Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 1133 - 108: Old Friends, Old Acquaintances
"I’ve been chasing these bastards lately, but unfortunately, my strength is insufficient. If you help me, we can surely succeed!"
She typed out a long message, clearly having been holding it in for a while, unable to hold back anymore.
Xie Xiaochan’s eyes lit up at this and she said, "Oh~ so it’s the Annihilation Association, no wonder, no wonder! I’ve heard of them. They’re a force with a big conflict with the local Living Cultivators. Every Living Cultivator wants to eliminate the Annihilation Association, isn’t that right, Sister Xiao Yingrong?"
’...Damn, why did Jiang Biyun spill everything...’ Xiao Yingrong secretly muttered in her heart.
She was an old hand in the Jianghu, and upon seeing these words, how could she not know what Xie Xiaochan was insinuating?
The mention of "Living Cultivator," both inside and outside these words, was clearly pointing at her.
The implied message translated was — ’Sister Xiao Yingrong, I guess you wouldn’t want Jiang Biyun to know you’re using her, right?’ Who knows if she’d seize the chance to blackmail her for some Bai Yujing internal secrets?
That damned Xie Xiaochan, truly an irksome girl!
And Jiang Biyun, really, how could her mouth be so loose? No wonder she gets tricked...
Xiao Yingrong was fuming inside, but had nothing to say, so she could only change the topic and say, "Xiao Chan, didn’t you say it was a Nine-man Group? Aren’t there still two people missing? One of them you mentioned was a Life Player, but who’s the other one?"
"A Dragon Elephant." Xie Xiaochan replied.
"Another Dragon Elephant brother?" The moment these words were spoken, an existing "Dragon Elephant" in the group suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
Yet Xiao Yingrong’s spirits lifted: "Did you prepare two Dragon Elephants for me today? You little girl, you truly know how to make sister happy, so I’ll forgive you."
After a while, Xie Xiaochan chuckled and said, "He’s here, take it easy and don’t scare him off."
Xiao Yingrong licked her lips, "Xiao Chan, you really don’t get the romantic mood, let me see who’s fallen into sister’s clutches today and is ready to get some tender love, hehehehe~"
Just as her words fell, a prominent notification window appeared in the team channel:
[Notice: Leader ’Xie Xiaochan’ has invited ’Gu Pan, Third-rank Dragon Elephant’ to join the team]
"Welcome Brother Gu Pan, having two Dragon Elephant brothers accompany me today, sister is truly delighted~"
As soon as the other person joined, Xiao Yingrong seemed to turn into a sweet and innocent little lamb, her tone instantly softened.
However, the next second, as she fixed her eyes on the other’s grid ID, her eyes and mouth suddenly opened wide:
"Holy crap, a tricky character?!"
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...
"Hello everyone."
At the front line dock of Dongyi Island, Xu Shu scratched his head at the screen filled with a series of "Holy crap," feeling a bit awkward.
His reputation outside seemed somewhat tarnished, seeing how scared people were, sigh~
Xu Shu sighed slightly, opened the team list, and looked at the new teammates this time.
Except for one "Life Player" who hadn’t arrived, the other eight had already arrived.
According to the red dot coordinates displayed on the map, there were three people, like him, who had reached Dongyi Island;
Among the other four people, one was on the opposite continent, whom Xu Shu speculated must be Xie Xiaochan; and the other three were in the middle, obviously already on the ferry.
"They’re quite fast. But everyone seems not quite chatty. Is everyone introverted?"
Xu Shu found that besides the ’Holy crap, tricky character’ welcome, there was no additional small talk. This was hugely different from the bustling scenes he used to experience when forming teams.
Without thinking much, he turned and while walking towards the positions of the three group members who had arrived on Dongyi Island, glanced at the names of several new teammates to see what each of their professions was.
At this glance, Xu Shu hesitated for a moment.
It turned out there was an acquaintance in the team!
It’s not because of Jiang Biyun, Xu Shu selected her as his teammate, so he wasn’t surprised.
In any case, she probably wouldn’t recognize the person she had that intimate encounter with that day was him, so he wasn’t worried about trouble.
The real surprise was seeing the name of a healer in the group:
Bodaozi, Third-tier Fallen Apostle!
"Uh, how is it her..."
Xu Shu’s lip twitched slightly.
With such a peculiar name, he naturally wouldn’t forget that she was a director from a remote area of Bai Yujing.
Back then, Xu Shu was involved in a case under this person’s ’Yinli Bureau,’ where the local garrison officer joined a cult in the pursuit of power and consequently corrupted a whole village, which was destroyed in the process by a demon infestation.
He originally thought their fates were like two intersecting lines, meeting briefly then never encountering each other again.
Little did he expect that they would coincidentally end up in the same team.
Now it truly wasn’t a gathering of enemies.
"But it’s alright, what does the Conquest King Yu Mingluan’s deeds have to do with me, Xu Shu? She doesn’t know me, haha!"
Xu Shu smiled slightly, walked to a private room in a teahouse which was the destination, knocked on the door, announced his name, and entered.
Inside, two men and one woman had already arrived first. Xu Shu glanced around, noticing one robust man with an extraordinary build, sitting there like a prehistoric behemoth, undoubtedly the other "Dragon Elephant" in the team, Yan Shan.
The other two, one was a stunning beauty in a skimpy dress, clearly the "Fallen Apostle" Bodaozi.
During the exchange, Xu Shu learned her name was Xiao Yingrong, which sounded very gentle and indeed her demeanor matched her name with her warm expression, different from the usual flamboyant types he encountered online from Brother Grass Nest.
The other was pointedly dressed in a signature raincoat ensemble, wearing a fisherman’s hat, looking like they were cosplaying.
