Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 1134 - 108: Old Friends, Old Acquaintances
With such eye-catching attire, Xu Shu had seen it many times at the dock and recognized at a glance that this guy was the one in the team named Ning Zhaoxuan, the "boatman" at the third-tier stage, a "Soul Capturer"! 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
The three stood up and greeted Xu Shu one by one, exchanged names, and got to know each other.
After waiting for a while, two men and a woman arrived at Dongyi Island and came to the teahouse to gather.
"Rogue" path, third-tier stage, the "Butcher" Anzi.
During the "Lawyer" stage three, "Executioner" Lin Zhengxing.
And a familiar stranger to Xu Shu, "General Wu Mo" Jiang Biyun.
After these three greeted everyone, they also sat down one by one without saying much, each taking a seat.
Only Jiang Biyun lingered with her gaze on Xu Shu for a moment as if in doubt but quickly shook her head and bowed down to sit.
Other than this, everyone sat on the sofa, either drinking tea, reading the newspaper, or surfing the upgrade network, or closing their eyes to rest, each doing their own thing, ignoring one another.
The whole private room was extremely quiet, in stark contrast to the bustling hustle and bustle outside on the street and the dock.
So much so that a cute lady server who came to deliver snacks was initially cheerful upon entering but was frightened by the tense atmosphere and left with her bunny tail between her legs.
It is worth mentioning that after Xu Shu sat on the sofa on the left side, the other six were quite self-conscious, all sitting on the sofa opposite him, seemingly reluctant to sit at the same table with him.
Moreover, everyone appeared really tense and restrained, sitting properly with an air of speechlessness, making the scene even more awkward.
Rather than gathering like an imminent meeting of battle-ready adventurers, it was more like a highly formal job interview—six people as new applicants, with Xu Shu being the fierce-looking interviewer!
"Isn’t this a bit much... I just got rid of a ghost, it doesn’t need to be exaggerated like this, does it?
And leaving others aside, aren’t you a Fallen Apostle? Why are you being so serious? Online, you guys were clearly different, you were practically wishing to pin me down and ride wildly..."
Xu Shu glanced fiercely at the "boat steering" lady.
Under normal circumstances, it should be you sitting on my lap teasing me, and I blushing like a shy young boy!
What on earth is going on now?
Has the world gotten something wrong?
Xu Shu complained inwardly, unable to resist privately messaging Xie Xiaochan: "Sister Chan, I feel this team is a bit strange!"
"What’s strange? I’m almost there, wait for me ten minutes, be good~" Xie Xiaochan comforted.
"Uh..." Xu Shu paused at the word ’good,’ but still asked honestly, "I feel like everyone isn’t very welcoming to me, kind of rejecting me, I seem to be experiencing workplace cold violence!"
"You actually think that? Hahaha!" Xie Xiaochan.
"Why are you laughing?" Xu Shu was stunned.
Xie Xiaochan said, "Wait, I’ll send you screenshots."
A moment later.
[You received a photo from Xie Xiaochan.]
[You received a photo from Xie Xiaochan.]
[You received...]
Six photos came one after another. Xu Shu opened them and found out the content of the photos was private messages from a few teammates to Xie Xiaochan, and the time was just in the gap when everyone was silent just now.
"Xiao Chan! How come you brought such a top-notch expert? I originally thought I could easily handle it with my third-tier middle stage and your group at the initial stage, but you brought me into a melancholy." — Boat steering.
"Master Xie, are you going to kick me out because I’m bad? You’ve made me lose confidence already." — Yan Shan.
"Come on! Didn’t you say the secret realm was weak? Are you kidding, you invited a top player for such a weak secret realm?! This is obviously a high-end game, I’m a bit scared, can you give me a clue as to what level the enemy is?" — Anzi.
"Xiao Chan, are you serious? Is this really a teammate we deserve?" — Jiang Biyun.
...
"Uh..."
After seeing these screenshots, Xu Shu was silent for a moment.
Wow! He previously thought everyone’s indifference was due to his infamous "devious path" reputation, and they were rejecting him.
It turned out this was the reason?
This is too...
Xie Xiaochan laughed, "Don’t overthink, it’s mainly because you’ve pushed the whole team to a level completely beyond us. I’ll explain it to them, it’s okay to report your real name, right? Hahaha ~"
Xu Shu suddenly said, "It’s fine. By the way, I have a question."
"Hmm? What is it?" Xie Xiaochan said.
"Why aren’t you feeling inferior?" Xu Shu asked.
"What a joke, this Master is a favored child of heaven, though you have powerful backing, it’s no big deal, besides I even think the big shot behind you actually prefers me!" Xie Xiaochan replied confidently.
"..." Xu Shu rolled his eyes silently, speechless, not knowing how to respond to this extremely narcissistic woman.
This attitude, it must be the "highly conceited" Chan among the seven Xie Xiaochans, right?
But honestly, in some way... her intuition seems quite accurate...
Xu Shu waited for a moment.
Soon, he saw everyone at the scene look at their own incremental drives, their expressions first stupefied, then turning marvelous.
"Hahaha, so that’s it! I knew it, cunning man with a heroic spirit!"
"Brother Xu, I’ll be counting on you this time!"
"Sorry for any offense before, Brother Xu, I’ll down this cup to pay my respects!"
With Xie Xiaochan’s mediation, the previously frozen atmosphere on the scene instantly dissipated, and everyone noticeably warmed up to each other, crowding around Xu Shu to cozy up.
Serving tea, handing water, peeling fruit, everything was meticulously done, letting Xu Shu enjoy the treatment of being the center of attention.
Especially ’boat steering’ Xiao Yingrong, who blatantly showed her true colors, boldly sitting on Xu Shu’s lap, nuzzling against him as she wrapped her arms around his neck, murmuring softly: "Brother Shu, once inside that treacherous ruin, you’ll have to take good care of me~"
This abrupt shift in treatment, as if going from hell to heaven, made Xu Shu momentarily forget his disdain for the Mother Goddess’s path of the healer, finding it quite gratifying.
"Damn flirt! I shouldn’t have told you the truth earlier!"
The last to arrive, Xie Xiaochan, saw the scene resembling a debauched indulgence as soon as she entered the room, she was immediately "furious," grabbing Xiao Yingrong off.
As soon as she came, everyone looked at her in unison, humorously asking, "Master Xie, there’s one more, delayed our Big Brother Xu Shu’s mood, we’ll have to hold you accountable."
Xie Xiaochan said, "Isn’t anyone assured when I handle things? She’s here, let me introduce you all, this ’Life Player’ is a very important main force coming up, everyone needs to protect her well."
She clapped her hands, pulling the ’Life Player’ into the team while bringing a mature woman from behind to the front.
The woman, dressed in a white blouse, black tights, and a short skirt, looked like a professional woman, pushing her gold-rimmed glasses and saying: "Nice to meet everyone, I’m Gu... huh, Xu Shu?"
She paused midway, her face suddenly stiffened, looking at Xu Shu in the center of the crowd.
Xu Shu was equally stunned, quite surprised, "Uh, aunt?"
The two of them, Gu Yue Ming and Xu Shu, looked at each other, neither spoke for a moment.
Meanwhile, the others were even more amazed, watching this overly trendy mature woman, their gaze shifting between Xu Shu and Gu Yue Ming, their expressions growing peculiar.
Instantly, the entire private room plunged into a prolonged silence once more...
