CH 68

For the next two days, the two stayed at home. Luo was still trying to find out more about Xiao Chengyan, but to little avail, not as much as on the first day.

Luo skimmed the screen quickly, "The messages seemed to have been deliberately processed as if they had been, the traces disappearing extraordinarily cleanly and untraceable."

Xiao Lan took his eyes off the dazzling screen, "If you can't find it in reality, why don't you try back in the game?"

Luo nods and closes the screen.

After dinner on the third day, Luo finished arranging things in the real world and the two of them sat on the sofa while Xiao Lan chose to return to the Advent world.

It is also night in the Advent world at this time.

The lights of the players' quarters appear brighter against the dark night sky outside the window, and the streets are a constant stream of players passing by, a vague sense of the hustle and bustle of the human world when you can't see their faces.

Inside the room, Xiao Lan takes out his [Date], a small pink mirror with a lace pattern engraved on it, which looks very girly, and opens it to select a contact, which he can only reach with Wu Ting.

Xiao Lan was going to try to contact Wu Ting first, not knowing if he was back yet.

When contact is made, Wu Ting appears on the screen, and it appears that he has returned to the player's quarters early. In the background he appears to be in a bar or something, with colourful lights and intense music coming through the screen, surrounded by players who have gathered in twos and threes to drink and indulge themselves.

Wu Ting, still looking regal and imperious, smiled flamboyantly at the camera, "Hi again, you're here earlier than I thought."

Xiao Lan nodded, "Do you have a moment, I have something I want to talk to you about."

Wu Ting hid her lips and smiled softly, "Oh, asking me out is expensive, have you thought about the price?"

Xiao Lan also smiled, showing off the props in her hand, "I guess you'll like it."

Wu Ting ruffled her long hair, "Tomorrow night at 9pm, Love Love Hotel, room 419, I'll be waiting for you."

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After saying that, he hung up the communication.

Xiao Lan stared at the restored mirror and said to himself, "...... How does this feel like an instant date with someone?"

Suddenly he felt a little chill on his back.

Xiao Lan turns his head and sees Luo's smiling face as usual, nothing out of the ordinary.

He rubbed the back of his head in confusion, had he woken up too early today?

I think it's better to get enough sleep in the future, otherwise I'll be in danger in the game, so I'll continue to train harder when I'm done with Wu Ting, Xiao Lan planned.

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Early the next morning, Xiao Lan went to the players' marketplace.

He had discovered in his previous battles that he was lacking in attacking non-physical and long-range, and while he could barely manage with [Unknown Child's Saver] at long-range, he was still a bit stretched in front of non-physical objects.

After all, the skill is only five minutes, but the duration of a game is at least a few hours, and there are so many variations in it that one should prepare another means of attacking the spirit body to protect the bottom.

The bazaar is full of props put up by players, as there is no currency in the Advent world, it is still a primitive mode of bartering, if you can't get the props to satisfy the other party, you can't reach a deal, which greatly restricts the circulation of props between players.

Xiao Lan tries to find a weapon that can attack a spirit.

Unfortunately, there were quite a few people at the stall who said they wanted to take such props, but almost none were for sale, and the few that were available were costly and somewhat ribald in function.

This is understandable, as there are not a few ghost-like monsters in the game, and if Xiao Lan had acquired one himself, he would have kept it as a life preserver, even if he couldn't use it for the time being.

--

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At 9 p.m., the two stood in front of the legendary Love Love Hotel.

The ambiguous lights, the ecstatic music, the pink hearts on the sign and the lamps made in the shape of human bodies ...... look like a love hotel.

In fact that's pretty much what happened, with all the hot-eyed men, women and men who entered.

When Xiao Lan enters, a few other players who were about to move in look towards him, as if they have a temporary change of bed partner, but they give up when they see Luo who enters right after them.

Forget it, people have that quality of company, they don't care about these pickled radishes.

Xiao Lan stood up at the reception desk and asked for the location of room 419, the sexy dressed female player at the front desk had a different look in her eyes, she seemed to have a bit of jealousy in her tone, "It's that bus again, what's so great about her."

She moved closer to Xiao Lan and her voice was seductive, "Why don't Brother Xiao come and play with me, it's definitely more exciting than her."

Luo stepped forward slightly and stopped between the two: "Thank you for your kindness, but we already have an appointment with him this time, let's talk about it next time."

The female player looks at Luo who is in front of her and, fuck, there's two of them together! Damn Bitchi for having such a big appetite!

She muttered in a low voice, "Why are all men blind these days! I've got everything she's got."

Xiao Lan's voice came from behind Luo: "He is different."

What he has you really don't have, Sister Xiao, why fight with a ladyboy ......

"Chit, shallow men." She rolled her eyes at the two men with an eye roll and reached out, "That way, go straight and turn left then right."

The two men followed the receptionist's instructions and found room 419, knocked on the door and Wu Ting came and opened it.

The interior is conspicuously red and black decorated, with a king size waterbed in the middle that can obviously accommodate several simultaneous tumbles. Handcuffs, small leather whips and a few props requiring mosaics hang on the wall next to it, even paired with an erotic black cage.

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It's also a room with an incarceration theme, which exudes an air of town hall fun.

"Have a seat." Wu Ting casually sits down on a suspiciously functional iron shelf next to him.

Xiao Lan searched for a place that looked normal, but finally reluctantly sat down on the waterbed. Luo did not sit down, but stood next to him.

Xiao Lan didn't beat around the bush, and showed Wu Ting how to do it.

"Go ahead, what do you want to know and I will tell you accordingly depending on the value of the prop." The corners of Wu Ting's mouth turned up and there was a look of anticipation in his eyes, as if he was pleased with the prop.

It's as if Xiao Lan understands that, apart from female clothing, attracting hate from female players seems to be what makes this guy so much fun.

There's no telling what he's done to make the female player at the front desk almost treat him like the ultimate scum of the earth, hatred is pulled all over the place, players in the Advent world are really some weirdoes.

Xiao Lan retracted his thoughts, "I want to ask you about someone - Xiao Chengyan."

Wu Ting's eyes widened slightly: "Xiao Chengyan? It's only been a few months, has this big man's reputation fallen so low that he needs to make a special enquiry?"

Xiao Lan was a bit puzzled: "Is he famous?"

Wu Ting nodded, "Yes, very famous. If you say he's second to a senior player, no one will ever have the guts to call him first, the absolute master of illusion, let's put it this way, people who die at his hands probably won't even realise they're dead until the end."

"Rumour has it that his abilities are comparable to those of contracted players, but he seems to be of the non-contracted school, so he has never chosen to be promoted."

"Is it possible for contracted players to choose their own upgrades?" Xiao Lan This is the first time I've heard of it.

Wu Ting: "Advanced players are required to enter a special playground for the promotion pact, which is very difficult and has a high mortality rate, but after the pact, the restrictions on skills are greatly reduced. Imagine what it would be like to have no cooldown on your skills, or no activation conditions; it might not actually be the same as my description, but the restrictions would indeed be much less."

Xiao Lan thought about it, and that was cool: "What are the reasons for those players who don't contract?"

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Wu Ting explains, "There is a rumour floating around among players that if you become an indentured player you can never leave the game again. While most people have given up on leaving, this is clearly not the case with Xiao Chengyan; there aren't many people like him, but there are by no means none."

Xiao Lan nods his head to show that he understands.

"Xiao Chengyan is also the founder of Wu She. Understanding that Xiao Lan probably has no idea what Wu She is, Wu Ting volunteered to explain, "Wu She is an organisation of players with a very secretive membership of elite high level players who are also non-promotional and all loyal to Xiao Chengyan. "

This ...... sounds a bit too awesome, a bit unlike his old man, ah, Xiao Lan asked, "Do you know what he looks like?"

Wu Ting laughed: "No one in the world knows what Xiao Chengyan looks like, except for his close friends, and all that's been passed around is a name. Even if someone has seen it, how much credibility does the master illusionist's face have, and maybe the name isn't his real name either, but there would be no proof of that, after all, it's still very difficult to be completely anonymous in the game, there are too many props to get a name."

"Okay." Xiao Lan changed the question, "Do you know how I can get in touch with him?"

It's good to be able to check it out in person.

The smile on Wu Ting's face narrowed as he pondered for a while before speaking, "This information has come from a very confidential source, but it's not considered reliable, so it's up to you to judge whether it's true or not."

"A few months ago, Xiao Chengyan disappeared, along with the entire Wu She team, and with their disappearance came a plethora of game exploits."

"The current speculation is that they may have done something to the Advent world, maybe managed to leave, or maybe all died, and at the moment probably no one knows exactly what happened except themselves."

Xiao Lan didn't expect such a divine turn of events.

The more he learned about his father, the more he was caught in a quagmire, and instead of solving the original problem, it was like a snowball that was getting bigger and bigger, and even about to cause an avalanche.

If this Xiao Chengyan was his father, Xiao Lan felt as if he was involved in something very serious.

Wu Ting: "I can send you one last question, after all, Xiao Chengyan's basic information is not confidential."

Xiao Lan thought for a moment, "I want to know about a player organisation called Reincarnation."

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Wu Ting said, "They're a pretty big, tightly managed organisation, with players at all levels, lots of rules and a bit aggressive in their approach, and they're a pretty tough group to mess with among the existing player organisations."

"No one knows who the boss of Reincarnation is, only that it's a senior player who is said to be a tyrant."

Xiao Lan: "Are they any relation to Wu She or Xiao Chengyan?"

Wu Ting smoothed out his long hair: "Not explicitly, but privately, Reincarnation and Wu She have clashed a few times, and it seems that Reincarnation has lost out in the end, and they have not crossed paths since."

"Of course, if a big man of that calibre has a personal relationship, it's not something I can pry into."

--

After saying goodbye to Wu Ting, Xiao Lan and Luo went back to their room.

Xiao Lan leaning back on the sofa: "Thought I'd see my dad this time, but it turns out to be a bigger problem... ugh ......"

Luo handed over a steaming cup of black tea: "I've added a little honey to it, something sweet might cheer you up a bit."

"Thanks." Xiao Lan took the cup of tea and took a sip of the slightly sweet black tea, not sure if the sweetness helped or not, but the feeling of being cared for did make one feel good.

There is more doubt, but the day goes on.

Xiao Lan spent the next week pretty much in the training ground, painfully and happily improving his fighting skills between constant beatings and being beaten.

In the course of the constant sparring [Poverty Can't Limit My Imagination] passive ability activated, dropping a 50-compartment back storage item for him, which sort of solved his current crisis of two small backpacks about to be filled up.

One night, the light in Xiao Lan's room is dim and disorienting.

Luo's fingertips tapped: "Is this okay, sir?"

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Xiao Lan's tone was soft and a little nasal: "Mmmm ...... a little harder ......"

Luo spoke with a smile: "What about ...... like this?

"Well ......" Xiao Lan gasped slightly, "just here, but gently, gently."

At this point the [Plastic Friendship] in Xiao Lan's storage space beeped and he casually opened it, " Taidi, what's wrong?"

The man opposite was a little embarrassed to see Xiao Lan's exposed shoulders uncovered, her face flushed and flushed, and what appeared to be a man moving behind her.

Wang Ke stuttered in a rare moment and hastily covered his silly brother's eyes, "Da, hit, bother you guys ...... I, we'd better come back later."

Wang Taidi tries to resist: "Brother, I'll be an adult soon, you don't have to do this ......"

Xiao Lan then brought back his dispersed consciousness and realised that his position was a bit misleading. Luo was just giving me a massage!"

If the two Wang family brothers misunderstood him, his reputation would be ruined!

As he moved, the two men opposite him were relieved to see that his trousers were fully intact and that Luo was meticulously dressed in a three-piece suit behind him.

Luo also nodded at them in greeting, "Hello."

Xiao Lan hurriedly grabbed a shirt and put it on before returning to the [Plastic Friendship] displaying the image, "What can I do for you?"

Wang Ke returns to his usual cool demeanour from the shock and doesn't want to dwell on why Fei Luo is still in Xiao Lan's room in the middle of the night.

He quickly cut to the chase, "So, I was wondering if you'd be willing to take Taidi through his next game? Because me and my teammates are going into the advanced game soon, and the guy who was entrusted with Taidi's game broke down this morning."

"As payment I will provide this."

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He placed a prop in front of him.

[Name: Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxist Philosophy (Advanced Prop)

【Ability: When used on a ghost class, it can materialize it, and when used on yourself it can damage ghost classes through physical attacks for 10 minutes (number of uses available (5/5)]

[Illustration: The world is material, and the true unity of the world lies in its materiality]

It's like a pillow for sleepy heads!

Wang Ke has gone to great lengths for his brother, and although Wang Taidi's skills cannot be activated, he is not only good as a sidekick, but also completely unscrupulous, and Xiao Lan readily agrees.

Wang Ke also gave an imperceptible smile, "So, I'll bring Taidi to you tomorrow at three o'clock."

Xiao Lan: "I'll see you tomorrow."

Wang Taidi waved at them, "See you tomorrow."