Chapter 99: Shuigu Tang Calls, Eliminate Yu Wei?

Since ancient times, traveling has always been a very tedious process.

Especially when traveling alone, and all the wild monsters on the road have already been cleared by other players.

Fortunately, occasional encounters with some clueless players make Chen Shicheng's bumpy journey not entirely boring.

Moreover, after dawn he entered the next city and spent a large sum to buy a draft ox.

Since the character remains in the game after logging off, after he handed the duties of ensuring safety and leading the way to La Tiao and Hui Siye, he only needs to log in occasionally to glance, and everything else requires no attention from him.

Thus, after five days of clear division of labor, Chen Shicheng woke up in the morning, ready to log in and continue PUA Hui Siye, when his phone buzzed with a vibration.

He picked it up and saw the caller ID was a long string of zeros; unsurprisingly, it was another harassing call from Shuigu Tang.

Chen Shicheng was startled; since the last gathering, that guy had disappeared without any contact, and now a sudden call—what could it be? After a moment's hesitation, he answered, and Shuigu Tang's voice came through immediately: "I remember you once mentioned to me that you knew Yu Wei's appearance, right?"

"That's right, I have seen him."

"Great, I've been looking for him lately, but in the whole of C City there are eight hundred to a thousand people named Yu Wei, checking each one is too slow. Sketch his appearance for me, and I'll quickly take him down."

"A sketch? I can't do that."

Chen Shicheng scratched his head awkwardly, "Also, I'm not sure whether his looks were disguised; the time was too short, I didn't get a chance to examine before his head vanished."

"I can sketch; I'll come over later, you tell me what to draw. Whether it's the true appearance, we'll see when we find him. Better to test first—better to kill the wrong one than let him go!" Shuigu Tang said viciously.

"Uh, is it really that urgent?"

Chen Shicheng couldn't quite grasp Shuigu Tang's plan; logically he should be the one who hates Yu Wei more, but after the underground palace expedition, it was confirmed that Yu Wei is a peripheral member of the Silent Council.

So to avoid killing the small ones before the big ones, even though he'd love to eliminate Yu Wei immediately, he took no action.

Unexpectedly, Shuigu Tang couldn't sit still now, even more impatient than him, willing to risk a huge Wind to take down that "dog" Yu Wei—what for?

Could something have happened recently? "How could it not be urgent? You must have seen that forum; the Silent Council actually TM put a Bounty on me. I can't deal with such top‑tier forces, I can't even have my underlings strike? I must take him down!"

Before Chen Shicheng could figure it out, Shuigu Tang's frantic voice came through, instantly letting him know what had happened.

It seemed Shuigu Tang had also seen the Bounty and immediately launched a revenge action, but because there are so many people named Yu Wei, she couldn't pinpoint the target and thus turned her attention to him.

"Are you sure you want to take him out, not just deliver a package?" Chen Shicheng said wordlessly, "If I recall correctly, if I hadn't helped you last time, you'd already be dead now."

"Hehehe, isn't there still you then?" Shuigu Tang immediately chimed in, "Grandmaster Zishu, with your current strength plus mine, we can definitely eliminate that dog!"

"No need to discuss, I don't want trouble. Goodbye!"

As he said that, Chen Shicheng reached to hang up, but before he could pull the receiver away, Shuigu Tang shouted, "Wait, don't hang up, I'll give you a reward!"

Oh ho!

Hearing about a reward, Chen Shicheng froze, his gaze flickering with interest.

After grinding monsters for a while, he had reached level 13, two levels higher than the Yu Wei he first met; even though that guy has also leveled up, at most he's now equal to him, never higher. Combined with stacked skills and equipment, he can definitely hold his own in a direct fight against that dog Yu Wei.

Even if he suddenly acquired a Relic that can summon a Yellow Turban Strongman, as long as Shuigu Tang can hold the summoned entity, victory will inevitably belong to his side.

With that in mind, "Ahem, first tell me what the reward is; if it's valuable enough, your proposal isn't unreasonable."

"MD, demanding money to death."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, Grandmaster Zishu, I didn't say anything." Shuigu Tang quickly adopted a ladylike demeanor, "You said you needed a teleportation skill; I haven't found one, but I unexpectedly obtained an Object‑Controlling Technique that can refine Treasure-level equipment for flight, faster than a celestial crane mount."

"In the Qi Refining stage, just playing flight? How long can a few True Essence sustain flight? Isn't renting a celestial crane better!"

"Add five million cash." Shuigu Tang gritted her teeth, "Chen Shicheng, don't push your luck; this price is already enough to hire a professional assassin!"

"Mm."

Chen Shicheng pondered briefly, then quickly calculated whether this sum was enough for him to act.

The cash, needless to say, shows full sincerity; in the game, killing a big boss of the Blood-Red Great Wall yields only five million, and Yu Wei being on par with those people already burned incense in a past life.

As for the skill, it's decent; although he doesn't need it now, it's still better than having to buy it worldwide later.

Moreover, the fact that she returned empty‑handed from two trading gatherings shows Shuigu Tang isn't wealthy; this skill may be the only valuable thing she possesses, and even with a markup it's essentially just cash.

"It's settled then; I'll wait for you at home." Chen Shicheng replied plainly.

"I'm coming right away!"

Shuigu Tang was probably also shaken by that Bounty; as soon as the call ended, five million transferred into Chen Shicheng's account, and within half an hour she appeared at his doorstep.

There was no time for more words or even a sip of water; she rushed in and immediately began sketching.

However, her claim that she could sketch wasn't false; based on Chen Shicheng's brief description she roughly drew a portrait, then refined it, and actually produced Yu Wei's big face.

After double‑checking that there were no issues, she tossed the skill jade tablet and left Chen Shicheng's house in a hurry.

"Luckily the Bounty wasn't on me."

Chen Shicheng stood by the window, watching Shuigu Tang drive away in her BMW 740, disappearing down the road; he turned, picked up the jade tablet, and examined the skill.

【Object‑Controlling Technique: Uses True Essence to refine Treasure-level equipment, can activate a radiant light for flight; speed depends on equipment quality, and flight consumes a large amount of True Essence.】

Sure enough, it's not a skill for a Qi Refining cultivator.

Aside from a few lucky veteran players, only a handful can afford Treasure-level gear, and the "large amount of True Essence" is vague—how large is large enough?

Chen Shicheng shook his head, entered the game, clicked the jade tablet, and learned the skill.

(End of Chapter)