CH 108

Cheng Wenyi knew the whereabouts of Xiao Chengyan!

Xiao Lan stared at his face, trying to see the slightest hint of a lie in his expression, but he saw nothing but an unchanged expression, and no hint of bluster in it.

Cheng Wenyi still looks at Xiao Lan with a smile on his face, but his aura has changed from his previous languid and introverted one to one of sharpness.

It seems that there is much more to this guy than what he appears to be.

Xiao Lan stared back undaunted: "Show your evidence."

"Huh." Cheng Wenyi lifted the bottle containing the red perfume in his hand, admiring its jewel-like shine, "Introducing myself, I'm the owner of Reincarnation, and sort of - Xiao Chengyan's half-apprentice."

That's a bit of an informative sentence.

Wasn't the boss of Reincarnation rumoured to be at odds with Wu She? But then he said he was Xiao Chengyan's half disciple?

There is a bit of gnashing of teeth when he mentions the words 'half disciple', so I guess the encounter with Xiao Chengyan was not so pleasant.

In light of Wu Ting's earlier comment that Reincarnation has clashed with Wu She on several occasions in private, what kind of hardcore mentorship are these two having?

Before Xiao Lan could finish digesting the news, Cheng Wenyi dropped another big bombshell: "The debt you have was arranged for you by Xiao Chengyan."

Xiao Lan did not expect to be able to solve his long-standing doubts in this situation, but when the source of the debt was found, more doubts ensued.

I can't believe it's really his dad!

But why did Xiao Chengyan do it?

He looks at Cheng Wenyi with a certain amount of shock and a deep sense of doubt.

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Cheng Wenyi put away the bottle of perfume in his hand, he stopped leaning on the door and stood up straight: "Want to know? Come."

He left the office and headed for the stairs upstairs.

Xiao Lan looked at his back: "Did you go out of your way to bring others down to test me?"

Cheng Wenyi didn't turn around, his voice full of concern, "What's the difference if they all die to get the answers I want."

What a total tyrant theory.

Soon, Cheng Wenyi's figure steps up the stairs and disappears from Xiao Lan's view.

Luo came behind Xiao Lan: "Sir."

Xiao Lan shook his head, "I'm fine."

"His intentions are unknown, are you going to the appointment?" Luo's tone was unhurried, but with some concern for Xiao Lan's state, "If not, I can find a way to take you away."

Xiao Lan looks at the staircase leading to the first floor. If the key item is missing, it will be much more difficult for players to pass the level, and if they fail to seal Cain, it will be hard to tell if they will win or lose against that kind of invisible and massless attack.

He might be able to get Luo to use his powers to tear down the world barrier like he did at the Rokudo Spa.

However, such an act would have been a huge drain on Luo, and it came at a time when the game had a large number of vulnerabilities and the barrier between worlds was relatively weak. Now that Advent Worlds has fixed the vulnerabilities, if they tried to do it again, the added difficulty involved would certainly be more than a little, and might even draw in indentured players.

Although Xiao Lan is growing fast and Luo is getting stronger, Xiao Lan is well aware that at the moment they are far from being able to compete with the contracted players and it would be too risky to do so.

Furthermore, there was so much he wanted to know about Xiao Chengyan, about the debt he was carrying, and the answers were now all related to Cheng Wenyi.

I must say that Cheng Wenyi has chosen the right moment.

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With the key prop to get through and Xiao Lan's main concern at stake, a date seems inevitable.

"Go and see what he really wants to do. If he just wants to kill me, there is no need for him to make this trip himself, or even to throw out so much bait to attract me." Xiao Lan made up his mind.

"Please be careful. Sir." Luo's tone is light, he respects Xiao Lan's choice and doesn't say anything unnecessary, but there is murderous intent in his eyes.

"I will." Xiao Lan smiled at Luo.

Luo quickly collected his dangerous scowl and faced him with his usual gentle, elegant smile.

Xiao Lan meets Hua Bei and Hu Zhai, who have noticed something is wrong, and tells them to calm down, not to join forces to find Cheng Wenyi.

It is just too foolish to use human tactics against senior players, even those who are suppressed in the intermediate field, not to mention the fact that they do not have a tacit understanding of fighting with each other.

Even Cheng Wenyi's character is such that the tyrant might even destroy the perfume if he gets bored.

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Come upstairs.

Xue Li seemed to know that danger was coming and crouched at the entrance of the staircase from a distance.

Mu Yang was leaning against the door playing a game and waved at Xiao Lan when they arrived, whispering, "I didn't take the perfume, the boss found it himself."

Xiao Lan nodded at him. Mu Yang had always been serious about getting through the level, and was very attentive to finding clues, not like he was deliberately approaching him.

The grabbing of the key prop was more of an impromptu decision by Cheng Wenyi to force Xiao Lan's hand with him.

Cheng Wenyi stands leisurely in the conference room where the players met together earlier.

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He had taken off the coat and suit he had been wearing and was wearing only a white shirt on top. The smooth muscular lines of his body were visible through the shirt and it was clear that this man was definitely not weak in close combat.

Cheng Wenyi unbuttoned his sleeves and pulled up the sleeves of his shirt just enough to reveal his well-proportioned but strong arms.

When Xiao Lan walked into the conference room, a silver gun appeared in Cheng Wenyi's hand and he raised his hand and shot Xiao Lan with a "bang...".

Xiao Lan's footsteps did not stop, not even his head.

For he clearly judged that the other man's shot was aimed at his side.

The aim of the shot was not to attack but to deter.

A sharp gust of wind grazed Xiao Lan's side, not hurting him a bit, and struck directly at the glass door of the conference room, which shattered with the sound of the bullet, which continued to head towards the opposite wall with undiminished force.

"Boom..."

A huge hole was punched in the wall of the boss's office.

However, after penetrating the wall, the bullet's power still did not diminish and it still lunged forward into the other wall that was blocking it.

There was another loud bang, almost overlapping with the previous one.

It was only after punching another wall in the boss's office through that the bullet disappeared into the invisible barrier outside the workroom, and the moonlight outside the window, unhindered by the wall, poured in like water towards the interior.

The power of this gun is evident.

Seeing Xiao Lan's reaction, Cheng Wenyi gave a satisfied smile, "Very good."

The owner, who was trying to pick his meatloaf up off the floor, was now completely afraid to move.

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Damn, what monsters are the players in this game!

It's everyone's responsibility to take care of the boss, you know?

After demonstrating the power of the gun, Cheng Wenyi put the gun away.

"I won't use any props and will only use my own abilities to fight you." Cheng Wenyi said, "But you can use your own props as much as you like, I don't mind."

By the way, he threw the perfume bottle he was betting on to Mu Yang, without any fear that Xiao Lan would just grab it and go.

Xiao Lan shook his head, "No need, I don't know how to use props either."

Cheng Wenyi's offer may seem favourable to him, but it is a clever psychological trap.

Don't forget that there is an exchange and negotiation of information between the two men after the battle, and once they agree, it is the same as Xiao Lan psychologically believing himself to be weaker than the other man, which is a big no-no in negotiations.

The more concessions Cheng Wenyi accepts now, the more disadvantaged Xiao Lan will be in subsequent negotiations.

What Xiao Lan needs is a victory, a victory on equal terms with his opponent, so that he can have enough capital to talk to Cheng Wenyi.

Even if Cheng Wenyi is an advanced player, his chances of winning are not much better than his, if not 50/50, they will never be less than 30%.

Cheng Wenyi hooked the corners of his mouth, " Xiao Chengyan's son is really not bad."

"I hope you take it seriously though, if you lose too badly I really will kill you."

"Wasting my time is a capital offence."

As he finished speaking, Cheng Wenyi felt a stab of murderous intent coming towards him from a certain direction. He turned his eyes and saw that it was Fei Luo, who was following Xiao Lan, a man whose background could not be traced even with his power, and who was truly mysterious.

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It looks like this guy is paying a surprisingly high level of attention to Xiao Lan.

Cheng Wenyi turned his attention back to Xiao Lan and adjusted the rhythm of his breathing, "Let's begin."

Xiao Lan keeps an eye on Cheng Wenyi and doesn't make a move.

Seeing this, Cheng Wenyi darted towards Xiao Lan, leaving a blurred shadow in the air as he threw a punch directly at Xiao Lan's face.

Xiao Lan quickly dodged out of the way as the attack grazed his shirt and he could feel the wind of the punch it brought up.

Cheng Wenyi's speed was even faster than he expected!

But he didn't panic, taking advantage of the moment of interplay, Xiao Lan seized the opportunity to throw a punch at Cheng Wenyi's vitals.

Cheng Wenyi's battle sense is not lacking, and he dodges Xiao Lan's attack with a deft movement of his feet, while his second move is already coming.

At the moment the two were extremely close and it was a little too late to dodge.

Xiao Lan extends his arm to block Cheng Wenyi's aggressive strike, taking the opportunity to close the distance between them.

Xiao Lan gently moved his arm, which felt a little numb. Cheng Wenyi's punch was so powerful that a less fit player might have had his bones broken by the blow.

"Not bad." Cheng Wenyi said, attacking once more towards Xiao Lan.

The two went back and forth for dozens of moves, both attacking and defending at a very fast pace, and the fierce fight made Mu Yang, who was playing a game at the entrance, feel that his console didn't smell good at all.

Mu Yang couldn't resist saying, "This ...... is an intermediate player?"

As a fellow mid-level player, he couldn't help but simulate in his head a scenario where he and Xiao Lan were fighting against each other, and the result ...... was that he probably wouldn't even have time to release his skills.

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Suddenly, Mu Yang felt that he was really not experienced enough, no wonder his boss always disliked him.

The battlefield.

Xiao Lan gradually adapted to the speed of Cheng Wenyi's attack with his rapid attacks.

Finally, in a lull in the exchange of blows, Xiao Lan seized another opportunity and slammed a punch into the side of Cheng Wenyi's waist.

Strangely enough, Cheng Wenyi, who had been hit, continued his attack as if nothing had happened. There was none of the usual retreating and subconscious defensive actions that one might take after being hit, as if nothing had just happened.

Was this a case of his physical strength being such that he didn't care about Xiao Lan's attacks, or were his skills making Xiao Lan's attacks ineffective?

Cheng Wenyi's attack comes again and Xiao Lan sidesteps it.

The punch hit the conference table so hard that it shattered an entire section of it.

Unlike his tawdry appearance, Cheng Wenyi is very wild in his attacks, and every move he makes is fierce and sharp, clearly honed in the heat of battle.

Xiao Lan kicked up the debris that had fallen from the table and flew towards Cheng Wenyi's head. He took advantage of the brief moment of averting his eyes to kick him hard in the leg.

Cheng Wenyi remained as he was last time, without any reaction to being hit.

This time, Xiao Lan clearly saw his own attack land on Cheng Wenyi's body and felt that his opponent's physical strength was not exaggerated to an unbelievable degree, so it would be his skill that would defuse the damage.

Mu Yang said in a Little Xiao voice, "It's best not to use known things on the Old Fu board, because he-"

Cheng Wenyi: " Mu Yang ."

"Oh." Mu Yang put her head down and was forced to continue indulging in the game in her hands.

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Cheng Wenyi turned to Xiao Lan and said, "Here's a hint, what I've learned about the principles won't work for me."

Mu Yang looked up from his game and said, expressionlessly, "So you're trying to play this game yourself, boss."

Cheng Wenyi: "......"

He decided to leave his rebellious employee alone for now and fix it later.

Xiao Lan Suddenly it's tricky, this guy's skills are quite difficult to deal with ......

So far, ordinary physical attacks have been ineffective against Cheng Wenyi, and Xiao Lan does not know how far "something that has understood the principles" extends.

But Cheng Wenyi's own melee ability is not bad, which creates a situation where Xiao Lan can't attack Cheng Wenyi, but Cheng Wenyi can deal damage to Xiao Lan.

Trouble.

Cheng Wenyi is really strong, if he didn't have his own strength to fall back on, with his style of acting he would probably have been taken for reclamation long ago.

To be arrogant, you have to have capital.

Another round of exchanges followed.

Xiao Lan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, he had still taken several attacks from his opponent, although he had tried to avoid the vital points and his overall injuries were not too serious, but this was definitely not an option.

What was more problematic was that as the clock ticked down to 4:44, Cheng Wenyi was unconcerned, but Xiao Lan had no desire to delay any longer.

The entire conference room was now on the verge of being torn apart by the fierce fight between the two men.

Pieces of tables and chairs were all over the floor, and there were several large holes in the walls. The dark wires that had been buried in the walls were exposed, and the surface was already somewhat broken, making it look very dangerous.

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Xiao Lan dodges another attack from Cheng Wenyi and sweeps his foot towards the side of his waist.

In the moment when the other man dodged, he reached out and pulled a large piece of wire out of the wall and threw it at Cheng Wenyi.

Blue arcs of electricity instantly ran up Cheng Wenyi's body, a palpitating crackling sound that carried a dangerous undertone.

Cheng Wenyi's movement is a moment.

Then, under Xiao Lan's gaze, he reached down and took the wire, whose core was exposed by the broken rubber, and removed it with his bare hands.

Casually tossing the wire aside, Cheng Wenyi gazes at Xiao Lan and smiles, "Electricity, it's useless."

At the end of the sentence, Cheng Wenyi's next attack came again.

Xiao Lan reacted to Cheng Wenyi's attack while his mind raced to think of a way to deal with it.

What does it take to hurt Cheng Wenyi?

Xiao Lan had already sensed in the encounter that he had a lot of experience in combat, even more than Xiao Lan.

In order to exercise this skill, he must have also learned a lot about attacks, physical attacks, electricity, poison, fire ...... These common attacks will certainly not be spared.

What is it that he has not known before?

Xiao Lan reached out to deflect Cheng Wenyi's fist and suddenly had a flash of light and thought of a quote - "Humans are stupid creatures who don't understand each other anyway".

What Cheng Wenyi cannot understand, naturally, is what comes from someone else's mind.

For example - skills that only exist in the imagination!

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Just as there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, what each person imagines differs, and even if another person is told through descriptions, it is unlikely that both will understand exactly the same thing.

Xiao Lan's eyes burst with bright fighting spirit as he turned on his skills.

[Title: Poverty Can't Limit My Imagination]

[Ability: True Damage]

[Time remaining: 00:04:59]

This time, Xiao Lan took the initiative and struck at Cheng Wenyi with a lightning fast punch to the face.

Cheng Wenyi reacted quickly by raising his hand to block, saving his handsome face, but felt a sharp pain in his arm. He looks over at Xiao Lan with some surprise and then meets Xiao Lan's eyes, which are burning with fighting spirit.

Xiao Lan wiped a handful of sweat from his forehead and a smile rose to his lips, "Now, the battle has only officially begun."

Cheng Wenyi's eyes finally took on a solemn look: "We'll see."

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PS: Humans are stupid creatures who don't understand each other no matter what -by Payne