Fang JingXing never imagined Xie ChengYan would deceive him.
They had grown up together since little and had a deep and profound relationship, not too much to worry about. That’s why in many instances, he always asked directly.
Last night, he mainly wanted to know what his childhood friend thought about the Wardcaster. It’s not like he was aiming for a photo specifically, but since the conversation went that way, he just mentioned something casually.
With their relationship, Xie ChengYan could have provided the photo or declined. There was no reason to deceive him. As such, he didn’t think about it too much.
Who would have imagined, reality played one joke after another on him.
This image was actually photoshopped.
To avoid false accusations, he examined the door frame carefully again.
Looking at it normally, there was only a very slight curve. Zooming in however, it was rather obvious. Not to mention, this face was really too eye-catching. If he didn’t accidentally glance at the door frame, he probably wouldn’t have discovered it.
Looking at the background, the photo was probably taken in a hotel room.
It could be assumed that the edit was in such a hurry yesterday, this one detail was neglected.
So now the question was.
Why did Xie ChengYan deceive him?
Xie ChengYan had such a good relationship with the Wardcaster, he shouldn’t be trying to slander the Wardcaster.
He also wouldn’t make this kind of joke with no apparent reason, so there must be some kind of justification that forced him to do this.
Recalling Xie ChengYan’s conduct last night and then connecting it to this fake photo, Fang JingXing couldn’t help but feel that a certain someone was feeling guilty and trying to cover it up. However, it only made matters worse.
There’s a huge possibility that Xie ChengYan knew about the research institution’s project.
However, considering the relationship between the two of them, Xie ChengYan could have completely told him that this was related to the project. Then he wouldn’t have asked anymore. Yet Xie ChengYan didn’t even bring it up. This indicated that Xie ChengYan was at the very least, not just a simple bystander but rather had a certain involvement in this matter.
As soon as Fang JingXing thought this, he heard his phone ringing.
Seeing the Movie King’s name, he pressed accept.
Xie ChengYan didn’t have to film this morning. Sleeping until almost noon time, he finally slept his fill.
He reviewed what happened yesterday and suddenly started worrying that the photo would affect JingXing’s treatment of his little uncle. As such, he couldn’t help but call over and ask: “Did you eat yet?”
Fang JingXing said: “Not yet, how about you?”
Xie ChengYan said: “Almost about to eat.”
He paused: “Did you delete the photo?”
Fang JingXing lied through his teeth: “Yes.”
Xie ChengYan felt relieved. It was his black history after all.
He tried to mend things: “He…… mainly has issues with his face. My mom said it’s treatable. Once he’s cured, he won’t look like that anymore, understand?”
Fang JingXing looked at him with a smile: “I didn’t say I took any offense.”
Xie ChengYan said to himself, even though his childhood friend was occasionally a bit devious, there was really nothing to complain about how he treated his own people— really both warm and considerate.
He felt the other was very reliable and switched the topic: “How is your hidden story quest going?”
Fang JingXing said: “Should be almost done.”
Xie ChengYan was surprised: “So fast?”
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Since Xie ChengYan wanted to hide it, he won’t expose anything, in case the other pulls out something random and screwed up again.
In any case, with Xie ChengYan’s personality and attitude, Fang JingXing could guess that the image was most likely photoshopped from his own face. He decided to wait until the truth comes out in the future to settle the score.
Captain Fang glanced at the photo again and went to eat lunch in a delighted mood.
After lunch and the afternoon break, he logged in at 2pm. Waiting about 10 minutes, he saw the Wardcaster’s figure and greeted: “You’re here?”
Jiang Chen nodded softly. Seeing all the members of the little squad present, he went back to the forest with the fake village chief’s blood and handed it to the Potion Master.
The Potion Master fed a gulp to each of the two wolves.
Yi Lin’s body flashed with a faint glow. Then he transformed back to an Untamed.However, Wen Yan only flashed briefly, while still remaining a wolf.
Yi Lin and the Potion Master said in panic: “What’s going on?”
The 10-man squad knew the reason very well.
When Wen Yan was cursed initially, it only worked partially. Later on, Yue Hui had personally applied another layer of curse for him to finally transform him into a wolf completely.
According to the rule of “breaking the curse using the blood of whoever casted the curse”, if he wanted to transform back, he needed to drink Yue Hui’s blood.
The 10-man squad fell silent collectively.
“Yue Hui is a level 80 world boss. The game can’t be asking us to confront that guy forcibly, right?”
“Probably not? We’re not even enough to fill the gap between his teeth, alright?”
“Unless the story quest can lower his level.”
“I don’t want to fight him even at a lower level.”
As they spoke, Wen Yan finally opened his eyes.
Perhaps because one layer of the curse has been removed, or perhaps it’s from seeing Yi Lin, he was no longer violent and irascible. Staring fixated at Yi Lin for a moment, he moved closer to nuzzle the other’s neck with his head.
Deep Love and Longevity subconsciously grabbed the arm of the person next to him: “My god, the dev team really gets it. Such a proud man acting soft and begging for affection, I can’t take it, really can’t stand it. The sight makes me want to be in a relationship as well!”
The person next to him tugged his arm.
Deep Love and Longestivity turned and looked into Gu Wen’s face. Immediately, he released the other and ran off to the Wardcaster, asking: “Male god, what do you think?”
Jiang Chen said: “I feel like after we get the reward, there’s no need to pay you for your efforts.”
Fang JingXing instantly laughed out loud.
Reflecting briefly in silence, Deep Love and Longevity shut his mouth tactfully and behaved.
The story quest continued. Yi Lin hugged the blood wolf and cried for a while. Then he wiped away his tears quickly and pulled himself together again, saying he wanted to figure out a plan to break the curse for his big brother.
Wen Yan continued to look at him unblinkingly, gaze devoted and profound.
Yi Lin said: “Do you still remember me?”
Wen Yan nodded, then shook his head.
This meant: looks familiar, but can’t remember.
The rims of Yi Lin’s eyes turned red as he stroked the wolf on the head: “It’s okay. You will remember in the future.”
Wen Yan nuzzled him again.
Yi Lin said: “Then how much do you remember? Did you forget our relationship as well?”
Wen Yan nodded.
Yi Lin dropped a kiss on his head hesitantly, reached out and hugged him, without speaking.
“Damn!” Deep Love and Longevity became very excited: “So the younger brother likes the older brother as well, I really ship it so much!”
The shippable man and wolf stood up and walked to a stop in front of them.
Yi Lin said: “This time it’s really all thanks to you guys, but I don’t know how to repay you properly. Can you guys leave your contact information? We will definitely return your kindness in the future.”
On Jiang Chen’s side, the system replied on their behalf again, saying they will continue to help.
Yi Lin was pleasantly surprised: “Really? That’s great!”
The Potion Master also walked over, wanting to set out together with them.
From the players, the NPCs learned that the person who cursed Wen Yan was Yue Hui. Their complexions didn’t look great, but very quickly, they figured out a plan. The Potion Master created a bottle of medicinal powder that could slow down Yue Hui’s movement for a minute. They just needed to retrieve the blood and escape within this one minute and everything will be fine.
“Since he’s already slowed, why obtain his blood? Why can’t these NPCs seize the opportunity to slit his throat and slaughter him?”
“He’s a world boss after all. There must be a way for him to survive.”
“That’s right, show him some respect.”
“Alright, so they want us to lead the team again this time?”
“Otherwise?”
They accepted their fate, found the coordinates where Yue Hui respawned frequently, and led the two people and one wolf off on their trip.
It was a long walk from the wilderness area to where the boss spawned.
They were already under heavy observation. Now followed by three NPCs, they attracted even more attention. During this walk, they were followed by a bunch of players here to watch the excitement.
The group searched two coordinates without finding their target. Then they discovered the guy near the location of the 3rd coordinate.
This place was a mountain cave. Yue Hui wore his ever-so splendid and gorgeous cult leader robes and slowly walked outside. Examining them with narrowed eyes, he then turned his gaze towards the blood wolf and smiled: “Isn’t this my little pet?”
The observing players were collectively shocked.
[Horn] Invincible Warrior: Oh fuck, Yi Lin’s hidden story quest requires you to fight the world boss Yue Hui! Yue Hui in broad daylight, have you guys ever seen this [screenshot]
The entire server went insane as well.
[World] Gossip Consumer: ? ? ?
[World] Watermelons Are Sweetest: What? ? ?
[World] Don’t Mention it Again: Can people even fight this?
[World] Isatis Root: Does the dev team plan to drown in people’s spit?
[World] Poets Do Not Gaze at the Sky: No problem, the Ace is here!
[World] Life and Death Together: Calm down, I’m heading over there right now. I won’t let the players confront him alone [Lighting a cigarette shakily]
[World] The Person in the Mirror: Oh fuck I’m going there right now. Let’s see if I can lend any help!
[World] Negative One Meter: Even if I can’t help, I can offer cheers and encouragement.
[World] Tears Are Worthless: Are you certain you have to fight, rather than just exchanging a few simple words?
While the chat scrolled down, Yue Hui beckoned at the blood wolf with a smile.
Wen Yan’s eyes instantly dulled. With a simple leap, he arrived next to Yue Hui.
The 10-man squad: “……”
This was not what they were thinking right?
Yue Hui stroked the blood wolf’s head praisingly and pointed at the people in front of them: “Go, kill them.”
Sure enough, it was just that wicked!
Before the guild leaders started cursing profanities, Yi Lin stepped forth and defended in front of them, confronting the blood wolf: “Ge, stop!”
Wen Yan tackled him to the floor. His sinister, sharp teeth were just about to pierce through the other’s throat when he froze, expression looking conflicted.
Yi Lin hugged him hastily. The Potion Master also ran over to help restrain him. She threw the medicine bottle and the tool to retrieve blood at the players and made the players deal with Yue Hui.
The 10-man squad: “……”
Oh, no wonder these people couldn’t slit Yue Hui’s throat.
They were rendered useless immediately after the encounter, so the players had no choice but to do it themselves.
Holding the medicinal bottle, Fang JingXing quickly scanned the terrain.
This terrain was simple.
The left side of the cave was an open grassland with scattered trees planted there. On the right side was a small forest, which had a small lake behind that.
He decided promptly: “Enter the forest.”
The squad members listened to him naturally and ran for the woods as fast as possible.
Yue Hui narrowed his eyes and stared at that medicine bottle, practically sensing its threat. Without even looking at the two people and one wolf to the side, he immediately chased after the players.
[Horn] The Bright Moonlight Before My Bed: It’s confirmed. They’re going to fight [screenshot]
The players were in an uproar and hastily rushed over here, wanting to see how the 10 of them were going to confront the world boss.
Leading the way, Fang JingXing entered the forest first and simultaneously gestured for them to scatter slightly. Seeing Yue Hui still staring fixated at himself, he analyzed and said: “Right now, he will only chase me. Once we obtain his blood, he should only chase after the person with the blood.”
Jiang Chen said: “Get in the water.”
Fang JingXing smiled: “What’s this called? A telepathic connection?”
Jiang Chen said: “Get lost.”
Fang JingXing said: “Then perhaps you live right inside my heart and mind?”
Jiang Chen said: “Go stand to the side.”
The other 8 people in the squad: “…….”
Do you guys still remember that we’re running for our lives?
lool, FangJingXing really knows how to sell love xd
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…Considering the chapter’s name, is Fang JingXing going to find out Jiang Chen’s identity in the second half of this chapter…????
Hoping!
Thanks for the chapter!
AHAHAHA Fang Jingxing just you wait you’ll be lowering your head for love and affection soon too- xD
Hoping!
Thanks for the chapter 🤣❤️