tian and Chengcheng had been drugged, their actions beyond their control.
Yet even as Chengcheng apologized repeatedly, Luo Luo found herself **unable to hate her.**
Instead, she ended up comforting *her*.
Then, their conversation took an unexpected turn.
When Luo Luo pressed further, Chengcheng gave a bitter smile and said something shocking—
*"I can’t handle him alone… so why don’t we try together? He looks like he’s suffering."*
Luo Luo’s face burned.
*"You’re terrible! You shameless girl!"*
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Lost in her thoughts, Luo Luo barely noticed Chu Tian’s face drawing closer.
Ever since reuniting in the real world, every time he got near, her heart pounded uncontrollably.
Chu Tian gazed at Luo Luo’s flawless face, now inches away, her breath uneven.
*"Gege…"* she whispered, her body melting against him.
Chu Tian tightened his grip, pulling her up and freeing her hands.
Instinctively, Luo Luo wrapped her arms around his neck.
But the moment she steadied herself, a new sensation made her stiffen—
**Chu Tian’s right hand had started wandering.**
The thin leather armor did nothing to block the teasing touch.
Luo Luo’s ample curves were tightly encased in the soft material—**with nothing underneath.**
The unexpected contact sent a jolt through her.
*"Ah—!"*
Her gasp was swallowed by the mountain wind.