Chapter 13 He Smiled

Xi Yao Wu was quite depressed; she really couldn't do anything about Gu Fei. But on second thought, although Gu Fei was powerful, he wasn't unreasonable. Fighting was his passion, but he fully understood the priorities of other players in the game. Mang Mang de Mang Mang wanted his staff back, and that was obviously the top priority. If he didn't understand this, Gu Fei wouldn't have jumped out to make a scene at the auction. He couldn't have been unaware that his appearance would do more harm than good in luring Jian Nan You and his gang into a trap.

Thinking about this, Xi Yao Wu felt that Gu Fei shouldn't be an obstacle. Unexpectedly, when Gu Fei logged in that evening and she explained the plan to him, Gu Fei shook his head like a rattle-drum.

"How can you do that?" Gu Fei said. "Jian Nan You and the others are going to rob people of their equipment? Not only are you not stopping them, but you're also acting as a behind-the-scenes manipulator, waiting to reap the benefits? That's outrageous!"

"Yeah, how can you do that?" Bai Shi Jing Lun echoed.

Xi Yao Wu was dumbfounded. This reaction was completely unexpected. Although most players wouldn't do something like this just to get their hands on someone else's equipment, they wouldn't mind using such extreme measures in an emergency. She never expected Gu Fei to react this way.

Looking at the others beside her, Han Jia Gong Zi had a "I knew it all along" expression. Obviously, his previous hints to Xi Yao Wu were for this reason, and not because he was truly fond of PK. He was now sitting back leisurely, waiting to see how Xi Yao Wu would handle the situation.

Xi Yao Wu was silent for a moment, because she remembered the strict moral requirements that Gu Fei had told her about regarding martial artists. It seemed that Gu Fei would not compromise on this matter.

"Then what do we do?" Xi Yao Wu actually didn't try to persuade him, let alone get angry. Instead, she scratched her head and asked this question, which shocked everyone. It really didn't fit her personality.

"Since you have money to hire Jian Nan You to do things, why not just buy back the staff directly?" Gu Fei said.

"I'm willing to buy it, but they have to be willing to sell it!" Xi Yao Wu said.

"If they're not willing to sell, then you just rob it?" Gu Fei asked.

Xi Yao Wu was helpless and pushed Mang Mang de Mang Mang forward: "You go talk to him."

"Playing online games is all about you killing me and me killing you, isn't it…" Mang Mang de Mang Mang had even less of a psychological barrier about this; those who came from Yue Ye had no such barriers.

"There's an order to things. I don't kill people who don't kill me," Gu Fei said.

Mang Mang de Mang Mang retreated in defeat. Yu Tian Shen Ming jumped out and said, "Qian Li, you're really something. A beauty's request and you still… uh…" After Gu Fei glanced at Yu Tian Shen Ming, the kid quickly shut his mouth and backed away obediently. Zhan Wu Shang saw that Yu Tian Shen Ming had already suffered, so he wouldn't go looking for trouble.

Xi Yao Wu looked at the remaining people who hadn't spoken, hoping they could say something to convince Gu Fei. But You Ge hugged his notebook and calmly pretended not to see anything. Jian Gui nodded, coughed, and said, "Qian Li is right."

"Damn it…" Xi Yao Wu was frustrated and looked at Mang Mang de Mang Mang. Mang Mang de Mang Mang sighed, completely despondent: "Let's just forget about the staff!"

"I've already spent 1500 gold coins!" Xi Yao Wu said indignantly.

"Just consider it a lesson learned." Gu Fei even lectured her. Xi Yao Wu couldn't beat him in a fight, and she wasn't in the right, so she could only try to kill him with her eyes.

"Then what do you say we do now?" Xi Yao Wu asked.

"What else can we do? Keep killing him!" Gu Fei said.

"If we don't use this method, how can we lure him out to kill?" The main reason Xi Yao Wu spent so much money to help Mang Mang de Mang Mang get his staff back was secondary. What she really wanted was to take revenge on Jian Nan You.

"Whether you hire them or not, they're still going to rob the staff. Just keep guarding!" Gu Fei said.

"Then you go guard!" Xi Yao Wu said irritably.

"I'm going!" As a result, Gu Fei really went. This time, Bai Shi Jing Lun didn't follow Gu Fei. He still knew who had hired him this time, and looked at Xi Yao Wu and asked, "What about me?"

"Go, go, go, go guard too!" Xi Yao Wu impatiently dismissed Bai Shi Jing Lun as well.

After the two of them left one after the other, Xi Yao Wu suddenly dropped her angry face and chuckled.

Everyone was baffled, wondering if this girl had gone crazy from anger. Then they saw Xi Yao Wu put her arm around Mang Mang de Mang Mang's shoulder and say, "Let them go. He'll be offline in two or three hours anyway. Then we'll do whatever we want!"

Everyone exchanged glances. That was indeed Gu Fei's weakness. He only played the game for a fixed three hours a day. What were the chances that something would happen during those three hours? And the buyer of the staff might not even show up during those three hours.

In the auction house, Jian Nan You was now personally holding up the bidding牌 (pai2 zi - sign/plate). After Dao Xiang Mu started things off in the morning, a few people took turns every two or three hours. Jiao Shui and Huo Ran Yi, who had already appeared in the auction house and been identified as members of the robbery gang, were spared this ordeal because of their misfortune. Jian Nan You was worried that they would be recognized, ruining their entire plan.

One of the necessary steps during the shift change was to have the person taking over wear another Chasing Wind Badge to complete a wanted mission. This was a good way to check if there were any ambushes at the wanted mission office, and they could also check the various respawn points along the way.

Everything was normal, which made Jian Nan You increasingly relieved. He didn't expect the other side to really think he would betray his principles for money. They really underestimated his professional ethics. But that was fine. If they didn't underestimate him, how would they have such a good opportunity to quietly snatch the staff?

Jian Nan You was happily thinking about this in the auction house when someone suddenly appeared beside him without him noticing. Jian Nan You turned his head and took a look. Even though he knew this was a safe zone, he still broke out in a cold sweat. Gu Fei. He had appeared beside him at some point.

Glancing at the sign in his hand, Gu Fei said, "You really have a lot of tricks."

The two sides had been enemies for a long time, but it seemed they had never spoken so closely before. Jian Nan You's mind was racing, pondering only one question: "What is this guy doing here?"

Gu Fei quickly gave him the answer. He suddenly shouted to the players in line, "Everyone, be careful! This person is Jian Nan You. He specializes in robbing people in the game, especially those who bought the Ideal Staff. Be careful!!!"

"Damn it!!!!" Jian Nan You was shocked. Although he hadn't guessed Gu Fei's intention, he thought that since Xi Yao Wu had said hello, he might just be here to threaten them. He didn't expect Gu Fei to actually sabotage their plan. How did Xi Yao Wu say hello?

Gu Fei's words naturally caused an uproar. The news about the robbery gang appearing in the auction house to scout the place had spread even further after a day of digestion. It would have been fine if Gu Fei hadn't said anything. Everyone passing by here would have just glanced at Jian Nan You and his group and laughed at their antics. But now that he had reminded them, everyone began to think deeply.

Using such a simple method to solicit a purchase instead of going to the forum was already suspicious. But everyone knew that the Ideal Staff had just been auctioned here these past few days, and it was said that the buyer hadn't shown up yet. So this old-fashioned method of waiting for the rabbit to come to you was actually more reliable than going to the forum. But after hearing Gu Fei's words, everyone immediately realized: these guys aren't here to buy, they're here to find out who owns the Ideal Staff so they can rob him!

What happened next was almost a repeat of what Jiao Shui and Huo Ran Yi had suffered yesterday. The players angrily surrounded Jian Nan You and berated him to their hearts' content.

But Jian Nan You was worthy of being a boss. Compared to Jiao Shui and Huo Ran Yi's helplessness yesterday, he was much more calm. No matter how many people surrounded him, they couldn't touch him or spit on him. He calmly put away the wooden牌 (pai2 zi - sign/plate) and calmly sent a message to his brothers: "Go check the wanted mission office. Be careful!"

"Something happened again?" they quickly asked.

"Yeah, Qian Li Yi Zui suddenly came and exposed our identities. I really don't know what they're trying to do. They want us to help rob equipment, but then they come here to mess things up," Jian Nan You said.

After a moment of silence, Jiao Shui sent a message: "Da Nan, why don't we just give up this time? Let's abandon this mission."

"Is that what everyone thinks?" Jian Nan You knew they were all together, so the answer was likely discussed and then relayed through Jiao Shui.

"Yeah," Jiao Shui replied.

"Ah, I'll talk to you after I get out of here!" Jian Nan You already had the Chasing Wind Badge ready, but he would never use it unless he confirmed that it was safe over there. The crowd was surging, and Jian Nan You couldn't see where Gu Fei was anymore. He could only hate him in his heart.

Jiao Shui and his group carefully approached the wanted mission office. They didn't dare to get too close, and observed it from various angles to confirm that no one was there.

But that only meant there was no one outside. It was entirely possible that someone was hiding inside.

In that case, entering would be like suicide. The group looked at each other, unsure of what to do. A newbie player came hopping by.

Dao Xiang Mu's eyes darted around, and he had an idea. He stopped the newbie player, gave him a few gold coins, and asked him to go inside and take a look, promising to give him a piece of equipment later.

The newbie player happily went. He returned from the mission office a short while later and described the players and classes he saw inside in detail.

There was only one person in the wanted mission office, a Fighter.

"Bai Shi Jing Lun!" Jiao Shui and Huo Ran Yi said immediately. They were killed by this guy yesterday.

"So there really was an ambush," everyone said.

"Thank you, you can go now." Dao Xiang Mu casually gave the newbie player a piece of equipment and sent him away. The group quickly informed Jian Nan You of the situation.

"In that case, let's just wait it out. I was going to bid here anyway," Jian Nan You said.

Everyone was in pain. Jian Nan You said it easily, but he was definitely being denounced by everyone in the auction house. Jiao Shui and Huo Ran Yi had already experienced this scene yesterday, and it was definitely not pleasant. But the problem was that Bai Shi Jing Lun, who was staying at the wanted mission office, was also no ordinary person. Although they had six people, they wouldn't dare say they were a match for him.

"Or, we can lure him away?" Jiao Shui and Hei Shui, who both had speed-based classes, suggested.

"Yeah, that's a good idea. No matter how good he is, he can't split himself into two, and he can't outrun you. It shouldn't be a problem!" Everyone agreed with this decision.

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It's the middle of the afternoon, and I'm so sleepy. I woke up too early…