Chapter 15 Silvermoon's Whereabouts

Yinyue’s (Silvermoon) treachery and cunning weren’t just for show. Of course, because he was such an annoying fellow now, everyone had saddled him with that four-character assessment. Back when Lan Yi and Yinyue were still partners, the guild members all praised Guild Leader Yinyue for his resourcefulness.

The run-in with Yun Zhongmu stirred up Lan Yi's memories of the past, reminding him of many of the partners he had fought alongside. Although the Qianchen (Before the Dust) Guild had a terrible reputation back then, and everyone in the court of public opinion considered them to be scum, they still had a great time. Now, he was living a peaceful life in White Stone City, but it always felt like something was missing.

"Da Lan, are you crying? Why are your eyes so red?" Suddenly, a brother beside him spoke.

Damn! Was it that serious? Could he cry just thinking about these things? Lan Yi didn't think of himself as such a sentimental person. He quickly waved his hand to wipe his eyes, but there were no tears. He turned to look at his brothers and cursed, "Crying my ass, it's from staying up all night. Your eyes are all red too!"

The brothers looked at each other, then rubbed their eyes together. It had been two hours past their usual log-off time, and everyone was exhausted. Seizing the opportunity, Lan Yi started recounting his glorious days in Moonlit Night City. The brothers immediately changed from rubbing their eyes to plugging their ears. "Ugh, not this again. You've told us this hundreds of times."

"Is it really that many?" Lan Yi protested.

"It's less than how many times you mention that woman. That Mang Mang, or whatever her name is, you've talked about her at least a thousand times!"

"Mang Mang Niu was a woman, but she was the most loyal and righteous in our Qianchen. Back then…"

"Aaaaaagh!! The one thousand and first time!" The brothers were collapsing.

Lan Yi finally didn't continue endlessly. He stopped after only a few words, because a group of people were walking towards them. Like them, their eyes were red, and they rubbed them as they walked, clearly struggling against sleepiness.

"Damn it, bad luck. Why do we keep running into this guy?" Lan Yi spat to the side.

Yun Zhongmu's side also saw Lan Yi and immediately gave him the middle finger. "You son of a bitch, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Is that any of your business? I'm not tired," Lan Yi retorted, giving him the middle finger back.

"Keep pretending. Just admit defeat if you can't take it!" Yun Zhongmu opened his eyes wide, leading his brothers to brush past Lan Yi's group.

"Admit defeat? When have I ever admitted defeat?" Lan Yi also widened his eyes, but Yun Zhongmu had already turned his back. Lan Yi turned his head to his own brothers. "Have I ever admitted defeat?"

"Never, never!" everyone said.

Once again, both sides had a tacit understanding and left people in the seven resurrection zones. At this time, Lan Yi and Yun Zhongmu were each checking the defenses in the seven areas, so it was inevitable that they would meet.

Yinyue seemed to have once again seen through both sides' intentions. After escaping from the central square, he didn't head for the log-off resurrection point. He was currently hiding somewhere. In fact, he had the freakish battle formation skill "King's Command." After buffing their twelve members, it would be relatively easy to charge into a resurrection point. However, he already expected that he couldn't expose which resurrection point he logged off at, otherwise, there would definitely be countless people waiting for him outside when he logged back on.

In Yinyue's mind, the four thousand-plus members of the Ten Guild Alliance were all his enemies, so he didn't dare to rely on Zongheng Sihai (Across the World). Seven hundred people were really not enough to deal with the Ten Guild Alliance. If he was really blocked by the Ten Guild Alliance, Zongheng Sihai couldn't save him either. So, at this time, Yinyue felt that the safest way was to quietly go to the next main city. But the problem was that Yinyue had asked Wushi Zhi Jian (Oathless Sword) and knew that the next main city was Lin Yin City (Shady Forest City), but he didn't know how to get there. He asked some players in White Stone City, but he was unlucky and didn't meet anyone who knew.

Yinyue thought about trying his luck outside, but a group of them secretly slipped out and broke into a cold sweat. Yun Zhongmu and his people hadn't overlooked this place either, and had also left people behind. Yinyue secretly groaned. At first glance, these people wouldn't be a match for Yinyue and his group after using the battle formation, but the problem was that the other side wouldn't fight you at all. Yun Zhongmu's people only needed to be aware of Yinyue's group's movements.

You had to know that Yinyue's twelve members were either warriors or knights, and then there were two priests, all of whom were frustratingly slow. As long as the other side had a simple archer or thief, they would follow you as soon as they saw your movements. You couldn't shake them off, and you couldn't catch up to them if you chased them. That's why class composition was so important.

Yinyue was in an awkward and helpless situation at this time. On the other hand, Yun Zhongmu was actually very anxious. Yinyue imagined them as being up against four thousand-plus people and didn't dare to rely on Zongheng Sihai, but Yun Zhongmu was actually very worried about Zongheng Sihai. First of all, large-scale guild wars like this would definitely result in heavy losses, and just for Yinyue alone, he didn't know if the brothers would have any objections. The guild leader in an online game didn't have that much power. He couldn't just wave his arm and have a bunch of hotheads rush up to be cannon fodder. Did they think all the other players were idiots?

At this time, Yun Zhongmu's idea was to call as many people as he could first. As long as they formed a force of a thousand people that could hold their own against Zongheng Sihai, then it would be up to Zongheng Sihai to consider whether they were willing to fight for Yinyue.

But the problem was that it was a three-hour journey from Moonlit Night City to White Stone City, and it was early in the morning, the time when players who had stayed up all night were logging off and players who played during the day hadn't logged on yet. The number of players online was at its lowest point of the day. Moreover, he and the brothers around him had been tired all day and were as sleepy as dogs. When would they be able to gather a thousand people to put pressure on Zongheng Sihai? On Yinyue's side, hadn't he already called for help from Zongheng Sihai?

Yun Zhongmu was sitting in a tavern in White Stone City, calculating. His brothers around him were already sleeping on the table. Sleepiness was the most terrible enemy in front of them, and everyone decided to take turns napping to fight sleepiness. Yun Zhongmu ordered a glass of his least favorite wine and took a sip from time to time to stimulate his nerves and keep watch for his brothers. This was a game, not a classroom. If they slept on the table, what would happen if they were killed? No one would ever dare to do such a thing in Moonlit Night City.

But alcohol never had the effect of refreshing the mind. Yun Zhongmu was overstimulated at this time, and the alcohol hit his head, making him even more dizzy. He quickly pushed a brother beside him. "Damn it, get up. It's my turn to sleep for a while."

That person squinted his eyes, dazed for a moment, then cursed, "Damn it, it's only been half an hour. Didn't we agree on an hour?"

"Wake me up after half an hour!" Yun Zhongmu was about to lie down when suddenly, with a "creak," the tavern door was pushed open.

Yun Zhongmu was very vigilant and raised his head again. He was stunned when he saw who it was. "It's you."

The only one who would log on early in the morning and go straight to the tavern was Han Jia Gongzi (Young Master Han). He glanced at Yun Zhongmu as he entered, then scanned the guys slumped on the table. Han Jia Gongzi ordered wine from the NPC bartender while sitting at Yun Zhongmu's table. "What are you guys doing?"

"Chasing Yinyue, been busy all night," Yun Zhongmu sighed.

"Didn't catch him?" Han Jia Gongzi asked.

Yun Zhongmu nodded regretfully. "Something went wrong, and the guy ran away."

"Oh? What happened?" The wine had been delivered. Han Jia Gongzi took a sip before asking.

Although he didn't like Han Jia Gongzi, he wasn't an enemy like Yinyue. When the other side asked, Yun Zhongmu simply explained the situation.

"Oh, so what are you going to do?" Han Jia Gongzi asked.

So Yun Zhongmu explained it simply again.

"So you're planning to start a war with Zongheng Sihai?" Han Jia Gongzi said.

"If they don't back down," Yun Zhongmu said.

"They will definitely back down," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Oh?"

"But these guys spent a lot of money to hire almost all the excellent mercenary groups in Yun Duan City (Cloud Top City). That's the purpose of it," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"So there will definitely be a fight?" Yun Zhongmu said.

Han Jia Gongzi shook his head. "A thousand-man team, the only one that can be bigger than that is your Ten Guild Alliance. And they just happen to be at odds with your Ten Guild Alliance now. Tsk, tsk, Zongheng Sihai's luck is really something else."

Yun Zhongmu was just about to ask what exactly was going on when the door slammed open again, and a voice came from the door: "Let's all rest in the tavern for a while, then we'll switch shifts. Everyone take turns resting."

Yun Zhongmu suddenly stood up when he heard this voice and cursed, "Lan Yi, are you fucking sick? Why do you follow me wherever I go!"

Lan Yi was also surprised to meet Yun Zhongmu and immediately retorted, "Why do I always see you wherever I go? You're just asking for it!"

"What did you say!" Yun Zhongmu slammed the table. Lan Yi was about to erupt when Han Jia Gongzi, who was facing away from him, slowly turned around. Lan Yi was immediately stunned. "Oh, shit, it's you, you, you..."

Although it had been a long time, Han Jia Gongzi's face was memorable enough. Lan Yi immediately recognized that this was the guy who had tricked them into dividing their troops everywhere, giving the Ten Guild Alliance an opportunity to take advantage. If it hadn't been for this person's appearance, he might still be passionately fighting in Moonlit Night City!

"Take this guy down!" Lan Yi pointed at Han Jia Gongzi with one hand, and reached for his staff with the other. His brothers behind him also took out their weapons. Yun Zhongmu flashed in front of Han Jia Gongzi, glaring at him. "What do you want to do?"

Although he didn't like Han Jia Gongzi, he was still a friend of a friend. Yun Zhongmu couldn't possibly watch him get bullied by Lan Yi. He rushed forward fearlessly, while turning back to call his brothers, but when he turned around, he saw that they were still sleeping on the table. Yun Zhongmu was furious and kicked over a table. "Still fucking sleeping? Get up, we're fighting!"

"What, what!" A group of people jumped up, wiping their saliva while taking out their weapons, their eyes quickly searching the tavern, muttering, "Where, where!" Their eyes swept over Lan Yi's group several times, but didn't stop.

"Damn it, where are you looking! Aren't they right there!" Yun Zhongmu pointed at Lan Yi's group.

"Ugh!" a group of people waved their hands. "Stop fooling around, okay." Everyone thought it must be Yun Zhongmu and Lan Yi arguing again, then bluffing as if they were going to fight. If they really wanted to fight, would they have waited until now?

"Damn!" Yun Zhongmu was furious when he saw that his brothers were about to lie back on the table. He didn't know how to explain.

Han Jia Gongzi slowly said, "What? Aren't you guys joining forces to deal with Yinyue?"