Chapter 276: Roadside Stray Dog

Qiancheng Gongzi snapped his head toward Du Xue: "Are you sure you gave it your all when sparring with me?"

Du Xue's cold expression did not change: "I have no reason to hold back."

Qiancheng Gongzi was stunned for a moment, took a deep breath; indeed Du Xue was his wife, though lately they mostly played separately.

At first, Wei Cheng, the great son of Wei, truly liked Du Xue a lot, as evident from the guild's name Qiancheng Muxue.

"Qiancheng" puns on Wei Cheng's "cheng", and "snow" naturally refers to Du Xue's "snow", yet they have been married for seven years.

Even if she's beautiful, it gets stale, and Du Xue always has that cold face.

In their circle, there's never a shortage of eighteen‑year‑olds.

Even so, Du Xue truly has no need to please him, so there's no reason to hold back.

Is the gap really that huge?

One reason Qiancheng Gongzi is angry is that his Qiancheng Muxue is somewhat "easily broken".

But a bigger reason is… whenever he faces Yanhuang or the Assassin Alliance, he feels like a stray dog by the roadside.

Casually, he gets kicked to death.

The earlier interception was like that, and the recent one was the same.

I'm the Chairman of Qiancheng Muxue! I'm not really a stray dog by the road!

Du Xue, once the Chief of the Ten Halls Yanluo of the Assassin Alliance, naturally has unmatched skill; she can silently sneak behind him without a sound.

In past game PK duels with Du Xue, the win‑loss ratio was roughly three to two.

He won three times, Du Xue won twice.

Even back during the Heroes' era, when confronting the Assassin Alliance's Ten Halls Yanluo, few could defeat him; only that guy Kong Lang posed a significant threat.

But why do I keep getting repeatedly beaten in conflicts with Yanhuang?

Qiancheng Gongzi is angry, yet he shows no temper.

At this moment, players of Qiancheng Muxue continue to respawn at the revival point in Wutong Town.

Outside, many others have received news that Yanhuang and Qiancheng Muxue are at it again.

But everyone looks forward to it, eager for Yanhuang and Qiancheng Muxue to clash now; Qiancheng Muxue has nothing to say, they're old friends, yet Yanhuang is already ahead of all guilds.

After all, everyone's guild‑founding orders are still pending, while Yanhuang has been established for a long time.

Estimating the next guild's emergence, Yanhuang is likely already a Level‑2 guild.

Su Sheng naturally knew this, so he only mobilized the Assassin Guild; employing the Assassin Guild to delay Qiancheng Muxue's overall guild leveling is a sure profit, and it can also eliminate some core members of Qiancheng Muxue to avenge the interception.

"Chairman! Gather the members first!" Qiancheng Lihualuo appeared at the revival point with a complicated expression.

He ran into Chen Guan!

Just a hair's breadth, I could have turned the tables and taken down Kong Lang!

Unfortunately, Chen Guan's gear was slightly better; although I don't consider my skill any worse than Kong Lang's, and we've been old rivals—during the Heroes' era we'd fought countless times.

Who doesn't know who?

But during the earlier interception of Yanhuang Guild, he was one‑shot by Su Sheng; his weapon broke and he lost a level, widening the gap, and this time Qiancheng Lihualuo suffered a narrow defeat against Kong Lang.

"Press on, the only ones who lose are us!" Lihualuo looked at Qiancheng Gongzi's clenched‑jawed expression, knowing he was unwilling, but there was no choice; they must be rational. If losses grow, Qiancheng Muxue's march to the Main City will be endlessly delayed.

Furthermore, Qiancheng Lihualuo had already investigated: the guild attacking them was only Yanhuang's Assassin Guild, i. e., former Assassin Alliance members.

But Yanhuang's other members are still leveling up.

Mo Wen and Qian Chen, leveraging information gaps, have farmed so many Dungeons that they have already reached the Main City first.

If the main force enters the Main City any later, Qiancheng Muxue will fall further behind.

"Bring everyone back!"

Wei Cheng heeded the advice, but after a moment he gritted his teeth and said, "Should we track down the other Yanhuang members and wipe them out?"

He still couldn't get over it.

"No need; now isn't the time to clash dead‑on with Yanhuang. Leveling up and reaching the Main City is the top priority," Qiancheng Lihualuo analyzed.

Beside them, Du Xue remained cold‑faced, gazing into the distance, her thoughts unreadable.

"But I just can't accept it," Wei Cheng said, clenching his fists.

"Don't worry, Chairman."

"They're only temporarily ahead; I've already investigated, and there's no capital backing Yanhuang."

"They aim to replicate the Dawn Star's path, but the Dawn Star's road isn't that easy."

"But right now we have a problem to consider," Qiancheng Lihualuo, truly the 'well‑rounded' pillar of Qiancheng Muxue, said.

Beyond his own skill, his insight is also sharp.

"What problem?" Qiancheng Gongzi listened, taking his pillar's words seriously.

"Do we really have to go to Zhuque City and clash with Yanhuang?"

"Yanhuang Guild is our arch‑rival; it's a never‑ending feud."

"If we go to Zhuque City to clash with Yanhuang, Yanhuang is indeed temporarily ahead… and that guy Mo Wen and Qian Chen…" Qiancheng Lihualuo said, analyzing to Qiancheng Gongzi.

Hearing that, Qiancheng Gongzi fell silent for a moment.

"In Zhuque City, including Yanhuang, there should be four guilds; if we join, that makes five, and competition could be fierce."

Qiancheng Lihualuo had already scouted each major guild's movements.

Yanhuang needs no mention; it's already settled in Zhuque City.

"Besides Yanhuang there's Peak, Imperial Dynasty, and Tian Sheng Changge," Qiancheng Lihualuo said.

Peak was originally ranked ninth among the top ten guilds, just behind Qiancheng Muxue.

Imperial Dynasty was fifth, Tian Sheng Changge seventh.

Logically speaking, none of them are very strong.

If it weren't for the Yan Huang batch, Zhuque City would still be quite suitable for their Qiancheng Muxue.

But now there's an extra Yan Huang variable…

Zhuque City—whether to go now or not really requires some deliberation.

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"Boring…" Su Sheng, his interest waning, stared at the empty Training Spot ahead.

"How about it?" Su Sheng asked in the Guild Channel.

"Chairman, they're all holed up in Wutong Town; seems they're showing cowardice."

"Then disperse. Each find their own mother, each return to their own home, and go rush to level up," Su Sheng ordered.

Qiancheng Muxue can actually be this tolerant? That's a bit surprising.