"It seems I was still too naive."

Su Ran floated in midair, hoping desperately to escape this black hole space, but unexpectedly, when he reached three meters high, a violent suction force appeared within the space, binding him so he could not break free.

Su Ran stubbornly tried to dash towards the exit several times, only to be pulled back by the suction each time. Helpless, he had to give up.

"Since the rules don’t allow it, I guess I have to visit Ghost Town first."

Having made up his mind, Su Ran decisively crushed the Ghost Town Recall Scroll and teleported away from this oppressive place.

...

Ghost Realm, Ghost Town.

The scale of this place was similar to that of Imperial City, with buildings more or less identical. The only difference was the lack of living beings. The entire street had only a few dozen players and not a single NPC could be seen, which made the city exceptionally empty and desolate.

"Brother, please wait. Just by looking at your face, I can tell that we have a great destiny together, even our genders are the same, which is really rare!"

On the street, a chubby player blocked the way of a mage player, eagerly trying to please him. Overly excited, his mouth splattered quite a bit of saliva. After uttering a few flattering words, he got to the point, "Young man, I’ve found a special terrain that hides a great secret of the Ghost Clan. Since my power is limited, I can’t explore it deeper and can only pass this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to others. Brother, are you interested in shouldering this task?"

"Special terrain? That sounds great! Dude, hurry up and tell me the coordinates, I want to check it out."

Hearing there might be a gain, the mage player instantly became interested, stopped in his tracks, and waited for the chubby player to continue.

"Well, I got this special terrain by risking my life, so if you want it, you need to pay a little information fee. Don’t you agree?"

Seeing that his hook was baited, the chubby player struck while the iron was hot and outright stated his ultimate motive, wearing a sincere smile while rubbing his hands nonstop.

"Here, buddy, watch my lips,"

Upon hearing about the information fee, the mage player immediately lost his interest. With a forced smile, he said, "Brother Gun—scram! If you dare come near me again, I’ll beat you to death!"

"Brother, that’s where you’re wrong. We’re in a society governed by laws now. We rely on everyone to use civilized language. It’s wrong to curse someone in public. Hey, don’t go, there’s room for negotiation... Damn, what kind of manners! Acting all high and mighty, idiot!"

The chubby player, seeing the mage disregarding him, couldn’t help but mutter a curse under his breath and spat out harshly, frustratedly mumbling to himself, "Why are people so hard to deceive these days? I’ve approached more than a dozen, and haven’t succeeded once. It’s such bad luck. After all that effort, I didn’t make a penny. This is a disgrace to the industry!"

"Aha, someone else is coming. I hope this time I can catch a fool and sell the info for a high price. That way, this half-day’s effort wouldn’t be wasted."

The chubby player was muttering to himself when he suddenly saw two players approaching, one fat and one thin, looking quite mismatched. However, this didn’t affect his mood to earn an information fee. After adjusting his facial expression, he approached the two players.

"Sis, I always feel like you care about Overturning Water beyond the bounds of normal friendship. Just tell me honestly, what are your real feelings towards Overturning Water? Don’t worry, my mental capacity is strong, I won’t blame you."

Xiyu asked Lin Yuqing, her gaze steady and unwavering.

"What? Big sis, you’re a peerless beauty! How can you have no confidence in yourself in front of your sister?"

Seeing her sister’s impassive face, Lin Yuqing thought to herself that trouble was brewing. She quickly grabbed her sister’s arm and swayed it back and forth, aimed at bridging their gap, "Big sis, if you think it’s a bit too much, I’ll restrain myself from now on and definitely won’t make the same mistake again. Does that work for you?"

"Little sis, it’s not that I want to make this difficult for you, but put yourself in my shoes. It’s not easy for your sister to find a guy she likes, and just before she could cast her net, her sister sweeps him away. How awkward is that?"

The light rain was etched with gloom across her face as she realized that Overturning Water was intentionally avoiding her, yet flirting with her younger sister. This was a severe blow to her, so much that she momentarily lost confidence in her own appearance, which made her feel a sense of crisis.

"Big sis, what do you think of me? Could I really stand to see you stay single forever?"

Lin Yuqing became somewhat displeased and said irritably, "People say, when there’s romance, humanity disappears, and sister, you’re exactly that type! Moreover, I already have Soda Water, why would I invest feelings in another man? Big sis, oh big sis, how many times do I have to explain before you’ll believe me?"

"Alright, alright, stop shaking me, you’re about to shake my arm off!"

Upon hearing Lin Yuqing’s defense, the light rain finally dissolved her doubts and no longer pursued the matter, gently grabbing Lin Yuqing’s hand, and asked with uncertainty, "Little sis, why hasn’t Overturning Water come out yet? Could he have run into trouble? Should we go back and support him?"

"Oh, big sis, this is totally worrying over nothing. I don’t know what kind of love potion Overturning Water has given you to make even a thorny rose like you start caring about men. Wow, it’s unbelievable, if mom knew, she would definitely think today’s sun rose from the west!"

Lin Yuqing couldn’t help but laugh, though a flicker of worry passed through her eyes, quickly hidden by her laughter as she continued to explain, "With Overturning Water’s strength, what do we need to worry about? Maybe he found that the mysterious space might still hide some treasures, which is why he’s delayed. If it weren’t for worrying about you, sister, I wouldn’t have rushed back either!" freewēbnoveℓ.com

"Little sis, I knew it, you’re the best."

The light rain hugged her younger sister around the waist and said with immense guilt, "Little sis, it’s all because I’m too selfish, I..."

However, before she could finish her sentence, an incredibly sincere voice interrupted them.

"Are you two showing off your love here?"

The chubby gamer approached and saw the two players showing off their affection regardless of the surroundings, couldn’t help but internally complain, "This chubby guy must either have a mine at home or grows cilantro, to have beauties throw themselves at him like this, it’s so unfair! All the good cabbage taken by the fat pig, how utterly disgusting!"

It was clear that the chubby gamer mistook Lin Yuqing for a man, as she faced away towards him, head bowed, obscuring her face, and was dressed in a white healer’s robe, similar to that of male healers, hence the misunderstanding and enviable yet jealous flame ignited within him.

Both being chubby, why was there such a difference?

"Showing off your love? Pfft..."

The light rain burst into laughter on the spot, letting go of Lin Yuqing’s back, gleefully said, "Little sis, this guy is terrible, he mistook you for a man~~"

"What?"

Lin Yuqing, who finally realized why her sister reacted this way, couldn’t help but puff up with anger and walked towards the chubby gamer, impulsively pushing him hoping to teach this tactless player a lesson. But to her surprise, she accidentally knocked him down. Lin Yuqing was stunned; she hadn’t expected the seemingly robust gamer to be so easily toppled—was he really that frail?

Faced with Lin Yuqing’s forceful approach, her sister was stunned, and even the chubby gamer changed his expression.

Damn!

To be knocked down by a woman, what a great shame!

The meticulous chubby gamer wasn’t the type to let things go easily. He got up from the ground in a roll, glared at Lin Yuqing fiercely, and, disregarding her female identity, pushed her hard, trying to avenge his humiliation.

However.

An unexpected scene unfolded.

Lin Yuqing didn’t budge an inch, while the chubby gamer stumbled backward several steps, his face ashen.