The rebuked Yutian Shenming dared not utter a word. Silence descended upon the tavern's private room. Everyone's mood was heavy. Although Sword Demon was the guild leader, this matter couldn't truly be left to him alone. No one knew what Yingqi Studio wanted.

After a moment of silence, Brother You spoke first: "Should we tell Lao Yun about this?"

"Yes, I'll tell him," Sword Demon nodded.

Yun Zhongmu had just seen Piaoliu and the brothers off, not long ago, and his mood was as heavy as those in the tavern. Now that he had left Exceptionally Defiant, where should he lead his brothers? This question gave Yun Zhongmu a headache. Just as he was feeling helpless, a message from Sword Demon arrived.

Sword Demon was always concise, and he quickly explained the situation.

Yun Zhongmu was stunned, unsure whether to be happy or worried. This trivial matter had changed so many times in a single day, his emotions struggling to keep up. Yun Zhongmu feared another twist in a few minutes, so he decided to keep it to himself for now, letting the unpredictable situation torment him alone!

"What are the plans now?" Yun Zhongmu asked, thinking of Piaoliu. If that guy knew the latest developments, would he bring up his plan again? Having realized Piaoliu's treachery, Yun Zhongmu had a deeper understanding of the plan's dangers. Exploiting system settings to raid someone's warehouse for equipment, even if it was a studio, which side would public opinion favor if exposed? If it was a collective action, Exceptionally Defiant would bear the blame, with Sword Demon, the guild leader, taking the brunt. Piaoliu, on the other hand, could reap the benefits from behind the scenes. Perhaps if Sword Demon hadn't rejected the plan, that's what the guy had been scheming...

"You guys keep leveling. I'll head back to the city," Yun Zhongmu told his brothers. He decided to return to the main city to meet Sword Demon and the others in person. Piaoliu was too dangerous. Yun Zhongmu felt he had to warn Sword Demon, as he couldn't explain it clearly in a message.

Yun Zhongmu was naturally fast, and soon arrived at Little Thunder Tavern. The elite team of six, Exceptionally Defiant's core members, were still inside, discussing the current situation. Yun Zhongmu had informed them he was coming, and entered the private room after sending a message.

"Lao Yun, sit down," Brother You said, getting up to greet him.

"How's the discussion going, guys?" Yun Zhongmu asked.

"We're still observing the situation," Sword Demon said.

"Oh, does everyone in the guild know about this news now?" Yun Zhongmu asked.

"There's no need for them to know," Sword Demon said with a wry smile, "We didn't even have time to announce the planned reconciliation with Yingqi!"

"This back-and-forth is really annoying," Yun Zhongmu sympathized.

"Honestly, if we reconciled with Yingqi, would you guys leave?" Sword Demon asked Yun Zhongmu.

Yun Zhongmu smiled bitterly, "We were already planning to."

Sword Demon sighed, patted Yun Zhongmu's shoulder, but said nothing.

"By the way, does Piaoliu know about this news?" Yun Zhongmu suddenly asked.

"Him? Not yet..." Sword Demon shook his head.

"That guy..." Yun Zhongmu's face showed hesitation. He wasn't sure how close Piaoliu was to these people. In his eyes, Piaoliu had joined Exceptionally Defiant earlier than him, so he would be closer to the guild brothers than Yun Zhongmu.

"What's wrong with him?" Sword Demon asked.

"Haha, you can see that guy's not a good person, right?" Yutian Shenming said excitedly. From Yun Zhongmu's troubled expression, everyone could tell that if Yun Zhongmu had something to say about Piaoliu, it probably wouldn't be good.

Yutian Shenming's opinions about Piaoliu were usually ignored, but Yun Zhongmu finally spoke, telling them about Piaoliu's visit and his personal deductions.

"Uh, these are just my personal guesses, with no evidence. As a newcomer, I shouldn't be talking nonsense, but I think this matter is important, so I thought everyone should know..." Yun Zhongmu immediately added some explanations after speaking.

"I think it's quite credible." To everyone's surprise, the first to agree wasn't Yutian Shenming, but Gu Fei. Gu Fei clearly remembered Piaoliu's actions in Xiamu City: "That guy is very cunning. This matter may not be about framing us, but it's somewhat exploitative, and he takes the opportunity to benefit. It's quite his style."

"Right! I knew it, that guy is definitely not a good person." Seeing Gu Fei's support this time, Yutian Shenming was very confident, and his voice could be heard throughout half the tavern.

"Not a good person, but not necessarily a bad person either," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"He helped a lot during the previous rescue, didn't he?" Zhan Wu Shang said.

"Neither good nor evil, playing the game only for himself? That's also quite unrestrained," Brother You summarized.

"Hey, is that guy really that cool?" Yutian Shenming complained.

"In any case, it's still just speculation," Sword Demon said as always, not immediately condemning Piaoliu.

"Well, I'm just giving a reminder. This person is not simple. Everyone should pay more attention," Yun Zhongmu sighed in relief. Sword Demon's final decision was exactly what he wanted. If they immediately rushed to confront Piaoliu, Yun Zhongmu, who only had speculations and no evidence, would be under great pressure; but to ignore it would leave Yun Zhongmu feeling a little unwilling. This was the best. Sword Demon had some understanding, but observed the situation without expressing his opinion. Great!

"It seems there won't be any more changes with Yingqi. We don't need to inform everyone about the reconciliation. Let's just continue as planned!" Sword Demon said, returning to the topic.

Yun Zhongmu sighed, "I have to explain it all over again."

"Sorry," Sword Demon said apologetically.

"That's not necessary, but will it change again this time?" Yun Zhongmu joked, still feeling apprehensive.

"Don't worry. It won't," Sword Demon said, feeling absolutely embarrassed to change his mind again.

Yun Zhongmu took a deep breath and sent private messages to Duan Yun Zhuxian, Yi Dai Junshi, and other core members of the former Ten Guild Alliance, telling them to inform everyone. These people wouldn't go to the Exceptionally Defiant guild channel to shout, but the leveling area was naturally in an uproar again. This back-and-forth, ups and downs, was too much for anyone to bear.

Yun Zhongmu didn't explain much, because they had already begun discussing how to deal with Yingqi.

"Killing won't solve the problem fundamentally. Piaoliu's plan might make us scapegoats and outcasts... What should we do?" Zhan Wu Shang muttered.

"We don't necessarily have to steal their goods. This plan is actually a pretty good deterrent for Yingqi," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Oh? How do you want to do it?" Brother You asked on behalf of everyone.

"Everything starts as usual. Disguise as Duo Mu Mu Duo, sneak into their warehouse, and open a teleportation gate," Han Jia Gongzi said.

Brother You nodded: "A large group of people suddenly pouring in would definitely scare them to death."

"Just that? No real damage..." Yutian Shenming, Zhan Wu Shang, Yun Zhongmu, and the like felt it wasn't powerful enough.

"I personally don't object to taking equipment. What about you? Can you accept it?" Han Jia Gongzi asked.

Gu Fei shook his head, Sword Demon shook his head, Yun Zhongmu nodded, Brother You and Yutian Shenming hesitated, but Zhan Wu Shang interjected, "Take equipment? Won't that ruin our reputation..."

"Take it out and throw it all away," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"What?" Everyone was shocked.

"We're not taking it for ourselves, nor are we selling it for money. We just want to give Yingqi a lesson. They plotted to kill our people, disrupted our game, and wasted our time. In my opinion, robbing their equipment wouldn't be excessive. But now we're robbing it and not using it ourselves, not selling it for money, but throwing it away directly to let the system refresh it. Wouldn't everyone feel better about it in their conscience?" Han Jia Gongzi said.

"I don't think so. Throwing away so much top-grade equipment? I'm in so much pain..." Zhan Wu Shang said.

"It's quite a pity..." Yun Zhongmu and his brothers had lost a lot of equipment after the battle, and they needed replenishment.

"I think it's pretty cool. A lot of people will be dumbfounded!" Yutian Shenming was a little excited.

"Doing this won't shut up many people, will it? Some people will always suspect that we're pretending to throw away a part of it to put on a show," Brother You said.

"Who cares about them? As long as everyone feels good about it in their hearts," Han Jia Gongzi said calmly.

"In that case... then I think it's not bad either," Brother You sided with the supporters.

"Throw it away, then. I'll be happy if it gives Yingqi a lesson, hahaha," Yun Zhongmu didn't really care about the equipment's fate.

"Haha, Piaoliu's wishful thinking will also fall through. He won't get anything, and he'll waste a scroll," Yutian Shenming rejoiced.

"Damn, you're excited about this..." Everyone was speechless. No wonder Yutian Shenming was excited about throwing away all the equipment. He just didn't want to see Piaoliu succeed. What a grudge! His primary goal at any moment was to disrupt Piaoliu.

The five had expressed their opinions and looked at Gu Fei and Sword Demon. What would these two, who had firmly opposed the robbery plan, think of this slightly modified plan?

"It makes some sense..." Gu Fei seemed to be relenting: "Those guys are messing with our players, causing them to lose levels and be imprisoned. They've suffered so much, but they can't fight back. It's a bit unreasonable... I think it would be good to take out their equipment, sell it, and distribute the money to the players who suffered losses in this incident!"

"Ah ah! That's good! Damn, we definitely can't be imprisoned for so long for nothing!" Zhan Wu Shang was excited. Qian Li Yizui was very thoroughly enlightened!

"Qian Li, do you mean not just us? A lot of players were involved in this incident," Sword Demon said.

"Of course, they were all harmed by them," Gu Fei nodded.

Zhan Wu Shang was stunned: "You mean all the players who were involved in the melee and suffered losses should be counted?"

"Yes."

"That's too much trouble. It's impossible to count. Let's just throw it away!" Han Jia Gongzi's tone was as if Yingqi's warehouse equipment was already in his pocket, ready to be thrown away.

"Is that so? Then if there's no other way, we'll have to throw it away," Gu Fei sighed and shook his head.

"Let them pay for the losses and make an equivalent exchange with our players' losses!" Han Jia Gongzi announced. This time, finally, no one objected. The decisive group immediately began to act. The first thing to do, of course, was to inform Piaoliu. Without the scroll in that guy's hand, nothing could be done.

Piaoliu received the message and arrived quickly. He entered the private room, saw Yun Zhongmu, glanced at him, and sat down silently in the empty seat left for him.

"Why couldn't you reconcile?" Piaoliu asked after sitting down.

After explaining the situation, Piaoliu was also surprised: "What are they thinking?"

"I don't know, but there's no other choice now," Sword Demon said.

"Then what do you mean..."

"Inflict some losses on Yingqi too," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"How?" Piaoliu asked.

"Do it the way you said," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Oh, the scroll is here." Piaoliu readily took out the teleportation gate scroll and placed it on the table.

"We plan to throw away the equipment we get," Han Jia Gongzi said. When he said this, everyone focused on Piaoliu, especially Yutian Shenming, who hoped to see Piaoliu's plan fail and reveal his disappointment.

But Piaoliu continued to smile and turned to Sword Demon: "No wonder Guild Leader Sword Demon agreed. This can be considered selfless!"

"We only seek a clear conscience," Sword Demon said calmly.

"Have you found someone to play Duo Mu Mu Duo?" Piaoliu asked.

"Not yet."

"I'd like to play it, but it's a pity I can't. The people from Eagle Regiment know me," Piaoliu said regretfully.

"Your profession doesn't match either," Han Jia Gongzi said. Although the other party might not recognize Duo Mu Mu Duo, they were still two famous people. If they were to meet face-to-face, it would be too outrageous if the professions didn't match.

"Haha, it would be a perfect match for you to play Mu Duo," Yutian Shenming didn't miss the chance to mock. Mu Duo's profession was mage, but the problem was that Mu Duo was a woman.

"It's a pity. Otherwise, it would be good to have that woman play Mu Duo. I remember she's an archer, right?" Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Are you talking about Xi Xiaotian?" Gu Fei asked.

Han Jia Gongzi nodded: "The person must be chosen carefully, or everything will be ruined."

"Compared to the profession, it's more important to be trustworthy and able to act well. It's really hard to find such a person..." Brother You said.

"Are there any mage girls in Rebirth Crystal?" Han Jia Gongzi asked Gu Fei.

The first person Gu Fei thought of was Bing Liuli, the girl who blushed after saying three words to someone, the famous paparazzi reporter in the online game world. It was completely unlike her! And that honest girl probably didn't have the strong nerves to act and deceive people.

Only then did Gu Fei think of one. Yutian Shenming and Zhan Wu Shang had already assessed the mage girls of Rebirth Crystal one by one, as if they were counting treasures, but they said none of them were very suitable.

"Gui Tong?" When it came to women, Zhan Wu Shang's mind was always faster.

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