Chapter 187 The Five Little Strong Ones

Besides Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun, no one else was preparing to log off on time for dinner. To these players, Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun were freaks. But in their eyes, these players who even skipped dinner were hardly normal humans.

Yun Zhong Mu, ever the big guild leader, hadn't lost his old habits. On the way out of the valley, he subtly inquired about which guild they were in and how they were doing. Gu Fei understood his intentions and responded casually, making it clear he wasn't interested. Bai Shi Jing Lun, however, was honest. He had become a notorious figure in Luo Yue City as soon as he entered the game and had never been approached before. Hearing Yun Zhong Mu's inquiries, he didn't suspect a thing and told the truth.

Yun Zhong Mu was overjoyed to hear that such a renowned expert wasn't in any guild and immediately began the recruitment process. He started by trying to bond over their status as part of the Five Little Strong Ones, but Bai Shi Jing Lun was confused. "Five Little Strong Ones? Are you one too?"

"Hehe, I don't think I've introduced myself yet. I'm Yun Zhong Mu," Yun Zhong Mu chuckled.

Bai Shi Jing Lun scratched his head, glanced at Gu Fei, and then said, "Yun Zhong Mu? Is there someone like that in the Five Little Strong Ones?"

Yun Zhong Mu looked at his sincere expression and suddenly felt a little nervous. He hadn't checked the game's experience leaderboard in the past few days. Could someone have surpassed him and knocked him off? Just as he was about to ask a friend to confirm, Bai Shi Jing Lun added, "The Five Little Strong Ones, I remember it's Piaoliu, Xi Yao Wu, Jian Nan You, Shui Shen, and me!"

Yun Zhong Mu gaped. Gu Fei couldn't take it anymore and interjected, "What version are you living in? Jian Nan You was hung up by you. How could he still be one of the Five Little Strong Ones?"

"Oh! I forgot," Bai Shi Jing Lun realized. "Who are they now?"

Yun Zhong Mu was stunned for a moment before saying, "It's you, Piaoliu, me, Gui Tong, and Ni Liu Er Shang."

Bai Shi Jing Lun scratched his head, clearly not having heard of any of them.

"Except for you two, they're all mages," Gu Fei knew them well.

"That's right, isn't Ni Liu Er Shang from your Cloudrise City?" Yun Zhong Mu said.

Gu Fei nodded. "He's also a guild leader."

"I've heard of him," Yun Zhong Mu said.

"Does Brother Qianli know Gui Tong?" Yun Zhong Mu continued to inquire.

"She's a woman from Xixia City," Gu Fei told him.

The situation of the Five Little Strong Ones wasn't exactly a secret. A little forum gossip would reveal everything. Yun Zhong Mu actually knew about the others who were ranked alongside him. He was just using it to find topics to talk to Gu Fei about. Otherwise, the two of them would just talk about single hooks, two-row hands, palm insertions, and spinning elbows, which was unbearable. As the leader of the Ten Guild Alliance, Yun Zhong Mu's actions weren't based solely on his passion and preferences like before. Recruiting new members, coordinating guild members, negotiating with other guilds... Although he was just a leader in the game, he had many responsibilities. Yun Zhong Mu wanted to do his best in this position and couldn't act without thinking.

Like now, even when he had nothing to say, he was trying hard to find something. This smooth way of handling things was like Yin Yue's style. If it were Yun Zhong Mu's original personality, no words? Then just don't say anything. He wouldn't be like this, finding pointless nonsense to chat about. Sometimes, when Yun Zhong Mu calmed down and reflected, he felt disgusted. He suddenly remembered that vulgar saying: A person in the martial world can't help himself. He seemed to have a bit of an understanding of that now.

Yun Zhong Mu chatted aimlessly, gradually steering the conversation back to guild development, talking about his guild's construction philosophy and the major problems they faced. Of course, one of the major problems was the extreme shortage of talent. Then, he changed the subject, preparing to probe Bai Shi Jing Lun, who didn't have a guild. But then he saw Gu Fei stop and say to him, "Alright, Lao Yun, why are you seeing us off so far? It's not like we don't know the way. We can go back ourselves. You should go back and continue practicing your efficient leveling method!"

"Ah?" Yun Zhong Mu was stunned. Did the other party not listen to a word he said? Yun Zhong Mu was in tears. He really wasn't good at this! Helplessly preparing to wave goodbye, Gu Fei suddenly tensed up. "Someone's there!"

"What?" Yun Zhong Mu was taken aback.

"A stealthy thief," Gu Fei said, jumping to the side. Bai Shi Jing Lun reacted quickly, raising his hand and throwing a palmful of white lime, but because the valley mouth was windy, he didn't consider the wind direction. The white lime was blown back, covering all three of them. Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun didn't mind, but Yun Zhong Mu suffered. The habit of thieves in combat was to immediately stealth when something went wrong. Yun Zhong Mu was about to stealth when Bai Shi Jing Lun's white lime was blown back, interrupting his stealth. Yun Zhong Mu stood there, at a loss. As one of the Five Little Strong Ones and a PK fanatic from Crazy Moon Night City, Yun Zhong Mu's experience was a little lacking at this moment. He didn't know what to do.

"Dodge!" Gu Fei was surprised to see Yun Zhong Mu acting like a block of wood. He had fought alongside ordinary players many times. Although these players couldn't pinpoint the location of stealthy thieves, they would usually move around in a fancy way as soon as they knew there was a stealthy thief nearby. At least they wouldn't stand still and wait for the thief to attack. Yun Zhong Mu was also from Crazy Moon Night City, so why didn't he have this common sense?

Yun Zhong Mu woke up as if from a dream and began to move, skillfully tracing a "Z" shape in three or five steps, turning back and throwing a handful of white lime.

Crazy Moon Night City and White Stone City were close neighbors. As the communication between the main cities increased, white lime wasn't exclusive to White Stone City players. The PK fanatics in Crazy Moon Night City probably carried more of it.

Yun Zhong Mu's throw wasn't as inconsiderate as Bai Shi Jing Lun's. He shook open a bag along the wind, and the white lime was swept away by the wind. Instantly, eight thieves appeared at the mouth of the valley.

All eight thieves wore masks, but Yun Zhong Mu sneered, "Mei Zhu, you big idiot, what are you pretending with a mask? I can still recognize you, you grandson!"

In the eyes of Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun, the equipment of the eight thieves was exactly the same, and their height and build were similar. Yun Zhong Mu was able to recognize his acquaintance among them. Gu Fei was impressed.

The person who was called Mei Zhu grimaced as he heard Yun Zhong Mu call out his name, pulling at his mask. Just as he was about to speak, Yun Zhong Mu's expression changed. "Damn, it really is you, you grandson."

"Damn!!!" The man called Mei Zhu panicked, trying to pull his mask up, but since it had already been pulled down, there was no point in pulling it up again. While he was at a loss, the other seven gave him disdainful looks.

Gu Fei was also dumbfounded! So Yun Zhong Mu hadn't recognized him at all, he was just shouting randomly! And this guy was too honest, he was tricked so easily? Gu Fei wouldn't say that he had thought Yun Zhong Mu really recognized him. Yun Zhong Mu's acting was incredible.

"You son of a bitch, you dared to ambush me," Yun Zhong Mu continued to sneer.

Gu Fei could tell from his words that they knew each other, and they had a lot of history. Most of these disputes between guilds were a bunch of messy accounts, basically fighting for the sake of fighting. If you had to ask them for a reason, the answer would probably be: He's too pretentious, so I'm beating him up!

So there was no right or wrong in these grudges. Gu Fei thought it was a pleasure that the players sought out for themselves, so he was embarrassed to spoil it. He waved to Yun Zhong Mu and said, "Then Lao Yun, you're busy, we'll go first."

"Ah?" Yun Zhong Mu was stunned, and even the eight thieves were surprised. This person was obviously with Yun Zhong Mu. Even if they weren't close friends, it was shameless to say "we'll go first" so naturally in this situation, wasn't it?

Yun Zhong Mu was also unprepared. In his memory, Gu Fei had acted righteously and helped them beat the Qian Chen guild until they had no chance to recover. He didn't expect things to be different now. The situation was special back then, but Gu Fei didn't want to disturb his fun in the game now.

But Gu Fei wanted to leave, and Yun Zhong Mu couldn't rush up and hug his leg, crying, "Save me, don't go." He could only pause and say as if he was saying goodbye, "Oh, take care..."

"Yeah, yeah!" Gu Fei nodded and left without looking back. Bai Shi Jing Lun followed beside him, turning his head every three steps, wondering, "Don't we need to help?"

Mei Zhu saw Yun Zhong Mu's lost look and laughed from the bottom of his heart. "Yun Zhong Zhu, don't be afraid, you just want someone to help? I'll help you call someone." Yun Zhong Zhu and Mei Zhu, these were both insulting nicknames, like Yun Zhong Zhu was actually called Yun Zhong Mu, and Mei Zhu's real name wasn't Mei Zhu, but Mei Yan.

After Mei Yan finished speaking, he waved his hand, and four thieves jumped out and chased after Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun.

Yun Zhong Mu was evil enough. He saw Mei Yan's actions and knew that he didn't recognize Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun. They saw that the two wanted to leave and thought they were afraid of them. The more they thought so, the more they wanted to kill the two of them to diminish Yun Zhong Mu's prestige.

Actually, if Yun Zhong Mu didn't know their strength completely, he wouldn't be able to think of any other explanation for why the two of them left like that. Anyway, now that he saw Mei Yan seeking his own death, Yun Zhong Mu was secretly delighted, but on the surface, he said seriously, "You have something to do with me, don't make things difficult for my friends!"

Yun Zhong Mu hadn't been the guild leader for so long for nothing. He had learned to be cunning in the process of dealing with countless people. He knew that the more he said this, the more the other party would go against him. They might not be interested in killing two more people, but they would definitely be happy to do anything that Yun Zhong Mu didn't want them to do. This was the mentality of these opponents who hated him.

"Take care of yourself first!!!" Mei Yan said in a deep voice, leading the remaining three to surround Yun Zhong Mu. He knew Yun Zhong Mu's strength well. Although he was one of the Five Little Strong Ones, their four weren't weaklings. It was enough to take on one with four.

He understood this, and Yun Zhong Mu knew it very well. He naturally wouldn't choose to confront these four head-on, especially since he was looking forward to a good show!

Yun Zhong Mu retreated instead of advancing, drawing back and maneuvering. Mei Yan sneered, "Yun Zhong Zhu, what are you doing? This isn't like you!" The Yun Zhong Mu he knew would never retreat in this situation where death was inevitable. Killing one was enough, killing two was a bargain.

"Could it be that now that you're one of the Five Little Strong Ones, you've started to cherish your level?" Mei Yan's eyes lit up as he said this. The more Yun Zhong Mu cherished something, the happier he would be to destroy it.

Yun Zhong Mu didn't answer, running and looking at Gu Fei. But when he looked, he was stunned. Mei Yan also noticed his actions, and seeing the direction he was looking at and his dazed eyes, he felt very satisfied and immediately turned his head. "So fast?"

"Yes! So fast..." Yun Zhong Mu said. It was really too fast. Yun Zhong Mu wanted to find time to watch the show, but now when he turned his head, the four thieves were gone. Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun were turning around and standing there, looking at them.

"Huh, haven't started yet?" Mei Yan said.

Yun Zhong Mu glanced at him, thinking that this guy was talking nonsense.

Mei Yan wasn't talking nonsense. He didn't think it was strange that he didn't see the four, because they were thieves, and it was normal to stealth when attacking. But he quickly realized: They had just been exposed by the white lime, and his stealth was still cooling down, so the four guys couldn't possibly use stealth right now. But the people were gone...

"This..." Mei Yan gaped, his face full of disbelief. Yun Zhong Mu saw it and felt good in his heart. This was the effect he wanted. Qianli Yizui and Bai Shi Jing Lun hadn't disappointed him.

Gu Fei hadn't wanted to get involved, but these four thieves had arrogantly come up to challenge them. How could Gu Fei be polite to them? He raised his hand and killed three, and the fourth realized something was wrong and wanted to retreat, but Bai Shi Jing Lun practiced a set of combo punches and died miserably. Bai Shi Jing Lun had now completely opened his mind. He used the Longquan from their Gu family for PK, which was very ruthless.

At this moment, Gu Fei was hesitating about whether to kill the remaining four since they had taken the initiative to come to their door, but he saw the four standing still, just staring at him and Bai Shi Jing Lun blankly.

"Cough..." Gu Fei cleared his throat and asked, "Coming?"

"Coming for what?" Mei Yan was shocked.

"Coming to fight?" Gu Fei asked.

"Fighting for what?" Mei Yan said.

"Didn't you want to fight us together?" Gu Fei said.

Mei Yan would be too stupid if he still couldn't see that these two weren't easy to deal with. After hesitating for a long time, he finally mustered up the courage and asked, "Can we go back on our word?"

"Hahahaha!" Yun Zhong Mu laughed. "Able to pick it up, able to put it down, Mei Zhu, you're really a hero."

Mei Yan knew that he had kicked an iron plate today. But he was really puzzled as to why these two were so powerful, but they wanted to hide earlier. Although Mei Yan was the leader among these eight, the strength of the eight was on par. The four were killed so quickly, and his four would definitely be no better.

At this moment, the four brothers who had been killed also sent a message: Double Flame Flash, instant kill!!

Hearing these words, any player with a little gossip spirit should know who this person was. Mei Yan widened his eyes and said, "You... are you Qianli Yizui?"

"Yeah," Gu Fei nodded simply and plainly, as natural as when he said "You're busy, we'll go first."

Mei Yan knew that his actions were simply suicidal. Qianli Yizui! He had overturned the Qian Chen guild by himself... Rumors were terrible. The incident back then had spread to this version.

"Well, I have something to do today, Yun Zhong Zhu, I'll come to settle the score with you another day," Mei Yan said, preparing to slip away with his men. At first glance, this action was very childish, but in fact, it was his cleverness. After learning that the other party was a powerful person like Qianli Yizui, Mei Yan immediately thought that Qianli Yizui's preparation to leave before couldn't be fear, but simply not wanting to get involved in this matter. Then he asked himself "Fight or not," with this attitude, choosing not to fight might really be a chance to survive.

It was better to be alive than dead. This was Mei Yan's style, and it could be seen from this that he was very different from Yun Zhong Mu. The two didn't get along, and there was a reason. In addition to the cause, there was a conflict in personality.

Mei Yan's gamble was successful. At this moment, he wanted to slip away in disgrace, but Gu Fei didn't make things difficult for them. In fact, this was Gu Fei's consistent PK attitude. If the opponent admitted defeat and wanted to leave, he would generally not make things difficult for them. Unless he was going to kill the other party from the beginning, such as when the target was Bu Xiao, Jian Nan You, etc.; or perhaps, during the mercenary confrontation, when helping Zongheng Sihai complete the task, this kind of thing had a reason, and a separate judgment would be needed.

Mei Yan slipped away, Gu Fei ignored him, and Yun Zhong Mu didn't chase alone. He had already called the partners who were leveling up in the valley to come and help, but Mei Yan caused so many incidents by provoking Gu Fei, resulting in this ending. Yun Zhong Mu found it funny and told his brothers not to come over, while thanking Gu Fei.

"We were just defending ourselves," Gu Fei said.

"That guy, sigh..." Yun Zhong Mu shook his head.

"Who is that person?" Gu Fei couldn't help but gossip.

"He was originally from our guild, but something happened and we fell out, and he left the guild, and he's been messing with me," Yun Zhong Mu said helplessly. It was impossible for a guild alliance of more than 4,000 people to be as harmonious as a piece of iron. Yun Zhong Mu had never had so many things happen when he was in a small guild. Now he knew that a large guild wasn't necessarily happy.

"These few people are a little inexplicable!" Gu Fei said.

"Oh? What's wrong?" Yun Zhong Mu asked.

Qi Die Lan