Chapter 303: The Deceased King's Younger Brother Sent a Red Packet

He glanced at the chat group and saw them still discussing gift-giving, along with some trivial matters and interesting things happening in their own worlds. Gao Xiang Hong found it quite amusing.

Everyone has a chuunibyou phase; looking back on your own makes you want to cover your face, but watching other people's chuunibyou phase doesn't.

That was exactly Gao Xiang Hong's situation now — he had no intention of popping up, he just wanted to see how chuunibyou this group of chuunibyou sufferers could get in their chat. In short, he wanted to see how they posed as lofty and impressive.

Don't doubt it — this group of chuunibyou sufferers really did rattle on as if they knew what they were talking about.

Who fought whom, how fierce the eruption was, how many people were killed in the fallout; some supreme treasure emerging somewhere, everyone scrambling for it, the older generation stepping in...

The content was detailed and flowery to the point of absurdity, almost making Gao Xiang Hong believe it.

"They're pretty good at making things up — it'd be a waste if they didn't become authors."

Gao Xiang Hong took a sip of Pepsi, the bubbles sliding down his throat, and let out a satisfied sigh:

"But it's possible they actually are authors, setting up a chuunibyou chat group to spark creative inspiration. Hmm... it also seems very likely they're readers, because when readers get rowdy, authors really don't stand a chance."

He thought of a certain site's comment section — the best part of a book is the comments section. Since ancient times, readers have produced divine reviews; this isn't bragging, it's fact.

With that thought, Gao Xiang Hong tapped open the group member list again.

Looking at the avatar that was currently grey, 'Ghost Swan Demon Ancestor'.

"Too bad Mingfeng is playing games right now. I really want to see how this guy brags. Speaking of which, what group name should I pick? Ghost Swan Demon Ancestor is pretty domineering — I can't fall short of this kid Mingfeng.

Let me think, he's called Ghost Swan Demon Ancestor, so should I be called Nine Mysteries Sovereign? Doesn't seem domineering enough. How about Abandoned Emperor?"

Thinking further, he switched his phone screen to the browser and Baidu'd what kind of title would sound more domineering.

Time ticked by.

This search for a good name lasted until 11 PM.

His eyes grew heavier and heavier...

In the end, he really couldn't hold on any longer, and dozed off leaning against his grandmother's hospital bed.

The next day.

The QQ message notification sound from his phone woke Gao Xiang Hong up.

He wiped the drool that had seeped from the corner of his mouth during his nap. Gao Xiang Hong was still drowsy, and pried open his heavy, fighting eyelids.

"Who'd be sending me a message this early in the morning?"

He picked up his phone and saw the time was 7 AM.

He took a look.

It was from Mingfeng. Is this guy looking to play ranked with me this early? Could it be that he stayed up all night and dropped rank?

Gao Xiang Hong picked up his phone, ready to message Mingfeng, but decided not to for now — he'd wait until he woke up at noon.

"Hmm?"

He tapped open the QQ message, and half of Gao Xiang Hong's sleepiness vanished.

Mingfeng: 【Sorry about that, played ranked last night, damn it dropped my rank, pissed me off so I played all night. Totally forgot to pull you into the group. I'm pulling you in now, hurry and join.

Oh right, wanna play ranked later? Come duo queue, I can't stand these trash younger-brother teammates anymore, all useless, either orphans or without horses, summoning you from Zu'an — please respond. jpg】

Besides Mingfeng's message, there was also a QQ system notification that popped up.

【Mingfeng invites you to join the group 'Can't Sit Still Without Driving', agree?】

Seeing this.

Gao Xiang Hong's sleepiness had already mostly vanished, replaced by a head full of question marks and astonishment.

"What's going on? Wasn't it Mingfeng who pulled me into that chuunibyou chat group?"

From Mingfeng's message, it could be confirmed that this 'Can't Sit Still Without Driving' was the interesting group Mingfeng had mentioned.

Then who pulled me into that group?

Gao Xiang Hong was bewildered, thinking this in his heart, but had no intention of leaving that chat group.

Because the chat content of that group's members was quite interesting — when bored or frustrated, he could come to this group and watch the members chat, which could relieve stress and boredom.

He sent a message to Mingfeng, then planned to continue sleeping for a bit.

Just at that moment.

A QQ prompt sound rang from his phone.

【The deceased king's younger brother in the group 'Wanna Come Once Today' sent a red packet】

As a young man of the 21st century who had received a proper nine-year compulsory education, Gao Xiang Hong naturally could not let slip the chance to grab a red packet.

TikTok can be skipped, Weibo can be left unscrolled, the Five Blessings can go unscanned, but red packets must be grabbed!

This is the instinct of 21st-century people — follow your heart.

It is also the greatest invention of the 21st century, promoting harmony between people. There's nothing a red packet can't solve — if there is, then two.

Then Gao Xiang Hong, propping up his drowsy sleepiness, involuntarily tapped open the group and claimed the red packet.

Opening the group, Gao Xiang Hong's eyes lit up.

Red packet name: 【New member has arrived, customary red packet to welcome】

This is a red packet welcoming me — then I absolutely must grab it.

Gao Xiang Hong couldn't wait and tapped to claim the red packet.

In an instant.

A message popped up on his phone.

Opened red packet, obtained 100 Immortal Source Stones.

Misty radiance like scattered stars, soft and glowing, materialized in the air before Gao Xiang Hong.

By the time Gao Xiang Hong came back to his senses, the misty starlight had transformed into 100 rice-grain-sized stones.

These stones didn't emit light, but looking straight into their crystalline interiors, they were more brilliant than the stars. There were strands of indescribable luster, as if one glance could grant enlightenment and ascension, could allow comprehension of the simplest truths of immortal Dao — mysterious and profound.

Gao Xiang Hong's sleepiness vanished without a trace at this moment. Emotions named horror, surprise, and excitement erupted like a volcano, flooding every part of his body. He shuddered, goosebumps rising all over.

Even if his reactions were half a beat slow, no matter how dull-witted, he should have figured it out by now.

The chat group "Want to Come for a Round Right Now?" was no simple thing.

That group was no ordinary group—the red packets grabbed weren't money, nor any kind of discount coupon, but something called Immortal Source Stones.

And the moment he finished grabbing them, a mysterious stone appeared out of thin air before his eyes.

The next moment.

Gao Xiang Hong, as if he'd gone mad, hurriedly grabbed the mysterious stones that had fallen onto the bedding before his eyes.

He started counting—one, two.

"One hundred!"

He counted the stones, and they matched exactly the number of Immortal Source Stones obtained from the group's red packet.

He had just grabbed a red packet and gotten 100 Immortal Source Stones, and now 100 stones had appeared out of thin air. There couldn't possibly be such a coincidence in the world—there was only one possibility: these 100 stones were the Immortal Source Stones he had grabbed.

In other words…

Hiss!!

His pupils contracted sharply:

"The group owner?! The younger brother of the Departed King!!! It can't… be real, can it…"

Even though a whole night had passed, Gao Xiang Hong remembered the group owner's name very clearly. That name was too distinctive to ever forget—it had something to do with the Departed King.

Now this group owner was sending out red packets, and one could receive his red packet gifts out of thin air. Based on this alone, it was enough to judge that he must be Transcendent!

A Transcendent, who still dared to take the name "the younger brother of the Departed King," trying to climb onto that relationship—how could the two possibly be unrelated?

If it were some ordinary person messing around, it might not be very credible. But this was no ordinary group owner—this was a group owner who had stepped into the Transcendent realm. He absolutely could not have been unaware of the Departed King.

At this moment.

Gao Xiang Hong's mind was blown, he kept gulping saliva, feeling parched and dry-mouthed.

I actually ran into the younger brother of the Departed King!!

Wait a moment!

If this group owner was Transcendent, and very possibly the younger brother of the Departed King, then the members of this group…

Gao Xiang Hong's expression changed—his face shifted from astonishment to horror, then from horror to stunned stupefaction.

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