Su Fan fought his way to the depths of Ghost Cry Valley and finally encountered the first ghost.
Wraith
Level: 25
HP: 10000/10000
A semi-transparent humanoid creature drifted aimlessly.
Even with billions of HP, it was an easy target for Su Fan now.
The Wraith sensed Su Fan's presence, let out a hiss, and floated towards him.
Su Fan immediately used the skill Thunderous Might to attack.
Ghost-type creatures had physical resistance, but elemental damage could counter them and deal bonus damage.
Su Fan's attack should have dealt over four thousand damage, but a figure of over seven thousand damage floated above the Wraith's head.
This single hit nearly doubled the damage.
Su Fan closed in and thrust his sword into the Wraith again. This time, two damage numbers appeared: a fiery red fire attribute damage and physical damage.
The physical damage was only twelve hundred points, while the fire attribute damage was a whopping thirteen hundred. In total, the damage remained around twenty-five hundred.
The Wraith's HP plummeted. A gentle touch from Su Fan would finish it off.
"Who dares to cause trouble on my turf!"
A gruff voice startled Su Fan, and before he could react, the Wraith clawed him, instantly reducing his HP by several hundred.
Su Fan quickly waved his sword and finished off the Wraith.
After dealing with the Wraith, Su Fan looked in the direction of the voice.
"Brother Cheng?"
Su Fan froze when he saw a familiar figure.
"Little Brother Su!"
The other party was also surprised.
The owner of the gruff voice was Cheng Yaoyin, whom Su Fan had met once on the official road.
"Why are you here, Brother Cheng?"
Su Fan asked in surprise.
Su Fan had been surprised to meet Cheng Yaoyin on the official road for the first time, and now encountering him again in Ghost Cry Valley was even more unexpected, especially since Cheng Yaoyin wasn't supposed to appear in the story at this point.
"Alas, don't ask. I was a bandit on the official road, but after less than two days, I was wanted. I had no choice but to come to this desolate place to hide,"
Cheng Yaoyin sighed.
Su Fan understood immediately.
Robbing on the official road was indeed like plucking hairs from a tiger's mouth.
At the same time, Su Fan finally understood why Cheng Yaoyin was absent in the early stages of the game; he had been hiding here after being wanted.
"Enough talk, let's go, my brother and I will have a good drink!"
Cheng Yaoyin warmly embraced Su Fan and led him towards his stronghold, though it was more of a cave than a stronghold.
Cheng Yaoyin's place was just a cave, with simple living facilities and nothing else, but there was plenty of wine and meat.
"Come! I can't enter Tianxin City in my current state, so I regret not being able to drink with you, brother. Meeting you here by chance today, we must not stop until we're drunk!"
Cheng Yaoyin enthusiastically invited Su Fan to drink.
Cheng Yaoyin hadn't been out for days due to evading the authorities, and he was going stir-crazy. Meeting an acquaintance after so long, he couldn't let the opportunity slip away and had to have a good drink.
Su Fan couldn't refuse. The two drank heartily, and in a short while, several jars of wine had been consumed.
"Come! Con... continue drinking!"
Cheng Yaoyin, half-drunk, hugged a wine jar and mumbled towards the air.
Su Fan was also a bit tipsy, but better than Cheng Yaoyin; he could still maintain some clarity.
"Brother Cheng, I'll take my leave now. I can't sleep here,"
Su Fan cupped his hands towards the drunken Cheng Yaoyin.
If he fell asleep here, he would return to reality, and if Cheng Yaoyin discovered anything unusual, it would be bad.
Su Fan left a coordinate at Cheng Yaoyin's location and used the Bagua Token to return to Tianlong City, where he found an inn to rest.
After returning to reality from the game, Su Fan immediately sobered up, with no trace of the dizziness from drinking.
His in-game status did not carry over to reality.
It was already close to noon. Su Fan and Cheng Yaoyin had been drinking until late into the night, which meant it was already eleven or twelve o'clock in reality.
Su Fan picked up his phone and saw a bunch of missed calls, all from his mother.
Su Fan quickly called his mother back to ease her worries.
"Mom, did you call for something?"
Su Fan asked after the call connected.
"What? Can't I call you if there's nothing? You ungrateful wretch!"
Liu Jie on the other end of the line said angrily.
"I'm always available to answer your calls, Mom, and I'll pick up immediately," Su Fan quickly flattered, following his mother's lead, or he would likely be lectured again.
"Then why didn't you answer my calls? Where were you?"
Su Fan still couldn't avoid being reprimanded.
"Come home when you have time. Go to Uncle Liu's house to propose. It's time to finalize your marriage with Qingqing,"
Liu Jie brought up the engagement again.
"Mom, are you serious!"
Su Fan exclaimed.
"What's serious or not? Look at how old you are! Children your age in the village are already in elementary school, and you don't even have a girlfriend. If I don't worry about you, you'll be a bachelor your whole life!"
Liu Jie lectured Su Fan over the phone.
Su Fan was speechless.
"Mom, I actually have a girlfriend, so you don't need to worry. I'll bring her home for you to meet in a while," Su Fan, out of desperation, used the excuse of having a girlfriend to solve the immediate problem.
"Alright, bring her back now, and I'll believe you. Don't think I don't know your young people's tricks. You'll find someone to pretend to be your girlfriend to fool your parents, and then break up when you get back. Your mom isn't that easy to fool!"
Liu Jie said with a cold laugh.
Su Fan felt ashamed. What had his mother been doing these past few years?
"Is it today? Fine! I'll come home right away!"
Su Fan gritted his teeth and said.
To dissuade his mother from setting him up with Liu Qing, Su Fan was going all out!
"Good, I'll be waiting at home. I won't even go to the shop today. If you dare to lie to me, see how I'll teach you a lesson!"
Liu Jie was determined to confront Su Fan.
After hanging up, Su Fan immediately regretted it.
So suddenly, where would he find someone?
Dongfang Tingyin would definitely work. He had helped Dongfang Tingyin once, so it shouldn't be a problem for her to help him once.
However, Dongfang Tingyin was still in Beijing and hadn't returned, so she was too far away to help with this urgent matter.
Then Su Fan thought of Su Yutong, but he hesitated, lacking the courage to ask her. What if she refused?
But he had no other options.
Su Fan gritted his teeth. Fortune favors the bold. As her boss, asking her for a favor shouldn't be a problem.
With a nervous heart, Su Fan dialed Su Yutong's number.
The call was connected quickly.
"Hello? What is it?"
Su Yutong asked Su Fan after answering the phone.
Usually, Su Fan only called her when he needed something. Thinking of this, Su Yutong felt a hint of resentment towards Su Fan.